It’s one of those heavily philosophical questions, is a Valve game a Valve game if it isn’t officially delayed at least once? The only time a Valve game appears to ever make it out the door without a delay is when it’s a new IP that everyone is paying attention to you. Unfortunately Portal 2 has now suffered the same …
Back in 2007, Microsoft Launched “Games for Windows Live,†a service intended to give PC gamers a unified system for multiplayer games – much like Xbox Live – and give the Pc gaming scene a much needed shot in the arm. It has, to date, been a disappointment, specifically with regards to content delivery. Microsoft plan to change that – …
Because, for some weird reason, there are lots of news pieces floating about today that are all inextricably connected with the digital distribution of games. We’re talking about full games for digital distribution, and not downloadable content, which we’ve already seen isn’t as big as one would think. So it’s safe to say I’ve felt a great disturbance in the …
[This is a personal editorial and does not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of Lazygamer or its editors] With all the hubbub surrounding the Dota 2 announcement, this blog post (which you should read) popped up out of nowhere which was claimed to be written by an anonymous Valve employee. Titled “The Truth About IceFrogâ€, he goes on to …
. And its a wholesale conversion to an improved Source engine. All 100 odd heroes and current gameplay dynamics will feature practically unchanged, which is exactly what the players want. While the “dota-clones” have come and gained traction, none have usurped DotA’s throne since they deviated from what made DotA as special as it is. This is quite possibly the …
The latest bit of DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 – The Sacrifice – has gone live for both Xbox 360 and PC. It’s pretty cool in that you get to play as the crew from the first in Valve’s series of zombie-killing games On the PC, it’s free. One the Xbox 360, however, it costs 560 MSP – the …
Yes, DLC for the first Left 4 Dead. This DLC serves to tell us how the survivors from the first game met up with those of the second game, and takes place before “The Passing”, which was the DLC for the second game. I didn’t know story continuity was important to the Left 4 Dead fans, but there you go. …
Marco Spitoni is a talented guy. He’d have to be because he works for WETA, the New Zealand-based special effects team that did all the shiny stuff for films like The Lord of the Rings and Avatar. When he’s not busy putting together amazing effects for major films, he’s putting together neat little CGI shorts. His latest is what he …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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