News Castle Doctrine launches real money and weapons giveaway

Alpha players of The Castle Doctrine have a chance to win real world money and weapons in a promotion celebrating the game's official launch.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2014/01/23/castle-doctrine-launches-real-money-and-wea/1

 

Intriguing. I suppose this is good publicity in the run-up to the Steam launch. Publicity is priceless, though I suspect he dodged a bullet by not providing a Glock 19 as top prize what with the hippies that seem to write about games nowadays.

 

"I got money. What did you get, Charlie Brown?"
"...A stick."
He should give away a trebuchet. A non-functional replica ball and cap pistol would have worked too.

 

He's not doing the gaming industry any favours giving away gun shop gift cards!