by Rainier on June 23, 2010 @ 6:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge expands on first title with signature special edition features such as HD graphics, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system all return in the sequel. Plus, experience all new unique special edition features that let you interact with the world of Monkey Island like never before.
by Rainier on June 22, 2010 @ 1:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and brutal crime shooter designed to take players on an even more intense story experience, following two of gaming's most disturbed criminals, through the gritty Shanghai underworld. IO Interactive's Kim Krogh has
revealed that Games for Windows Live has been dropped for the sequel in favor of Steamworks.
by Rainier on June 15, 2010 @ 1:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Portal 2 is a stand-alone, full-price retail release with new gameplay mechanics, storyline, and some surprising new twists.
by Rainier on June 2, 2010 @ 9:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer FPS where teams of players experience realistic zero gravity combat and fight to survive in the aftermath of a catastrophic Moon mining accident which throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space.
by Rainier on May 21, 2010 @ 5:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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All Points Bulletin (APB) takes the universal theme of Criminals and Enforcement and brings it to a persistent, open world multiplayer setting in a modern, crime-ridden city.
by Rainier on May 6, 2010 @ 8:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with a new engine built from the ground-up. Players are introduced to a new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience.
by Rainier on April 27, 2010 @ 9:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The 2010 Steam Client UI Update has released to all Steam users worldwide. This new version of Steam enhances the way users buy and play games, providing more info about the things that matter - getting games, playing them with friends, and staying current in the gaming world.
by Rainier on April 14, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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RakNet has added native integration support for Steamworks, a complete suite of publishing and development tools for PC & Mac games offered free of charge to publishers and developers.
by Rainier on April 8, 2010 @ 3:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Booster Trooper is a cross between an old school ‘jetpack platformer’ and the modern, arena based, multiplayer game. It provides tons of fun with its fast paced action and larger-than-life weapons.
by Rainier on April 7, 2010 @ 8:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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You play Rusty, the first human born in the Void, who must take on the Watchers in a quest to stop their domination of Earth. With the aid of Nikola Tesla, and his state-of-the-art rocket pack, Rusty must take down the Watchers and their minions across three intense levels of action and intrigue.
by Rainier on April 7, 2010 @ 8:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
by Rainier on March 23, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter.
by Rainier on March 19, 2010 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West catapults the player straight into the dramatic crescendo of the Western myth. Allowing players to relive the thrills of a gunfight in classic western settings such as the main street of a frontier town or the claustrophobic depths of a gold mine.
by Rainier on March 11, 2010 @ 8:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Epic Games and Valve Software have inked an agreement to deliver Valve's Steamworks suite of services to all licensees of Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for use in their products, free of any additional fees.
by Rainier on March 9, 2010 @ 10:35 a.m. PST | Filed under
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In R.U.S.E. players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the gameplay.
by Rainier on March 8, 2010 @ 10:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve announced it will bring its gaming service Steam, the Source gaming engine, as well as its library of games including Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, Portal, and the Half-Life to the Mac in April
by Rainier on March 3, 2010 @ 6:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Natural Selection 2 is the next evolution in multiplayer action/strategy gameplay and will be targeted for both competitive and public play. New features include dynamically changing environments, a new resource model, flexible game scripting and modes, and new weapons, abilities and upgrades.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2010 @ 9:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Announced in 2007, The Scourge Project, powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3, is a story-driven 3rd person shooter built from the ground up for co-op squad play, where up to 4 players each experience a personal story, whilst playing together as a squad.
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2010 @ 2:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Set 25 years after the events of the original game, Supreme Commander 2 begins with the assassination of the newly elected president of the Colonial Defense Coalition. The CDC members – the United Earth Federation, the Order of the Illuminate, and the Cybran Nation – deny involvement, blame each other, and a galactic war ensues!
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2010 @ 7:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In the last 12 months, Steam has grown 200%, reaching 25 million users, with a 1000+ games library. To accommodate this growth, Valve announces a new version of Steam which is immediately available in public beta.
by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 9:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Metro 2033, based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's novel of the same name, is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.
by Rainier on Feb. 17, 2010 @ 5:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer FPS where teams of players experience realistic zero gravity combat and fight to survive in the aftermath of a catastrophic Moon mining accident which throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space.
by Rainier on Feb. 3, 2010 @ 1:56 p.m. PST | Filed under
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In Aliens vs. Predator, players will have the chance to take the role of the three infamous species: the Colonial Marine, the Predator and the Alien. Each of the three species has its very own distinct story-driven, single-player campaign mode that interweaves with the campaigns of the other two species.
Revealed last week, SEGA confirmed that a multiplayer demo will be available on PSN, XBL, and Steam (no standalone download) starting tomorrow.
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2010 @ 11:09 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Valve today announced extraordinary 2009 growth data for Steam, with major increases in accounts (25 million accounts, up 25%), concurrent players (2.5 million), unit sales (205% increase compared to 2008) while many of the year's biggest releases adopted the Steamworks suite of publishing services.
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2010 @ 6:31 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SEGA's
Aliens vs. Predator and
Napoleon: Total War will ship with Steamworks support at retail and online, including among other features, Achievements, Matchmaking, Leaderboards, Stats, and Cloud. Aliens vs. Predator will ship on Steam and at retail in mid-February. Napoleon: Total War will ship on Steam and at retail in late February.
