Category Archives: Mac

Those whose Diablo III pre-orders have fallen through thanks to GAME Australia’s stock issues can apply for a refund from Blizzard.

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As rumours suggested last week, GameStop has now officially confirmed it’ll collaborate with Valve to sell Steam Wallet codes in its stores across the US.

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Just short of four years since its announcement at Blizzard’s Worldwide Invitational in Paris, Diablo III will finally launch worldwide from midnight tonight.

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Tempt your friends into a lifetime obsession with phat loot by gifting them a free trial version of Diablo III.

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Brian Fargo has announced that inXile will employ the Unity engine in developing Wasteland 2.

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You’ll need good co-op buddies if you want to get the most out of Diablo III’s highest difficulty setting, and Blizzard is prepared to support your quest. The developer will introduce a player profile system on its forums, allowing you to check out each other’s equipment and achievements. The system launches just after the game which comes out on Tuesday. More details here.

Thanks, GameSpy.

Double Fine has released A Perfect Storm for Adventure, the first episode of its documentary series titled which gives you a look at the beginnings of its Kickstarter fundraiser. The firm has also opened up a PayPal account in case you missed out on donating to the Double Fine Adventure the first time out. Those who donate will receive access to the forums, code to download the game on Steam for PC or Mac as well as for Linux or Android. You will also be able to participate in the beta and receive streaming video of the firm’s 2Player Productions documentary series. Watch the first episode below.

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Camouflaj and Logan Games have passed their $500,000 Kickstarter target for iOS stealth survival game Republique.

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Disney Interactive Media Group has released a trailer for the videogame adaptation of the upcoming Disney Pixar animated feature Brave.

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To celebrate the successful debut of the Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative, Steam is holding a Weekend Workshop Sale, with huge discounts available for Portal 2, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and many Team Fortress 2 Workshop Items.

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Firefly Studios has announced Stronghold 3: Gold Edition will be released on May 25 for PC and Mac. The release comes with the new Blackstaff single-player campaign and all 12 historical sieges, previously only available through special editions of the game as well as the three core campaigns, four multiplayer modes including the new Coronation mode, and a free-build sandbox mode. Those who already own Stronghold 3 or purchase it before May 25 will have their copy automatically upgraded to the Gold Edition through Steam. Those who purchase the standard edition after this date will have the option to purchase the Blackstaff Campaign as downloadable content. Shots of the new campaign are posted below.

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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.