‘Perils of Summer’ Steam sale offers big savings

In the spirit of summer and spending plenty of money, Steam has started what appears to be a completely mental sale, filled to the brim with savings on so many games, there is bound to be something you want.

E3: Portal 2 Preview

Valve had more to talk about regarding Portal 2 than just press conferences revealing their own sudden acceptance of the Playstation 3 platform, oh, no! Behind closed doors, Valve was very, very willing to answer journalist questions about new tools, weapons and story in regards to their next potential masterpiece.

Cut The Scenes

When the game breaks its own rules for narrative purposes it hurts both the gameplay and the story. The gameplay becomes seemingly moot and your actions seem to have little to no influence on the characters, which in turn makes you feel much less involved in the story.

Steam: A Cynical View

While not attempting to broadcast it on a global scale, I also have not hidden my dislike for Steam. Dislike probably isn’t a strong enough word, but it’s the best I can hope for with my editor metaphorically staring over my shoulder with a Scottish slang booklet in one hand and a guide to Japanese cursing in the other in case I try to get creative.

Steam Powered Macs

Great news for Apple Mac owners, Valve have just released the download gaming service Steam for the platform. There are initially 63 games to download, including World of Goo, Braid and Lucasarts Monkey Island series, and new games shall be getting released every Wednesday from now on.

Critical Gamer on Steam

We here at Critical Gamer recently created our own Steam community group, so we can play games across the popular platform, keep in touch with each other and demonstrate our gaming prowess to the world! We’re now opening that up to our community, so if you’d like to join the group just follow this link [...]

Left 4 Dead original survivors to return in Left 4 Dead 2 DLC

Valve have announced the first piece of DLC for Left 4 Dead 2, which according to Rock Paper Shotgun will see the survivors from Left 4 Dead meeting their sequel counterparts.

Left 4 Dead 2: Review

Left 4 Dead came out last year to critical acclaim, lauded as one of the most satisfying co-op experiences yet to be found in gaming. One year on and it’s still difficult to argue any differently. Co-op is found more and more in games, but few have the efficiency of design to be encountered in L4D, with every aspect of the game balanced and focused around operating as part of a team.

Left 4 Dead 2 UK release woes

Valve have announced on their Left 4 Dead blog that Left 4 Dead 2 will not be playable for most UK players until Friday.

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Impressions

Now that the Left 4 Dead 2 demo is open to everyone, it’s time to share our thoughts on Valves latest zombie splatterer. The demo only offers a brief glimpse at what we can expect come November 18th and the release of the full game, but it’s enough to whet our appetites.

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