Freebie alert: Amazon is giving away 5 video games (worth nearly $100) to all Prime members
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Let’s start the month with free video games courtesy of Twitch and Amazon. And this month is a winner!
Now that it’s August, it’s time to take advantage of all the goodies for Amazon Prime members only, namely the free video games from the live-streaming service, Twitch. The newest crop of free games (a $97 value) are here and ready to be played.
Not a Prime member? You can use the retail giant’s 30-day free trial to get these free video games—sign up here. And once the trial is finished, you can either subscribe to Amazon Prime for $13 a month or $119 per year, or just cancel it. In addition, you also have to be a Twitch subscriber to join Twitch Prime, but it’s free to sign up too.
Along with free video games that change out at the beginning of every month, you’ll also get free level-up options for characters, boosts, skins, upgrades and more. In fact, you can also get a handful of SNK games too, including Art of Fighting 2, Blazing Star, Fatal Fury Special, The King of Fighters 2000 and 2002, Pulstar, Samurai Shodown II and much more. All for free! Plus, you can keep the games in your digital library, even if you cancel the service altogether. It’s in there forever!
To start gameplay, you’ll need the Amazon Games app or the Twitch Desktop app. The games can be played on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, plus Google Chromecast, PS4, Xbox One, Apple TV, Android TV and so much more. Here’s a complete list of compatible devices.
Scroll down for this month’s free video game goodies:
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
Nearly 25 years after the original, Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is the long-awaited sequel starring everyone’s favorite 7-foot-1 basketball player with new characters, missions and better graphics, controls and fighting mechanics than the first video game. Are you ready to step up to Shaq Fu?
Shop it: Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, Free with 30-day Twitch Prime trial (was $20), amazon.com
Warsaw
Set in Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II, Warsaw the game is a turn-based RPG (role playing game) that follows a small group of freedom fighters traversing the war-torn streets of the Polish capital city. And best of all? This game is historically accurate!
Shop it: Warsaw, Free with 30-day Twitch Prime trial (was $25), amazon.com
Treachery in Beatdown City
Part-Double Dragon and part-Escape for New York, Treachery in Beatdown City is a beat-em-up video game. Choose your character (Brad, Lisa and Bruce) and fight your way through the mean streams of Beatdown City to save the President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Shop it: Treachery in Beatdown City, Free with 30-day Twitch Prime trial (was $20), amazon.com
Chroma Squad
Chroma Squad follows five stunt actors who quit their cushy TV jobs to create their own Power Rangers-esque TV show. In this RPG, you must build your own studio, cast your own actors and perform your own stunts, as you upgrade and fight your way to success in Hollywood.
Shop it: Chroma Squad, Free with 30-day Twitch Prime trial (was $15), amazon.com
Blazing Chrome
Blazing Chrome is set in a post-apocalyptic future where killer robots and machines rule the world. You must blast your way through multiple levels in a fast-paced run-and-gun-style platformer to liberate the human race. Think Contra meets Terminator.
Shop it: Blazing Chrome, Free with 30-day Twitch Prime trial (was $17), amazon.com
The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
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