Nintendo Announce EU 3DS XL Promotion, Register Your 3DS XL BY January And Get Free eShop Game

Nintendo have announced they are running a 3DS XL promotion across many EU Countries. the promotion starts from July 2012, so any 3DS XL's bought since then are eligible for this promotion, and ends on 15th January. those who have already registered their 3DS XL, you need to log back into Club Nintendo and follow the instructions to get your free game. you have to register your 3DS XL at Club Nintendo and choose a free game to download. the games you can choose from are:

• Super Mario 3D Land, 
• Freakyforms Deluxe Your Creations, Alive!, 
• New Art Academy: Learn New Painting Techniques and Share Your Art, 
• Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
• Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique

This promotion runs in the following countries: UK and Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Russia. Users who get a code have to download it by the 31st January 2013.

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Bethesda Announce Doom 3 BFG PC Patch, GPL Source Code Out Now

Bethesda and id Software announce the GPL Source code for Doom 3 BFG is out now. you can get it from their GitHub Page. Bethesda have also announced the PC version of Doom 3 BFG has a new update. this update brings new features as well as bug fixes, these include:

NEW FEATURES

• All projectiles cast shadows
• Texture LOD bias added to menu options
• Added option to force v-sync (instead of “smart v-sync”)
• Adjusted default brightness value
• Shadow casting projectiles added to menu options
• Allow setting anti-aliasing up to 16x on Nvidia hardware. AMD/Intel cap is at 8x
• Adjusted range of vertical sensitivity (allows you to lower sensitivity further than original implementation)
• Added option to disable checkpoints
• Allow left/right to enter resolution menu
• Variable FOV settings options were added into the main menu
• Added controller bind options
• Added additional anti-cheat measures

BUG FIXES

• Fixed blood splatter effects break after reloading save game
• Fixed broken view nodal code that allowed players to see through the world by backing into a wall and looking up
• Fixed weapon impact effects break after using the artifact (heart)
• Fixed leaderboards to work across languages

Source: Bethesda Blog

Ubisoft Have Released A Combat Tutorial Video For Assassin's Creed 3

Ubisoft have released a new video for Assassin's Creed 3. this is a tutorial that offers some combat tips, using in-game action to highlight each tip.

Ubisoft Have Released A New Far Cry 3 Trailer Introducing The 4 Player Co-Op Campaign

Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Far Cry 3. this video focuses on the separate co-op Campaign. this takes place 6 months before your character arrives and features 4 other characters. this campaign can be played with up to 4 players online, or you can play 2 player local split screen co-op.

Creat Studios Announce Labyrinth Legends, Coming To PS3 PSN From 19th December

Creat Studios have revealed their next PS3 PSN game is Labyrinth Legends. the game is set to come out across the USA on 19th December and 21st December for Europe. Labyrinth Legends is a action adventure dungeon crawler where players explore hidden catacombs, evade traps and solve puzzles. whilst you are exploring you also collect gold, hidden treasure, weapons and artefacts. as well as a single player mode there are local multiplayer modes.



Creat Studios say Labyrinth Legends is Creat Studio's 21st game for the Playstation Network.

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Nintendo Announce For A Limited Time They Will Offer A Free Coin Rush Course Pack For New Super Mario Bros. 2

Nintendo have announced that players have collected over 3 Billion coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS. to celebrate this they are releasing a free Coin Rush course pack for the game. the levels in this course pack feature levels from Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3. this pack will remain free from now until 31st January 2013, after which the pack will become paid DLC for the game.



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Sony Online Entertainment Have Released A New Planetside 2 Trailer Showing What It Can Do That FPS Can't

Sony Online Entertainment have released a new Planetside 2 trailer. the trailer aims to show why the game is different from other FPS. it shows that the action is on huge maps and some of the manoeuvres you can perform like getting a tank on top of a ship.