There are some yummy deals for the weekend ahead, including a massive price break on a recent blockbuster. Remember the big new Medal of Honor game from about four months ago? It used to cost sixty dollars, but now ImpulseDriven.com has it marked down to fifteen for their Weekend Impulse Buys. We didn’t really care for it here atPlayer Affinity, but if you were curious about it, then this is the time to buy.
We all have that shameful backlog somewhere in our house; a stack of old games that we bought on impulse years ago, but never got around to playing despite the fact that we just had to own the thing. Then there’s all of those games we started playing and kept meaning to finish off, but were constantly distracted by the latest installment of Call of Duty. Well, Player Affinity’s PC crew pried open our chest of neglected classics and had another go at them to see whether or not we’ll ever play these old games.
Some gaming convention have an insufficient number of games, others have just the right amount, however there’s one annual con which always more than the needed amount of games. Too Many Games has been overwhelming players with its abundance of interactive entertainment for seven years, and now they’re back for the 2011 installment from May 6th through May eight at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks Pennsylvania.
Yesterday we had quite a few good deals on downloadable games, but today hasn’t offered many new options. However there are a couple of places offering Daily Deals which might be interest. Direct2Drive.com is putting up a new Daily Deal every day this week. Today, you can get Serious Sam: The First Encounter for half off, which makes it $4.95.
March is off to a great start in terms of online game sales, so let’s dive right into the pile of deals. Steampowered.com has a 70% off sale on artsy indie gem Braid. This modern classic is now three dollars and highly recommended if you haven’t played it yet. But WAIT! Before you click that Steam, link, check out Onlive’s sale right now; they have Braid for a slightly lower price along with several other indie games including The Ball, The Maw, Defense Grid and Trine for about 75% off. Plus Onlive has that impressive deal where they’ll give you one of their micro consoles, and a copy of Metro 2033 for free if you pre-order Homefront.
Magicka continues its over-the-top humor and homages to other developers and popular gaming by announcing its first expansion, Magicka: Vietnam. Vietnam seems like an unlikely setting for a swords-and-mostly-sorcery game such as Magicka, and frankly, it is. Paradox, however, has announced that their first foray in to expansion territory for their hit title is taking place there regardless. The expansion promises new gameplay areas, new spells, some new weapons and at least one new outfit for your wizard-on-the-go. The trailer launched complete with a Magicka-themed parody of the popular ’60s hit “Bird is the Word”. Paradox has not released a price point or release date as of yet for Vietnam.
Mojang the Swedish video game Developer founded by Markus Persson is known for creating the hugely-successful indie game Minecraft. That game is already a huge hit, despite the fact that it isn’t actually done yet, so it seems inevitable that Mojang would have plans to make another game someday. Well, those plans are a little further along than previously thought, because they’ve already announced the new project. It’s a free-to-play strategy/ collectible card game called Scrolls.
