50% Off All Quake Games On Steam

The popular games download client Steam has knocked a lovely 50% of its Quake collection.

This means you can get the full Quake collection for £8.49 (down from £16.99) or if you prefer, you can buy titles individually.

The collection in case you’re wondering consists of:

Quake, Quake II, Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, Quake III Arena, Quake III: Team Arena, Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge Of Armagon and Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution Of Eternity.

Not bad for £8.49 huh? Wonder if Mark's finished his screenplay for the movie adaptation of Quake II...

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Delayed

Konami has confirmed that the UK release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on PSP will not be arriving until June 18th, almost a month later than announced.

Hopefully the irony isn’t lost given that a little while ago Hideo Kojima actually said:

"I always preach to the staff, 'You must not have a delay after a release date has been announced. There is no greater crime as a game developer'."

Whilst we’re pretty sure there are worse crimes out there, it’s no less frustrating.

Fallout 3 Developer Praises PC Gaming

A chief developer behind Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has expressed his support or fondness for PC gaming.

PC gaming has been in decline for a while now and publishers implementing these controversial DRM systems is putting even more gamers off the platform.

Ashley Cheng, production director at Bethesda Game Studios however is rooting for PC gaming, as he expressed on his Blog:

"I don't play games on PC much…"

"I mostly game on my Xbox 360, occasionally on PS3, and some iPhone, too. Every now and then, you'll see an email thread about how PC games is doomed, dying, dead, obsolete, etc... Predicting the death of PC gaming is like bell bottoms. Every few years, it becomes fashionable to cry that PC gaming is over."

"I don't think PC gaming is ever going to go away. Tastes change. Trends come and go. Thanks to services like Steam and Good Old Games, what a great time to be a PC gamer! Imagine the greatest games ever created, all at your fingertips, and cheap, too. It’s like being a film buff and having Netflix stream every Oscar winning film - no waiting, just pick the one you want to watch."

Jon Peddie Research, the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, predicted last November that the PC gaming hardware market will see a 30% increase in 2010. This increase equates to a $6 billion (£4 billion) increase from 2009.

Sega Performing Well In The PC Games Market

Sega has commented on the PC games market, claiming it's not as drab as what people make it out to be. SEGA UK’s managing director John Clark commented:

“The PC market is third in terms of its year-on-year performance with a decline of 26 per cent, but this doesn’t really reflect the full picture. The PC digital download business is now a viable sector but somewhat invisible as it’s not yet covered by Chart-Track. The PC market overall is actually performing much better than is currently reported and remains a vital and strong sector to be involved in."

“Last month’s PC chart illustrates Sega’s position within this sector. Napoleon: Total War, Football Manager 2010 and Aliens vs Predator are three different styles of game from three different genres. They can all drive a strong, community fan base with the ability to consistently deliver endless hours of gameplay. Incidentally, they are all developed in the UK."

“For 2009, Sega was ranked the second biggest PC publisher in the market. In 2010 year-to-date, we are once again ranked second. Long may it continue.”

Hitman Blood Money And UFC 2009 Available On Demand For Xbox 360

Microsoft has now added Hitman: Blood Money and UFC 2009: Undisputed to the Xbox 360 Games On Demand Service for Xbox Live. Usual details are here. Oh, American Idol is available too, but you don't care... right?

French PlayStation Magazine Reveals God Of War III DLC

A photo taken from the French Official PlayStation Magazine shows what appears to be a piece detailing possible God of War III downloadable content. See for yourself here. No further info at the moment.

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack Live - Matchmaking Issues Resolved

A quick note for any Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players out there, the Stimulus Map arrived on Xbox Live yesterday along with some matchmaking problems, though Microsoft's Major Nelson has confirmed these issues are now fixed.

Sega Announces After Burner Climax Release Date

Sega Europe has announced After Burner Climax will be arriving on Xbox Live Arcade on April 21st, with a release a day later on PlayStation Network on April 22nd.

Dodge enemy aircraft, rockets and bullets through a storyline branching over 20 levels. Practice flying a jet plane in Training Mode and take flight in Arcade mode. Built for all skill levels, everyone will be able to take to the air whilst unlocking achievements along the way and setting top scores on the Leaderboards.

Darksiders Coming To PC In June

THQ has announced a PC version of Darksiders will arrive this summer. GM of Vigil Games, David Adams commented:

“We are really excited to have the opportunity to bring Darksiders to the global PC audience. We are working really hard to make sure that key features such as user-defined resolutions, interface and both keyboard and game pad control sets are all up to the standards for today’s discerning PC consumer.”

Lucky you PC gamers.

Microsoft Release Q&A For USB Storage

Following the announcement of USB Flash Drive support for Xbox 360, Microsoft has released a Q&A for gamers to check out which aims to answer all your queries about what you can and can't do. You can read through it after the Jump below. (Thanks TLG)

Getting CryEngine 3 On Consoles Was Hard Work

Crytek has revealed that making the CryEngine 3 work on consoles, was hard work, which is quite understandable given the technical specs of the original Crysis title. Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli commented:

“Crytek has been offering the CryENGINE for many years now, more than 10 to be accurate. The decision to enter the console market for engines was first driven by our desire to make console games."

“That’s what we always wanted to do. The big challenge during the development of CryENGINE3 has been scaling the engine whilst maintaining the visual quality and performance."

“This is always challenging; problems occurred of course, but we’re really proud that our teams have managed to solve them as we proved in line with several engine presentations and will prove [this] with Crysis 2."

“I think for console gamers especially the freedom of Crysis 2 gameplay is very interesting. Crysis gameplay is not about “go anywhere”, it is about looking at a situation from a great vantage point and then formulating a plan which you pro-actively initiate and defeat your foes."

“You have a lot of freedom in what that plan entails and what weapons and world interactions you use. This is what we call Veni Vidi Vici gameplay: I came, I saw, I conquered and it should be quite fresh to the console market."

“For PC gamers, I think, Crysis 2 is more fun, looks amazing, and runs well on all platforms, and no one will feel cheated by their respective experience”.

Stay tuned for this one, it'll be awesome, but it's not expected to arrive until Q3 2011.

Splinter Cell: Conviction Special Edition Will Cost £10 Less

The new Splinter Cell is almost here, and to lighten things up for the game’s Special Edition, Ubisoft has decided to drop the price for it from £69.99 to £59.99 in the Xbox 360, and from £59.99 to £49.99 for the PC version.

The limited edition will include the game plus:

* An exclusive Sam Fisher statue
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction game in unique Steel Book case
* Infiltration Mode : Eliminate all hostiles in the mission area without being detected
* A special playable skin: Shadow Armor
* Early access to 3 weapons: SC300, SR2 and MP5
* The official Splinter Cell Conviction Soundtrack (more than 17 tracks)

The game is due for release on 13th April in the US and 3 days later in Europe.

APB Website Relaunched With New Content

Realtime Worlds has relaunched the official APB website with loads of new info and goodies on the upcoming MMO. Check it out here. You can also still sign up for the BETA here.

BioWare Dismisses Rumours Of Xbox 360 Version Of Old Republic

Earlier in the week, GAME's future videogame release schedule was leaked with, apparently, an Xbox 360 version of the much anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic listed.

Now, BioWare has officially ruled out this possibility stating that they are working for a Windows only release… for now. Community Manager Sean Dahlberg said:

“Star Wars: The Old Republic is currently being developed for the PC. While we recognise that there are other operating systems and platforms available for games today, our development is specific to the personal computer using the Windows operating system at this time.”

Activision Release First Spider-Man: Shattered Horizons Screenshots

Activision has released the first screenshots for its new Spider-Man title, Spider-Man: Shattered Horizon, and they do look rather nice. It's down to release on Xbox 360 and PS3 in September. You can check out the first trailer for it here.

Dead Space 2 Will Be A Horror... But With A Little Extra Spice

In PAX east, Executive producer Steve Papoutsis, producer Rich Briggs and art director Ian Milham, splashed some new info in an interview on the expected sequel to Dead Space. When asked about previous info that it was going to be more action oriented they said:

"Listening to what gamers think about the game, one thing that we heard over and over again was "hey, we love the horror elements of Dead Space, those were great, but we also want a release point," a point where you can feel like a bad-ass and kick a little bit of ass. I think the way that Rich has been explaining it and we've all been explaining it, if you think about a rollercoaster ride or a sine wave, there's going to be moments where we're building the tension, we're building to a moment and there's a climax and then there's a release, where you can get your bearings, kick ass a little bit and then it's right back into the tension. We're sprinkling these moments throughout the game that are going to make the player feel very empowered -- [they're] epic.”

The first Dead Space was an over the top horror game that kept players on edge continuously, Dead Space 2 will feature a more experienced Isaac Clarke that will be capable of much more this time around:

“You can have a high-octane moment that's also very, very scary. We're looking at a lot of different, sophisticated ways to bring both the action, the terror, and the horror together.”

Read the whole interview here.