Steam – Now in OS X Flavour!
Mar0
It’s been a long time coming, but the nice people at Valve have announced that Steam is coming to Mac. When? April.
This is possibly the biggest boost to gaming on the Mac since the move to an Intel architecture, especially given that Valve is bringing its entire Source-powered line-up of games with it on launch, without needing to buy another copy. I expect to see the quite lengthy list of games on Steam which already have a Mac port move over in the near future as well.
And now, some eye candy.
Move Over Warcraft…
Jan3
It looks like World of Warcraft’s reign as the definitive MMO is on the way out. Just check out the trailer and you’ll see what I mean. I might even pay for a subscription to this one.
My inner child is screaming at me to get this the very moment that preordering is available – I just hope they have cross-platform compatibility (OS X version please).
In other news, I’m having all kinds of trouble repartitioning my hard disk to install Windows 7 as my Boot Camp OS. I’ve decided to migrate from Windows XP after many years of faithful service, simply because it needed formatting and Windows 7 is just as good (and infinitely better than Vista). I might be due a proper defragment and try again.
WARNING: Excessive exposure to politicians can lower your IQ!
Jan0
For those fans of Jack Thompson, it seems we have a new contender in the bit for Most Pointless Video-Game Violence Law Ever. Joe Baca wants to add cigarette-packet style warnings to game packaging.
This is so monumentally, mind bogglingly idiotic that I’ve even included a link for you to Digg the offending article and increase views amongst the technical elite, the gaming community and the sane minded. For once I’ll let the original article and the comments on it (along with the comments about it on Digg) do all the ranting on my behalf – it’d take me too long to list all the counterpoints and views that other people have come up with.
Mod Of The Year 2008 – Get Voting
Jan0
It’s here – Mod DB has started their hunt for the best mods of 2008. With over $8200 in prizes up for grabs (Over £5600) it’s the best place for mods to have their work recognised. All you need to do is get on to Mod DB, find your favourite mods and vote for them.
OMG Disclaimer: I am a voluntary staff member for Mod DB.
Going Down
Dec0
As part of my BSc Computing and Cybernetics, one of my elective units is Games Design (because it’s something I’m interested in, not because it’s recommended). As part of this I have to design and make a mod for Half-Life 2, so I’d like to share with you a pretty screenshot from in-game of part of an underground complex. This is a WIP and will probably change in the details, but the basic premise is there.
Level 4 Access Corridor
Watching the Neighbourhood
Dec0
As part of my quest to complete every game in the Half-Life series (again), I’ve been collecting a few achievements, specifically in Episode Two. The one I’m most proud of is this one, Neighborhood Watch, one you get for not letting the striders destroy any buildings at all during the final showdown in the forest.
This achievement is so rarely gained that it doesn’t even show up on the achievements status page for the game.
Party time!