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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Metro: Last Light is Available and Also Release Trailer

Parking was attrrocious in after the appocalypse.
Parking was atrocious after the apocalypse.

Developer 4A Games and Publisher Deep Silver have recently released a new Metro game in the Metro franchise called Metro: Last Light (Metro 2034 was a better name). They have also released a new trailer to coincide with the release of a few days ago.

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Rift Going Free-to-Play Next Month. Also New Video

"You may enter!".
“You may enter the Rift”.

Trion Worlds the developers of Rift have announced that Rift will be going to free-to-play in June and will allow players to experience the entire game and get access to all past and future game updates. Think of it as a very long demo as many things will still need to be bought with real money.

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Seven New The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Screenshots and Two Television Style Videos

Looks like a person from Forbidden Siren.
Looks like a person from Forbidden Siren.

2K Marin the developer of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified has released some new screenshots and two trailers for its upcoming squad game. It is similar to last years XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s visual design which is probably wise and is no longer known as just XCOM.

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Shadow of the Eternals Video and Seven Screenshots

Spencer Mansion before zombies invaded.
Spencer Mansion before zombies invaded.

Precursor Games Shadow of the Eternals is seen by many as a spiritual successor to Silicon Knights great GameCube game Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. The developers have now released a nine minute demo video of the game to help support their crowd funding campaign and several new screenshots.

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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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Twelve New Grand Theft Auto V Screenshots

Modern drive-by's aren't as classy as the 1920s ones.
Modern drive-by’s aren’t as classy as the 1920s ones.

Rockstar Games have once again a few days ago released some more screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V. They feature the usual mix of landscapes, vehicles and sand box hijinks. At this rate the game won’t have any surprises left in it and it isn’t really helping itself live up to the previous games.

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Total War: Rome II Release Date and Collector’s Edition

Look at that ploomage.
Look at that lovely plumage.

Sega has announced that the next Total War game from Creative Assembly, Total War: Rome II will be released on 3rd September worldwide. If you pre-order the game before its released you will get the first DLC pack for free. The DLC is called The Greek States Culture Pack and includes three new factions: Athens, Epirus, and Sparta, which can be used in all game modes. All three factions will contain unique units, buildings and much more.

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