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After eight years of development and several years of silence, it seems Black Mesa may be coming. No, seriously this time. The fans remaking Valve's Half-Life as a Source Engine mod have shared new screenshots, teasing that there's more news to come.
Having your Diablo III account hacked and plundered already sucks, but it'd be far worse if you'd paid money for that gear. So Blizzard will require that players use a Battle.net Authenticator for the real-money auction house.
The Humble Indie Bundle V just added Braid, Lone Survivor and Super Meat Boy for those who pay above the average price, on top of Amnesia, Limbo, Psychonauts, Superbrothers and Bastion. Buy this now.
The Kickstarter campaign to fund Carmageddon: Reincarnation for PC ended last night at $625,143, having passed its $400k goal last week. Stainless confirmed there'll also be Mac and Linux versions, as well as co-op and split-screen play.
Yes, yes, E3, great, lovely, trailers and screenshots, wonderful, but what about video games we can actually play? Well, you can't play it quite yet, but Blizzard has shared thoughts on the changes coming to Diablo III in patch 1.0.3
The horrors still lurking in the shadows of our modern world are to be revealed in Sacrilegium, a survival horror from Two Worlds creator Reality Pump.
Ooh, "E3 this" and "E3 that," it's like AAA mega-blockbusters are all that exists this week. Undaunted, Dungeons of Dredmor has pressed on and released its free DLC expansion. Plus, Steam Workshop on Steam! And it's on sale for $1.50! Hurrah!
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will be available on August 21, assuming it doesn't fall victim to Valve Time, of course.
Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the World's latest throwback RPG, the webcomic-inspired Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3, has been confirmed for a July 10 release on XBLIG, and PC and Mac via Steam, priced at $5.
The greatest PC digital deal this week is undoubtedly The Humble Indie Bundle V, but you'll also find Serious Sam 3 for $10, Crusader Kings II for $10, EDF: Insect Armageddon for $12, Saints Row: The Third for $17, Rayman Origins for $20, and heaps more bargains.
