HEADLINES
3DS PRICE DROP IS HUGE!
169.99. Do we all get one now?

Current owners get some free stuff. Hurray?

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Tomb Raider Underworld Deluxe Edition Soundtrack (Freeee)

DONE DEAL!

It’s Humble Bundle time again (pay what you want for DRM free games)
Crysis 2 33% off at Amazon
Civ V $11.98 at Greenman gaming
Steam: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (75% off – $4.99)
Steam: Dino D-Day – (50% off – $4.99)
Direct2Drive : STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl (75% Off – $4.99)
GoG: Enclave $2.99 (50% off)

Old Schools

Arcade: Swimmer (otherwise known as, “brian versus the first log!”)
“Swimmer is an arcade game developed in 1982 by Tehkan (now known as Tecmo) and published by Centuri. The comic gameplay involves swimming up a river while avoiding logs and various marine life. The player collects fruit to score points and power up to knock enemies out. Players could swim from side to side to avoid obstacles, or press a button to dive under them. The aim of the game is to swim until the character reaches the treasure island.

In 2005, Swimmer was released exclusively on the Xbox, as part of the Tecmo Classic Arcade collection.”

PC: Hard Hat Mack

“Hard Hat Mack is a 1983 Apple II game developed by Michael Abbot and Matthew Alexander. It was the first game published by Electronic Arts. It was later ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Coleco Adam and as a PC Booter.

Overview
Hard Hat Mack was similar to Nintendo’s remarkably successful Donkey Kong game of the previous year, with more gameplay variety and faster action. The player guides a construction worker through a series of goals, making use of open paths, springboards, conveyor belts, and elevators, taking care not to run out of time. Assuming the role of the titular Hard Hat Mack, the player has three lives.
Level One (building framework). The goal is to replace four holes in the floor, and capture a moving jackhammer to secure the plates. At the same time, the player must avoid getting hit by bolts thrown from above, being tagged by a vandal and OSHA representative who circulate through the building, and falling off the edge of the building.
Level Two (construction site). The player guides Hard Hat Mack through a four-level construction site with the goal of collecting five lunchboxes. An OSHA representative blocks the final hurdle, requiring a carefully timed jump.
Level Three (factory). The player collects five boxes and drops each one into a processor. An OSHA representative moves back and forth near one of the boxes, requiring a very careful jump.
At the completion of a round, the game cycles anew with faster gameplay.”

Console: Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle (Collecovision)

“Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle is a video game in which the player must brave a series of obstacles to rescue Smurfette from Gargamel’s castle. An Intellivision version was planned but never developed or released.[citation needed]

Gargamel has kidnapped Smurfette. As a Smurf, the player has to walk from the Smurf village through a forest and a cave on the way to Gargamel’s castle, where Smurfette awaits rescue. The player has an energy bar that slowly depletes over time. Each side-scrolling screen presents various obstacles that the player must precisely jump over (e.g. fences, stalagmites) or land upon (e.g. ledges). Failure to execute any jump results in instant death. Higher difficulty levels introduce flying bats and spiders that the player must also avoid.

The ColecoVision version of Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle contains an Easter egg (or programming error). Upon reaching Smurfette’s screen, the player can return to the previous screen. Just before the screen changes, it will appear as though the top of Smurfette’s dress comes off, making her appear topless.[4] Two of the background music tracks are Simple Gifts and the first movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, the “”Pastoral”".[citation needed]

The Coleco Vision version was mentioned in The Big Bang Theory season 4, episode 17, “”The Toast Derivation”" (February 24, 2011)”

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And we are BACK!

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Solar 2 (Free Soundtrack)

DONE DEAL!

Steam : Zeno Clash – $3.75 (75% off) or City Of Heroes: Going Rogue – $9.99 (67% off)

Direct2Drive : Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – $19.95 (50% off)

Trapped Dead, 20% off at Steam till July 22nd

Gamers Gate R.U.S.E.: The Art of Deception $7.49 (75% Off)

ODD MOD

Star Wars Conquest (Mount and Blade)

There are three factions in the game: Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, and the Hutt Cartel. Each faction includes over 12 different troops (Jedi, Sith, Stormtroopers, Commando’s, Scout Troopers, Rebel Pilots, Skiff Guards, etc) and the mercenaries in the game have been switched to various aliens like Wookiees, Gamorreans, Twileks, Rodians, Trandoshans, and others. All textures for the user interface and in towns/castles/villages have been switched and the map has been switched to a space texture with planets. The Training and Quick Battles have been modified and the Custom Battle Mod and other functionality have also been integrated. Scene editing is in progress and many of the major planets have been modified.

NEW RELEASES

Captain America: Super Soldier (PS3, 360, Wii & DS)
Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PS3 & 360)
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues (PS3, 360 & PC)
Supreme Ruler: Cold War (PC)
Bastion (360 Arcade)
The Smurfs: Dance Party (Wii)

OLD SCHOOL

Golden Axe (arcade)
“Golden Axe is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up and hack & slash arcade video game released in 1989 by Sega for the System 16-B arcade hardware. It is the first game in the Golden Axe series.
Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of the game and also was responsible for the creation of Altered Beast, a similar game. Several ports of the game were created, most notably for the Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System.

The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, a Conan the Barbarian-style high fantasy medieval world. An evil entity known as Death Adder has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of Yuria, and threatens to destroy both the axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept him as their ruler. Three Warriors set out on a quest to rescue Yuria and avenge their losses at the hands of Death Adder. The first is a battle axe-wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder. Another is a male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding a two handed broadsword looking for revenge for the murder of his mother. The last is a long-sword-wielding Tyris Flare, an amazon, whose parents were both killed by Death Adder.

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HEADLINES

UNCHARTED 3 Multiplayer Beta Hits 1 Million+ Players, Co-op Adventure and New Map Hit 7/10

Awesome PSA to Gamers from Nathan Fillion. Don’t let swamp ass happen to you

Limbo surfacing on PSN July 19, Steam August 2

QUICK NEWS

Space Invaders Movie to be made

BioWare announced the first downloadable content, “Legacy,” for Dragon Age II released July 26

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Portal 2 Soundtrack (Free)

DONE DEAL!

Direct2Drive: Guild Wars Trilogy – $14.95($29.95)

GreenMan Gaming: (The Sun – Deals)
“Arma II
Free with code THESU-NFREE-ARMA2
Men of War
Free with code THESU-NFREE-MOFW2
Tower Bloxx Deluxe
Free with code THESU-NFREE-BLOXX”

PSN Summer Sale drops prices on Scott Pilgrim, Pac-Man CE DX, and more till July 19

ODD MOD

Star Wars Mod For Call Of Duty 4
“All began with a blaster-model, and soon the idea to extend this theme as a non commercial fan project was born.
It’s our goal to unite our favourite game CoD4:MW with the classic universe of Star Wars, as the best trilogy ever. With this total conversion we will combine lot of the known battlegrounds, characters and weapons of Star Wars with the fantastic gameplay of the COD4-Multiplayer. Either as a trooper of the Imperial Forces or as a soldier from the Rebel Alliance you will fight on some different locations.”

NEW RELEASES

NCAA Football 12 (PS3, 360)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (PS3, 360, PC, Wii & DS)
UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System (Wii)
L.A. Noire: Reefer Madness DLC (PS3)

OLD SCHOOL

Major Havoc (Arcade)
“The game was initially released as a dedicated cabinet in 1983 and then one year later as a conversion kit for older vector arcade games like Tempest.[2]

Dedicated versions of the game used a roller control for left-right movement, while conversion kits used their native controller hardware, such as the Tempest rotary spinner knob.[3]

The game also featured a “”warp system”" that allowed the player to skip levels and gain bonus points. The warps were activated by a Breakout clone at the bottom-right of the screen, where there would be two- or three-digit numbers. The player would have to move the joystick until the number matched the number required to warp. For example, the red warp required the number 23, so the player would move the joystick to the right or left until the first digit matched 2, then the player would click the fire button, the Breakout ball would start moving, so the player would have to play the breakout while moving the joystick to the 3 at the same time. When the player finally entered the warp code, the player would be transported to a higher level.

Extra lives were earned not only by achieving a certain number of points, but also by completing the Breakout mini game.”

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Shawdows Of The Damned

DONE DEAL!

GOG – Fallout 1 and 2 for $2.99 each ends 7-4-11

Amazon – Alice: Madness Returns (33% Off) $39.99 (PS3 & 360) $29.99 (PC)

ImpulseDriven : Magicka (50% off) $4.99

ODD MOD

StarCry (Crysis) (Q4 2011)
“StarCry is a mod for the game Crysis with numerous references of science fiction well-known of the players. Explore new worlds and fight the threat of our planet! Two modders for this project : Mick & Dark_Wolf www.media-pixel.net

D ernie day of a routine mission at the heart of the Arctic. You must protect a group of scientists to the time of their extraction, their discovery being coveted by several superpowers. After demonstrating your bravery in the attack of the base by a foreign army and defended the precious artefact, NORAD you recruit into its base in Colorado Springs to include an exploration project. After discovering the true function of the artifact, you embark on a rescue mission on an unknown planet far from Earth, where you will meet and deal with a dangerous alien race eerily similar to humans of ancient Egypt. StarCry is a mod for the game Crysis universe which draws many references to science fiction well known players. Explore new worlds and battle the threat to our planet! StarCry is a mod free download for the game Crysis . You need the original game to be able to play.”

NEW RELEASES

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS)
Storm: Frontline Nation (PC)
Torchlight II (PC)
UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System (PS3 & 360)
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3 & 360)
Bodycount (PC)

OLD SCHOOL

Defender (arcade)
“Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. A shooting game featuring two-dimensional (2D) graphics, the game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. Development was led by Eugene Jarvis, a pinball programmer at Williams; Defender was Jarvis’s first video game project, and drew inspiration from Space Invaders and Asteroids. Williams planned to display the game at the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) trade show, though development delays resulted in the team working on the game up until the show started.

Defender was commercially successful, selling over 55,000 units to become the company’s best selling arcade game. Praise among critics focused on the game’s audio-visuals and gameplay. It is frequently listed as one of Jarvis’s best contributions to the video game industry, as well as one of the most difficult video games. Defender was ported to numerous platforms, inspired the development of other games, and was followed by sequels and many imitations

Defender is a two-dimensional, side-scrolling shooting game set on the surface of an unnamed planet. The player controls a space ship as it navigates the terrain, flying either to the left or right. A joystick controls the ship’s elevation, and five buttons control its horizontal direction and weapons. The object is to destroy alien invaders, while protecting astronauts on the landscape from abduction. Humans that are successfully abducted return as mutants that attack the ship. Defeating the aliens allows the player to progress to the next level. Failing to protect the astronauts, however, causes the planet to explode and the level to become populated with mutants. Surviving the waves of mutants results in the restoration of the planet. Players are allotted three chances (lives) to progress through the game and are able to earn more by reaching certain scoring benchmarks. A life is lost if the ship comes into contact with an enemy or its projectiles. After exhausting all lives, the game ends.[1][2][3][4]”

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A LIVE video game panel at Nerdtacular 2011! Brian and Scott are there, as well as some experts and industry vets! Enjoy!

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