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Analysis: On Half-Life 2 – Build It And They Will Come
[UK writer Fraser McMillan discusses Valve's seminal first-person action title Half-Life 2, examining and revisiting the smart design decisions behind the classic game.] I've just finished Half-Life 2 for the first time. It has taken me three attempts - once on Xbox 360 and twice on PC - to see Valve's defining game to its conclusion. That this relatively minor feat took so long is entirely my fault, ironically a product of the impatient wish ... -
The Settlers 7: Demo available now
The demo of The Settlers 7 features one map (called the "River Town") playable in three different modes:
- single player mode against a predefined AI
- free single player mode with no AI / opponent for free building
- and in multiplayer mode with predefined victory points
The demo also contains a tutorial video with voice cast (English and German) and a few splash screens that explain additional features like the map forge. Download through the link. -
Best Of Indie Games: Cut, Copy, Paste, Profit
[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top indie games on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a 2D platformer with a clever copy and paste gimmick, a 2D action game where you attack enemies by commiting suicide, a one-button effort ... -
Saling The World: God of War III, Pokemon Lead U.S. Software Sales
Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from March 18th, 2010, find God of War III leading console software sales in the United States, while Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver head the portable sales rankings. Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information ... -
Cliff Bleszinski; “imagining what Heavy Rain would be like with Natal”
The Lost Gamer writes "It would seem that celebrated design director of Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski, has been dreaming the future of Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal device set to release later this year for Xbox 360." -
More APB Beta Testers Needed
Realtime Worlds is looking for more beta testers for its crime MMO APB.
The developer is calling all "wannabe Criminals and Enforcers" to join the third and final closed beta session which is already underway. -
TechSpot: 4-Way Intel H55 Motherboard Shootout
Right now there are a number of quality options for budget-conscious users looking to build a new computer. The AMD Phenom II X2 processor series, for example, will get you a great deal of processing power at just $110 for the 3.2GHz flagship part. Combine this with the affordable AMD 785G... -
News: TF2 releases first user-made content
Valve "really excited" about future.
Valve's released the first "bunch" of user-made items and weapons for Team Fortress 2 on Steam.
These were submitted to the new Team Fortress 2 Contribution Site, and Valve's excited about the potential this has for the future.
"This is really exciting for us here at Valve," reads a post on the TF2 blog. "This update represents the next step in that process. The line between developers and players is getting very blurry, and we think that's a great thing. "
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Steam dumps Ubisoft DRM games
CVG: PC downloads centre Steam appears to have removed Ubisoft titles Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V from its service. CVG understands an objection to the DRM measures of both titles is the reason behind the decision. -
Dark Age of Camelot Reopens with 14-Day Free Trial
Following the February 17th transition from GOA to Mythic Entertainment, all European Dark Age of Camelot characters and account information have been migrated to Mythic servers and are available to present and past players. Once logged in, European players will be fully updated to the latest North American version of the game.