If you’ll recall, last week we reported that gamers who redeemed a code acquired by purchasing a copy of Darksiders early on would receive a free copy of another THQ title, Red Faction: Guerrilla.  Well, it appears that THQ really wants you to play Red Faction, because another offer pertaining to a free copy of the game has sprung up.

According to THQ, if you pre-order their upcoming horror title Metro 2033 on the digital distribution platform Steam, you will be gifted a free copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla for your trouble.  It would appear that there are a wealth of extras sitting around the THQ offices. Read more… »

Today developer Futuremark, best known for their hardware tech demos, announced that it will be offering a free weekend to try out its zero-g multiplayer shooter Shattered Horizon. In order to participate, just log-in to Steam this Friday, February 19 at 00:01 GMT. The trial period will last until 21:00 GMT Sunday, February 21.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with this shooter, let me fill you in. Shattered Horizon is a FPS set in space, meaning players are free to move in all six axises. This adds a new level of challenge to the classic FPS mechanics not seen anywhere else. Read more… »

There’s nothing like getting something for a great price, and this Valentine’s Day, you can pick up a set of great indie games for only $20. The Indie Love Bundle is a collaboration between indie game developers to bring their best titles to the masses on this day of love, for pretty damn cheap.

Titles include And Yet It Moves, Auditorium, Aztaka, Eufloria, and Machinarium. If purchases separately, all five titles would cost you over $85, so its really a no brainer, especially if you love indie games.

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Putting aside the nightmare of actually speaking that title aloud, this is sure to come as a pleasant surprise to anyone who played Real-Time Strategy games in the mid to late 1990s. The first three games in the classic series Command & Conquer have been officially released for free.

While it looks as if this is mostly to drum up interest in the upcoming Command & Conquer 4, due to release next month, there’s certainly no excuse not to wallow in a bit of nostalgia with these genre-defining classics.

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When Darksiders was released back in January, the very first batch included a mystery code which said in huge letters, “DO NOT DISCARD”.  THQ promised that the point of the code would eventually be revealed, but they’ve remained silent about it until now.

Well those of you who actually purchased an early copy of the game, and haven’t traded it back in yet, are in for a treat.  If you go to the Darksiders website, you can use this mystery code to get a FREE copy of Red Faction: Guerilla for either the PS3 or Xbox 360.  Click the jump to learn more details about this incredible free reward. Read more… »

According to Ars Technica, via an underground source, Microsoft is planning to announce two new Xbox 360 bundle packs by midnight tonight.  The two bundles in question are set to release alongside both Splinter Cell: Conviction and Final Fantasy XIII, setting their street dates for March 9th and April 13th, respectively.

These two bundles will apparently be similar in nature to the Modern Warfare 2 bundle released earlier in the fall, in that they will come packed with a sizable 250 gig hard drive, as well as two wireless controllers, color coordinated with the console.  Since the Splinter Cell console will be black and the FFXIII console white, the controllers included will follow suit. Read more… »

It’s the start of a new week, and along with that comes a whole new slew of games discounted for the Xbox Live Marketplace Deal of the Week.  This week’s list consists of a trio of popular arcade fighting games, which are sure to attract some buyers who’ve been hesitant in the past to pick them up.

The lineup begins with everyone’s favorite 3-vs-3 brawler, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, which has been reduced 33% to 800 Microsoft points ($10).  Rounding out the list is TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled and Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao.  For a complete list of discounted prices, hit the jump. Read more… »

In a nutshell, Hand of Greed is a puzzle game that I have dubbed part of the “hand in the cookie jar sub-genre”. The object is to steal a multitude of gems and coins from various trap boxes without getting your fingers sliced off. It features tons of different levels (boxes), and from what I’ve played of it, they’re quite varied.

The end result is incredibly fun, to the point where I actually feel the figurative pain of my avatar when his hand is sliced to bits. It’s an incredibly unique puzzle concept that I would have easily paid $5 for. Try it out!

Today is a good day.  For all of you sporting an Xbox Live membership, the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer demo hit the Xbox Live Marketplace this morning.  It is, in a word, fantastic.

The map available for the demo is set in Port Valdez, Alaska.  While this has been available to PC gamers for awhile now (at least to those who preordered it), it’s still nice to dive in with a 360 controller.  And for those of you with PS3’s, never fear!  The Bad Company 2 demo will hit PSN on February 11th. Read more… »

Go buy it?

Pardon my hesitance. Hell, Battlefield 1943 is a lovely little downloadable title, and I tossed a bunch of time into it, running like an idiot across huge maps, driving jeeps into tanks and somehow being surprised at the results, and attempting to take down tanks armed with nothing more than a pistol. All great fun, I assure you, but in a world that now knows the glory of Modern Warfare 2, I can’t help but think that the online community for this is somewhat lacking. But at 600 MS points ($7.50), it might be worth a shot – just don’t expect to play this without some buddies.

Actually, this sale takes me back to the day of my first Battlefield 1943 match, and the hilarity that immediately ensued. Hit the jump to cue the Wayne’s-World-style flashback sequence – one that might just sway your decision.

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Steam had a great Black Friday sale for gamers, offering up to 80% off of many select titles, but this new sale, which is targeting last minute shoppers, has some of the best deals we’ve seen on Steam to date.

They’re reviving the 24-hour deal practice, which will continue on until January 3rd,  so you can be sure you’ll be reloading your Steam store page well after all the turkey and ham has been digested and you’ve popped the top on that bottle of champagne.

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There’s only a few more days left until Christmas; did you get all your shopping done?

If not, the Internet has some great last second deals.  SEGA is offering its PlayStation Store games (ALL of them) for 40% off, Good Old Games dropped the price of 171 of its DRM-free titles by 25-40% (that’s almost their entire catalog), and apparently Amazon.com is offering the first Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman! game for FREE when you pre-order its just-announced sequel which releases in March.

Find the SEGA games on sale after the jump.  Just hit the links for the other specials, and Merry Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa!

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