Read-a-long with Nintendo Power #253 (April 2010)
March 21, 2010 – 10:40 am | Comments

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Steam for Mac confirmed
March 8, 2010 – 1:21 pm | Comments
Steam for Mac confirmed

After plenty of hinting, Valve have finally confirmed that their content delivery platform Steam is making the jump to the Mac, with it and Valve’s library of games (including Left 4 Dead 2, …

Valve games coming to Mac, maybe Steam also?
March 6, 2010 – 5:17 am | Comments
Valve games coming to Mac, maybe Steam also?

According to Mac News Network Doug Lombardi, PR supremo at Valve has confirmed Valve’s intention to port their games to the Mac. MNN seems to think that Portal and TF2 will be the first …

Portal 2 is coming, hell yeah!
March 5, 2010 – 1:35 pm | Comments
Portal 2 is coming, hell yeah!

As I was finishing my dinner, my iPod touch pinged. An email had arrived. I surreptitiously read it, and hit the roof. Everyone knew it was coming, but it was incredible to finally have confimation: …

Just Cause 2 Demo Hits Consoles, PCs Today
March 4, 2010 – 3:57 pm | Comments
Just Cause 2 Demo Hits Consoles, PCs Today

After a handful of videos and screenshots, today is finally the day where you get the chance to try out Just Cause 2 for yourselves.  A demo, with 35 square miles of the island nation …

Steam to come to Mac?
March 3, 2010 – 4:47 pm | Comments
Steam to come to Mac?

What? What’s going on? I visited Rock, Paper Shotgun, and they had what appeared to be one part of a six-part puzzle. The other were to be found at MacRumours, MacNN, Shacknews and Eurogamer, and …

New Steam UI beta is shiny.
February 24, 2010 – 12:32 pm | Comments
New Steam UI beta is shiny.

Prepare yourselves for a surprise, Steam fans! Valve has begun the open beta for the new Steam UI (see above image). I looks an awful lot nicer, is laid out better, and includes …

Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art
February 9, 2010 – 12:18 am | Comments
Rocket Knight retro revival gets some character art

Check out this slick new concept art for the upcoming Rocket Knight game for PSN, Steam, and XBLA. You can see the look of returning characters Sparkster and Axel, and some very defiant looking pigs.
I …

Tropico 3 cheap on Steam, go and buy
January 30, 2010 – 6:13 pm | Comments
Tropico 3 cheap on Steam, go and buy

I grabbed Tropico 3 in the MASSIVE sale over the holidays on a friend’s recommendation, and it’s an (cliche alert) under-appreciated gem. It’s a fun, quirky little number in which you play the dictator of …

Aeropodcast #115: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble
January 13, 2010 – 3:01 pm | Comments
Aeropodcast #115: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble

Yes, we are late in getting the podcast up this week, but it is totally worth it, as it is probably one of the most entertaining podcasts from us in two weeks.  Listen as we …

Prey Runs out of Steam
January 1, 2010 – 1:04 am | Comments
Prey Runs out of Steam

Actually, the title’s wrong – Steam ran out of Prey. But as that’s not so snappy a title, we’ll brush over that and move on. Ahem.
Do you know how you can run out of something …

Today’s Steam Deals Are Pretty Good
December 28, 2009 – 12:10 pm | Comments
Today’s Steam Deals Are Pretty Good

Well, today’s Steam special deals are looking pretty good.  First we have the Orange Box coming in at 50% off.  Then we have Killing Floor making a second appearance on the deals, at an even …

Torchlight REALLY cheap, buy it NOW!
December 27, 2009 – 4:54 am | Comments
Torchlight REALLY cheap, buy it NOW!

OK, I’ll keep this short. Torchlight is £3.49/$4.99, depending on where you live, on Steam (for the next seven hours, sorry for not mentioning this sooner). At this price there is no excuse not to …

The Annual Steam Sale Has Started
December 23, 2009 – 2:21 am | Comments
The Annual Steam Sale Has Started

Well, I am sure that many people were scratching their head like I was when they went to Steam today to find the mid-week deal, only to find there was no mid-week deal.  Well, now …

Star Trek Online Shows Off Its Preorder Bonuses
December 7, 2009 – 10:19 pm | Comments
Star Trek Online Shows Off Its Preorder Bonuses

Today, Cryptic studios and Atari laid out their plans for the preorder bonuses that you will get for their upcoming title, Star Trek Online.  In what I think has to be a first, there are …

PSA: Steam holiday sales UPDATE!
November 27, 2009 – 3:00 pm | Comments
PSA: Steam holiday sales UPDATE!

Today’s early holiday deals, from Steam are:
Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic: 75% off
Left 4 Dead 2: 25% off
Majesty 2: 75% off
Mini Ninjas: 50% off
Madballs in Babo: Invasion: 66% off
Cities XL Limited Edition: …

PSA: Steam sales all week!
November 26, 2009 – 11:07 am | Comments
PSA: Steam sales all week!

Steam are doing some early holiday sales, with different discounts every day for five days! We’ll try and keep you posted throughout, but there’s a big red banner at the top of the front …