Did the 90's just start happening all over again? Not only is the Jagged Alliance remake out next month but it has been revealed that Firaxis have been working on a remake of the classic X-Com: Enemy Unknown. No, not the similarly titled 50's-era FPS that's also in the works but another one with the honest-to-goodness global strategy and turn-based tactical combat we've all been secretly pining for!

Source: gameinformer.com...

If you've been keenly awaiting Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, the remake of the hugely popular mercenary themed turn based strategy game, you might want to consider pre-purchasing on Steam. For the duration of the pre-purchase period you'll score a 15% discount, bringing the cost of the game down to $34. There is also some Steam exclusive DLC involved for those of you that do buy Back in Action on Steam, which is due for release in just over a month. "Back in Action takes players to the fict...

While 2011 saw sales of boxed games decline yet again, by 7 percent in the UK as example, digital sales continued to soar. Game sales increased by more than 100 percent for the seventh straight year on Steam, delivering 780 Petabytes of data to gamers worldwide. This news arrives days after Steam hit five million concurrent users. Valve's Gabe Newell said: "Steam and Steamworks continues to evolve to keep up with customer and developer demands for new services and content. "Support for in-game...

Two months ahead of the likely Australian release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, EB Games has begun importing and selling the game throughout their network of bricks and mortar stores, as well as on their website where stock is still available. Harvey Norman's Direct Import store is yet to follow suit.

EB are selling SWTOR for $78, a whopping $18 more than other online stockists that ship to Australia such as ozgameshop.com - but the difference is that it's in stock, and you can grab...

While most of you have now heard the heartbreaking news that Syndicate is banned in Australia, don't let it get you down. You can always connect to a VPN for a digital purchase, or find international stores to buy from. While you contemplate how exactly you're going to purchase Syndicate, check out this latest Deep-Dive showcasing co-op.

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It has been pointed out that Steam hit 5 million simultaneous users this morning. That's a new record, set with a substantial margin. Last September Steam set its previous record with 4 million users online at the same time. Comparatively, for the sake of fan-boy arguments, the highest number of concurrent players on Xbox LIVE was 3.3 million users on November 8, 2011. Of course, these numbers don't account for all PC gamers, just those on Steam at that moment. A breakdown reveals that the most pl...

Steam's holiday sales may be over, but Green Man Gaming's have just begun. Rising in popularity, this relatively new digital distribution channel kicked things off with 20,000 free copies Sniper: Ghost Warrior, subsequently breaking their site for a short time - but we're really not sure why, as the game is dreadful. Now though, you can find a ton of better games at great prices on the service. Batman: Arkham City for $25, Dead Island for $15, F.E.A.R. 3 for $8 and many more. The sale runs until ...

It's Saturday the 31st of December, the eve of a brand new year, so we've decided to look back on 2011 and see what attracted the most attention here at GU and learn how you experienced it. Below you'll find top 10 lists for search terms, threads viewed, articles read and more from the last twelve months - some more entertaining than others. Enjoy your NYE!


The most popular search terms that brought people to GU in 2011:

1. dragon porn
2. world of whorecraft
3. battlefield 3 black

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It's now Christmas Eve here in Australia, so you mightn't see much activity at GU for a few days, but I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our readers for our busiest year in the history of the community. Despite our unusual twelve days of downtime, nearly 700,000 unique visitors stumbled across GU, 150,000 of which have been returning readers - so a special thanks to you. We wish you a merry festive season and look forward to writing for you, chatting with you and playing alongside you in 2012...

Sony's forthcoming free to play massively multiplayer first person shooter, PlanetSide 2, is now taking applications for beta participation. Head on over to the shiny new PlanetSide 2 website and find the sign-up link in the right column. As for the release date, SOE's John Smedley commented "when it's ready and we are proud of it," but it's expected early 2012.

Source: www.planetside2.com...