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Couldn’t ya see the bloody bombs?

We’ve been fairly busy around the office this week after it was mandated that browsing International Stately Hats of Nationals was not a good use of time and there was work to be done on the next update.

Are you prepared to make your mother proud? We’ve joined up with Kritzkast to determine what the Demoman really said during his diatribe in Meet the Demoman. Our sensitive ears are incapable of determining exactly what was said so it’s best left to the experts. The funniest clean entry, funniest not so clean entry, and most accurate will all receive prizes. Recording your brother being dominated in Dustbowl is not a valid entry.

When you’re done yelling into your microphone, check out this fine Sticky Bomb Plush now available in the Valve Store! Available in Red and Blue these are identical to the in-game variety except they’re cloth, have fewer spikes, won’t stick to surfaces, and can’t detonate.

While we’re here, we thought we should also mention that My Gaming Edge has continued working on their training mod designed around 1v1 play. The first player to 20 points wins the duel, and while changing classes might give you an upper hand it will award your opponent a point. The mod also features several arenas each with different class restrictions, and an ELO rating system to track player statistics. Awesome stuff.

Last of all, the fine gentleman behind the original interactive video, “A Heavy’s 2fort Adventure” has released a new video with an even longer title, “A Granary Adventure: The Underdog Story” . Watching the Pyro flee brings smiles all around as it reminds us of all the times we’ve chased down a fleeing Eric Smith in our internal playtests.
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New Release – Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Now available in North America and South America, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II! The release date for the rest of the world is to be determined.

With all-new devastating Force powers and the ability to dual-wield lightsabers, Starkiller cuts a swath through deadly new enemies across exciting worlds from the Star Wars films – all in his desperate search for answers to his past.


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Now Available – The Ball

The Ball is now available on Steam!

The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology.

As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you progress towards solving the mystery of this amazing place you must unlock the secrets of the Ball and learn to control this ancient artifact.



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New Release – SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive Classics Collection 3

It’s that time again…sit back, close your eyes for a moment, and take a trip back to the memory lane as 11 more console favorites from Sega’s classic collection has been added to Steam!

Check out Alien Storm, Bio-Hazard Battle™, Columns™ III, Decap Attack™, Ecco™: the Tides of Time, ESWAT™: City Under Siege, Flicky™, Golden Axe™ II, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sword of Vermilion™, Virtua Fighter™ 2, or the bundle version containing select titles at a whopping discount!

To commemorate launch of the 3rd Collection in this series, both Collection 1 and Collection 2 have also been price-reduced to an outrageous, new low price!


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Puzzle Dimension Updated

Updates to Puzzle Dimension have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

  • Added language menu and languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish and Swedish.
  • Improved font smooth algorithm.
  • Optimized rendering a lot.
  • Improved culling scheme on background geometry.
  • A lot of CPU optimizations.
  • Optimized load time of sound and particle effects.
  • Improved CPU multicore usage on particle effects.
  • Reduced memory usage a lot.


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New Release – Deathspank

Deathspank is now available on Steam! The world of DeathSpank is massive and full of tons of unique and hilarious characters, dangerous foes, diverse landscapes, and chickens…lots of chickens.

For uncounted years, DeathSpank has been a Dispenser of Justice, a Vanquisher of Evil, and a Hero to the Downtrodden. DeathSpank has long searched for a powerful artifact called?.The Artifact.


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