Golden Joysticks 2011 voting extended, vote now or forever hold your peace
Games are great, as we all know. But some games are greater than others, and some people tend to disagree on which games are the greatest. That is why we have the Golden Joysticks 2011. They let us use the power of democracy to decide which games are the greatest ONCE AND FOR ALL (until next year).
The thing is, you people have too many opinions about games. Voting on the Golden Joysticks was supposed to close today, but there are still those out there who want their opinion to be known. And Lo, so it came to pass that voting on the Golden Joysticks was extended until 4pm, Monday October 17.
But SERIOUSLY. Look at my face. Okay, you can’t see my face. But it is Deadly Serious. There are brilliant PC games in some of those categories that deserve to win everything, including Total War: Shogun 2, The Witcher 2, Civilization V, Minecraft. Oh, and you stand a chance to win a top of the range Alienware gaming laptop if you vote in every category. Head over to the Golden Joysticks site and make it so.
Civ World trailer brings Civilization to Facebook
The trailer above is our first look at Civ World, the upcoming Civilization Facebook game that’s trying to put an accessible spin on one of the most complex and detailed empire-building strategy games ever made.
Have they succeeded? Trading with friends to achieve a collaboratively could be fun, but my favourite bit is the little crown icon you get for being the most successful empire. Who doesn’t want to be king of all their friends? The game’s currently in beta, but you can find out how to join on the Civ World Facebook page.
[US giveaway] Win a free ticket to Polynesia DLC in Civ V!
UPDATE: Winners announced! Congratulations to Christian Coogan, Abra Cadabra (lawls), Iuliu Balibanu, and Scott Jones! Thanks to everyone who entered.
Have you ever wanted to stay up all night in a tropical paradise, playing just one more turn? Now you can, thanks to PC Gamer Airlines. We’re giving away four tickets to paradise – by which we mean Steam codes for the Polynesia DLC pack. This bundle adds (among other things) Easter Island heads and Polynesian warriors to the battle for global domination. Doesn’t that sound exotic? Read on to find out how to enter.
Fan made map brings World of Warcraft to Civilization V
Deathwing’s bringing a fiery cataclysm to World of Warcraft next month, but imagine if instead of a colossal dragon bringing the apocalypse, it was an army of giant robots, supported by tanks and fighter bombers. Now you can make that a reality, with this wonderfully crafted map of Azeroth for Civilization V.
PC Gamer US Podcast 245 – Helicopter Freeman vs. Jet J.C. Denton
This week, on a very special episode of the PC Gamer Podcast…Josh returns from BlizzCon to tell us about Diablo III’s Demon Hunter class. We share our spoiler-free experiences in Fallout: New Vegas (also, how is Dan already on his third playthrough). Evan tells us why Tribes deserves to be remade, and Logan describes the unique anatomical advantages of a civet vis-à-vis coffee.
Genghis Khan’s Civilization V DLC is out
Last week we mentioned that there would be free downloadable content appearing for Civilization V. Now it’s out! The update should apply automatically when you boot up Steam, giving you the ability to play as Genghis Khan and run riot over the steppes with armies of super fast horsemen. Firaxis have also released the Babylonian pack, which was originally released as part of Civ V’s Digital Delux edition, but now it’s available to all on Steam for £2.99, ideal if you’re looking for a more refined and well washed leader.
