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Buy Portal 2 PS3, get PC/Mac version free & Steam support

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Andy Yen
– Posted on January 18, 2011Posted in: Video Games

Well shit. This is a pretty cool bonus for people who own multiple platforms. Why shouldn’t I be able to play a game on my PC, Macbook, or PS3 after I’ve purchased it once? It’s kind of like an early version of UltraViolet for games.

If I’m reading this right, you’ll be able to start a game on one device and be able to pick up wherever you go because the game saves are stored in the cloud. How awesome is that?

Obviously, the Playstation 3 version becomes the one to buy for everyone. Kudos to Valve for making it easy and convenient for the consumer. I hope more publishers utilize this option for their multiplatform games. It’ll certainly give me a reason to choose the PS3 version of a game for once.

On top of that, anyone who buys Portal 2 for the PlayStation 3 will be able to unlock a Steam Play copy of Portal 2 for the PC and Mac for free by linking their PSN and Steam accounts. Portal 2 project lead Josh Weier explains that Valve has designed the cross-platform experience to be hassle-free: “PS3 gamers will be able to simply drop the Blu-ray disc in the PS3, link to their Steam account from inside the game, and all their Steam friends (on PC and Mac) will be visible and accessible for chat and game invites.”

Read: Buy Portal 2 PS3, get PC/Mac version free & Steam support- Destructoid.

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Portal 2 Co-Op Gameplay Walkthrough Video From PAX Is Win

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Andy Yen
– Posted on September 7, 2010Posted in: Video Games

Now this is what I’m talking about.

Sticklers may point out that this Portal 2 extended co-op gameplay footage from PAX doesn’t show anything mindblowingly different from the very short teaser a couple weeks ago, but they can go stick it somewhere else. Something about seeing the game in live action makes the whole idea that they’re making a sequel to Portal more… tangible.

Watching this video, my mind began to race with all of the devilishly clever puzzle solutions that could be possible with four portals to play with. Plus, hearing GLaDOS deliver its acerbic, yet oddly charming post-test comments just brings a smile to my face. Like I’m coming home again.

Oh, and don’t forget robot hugsies.

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Postgame: Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty

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Andy Yen
– Posted on August 26, 2010Posted in: Reviews, Video Games

If there had to be one title to act as the envoy for the video games industry in 2010 it would have to be Starcraft 2.

You’d be hard pressed to find any other game appeals to everyone from the 30 minutes a day casual player all the way up to the professional Korean player making seven figures with an entourage of bodyguards and female groupies.

Yes, you read correctly. Seven figures. Groupies. Entering live tournaments on rock stages on a speedboat.

There’s three audiences that I think should run out and give this game a shot:

  1. Tower defense game junkies (whether it’s on your phone, iPad, computer, or console)
  2. People who already enjoy real time strategy games (How can you like RTS games and not at least give Starcraft 2 a shot? That’s like saying I like action movies, but I refuse to watch Inception.)
  3. Professional Starcraft players. (though I think those don’t really need to read this review)

Starcraft 2 is an interesting game because it’s one that’s physically impossible to play on any current console. It doesn’t mean that the game is that complex, it just means that it’s a genre that’s best controlled with a mouse and keyboard due to the nature of the tasks needed to be done. The game will run on almost any modern computer, Mac or PC alike, so chances are if you own a computer made within the last few years, you can play it.

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Free Portal (Steam For Mac Released)

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Andy Yen
– Posted on May 12, 2010Posted in: Video Games

A few years ago, I would have scoffed at all the adorable Apple faithful every time they got a feature or program that we PC users have had for ages.  The tables have turned, now that I own a Mac myself.

The much ballyhooed Steam Mac client was finally released this morning.  I freely admit to being one of those jackholes who refreshes his browser all morning in anticipation for software that has already been out for six years on a platform I already own.  Whatever, I’m excited to finally be able to play Torchlight on my Macbook without having to reboot into Windows.  It’s all about laziness, folks.

Oh, by the way, Valve is giving away free copies of Portal for the next 12 days to celebrate this (whether you’re a PC or Mac user), so please grab it if you’re one of the few people who haven’t played it yet.

Download the Steam Mac Client DMG

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Review: American McGee’s Grimm Episode 1

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Andy Yen
– Posted on August 15, 2008Posted in: Features, Reviews, Video Games

American McGee\'s Grimm Logo

American McGee is best known for his work on DOOM, Quake, and Alice.  The latter, which I found to be a deliciously twisted romp through the wonderland of Lewis Carroll.  McGee’s past games have earned him an automatic “I gotta check out what he’s doing next” pass.  His latest project is entitled American McGee’s Grimm and is a 24-part episodic game available exclusively on Gametap.  New episodes are released every Thursday and will be available free to play for a 24-hour period, much like a television show.  Grimm is based on the idea of “f’d up fairy tales,” with each episode centering on the corruption of a particular fairy tale, like Little Red Riding Hood or Beauty and the Beast.  Gameplay is very simple and casual friendly.  It plays kind of like Katamari Damacy in that you are guiding a character in a world with the objective of covering the most surface area possible.  There is some light platforming as well.

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Review: Strong Bad’s Cool Game For Attractive People

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Andy Yen
– Posted on August 12, 2008Posted in: Features, Reviews, Video Games

Strong Bad Homestar Runner Game

I gotta admit, Homestar Runner was a huge part of my college days.  Every Monday my friends and I would eagerly wait for the latest animated Strong Bad email to be posted so we could watch and quote it for the rest of the week.  Though I stopped following the site in recent years, I was still very excited when Telltale Games announced an episodic adventure game based on the Homestar Runner characters and world.  After a two month delay, the first episode was finally released yesterday on Wii Ware and for the PC.

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Everyday Shooter Now Available On PC/Steam

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Andy Yen
– Posted on May 9, 2008Posted in: Video Games

everyday shooter screenshot

If your only excuse for not checking out Jonathan Mak’s awesome “album of shooter games” was that you didn’t own a PS3, you have an excuse no longer!

Everyday Shooter is now available on Steam for the low price of $9.99 (or $8.99 if you buy the game this week).  I never got around to writing up an Indie Game Spotlight for this game, but rest assured, it was one of the best independent games to come out in 2007.

The game is comprised of 10 different songs/stages, each with its own song, art, and play style.   As you shoot enemies and create chain combos, you create new guitar riffs and sounds that layer on top of the music to create a seamless aural experience.  It’s an awesome synthesis of music and gaming and definitely worth your time.

Check Out The Steam Page [steampowered.com]

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