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Let’s Play Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Nintendo was nice enough to send us a copy of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U early and we’ve been busy beating each other to a pulp. Leading up to the launch we’ll be playing tons of Smash and making videos. Which modes or characters do you want to see in glorious HD. Let us know and we’ll try to get more videos and stream on Twitch before the launch on Nov. 21.
Classic Mode Play Through:
Buy an Xbox One, Choose a Game for Free – Sept. 7 – 13
If you haven’t yet made the jump to the new generation of gaming, then head to your favorite retailer next week and pick up an Xbox One. For one week only – from September 7 through September 13 – when you buy an Xbox One from participating retailers in the U.S. and Canada, you’ll get a free Xbox One game of your choice. The offer is valid for any retail Xbox One game, and the offer is good for Xbox One system bundles, too – so if you want to pick up the Xbox One Madden NFL 15 Bundle or Forza Motorsport 5 Bundle, you’re getting another free game of your choice on top of it!
In Canada I found this promotion available at Future Shop, Best Buy and the Microsoft Store. Honestly though I’d rather get the special edition Destiny Bundle that includes a white PS4. However if you didn’t already have an Xbox one and were thinking of getting one, this week would probably be the right time to pick one up.
FREE Game Giveaway!
I’m Batman! Also I’ve got a few random game codes to giveaway. If you redeem a code please leave a comment with the code you’ve used and don’t be a jerk only use one code so choose wisely. First come first served, no rain checks and no crying!
Red Orchestra 2: 7Z9C7-9PHEB-NORGO (Steam code)
Red Orchestra 2: D7EXE-VYW07-P5M45 (Steam code)
Red Orchestra 2: WHFNP-QEXYG-WEZFR (Steam code)
Red Orchestra Ostfront: 9JB2H-TQBAW-9N5IW-RQMX3-3TCCL (Steam code)
Red Orchestra Ostfront: 9JB2H-QLJWA-4J8LQ-HIEDR-CJCIG (Steam code)
Red Orchestra Ostfront: 9JB2H-W8QLJ-WFMKP-HCBDE-5MLV9 (Steam code)
BATMAN ARKHAM ORIGINS: AHHAB-4HXRI-E50G6 (Steam code)
TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST CODE: Q45QMWEG (Uplay Code)
The Steam Summer Sale Starts Now!
The Steam Summer Sale is here! For the next ten days, take advantage of huge savings on thousands of games. Check back often to see the eight-hour Flash Sales. You can even help select what goes on sale with the Community’s Choice Flash Sales.
More than a hundred products will be featured as Daily Deals throughout the sale, with new deals popping up every 24 hours.
Today’s Daily Deals include:
Day Z 15% off
Democracy 3 66% off
Divinity: Original Sin 20% off
Dead Rising 3 Prepurchase 25% off
Far Cry 3 75% off
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 80% off
The Witcher 2 80% off
XCOM: Enemy Unknown 67% off
Don’t Starve 75% off
In addition to the sale is the bonus Steam Summer Adventure. Collect, trade, and craft 10 Summer Adventure cards that can only be earned during the sale. Players can earn in-game items, community rewards, and points for their team by crafting badges throughout the sale. At the end of each day, the team with the most points wins.
30 randomly selected members of the winning team who contributed points by crafting badges that day will win 3 games off their Wishlist. Players are randomly assigned to one of five teams and through crafting can earn tokens which grant bonus points, steal points from other teams, or switch the player to a different team. All the details on how to participate in the Summer Adventure can be found here.
The Steam Summer Sale will run from now until 10AM PDT, June 30th. Complete information on Daily Deals, Flash Sales, Community’s Choice and more can be found here.
By Ricardo “Rico” Ferreira
@RicF
Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain Trailer Leaks before E3 Starts
UPDATE: Now you can check out the English version of the trailer in glorious 1080p HD!
Seems that Snake has sneaked out before E3 has even started, check out the trailer below. Unfortunately the English trailer has been yanked from YouTube but you can still catch the Japanese version below.
HD Trailer:
By Ricardo “Rico” Ferreira
@RicF
Microsoft E3 2014 Press Conference
In about an hour E3 2014 will officially start, you can stream the Xbox Press Conference live beginning today at 9:00 AM PT with pre-show coverage on Xbox.com, and on your Xbox One or 360 via Xbox Live. You can also watch the press conference on Spike TV at 9:30 AM PT. Immediately after the press conference you can watch the Post Show at 11:15 AM PT over on Twitch.tv/xbox.
By Ricardo “Rico” Ferreira
@RicF
Happy Birthday, Diablo III +100% Boost to Legendary Drops
On May 15, 2012, the gates of the Burning Hells opened and Diablo III was unleashed onto the world. Since then, millions of heroes have been created, billions of hours have been spent in games, and trillions of demons have been slaughtered without mercy.
To celebrate the game’s second anniversary and the community that made it all possible, players who log in to defend Sanctuary this week will receive double Rift Fragments as well as a +100% boost to their chance to find Legendary items. This bonus birthday buff begins in the Americas on Thursday, May 15 at 12:00 a.m. PDT and ends on Thursday, May 22 at 5:00 a.m. PDT.
via And Then We Doubled It – Happy Birthday, Diablo III!
By Ricardo “Rico” Ferreira
@RicF
Titanfall: Expedition Map Pack Now Available
Get your first look at how Swampland, Runoff, and War Games add even more action and intensity to the Frontier. Now available on Xbox One and PC, The Titanfall: Expedition DLC introduces three new maps.
Titanfall Expedition is the first of three new content packs with each pack available for $9.99. The Titanfall Season Pass is available for a one-time price of $24.99, the Titanfall Season Pass is available for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC and delivers all three content packs as soon as they become available.
Titanfall: Expedition Gameplay Trailer
via Titanfall: Expedition Gameplay Trailer – YouTube.
By Ricardo “Rico” Ferreira
@RicF
Mario Kart 8 New Trailer, Screenshots, Wii U Bundle Info and FREE Game Promo!
One month from today, Mario Kart 8 will be driving players wild with anti-gravity racing action. To get people revved up for the Wii U game, Nintendo released a new Nintendo Direct video that announced some additional news nuggets, including a Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundle, a free downloadable game offer for Wii U owners who buy Mario Kart 8, details about online features, cool new characters and devastating new items.
Trailer:
Some of the new information announced today included:
Mario Kart 8 Wii U Bundle: People who don’t yet own a Wii U system will find it easy to get in on the action. On May 30, Nintendo is releasing the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Set bundle that includes a Wii U Deluxe Set system, a Mario Kart 8 game, a red Mario Wii Wheel accessory and a red Mario Wii Remote Plus controller, all at a suggested retail price of just $349.99.
Get a Free Digital Game: People who buy Mario Kart 8 and register the game with Club Nintendo before July 31 will receive a free Nintendo eShop download code for an additional Wii U game. Players can grow their Wii U digital game collections by choosing from one of these well-received Wii U games: New Super Mario Bros. U, Pikmin 3, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD or Wii Party U. That’s a two-for-one deal featuring some of the all-time great Wii U games. This offer also applies to people who get the game in the Mario Kart 8 bundle or digitally in the Nintendo eShop.
Online Multiplayer: Up to 12 players can race together online in four different multiplayer modes, as long as everyone has a broadband Internet connection. Like to trash-talk your friends while you’re preparing for a race? You’re in luck! Mario Kart 8 lets players chat with one another in the lobby area using the Wii U GamePad microphone or text phrases as they wait for their friends to join. Players also can create public or private tournaments for which they specify the day of the week, the time and the rules. Per tradition, players will be able to race against ghost data from friends or even the top 10 worldwide racers. They can try to beat them or just pick up a few tips and tricks from studying the best. If you beat the development team’s ghosts, you’ll get cool stamps for use in Miiverse posts.
Mario Kart TV: As previously announced, players can watch their highlight racing reels, rewind them, play them in slow motion or upload them to Miiverse. They can watch the world’s most popular highlight reels and comment on them. But players with Google accounts can also upload their reels directly to their YouTube channels.
New Items: Items are what make Mario Kart games so balanced. No matter how skilled racers are, they’re just a blue Spiny Shell away from disaster. A well-timed item can also turn defeat into victory in an instant. The new Super Horn blows away all other items – literally. Sounding the Super Horn issues forth a sonic shock wave that blasts away everything in the vicinity, including other drivers, Red Shells and even blue Spiny Shells. It’s a potent asset, especially for drivers trying to maintain their lead. Mario Kart 8 also introduces the Crazy Eight, a swirl of eight different items that lucky players can use one by one.
New Racers: Two new playable female characters make their debut appearances in Mario Kart 8. New heavyweight driver Pink Gold Peach glows with a golden light and makes a nice counterpart to Metal Mario. Baby Rosalina shows up for a play date with other Baby characters. As in past Mario Kart games, players can again choose to play as their Mii characters, which rounds out the field of racers to an even 30.
Mario Kart 8 is now available for pre-order at major retailers throughout Canada. A deposit may be required for pre-orders. See individual retailers for details. For more information about Mario Kart 8, visit http://mariokart8.nintendo.com.
Watch the whole presentation below:
Screenshots:
via Press Release
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