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PSN Store Update: Soul Sacrifice Delta, Borderlands 2 Vita
It's a quieter week on PSN, with just two new games each for PS3 and Vita. Starting with the portable, Borderlands 2 gets a standalone release ($40) after featuring in last week's Vita 2000 bundle, and Soul Sacrifice Delta has a few freebies in a limited edition bundle ($36). As for the PS3 new releases, there's Episode 3 of The Walking Dead Season 2 ($5, or part of $20 season pass) and the slightly belated Serious Sam 3: BFE ($20, or $15 with Plus). Also, JRPG fans may be tempted by a new Tales bundle that combines Graces f with Xillia ($60). Finally, some bits and bobs to round up: Skullgirls Encore on PS3 is the latest Plus freebie, Dishonored is permanently price reduced to $20, and the PS Blog has all the latest sales and Plus discounts. [Image: Sony Computer Entertainment]
Humble Jumbo Bundle spotlights Orcs Must Die 2, Garry's Mod, Magicka
Humble Bundle organizers have launched the Humble Jumbo Bundle, serving up digital copies of Unknown Worlds' FPS Natural Selection 2, Coffee Stain Studios' tower defense shooter Sanctum 2 and Paradox Interactive's DLC-bundled Magicka for a buyer-chosen price ($1 minimum). Beat the bundle's average purchase price (currently hovering around $4) and you'll also receive Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die! 2: Complete Pack, Croteam's retro-styled shooter Serious Sam 3: BFE, and Facepunch Studios' sandbox mayhem simulator Garry's Mod. Note that Garry's Mod requires a Source engine game such as Counter-Strike: Source or Half-Life 2 as a base in order to function, but considering that it gives players the power to create brilliant works like Half life: Full Life Consequences, it's worth it. The Humble Jumbo Bundle will remain available for sale through December 17.
Serious Sam Collection gets Mental in Europe July 12
A new Serious Sam bundle will make its debut on Xbox 360 next month, July 12. Included within the Serious Sam Collection are Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, HD remakes of the first two original Serious Sam games, plus sequel Serious Sam 3: BFE and its "Jewel of the Nile" DLC. Rounding out the collection is Mommy's Best Games' side-scroller, Serious Sam Double D XXL. This specific announcement applies to Europe where The Mastertronic Group, with blessings from developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital, will offer the Serious Sam Collection. We've inquired about a North American release and will update this post when we hear back.
Serious Sam stars in newest Humble Weekly Sale
This week's Humble Weekly Sale collects just about every remake, sequel, and spinoff in Croteam's Serious Sam series as a pay-what-you-want compilation for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The bundle's core package includes the unapologetically arcadey first-person shooters Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, along with a rarely-seen public test version of the original Serious Sam. Also included are Vlambeer's turn-based RPG Serious Sam: The Random Encounter, Mommy's Best Games' gun-stacking side-scroller Serious Sam Double D, and Be-Rad Entertainment's autoscrolling platformer Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack. Bundle buyers who beat the average purchase price (currently around $4) will also receive Serious Sam 2 and the Deluxe Edition of Serious Sam 3 BFE, which includes the Classic (non-HD) versions of The First Encounter and The Second Encounter, along with a downloadable soundtrack. Serious Sam's Humble Weekly Sale ends on June 13.
Serious Sam 3 and DLC prices permanently reduced on XBLA
Serious Sam 3's Xbox Live Arcade port has received a permanent price reduction, down from 1200 MS Points ($15) to 800 MS Points ($10), a savings of $5. The Jewel of the Nile DLC has also been reduced to the same price.Serious Sam 3 originally launched on the PC in late 2011, a game our own Ludwig Kietzmann says "is like a dam filled with cookies." Last year, Serious Sam 3 was ported to Mac and Linux before its Xbox Live Arcade debut in October.
Indie Royale Valentine's Bundle 2.0: Serious Sam 3 BFE, Shad'O, more
Nothing says "I love you, baby" quite like making some massive beasties go boom, which is why Serious Sam 3: BFE is headlining today's Indie Royale Valentine's Bundle 2.0. Also feeling the love are Shad'O, Oozi: Earth Adventure, Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, Lunnye Devitsy 2013 and Wake.Included in the purchase price (which is "whatever you choose above the super-cheap minimum") are soundtracks for Shad'O, Oozi, Lunnye Devitsy and Wake, and a wallpaper for Doc Clock. Pay $8 or more (still within the "super cheap" range) and snag the Slipstream Vol. 2 64-bit digital remix album from Cold Storage. Check out all the sweet stuff at Indie Royale.
Serious Sam 3 now in Steam Workshop, mods incoming
Serious Sam 3 recently received Steam Workshop support, Croteam and Devolver Digital announced. The update gave players the ability to use community-made weapons, character skins, maps and gameplay mods, and the option to subscribe to modders that use the Serious Editor.The update initially provided users with over 60 mods to play with, some of which can be seen in the gallery below. %Gallery-169987%
Serious Sam 3: BFE explodes onto XBLA October 17
Serious Sam 3: Before First Encounter is getting serious on Xbox Live Arcade next week, launching on October 17 for 1200 MSP. Devolver Digital also announced that the "Jewel of the Nile" DLC arrives on the same day, just a day after it debuts on Steam.The DLC includes three new campaigns along with some new weaponry. It's available with the Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Lat Team Standing and My Burden multiplayer versus modes for 1200 MSP too.Devolver Digital revealed the above trailer to commemorate the announcement. It features the Rich Knuckles character from previous BFE commercials holding down his new mobile helpline, and includes an interesting soundbite from a certain CEO.
'Jewel of the Nile' DLC runs screaming to Serious Sam 3 on October 16
Announced back in July, the 'Jewel of the Nile' DLC pack for Serious Sam 3: BFE finally has a launch date: October 16. Jewel of the Nile features three campaign missions that take place during the middle of the single-player story, transporting Sam and his tight white t-shirt to the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae.All three missions will be playable alone and in co-op, and feature a few new weapons for an asking price of $9.99. Sam will even encounter "a monstrous temple guardian" boss and probably a bunch of other screaming monsters, because that's what happens in Sam's world. He'll even have to fight an Aludran Reptiloid but you probably already knew that because you saw the screen above. Look how perceptive you are!%Gallery-167519%
Serious Sam 3: BFE runs screaming to Linux via Steam
While it's true the first Steam game to run on Linux will be Left 4 Dead 2, Devolver Digital's fast-paced shooter may be a close second. Serious Sam 3: BFE is currently in development for Linux and should launch sometime this year – the Linux version will launch with all content "up to date" with the PC and Mac versions.The Linux version of Serious Sam 3: BFE will feature full Steamworks integration, including achievements and "the whole shebang," developer Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker says. Look for it to debut on Steam sometime this year.%Gallery-161026%
Steam Summer Sale, Day 4: Saints Row: The Third, Walking Dead, Indie Bundle 4 and more
Survival Diary, Day Four:I don't know how much longer I can keep hiding here. It was safe at first; quiet even, like a snow-packed forest or the very depths of the sea, but his footsteps continue to grow closer. Eventually, he's going to find me, and when he does the very core of me will be torn inside out and used to purchase games like Saints Row: The Third, The Walking Dead or any number of the other games on sale today.I know now that my sanctuary beneath the sofa is no longer a sufficient haven in which to ensconce myself, so I must attempt to find new refuge. There's a very good chance this is my last entry, so please, if you find this, tell the pocket watch I love her.Always,Wallet
Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile DLC announced
Devolver Digital announced DLC for Serious Sam 3: BFE today by the name of Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile. The DLC features three new missions set in the middle of the game's storyline, in which Sam explores the Temple of Isis on the island of Philae.Serious Sam 3: Jewel of the Nile will launch on PC in October 2012 for a currently unannounced price. Check out our gallery of the DLC below!%Gallery-160026%
Serious Sam 3: BFE, Serious Sam Double D XXL run screaming to XBLA this fall
This fall, Xbox Live Arcade doubles down on Serious Sam. Serious Sam 3: BFE – which launched on the PC late last year and was ported over to the Mac last month – will ditch the disc for an Xbox Live Arcade release this fall. Serious Sam 3: BFE on XBLA will be the full game, losing nothing in the transition over to console.Serious Sam Double D XXL is the new version of Mommy's Best Games' PC release. The XXL brings with it "new campaign missions, new challenges, new enemies, Gunstacker upgrades and a hot new two-player local cooperative mode." Serious Sam Double D XXL is priced at 800 MS Points ($10).%Gallery-155549%
PSA: Serious Sam 3: BFE has an encounter with Mac today
Sam has traveled through time and space, and now he's traveling across platforms. Serious Sam 3: BFE is now available for download on Mac.If you already own the game through Steam, the Steamplay functionality – which lets you play select games on both Windows and PC – is also unlocked today. If you prefer to save money on games where exploding, screaming dudes run right at you, you'll be happy to learn that Serious Sam 3: BFE is also marked down to $13.60 on Steam until April 30.
Serious Sam 3: BFE coming to Mac on April 23
It's with a very straight face that we write this post informing you that the third entry in the Serious Sam series, Serious Sam 3: BFE, is headed to Mac on April 23. No info on system requirements as of right now, but to compensate we've got the shiny new trailer embedded above.
Serious Sam Complete Pack launches on Steam with sweet deal
So you've been abroad for the past few years, backpacking across Europe or whatever it is you were doing -- we didn't want to ask. It's none of our business what you were up to, but now that you're back, maybe you want to dust off your keyboard, boot up your PC and see what you've missed?If you're a Serious Sam fan you've missed quite a few games. As if celebrating your return, Steam is offering a Serious Sam bundle on sale. It collects eight different games for $28.90. These include the classic Serious Sam games and their HD remakes, the sequels Serious Sam 2 and Serious Sam 3: BFE, and the Mommy's Best Games indie effort, Serious Sam Double D. Once this deal expires on February 27, the bundle cost $84.99.Accompanying the sale is a nice retrospective video that looks back at the iconic PC series, which you can watch above this chunk of text. Convenient.
Serious Sam 3 gets free Serious Santa multiplayer skin for the holidays
His eyes -- how they twinkle! His dimples -- how merry! His cheeks are adorned with phat shades from Burberry. His mouth is set hard, like grayscale concrete, And his scraggly man-beard leaves the ladies effete. For this elf isn't jolly, or chubby or plump; This Santa, he ain't putting up with no coal or no chumps. No this Santa's a free skin in Croteam's new update. So go ahead, download him -- do it now, don't be late! Yeah he's armed and he's angry and he's all out of gum, And he don't care if you're naughty or nice, smart or dumb. You might hear him exclaim, as he breaks you like glass, "Merry Christmas to all, now let's go kick some ass." %Gallery-141390%
The painful sting of Serious Sam 3's anti-piracy protection
Software piracy is illegal and unfair to the people who make and sell games. That's enough of a deterrent for most people. The rest may find the giant, invincible, super-fast, assault-rifle-wielding scorpion monster more convincing. That's the new DRM measure enacted by Serious Sam 3: BFE developer Croteam. We see the potential for this to become an industry-standard method of preventing unauthorized game copying. Or, in simpler terms, if that scary-ass monster wants to go into other games, we are powerless to stop it.
Serious Sam 3 blood options include green, hippie and kids
As Serious Sam 3 spokes-dude Rich Knuckles is quick to point out, however, that's "kids blood" in the plural sense, not "kid's blood" in the possessive. Not that "multiple child blood" sounds much better, mind you, but it's actually not as bad as it seems.
Serious Sam 3 review: Rebel in excess
There is a speck of decency to be found in the unvarnished and churlish Serious Sam. It's right there in the name: despite all temptations and probable pleading from the marketing department, it didn't come out as "Shoot Many Monsters." That's exactly what you do, over and over again, but the important thing is how you do it. Be careful what you call mindless. Serious Sam 3: BFE lacks the long-term mental overhead of equipment upgrades and character augmentation, and the only emergent gameplay is something slimy crawling out of a cocoon, but it does know how to commandeer concentration -- ruthlessly. You're so plugged in from moment to moment, fingers flitting over the keyboard as you sprint, dodge and shuffle weapons in an onslaught of snorting beasts, it's a lie to think you haven't thought. So involving is the instinctive, mechanical game that context becomes a luxury.
