Words: Dan Stapleton, PC Gamer US
''When we last checked in on Space Siege, Chris Taylor's classic action role-playing game series Dungeon Siege series was spinning off into the future, trading goblins for aliens (exchange rate: 2.4 aliens per goblin). While clearly a rehash of three-year-old Dungeon Siege II technology, SS shares the same dungeon-crawling appeal transplanted to a new setting, and introduces substantial new gameplay elements and philosophical questions about what defines humanity. Thanks to a preview build from Sega, I got to test out the first few hours.
The stage was set with a cutscene of Earth being destroyed by genocidal aliens known as the Kerak. One city-sized human ship escaped, but not before a large boarding pod full of aliens attached itself to the hull. As the engineering specialist on board, I took up arms and helped beat back the invaders with an assault rifle and magnablade (an energy sword a la Halo 2). After escorting civilians to safety and repairing the ship's engines, the crew was ordered into stasis while the ship was flooded with gas, killing anything that happened to be breathing at the time.''
Steam’s deal of the day for October 9th is Space Siege. Also the sale will end in 24 hours, hence the “deal of the day”, so you have until 1pm EST or 10am PST tomorrow to grab this deal. Below is a description on the game as well as some important information.
GamersGate is offering up a free copy of Space Siege for those who pre-order upcoming action RPG Alpha Protocol before its release.
Today is the sixth day in our Steam Holiday Sale featuring an all-new set of deep discounts for today only! The gift of giving just keeps on giving and I can't hold back any longer so here are the daily deals for today:
Space Siege - 75% Off
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box - 75% Off
The Orange Box - 50% Off
Prey - 85% Off
Killing Floor - 75% Off
Steam has always had some sick deals every weekend, but this last week has been incredible. Just bought Bioshock and Burnout for a total of $12.50. I like the idea of not having to pay a sales tax either.