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3DS Ambassador Program- How to redeem your free games

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Nintendo has released details on how you’ll be able to download the free games that will be part of the ambassador program. Through a series of about 5 steps, which are rather interesting, all 20 games will be downloaded in the same manner. Check out the details below for how to do it.

From the Nintendo 3DS HOME menu, select the Nintendo eShop icon.
Scroll left and select “Settings / Other.”
Scroll down and select “Account Activity” to view a list of transactions.
The NES game will be listed here once it is available to download. Tap “Software Info,” and then “Redownload” to begin the download process.
The Ambassador Certificate: This certificate can be used to receive updates regarding the Ambassador Program, such as when new titles are available to download.

Check out the instructions here for even more information.

Batman Arkham City fights crime with GFWL


Honestly, we are just so pumped for the release of Arkham City we were literally scouring the nets for some kind of news that hadn’t yet been caught in our net. And now, we have it.

Batman Arkham City will be supporting Games for Windows Live, whether it is bought on Steam or on Microsoft’s marketplace. Of course, with the release of Arkham City on GFWL, achievements and DRM from Microsoft will be included. Just think: you can play the game on your Xbox and PC and get double achievments. YAY!

Crimson Alliance trailer- Moonshade the Assassin

Did you buy all 5 Summer of Arcade games? Well then, come September 7, 2011, you’ll be getting the game that this article is about, fo’ free. The latest trailer for Crimson Alliance features Moonshade the Assassin, and it is full of action, explosions, and high energy audio. You’ll be glad you shelled out the extra money for Fruit Ninja Kinect, eventhough you didn’t technically have a Kinect.

If you didn’t buy into that Summer of Arcade deal thing though, you can get the game for 800 Microsoft Points if you want to play with one character. If you want to play with all 3 characters, it will cost 1200 Microsoft Points. So, choose wisely.

Scrolls official video- 44 seconds of art, 5 seconds of gameplay


The Scrolls official trailer is now available to watch. Catch it down below.

Scrolls is an upcoming game from the creators of Minecraft. Mojang, the developers of Minecraft & Scrolls, have been in the news recently because Bethesda has filed a trademark disputes over the name Scrolls, claiming that Mojang is infringing on the Elder Scrolls trademark. Once you watch the video below though, you may start to question Bethesda’s sanity, because, quite honestly, it just doesn’t remind me of the Elder Scrolls. AT ALL.

What do you think about the new game and the trademark dispute?

Mario Portal – Yea, its a thing


Mario is awesome. Portal is epic. When you combine them, you get awesomely epic to the max. Luckily awesomely epic to the max actually exists in this world thanks to the team of developers called Stab Yourself. They are a developing a game named Mari0 for OSX, Windows and Linux that supports the original Super Mario Bros. levels, the Lost levels, additional DLC, level editors and 2 player coop. The best part? Mario (and your buddy, if you so choose) has a portal gun. Yes, a portal gun. Needless to say, we are ecstatic. Hopefully, we can play this game, soon. Check out the website for the game here.

Dead Island digital comic prequel available online

Curious about what life was like on the resort island of Banoi before it was infested with zombies and people were dying everywhere? Well Marvel Comics just revealed the prequel comic for Dead Island, and you can read it at their website here. Unfortunately the comic is quite short and also provides a small profile for each of the characters.

The comic was created by Marvel Custom Solutions’ writer William Dailey and drawn by artists Jorge Lucas, Juan Santacruz, Diego Olmos, Carlos Rodriguez and Sergio Arino, with the cover art you see to the right drawn by Christian Nauck. This is a great little feature to satsify your appetite for everything Dead Island related before the game is released on September 6th on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Gamestop recompensate customers over removed vouchers

Gamestop have made good on their promise to recompensate customers over the removal of Online vouchers that came with the PC version of the epic new addition to the Deus Ex franchise. Any customer who purchased the game is now entitled to a $50 Gamestop gift voucher as well as a coupon for a free used game when they purchase two others. According to Joystiq the finer details of the terms and conditions were set out to customers in an email apologising for the mistake and making them aware that the reason they removed the vouchers was because they contained an offer from a rival retailer.

The vouchers inside the games sold through Gamestop allowed the purchaser  a free online copy of the game through a rival service, OnLive. Upon becoming aware of this Gamestop staff in the US were ordered to remove all vouchers from copies before they could be sold. Even though Square Enix stand behind Gamestop in their decision the retailer themselves took it upon themselves to recompensate their loyal customer base.

Square Enix had this to say on the matter; “Gamestop was not made aware of this inclusion and Square Enix respects the right of Gamestop to have final say over the contents of products it sells and to adjust them where they see fit in accordance with their policies.” Gamestop have made Deus Ex Human Revolution available through their Impulse online service which they recently acquired.

Zoe Payne- A SSX trailer


EA has just released a new SSX trailer detailing one of the characters that will be in the game: Zoe Payne. Formerly a dirt racing champ, Zoe has switched to the snowy mountains of the world to be a snowboard/extreme sports player. In this video though, we get a look at Zoe’s former world in the racing arena. With a unique comic book style, it is certainly interesting to watch, but it is a little disappointing that there is no snowboarding or gameplay shown off. If you want more character videos, check out EA’s Facebook page here. The new SSX launches in January of 2012.

Spiderman: Edge of Time Behind the Voice Acting video


Spiderman: Edge of Time is releasing on October 3, 2011 for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and Activision has released a new video with a voice actor from the game telling us how the story lays out and what we can expect. Turns out, the game involves time travel (ZOMG!) and 2 very different Spiderman. All in all, their personalities and clashes in the storyline may actually provide the spark that will send this game up to the top of the rating charts, but only time will tell. Are you looking foward to playing with the Spiderman of the future and the Spiderman of of today? Which is your favorite: 2099 or Amazing? Let us know in the comments below.

Haunted: Hell’s Reach to be published by THQ, PC version in October, XBLA and PSN in 2012

As I’ve said before, the amount of horror games that are available on the digital market on consoles is pathetically small. Besides the Amy title set for release later this year, horror and survival horror are genres that usually always are left by the wayside. But it seems that Haunted: Hell’s Reach will be making it to not only consoles but also a PC version.

THQ has decided to help out The Haunted: Hell’s Reach’s developers by publishing the title on the PC later this year and on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network early next year. You can check out the trailer for the title below, and the PC version of the game for $20 when it is released in October to stores and through digital download.