Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen Interview

Conducted By Adam Ames

TPG was proud to interview the Twin Sisters of Development, Jeanne and Cathy Roiter from Her Interactive.  They speak to us about their latest point-and-click adventure title, Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen.  You will read about their thoughts on setting difficulty levels, social networking, the use of a female protagonist, fears of texting and much more.

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Bundle In A Box – Adventure Bundle

The latest indie bundle offering comes by way of Bundle In A Box.  This bundle includes: The Sea Will Claim Everything, Gemini Rue, Metal Dead, The Shivah, Ben There, Dan That!, Time Gentlemen, Please! and –for the first time ever –  the downloadable version of 1893: A World’s Fair Mystery.  All games are DRM-free, but some have the ability to be activated via Steam or Desura.

Amazon Plentiful Paradox Package

Amazon is offering six great Paradox Interactive titles for the grand total of $12.50.  This pack includes: Crusader Kings II, Magicka Collection, Magicka: The Stars Are Left DLC, Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter, Swords of the Star – Complete Collection and  Victoria II.  You can also read our interview with Arrowhead on Magicka and George’s take on Crusader Kings II.

Unfortunately, this deal is US-Only.

Major Update For E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

Streumon Studio has released a huge patch for their FPS/RPG hybrid, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy.  The laundry list of fixes and additions include: revamped AI, new Steam achievements, updated UI fonts, several crashes patched and many others.  You can read the entire changelog below.  Not familiar with E.Y.E.?  Take a look at the adventures of Mike Bezek and our departed, but not forgotten, Noah Baxter to see what they had to say about E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy.

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The Witcher 2 Giveaway: Geralt For A Day

Our friends at GOG and CD Projekt RED, have donated four (4) keys for their fantastic RPG, The Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition with all the bells and whistles.  To enter this contest, tell us a funny/sad/awesome story about how you would live your life if given the ability to become Geralt of Riva for 24 hours.  For those of you not familiar with the lore behind The Witcher, read up on Geralt here.

Rules and details are inside.

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TPG Daily Links: Where’s The Click?

For some lucky Americans, the long weekend of Memorial Day is here.  Before you get the grill heated up, take a look at what the PC gaming world has to offer.  Links below include: a Max Payne PC interview, an XCOM interview, video impressions of Faerie Solitaire and Master of the Arcane, thoughts on Facebook buying Opera, and Windows 8 multi-monitor   support.

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Because We May: Indies Show Support For Game Pricing

Several independent PC gaming developers have made their games available for major discounted prices to show support for those digital distributors who do not interfere with the pricing of games.  The promotion entitled, Because We May, runs for one week until June 1st.  There are 60 games on listed within the Steam and Direct sections alone.  The links located on the site above direct the user back to their respective Steam or official sites.  Some of the offerings include: Frayed Knights, Osmos, Super Meat Boy, Dungeon Defenders, Dungeons of Dredmor, Telepath RPG: Servants of God, Defender’s Quest, World of Goo and countless other top-notch titles.

A Community For PC Gamers With Low-End Hardware

Just because you cannot run PC games at their maximum quality settings, or have an underpowered system, does not mean have to miss out on what PC gaming can offer.  reddit user, phrizek, has created a new gathering place for those PC gamers with low-end hardware.  /r/lowendgaming looks to offer information, tricks and tips to get the most out of your computer and the games you want to play.  It is highly recommenced you check out this corner of the web.

The Online Backpacker: Discovering MMOs

By: Stuart Young

I’ve been a PC gamer since before ‘Massively Multiplayer’ was anything other than two words that sound a bit silly together. Yet ever since their inception, I’ve never played an MMO. It can be put down to a number of reasons: a fear of being sucked in, an aversion to games without a fixed ending, impenetrable-sounding game mechanics or just me being unsociable. Because of this, WoW, Eve, Guild Wars et al have all passed me by. MMOs are something other people do, a curiosity hovering in the periphery of my gaming vision.

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Star Prospector Giveaway: Your Favorite Sci-Fi Gaming Moment

TPG, in association with Cryptstone Games, is offering five (5) Desura keys for the futuristic sci-fi strategy title, Star Prospector.  To enter, use the comment section to tell us your story about a sad/funny/intense/memorable moment while playing a sci-fi PC game.

Rules and details are inside.

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Amazon Game Downloads Mayhem Event

Amazon is once again offering some very nice sales and trying very hard to become a player in the digital distribution market.  This time around, publishers participating include: Electronic Arts, 2K, SEGA, Square Enix and more.  Keep in mind, Amazon is selling both Steam and Non-Steam versions of some games.  Here just a few of the awesome discounted titles.

Serious Sam 3 ($9.99), Bioshock ($4.99), Bioshock 2 ($4.99), Civ IV ($7.49), SimCity 4 ($4.99), Mafia ($2.49) and Mafia II ($7.49).

From ASCII To 3D: Evochron Mercenary Interview

Conducted By Adam Ames

TPG had the privilege of speaking to the head of StarWraith 3D Games, Shawn Bower.  He goes into great detail about his grand space-sim title, Evochron Mercenary.  You will read his thoughts on the PC gaming industry, where is love of sci-fi came from, the personal struggles of juggling development with a full-time job and much more.

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New Site Design Beta Testers

Our readers are the most important aspect we have.  You are the reason TPG is still kicking after being online for almost one year.  We are growing everyday and the future looks bright and exciting.  We would be honored if you would take the time to assist us in how we design our new home.  If you are interested in testing the new layout, please send an e-mail to admin @ truepcgaming dot com with “Site Beta Tester” as the Subject Line.  Once again, you can look over this post to get an idea of how we want to present the new TPG.  We will be sending out the link to our new digs in the coming weeks as we are still in an early Alpha stage.

Thanks in advance,

TPG Staff