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This YouTube trailer is purportedly leaked footage of Grand Theft Auto V, said to show a setting around Honolulu, Hawaii. It's hard to evaluate the clip, as it's so shaky and out of focus it looks like it was shot within a storage container as it rolled down a mountain. In the end, this is such a mess it doesn't seem to matter much whether it's authentic or not. Thanks PC Games.
The Test Drive Unlimited 2 DLC that was promised for free to make up for bugs in the racing sequel is now available for Windows, and coming soon to consoles, according to Joystiq. They do not say where to find it, and it's not mentioned by the Test Drive Unlimited 2 Website or the TDU2 Forums, but perhaps this is one of those automatic update dealies.
A Gabe Newell interview offers a clarification of recent comments that "Portal 2 will probably be Valve's last game with an isolated single-player experience." Here's word: “I think what we’re trying to talk about is the fact that, not that we’re not doing single player games. Portal 2 was a pretty good example of what we’ve learned over the years in terms of how to create those experiences. It’s more that we think we have to work harder in the future, that entertainment is inherently increased in value by having it be social, by letting you play with your friends, by recognizing that you’re connected with other people.”
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“That’s the thing that we’re trying to say, is that, single player is great but we also have to recognize that you have friends, and we wanna have that connected as well. So, it’s not about giving up on single player at all, it’s like saying, we actually think that there’s a bunch of features and capabilities that we need to add into our single player games to recognize the socially connected gamer.”
Thanks RipTen via VG247.
Steam now offers a new version of Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45, a free modification for Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 not to be confused with the Darkest Hour Hearts of Iron game which was just updated. The Darkest Hour Website has full details and a trailer highlighting the new release.
Brink TV is counting down to a Tuesday launch in support of BRINK, Splash Damage's first-person shooter that will be released in North America on that day as well. This page outlines a couple of launch events. Word is: "With the founding team behind Quake Live TV and Games Cast TV at its helm, Brink TV is working to gather an experienced roster of top-tier broadcasters, competitive gaming advocates, and community leaders. With this team behind Brink TV, it hopes to produce the most entertaining and in-depth coverage of live Brink competition."
Here's the list of the 10 bestselling titles on Steam for the past week:
- Portal 2
- BRINK
- Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
- Mass Effect 2
- Crysis® Maximum Edition
- Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
- Dead Space 2
- Mass Effect
- Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Section 8: Prejudice™
Cliffski's Blog - Indie Game pricing pressures.
There seems to be an unwritten rule developing that indie games must be under £10, preferably under $10. This is MAD. Harry Potter was written by ONE person. just ONE. It’s production costs were tiny. Does that mean you saw the harry potter books on sale for a third the price of other books? Of course not. Nobody slots books or plays into an ‘indie’ category and tries to get them cheap, ditto music. Do you pay less for an Adele album than a Queen album, because Queen had more members? That would be silly.
Save 50% on a large list of games on the THQ Online Store.
All preorders on Direct2Drive are 10% off except those on this list, which are all 25% off when you use the promo code "sizzle" on checkout.
- Apache: Air Assault on Yuplay. Save 70%. Thanks Kevin.
- Battlefield 2: Complete Collection on Steam. Save 75%.
- Battlefield- Bad Company 2 on Steam. Save 66%.
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam on Steam. Save 50%.
- Battlefield Bad Company 2: SPECACT Kit Upgrade on Steam. Save 50%.
- Medal of Honor on Steam. Save 50%.
- Medal of Honor: Airborne on Steam. Save 75%.
- Men of War: Gold Edition on Yuplay. Save 50%.
- Whirlwind of Vietnam on Yuplay. Save 50%.
- Wings of Prey on Yuplay. Save 70%.
Still on sale (previously reported). Continue here to read the full story.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there, and of course to the rest of you as well. Today is also the birthday of my brother WalterEgo, which is another reminder of my mom, as she embraced her motherhood wholeheartedly, so having one of her kids' birthdays occasionally fall on Mother's Day could only have been more appropriate if it was mine, since of course I was the favorite (of course I kid, as this is the perfect opportunity to bust my bro's chops on his birthday).
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