Steam Summer Sale!

It's that glorious time of year again.   The Steam Summer Sale is upon us.  There are amazing deals going on through July 10th.  Don't miss out on all the deals.  I've already managed to save quite a bit of cash picking up games that I've been wanting to play for the last year or two.  Even the Mann Co. Store in TF2 has had sales on their items.  Additionally, you can use tickets to unlock free swag for your games.  You earn tickets by doing different things in-game, or otherwise.  The list changes daily.  Summer is hot.  Cool of inside with an awesome new game.

Team Fortress 2 is Now Free to Play

It's been made official today.  Valve Software's smash hit, Team Fortress 2, has gone free to play.  Originally released in 2007, the game has received more than 200 updates.  The community around the game is still going strong, and this will hopefully add more players to the mix.  Something that influenced Valve's decision in all of this has been the success of the Mann Co. Store within the game.  This allows you to pay actual money for items within the game.  None of it is necessary since you can be randomly awarded the items, or even craft them yourself.  You can choose to pay if you don't have the time or the patience.

Along with the announcement of going free to play,  the Uber Update dropped.  This brought new items for the Medic, Heavy, Scout, Spy, Demo, Sniper, Soldier, and Pyro.  Some classes got more love than others (and one completely skipped.  Poor Engineer.).

I strongly encourage anyone who hasn't played TF2, to give it a shot.  All it will take now is a little patience for the download, and the creation of a free Steam account.

Duke Nukem Forever Has Gone Gold!

I never thought this day would come.  It has been announced that Duke Nukem Forever is done and gone to print.  Now it is only a matter of weeks until we can play the game that has been over a decade in the making.  There is no way it can live up to the hype monster it has become, but hopefully it's a blast regardless.  I can't wait to receive my Balls of Steel edition in the mail.

On a separate note, I was in a location in which I had no internet for a week (with work as an exception).   Apologies for the complete lack of updates.  I'll be looking to update at least once a week.  Thanks.

Zombie Week Redux: Wednesday - Plants Vs. Zombies

Many of you have probably already played Pop Cap's puzzle/defense game Plants vs. Zombies, but in case you haven't I'm here to let you know a bit more about it.  PvZ is a delightful game available for the iPhone, iPad, and PC/Mac.  The objective is to prevent the hilarious zombie horde from entering your home and eating your brains.  Your faithful friends, plants, are here to protect you.  You acquire sun power to help generate more plants to keep your home (and brains) safe.  The zombie characters are very well done, and the plants abilities and names are well thought out.  This is a game that I thought I would never enjoy, but became addicted to it like crack.  If you don't own it already, pick it up for any platform.  You do, however, get more content in the PC/Mac version of the game.  There are various mini games that you do not have access to in the iOS version.  Though no matter what you play it on, you'll have a blast.

Steam Sale: EA Games

I know that this is coming late in the week, but EA has been having games on sale all week.  Currently Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is $6.80.  That's less than I spend at Starbucks.  This is an incredible deal if you're a PC gamer.  The new Medal of Honor game is also just $14.99.  If you've got the early May blues, (I have no idea what that even means) go pick up one of these games now.  Why are you still reading this? Go!  The sale is almost over!

Apologies

Life has gotten in the way in the last week.  I have a new computer, new camera, had an anniversary, took engagement photos, etc.  I will be resuming zombie week this week, and will have more to say about the gaming world.  I apologize to anyone who has been following.  There will be more to come, and soon.  Cheers.

Zombie Week: Tuesday - Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising 2 puts you into a world where the zombie apocalypse has already happened once.  You assume the role of Chuck Greene, a man who only has his daughter to live for.  Chuck lost his wife when the zombies came, and lives with the feeling that he could have done more.

The game takes place in Fortune City (a little Las Vegas), and you start off on a zombie killing game show.  The undead have become a part of normal life, but they are contained..... err, were contained.  The game begins with another zombie outbreak (a la 28 Weeks Later).  Chuck is desperate to find his daughter.

The name of the game is very much the same.  If you have played Dead Rising, the sequel will make you feel very at home.  You fight your way though the strip and through casinos to find medication for your daughter, save survivors, and complete missions.  Dead Rising 2 allows you to combine weapons on a workbench to create more durable and powerful weapons.  It doesn't seem to get old slaughtering zombies with a baseball bat with nails driven through it.

You can beat, smash, slice, and chainsaw your way though your foes.  The goal of the game is to keep your daughter alive, and survive 3 days until the military arrives for support.  You can do this all by yourself, or with a friend.  The co-op aspect of the game helps to bring a lot more replayability to the game.  There is also a mode to play the zombie reality show "Terror is Reality".  In this mode you must complete various objectives throughout, and achieve the highest score.

All in all, Dead Rising 2 is a great zombie game.  Since it is no longer brand new you can pick it up on the cheap.  Dead Rising 2 is available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.