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Grab every Sega game on Steam for $90
If you're a supporter of all of Sega's ludological offerings -- not just the ones that include attitude-infused blue rodents -- you'll want to check out the Sega Complete Pack on Steam. For $90, you can grab all of Sega's PC games currently available on the platform; a list that includes Empire: Total War (and all its expansions), Space Siege, The Club, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Aliens vs. Predator and a whole lot more. (Sorry Mac users, but almost all of these games are still only available to the Windows crowd.) If you're looking for something a bit more cost-efficient, Steam is also offering Aliens vs. Predator alone at half price, for $24.99. But why not chip in the extra $65 and pick up more Total War games than you could ever play in a single lifetime? That seems like a sound economic decision to us.
Pre-order Alpha Protocol on Steam, get Space Siege free
For those of you anxious to WASD your way through Obsidian's Alpha Protocol (y'know, the Espionage RPG), Steam is offering a bonus if you pick up the game through its service. Anyone who pre-orders will get a free copy of Gas Powered Games' (and Sega-published) Space Siege immediately, a $20 title. The freebie should help to assuage Obsidian's gross oversight. C'mon, how could the studio forget to include cyborg space marines?Download the PC demo for Space Siege right here.
The Best of Big Download: August 11-17
We have had a busy week at the PC centric Big Download site. As we approach two big gaming events (next week's Games Convention and Labor Day weekend's Penny Arcade Expo) we should have even more to write about in the coming days. In the meantime let's look back at the week that was:Exclusive Features Reviews: We review a number of games this week including Space Siege, the latest American McGee's Grimm episode and the first chapter of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. Big Ideas: Our latest look at game themes takes a look at gender roles in games. Freeware Friday: This week our free game is the strategy title Battle for Wesnoth. BigCast: It's our seventh edition of the Big Download podcast. Downloads Unreal Tournament 3 patch: Grab the 1.3 patch for Epic Games' latest shooter title. Strong Bad Episode 1 demo: Check out the free portion of Telltale Games' latest episodic title Romance of the Three Kingdoms Xi demo: Try out a portion of Koei's PC port of their strategy game Star Trek Online trailer: Check out the first gameplay trailer from Cryptic Studios' MMO Empire: Total War trailer: Check out some naval battle action from the upcoming historical RTS game. Aion trailer: Check out this trailer for NCsoft's upcoming MMO News EA to publish new Epic Games/People Can Fly title Team Fortress 2 Heavy update due next week Spore has gone gold Carrier Command: Gaea announced New Sword of the Stars expansion announced Codemasters unveils plans for Overlord II Bionic Commando PC gets extra content after all
Space Siege PC demo now available
Tired of constantly clicking dwarfs and dragons to death in a cliché-ridden fantasy setting? Rejoice, for Gas Powered Games' Space Siege demo is now available for download! You -- yes, you! -- can now be plunged into a brave, hitherto unexplored world as you click aliens and robots to death in a cliché-ridden sci-fi setting!Here's the lowdown on the download: This smattering of outer space adventure will lay siege to approximately 935MB of space on your hard drive and offer you a glimpse of the game's environments, combat and cybernetically enhanced space dudes. You can grab it from our pals at Big Download.
The Best of Big Download; June 29-July 5, 2008
This may have been a holiday week but we were extremely busy anyway with tons of original content and features along with some great new downloads. Here's a look at the highlights.Exclusive Features Hands-On Space Siege: We get to play with a late build of the sci-fi action-RPG from Gas Powered Games and Sega Hands-On Bionic Commando: We swing to new heights with this preview of the third person action game revival from GRIN and Capcom Hands-On Civilization IV Colonization: We check out this (sort of) remake of Sid Meier's classic strategy game from Firaxis and 2K Games Hands-On American McGee's Grimm: We play through the first portions of this episodic action game that's coming from Gametap. Preview: Call of Duty World at War: We check out a live demo of the upcoming WWII shooter from Treyarch and Activision. Interview: Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People: We chat with members of Telltale Games to find out more about their upcoming episodic adventure game. Alone in the Dark: We compare the PC version of the Atari survival horror game to its Xbox 360 counterpart in our latest Big Versus article and go more in-depth with the game as well. Guide to TF2 Pyro Achievements Part 6: We have the final part of our series of articles looking at the new achievements for the Pyro class in Team Fortress 2. Big Ideas: Our new weekly column on gaming's major themes takes a look at story in games. Freeware Friday: Our weekly look at free games talks about the scrolling shooter rRootage Big Iron: Our hardware column takes a look at the new 4800 series of Radeon graphics chips from AMD/ATI Mac Monday: Our regular look at Mac gaming takes a look at the Mac exclusive arcade game Neon Tango BigCast: Members of Big Download chat about the week of PC games in our latest podcast.
Chris Taylor talks Dungeon Siege 3
Miraculously, it appears that Gas Powered Games' Dungeon Siege franchise has survived a Boll-ocalypse -- that is to say, it's getting another game even after being "adapted" into a hilariously calamitous Uwe Boll film. Speaking to Eurogamer Germany (English version), Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor has divulged some of his plans for a third orc-killing romp. "There will be some things that are very much like Dungeon Siege 1 and 2, but some things will be simplified," he said. "I am done with multi-character parties; I really think that it's all going to be about a single hero. It's too much to manage." We can certainly get behind the idea of having fewer people to manage, as long as our hero has enough to do by his lonesome. For instance, it would be nice to be granted a choice in whether we'd like to hack or slash any given enemy.We expect to hear more on the topic once Gas Powered Games completes work on Space Siege. Which is a lot like Dungeon Siege ... but in space.[Via Big Download]
Space Siege could be headed to 360
Videogaming247 is reporting that Sega is considering a console version of the upcoming Gas Powered Games title Space Siege. Shawn Green, associate producer of the title for Sega said that a console version of the title is "definitely" under consideration. Furthermore, Green says that console gamers would appreciate the "short and sweet" nature of the game. For those unfamiliar with the title, Space Siege is an action RPG in the same vein as Gas Powered Games' previous Dungeon Siege titles (only this one is set in space, obviously). If that sounds like your cup of tea, you may want to read Joystiq's impressions of the title from CES earlier this year. The PC version is expected in September. We'll have to wait to see when (and if) the console version will follow.[Via Eurogamer]
CES 2008: Hands-on with first public showing of Space Siege
The last Dungeon Siege update came out almost 18 months ago. Chris Taylor and his Gas Powered Games have had plenty of time to mull the next move, reflecting on half a dozen titles in the fantasy world, and even a major motion picture. The move they've made – a quick hyperspace jump away from the fantasy setting – shouldn't surprise anyone. With the Games for Windows initiative ramping up to full power it's the perfect time for the unveiling of Space Siege. Even in pre-alpha state, Space Siege is already exactly what you'd expect. Instead of a hard-jawed warrior wading through waste-deep goblin blood with sword clenched, the protagonist is a hard-jawed space marine wading through waste-deep alien blood with a big gun clenched in his hands. There isn't a lot of game to actually play on the CES show floor, but what there is reminds us of how much fun it is to mindlessly click creatures to death. Despite the similar-sounding nature of the game, there were actually a number of changes to the formula on display; enough that we think some folks are going to be surprised.
CES 2008: New titles join Games for Windows portfolio
In another CES 2008 announcement, Microsoft has highlighted nine new additions to its Games for Windows endeavor, promising to "continue the momentum for Windows-based gaming in 2008" and "revive" the PC gaming space. The titles due to be dressed in Microsoft's colors include: Alone in the Dark (Atari) Bionic Commando (Capcom) Conflict: Denied Ops (Eidos Interactive) Empire: Total War (SEGA) LEGO Indiana Jones (LucasArts) Microsoft Train Simulator 2 (Microsoft Game Studios) Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock) Space Siege (SEGA) Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos Interactive) The list not only cements the "Underworld" subtitle to Eidos' next Tomb Raider, but provides reassurance as to the longevity of Microsoft's initiative. Games for Windows is sure to be around for quite some time if Alone in the Dark manages to arrive under its banner. Microsoft's polite press release is also keen to remind us that other expected 2008 titles -- Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Borderlands, The Club, Fallout 3 and Frontlines: Fuel of War -- will stand beneath the flapping emblem.
