Hold onto your wallets. It’s the Steam Sale

Beware. Bargains behold. Papers Please is just £3.50, Civ V just £4.99. I could go on, but you best look for yourself.

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Denmark: Now available in Minecraft

This is crazy talk. Denmark has been recreated in Minecraft. All of it, in 1:1. Eh?

The BBC release The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Game – 30th Anniversary Edition

Originally released by Infocom in 1984, the BBC have updated their previous version of the text adventure, playable to all online.

Check it out here

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

This game really is something else. I picked it up from XBLA a couple of weeks back for less than £4. If you can, you should really try it out.

Scared of Heights? Try the Oculus Rift

Having tried the Oculus Rift out at Eurogamer Expo a couple of weeks back, I can completely relate to this chap’s reactions. I’m not particularly scared of heights. He really is.

Transport Tycoon now available on iOS & Android

Well, this is a bit of a classic. Don’t mind if I do.

Papers Please

Hello Cart Life lovers. I gave this a whirl earlier on and can confidentially say that it captures the spirit of the aforementioned, but is actually a little more fun to play.

There is even some colour. The game involves checking people’s documentation in order to determine whether or not you should let them into your (fictional) country. This becomes increasingly more complicated as the political situation in the region changes. There’s even a bit of humour thrown in.

I would recommend checking it out, especially as it’s currently free from Lucas Pope’s website

Humble Indie Bundle 8

Those Humble Bundle folk have been at it again. Number 8 includes some pure class, again using the ‘pay what you want’ model:

• Hotline Miami (when you pay over the current average price – around $5.70 as I type)
• Proteus (again when you pay over the average)
• Little Inferno
• Awesomenauts
• Capsized
• Thomas was Alone
• Dear Esther

You get most soundtracks as well. Just go here for the gaming goodness.

Microsoft’s IllumiRoom Demo

I’m a sucker for interesting ways of using tech to enhance existing experiences and this IllumiRoom demo from Microsoft is just that.

Glad I’m not prone to motion sickness though!

Get Bastion. Cheaper than Chips

The Humble Weekly Sale has a belter this week. Get Bastion for $1. You really should. Pay a bit more and you get the soundtrack, which is immense.