24 May, 2012

With the option to preorder Civilization V: Gods and Kings expansion getting ready to go live on May 28th, 2K Games and Fireaxis is celebrating with a full free weekend of play on Steam. Yes, you can download hte full Civilization V game to play absolutely free all weekend long, starting today and ending on Monday, May 28th. Even better is that the entire...

24 May, 2012

In preparation for the Magic: The Gathering 2013 Core Set, Wizards of the Coast will be releasing a brand new Duels of the Planeswalkers game on iPad, Steam, XBLA, and PSN. These have previously been a wild disappointment with the top frustration being auto-tapped lands. Well have I got some chuffing brilliant news for you? Yes. I wouldn’t have asked if I...

15 May, 2012

Since GAME went into administration in Australia just yesterday, many fans who pre-ordered the game from the retailer have essentially lost their money. And to add insult to injury, they won’t be getting a copy of the game either. That is, until Blizzard stepped in. According to a statement released from Blizzard Entertainment, the company will be paying...

15 May, 2012

Steam is great. Steam is wonderful for PC gamers, and GameStop has gotten wise to its ways, which is surprising because it offers its own digital distribution platform. The videogame retail giant has now confirmed that they’re collaborating with Valve to sell some so called “Steam Wallet” codes in stores across the United States. Much like...

12 May, 2012

That’s according to the latest news out of Amazon. Call of Duty: Black Ops II can go ahead and keep its crown, but it won’t be snatching the PC market away from Diablo III any time soon. In a statement to Joystiq, an Amazon representative said that Diablo III has surpassed the numbers even for StarCraft II. “Today, [Diablo III] became the most...

12 May, 2012

Debuted at least year’s PAX Prime extravaganza in leaden gray Seattle, Quantum Conundrum introduced us to another puzzler by Portal designer Kim Swift. However, one has to ask: is there any of that Portal versus Quantum Conundrum pressure? Swift denied it, and in an interview with Eurogamer, explained that hanging on to all of your past achievements can be...

11 May, 2012

In a more unique preorder bonus story, Io Interactive and Square Enix have prepared a special download mission pack that you will be able to play starting on May 15th, 2012 for those that order Hitman Absolution at GameStop. If you preorder at GameStop, you will gain immediate access to the Hitman Sniper Challenge. The idea is that you are Agent 47, sitting on...

9 May, 2012

Valve humblebragged today that Portal 2 has sold over 4 million copies and downloads across Xbox 360, PS3, Mac, and PC. No biggie. But it looks like it still has to play catch up with its dad: Portal managed 4 million excluding Steam. I was incredibly late to the party with Portal 2, because it remained pretty expensive (a testament to the game’s quality),...