Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Navy SEAL? Well, considering they’re the best of the best, only a select few actually get the gig, but for us average joes, Act of Valor is on the way to give up the down low. And, on top of that, Shockya.com’s got some film swag to give away that’ll take your SEAL insight to the next level. Act of Valor stars a team of real Navy SEALs on an assignment to rescue a kidnapped CIA officer. Sounds simple, right? Well, after an incredibly intricate infiltration of the camp in which she’s being held, they discover this is only the beginning of…

Movies On Demand is celebrating the movie awards season with a cool contest! The contest, called “Winning Movie Moments Starring…You!” is simple to enter and the grand prize is something every movie fan would love to have–a 55″ 3D HDTV! To enter the contest, all you have to do is send in a video of yourself re-enacting a famous line from an award-winning movie. You can choose your famous line from a selection listed on the website, but to give you an idea, the movies available to choose from include “Silence of the Lambs,” “Annie Hall,” “Brokeback Mountain,” Erin Brockovich,” “Gone with The Wind,” “Casablanca,” “Ghost,” “Godfather,” “There Will Be…

Bummed there’s no basketball this season? (Thus far, at least.) Why not bring a new sport into your life? Quidditch! No, seriously. The sport made famous by the Harry Potter series is as real as ever and it’s incredibly physical, too. Think a combination of dodgeball, rugby and tag plus some brooms, hoops, four balls and, of course, a golden snitch. So, what do you say? Want to check it out? Well, if you’ll be in New York on the weekend of November 12th you’re in luck because the World Quidditch Cup is coming to Randall’s Island. The two-day event will feature 100 teams from 27 different states and four…

Universal’s “Tower Heist,” directed by Brett Ratner and starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, will be released November 4, and fans of the film will now have the chance to win a prize pack, including an official “Tower Heist” T-shirt, an official “Tower Heist” zip-up hoodie, “Tower Heist” branded gum, and a “Tower Heist” branded bottle-opener. To win, make sure to follow us @Shockya. Then tweet us the phrase: “Win a Tower Heist Prize Pack, Follow @Shockya and Retweet to Win” Only tweet once per day–that’s all it takes for you to qualify. You have until November 15 to enter. The giveaway winner will be chosen at random. “Ben Stiller…

“In Time,” starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, will be released Friday, October 28. For sci-fi fans intrigued by the storyline involving people buying life in terms of time, October 28 probably seems like a long way away. But by entering the “In Time” World Premiere Ticket Giveaway, a few lucky fans could go see the premiere of the film this Thursday, October 20! The contest, which started Tuesday and will keep going through Wednesday, will involve five people being secretly located around Los Angeles. These five people will have five pairs of premiere tickets to give away, and it’s up to the fan to be the first to get…

Want to win something? A fan of How To Make It In America? HBO is offering up a pretty awesome prize pack, but you’ve certainly got to work for it. They’re on the hunt for a new How To Make It In America official t-shirt design and looking to the fans for some help. Via the show’s Facebook page, you can choose a shirt color and upload your designs for the front, back and/or sleeves. Should your entry be selected, not only will you snag a $5,000 cash prize and season one on DVD and Blu-ray, but your t-shirt will be produced and sold by the HBO shop. On top…

ShockYa has a few video games to giveaway. The first game, “Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure,” is the next game in the “Spyro” series to be released Fall of this year. The official product description of “Skylanders Spyro Adventure” is: “In ‘Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure,’ you can ‘Bring Your Toys to Life’ in a boldly innovative adventure game where players collect real-world interaction figures and teleport them directly into the game using a mystical Portal of Power. Propelled by a story-driven adventure, penned by Academy Award-nominated ‘Toy Story’ feature film writers, Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, players take on the role of a powerful Portal Master who can control over 30 different characters,…

Congratulations to two Shockya.com readers who are now 4GB richer! Both Brandon and Lily are getting a MIMOBOT flash drive for submitting winning responses in our “Back to School with MIMOBOT” caption giveaway, Brandon for taking a swing at a recent McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) flop and Lily for hitting Michael Cera where it hurts. Check out the winning captions for yourself below and for those of you who are still in the market for a snazzy new flash drive, check out the MIMOBOT collection here. By Perri Nemiroff

It’s 2011; who uses a pen and paper anymore? Just about everything is digital now and Shockya.com’s got a little something to help you kick off the new school year the right way, technologically speaking. Back in July we told you about MIMOBOT‘s presence at San Diego Comic Con, which included the debut of the Boba Fett ROTJ edition as well as the Bossk device. Well, the company’s assessed its post-Con inventory and it turns out they’ve got one 4 GB version of each to give away to two lucky Shockya.com readers. We’re going caption contest with this one and who better to head back to school with than the…

I can’t believe it, but this is officially it; my coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2011 has come to a close. For five incredibly long days, the experience went by in a flash. The action was non-stop from the moment I touched down in San Diego and while it was extremely exhausting and probably one of the most trying working experiences I’ve ever gone through, it was beyond worth it. So, what’d you think? Did you like my coverage choices? Were the formats I chose to report in effective? Do let me know because I’m thrilled to say, it looks as though I’ll be returning to Comic Con next…