So remember Mirror’s Edge? You know, that first person platformer based on parkour that came out in 2008? It was one of the more innovativee IPs by EA in 2008, but it received polarizing critical reviews. While critics were having a hard time deciding if Mirror’s Edge was a success or not, EA wasn’t. EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said that “Mirror’s Edge’s execution fell short.”
Are you considering donating some money to help the needy this weekend, but you demand some sort of entertainment in exchange for your so-called charity? Well, there are several charity events going on this weekend where dorks will humiliate and torment themselves to raise money for the Child’s Play charity, which donates toys and games to children’s hospitals.
Do you like video games and are penniless? Well, if the answer to both questions is “Yes”, you should head over to Onlive.com and check out the beta test of their new Free Playpack Beta. Unfortunately, the “Free” beta is only available to people who already shelled out $99.99 to buy Onlive’s Micro Console.
If you were a fan of the first Two Worlds game by SouthPeak Interactive, you probably already know that the sequel Two Worlds II has only been released in Europe. The rest of us have to wait until next year to get our armoured gauntlets on it. The folks at SouthPeak are a wacky band, and they seem to understand how hard it is waiting for a game to hit shelves, so they produced this Two Worlds II music video which will let you commiserate with you fellow RPG fans while listening to an 80’s power ballad.
For the last month, all of the online stores and digital distributors have been holding sales, and they’re converging today due to the “Cyber-Monday” media hysteria. There are quite a few of these special sales, so we’ve compiled the most prominent ones here in a handy guide. First up is Ubisoft who are in on the joke with all of these made-up shopping holidays, so they’re having a “Blybergiving Sale”. You can getAssasin’s Creed for five dollars today, along with several other Ubisoft games that are marked down by about 50%.
If you’re an altruistic nerd and you’ve had your fill with the Mass Effect Marathon for Charity that is currently running, you can also tune into another geek charity event this weekend. Geeks With Issues is holding a 24-hour telethon called The Battle Against Dysentery III: Wagon Train of Destiny. They’ll be playing the old Apple educational game Oregon Trail for 24 hours straight and, for those of you who don’t get the joke, that game was about 19th century pioneers and featured all sorts of historically accurate problems for them to deal with, including dysentery.
This year we’ve had non-stop sales since the week before Halloween, so there really isn’t anything special about Black Friday. Earlier this week we covered some other Thanksgiving Sales, and many of them are still going on. However there are a few new sales that just started today, so let’s take a look.
As you wildly zoom around the internet today looking for Black Friday deals, please keep in mind that your money could also be spent on acts of charity. One of the most prominent gaming-related charities is Child’s Play, and many gaming organizations are holding live gaming marathons to raise money for it. Last week we had the Desert Bus For Hope and a Fallout New Vegas Marathon, the week before there was a Mega Man Marathon. This weekend the altruistic nerds at G33kwatch.com are playing through both Mass Effect games to raise money.
It seems that many of the digital distributors are looking for ways to distinguish their holiday sales from all the others. First Direct2Drive gave buyers a 1-in-5 chance of getting their order for free, now Steam is giving 30 winners the top 5 games on their Steam Wish List, every day. What’s a Steam Wish List? It’s that new marketing stunt that Steam want you to sign up for, so that you can pester your friends to buy you games from Steam (And your friends can pester you).
In response to the widespread misconception that the upcoming space shooter Miner Wars 2081 is the same game as theMiner Wars MMO, the developers Keen Software House have announced that anyone who pre-ordered MW2081 will receive a free copy of the Miner Wars MMO when it is released.
