If you somehow managed to miss out on buying Sanctum during the Steam Winter Sale a few months ago (and shame on you if you did,) here’s a chance for a bit of retribution. Starting right now until Sunday at 1PM PDT, you can play Sanctum for absolutely free.
In case you haven’t loaded up Steam or looked at the Xbox Dashboard in a few days, Sniper Elite V2 started hitting store shelves on May 1st. It’s been exciting watching Rebellion retool what was widely considered the best sniping simulator ever to open it up to a new generation of gamers.
It’s time for yet another Diablo III Character Debut trailer. This week, the Wizard gets the nod and she is looking fantastic. The Wizard plays a crucial role this time around, as she’s the one setting the timeline between Diablo II and III.
The upcoming reboot of the XCOM franchise is definitely a source of controversy for a few old school PC gamers, and I think those concerns are valid in this case. XCOM was a huge title for some of us growing up, and whenever a franchise gets rebooted, you never quite know how well it’s going to turn out. You could end up with a fantastic new journey that’s going to drag fans into the series and breathe new life into your favorite characters, or you could end up with Bomberman: Act Zero. It seems that Firaxis is way ahead of us on the worrying front, as they’ve released two new community videos to put those fears to rest.
It has to be hard pitching an idea for a Free To Play PC game, especially when it's a shooter. With so many quality titles out there already (Team Fortress 2, Super Monday Night Combat, and Tribes: Ascend instantly jump to mind), it must be tough convincing the higher-ups that you have an idea that can wrestle away some of the market share. While it’s way too early to know for sure, Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Online certainly seems to have a chance.
I’ve rarely played a game that brings me as much joy as Fez managed to, nor found one that could challenge me on levels that I wasn’t expecting. If you own an Xbox, you owe it to yourself to play one of the finest XBLA titles available and one that will probably see a few votes for Game of the Year when everything is said and done.
I don’t have to remind you that Diablo III is coming out in just over two weeks. Some of you, like myself, have been waiting with baited breath, but have come just short of finally pre-ordering it. That’s not a bad thing. We’re crafty consumers. We can show some self-control, right? We’re so close to the May 15th release date now that I think we can make it through with just a bit more perseverance. I mean, it’s not like Blizzard is going to release a Diablo III TV spot that manages to bring back a decade of nostalgia in only 30 seconds, right? Hold on. I just got another email from Blizzard. Damn it. You guys may want to see this. It’s cool, and I can buy groceries at any time.
It’s been a while since we last updated you on The Binding Of Isaac’s expansion, The Wrath Of The Lamb, but the wait won’t be much longer. In a recent series of tweets, Edmund McMillen has announced that we can expect the expansion to arrive sometime in late May, bringing on a plethora of new content.
If you need something to keep you busy this weekend, BioWare may have an answer for you. The latest Mass Effect 3 Bounty Weekend (Operation Exorcist) has set a pretty lofty goal, asking players to take out 1,000,000 Cerberus Phantoms between 6pm Pacific Friday, April 27, 2012 and 5am Pacific Monday, April 30th.
Google has found yet another way to torment me it seems. The latest Easter Egg from the mighty “G” will surely haunt any fans of Starcraft. Googling the words “Zerg rush” will not only provide you with the standard results, but will also have your browser come under an attack from an army of O’s.