There is quite a serious debate in certain circles about whether or not re-releasing back catalogue titles is purely a quick money scheme or if the companies are offering die hard fans a nice easy way to play these old retro titles. I sit in the formers camp where I generally see companies wrapping old titles (that should now be …

I love Valve, I really do. It needed to be said, because these guys just know how to make a gamer smile. As you can already see from the title, the recently announced DLC for Left 4 Dead, called the Survival Pack is officially going to cost you absolutely nothing. The pack will be released for both PC and Xbox …

In an interview with CVG, the CEO of Bioware Ray Muzyka told them that the PC gaming market is doing very well and the ‘PC gaming is dying’ claims is a load of nonsense. According to Muzkya, PC gaming has is a changing environment through casual games, cheap flash-based games and the popularity of MMO’s. So while ‘conventional’ PC gaming …

What in the world is going on? Gaming companies are really starting to wisen up. Know I know that Valve has always been pretty switched on but it’s always good to hear news like this. You see, according to Jason Holtman from Valve, a lot of pirates are playing illegal copies of games because they just don’t have proper access …

So then, we are midway through what could be called the most incredible release line-up in gaming history and to make things even more interesting, it's right in the middle of a worldwide financial crisis. With all of the games that have been released and indeed, a few more on the way, our poor little wallets and credit cards are cringing in fear as well decide on how much debt we are happy to sit with. This week sees the release of Left 4 Dead, the zombie infested, action filled, not-so-randomly generated gore-fest from Valve that promises to bring gamers a co-operative experience like no other. But promises are one thing, what is actually delivered is another. I went to go and check the first review scores that have been released and it looks like the wallet is going to have to prepare itself for one more hit. Check out some of the initial reactions, after the jump. To give you a rough idea of the initial reactions, IGN have given it a 90/100 saying that: "There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie." Then there is the reaction from the Official Xbox Magazine that has slapped it with a mighty 95/100, saying: Left 4 Dead's simplicity offers purity of gameplay - the same reason that gamers keep returning to classic arcade games. Come to think of it, with a handful of levels and unpredictable events happening within them, Left 4 Dead has more in common with "Ms. Pac-Man" than just the eating. It's the same thing over and over - but when simple ingredients are perfectly prepared, what could be a mere snack becomes a feast. This one just happens to be on human flesh. [Holiday 2008, p.32] With the lowest score of the four released reviews being a 90 and the highest being a 95 I think that it will be well worth your while to take notice of Left 4 Dead, because it looks like we might have somewhat of a gem on our hands. Keep your eyes peeled for our review soon.

This week, Valve’s Steam Cloud will become the latest addition to the company’s ever-growing list of features comprising its Steam digitial distribution service. First announced in May, the Steam Cloud stores save games and configuration options for supported games on Valve’s own servers rather than on users’ hard drives, allowing those files to be accessed from any PC. Last Updated: …

I have a feeling Google are trying to take over the world. They are the king of all the search engines and they now too have their own internet browser, Google Chrome. Now they are going for one of the most successful content distribution systems in the world, Steam. Last Updated: September 17, 2008