40mins of CS: GO

MLG did a review of the beta code for counter-strike global offensive recently. Alongside the huge write-up they did, there was also a 40 minute video demonstrating gameplay elements that are absolutely worth watching for those eager to get their hands on the time-sapping shooter. Call of Duty players beware, CS is where shit gets...

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Starcraft is reinventing brain training

If an article published on Scientific American is to be believed, the Brain Training game on Nintendo DS (and all the copycat variants) are not the real brain training deal. Instead, the real deal is actually StarCraft, especially when observed from a competitive perspective. For decades, a different game, chess, has held the...

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Counter-strike: GO video

With CS: GO in beta it’s inevitable that we’ll get some video of the title in action. Apparently the beta is quite limited in scope (presumably so Valve can gracefully scale it as more get into the beta process) but it looks pretty damned good. Check out the two videos...

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Steam Mac…

With the addition of a “blog” section on the site I can kind of just let off some steam and do a bit of whimsical rambling. With that in mind, I just noticed something rather odd about Steam on Mac. With the current sales I’ve been buying quite a bit of content. My Mac has two hard drives in it, one that boots up...

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More humble than you can handle

The Humble Bundle is back! This time not only do you get the joyous opportunity of supporting the wonderful Childs Play charity, you can also support indie developers Introversion, the folks behind the brilliant Defcon (worth the price alone), Darwinia, and more… If you pay above the current average price (sitting at around $4...

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Apple allowing subscription-based gaming

Apple have not ventured too far into the gaming world. Certainly not far enough to rival Blizzard with a WoW-esque system. Although they appear to be more interested in owning the ecosystem rather then publishing titles. Today marks a huge move for the app store, as Apple have allowed Big Fish games to have a subscription model...

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