Developer announcements, patch notes and gaming coverage from across the GaugeDB catalogue.
2D platformers like Limbo and Braid have created deep metaphorical experiences, but can gamers appreciate them? And can their success move game literacy into new genres? Earlier today (at the time of writing), an interesting Twitter exchange took place between Trent Polack and Ma
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I never thought I'd be this excited about a game I've already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for Plants Vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade. I first played Plants Vs. Zombies on the PC, and loved it. Then I played it on the iPhone, and sti
Read articleI never thought I'd be this excited about a game I've already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for Plants Vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade. I first played Plants Vs. Zombies on the PC, and loved it. Then I played it on the iPhone, and sti
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Updates to Counter-Strike: Source have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Counter-Strike: Source Fixed a possible memory corruption on player disconnect, likely the cause of windows dedicated se
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Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Alien Swarm Fixed Assault Jets using up more than one charge when you have high ping Fixed HLMV material loading when running a mod
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Relic's RTS Dawn of War II and its expansion Chaos Rising have had their multiplayer patched to version 2.3.1, which has been lovingly named the "Eternal War" patch. Free-for-fall and team free-for-all game modes have been added to the game along with a new map, "The White Walls
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Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Take advantage of this Gratuitous Weekend Deal and save 75% off Gratuitous Space Battles and all the Gratuitous DLC. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals
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An update patch for Shattered Horizon is now available. The game will update automatically. This is a minor update that prepares the game for the launch of the German boxed retail edition on Thursday 26 August. Shattered Horizon 1.2.2.32 Code support for localization German langu
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Official Steam group for Commander: Conquest of the Americas available now. Join now and stay posted on updates, news etc. Be sure to check out the official game website and stay tuned @ twitter and facebook !
Read articleOfficial Steam group for Commander: Conquest of the Americas available now. Join now and stay posted on updates, news etc. Be sure to check out the official game website and stay tuned @ twitter and facebook !
Read articleUpdates to Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War II®have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include: New Features - Free for All and Team Free for All are now available game modes in Find a Game - The Player
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Launch special! Purchase Power of Defense between now and August 11th and save 10% off. Experience a mix of new strategy and defense and save the world from upcoming evil and oil-smelling robots. Power of Defense supports STEAMPLAY - buy once and play it on either Mac or PC!
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Changes in Disciples III 1.06.2 Fixed issue with arena interface skill icons unintentionally disappearing "Extra Attack" skill no longer grants a second attack or action while covering The game is now saved into the user's folder My Documents/My Games/Disciples III, allowing for
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Now we know how Freddie Wong, star of many a YouTube gun fight, is able to land so many head shots. From the same group of filmmakers (that are inexplicably not making awesome, big budget action movies) responsible for Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing , the real life Portal gun vi
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Torchlight, the surprise Diablo-esque hit of last fall, is getting a sequel this coming spring, according to developer Runic Games. Torchlight II has you journeying beyond the town of Torchlight to the Estherian Steppes and the continent of Vilderan to battle a new and powerful e
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Enjoy huge savings on Alien Breed during the Midweek Madness Sale! Get it at 50% off between now and Thursday, August 5th, 2010. Even better, go for the two-pack offer for an additional discount and get your friends involved in the awesome 2-player co-op mission.
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Updates to Garry's Mod have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Garry's Mod Fixed rare crash when downloading cloudscript entities Fixed cloudscript entities not working after map restart Prevent
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Alter Ego is now available on Steam and 10% off until August 10th. When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, ru
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- Added new "highest" shadow resolution. - Added in-game indicator for showing when a level is unpixelated. - Added unpixelated indicator to puzzle menu. - Fixed broken unpixelate achievement. - Fixed a bug where older gamepads/controllers could cause input to behave strange. - S
Read article- Added new "highest" shadow resolution. - Added in-game indicator for showing when a level is unpixelated. - Added unpixelated indicator to puzzle menu. - Fixed broken unpixelate achievement. - Fixed a bug where older gamepads/controllers could cause input to behave strange. - S
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