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Be GLaDOS Portal is FREE

May 14th, 2010

portal_freePortal used to cost money.
Why not try out one of the best games of recent years which won over 70 Game of the Year Awards up until May 24th, for free. End of story.

You can play it via Steam for free on the Mac or PC. But only until May 24th.
So get your skates on as you only have a few days to decide if your free copy of Portal is worth buying in the future.

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Humble Indie Bundle: Samorost 2 Bonus

May 9th, 2010

samorost2You may have been one of those who looked and perhaps purchased the Humble Indie Bundle I mentioned recently. If you were, then the good news is that Amanita Design have generously donated the great Samorost 2 to the existing pack of five games. To download this new game, just log on to the wolfire link you received after purchase and it’s right there waiting for your pleasure.

And if you haven’t yet bought this pack available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux you’ve still got time to head over to wolfire and enjoy some great games whilst also helping charity.

What more could you ask for?

Help spread the word if you have download and enjoyed this charitable games bundle and why not tell us what you think of this offer.

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Humble Indie Bundle: Pay What You Want

May 5th, 2010
world_of_goo[[DIGG]]

Over at Wolfire you can purchase the award winning World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD, and Penumbra Overture for whatever price you want to pay for them!
Yes you did hear that right, you get all 5 games, DRM free, for Windows, Mac or Linux, all while helping Child’s Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
See the Wolfire website for more info, and spread the word.

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Halo: Reach Beta

May 3rd, 2010

halo_reachThis weekend there have been some people playing the Reach Beta as part of what has been dubbed their “Friends and Family” early beta.
However, ODST owners will be able to access the Reach beta “late morning” PDT on Monday, May 3rd. Just put your ODST campaign disc in and select the Reach Beta menu option.
Full details can be found here

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Steam Re-Powered

April 28th, 2010

steam_interfaceYou may have missed the news that after quite some time the steam interface has been updated. It actually kind of reminds me of the Zune software interface with a nod the the Xbox and certainly looks and feels like a much more modern piece of software.
I’ve not tested it out much yet but I’m sure I’ll get round to it when I have some spare time to play some games. What do you think of it?

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