7. December 2009

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Black Mesa won’t be released in 2009

Black Mesa won’t be released in 2009

A little bit of dissapointing news from Black Mesa project leader cman2k. I can’t blame the team for pushing back the most anticipated mods of all time, they are following in Valves footsteps after all.
Hello Black Mesa fans!
We come to you once again with an update. It’s now the end of 2009, and we know [...]

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6. December 2009

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Black Mesa Gluon development

Black Mesa Gluon development

The infamous Gluon gets the Black Mesa treatment in an impressive display of development at different stages of progress.  Will Black Mesa make a 2009 release?  It appears the mod could already be in the hands of Valve so a release around Christmas would be a great present for all fans to enjoy.
The Black Mesa [...]

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30. November 2009

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Orion – Closed Beta Starts December 4th

Orion – Closed Beta Starts December 4th

Orion is a promising online multiplayer total conversion utilising Valve Software’s Orange Box engine.  Featuring fast-paced tactical gameplay on futuristic battlefields, Orion brings back the glory days of old school reflex type gameplay.  Featuring all the classic online game modes like CTF, Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, Orion will also feature a special unique game mode [...]

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26. November 2009

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The Steam Early Holiday Sale.

The Steam Early Holiday Sale.

Damn Steam and their special PC gaming sales.  Each day for the next 5 days, Steam will be offering a different set of gaming deals each begging you to part with your hard earned cash.  Lucas Arts and THQ also have some pretty hot offers on their respective bundles as well.
I am getting a backlog [...]

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19. November 2009

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Happy 11th birthday Half Life!

Happy 11th birthday Half Life!

The game that redefined the FPS genre and generated a massive legion of dedicated fans turned 11 today.  Let’s hope Gordon Freeman does not arrive late for the party at the Black Mesa Research Facility.
Some statistics:

Regarded as one of the greatest games of all time.
The Half Life universe has sold well over 20 million units.
Half [...]

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30. October 2009

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Junglist gets KOed by Aunty

Junglist gets KOed by Aunty

From OzSource Australia:
What a torrid few days it has been for the ABC with a massive community backlash in regards to the original silent axing of Good Game TV favorite, The Junglist.  The mainstream Media has also caught wind of the events unfoldng at the ABC with The Age announcing “Good Game presenter claims ABC [...]

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30. October 2009

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Team Fortress Haunted Halloween Special

Team Fortress Haunted Halloween Special

The casual gaming FPS phenomena that is TF2 has once again gone all out in a Halloween extravaganza of satanic proportions!  We have some Mildly Disturbing Halloween Hats, a new KOTH map called Harvest and some diabolical exploding pumpkins.
TF2 has also received a significant price drop:

From now until 2:00pm PDT, Team Fortress will be available [...]

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28. October 2009

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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut 50% Off

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director’s Cut 50% Off

A great Midweek deal to be had on Steam with one of the finest PC RPG’s ever created.  I just grabbed this myself as I have been meaning to play this game for a while, May have to wait until after Dragon age though .
Assume the role of The Witcher, Geralt, a legendary monster slayer [...]

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24. October 2009

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Activision CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Ripoff

Activision CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 Ripoff

Activision once again has bent over Australian gamers everywhere with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with a US$89.99 Steam pre-purchase Price.
This is $30 US more than our US friends which can pre-order the game for $59.99.
All I can say now is this is really dissapointing, especially being a keen Steam Gamer.  It would be [...]

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23. October 2009

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L4D 2 Once again Gets Refused Classification

L4D 2 Once again Gets Refused Classification

The Classification Review Board met yesterday on 22 October 2009 to consider the re-application for L4D2 and unfortunately the Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game Left 4 Dead 2 is classified RC due to extreme violence.
Looks like Australia will be stuck with an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2 indefinitely.
I was [...]

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