That’s right, it’s only be out for a few short months, and although the initial Nintendo hype machine was in full swing building up to launch, the stalled flow of quality any software has resulted in lower than expected sales for the Big N. Still billed as Nintendo’s greatest hardware launch success, the following weeks … Continue reading »
So, two months in and I’ve already forgotten to keep up to date with the Reward Scheme! I’ve just signed in again to complete my June survey, so another 20MSP should be on its way to my account. If I had checked in June, I would be sitting on 80MSP in a few days – … Continue reading »
So, with the PSN online multiplayer backup, Sony have revealed what they have in store for those loyal band of supporters who didn’t run to the nearest Gamestation and swap their little black box for a Microsoft equivalent.
PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Amazon to offer its first Android games to the U.S. market, exclusively on the Amazon Appstore for Android during two different two-week periods. As part of the agreement, Chuzzle® will be available beginning tomorrow, May 17th, until May … Continue reading »
Thanks for all your submissions but we have a decided winner! Congraulations to ‘Harps’ for his witty Black Ops commentary. You’re now the proud owner of a £20 PSN Network card. Well done you. As of this early hour in the morning the PSN is showing signs of life once more. Having been down for … Continue reading »
With the Gears of War 3 Beta kicking off on April 25th, HardandSoftGaming are giving away two Beta Codes for UK users (We don’t believe these will work outside of the UK but you are welcome to enter!). One code will be given away from today on hardandsoftgaming.com and then from tomorrow on our YouTube … Continue reading »
Sony have today announced they will be offering 3 months free PlayStation Plus membership for all existing and new subscribers. This is available to all who take up the 12 month membership option for £39.99, meaning you will be entitled to 15 months of goodies and content. This is a limited time offer and ends … Continue reading »
A lot of noise was made by Sony in the build up to the release of Playstation plus last June, but like many, I was sceptical as to what I would get for my £39.99.
As part of the “Xbox Nations” Free Xbox Live Weekend this coming Easter, Rare are attempting to set the world record for the most people running a virtual 100m dash at one time on Saturday 23rd April 2011. If you participate you will be awarded the T-shirt above. Nice!
Microsoft have started up a reward scheme that allows you to earn Microsoft Points from buying products and completing questionnaires. As you can see I have recently signed up, completed April’s questionnaire and earned myself 20MSP. Not a lot, but better than nothing.
Destination Arcade is a free Xbox 360 app from Microsoft. This allows you to browse games featured in the marketplace. This may be of little intrest to you but if you like free Avatar items then it might. Simply run the application to receive a white Xbox Live Arcade emblazoned hoodie for both boys and … Continue reading »
“As part of our Xbox LIVE Summer of Football you can show your support for 1GOAL by downloading a free 1GOAL Avatar shirt, starting tomorrow!” – AceyBongos (via Twitter)
As part of Microsoft’s Block Party initiative on the Xbox 360, limited quantities of a free BBQ prop are being given away… Trial Offer Get a free Avatar prop! What’s a party without giveaways? We’re so excited about the Arcade House Party games that we’re giving you a free Avatar prop just for trying them! … Continue reading »
Another unexciting, but free, addition to the Avatar clothing universe – Bing T-shirts for your male or female avatar. As you can see in the picture to the left the male shirt is in black and the female is in white. Redeem asap as it seems to be a limited time deal. From Major Nelson’s … Continue reading »
Microsoft have a holiday season gift for us all: daily discounts and free stuff to Xbox Live members all the way up to the New Year! This kicked off yesterday with a pair of 2010 glasses for your Avatar. It seems that each deal is only available for one day so you can’t download these … Continue reading »
Microsoft have released some new clothing items for your avatar to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Or the Holiday season to be accurate. I picked up a Santa hat, because I’m a tart and I had 120MSP uselessly sitting in my account (The hat costs 80). However, yesterday, I didn’t notice that there is … Continue reading »
Did you enjoy Xtival ’09? I did because my Gold subscription had run out and I got to play online for free. I mainly played 1 vs 100 though. I also enjoyed it because there were competitions to enter and free stuff was handed out. Always guaranteed to please me.
Don’t fancy spending ~250MSP on a new theme? well here are a couple you can get for free: 1 vs 100 Premium Dashboard Theme Xtival ’09 Premium Dashboard Theme The main difference between a premium theme and a standard one is that on your My Friends section of the dashboard you get different items behind … Continue reading »
They weren’t available when the game was released but Halo 3: ODST sports the first avatar awards in a retail game. There are 6 awards to collect and they are all actually unlocked through Halo Waypoint, the new free-to-use hub for all things Halo. You can unlock a T-Shirt, a hoodie, 2 helmets, some armour … Continue reading »
Lips: Number One Hits is here and it wants to tart up your Avatar! There are 5 awards to unlock: A pair of boots/kicks, a hat, two pairs of shades and a mini skirt/trousers.
Left 4 Dead 2 on the Xbox is one of the first retail games to include avatar awards. There are 4 T-Shirts to earn and a med kit from the game as an avatar prop.
‘Splosion Man is a great game. One of my first purchases on the Xbox, it’s a nice blend of infuriating twitch-platforming with a bit of puzzle action; covered with stupidity. It’s also the first Xbox game to include avatar awards. Like achievements they are awarded to you for fulfilling a certain goal in the game. … Continue reading »
2M Points Giveaway Fancy watching a movie tonight or getting that game add on? As you know on Xbox LIVE Marketplace all you need is MS Points to get you that cool content and LG Monitors is giving away 2 million points from 27th November to 24th December. Download the gamer pic and you could … Continue reading »
Update 2011! I recieved my Chocobo after a fair bit of hassle in early 2010. Here’s what the prop looks like in use by a Sazh look-alike: Sazh’s costume can be bought from the marketplace for 320 MSP here I’m afraid eBay is the only way to go for these Chocobos now. They were not … Continue reading »
