On October 7, Xbox Live Arcade gamers and PC gamers (via Steam and Direct2Drive) will be able to experience LucasArts newest puzzle platform game, Lucidity.
Set in the mind of protagonist Sofi, gamers will have to protect her as she moves further into her dreams. Keeping her in motion is the most important part of the game,
Disc formatting was all the rage back in the 90s. Discs made cassettes obsolete. They outmoded tapes. And they enshrined those good ole’ fashioned game cartridges as relics of the past.
However, with the Internet so readily available and unimaginable amounts of data so easily accessible, will the disc, and any other physical memory storing device for that matter, eventually give way to a future of online distribution?
Developer Square Enix’s titles will soon be available on Steam, Valve’s PC digital distribution website, announced both companies recently. On April 9, The Last Remnant will be Square’s first title to be available for purchase and download.
If undead-centric films and games have taught me anything, it’s that it takes more than a few headshots to keep a good zombie plague down. Resident Evil, George Romero… the undead always come back bigger and badder for a second helping of the helpless.
MCVUK reports that North American Game analyst the NPD Group has confirmed that gamers still prefer hard copies of titles rather than digitally distributed versions, with the Group asserting that 58% of gamers have never downloaded a game.
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 »
Steam users should have more caution when it comes to emails sent from Steam itself. An account phishing scam emerged going after users with the empty carrot promise of a free downloadable copy of Far Cry 2. Most gamers know anything free will always come with a price.
Advances in technology have generally opened new doors for businesses and consumers alike, ranging from cheaper products to easier methods of procuring products, such as online shopping. The video game market has been no exception, as they have recently begun taking advantage of online distribution, cutting out retailers, and offering consumers the ability to purchase and download games to their homes. Of course, in the world of business, a new means of distribution sometimes offers companies the ability to sneak in new charges, improving profits at the expense of the consumer.
