Today only Amazon.com are selling The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack for the Mac for $14.99, reduced from $34.99 with free shipping if you add another $10.01 to your cart.

I’m quite a fan of The Sims 2, but the expansion packs can be very hit-or-miss. Open for Business is by far one of my favorites, if you are a Mac Sims 2 player you should already own this.

Sierra Entertainment has let loose on the goods of what to expect from the collector’s edition of World in Conflict game due out sometime in September 2007.  The game itself is based on the idea that the Cold War never ended, and actually escalated into a full scale conflict.  The game boasts of destructible battlefields, Direct-X 10 support, and “non-stop combat”.  “In World in Conflict, the Berlin Wall isn’t dismantled in the name of global peace, it is obliterated by the collateral damage of the opening salvos of World War III. We are excited to offer gamers this exclusive opportunity to grab this piece of history as well as the other amazing added content in the Collector’s Edition version.”

“The World in Conflict Collector’s Edition offers gamers the chance to grab a piece of history – an authentic piece of the Berlin Wall, a monument that once divided the Cold War superpowers right through the heart of Europe,” said Al Simone, senior vice president of global marketing, Sierra Entertainment.

The World in Conflict Collector’s Edition will include:

• Authentic Piece of the Berlin Wall: An authentic piece of Cold War history, taken directly from remnants of the famed Berlin Wall that once divided Europe along the lines of Superpower control.
• “Modern Marvels©: The Berlin Wall” by The History Channel®: Learn the definitive tale of one of the most hated symbols of oppression in history and hear stories of those who braved the deadly No Man’s Land between East and West.
• Behind the Scenes Videos – Explore the making of World in Conflict through extensive behind the scenes videos, showing development secret, gameplay tips and more.
• Creative Headset HS-390 – Call out commands to your teammates using the limited edition of the World in Conflict Headset HS-390 of Creative Labs. It provides a comfortable fit through lightweight design, slim neckband and cushioned ear pads. Top-quality sound is ensured by a noise-canceling microphone and gold-plated plugs.
• Limited Edition Collector’s Packaging: The Cold War battle rages on the collectible World in Conflict packaging, showing Soviet and USA flags facing off on opposing sides of the game box.

For more information on World in Conflict or to find participating pre-order retailers, please visit www.worldinconflict.com.

Back in the Nineties SAM & MAX were definitely the dynamic duo.  Well now the original voice actors are back.  Hans-Gerd Kilbinger will back loaning his voice to Sam, and Sandra Schwittau will voice Max.

Other voice actors will include:
Bosco - Kai Taschner
Sybil - Olivia Powell
Hugh Bliss -Ulrich Frank
Lincoln - Crock Krumbiegel
Jimmy Two Teeth - Gerhard Acktun

Look for the next episode of SAM & MAX in August 2007.

Via Press Release

Today only Amazon.com are sellingJade Empire Special Edition for the PC for $14.99, reduced from $27.99 with free shipping if you add another $10.01 to your cart

Released nearly two full years after its Xbox counterpart, Jade Empire for the PC is a fine and rather typical Bioware Action, Role-Playing game. The game has a wonderful story but the engine feels like a slightly dumbed down arcade version of Knights of the old republic. Regardless, this is still a fantastic game that anyone interested in the main plot will get a lot of fun out of this

PayPal is an online payment service with over 100 million registered users taking advantage of the service to pay for their orders online. You can now use your PayPal account to purchase Mad Tracks PC. This great and secure option completes a full range of payment methods (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB, Maestro/Solo, wire transfer, cheque and cash) to make shopping at Loadinc.net easier and safer.

To celebrate this great news, and the fact that we entered summer a couple of days ago, we’re throwing a 10% off coupon. Get Mad Tracks PC this summer and get 10% off using the discount code ‘Summer’ during the order process. Hurry up, only the first 100 purchases will get this great saving (promotion ending on September 21st).

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More and more players have joined Tales of Pirates http://top.igg.com since its beta test, it also stimulates us to make further development of the game. Here, IGG are pleased to announce that launch the eighth server named Phoenix Isle on June 27th in order to meet the need of number increasing as well as offering better services for our players.

Besides, to celebrate the launch of new server, we will release some interesting and exciting events including leveling competition. This time, not only will the winners of leveling competition be rewarded handsomely, but also the lucky players who rank 100, 200, 300…1000 respectively will be rewarded. Below are some details of the upcoming leveling competition:

Leveling Competition:
The event will commence at EST 04:00 a.m., June, 26th and end at EST 04:00 a.m., July, 4th. The 25 highest level players at EST 04:00 a.m., July, 4th will be the final winners. In addition, the lucky players who rank 100, 200, 300…1000 respectively at that moment will be awarded 200,000 coins each.

Prizes:
The First Prize (one in total): a suit of pirate dress plus 5 million coins

The Second Prizes (three in total): a suit of pirate dress plus 3 million coins for each

The Third Prizes (five in total): a suit of pirate dress plus 1 million coins for each

Honorable Mentions: (sixteen in total): 500 thousand coins for each

For more detail about those events, please visit our official site: http://top.igg.com

Welcome to the upcoming new TOP server!

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Ever wanted to rule the world but just do not have the stomach for all the nasty things that real life dictators have to do to remain in power?  Well if you have lofty dreams of power and grandeur, but the thought of executing thousands of real people who oppose you makes you some what squeamish then you will be thrilled to know that Nobilis has a game for you.  Napoleon’s Campaigns is a turn based strategy game will let you fill the little shoes and turn your hat sideways while leading your troops across Europe.  Just remember don’t attack Russia in the fall!

Look for Napoleon’s Campaigns fourth quarter of 2007.

Via Press Release

IGN Entertainment and THQ Inc announced today that you no longer need to go to those so last century Brick and Mortar stores to pick up some of the big name titles from THQ.  THQ is now offering many of their AAA titles on Direct2Drive download service.  Games like Supreme Commander and STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl are now available to purchase and download right to your PC.  THQ joins a growing list of publishers like Atari, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Eidos, Electronic Arts, Namco, NCsoft, Sega, Sony Online Entertainment, Ubisoft, Vivendi Universal Games and 2K Games.

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Today only Amazon.com are selling Lord Of The Rings: Shadows Of Angmar Special Edition for the PC, for $44.99, reduced from $59.99 with free shipping.

Amazon has gone all kinds of crazy today, gone is the Karaoke Gamecube game from earlier today, now you’ll find the collectors edition of LOTRO for about 25% for as long as this lasts

Linux, that free operating system that is constantly the thorn in the side of Microsoft and any other big company out there trying to make money.  Linux has never been big in the game development area though, until now.  Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, created by Frictional Games and runs on the internally developed HPL-Engine. An engine that is now cross-platform, soon to be supporting the Mac OS X platform as well.

Edward Rudd recently joked saying “Recently we moved our office to a more Arctic location and took the opptortunity to get ourselves a penguin pet. We put him through various challenging escapades, strange rituals and voila: We can proudly present the Linux version of Penumbra: Overture Episode 1.”

The “port” to Linux has been developed by Edward Rudd, who can also take credit for the upcoming Mac release also. The HPL-Engine was designed from the start with the idea of portability in mind, utilizing cross-platform technologies such as OpenGL, OpenAL, Collada and AngelScript. Has enabled the Linux and Mac development to go much smoother, making the Linux release possible soon after the Windows release. The Mac version is slightly delayed due to some unfortunate bumps in the road, but we hope to have overcome these in a not too distant future.

Enough about the geek talk, how about some more information about the game itself.  Penumbra: Overture is a first person adventure game which focuses on story, immersion and puzzles. Instead of using violence to progress the player has to use his/her wits to guide Philip on his quest to unravel the past.  Played from a first person viewpoint Penumbra: Overture is very different from other adventure games.  Not only is it powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, it also has an advanced physics system which allow for a never before seen environment interaction.  The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and more using natural mouse movements creating a highly interactive and immersive game world.

Penumbra: Overture will keep players on the edge as they have to explore scary and immersive environments never knowing what is behind the next corner. The world is detailed, graphical as well as a story wise making the player feel part of the world as secrets are uncovered.

Find out more at: www.Penumbra-Overture.com
Find out more at: www.FrictionalGames.com

Via Press Release