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Weekend PC Download Deals for July 31: Bethesda celebrates 40 years
Bethesda Softworks is celebrating its 40th anniversary with significant sales across its game catalog, including popular franchises like Doom, Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, and Quake. Numerous PC storefronts like Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com are participating, offering discounts on individual titles and bundles. Additionally, several free games are available for a limited time on platforms such as Amazon Luna.
Get 15 games for $15 in Humble's 2K Megahits bundle, including Bioshock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, and one of my…
Humble has partnered with 2K for a 'Megahits' bundle offering 15 games for $15 on Steam. The bundle includes titles like BioShock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, Borderlands 3, Mafia 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, among others. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Covenant House.
Are these the 100 most influential games of all time?
Kitfox Games CEO Tanya Short discusses a list of the 100 most influential video games of all time, compiled by professional game designers. The list, assembled through the Polaris game design retreat, aims to serve as a tool for designers to improve their craft and create influential games.
Nu är det spelhelg, för bövelen!
Several individuals share their gaming plans for the weekend, covering a diverse range of titles including Assassin's Creed Rogue, 007 Legends, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Last of Us Part II. Some are revisiting classics like Red Faction: Guerrilla and X-COM, while others are trying new addictive experiences like Ball x Pit.
Better Call Nisse - Mina somrar med XCOM
The author reflects on their personal summer experiences with the X-COM series, starting with the original X-COM: UFO Defense on PC and continuing with modern reboots like XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 on platforms including PC, Nintendo Switch, mobile, and tablet. The article highlights the strategic gameplay, the creation of memorable in-game characters like 'Nisse Svamparsel', and the nostalgic connection to summer vacations.
Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts 2 leaves early access in April, though the developer says the milestone…
Xenonauts 2, a successor to the classic XCOM formula developed by Goldhawk Interactive, will leave Steam Early Access on April 2. The developer plans to continue supporting the game with patches and will release modding tools post-launch. The original Xenonauts was released in 2014 and praised for its faithful adaptation of X-COM: UFO Defense's core mechanics.
