Category Archives: Mac

Despite a growing acceptance of freemium-first business models, the informed money is on a premium subscription model for The Elder Scrolls Online.

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Camouflaj has released a new video for Republique on its Kickstarter page. The video basically outlines how to play the game, and it’s posted below. The project only has another 50 hours to go before the funding round ends, and only $320,680 has been donated towards the firm’s $500,000 goal.

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With just 65 hours and over $200,000 to go, former Halo designer Ryan Payton maintains Camouflaj did the right thing in asking for half a million bucks to Kickstart République.

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Valve has announced the free Portal 2 update, Perpetual Testing Initiative, is now available on PC and Mac. The DLC allows players to “easily create, share, and play Portal 2 puzzles,” via the in-game Puzzle Maker. Log into Steam and get to downloading.

Paul Sage, creative director for The Elder Scrolls Online, has told Game Informer that players will still be able to experience being the hero in the MMO as much as in the single-player versions of the series.

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Blizzard has released the Dibalo III short Diablo III: Wrath which details the Eternal Conflict between angels and demons. The short was directed by Peter Chung and animated by Titmouse. It’s below. Game’s out May 15.

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Valve has announced Portal 2 has sold over 4 million copies combined on PC and console since it was released a year ago. The figure was provided to Neogamr by level designer David Sawyer. The entire franchise has now sold over 8 million total, with the original Portal game selling over 4 million units – a figured which doesn’t take into account Steam sales. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Blizzard considered getting well-known actors in for Diablo III’s voice overs, but had to give up due to prohibitive costs.

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Botanicula is out now on Steam for Mac and PC, and to celebrate its somewhat delayed arrival, it’s on sale at 10%. The gorgeous adventures comes courtesy of Amanita Design, the team behind Machinarium, and at only $9, is a tempting little package. Behold.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Blizzard will bring a much-requested feature to Starcraft II at or around the launch of Heart of the Swarm, allowing players from different territories to play together.

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When Blizzard tested Diablo III’s Inferno difficulty, it ran detailed testing to ensure it found an appropriate challenge level – and then threw that data straight out the window in favour of turning the dial all the way up.

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ZeniMax Online has released a teaser video for The Elder Scrolls Online. The official website has also gone live as well but there’s not much there at the moment, only the announcement trailer. The site also points to the Game Informer hub for the game, which will include month-long exclusive coverage of the game. Last night, information from the June issue of GI leaked online via a PDF, and it included quite a bit of artwork and in-game screenshots. The long-rumored MMO is set for a release next year on Mac and PC and will be localized in English, French, and German.

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What appears to be the upcoming GameInformer cover story on The Elder Scrolls Online has leaked into the wild, outing a huge pile of new information.

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David Hayter and Jennifer Hale will lend their voices to République, according to developer, Camouflaj.

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Mojang boss Markus Persson doesn’t seem too impressed with EA’s Indie Bundle currently available on Steam, and has taken to Twitter to call the firm out for using the term indie to describe its game pack.

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In a free expansion called You Have To Name The Expansion, Dungeons of Dredmor will add full Steam Workshop support for its flourishing mod scene.

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Replay Games has secured the required funding – and then some – for Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.

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The latest version of Steam allows users to manage their library of games from any web browser.

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Bastion is currently on sale via Steam for $6 and it includes Steamplay support so you can play it on PC or Mac. Furthermore, the Bastion Soundtrack Edition which includes the soundtrack and the game is also on sale for 60% off, meaning it will set you back $9.98 instead of the usual $24.98. Finally, the soundtrack is also on sale for $3.99. Now’s the time to pick it up if you haven’t already. Sale ends May 3.

Blizzard has announced a Global Play feature for Diablo III which will allow you to play online with your buddies no matter which region they reside in due to region-free servers.

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