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Xbox and Squid Game Partner for Limited-Edition Controllers and Competition

You could win a 6-foot-tall replica of the creepy doll Young Hee.

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Before Netflix releases the second season of the hit series Squid Game on Dec. 26, Xbox is teaming up with the streaming service to create some controllers and other merch based on the show.

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You can buy a Pink Guard Instinct Pro Controller from gaming company Scuf, based on the iconic pink uniforms worn by the guards throughout the series, at either Best Buy Drops or Scufgaming.com for $240.

Or you can take your chances and try to win a one-of-a-kind Game Over Scuf controller based on the tracksuits worn by the contestants in Squid Game. Each of these controllers is numbered from 1 to 456 in homage to the players' numbers in the first season of the show.

There are a few ways you can get one of these limited-edition controllers. 

You can win one as a competition prize as part of Squid Game: The Experience at Manhattan Mall, New York, at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 16. Contestants will be selected to face off in a Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Nuketown free-for-all tournament, with the numbered controllers as prizes.

Contestants who make it to the final round will also have a chance to win the grand prize which includes: 

If you can't make it to New York for the tournament, you can still win the Game Over controller and the Young Hee gaming cabinet grand prize. Tune into the Xbox Twitch livestream on Dec. 16 for a chance to win the controller, and follow Xbox on X and retweet the Xbox sweepstakes tweet for a chance to win the grand prize. 

Squid Game is also coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone in January. This will likely include in-game weapons and character skins inspired by the show, but details have not been confirmed. 

For more on Squid Game, here's what to know about Squid Game season 2 and when you can play Squid Game: Unleashed on Netflix Games.