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Xbox 360 deals: BioShock Infinite, Modern Warfare 3
Today is the final day of Microsoft's Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale, and it's going out with a bang, a burst of speed and an "Ode to Joy." First, the bang: BioShock Infinite is 67 percent off ($9.89 / £6.59 / €9.89) today on Xbox Live, joined by Modern Warfare 3 at 60 percent off ($19.99 / £19.99 / €27.99) and Painkiller Hell and Damnation at 80 percent off ($5.99 / £4.99 / €5.99). Two racing games are discounted through Xbox Live today: NASCAR 14 and Split Second. Eutechnyx's NASCAR 14 is 58 percent off ($20.99) and Split Second is 75 percent off ($4.99 / £2.99 / €3.74). The best way for the Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale to close is with an Ode to Joy provided by Peggle 2, the lone discounted XBLA game in today's sale. PopCap's popular peg-destroying game is half-off today ($11.99 / £9.99 / €9.99). Remember, the final day's sales are joined by other ongoing deals, which also expire at the end of the day. [Image: 2K Games]
This week's Xbox Live sale discounts Darksiders 2, Stacking
This week's deals on Xbox Live includes 67 percent discounts on both Darksiders ($6.59) and Darksiders 2 ($19.79) for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The sale also slashes at the prices of two add-ons for the sequel, the Argul's Tomb DLC and Death Rides Pack for $2.30 each. Additionally, players can pick up Darksiders 2's season pass for $6.59 this week on Xbox Live. Among the other deals this week is MX vs ATV Reflex for $4.99, a 75 percent discount, and Double Fine's Stacking for half off ($7.49). Head past the break for a full list of this week's Xbox Live deals.
Painkiller Hell & Damnation fires off 'Full Metal Rocket' DLC
The latest DLC for Painkiller Hell & Damnation is now available for purchase on Steam. The $4 Full Metal Rocket DLC bolsters the multiplayer side with five additional maps – three classic Painkiller maps in Meatless, Blink and Mines; two new locales called Town and Prison – and a pair of skins, plus a new weapon and two new enemies: the Executioner and the Beast. Painkiller Hell & Damnation is the HD remake of the original Painkiller, which launched for the PC in 2004. Console ports for Painkiller HD are currently in the works, while ports for Mac and Linux are expected to drop this spring.%Gallery-187484%
Painkiller: Hell and Damnation coming to Mac, Linux this spring
Nordic Games has announced Mac and Linux releases of Painkiller: Hell and Damnation, the remake of People Can Fly's frantic FPS, along with a mod-kit for the PC version. Nordic says they'll be available sometime this spring, while the game is due out on Xbox and PS3 on April 5.As for the mod-kit, it'll use UnrealEd and be integrated with Steam Workshop, letting players create items, weapons, multiplayer skins, new maps and games for the Painkiller experience.We can expect the beta for that sometime in April, so mark your calendars for lots of painkillin' around then.
Steam: Walking Dead half off today, Painkiller free weekend, Grimrock $5
There is a small stack of Steam games on sale right now and on through the weekend, starting with Telltale's The Walking Dead, which is half off through tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT, just $12.50 for all five episodes in the first season. If you haven't jumped on that game yet, it comes highly recommended.This weekend, starting now, dungeon-crawling RPG Legend of Grimrock is 66 percent off, costing just $5 through 10 a.m. on Monday. As if that doesn't give you enough to do this weekend, Painkiller Hell and Damnation is also 66 percent off until Monday morning, and it features a free multiplayer weekend through 1 p.m. PT on Sunday. Enjoy the only time off you have this week running from zombies, shooting demons and crawling through dungeons. You freaky thing.
Painkiller Hell and Damnation delayed until April on consoles
Painkiller: Hell and Damnation was released on PC back in October, but Xbox 360 and PS3 owners are doomed to wait. Originally set for January 22, The Farm 51's remake of the original game will now be released on April 5. It'll be sold in both a "standard" edition for $29.99/29.99/24.99, and a "collector's" edition for $10 more."We have been working around the clock to bring the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game in line with the quality and standard of the PC game," Nordic Games Production and Business Development Manager Reinhard Pollice said in the announcement. "There has been a slight delay so that the console communities can enjoy the fiendishly ghoulish experience that we know they want and deserve."
Painkiller remake hits PC on October 31, consoles January 2013
Painkiller: Hell and Damnation is set to smite up Halloween when it's unleashed October 31 on PC. Publisher Nordic Games also scribbled in a demonicon to us that those interested in the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions have to damn well wait until January 22, 2013.Nordic describes the version being released this month as "totally uncut," and that same uncut version arrives in three months' time for Xbox 360 and PS3. A cut version also releases on January 22, perhaps to satiate German regulators who didn't give the uncut version a rating, effectively prohibiting its sale in the country.Hell and Damnation is a remake of the 2004 shooter from Polish studio People Can Fly, now of Bulletstorm fame. People Can Fly's compatriots The Farm 51 are handling the remake, offering a new story that throws Daniel into purgatory once more, forced to fight through to Hell and back all over again. Curiously, the original Painkiller (and subsequent games in the series) received 18+ ratings in Germany, so we wonder what The Farm 51 added to its remake's uncut version to push regulators over the edge.The PC version comes in Standard and Collector's editions priced at $19.99 and $29.99 respectively, with the latter including plenty of hellish swag. Shell out the extra $10 and you'll get stickers, postcards, a behind-the-scenes artbook, a making-of DVD, a ten-track soundtrack, and some in-game goodies too. The PS3 and 360 versions cost $29.99%Gallery-167915%
Get your Ph.D in Painkiller remake studies
Publisher Nordic Games and developer The Farm 51 are remaking the original Painkiller game (by People Can Fly) as Painkiller: Hell & Damnation, a title that seems more like a warning than anything else. If you're not scared off by that, you can sign up for a PC beta here.
