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Given that this week's news update centers around the upcoming Steam Community, I felt the "community" tag appropriate here. Oh hey, it looks like you'll be able to give games away as gifts soon, too!
I gave Gish a spin (har) yesterday. It's a neat, but sometimes frustrating puzzle oriented game. I say frustrating, as it is sometimes a task to get the tar blob to stick to the surfaces you want it to while un-sticking to other surfaces. Quite a bit of fun for the price though.
The winners of the Half-Life 1 screenshot contest have been announced. You can see the winning screenshots at the info page for HL1. I must say, the new shots look a ton better than the old ones they had up, but there's just something about that fifth shot that just pushes it that extra mile. Something that I just can't quite place my finger on.
Last month, we announced the Steam Community, which will let you connect with friends and other gamers, create and join groups, and organize matches. We're adding the final polish now and are right on target to launch the beta version at the end of the month. More details on the way.Yes, granted you will only be able to give away the extra copies of Half-Life 2 and Episode 1 with your purchase of the Orange Box, could that mean that you'll be able to buy a gift of any game in the future? Let's hope so.
A note to owners of Half-Life 2 and Episode 1: If you buy the boxed retail version of The Orange Box, you can simply hand-off the games you already own to a friend. Or, you can give away the games within Steam. When you install the Orange Box, Steam will identify the duplicate games and let you send them as gifts to a friend, which will enable them to download the games from Steam for free.
THQ joined Steam this week, kicking things off with three great games: Company of Heroes (widely regarded as one of the best RTS's ever made), Titan Quest (RPG) + the Immortal Throne expansion, and Full Spectrum Warrior + the Ten Hammers expansion. You can read more about the starting line-up.
If you're looking for a cool indie game to play this weekend, check out Gish, the 2005 Independent Games Festival Grand Prize winner. It's a platformer set in subterranean sewers. You play as a ball of tar. Enough said.
I gave Gish a spin (har) yesterday. It's a neat, but sometimes frustrating puzzle oriented game. I say frustrating, as it is sometimes a task to get the tar blob to stick to the surfaces you want it to while un-sticking to other surfaces. Quite a bit of fun for the price though.
The winners of the Half-Life 1 screenshot contest have been announced. You can see the winning screenshots at the info page for HL1. I must say, the new shots look a ton better than the old ones they had up, but there's just something about that fifth shot that just pushes it that extra mile. Something that I just can't quite place my finger on.
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