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Get a free Chocobo for your Avatar

If you've been checking your inbox every day with hopes of finding a code for your very own chocobo, you may now relax.  Microsoft recently sent out a load of emails inviting fans to Tweet up the news about Final Fantasy in order to unlock a special surprise.  After a good bit of activity on Twitter, faithful followers and swag-hungry looters alike rejoiced at the revelation of the prize they earned; this reward took the form of the Final Fantasy franchise symbol, the chocobo.  But what could be done with this lovable, huggable, and sometimes wearable birdy?  Speculation had to suffice until now.

If you participated in the event (or at least registered in time to freeload), simply check your inbox for your redeemable code.  What better way to ring in the new year than with your Avatar's own wark-warking companion?

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