James Helsby

Is Half-Life 2 episode 3 being held up by Steam itself?

Is Half-Life 2 episode 3 being held up by Steam itself?

Half Life 3, and specifically HL2 episode 3 have been ‘in the works’ for years. Episode 2 was released almost 4 years ago, and 2 years ago we were given teasers to episode 3. Yet nothing has come. Is it possible that the delay is because Valve has been vesting its interest in Steam itself?

 

More Steam Sales: Borderlands GOTY for $7.50

More Steam Sales: Borderlands GOTY for $7.50

I think I can safely say this game is recommended by everyone here at WPR.

 

Get 13 Indie Games on Steam for 75% off in Potato pack

Get 13 Indie Games on Steam for 75% off in Potato pack

Although if you were a real hipster, you would have bought these games before people were even aware of them.

 Alan Smithee

Exactly Why Half Life 3 Hasn’t Been Announced

Exactly Why Half Life 3 Hasn’t Been Announced

Oh Gabe Newell, when is it NOT funny to make a fat joke at your expense?

 Robert Chesley

New Promos Announced for “Duels 2012”

New Promos Announced for “Duels 2012”

According to a sales solicitation released by Wizards, the promos for purchasing this summers “Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012” include three titans.

 

Sunday Funzies: This Is Why Obama Hates The Space Progam

Sunday Funzies: This Is Why Obama Hates The Space Progam

WPR has gone political and we agree with Obama (rama) when he says he wants to cut funding for NASA because if we don’t, crap like this happens.

 Jill Seale

VVVVVV Soundtrack Composer Releases PPPPPPowerup!

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PChp2Z0Z11s Last year, Magnus Palsson (AKA Souleye) released my favorite chiptune album of all time: PPPPPP. PPPPPP is the soundtrack to another of my favorite things from last year, an amazing game called VVVVVV. Now, Souleye has released an arranged version of his soundtrack called PPPPPPowerup!

 Jill Seale

Portal 2 News: Aperture Science Founder Cave Johnson To Be Voiced By J.K. Simmons

Portal 2 News: Aperture Science Founder Cave Johnson To Be Voiced By J.K. Simmons
 Alan Smithee

Gabe Newell Puts Trust in Steam Guard

Gabe Newell Puts Trust in Steam Guard

I use Steam quite often, if for nothing than to pick up games at extremely reasonable prices in the hopes my PC will one day be able to play them. I’m just a nobody and don’t really need to worry about people trying to hack my computer to gain access to my account, but after […]

 

Steam offering up the Dreamcast Collection

Steam offering up the Dreamcast Collection

Steam is giving you yet another way to experience some Dreamcast classics.

 

Steam’s deal of the weekend is a Ubisoft 4-pack of awesome

Steam’s deal of the weekend is a Ubisoft 4-pack of awesome

This weekend you can pick up four great Ubisoft games for dirt cheap.

 Jill Seale

GDC 2011: Team Meat Bemoans Poor Xbox Live Support

GDC 2011: Team Meat Bemoans Poor Xbox Live Support

If you needed any more confirmation as far as Microsoft’s status as evil video game overlords, look no further than Team Meat’s co-CEO Tommy Refenes’ recent speech at GDC.

 

The Portal 2 Experiment

The Portal 2 Experiment

In an age where we are drip fed the latest news, games, films, TV etc, I’m trying to do something a little different. Keeping myself in the dark.

 Ryan Wilson

Recettear Fans, Prepare Yourselves

Recettear Fans, Prepare Yourselves

Thanks to your continuing support of Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale (to the tune of 100 thousand copies sold), publisher Carpe Fulgur has announced that they will be localizing another title from Japanese doujin developer, EasyGameStation.

 Evan Burkey

Natural Selection 2 Enters Closed Beta

Natural Selection 2 Enters Closed Beta

In 2004, I was struggling to finish my senior year of high school. My parents blamed my poor performance on “senioritis” and general apathy. However, they could not have been more incorrect. Little did they know that a horror had been unleashed, that an obsession had been born… an obsession named Natural Selection. From the […]