Archive for December, 2007
Steam offering 50% off selected games
If you are looking for a new game to keep you occupied into the new year, soon after Steam may have something for you. Until January 1, Valve’s gaming service has some very good discounts for its top games.
They are currently offering 50% off the following titles:
X3: Reunion
Vampire The Mas…
Apple Games Features Sims 2 Bon Voyage & Sonic For iPod
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMApple Games recently posted two new feature articles. The first examines Bon Voyage, the latest vacation themed expansion for The Sims 2. The second spread enters the speed driven world of Sonic The Hedgehog for iPod owners. The features include a review of the games’ featur…
Gish Goes Universal
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMChronic Logic recently released a new Universal Binary version of Gish, an action game starring a heroic ball of tar. Version 1.51 additionally includes a variety of other bug fixes and updates. Gish isn’t your average hero, in fact he’s not your average anything… see Gish…
Midnight Mansion Updated
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMActionSoft has announced the release of Midnight Mansion 1.1.0, a free update to its popular action/exploration game. The new version fixes a High Score exploit, and includes a tip for players stuck on Chateu de Medusa Hard. In Midnight Mansion players take the role of Jack …
StarCraft II Community Manager Interviewed
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMStarCraft Source has posted a new interview with Blizzard’s StarCraft II community manager, Karune. The interview covers a range of topics including knowledge about the upcoming RTS sequel, what the community manager job entails, and the importance of fan input in Blizzard g…
Pirates Of The Caribbean Online Post Mortem
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMRPG Vault is now offering a post mortem editorial examining Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean Online, an online multiplayer link to the successful movie franchise. Written by Disney Online’s Mike Goslin the scoop discusses the goals of the project, the development process, a…
Need For Speed: Carbon Examined
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMA new review of EA’s Need for Speed: Carbon is now available from Macworld’s Game Room. One of several Ciderized titles, the game brings a new installment of the popular street racing series to owners of Intel Macs. The Game Room gave Need for Speed: Carbon a score of 4 out …
Peggle for iPod Reviewed
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMMacworld’s Game Room has released a new review of Peggle for iPod, one of several recently released new titles for Apple’s multimedia device. The game combines elements of pinball, pachinko, and Breakout, challenging players to clear the screen of pegs with a skillfully aime…
Peggle, Chuzzle Now Available For Mac OS X
December 31, 2007 6:00 AMHot on the heels of its announcement of Peggle for iPod, PopCap Games has released the eagerly awaited arcade puzzle title to OS X as well. The popular game combines elements of pinball, pachinko, and Breakout. In addition to the Peggle release PopCap additionally unveiled a…
Anti-drunk driving ads to seem in Xbox 360 games
The Scottish government has decided to use the advertising potential in videogames. It has allocated US$19,778 for videogame advertising to send out a letter to youngsters about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol.
The advertisements will be seen by Scottish gamers in popular games…
