Quake turns 15 today. I still have the original CD here somewhere I think.. (via)
Doom II was my first exposure to online multiplayer shooters but Quake took that game to another level again. I probably played more of that game than any other until Bad Company 2 came out..
Dead Island lands in early September so it’ll be a busy few months for games, what with BF3 coming out in October, and for those who want it, MW3 that month too.
This preview of the game paints a positive picture of the gameplay, casting it as a cross between L4D and Dead Rising.
I think it could be a fun coop game. If my PC can run it I’ll probably buy it on Steam. Anyone else interested?
It’s quite impressive how much support Valve give Team Fortress 2. It’s getting a a bit long in the tooth but it continues to get free updates.
This week you can try the game for free through Steam plus there is apparently going to be a big update today, following on the heels of new weapons for the soldier, scout and demoman. Oh, there’s a secret update for the Pyro too.
Now I’m left wondering how do I pick up these weapons? Do they magically appear on the map when playing or are they leveling upgrades? (via)
I’m a sucker for cheap indie game bundles and here’s a $5 one I just bought. It has the following games: Delve Deeper, Spring Up Harmony, Mactabilis, Steel Storm: Burning Retribution and Digitanks.
I already have Delve Deeper thanks to a Steam Sale but I was interested in Steel Storm so this bundle is a cheap way of getting that game and a few others too. Some of the games even have Mac and Linux support!
Ben There, Dan That! and it’s sequel, Time Gentlemen Please, is on sale on Steam for only 1 Euro or similar prices in other territories. It’s a point and click adventure but there’s a short demo of this humorous little game on the Steam game page.
Yes, it does have NAZI DINOSAURS!
Go grab the “Indie Variety Pack” if you haven’t already from Steam, there’s a sale on it right now until Monday.
So far my favourite game is Swords and Soldiers HD, Capsized is beautiful, A.R.E.S is ok but fiddly with the keyboard, Atom Zombie Smasher has potential but I only played a few minutes of it and I already had Machinarium (liked it but not enough patience to keep clicking on every single object in the screen to work out some puzzles).
I love the 60’s Batman type intermission in Swords and Soldiers HD. Lots of nice touches in that game.
Check it out here but not if you haven’t completed Portal 2 yet.
Great song and I wish I had noted which PC gaming blog I found this on because they waxed lyrical about it.
One of the games I first downloaded when I bought my Samsung Galaxy S was Galaxy Domination. I played the game non-stop for weeks (well, non-stop in relative terms).
When I updated my phone I lost the game because I screwed up by having a speed-up mod on it. When Froyo was installed the phone wouldn’t boot so I had to do a factory reset. For some reason Galaxy Domination was not to be found on the Android Market!
Luckily I found it this evening here where it has been released as an open source project. The .apk file is there so all you have to do is copy it on to the memory card and install it manually. Works a treat again! 🙂
Reviews for Duke Nukem have not been good. Here’s the Guardian’s one (including odd comments from zing defending the game, fanboy much?), and Alec over at RPS is live blogging the experience.
Also, here’s a steam thread about the game: DNF is appalling!!!.
If you have it pre-ordered and it hasn’t come out in your territory, you should probably cancel that order right now!