Seriously. Go try this out. Currently out for PC, but will be available on XBLA later (and I think PSN?).
Thanks, Evil Avatar and ActionTrip
Go Play Trine with a Demo on PC
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Steam weekend deal: Heroes of Might and Magic clash with Zeno Clash
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This weekend sees some pretty good games get decent discounts: Heroes of Might and Magic V + Expansions, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, and Zeno Clash. You can pick them up individually, or in packs. It looks like it may be cheaper to pick up Dark Messiah and the HM&M5 pack separately, rather than together in a single pack.
- Heroes of Might and Magic V pack for $13
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic for $5
- Zeno Clash for $10
Why I like Prototype
Steam weekend deal: Empire – Total War
Well, well, well. I did not expect Empire to hit the Weekend deal. While still a little buggy, this is an excellent game and a steal at half off. One of the first 3rd party retail steam games, Empire used steam as it’s copy protection. There is no non-steam version, and this is the same thing you’d get if you bought the box in the store.
And the thing you get is Empire: Total War for $25 bucks. Epic in scale in both battles and world map, Empire is an overall amazing game (if your machine can run it). The Special Edition is also on sale, but I won’t bother to link to it. I don’t think it’s worth $10 to get 5 digital units. And normally I like special editions.
Bruce Campbell lands on Steam
Famed actor Bruce Campbell has also voice acted for a few games here and there.
Tachyon: The Fringe has just landed on Steam, where Bruce voices the main character.
RT @Final Fantasy 8 analysis
Here’s a pretty well put together article that analyzes FF8, the time in and peer media in which it was released (Whedon, Rowling), and story in games. It’s written for someone who has never played it (or, in fact, many games at all).
For the cynical gamers, note: this is not a “games as art” piece as the author discusses near the end. Just a slightly deeper look at an often overlooked game.
Note: It does spoil the ending. Read at your discretion.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/70336-remembering-the-orphan-final-fantasy-viii/
I thoroughly enjoyed FF8; enough so that I replayed the entire thing twice back-to-back when my save data was erased 2 hrs from the end (otherwise known as 58 hrs in). FF8 was actually the reason I bought a Playstation (or, more accurately, I played FF7 on the PC and my PC was incapable of running FF8).
A nazi tank street fighting a floppy mohawk
It makes no sense. But thanks, Attract Mode!
Hold off on buying Gears 2 DLC
Looks like you may want to wait on picking up those additional maps for Gears of War 2. Just announced, there will be a retail package which includes all the current DLC, plus several new maps and a Director’s Cut of one of the levels.
Thanks, Kotaku.
This appears similar to the announcement that the Halo ODST stand-alone expansion may include all of the released Halo DLC as well.
So, kids, remember when maps used to be free? Hell, Dawn of War 2 is getting a new 2vs2 mode with additional maps. That’s even a Game of Windows LIVE game (PC DLC supported and even used for the pre-order goodies).
TMNT: Turtles in Time Remake for XBLA and Wii?
SDP posted at Cheapassgamer of a TMNT truck going around for the 25th anniversary. A truck containing a demo unit for a remake of Turtles in Time.
Hit up CAG for some additional screenshots. One more up close below…
Steam weekend deal: The Orange Box
Whooooa. Alright, now this is a great deal. If you can read this, then you should probably pick this up. The Orange Box is currently on sale for $10. Yes, for half the price of TF2, you get TF2 + The rest of the Orange Box including Portal. The only people exempt from the previous statement are those who already own the Orange Box for PC. Here’s the breakdown:
- Half-Life 2
- Half-Life 2: Episode 1
- Half-Life 2: Episode 2
- Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
- Portal <- this includes Portal Mod support
- Team Fortress 2 <- Best Multiplayer FPS, besides maybe L4D