Earlier this year, several indie developers got together to launch a “Pay What You Wish” sale on a bundle of their games, which not only provided money to these worthy developers, but also donated a portion of the money to charity. Now a new batch of indie games is available in a similar deal.
The Spike TV Video Game Awards were aired last night and numerous exclusive trailers were shown to tantalize nerds with footage of games they can’t have yet. Although many of the games debuted at the VGAs were console exclusives, several will also be coming to PC next year.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon is a long running series from Ubisoft that spawned out of the legacy of the Rainbow Six series of tactical shooters. Rather than focusing on the paramilitary anti-terrorist police force and its myriad rules and regulations on combat and planning, Ghost Recon attempted to expand the tactical shooter to a military landscape, taking control of a unit that was sent to do stealthy missions in a time of war before such things were common. Future Soldier, previously known as Ghost Recon 4, is the latest in the pedigree that has been announced; the title is intended to take the force into the near future, featuring cool new technological devices and a brand-new story.
I installed Cataclysm with the expectation (Mostly based on previews and the already introduced interface and gameplay changes) that what I was getting into wasn’t exactly going to be an inspired work of art. Instead, it seems that Activision-Blizzard is heading down the path of least resistance, aiming to satisfy the most common denominator while weakening two of the greatest elements that made the vanilla so great: exploration and teamwork. Sure, lip service is paid to lore and the new zones are given a flashier face, but it’s clear that these sentiments are a façade for a hollow processor of souls that strain to escape them and return to the safe zone of their maximum levels and min/maxing number crunching. While Cataclysm adds a tremendous amount of new areas and material, it is all merely derivative and simplified: in other words, instead of stoking the imagination (although the new instances buck the trend), the game mostly personifies boredom.
I installed Cataclysm with several expectations, mostly based on previews and the already introduced interface and gameplay changes, that what I was getting into wasn’t exactly going to be an inspired work of art. Instead, it seems that Activision-Blizzard is heading down the path of least resistance, aiming to satisfy the most common denominator while weakening two of the greatest elements that made the vanilla so great: exploration and teamwork. Sure, lip service is paid to lore and the new zones are given a flashier face, but it’s clear that these sentiments are a façade for a hollow processor of souls that strain to escape them and return to the safe zone of their maximum levels and min/maxing number crunching. While Cataclysm adds a tremendous amount of new areas and material, it is all merely derivative and simplified: in other words, instead of stoking the imagination (although the new instances buck the trend), the game mostly personifies boredom.
We’re in our second month of nonstop game sales online, and there’s still plenty of time to grab a gift for your gamer pals online (Or stock up on enough games to get you through to next year’s Black Friday sale). In addition to all of the usual weekend sales, many stores and distributors are holding Daily Deals too, so let’s take a look at what’s available today, and over the weekend.
Tripwire Interactive, the makers of the online zombie slaughterfest Killing Floor are holding a special Christmas event, and you’re invited to attend the festivities from December 14th through January 4th. Aside from giving players a new “Evil Santa” level to celebrate in, all of the normal zombies and cyborgs in the game will be replaced with festive Christmas-themed creature, including the traditional “Nutpound” just like you remember from your childhood holidays cowering under your bed.
Have a traditional Unitology Christmas this year with the demo for Dead Space 2. On December 21st, you’ll be able to enjoy all the Unitologist holiday activities you remember from your childhood, and hopefully no one will show up and start sawing off limbs, incinerating corpses, and stomping heads. That just ruins the festivities.
