Valve has announced that they will be releasing a Left 4 Dead 2 demo onto the Xbox 360 and PC in the next week or two. The demo will arrive first for those who have pre-ordered the game (in America) and therefore we don’t care. Then Xbox 360 gold members will get their grubby paws on the demo on the …
I am a huge fan of Valve’s Left 4 Dead. Its frantic, frenetic co-op multiplayer tickles my brain (before eating it, probably with Piccalilli). I’ve been a little less enthused about its upcoming sequel which – like jokes about Earthquakes in Indonesia – is just a little too soon. That looks set to change, with the announcement of a new …
The obsolete Australian ratings board has thankfully now decided that Left 4 Dead 2 will be allowed to be sold in Australia, however the version that’s going to be sold in the land of Oz isn’t anywhere near as cool as the one you get to play. The new modified version removes wound detail, piles of dead bodies, decapitation, dismemberment …
Counter Strike has been a wildly popular game. Created as a mod for the original Half-Life by Minh “Gooseman†Le, the game brought him fame and a job at Valve developing Counter Strike 2. Unfortunately CS2 development failed to take off and he and Valve amicably parted ways, and Minh relocated to Seoul, Korea to develop his own games. The …
I think any logical and slightly intelligent person can agree that the fact that horror’s, porno’s and drug saturated movies are allowed to be sold in Australia but yet games aimed at the adult population aren’t is a bit of a farce. Unfortunately most videogame companies have been diplomatic about the draconian censorship rules in Australia and when their games …
Earlier this year Valve announced that Left 4 Dead 2 was going to be set in New Orleans and instantly some obscure group started screaming racism. This was quickly ignored but I did also say at the time that setting a zombie game in a city that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina is possibly a stupid idea. I wasn’t …
Order of War by Sqaure Enix will be shipping to stores and online some time next week. The title will be the first official fully Western developed (Wargaming.net) game from the Japanese publisher. The fact that its a WWII RTS just screams irony but then again maybe it doesn’t… you decide. Anyway Valve’s Steam site have promised to give away …
Episode 18 of The Lazygamer Podcast looks at console-less Guitar Heros, days that require you to sit and play games as well as price cuts, local distributors and more. We also ask ourselves why games are getting easier, more casual and whether or not that is actually a problem in this day and age. Microsoft appoints new Xbox 360 Distributer …
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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