Valve has launched the “Recommend For You” referral services on Steam. The services are available on both the PC and Mac clients. Essentially, it’s a recommendation thingy on Steam that will throw you info about new games and DLC based upon your tastes, recent purchases and games recommendations from friends. The recommendations will have their own page and will be chucked on your Steam Community News Blotter. Game pages will Read More ...
Lucasarts revealed today that Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is now available for Mac computers. The game was developed by Lucasarts and TT Games. The game is also available on consoles and PC. “The LEGO Star Wars games have a rare quality that appeals to players of all ages,” said David Stephen, Feral Interactive’s Managing Director. “We’re delighted to bring The Complete Saga to the Mac.” Here are the Read More ...
Valve has sent word that they have released Left 4 Dead on the Mac. Mac gamers are now able to download the game through Steam. Valve also confirmed that they have a Halloween sale going down on Steam right now too. They seem to think that it features “savings up to 75% off select titles”.
Valve has released a Halloween-themed update for Team Fortress 2. The update adds the first ever NPC in Team Fortress: the Headless Horsemann. The Horsemann is a randomly generated boss monster and appears in Mann Manor, a new attack/defend map scattered with exploding pumpkins. The update also adds new achievements, a Halloween department of the Mann Co store, and new community items from 10 new contributors. There are probably more Read More ...
Telltale Games has confirmed that those who sign up for a special offer on their website will be able to download Back to the Future episode one for free. The episode won’t be available until this winter, but you can still sign up for it now and get everything ready. Telltale will email you when the game’s available to download and you can get on your way. Through time.
Valve has today announced that Steam has achieved new account growth of 178% over the past 12 months and sales growth of over 200%. Over 200 Steamworks games have been shipped so far. The total number of active accounts now totals over 30 million with over 1200 games available to download. Peak simultaneous player numbers have also increased to over three million, with over six million unique gamers accessing Steam Read More ...
Blizzard has confirmed that they are suing StarCraft II hackers. They’re going after the authors of the game hacks some dirty cheaters have been using. The developer has filed a suit against three offenders in the Los Angeles District Court. Two of the hackers are from Canada, with the other one living in Peru. Blizzard believes that their cheat programs violate the user licence agreement and Battle.net’s terms of use Read More ...
SouthPeak has finally confirmed that that Two Worlds II has been officially delayed until after Christmas in the UK. It’s not currently known when the game will be released, but current estimates put it down for early 2011. The game has been delayed in the US and Europe too. The US should be getting it in January 2011, with the mainland Europe release scheduled for an overly-ambitious 9th November. The Read More ...
Valve has announced DOTA 2 (Defense of the Ancients 2). Apparently, the original is deemed as “one of the most played games in the world” by Valve. DOTA 2 will be released on the PC and Mac in 2011. It continues with the same blend of online RTS and RPG action of its predecessor. Apart from that, not much else is known about the game.
Details about the bonus DVD in the Collector’s Edition of World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm have been unveiled by the British Board of Film Classification. The bonus DVD features films like “Who is Deathwing?” which is a World of Warcraft retrospective. It has interviews with programmers and a bit on game design. The DVD also includes the Cataclysm intro cinematic and major content patch trailers with director’s commentary. Cataclysm will Read More ...
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that more than 12 million people subscribe to World of Warcraft. The fantasy role-playing MMO has reached thanks to the Chinese launch of Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion for the game. “The support and enthusiasm that gamers across the world continue to show for World of Warcraft reaffirms our belief that it offers one of the best entertainment values available today,” said Blizzard Read More ...
EA and Hothead Games have announced that DeathSpank will be coming to the PC and Mac on 26th October. It will cost £9.99 in the UK, or £8.99 with a 10% pre-order discount offer. Previously, the game was only available on the PSN and XBLA. They were released on those platforms in July.
EA has confirmed that Mirror’s Edge has sold over two million copies worldwide across the PC, PS3 and 360. 750,000 units from that figure were sold in North America. EA doesn’t manufacture or distribute physical copies of the game now, but you can download it on EA’s online store and the Xbox Live Marketplace. In other Mirror’s Edge related news, a Mac version of the game is in development and Read More ...
Activision Blizzard has confirmed that World of Warcraft Cataclysm will be released on 7th December. You’ll be able to pick it up on DVD or as a digital download on the Blizzard Store for both PC and Mac. There will also be a Collector’s Edition with some added extras, which will set you back $79.99. Cataclysm is the third expansion for World of Warcraft. It adds the worgen and goblin Read More ...
A few weeks ago, the chaps over at Blizzard released a warning that any cheaters/hackers trying to gain a naughty advantage in StarCraft II will be perma-banned. Today, Blizzard has followed up on that warning and has officially thrown out “suspensions and bans, on over 5,000 StarCraft II players who were in violation of the Battle.net Terms of Use for cheating and/or using hack programs while playing.” Blizzard Entertainment also Read More ...
