Game Design, Gamer Culture, PC, Warhammer, Xbox 360
Recent reports have THQ’s Dawn of War II, released on February 19th (20th for European gamers), claiming the number one spot in sales this week. Which is no surprise seeing as how its prequel was a smash hit for fans of the Warhammer 40K universe when released. Though, coming in above World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King this month is no small feat. Read More »
What could be greater than playing the recently released Dawn of War II ? Well, how about a life-size Space Marine towering above you while you do so. Announced last week via Facebook, five lucky fans in the UK will win a Blood Raven Space Marine statue on February 26th. With an endless wall of comments from eager fans on the contest page, it’s going to be a tough choice for the folks over at THQ. Read More »
Business, Game Design, PC, Technology
On Thursday the staff at Mod DB were given the chance to play the new Deus Ex total-conversion PC mod, claiming the moniker of The Nameless Mod. Taking over seven years to complete, with mounting anticipation despite numerous delays, The Nameless Mod is sure to make a large impact with fans of the original Deus Ex when it is released on February 24th.
Valve is very good to its fans — actually, better than most. From free-play weekends, where uncertain gamers get full access to particular games for 48 hours, or giving exclusive savings by pre-ordering titles on Steam, Valve does it all. Though, one less-commonly known service takes the shape of the ‘weekend deal.’ This weekend, grab all of your favorite Ghost Recon titles over steam for a bundled price of $19.99! — saving nearly twenty dollars. Read More »
It’s somewhat of a rarity to witness an ambitious mod concept to be relentlessly toiled upon. Often, mod developers are forced to rely heavily on support from their fans, in addition to countless hours (off the clock, mind you) of coding, animating, and mapping on their part, in order to see a mod through to even its most elementary stages. Indeed, mods are somewhat a labor of love; though, they consistently remain the underdogs that everyone loves to cheer for — especially when they are shown to produce something truly amazing. Though, with Dystopia, the ever-popular cyberpunk mod for Half-Life 2, ‘amazing’ seems too weak a definition. Read More »
CD-keys and game authorization codes are not only annoying for most PC gamers, they’re generally accepted as standard procedure. In fact, they’re so standard that you find yourself letting your guard down — forgetting that titles under the banner of “Games for Windows” should not be so readily trusted; after all, Windows is in the title.
Counter-Strike, Gamer Culture, PC
Walk into any cybercafe and take note of your surroundings: rows of bright monitors projecting an eclectic display of PC favorites. Though, somewhere in all of this, you are bound to see at least a few gamers playing the original Counter-Strike, their fingers rapidly navigating keyboard and mouse while managing a score of 30-0 on de_dust. So, what makes this old shooter still popular amidst so many other great titles of its genre?
