Don’t Starve: 21st to 23rd May Update (Underground)

Light is your best friend underground.
Light is your best friend underground.

Klei Entertainment the developers of Don’t Starve have updated their game once again with some cool new features. This time they have started work on adding an underground level to the Don’t Starve world which will be expanded upon but some of it is now available to explore.

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Steam Trading Cards Beta is Available

We would all be doomed if real life showed experince bars and flashing numbers.
We would all be doomed if real life showed experience bars and flashing numbers.

Valve Corporation have recently introduced another new collectible to their expanding Steam system. It is sort of like the current achievements and badges but instead focuses on some good old fashioned trading card action. Steam Trading Cards is currently in Beta but you can already start earning cards in a select number of games.

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Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Gameplay Trailer, Developer Diaries and Also Release Date

Many long tales were told of that day.
Many long tales were told of that day.

Paradox Interactive announced at the start of the month that the latest DLC The Old Gods, the fourth expansion for the excellent and fun Crusader Kings II will be released at the end of May.

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Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time Release Date and a Poor Teaser Trailer

If this game doesn't feature time travel then we have a contender for worse subtitle.
If this game doesn’t feature time travel then we have a contender for worse subtitle.

PopCap Games have announced the sequel to Plants vs Zombies will be called Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time and has now got a release date. They have also released trailer which features a number of Internet celebrities.

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The Walking Dead Physical Disc Version is Now Available

Everyone loves Clementine.
Everyone loves Clementine.

The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series was previously an exclusive digital only download game but it is now available for purchase in a physical box at a shop near you. This version contains all the episodes from the first season of this popular zombie adventure game.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Update 11 and the 1st Birthday Pack and the Battle & Beasts Pack DLC are Available

Yay more old content for a game that should have included it in the first place.
Yay more old content for a game that should have included it in the first place.

Mojang and 4J Studios have released a new update for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft a few days ago to coincide with the Xbox 360 version one year anniversary. Two new skin packs: the Battle ‘N’ Beasts pack and the Minecraft 1st Birthday pack are also available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The Battle ‘N’ Beasts pack DLC costs 160 Microsoft Points and the 1st Birthday pack DLC is free. This update mostly includes gameplay tweaks and bug fixes.

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Worth Reading: 01st January to 05th May 2013

A week dominated by doing some more posts.
A week dominated by doing some more posts.

This is a weekly post I do where I highlight some of the posts I have done which you might have missed over the last week. This post has been delayed for several months so I am bringing it back with all the posts from the last few months. Its been a week about getting back.

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The Best Video Games of 2012 and Other Awards

The golden face of video games 2012.
The golden face of video games 2012.

Only after five months I have finally got around to doing my awards for the best games of last year. I have put together a list of the best PC and Xbox 360 games from 2012.

To qualify for an award I must have played the game in the last 12 months (2011-2012) but the game doesn’t have to be released in 2012. Also if I haven’t played a game yet it can’t be up for an award as I wont know whether its good or not.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Update 9 and Update 10 are Available

Yay more old content for a game that should have included it in the first place.
Yay more old content for a game that should have included it in the first place.

Mojang released a two new update for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft a not that long ago. It includes new things such as “The End”, climbable vines, and two new music tracks, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and much more.

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