Steam Summer Sale – Go Go Go!
Don’t panic! That rumble you’re hearing is the sound of thousands of PC gamers all rushing to the Steam Summer Sale at once. That’s right. It’s finally here, with a few interesting new ways to nab the best game deals to boot. Starting today, July 12, all the way to July 22, Steam will feature [...]
Left 4 Dead 2 Apparently Still Getting New DLC
At long last, Valve announced that its zombie co-op shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, will receive its next official downloadable campaign, Cold Stream, arriving July 24th for both the PC and Xbox 360. Hooray…I guess. I mean, it’s only been in beta for over a year. We totally didn’t forget about it. Nope. The campaign [...]
Limbo for PC Gets Special Treatment
Game collectors and fans of the once download-only Limbo might want to check out the special edition boxed copy of the indie platformer available today. According to developer Playdead, Limbo Special Edition comes with both PC and Mac versions that’re completely DRM-free. The box also includes a few extras: a separate soundtrack CD, seven art [...]
E3 2012: The Case of the Missing Games
Remembering all the games from E3 last week, from the hype-guzzling blockbusters to the charming little games, would take a mighty effort. But what about the games that E3 completely forgot in the first place? Every year, a few gaping holes in the E3 lineup become mysteries that need solving. Luckily, if you investigate the [...]
E3 2012: The Little Games That Deserve Big Attention
You’ve probably heard the shocking news by now: Los Angeles is currently dealing with the aftermath of a massive video game show called E3. It’s the big one, folks, with hundreds of game announcements, demos, and trailers quaking throughout the Internet all week long. Thankfully, we’re here to help you sift through the rubble. Truly [...]
PAX East 2012 Afterthoughts
Every year, PAX East always takes place during an awkward time. Between the Game Developers Conference in late February/early March and the big, bad E3 in June, PAX East merely fills the March/April gap in terms of video game expos. In theory, publishers don’t have much incentive to debut games at East that they wouldn’t [...]
PAX East ’12 – Max Payne 3 Hands-On Impressions
Years have passed since Max Payne meant anything. Once he was a force of vengeance and retribution. Now he’s a half-remembered thought, an incomplete metaphor. So when I pick up the controller to walk him through a ransom exchange in the São Paulo Galatians Stadium, I barely recognize him. If this fat, alcoholic ex-NYPD officer [...]
PAX East ’12 – Assassin’s Creed III’s Revolution
When you’re an Assassin, you never really want to fight in an all-out war. You’d much rather remain undetected while you hunt down specific, highly important Templars, the longtime enemies of the Assassins. With that in mind, you’d think a game all about the Assassins would have the courtesy to, you know, not plunge its [...]
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