A Portal 2 DLC announcement? Surely not...

Oh but it's very true, after barely even a week of release, Valve have confirmed that they will be releasing a DLC#1, they say that this DLC will "Will offer new test chambers for players, leaderboards, challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, and more"
Valve have also confirmed that there will be a summer launch window where the DLC in question will be absolutely FREE!! Now surely that's got to be something to look forward too for all your Arperture fans? =)

Minecraft 1.6 Update

Now, this update is gonna be mainly about fixing a couple of bugs found in game, but will include maps! How cool?



The map you craft will centre around the area you originally created it, and will fill in more as you explore your surroundings.

IBUYPOWER partners with Wal-Mart for new custom gaming PCs

Now for all you lazy peeps out there, iBUYPOWER have teamed up with Wal-Mart to bring customers a fully customisable gaming pc. You get to pick from 5 different cases, an AMD or Intel processor, 3 different hard drive options, a graphics card (both Radeon and GeForce options are up for grabs), 3 different types of optical drives (including Blu-ray), and 3 different forms of Windows 7. Optional parts include card readers, monitors, and printers. All the systems start at $580 and the price increases depending on the parts you buy.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Build-Your-Own-Gaming-PC/15374646#rr?wmlspartner=TnL5HPStwNw&sourceid=10496573031391186849

Team Fortress 2 Gameplay #5 - The 20 to 1

So, this is it, the epic sniping game. Another round with Homer playing mixed classes, me as the sniper again. This time, we're defending, and we do it incredibly, never giving up the first point! Hope you enjoy it!

Max Payne 3 Screenshots

Rockstar have released a few new screenshots of Max in action, sporting a nice set of hair and a good looking leather shirt.

Team Fortress 2 Gameplay # 4

Yes, another one! So, me and Homer enjoyed our little game so much yesterday we decided to follow it through, and play another round. The game goes well, this isn't the 20 kills 1 death game I was talking about, that'll come soon. You may be saying, "WAIT, There's a fifth!?". Well, yeah, we didn't stop there because we enjoy making videos for you guys. Some nice sniping involved.

Team Fortress 2 Gameplay #3

So, had a nice little gameplay session with one of our authors; Darth Homer. Yes, the maps mann manor again, but don't worry about that, worry about the content! It's up to you to judge whether this is bad or not, I think it's just mediocre and I can do a lot better. Anyway, we had enough energy to record two gameplay videos, the second I will be uploading in the morning as I'm too tired. I can assure you the second one is miles better, finishing the game with the first capture point successfully defended, 20 kills and 1 death with most of them being nice headshots. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed recording it. Thanks.

Razer's Hydra Motion

 Razer is still remaining 100% committed to PC Gaming, and is bringing out a new hydra-motion controller. It is due sometime in June for £139.99. The bundle will include two wired controllers, a base station and a copy of Portal 2! How about that? The game includes extra exclusive content designed specifically for the controller.

Razer also state that the controller works with 125 other PC games, including Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, CODBLOPS, and Crysis 2. Razer say downloadable configurations will be available with other games. The user can specify their own configurations. Each controller has four buttons, and the base station's sensor can track down to the millimeter/degree. A price for the controller without Portal 2 is yet to be announced.

Mac. vs. PC - An Insight

Now, this 'war' has been going on for some time, and there's no settling it. There will always be people who think PC's are better than Mac's (These people are right), and there will be people who think the opposite.

Now, this site has produced some insights as to the characters and preferences of these different users; http://blog.hunch.com/?p=45344, and I'd like to share some here.

• 36% of PC people are Liberal, 58% of Mac people are Liberal.
• PC people are 10% more likely than Mac people to snack on something sweet.
• Mac people are 80% more likely than PC people to be vegetarian.
• PC people most prefer McDonald's fries (34%) followed by steak fries (22%)
• Mac people most prefer bistro-type fries (40%) followed by McDonald's fries (24%)
• PC people prefer websites like "I can has cheezburger?", "Go fug yourself" and "CNN.com"
• Mac people prefer websites like "Apartment therapy", "Huffington post" and "Boing Boing"

These findings are very interesting, and some being quite amusing. Check out the full article which I posted above to find more facts like this.

Section 8: Prejudice Pre-Order

Now, this game's isavailable on Steam, Games For Windows Live and Direct2Drive, all of them give different pre-order bonuses, so If you want them all, well, just buy the game 3 times.

If you pre-order it on Steam, then you'll get a 10% discount!
"Wooh! What else?", you're asking. Well, that's it for steam

If you pre-order it on Games For Windows Live, then you get the 'Explosion Pack', it unlocks the Riot Mod pulse cannon and concussion detpacks. Rather sexy, eh?

Direct2Drive also get a nice handful of in-game items. 'The Lightning Pack'. It unlocks EMP rounds for the pulse cannon, tagger rounds for the sniper as well as something called Blitz Armor. I don't have a clue what that is, you'll have to wait and see.




Steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/97100/


Games For Windows Live
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/section-8-prejudice/


Direct2Drive
http://www.direct2drive.co.uk/10720/product/Buy-Section-8:-Prejudice-Download

Left 4 Dead 2 Survival Gameplay #3

Alright, so this isn't me playing, Xiphosu recorded a little gameplay video last night and never shared it. Anyway, this is the Sacrifice DLC, on the Port.

DICE to play a part in Mass Effect 3?

The Belgian magazine "Chief" shared with us today that "DICE" (Developers of Battlefield: Bad Company 2) will be lending BioWare a hand in the making of Mass Effect 3, they will be working on the guns that will be used in-game, they will be mapping out where the projectiles will land, how loud they will fire, how straight the guns fire and finally, the alteration of the enviroment when the bullet lands.
All in all the guns sound like they will be amazingly realistic, and bloody loud!
Mass effect 3 is set to be released later in the year, hopefully it will be as amazing as the last two. =)

How about a little 'thermonuclear war' to pass the time?

If you ever get really bored (and I mean, really bored - when you see no more meaning in your life and end up looking at numerous 'Lolcat' pictures and videos of people struggling to walk home after a drink night on the town)I strongly advise you to go on this game.

DEFCON

A little game I found where the objective of the game is to completely annihilate the enemy. Appropriately titled "Everybody dies", everybody dies. The aim of the game is simple: cause mass destruction on a global scale by launching nuclear attacks on rival superpowers while, at the same time, protecting your own borders from enemy strikes.

Its as easy to explain as it is to play. But there is a lot of explaining. So, I will let you check it out for yourself.

I'm not sure about pricing, but it will probably be around the £10 mark. I will upload a link to this to steam when I get the chance.

DEFCON is fine testament to an independent developer willing to take a risk by creating games that tackle unusual ideas in thought-provoking, engaging and ultimately entertaining ways. Admittedly, DEFCON's concept isn't original in the traditional sense – the Cold War idea is ‘borrowed’ from the 1983 movie WarGames. Where the game succeeds is in its implementation, with Introversion crafting DEFCON into a compelling gaming experience, ensuring it’s as simple to play as any board game, but still has the depth and fine-tuned game play to guarantee you’ll be playing it for months to come. Very impressive stuff - and it'll only cost you £10 from Steam.

Razer Switchblade... oh. my. god.

I believe this video speaks for itself.
I believe no words are needed, just watch...


Now, try telling me you don't want one of those.
*dies*

More for the Dragon Age fans

Any die-hard Dragon Age fans out there in dire need of new 'quipment?

To go with the release of the new game (yeah, it's old news now...) Razer have brought out brand new peripherals, and I must say - they look 'bootiful'. Just thought I'd show you them as they do look pretty nice, never been on the game though. Lets hope that the same amount of detail and precision that went into making these went into making the game/s.