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3DS owners are offered the chance to grab a game download from the eShop for free. Starting tomorrow (April 23rd) players who register three games from a select list will receive a code with which that can choose another title to download absolutely free. The games included in the promotion …
Read More »Take-Two continues to target Grand Theft Auto V beta scammers
Two more websites attempting to scam consumers with promises of access to a fake GTA V beta are being targeted by Take-Two. Fusible reports that the publisher has already taken action against and successfully shut down both getgtavbeta.com and betagtav.com. Now two other sites are also being targeted – gta5betacode.com …
Read More »Amazon offers Nintendo Land download codes after "supplier error"
Retailer Amazon has apologised to customers who found that their copies of Nintendo land were missing from their Premium Wii U bundles. Videogamer reports that Amazon has blamed supplier error” for the gaffe and that only a small number” of customers were affected. It won’t, however, be replacing the game …
Read More »Promo code error leads to Origin freebie blunder
A mistake with an Origin promo code over the weekend left many gamers with a huge library of EA games – for free. Kotaku reports that EA sent out a code to participants in a survey that entitled them to a free download from the Origin store. However, it was …
Read More »Vita Black Ops bundle doesn’t include physical copy of the game
Sony’s Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified Vita hardware bundle will not include a physical copy of the game. Videogamer reports that the SKU will instead contain a code to download the game from the PlayStation Store. Also included in the bundle is the handheld console and a 4GB memory …
Read More »Samsung smartphones threatened by data-wiping vulnerability
A new vulnerability has emerged that can instantly wipe the data stored on some Samsung smartphones that use the TouchWiz UI. The Verge reports that the seemingly innocuous HTML code has been shown to affect both the Samsung Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy S II and at least some network variants …
Read More »Nintendo details trio of 3DS retail options
Nintendo has detailed the three ways in which consumers will be able to purchases digital games for the 3DS. Andriasang reports that gamers have three options. Firstly, they can download the game directly onto their machine from the Nintendo eShop. Simple. Secondly, they can buy a code from an online …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 demo arrives on Xbox Live
The first playable demo for Resident Evil 6 is now available on Xbox Live for Xbox 360 owners. Of course, you’re only able to access it if you both purchased a copy of Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma AND haven’t lost the DLC code that came on a slip inside the case. …
Read More »CoD site confirms Black Ops II name via morse code
With just hours until its official announcement, we should probably just sit back and stop scrutinising the Call of Duty website. But where’s the fun in that? Besides, if we all adopted that attitude then we wouldn’t know that the loading circle that flickers briefly into view when the site …
Read More »Minecraft makes High Street debut
The five-million selling PC download sensation Minecraft will make its retail debut in GAME next month. Like other downloadable Xbox 360 content, such as extra maps in Halo and Call of Duty, shoppers will be able to purchase Minecraft in-store in the form of a digital download code, which they …
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