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July 24, 2010
Nasty/Good/Badass
Though the above choices may seem limiting, we feel they'll be sufficient. Also discussed: space marines, branching narratives, childhood and the human condition. With special guest Sean Vanaman.
Games Discussed: Limbo, Alien Swarm, Dead Space 2, Rayman: Origins, Moonbase Alpha, Transformice, The Adventures of WIlly Beamish, Alpha Protocol, Mass Effect, Dragon Age 2, Far Cry 2, Rock Band 3, The New York Times Crosswords
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July 15, 2010
Rolling With the Pope
In video games, you can trust no one. Everyone is in on it, everyone but you. In video games nothing is real. Or, if it is, we're pretty sure you're seeing it via the visions of a comatose police officer, through the projection of genetic memories hurtled into your brain through time at tremendous speed, or in the dreams of a sleeping cartoon dog. With special guest Sean Vanaman.
Games Discussed: Assassin's Creed 2, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Portal 2, Snoopy's Flying Ace, Driver San Francisco, Alpha Protocol, Crackdown 2
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Chris Remo
Editor-At-Large, Gamasutra
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Designer, Misc., Telltale Games
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Designer, 2K Marin
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These games are on sale and I recommend them
Posted by Chris Remo, September 19, 2009
At this point, the intense competition in PC digital distribution has led to incredible short-term deals on an ongoing basis -- if you're patient, you build up an excellent game collection for a fraction of what you'd pay if you were buying games off the shelf or digitally upon release.

In a feature that may or may not recur, I'll check out the various sites and services offering these ridiculous deals, and recommend particular games that I've played and can personally vouch for. There are plenty more games on sale, but these are the ones I can speak for.

Direct2Drive

Direct2Drive is this week's volume champion; it almost seems like the other services stepped back a bit in the wake of D2D's ongoing fifth anniversary celebration, which is bringing more and more games into the temporary $5 fold.

BioShock (Irrational Games): $5. Surely you know this one. I played it on PC and can vouch for this version. If you haven't played it, do it. If you have a different version and want to play it again, it's $5.
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