Full Steam Ahead For Steam’s Online Service
The Steam online service just went through a major update that adds personalized shopping, more granular searches and the ability for anyone to become a game curator helping others. We chat with Valve’s Alden Kroll to sort it all out.
Trailer: Stronghold Crusader 2
Fans of the classic castle building series can now return to the deserts of the Middle East circa 1189 in Stronghold Crusader 2, with the game out now on Steam. A new launch trailer has been released to mark the occasion, showing the developers battling it out in online multiplayer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzjAb1h2TmE
After two years of development Stronghold Crusader 2 is now available. Looking back on the game’s development, the team posted a thank you message on the official website:
“Thank you for supporting us and making Stronghold Crusader 2 possible. This is our first ever independently developed and funded Stronghold game, built with your encouragement, feedback and support over the past two years. It is far from the end for Crusader 2, with content updates, DLC and patches all planned to follow in the weeks and months after launch, but it gives us great pleasure to say that the game is now available on Steam!
Just like you some of us, having worked on Stronghold Crusader back in 2002, have been waiting for this moment for over twelve years. From the very first day of development it has been an honour to work on this project and we hope Crusader 2 meets your expectations as fans of the first game and the series as a whole.
If you enjoyed spending long nights fending off fiendish AI opponents and friends in the original, Crusader 2 will provide you with everything you need to relive those memories. With two campaigns, six skirmish trails, eight AI characters, co-op, a map editor, free build mode and a selection of multiplayer maps, Crusader 2 delivers the long-lasting challenge you expect from a Stronghold game. We can’t wait for you to try it out.”
The game is now available on Steam, with a Special Edition that includes Stronghold Crusader HD, ‘The Art of Stronghold Crusader 2’ digital art book and full soundtrack composed by Robert Euvino.
ESA Announces 2014 Education Grant Winners
The Entertainment Software Association Foundation (ESAF) today announced the winners of its 2014 Education Challenge Grant.
Killing Them Slowly With Bio Inc.
Bio Inc. is germ warfare on a very personal level, as you are tasked with killing a variety of people using various viruses and diseases. It’s actually pretty disturbing, but also fun. And it may just teach players a thing or two about staying healthy.
Video Game Tuesday: Destiny Daily Log Day 1
Michael’s doing something different for Video Game Tuesday for the next 8 weeks, he’s covering his first week in Destiny as a series of daily logs and a final one to cover what’s happened after the first week.