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Michael Kuehl, a programmer with Resistance developers Insomniac - and who had also worked at Infinity Ward and Electronic Arts - has tragically passed away at the age of 32. Kuehl was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle, and died from his injuries. Our thoughts go out to
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Starpoint Gemini is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until Thursday February 23rd 10AM PST. Starpoint Gemini is an RPG tactical simulator focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels. In SPG ship captains and their skills make the greatest difference in large-scal
Read articleStarpoint Gemini is Now Available on Steam and 15% off until Thursday February 23rd 10AM PST. Starpoint Gemini is an RPG tactical simulator focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels. In SPG ship captains and their skills make the greatest difference in large-scal
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Who could forget the Tunnel Snakes, the dorkiest, least menacing group of post-apocalyptic greaser wanna-be gangsters to ever grace a role-playing game? I sure couldn't. And who could forget this classic video, which though it's a few years old, still holds up remarkably well? No
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Look, no one really knows what's going on with this whole Notch-Tim-Schafer- Psychonauts 2 thing . But that doesn't mean we can't sit back and listen to what might be my single favorite piece of music from the original Psychonauts! The Psychonauts soundtrack was composed by Doubl
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INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS : - Displaying Steam HD avatar instead of low definition one. - Max number of words allowed in a single chat sentence extended. - Ingame chat display modified. FIXES: - Fixing game crashes occurring with DX11 mode. - Fixing a bug where some users would get
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Lonely Island Cruise , a new DLC for Magicka , is now available on Steam! This new map for the Player vs Player game mode puts you aboard a pirate ship while the onboard swimming pool offers a new environmental hazard. Additionally, Magicka is today's Daily Deal on Steam! Save 75
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We’ll just have to come to terms with rule #89: if it exists, it’s in Minecraft. As proof RPS (RedstonePistonSpawner) readers, here’s a look at the newly updated Portal gun mod that, when combined with the Portal 2 gels mod , manages to drop some Aperture Science all over Blockla
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2K have just announced that a new expansion is incoming for Civ V. We got to chat with the game's producer, Dennis Shirk about the expansion a few days ago: "We wanted to take the experience to a deeper level," he said. "We’re giving you new challenges to face." There'll be a new
Read articleI liked Civilisation V , which sometimes causes long-time fans of the series to hurl detritus at me in the streets, but I would never argue that it wasn’t lacking features that I craved. Foremost among them was a decent application of the cultural and historical force of religion
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The first Prototype made me feel ugly. Radical's open-world action game tore through the city I love and live in, having me eat people—some of them innocent civilians—and destroy city blocks in the name of its plot. Prototype 2 's probably going to make me feel worse. I'm immedia
Read articleThe first Prototype made me feel ugly. Radical's open-world action game tore through the city I love and live in, having me eat people—some of them innocent civilians—and destroy city blocks in the name of its plot. Prototype 2 's probably going to make me feel worse. I'm immedia
Read articleMinecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson gained a lot of attention for his offer to chip in personal funds towards Psychonauts 2. The internet responded the way you'd expect for a dormant, cult-hit property, so Persson has taken to his blog to set reasonable expectations. He says
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Is it just me or does Max Payne seem really in over his head every time Rockstar shows off a piece of their upcoming noir threequel? This time, it looks like a fuck-up on Max's part lets a Brazilian magnate's hot young wife get nabbed by some criminal faction. Favela gangs, param
Read article"Let's make Psychonauts 2 happen" said Notch a few weeks ago. Yesterday, he offered Tim Schafer 13 million to fund the anticipated sequel, before clarifying his intent. Later in the day, he posted confirmed details on his personal blog. Even though Notch mentions he and Tim "have
Read articleWhile NECA rolled out a bunch of impressive Valve-licensed stuff , I was still charmed by the Portal 2 offerings shown by ThinkGeek. Along a Companion Cube cookie jar and talking turrets, they also had Aperture Science cores that blurted out phrases from the Portal games. But the
Read articleMinecraft maker Notch has downplayed his potential funding of Psychonauts 2. Notch set the internet alight after offered to fund the game in a tweet to Double Fine boss Tim Schafer. Schafer later said it would cost at least $13 million to make the game , to which Notch apparently
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Version 2 has been uploaded and is Live on the Steam Servers. Thanks for all the feedback from the betatesters. I hope everyone enjoys the changes. --DAE TEAM
Read articleVersion 2 has been uploaded and is Live on the Steam Servers. Thanks for all the feedback from the betatesters. I hope everyone enjoys the changes. --DAE TEAM
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This Spring sees the release of Tactical Intervention on the PC, a game noteworthy because its development has been led by one of the co-creators of Counter-Strike . So the fact the two games look similar is no coincidence. Former Valve staffer Minh Le, who has been working on th
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