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A free trial version of Kinect Sports Rivals will be made available as a download for all Xbox One owners. It’s called Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason and includes wake racing, which is one of the six disciplines featured in the full game – the others being bowling, tennis, football (soccer), …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V getting Beach Bum Pack and Online Content Creator
Rockstar has announced some new content it is making available for owners of Grand Theft Auto 5 next month. The Beach Bum Pack will be the first add-on and will introduce all-new beach themed vehicles and new weaponry that you’ll be able to use in both GTA Online and Story …
Read More »Games With Gold to stick around on Xbox 360
The once limited-time Games With Gold offer on Xbox 360 is to remain a permanent feature. GWG mirrors PlayStation Plus in that it offers free access to select titles for users who are subscribed to Xbox Live. The good news is that it looks like the promotion is sticking around …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online players get $500k of free in-game currency
Rockstar is set to give each Grand Theft Auto Online player $500,000 of in-game currency as compensation for its server issues. The deposits will be made in two payments, each of $250,000, and only applies to GTA Online players who have played the game during October. The developer said it …
Read More »Microsoft unlocks Xbox Live Gold for Grand Theft Auto Online
Non-paying members of Xbox Live will this weekend be able to access all the benefits normally reserved for paying Gold members. The promotion will run from this Friday (October 4th) until Sunday (October 6th) and includes a number of countries, one of which is the UK. This means free multiplayer …
Read More »Xbox Fitness offered free to Xbox Live Gold members
Microsoft has revealed a new piece of fitness software that will be free for Xbox Live Gold members. Xbox Fitness is an Xbox One title that builds upon the many fitness games released for Kinect over the last few years. It features a number of names that will apparently be …
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn offers free PS3-PS4 switch
Square Enix has offered a generous freebie to console Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn players. The publisher says that it will allow those who buy the game on PS3 to switch to the PS4 version for free. Note that the beta for the PS4 version won’t go live until …
Read More »Free Forza 5 bundled with Day One Edition Xbox One
Some UK retailers are now offering the choice between Xbox One Day One Edition bundles including either FIFA 14 or Forza 5. Microsoft announced at Gamescom that those who pre-order the console in Europe would receive a free copy of EA’s FIFA 14. Then on Monday Microsoft altered its stance, …
Read More »Nvidia announces free-to-play currency giveaway
50 worth of in-game currency is to be given away with Nvidia graphics cards throughout the rest of the year. Those who buy a GeForce 700M series equipped notebook or a GTX 650 series desktop GPU will get free in-game cash spread across Warframe, Marvel Heroes and Neverwinter. The deal …
Read More »Only Day One Edition Xbox One’s get free FIFA 14
Microsoft has seemingly altered its position on free copies of FIFA 14 with the Xbox One. The platform holder had previously stated that all pre-orders for the console would include a digital version of EA’s football game. Indeed, the official Xbox Twitter account categorically stated that both standard and Day …
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