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Archive for November, 2008
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Celebrating 10 Years Of Half-life
Posted @ 6:47 PM, November 19 2008, By: Hectic Glenn In Half-Life
Is it really? It's zoomed by, none of this around you would even have existed had Half-life not had such a huge impact! Even more incredible is that Valve is now offering Half-Life for just 98 cents in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the company's debut title. This offer extends till 21st November. Also be sure to check out this great timeline of 'The History of Valve' Planet Half-life have put together, it's a really good read - HERELastly, Moddb has put together a nice article summing up the journey too, but also a run down of their top 5 unofficial Half-life mods, Natural Selection topping their list - see here
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Grand Theft Auto IV on Steam
Posted @ 12:55 AM, November 19 2008, By: AciD In News
Grand Theft Auto IV will be available on Steam in 2 weeks but price is yet unknown.
What does the American dream mean today?
For Niko Bellic fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape from his past. For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity. As they slip into debt and get dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.
You can view Grand Theft Auto IV store page here.
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World at Steam
Posted @ 4:27 PM, November 18 2008, By: Evo In Steam Games
Call of Duty: World at War has just arrived on Steam for the princely sum of $49.99, there is no 10% first week discount, but the game is available world wide as far as I am aware. The game is set back in World War II and features campaigns in both the Pacific and Eastern European theatres of war. Keifer Sutherland is a voice actor in the game which has done pretty darn well in the charts since its retail release. Check it out.
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Sales, Sales, Sales!
Posted @ 10:37 PM, November 17 2008, By: AciD In News
The Orange Box is now 29.99$. If you haven't picked it yet, now it's perfect time to do it!
You can visit store page for The Orange Box here.
There is also a four pack of Left 4 Dead for 149.99$.
Description says:
Includes four copies of Left 4 Dead - Send the extra copies to your friends
With this deal, you get one copy for free!
You can find Left 4 Dead store page here.
20 minutes left!
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Left 4 Dead Reviews
Posted @ 9:48 PM, November 17 2008, By: AciD In Left 4 Dead
We got two new reviews up!
One review is from TeamXbox:
Gameplay 9.5
It’s so immersive and satisfying to sling lead at an infinite number of creepy, crawly zombies! It’s not particularly deep, but there are far more moments that’ll make you grin goofily and move tensely to the edge of your seat.
Grapics 8.6
Some of the visuals are fantastic, such as the zombie movement and death animations, but there’s also a lot of sloppy terrain clipping and glitchiness that hinders the overall experience a tad.
Audio 9.1
It gets repetitive (as most games like this do), but there’s fun variety in the spoken lines and the sound cues of various boss zombies are great for determining proximity and direction.
Longevity 9.3
No, it’s not a deep journey, such as Fallout 3, but what’s there will probably have players battling for quite a while in the game’s competitive multiplayer settings.
Innovation 9.4
Valve takes what could have been a run-of-the-mill shooter and injects enough freshness into it that it should stand well away from the pack. It’s a great blend of survival/horror and FPS action.
Overall 9.1
Overall Score NOT an average
Read whole review here.
Second one was made by GameSpy:
Pros:
Intense, nerve-wracking experience; co-op gets even better as you add players; innovative, entertaining multiplayer mode.
Cons:
No real narrative in place; single-player offerings pale in comparion to co-op play; no searching for dedicated servers.
Score: 4.5/5
Click here to read whole review.
1 Hour and 9 minutes left!
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IGN Reviews Left 4 Dead
Posted @ 2:45 PM, November 17 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
The IGN review of Left 4 Dead is now online they gave it 9.0.
There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie. This is an incredible and highly replayable multiplayer experience that's definitely worth checking out, especially if you're looking to prepare yourself for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Just make sure you bring your friends.
Read the full review here, or watch the video review here.
9 Hours...
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Left 4 Dead TV Spot #2
Posted @ 1:25 PM, November 17 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
The second TV Spot for Valve's co-op game Left 4 Dead has been released by Valve. And we uploaded it to YouTube, yay! Click Here.
Left 4 Dead will be available in 10 Hours...
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Another Left 4 Dead Review
Posted @ 11:48 AM, November 17 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
Poland.us has the first online review for Left 4 Dead and they loved the game.
Valve is part of an exclusive group of developers that is able to roll out crticial and commercial hits almost without interruption. Left 4 Dead continues that legacy, offering one of the best cooperative experiences of this generation and laying the groundwork for what could be a VERY profitable franchise.
Score Breakdown:
Gameplay: 9.5 – Surprisingly frantic survival gameplay. You'll have to work as a team to get through each level, the AI Director is an omnipresent menace that ensures you'll never get tired of playing on the same maps over and over again. Versus mode is strong, exhibiting only a few flaws that make it harder to play as the Infected.
Presentation: 10 – Spectacular visual variety and use of environments. The game really exudes a sense of desperation and need to survive.
Graphics: 9.5 – Not technically mind-blowing, but artistically strong and well-optimized, as we've come to expect from Valve!
Sound: 9.5 – Awesome weapons sounds, great character sayings, great use of music.
Value: 10 – We might be playing in the same environments over and over, but we haven't realized it yet...
Final Score: 9.7 – A fine example of Survivor-horror and co-operative gameplay. Pick this up if you're a fan of shooters, zombies... or, games in general!
Read the full review here.
Left 4 Dead will be released in 12 hours on Steam.
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Valve Complete Pack is The Best Deal in History
Posted @ 3:06 PM, November 16 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Steam Games
Now you can get all Valve games (Yes, that includes Left 4 Dead) for $234.81 $99 ( you save
$134.82). This package includes the following:
Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Peggle Extreme
So save big and get this package.
P.S Left 4 Dead in 2 days.
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Edge Reviews Left 4 Dead
Posted @ 2:32 PM, November 15 2008, By: DigiQ8 In Left 4 Dead
The second review of Left 4 Dead is here, from Edge Magazine. The game scored 9/10 and they said:
Even in a season packed with multiplayer treats, and despite the relative lightness of its content, Left 4 Dead stands among the very best that online gaming has to offer. Certainly, few games have left us as wound up, and though this sensation will inevitably dull with familiarity, credit must go to Valve for making an online game which so involves players in its horror. We'd hope to be playing Left 4 Dead for a long time to come - if our nerves can take it.
Source: Left4dead411
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