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https://store.bistudio.com/arma2-combined-operations-steam-version Not sure if any of you guys play it or wanted to for the DayZ mod but, it's on sale for 25% off for the Steam version. Not sure how long the sale will last tho. Just posting as a heads up.

Yadda yadda yadda, looking good as far as PC options go. Native matchmaking - check. Etc and so on. Link for the PC part about Borderlands 2. Worth the read. http://pc.gamespy.co.../1225405p1.html The Diablo Question Given all the recent controversy over Diablo 3's endgame (or lack thereof) I had to ask: does Borderlands 2 have what it takes to keep players coming back for more? Varnell feels that it does. "We do have two playthroughs. In our second playthrough you have some new enemies that appear. In the main story, it's long -- it's a good length of game -- and there's a big payoff at the end," he said. He wouldn't reveal the level cap, but he did point to the persiste…

http://store.steampo....com/news/8484/ Borderlands 2 is now available for pre-purchase! A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new world of creatures, psychos and the evil mastermind, Handsome Jack. Make new friends, arm them with a bazillion weapons and fight alongside them in 4 player co-op or split-screen on a relentless quest for revenge and redemption across the undiscovered and unpredictable living planet. Save 10% on your pre-purchase of Borderlands 2 if you own the original Borderlands! This weekend only. BoOoiiIiNnNgGgG! *edit* Pre-purchase Now and get an upgrade to the Premiere Club Editi…

It’s been a month since Dawnguard arrived on the Xbox 360, which means the typical length of your average Microsoft exclusivity deal has expired, but there’s still no news of any further release dates. So … when can we expect Dawnguard on PC? “We have not announced Dawnguard for any other platform, nor given a timeline for any such news,” says Bethesda maketing VP Pete Hines in a tweet spotted by IGN. “If we have news, I promise I’d tell you.” Oh. Dawnguard is surely coming to PC, though, right? “I was simply stating that expecting/demanding something today is unfounded. Not that news is never coming,” said Hines coyly in a follow-up tweet. “Sometimes it’s better to say n…

Now, I've been back and forth on it for a while. I LOVE Diablo 2, but I mainly only ever played the single player campaign. When I heard they cut that out of D3, I decided that maybe I wasn't gonna get it. I don't know. What do you guys think?

Sed like to eat midget ass. Who knew? We jump out of OUR vehicle to fight some probes, turn around and two jerk enemies ganked our ride! Never seen that happen before. Hate how my truck is smiling at me. =[

Don't remember if I had posted this or not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABcBFGK5B4w

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first set of Software titles are heading to Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform most commonly known as a leading destination for PC and Mac games. The Software titles coming to Steam range from creativity to productivity. Many of the launch titles will take advantage of popular Steamworks features, such as easy installation, automatic updating, and the ability to save your work to your personal Steam Cloud space so your files may travel with you. More Software title…

So, I bought the whole collection, which includes a pre-purchase of GO. I've never played a CS game before, but i figure I might as well give this one a shot when it comes out(plus try out some bot matches of the old ones). Anyone play the beta, or have any experience with source or 1.6?

Magicka Releases “WOOT” DLC, Forgets to Set Price Free New Challenge and PvP Content Gives Wizards a Sporting Chance at Gory Glory Paradox Interactive have good news and bad news. The good news is that an all-new DLC pack, entitled Magicka WOOT, has been released , adding lots of new maps, items, and spells to the Magicka pantheon. The bad news is that the guy in charge of collecting money won’t leave the TV because apparently there’s a major sport event on, so Paradox has no choice but to let everybody have the new DLC completely free of charge. Upon reflection, maybe that’s only bad news for Paradox. Magicka: WOOT allows playe…

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http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6923456/104_Systems_Preview-8_10_2012 Gotta say, I like some of these changes. Seriously. Magic Find will be independent in co-op. No more wheezing other people's MF juice. Elite packs will be weaker, and white mobs will get a slight increase in HP. Also, DPS for the last few tiers of weapons will have a greater chance at rolling high. Currently, finding a weapon with high DPS is next to impossible. Another change is they're beefing up 2 hand weapons, which was sorely needed. Besides crossbows, it's rare to find someone still using a two hand weapon. They're slow, and their stats don't get a boost in affixes to compensate for their slowness…

http://www.techspot....on-the-way.html Grand Theft Auto III: Rage Classic is everything you know and love about the revolutionary game – in HD. That’s right; the title is being converted to run on the GTA IV game engine. The cars reportedly drive better while on-foot combat isn’t nearly as difficult as it once was. The trailer below is a good indication of how the project is progressing thus far.

So, I finished this today. I'd say the reviewers that scored it in the higher margins nailed it. The first act drags on pretty bad, and it seems like a lot of nothing is going on, but after that it picks up considerably. Some of the puzzles are a little bit of a stretch, but the make sense once you figure them out. I also liked that you could skip most of the mini games. I'm not a fan so I just skipped them all. Overall, a decent adventure game. It's a shame that it ends were it does. You really are just getting to like the main character when the credits roll. However, they are suppose to be releasing #2 in Sept. If you like adventure games, this is one worth picki…

The video shows only a small glimpse into just some of the visual upgrades for Legendaries and a small smattering of luscious possible procs. Just wait until you see all of the other proc effects we’re adding, too. -Vaeflare (Community Manager)

http://na.square-eni...finalfantasyvii final fantasy VII is available for PC download from square enix for 9.99.

Barbarian http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6923460/ Snippet For 1.0.4, we're taking a good look at some of the most unpopular skills for each class, figuring out why they aren't being used in your builds, and then seeing how we can make them better -- either by redesigning how they work or just buffing the hell out of them. Barbarian is the first character they're talking about. Looking forward to what they have in store for Demon Hunters and Wizards.

Valve, creators of bestselling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), announced today that Mann vs. Machine (MvM), a new co-operative game for its free-to-play online action title Team Fortress 2 (TF2), is now available to download for free via Steam on PC and Mac. MvM lets you and five friends fight a lethal horde of robots on all-new maps, with the opportunity to upgrade abilities and weapons along the way. Band together to survive all of the robot waves in a variety of missions to earn incredible loot and unlock new achievements. To find out more about MvM, please visit http://ww…

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today released a free update to Portal 2's in-game puzzle maker that lets users design and publish co-op test chambers. Since its release on the PC and Mac in May, 2012, community map makers have used the Steam Workshop and Portal 2's in-game editor - called the Perpetual Testing Initiative - to create and share more than 170,000 single-player test chambers. With this update, the community will for the first time be able to design puzzles that require two players working cooperatively to solve. This update also introduces a "Quick Pla…

Anyone that might want to purchase this game, here is a link to cdkeyshere. Its a Russian site (in English) that has region free keys. Some people have confirmed the keys are good. I've never personally used this site, but it seems to be legit. http://cdkeyshere.co...ogs-cd-key.html

A 7 minute video surfaced at gamescon. Keep an eye out for its reported May 2013 release on PC, 360, and ps3.

I see a long topic about WOW that was started with a very short sentence so what happens if all I say is this. XCOM

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6369407745 Snippet Players can now cancel their auctions at any point so long they do not have any active bids on them (it will still take five minutes for a listed auction to become searchable, however). Search Improvements: We're upping the allowed number of "Preferred Stats" per search from 3 to 6. We're upping the number of digits you can enter in the "Min Value" field for equipment searches from 3 to 5 (i.e. you can now search for values > 999).We've replaced “Minimum Damage” with “Average Damage” as a searchable stat, which can be calculated as follows: (Min Damage + Max Damage) / 2. So, for example, searching for an Averag…

So Nvidia is releasing their new "mid-range" card, the 660ti. $299, Keplar architecture and 2gb memory. Supposedly from some of the benchmarks I've seen it really is a damn good card for the ~$300 range. Currently I'm running a single GTX460 in my rig. It mostly gets the job done but I was thinking of upgrading. Plus there is a promotion right now if you buy one you get a free copy of Borderlands 2 on PC. Thoughts? Should I wait for price drops on other cards (Like AMD 7900 series ones or similar)?

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/6368188147 Got to say, I'm pretty excited.