GameCock Tappin’ GameTap

Don’t blame us, with a name like Gamecock, it’s incredibly hard writing a title without introducing sexual innuendos…Anyway, Gamecock, after partnering with Steam, is now giving some love (god damn it, again!) to GameTap.

Press Release:

Video game publisher Gamecock Media Group announced today that it has finalized a new partnership with GameTap, the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) network that is a leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment. The partnership includes the rights for the publisher’s titles to be available for digital download in GameTap’s online store, as well as for subscription and ad-supported play. Read more

EVE Online Steam Special Offer

EVE Online is celebrating the launch of their 8th free expansion and are offering EVE Online at 10% reduced price for 1 week only.

To celebrate the launch of the eighth free expansion to Eve Online, the popular massively multi-player online game (MMOG) from CCP, the full game is available for 10% off its regular price for one week. The limited-time offer which includes the latest expansion, Empryean Age, is accompanied by the release of an impressive new trailer which is freely available now via Steam.

Steam Gets Erected with GameCock

Valve’s ever increase Steam titles library will now feature games from Gamecock Media Group. Valve and Gamecock have tied up to provide games such as Legendary, Insecticide, Stronghold: Crusade on Steam.

Gamecock Media Group and Valve today announced an agreement to launch Gamecock titles on Steam. The first Gamecock titles available on Steam will be Firefly Studios’ Stronghold Crusader Extreme and Insecticide Part 1.

Additional Gamecock titles - including Insecticide Parts 2, Velvet Assassin, and Legendary - will be made available via Steam later this year.

Download Alone in the Dark PC version, Get Bonus Content

European pre-orders for the downloadable PC version of highly anticipated action survival game Alone in the Dark are open now at www.atari-store.com.

Buy the game for €49.99 and get free bonus content of two music tracks from the game’s official soundtrack composed by Olivier Deriviere, and parts 1 and 2 of the making of documentary feature in which the team at Eden Games reveal the secrets behind this landmark videogame production.

Fans who pre-order will be able to pre-load the game 24 hours before the official release date, and will receive the activation key shortly after midnight on the day of launch making them among the first to be able to play Alone in the Dark.

Featuring a gripping story, design inspired by contemporary TV action dramas, and original gameplay based on real world rules physics, the action survival opus Alone in the Dark will launch across Europe on 20 June for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2, with the PLAYSTATION 3 version following later in 2008. For more information on Alone in the Dark visit www.CentralDark.com.

Now On Steam - Mumbo Jumbo

A Slew of casual gaming titles from Mumbo Jumbo are now available on Steam.

MumboJumbo joins Steam today with eight of their hit casual titles, including those in the popular Luxor series as well as “The Office.” Save big when you pick up all eight of these games in the MumboJumbo Collection for just $39.99.

To celebrate the launch, MumboJumbo is offering 10% off all their titles on Steam until June 17th.

Crysis Warhead Officially Announced, EXCLUSIVE to PCs

After the teaser site, Electronic Arts have officially announced the sequel to Crysis; Crysis Warhead. In Warhead, players will take charge of Sergeant Sykes aka Psycho (yeah, that annoying British fellow) and the game will take place parallel to events in original Crysis. Warhead will also feature more multiplayer content and will be coming to PCs this Autumn. Press Release and High-resolution boxart after the jump!

Press Release:  

Maximum freedom, maximum explosions and maximum Psycho! Electronic Arts Inc. and award-winning independent studio Crytek today announced Crysis Warhead® – the parallel story to Crysis, one of the most critically-acclaimed first person shooters and PC games of 2007. Shipping exclusively for the PC this autumn Crysis Warhead is the first title to be developed at Crytek´s Budapest studio, and is built on a new, enhanced and optimized version of Crytek’s CryENGINE® 2 technology. Read more

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Tops PC Sales Charts

Funcom’s MMO is doing really well in sales, infact, Age of Conan is now No.1 best selling title on the PC platform in Germany, UK, Australia, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Spain. Impressive.

Funcom is proud to announce that Age of Conan rises to number 1 on the PC charts, and the game even competes very well on the all-format lists. The normal edition is now sold out in many outlets due to the initial success of the game, and Funcom aims to resupply new boxes as fast as possible. With more than half a million customers, Age of Conan is already one of the biggest ever western MMO games, and this happens just a week after launch.

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Battlefield 2142 - v1.50 Patch Released

EA has released the final version of v1.50 patch for Battlefield 2142. Changelog and download links below:

- Added community maps, Wake Island 2142 and Operation Shingle

- Added the ability to use widescreen resolutions.

- Added No Vehicles mode.

- Added Conquest Assault mode.

- Changed the volume control for the Commander Voice Over on request of the esports community.

- Changes made to pod steering mechanism to improve control while limiting pod surfing.

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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures drops support for DirectX10

The upcoming MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, has reportedly dropped the DirectX10 renderer for launch. Funcom says the DirectX10 version has been pushed back to add more polish & features. “worthy of Microsoft’s great vision for the future of PC gaming”.

The DirectX10 version will make it’s debut in August 2008 in Games Convention. A preview will be shown in nVIDIA’s nVISION event on August 27-28, 2008.

Now On Steam - Sam & Max: Season 2

The lovable furry detectives Sam & Max have invaded Steam!

Sam & Max: Season 2, the latest in Telltale’s flagship episodic series, is now available on Steam, a leading online platform for the distribution and management of PC games.

The complete Season 2 set is available for just $34.99, and the Season 1 and 2 complete sets are available in a collection for just $59.99.

To celebrate the launch of Season 2, all of Telltale’s Sam & Max episodes are available for 10% of their regular price during for the first week of Season 2’s availability on Steam.

Sam & Max: Season 2 Complete Steam Store Link ($31.49)
Sam & Max: Complete Steam Store Link ($53.99)

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