{"id":10691,"date":"2016-08-24T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T04:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=10691"},"modified":"2016-08-24T00:12:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T04:12:47","slug":"sometimes-it-pays-off-to-follow-game-publishers-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/08\/sometimes-it-pays-off-to-follow-game-publishers-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes it pays off to follow game publishers on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re really into the gaming scene and eat up every tidbit of news out there then you probably follow a slew of gaming websites. From the Gamespots to the IGNs, and Kotaku to Broken Joysticks, following gaming news website is a good way to find out anything and everything from the world of video games.<\/p>\n<p>But it can also be good to follow publishers. Not only will you get some juicy news right from the source, which is where a lot of gaming media get their news (spoiler alert) you can also be treated to some sweet online goodies.<\/p>\n<p>Some publishers share exclusive downloadables like wallpapers, but some also give away free stuff including game codes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We hope you&#39;re having a great summer! Celebrate the season with a lovely Gunvolt 2 wallpaper <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/669mhel3TI\">https:\/\/t.co\/669mhel3TI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WCqulwypyc\">pic.twitter.com\/WCqulwypyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Inti Creates (@IntiCreatesEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IntiCreatesEN\/status\/763208299621785600\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The above wallpaper for Inti Creates&#8217; upcoming title <em>Azure Striker Gunvolt 2<\/em> is my current wallpaper on my mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>Circle Entertainment, who you&#8217;ll find countless game reviews on our website, has been giving away free game codes for many of their recent games on their social media platforms. Ranging from retweet missions to random code posts, the indie publisher has been rewarding their loyal fanbase with freebees.<\/p>\n<p>Give Circle Entertainment a follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CIRCLE-Ent-445940488826749\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIRCLE_Ent\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and be sure to follow your favourite publisher online. Not only will you be privy to all the latest news and information directly from the source but free stuff is always great too!<\/p>\n<p>Circle&#8217;s latest release <em>Kingdom&#8217;s Item Shop<\/em> will be released in the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re really into the gaming scene and eat up every tidbit of news out there then you probably follow a slew of gaming websites. From the Gamespots to the IGNs, and Kotaku to Broken Joysticks, following gaming news website is a good way to find out anything and everything from the world of video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1,21],"tags":[1754,121,1753,1735],"class_list":["post-10691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-nintendo-3ds","tag-azure-striker-gunvolt-2","tag-circle-entertainment","tag-inti-creates","tag-kingdoms-item-shop"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/kingdoms_item_shop_02.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-2Mr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11721,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2017\/02\/impressions-azure-striker-gunvolt-anime\/","url_meta":{"origin":10691,"position":0},"title":"IMPRESSIONS: Azure Striker Gunvolt (anime)","date":"February 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I'll admit I haven't had a chance to try either of Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt games, though they've been on my list for some time. 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