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pLayday: 3/12 – L4D
Dunno what I feel like tonight. I’ll go with the safe bet of Left 4 Dead unless anyone else feels like pushing another title (burnout, sf4 at my place, gta4, halo3).
UT3: Big Patch, Free Weekend, and $12
That’s right, after UT3’s abysmal launch, Epic has come back to support it. The Titan patch finally landed:
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57517
UT3’s retail copy key can be input into Steam to activate it as a Steam game (or not, but you get Steam Achievements if you do). Steam is hosting a free weekend of UT3 play to celebrate the launch, and the game is 40% off ($20 to $12) during this duration as well. I definitely recommend installing the free trial and seeing if the game runs. Unreal Tournament is always a great game to play, and have, for LANs.
Afro Samurai – Play it
That’s right. Afro Samurai. It is awesome. Continue reading
pLayday: 3/5 – Left 4 Dead
Today, let’s run with Left4Dead again on the 360. We may be able to get enough people for a good old versus match. Otherwise, we can try playing through on Easy for some Achievements, or Normal/Hard/Expert depending on what people want to do.
And here’s a link to the upcoming DLC videos:
http://kotaku.com/5164722/take-a-look-at-the-left-4-dead-downloadable-content
don’t tell me the ending to: Crayon Physics Deluxe
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a game that has more in common with some of the most violent videogames than it does with drawing on construction paper. Crayon Physics Deluxe is all about the sandbox environment, like Grand Theft Auto. The game is based around one simple premise: get the apple to roll into the star. There is always an easy way to accomplish this goal, but successfully completing the goal isn’t where the fun is. The fun comes from using the nearly limitless tools to solve your problem; a way that is interesting in and of itself.
pLayday: 2/26 – Left 4 Dead
We’ve got a couple new L4D’ers out there, so let’s get back to one of the best multiplayer games available. Left 4 Dead will be tonight’s game. Hope to see you all there.
Xbox Deal of the Week: Braid
Perhaps due to Steam’s recent success (as noted in Boramis’ post), Microsoft is also implementing a weekly sale. And they kick it off well.
Braid is going for the more classic 800 point price point. This game was easily worth the initial $15, so $10 is a steal. Pick up one of the best games of last year (next to Left 4 Dead as Game of the Year), and probably one of the best all time (pun intended). Soon to be available on PC as well.
Steam Weekend Deal: Greatest Indie Pack
Steam is known for having great weekend deals. This week it is the Greatest Indie Pack for $10 (75% off). The Greatest Indie Pack includes:
Together, for $10, is a great deal on these games. Eets is a great puzzle game (also available for the xbox 360), and Multiwinia is a multiplayer version of Darwinia. Trials 2 is a very frustrating (but fun) 2d motorcycle game involving the arrow keys and physics-based stunts.
Valve: Are Games Too Expensive?
Valve offers up some evidence that the $60 price point for the current generation of games isn’t as helpful as the publishers were hoping it would be. Sales of Left4Dead increased 3000% during their weekend sale. Last gen my sweat spot was $40, and even now I rarely pick up games for more than $45. With some of the recent Steam sales I’ve been picking up games I never would have otherwise, including Left4Dead PC, since I already owned the 360 version. I’m glad digital delivery has taken off so it allows this kind of experimentation.