Psychsoftpc Game of the Year Poll
in PC News by psychsoftpc.comPC Game of the Year Award: vote for your favorite PC game here for GOTY including Mass Effect 3, Dishonored, Black Ops 2, Assassin’s Creed 3, Far Cry 3, Borderlands…
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Snapshot: Snapshot
in PC News by joystiq.comThere are so many games out there we couldn’t possibly review them all. Welcome to Snapshot, where we highlight games that might fall outside our usual coverage but are still something we think you should know about. Today: Snapshot for PC. Finally, s…
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Steam deals: Shatter on sale today; Deus Ex and Sam & Max this weekend
in PC News by joystiq.comSteam is making it easier on the wallet this weekend with some sales on Shatter and the Deus Ex and Sam & Max series. Serieses.For today only, developer Sidhe’s retro-inspired brick-breaker, Shatter, is 75 percent off, bringing it down to $2.49. T…
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Borderlands 2 ‘Golden Key’ unlocks this chest in Sanctuary
in PC News by joystiq.comIf you’re a vault hunter who signed up for Premiere Club – accomplished by pre-ordering Borderlands 2 through a select retailer – you’ll find yourself burdened by one golden key come launch day. This golden key unlocks a special treasure chest in the …
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Video: From X-COM to XCOM
in PC News by joystiq.comXCOM: Enemy Unknown has come a long way from the original X-COM. And we’re not just talking about the absence of a hyphen. Check out the video above to see just how far XCOM has come since 1994. Just make sure you’re stocked up on time units first.Vid…
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Sending rookies to die in XCOM: Enemy Unknown
in PC News by joystiq.comWe’ve been able to spend quite a few hours with the PC version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, so we decided to put together a quick video walkthrough of one of its missions. Join us as we blast some Sectoids, snipe a few Floaters and just stand there and wat…
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PES 2013 takes the pitch on September 25
in PC News by joystiq.comKonami has announced an official release date for its upcoming PES 2013 soccer sim. Players will be able to pick up the game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows on September 25. The game features “PES Full Control,” which promises to let players …
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Rise of the Triad 60% off on GOG
in PC News by joystiq.comApogee’s 1994 first-person shooter, Rise of the Triad: Dark War, is 60% off on GOG.com today. Those gearing up for the eventual return of the game courtesy of Interceptor Entertainment, as announced at QuakeCon this year, have until 10:59am GMT tomorr…
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Darksiders 2 DLC ‘Argul’s Tomb’ has hell frozen over
in PC News by joystiq.comArgul’s Tomb, the first piece of DLC for Darksiders 2, is set to launch “in the next few weeks,” a reveal video from IGN shows. Argul’s Tomb is free for those who pre-ordered Darksiders 2, and it will be included in the Wii U version on launch day.Arg…
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RPG combat: Tanks, threat and aggro, oh my
in PC News by joystiq.comThis is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on “Western” role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity.
On the surface, the last 10 years of role-playing games have no…
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The Art of BioShock Infinite wants you to pre-order its propaganda
in PC News by joystiq.comThe Art of BioShock Infinite, a compendium of concept art, character designs and production stills, will launch on February 27, the day after the game itself drops, MTV Multiplayer reports. The art book is published by Dark Horse, who is behind the Hy…
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These Western-developed JRPGs deserve your time
in PC News by joystiq.comIn my drawer is an unopened copy of Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Having really enjoyed it at E3, I made a point to pick up a copy for myself, then proceed to completely forget about it following a trip to Japan. It’s still there, waiting for me to final…
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Team Fortress 2 needs your spooky Halloween designs
in PC News by joystiq.comValve has issued a call to arms for all amateur Team Fortress 2 item designers, charging them with the responsibility of filling the game’s Steam Workshop with as many spooky, gross or otherwise Halloween-y items as possible before the scaring season …
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Ubisoft’s Uplay may incorporate third-party games
in PC News by joystiq.comUplay, Ubisoft’s recently revamped PC client, may start selling third-party games, Ubisoft worldwide director for online games Stephanie Perotti says.”We remain open to opportunities,” Perotti tells MCV. “Right now, we’re starting the service with our…
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Omerta: City of Gangsters screens, featuring an infamous gang
in PC News by joystiq.comBrainstorm: Omerta: City of Gangsters, November’s Atlantic City-based prohibition-era mob simulator developed by Haemimont Games, can’t use Nazis as enemies. It wouldn’t be historically accurate. So, what about the KKK? And what if the KKK leader was …
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Buy a bunch of Swedish indie games for $15
in PC News by joystiq.comSwedish indies are featured in this week’s “midweek madness” sale on Steam. The ten games, regularly priced between $5 and $10 (with Puzzle Dimension the exception at $3), will be available as a bundle until Thursday for $15.The pack includes Blueberr…
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UKIE wants 30% games industry tax break, UK begins tax plan scrutiny
in PC News by joystiq.comUKIE, a trade group for the entertainment industry in the UK, joined UK gaming trade association TIGA in calling for a tax relief flat rate of 30 percent across the industry, in the hopes of stimulating the UK’s game development business. In March, UK…
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IndieGameStand channels Humble Bundle, Woot starting September 26
in PC News by joystiq.comIndieGameStand is the permanent, quickfire extrapolation of the seasonal indie bundles, hosting a new indie game every four days for a nominal fee of “pay what you want,” launching September 26.IndieGameStand will feature DRM-free games, many of which…
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist aims to take Conviction’s promise to the next level and then some
in PC News by joystiq.com“I’m not going to go into the whole story,” says Splinter Cell: Blacklist creative director Maxime Béland during an interview with Joystiq at PAX 2012, “but Conviction was kind of a rescue job for me.” As the last game in the Splinter Cell seri…
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FIFA 13 demo hits PC, PS3, 360 today
in PC News by joystiq.comTechnically, the FIFA 13 demo “kicks” PC, PS3 and 360 today. Hitting things with your hands, after all, is illegal. Headline discrepancies aside, a demo for FIFA 13 is now available for PC and Xbox 360 in both the UK and North America. The PS3 demo ha…
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Akaneiro: Demon Hunters beta pits Little Red Riding Hood against Yokai in feudal Japan
in PC News by joystiq.comAkaneiro: Demon Hunters, the next game from American McGee’s Spicy Horse, is holding beta sign-ups right now via its official site. First, we suggest checking out the first-ever gameplay trailer above to get a feel for the hand-painted, dungeon-crawl…
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Black Mesa, McPixel, eight more revealed as first Greenlight graduates
in PC News by joystiq.comJust under two weeks after the start of the service, ten games have made it through the gauntlet of fan opinion in Steam Greenlight, and have accordingly been picked up by the service for digital distribution worldwide.The first ten Greenlit games inc…
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Battlefield 3 Premium Edition now $59.99, launches today
in PC News by joystiq.comEA has knocked $10 off its Battlefield 3 re-release, the company announced today. Battlefield 3 Premium Edition was first announced back in August as a $69.99 package, but the publisher has reduced the price of admission to $59.99.Battlefield 3 Premiu…
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Agawi brings game streaming to Windows 8
in PC News by joystiq.comGame streaming platform Agawi has announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring cloud-streamed games to Windows 8. Leveraging Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform, the service will bring “social Facebook games as well as mid-core and hardcore ti…
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Employees of ARMA dev arrested on spying charges in Greece
in PC News by joystiq.comBohemia Interactive is currently unable to provide comment about two alleged employees arrested in Greece on suspicion of espionage. IN.gr reports two Czech citizens were found in possession of video and photos of military installations on the island …
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Deja Review: Jet Set Radio
in PC News by joystiq.comWe’re of the firm opinion that your time is too precious, too valuable to be spent reading a full review for a game that was already reviewed many, many years ago. What’s the point of applying a score to a game that’s old enough to be enrolled in the s…
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Terraria coming to XBLA/PSN early 2013, 1.6 million sold on PC
in PC News by joystiq.comRe-Logic’s blockbuster RPG Terraria is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network from publisher 505 Games. 505 also announced the digger/builder/action-adventure’s sold 1.6 million copies on PC, and that Dutch developer Engine Software is han…
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Go deeper! Dishonored’s second dev diary discusses more design
in PC News by joystiq.comWe’ve gotten used to developer diaries being more marketing hype than actually discussing design ideas, but that’s not the case in this Dishonored clip. Going deeper than last time, the team responsible for fleshing out the game world discuss indus…
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Wing Commander creator returns to gaming, unveils new project next month
in PC News by joystiq.comChris Roberts, the brain behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, announced his return to game development yesterday with a newly launched website*. The site more than hints at an upcoming high-end space sim, giving users a ‘golden ticket’ to a private s…
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Gearbox posts final version of Borderlands 2 Mechromancer class
in PC News by joystiq.comGearbox Software’s final look for Borderlands 2′s Mechromancer DLC was posted this morning. The character, available October 16, is the fifth playable class in the game and is still available with pre-order. Without the pre-order she’ll cost $10.Cont…
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