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‘Slayaway Camp: Santa’s Slay’ Mini Review + Giveaway!

Tom Landy — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:00:40 +0000

It’s beginning to look a lot like… DEATH! The holiday-themed expansion for Blue Wizard Digital’s ‘Slayaway Camp’ has arrived from the North Pole and is now ready for download on Steam. If you’d like to win a copy of the game, here’s your chance! Ho! Ho! Ho! From the product description: “The teenagers of Slayaway...

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Let the Bloodbath Begin: ‘Slayaway Camp’ Game Review

Tom Landy — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:00:56 +0000

Lovingly hailed as the most violent Sokoban-style sliding block puzzle game ever, Blue Wizard Digital’s “brutally cute” throwback to cult horror films is now available on Steam! From the product description: “A killer puzzle game where you control Skullface, a psychotic slasher bent on slaughtering teenage counselors at the title campground. Slide this adorable voxel...

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Just What Is the Steambox? The Story So Far…

Brian Hoss — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:00:51 +0000

Valve’s Steambox has been running in and out of the rumor mill for years, yet most people seem to have more questions than answers. Here in the Bonus View, we’ll attempt to drag the Steambox kicking and screaming into full view as best we can. In the midst of CES 2013, the Steambox emerged from...

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Steaming Up Your Living Room: Valve’s Big Picture Mode

Brian Hoss — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:00:12 +0000

Just this week, Valve rolled out a Public Beta for Steam’s “Big Picture Mode,” which is an alternative interface designed to stream videogames to big screens in living rooms. It also allows for navigation with just a controller if need be. Having spent some time with the Beta, it’s obvious that Valve is on the...

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Where Have All the Gamers Gone?

Brian Hoss — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:00:40 +0000

The NPD Group registered a blip in videogame industry news last week with a press release based on its “Gamer Segmentation 2012” report. Alarming numbers, including a 5% loss of gamers in the United States, appeared in media outlets all over the internet. But how did the NPD Group arrive at this determination? According to...

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Videogame Releases: Week of August 5th, 2012

Brian Hoss — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:00:25 +0000

As the summer builds to the inevitable throng of AAA videogame releases this fall, Atlus brings forth a new kind of ‘Persona’ to the two big consoles. Meanwhile, smaller releases include what may be Sony’s most important title this year. Persona 4 Arena (360, PS3) The ‘Persona’ series has always intimidated me with its reputation...

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60 Minute Hero: Sid Meier’s ‘Civilization V: Gods & Kings’ (Demo)

Brian Hoss — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:00:05 +0000

Over the July 4th holiday, I thought that it would be a good idea to try to get my dad to play ‘Civilization V’. What follows is roughly equal to an hour of ‘Blood, Germs, and Steel’. Or, in this case, “Fail, fail and fail again.” My dad is not a gamer. I think that...

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Videogame Releases: Week of July 29th, 2012

Brian Hoss — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:00:44 +0000

This week’s videogame releases reveal what the world would look like with only a deadlight to show the way. Plus, we get some sort of Disney dream drop, Awesomenauting and a few classic re-releases. Deadlight (XBLA) In ‘Deadlight’, you play as Randall Wayne, a scraggly-looking fellow stuck in a world influenced by ‘The Road‘. Also,...

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Steam’s Holiday Sale – It’s On!

Dick Ward — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:00:35 +0000

The best deals you’re going to find on PC games all year are happening right now on Steam, including incredible bargains on entire game libraries. All Square/Enix games are going for 88% off, a mega pack of 2K Games titles is 81% off, and plenty more. Christmas time is a great time to be a...

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The Steam Summer Sale

Dick Ward — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:18 +0000

You’ve got until July 4th to take advantage of some of the best deals in PC gaming, including new discounts daily. So get on it! The great thing about the good people working at Steam is that they understand how digital distribution is supposed to work. They know the plan, and even better, they follow...

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