The Weekly Byte for 9/13/2010
New Releases
Tuesday, 9/14 -
- Painkiller Pandemonium – $19.99 – Collection of all the Painkiller games
- Patrician IV – $39.99 – Medievil Strategy game
News Bytes
Beenox continues it’s trend of awesome PC ports! Known for handling many past PC ports, Beenox has spread it’s wings and made their own, so far well-reviewed game, Spider-Man : Shattered Dimensions. A game which did not see a PC release, how ironic? Well, take heart, true believers, Spidey has been confirmed to be swinging onto PC’s everywhere, later this year! No dates were given, but the information comes directly from an Activision source, so stay tuned for more details as we expose this web of intrigue!
Breaking news, EA has grown a heart, and ears?! In a stunning revelation, EA’s Need For Speed World will now be completely free. Yes, no catches, no strings, players can go well beyond the original level 10 cap, previously hitting the E-brake on free players. In their press release, the game’s developers have said that they have been listening closely to the community feedback, in-game and on the forums, and have decided this will be the best option, for the game. Oh, but you already paid $20 to unlock the full game? Fear not, speed racer, EA will be granting you some pretty sweet rides, for rent in the game, so check your inbox for those codes, they should be going out shortly!
King Graham finds a Silver Lining. For those King’s Quest fans out there, Phoenix Online has announced that Episode 2 of it’s fan driven continuation of the PC classic, will be up for download, for free, this Saturday, September 18th. For those not familiar, the firs Episode became available in July, and has been well received. Phoenix is a group of completely independent fans of the King;s Quest franchise, who were unhappy with the last game in the series, and wanted to faithfully continue the lore and storyline of the game, with episodic content. If you’ve ever played a King’s Quest game, you owe it to yourself to check out The Silver Lining!
Steam taking a page from Microsoft?! Relax, Steam fans, this, actually, isn’t a bad thing. Steam has announced that they will be doing a Steam Wallet system online, now, similar to what XBOX LIVE does with Microsoft points. Steam members will be able to add money to their Steam Wallet, in increments of 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 dollars. This will not replace the existing option for instant purchases, but will supplement as a way to keep credit, in your account, should you be saving for a release, or have some extra money you want to save as Steam credit. Personally, I think it’s a great idea, especially for parents who’s kids game on Steam, they have money they want to spend, but nothing to spend it on? Drop it into the Steam Wallet and they can use it later! Same goes for an anticipated game release, or someone anxiously awaiting one of the lauded Steam sales. Now if only Microsoft would take a step back and add instant purchases to XBL…….
Ubisoft serves up a well-concealed wrist knife to the throat of PC players. Well, PC gamers may already be frustrated with Ubisoft, not only because, it seems, all their new releases have hit the $60 price point, but also because of the, well known and invasive, always on DRM scheme, employed by all new releases. Well, we can add another trending dagger to angry PC gamer’s hands – the fact that none of Ubisoft’s AAA titles has released alongside their console counterparts. Splinter : Call Conviction saw a delayed release, as did Assassin’s Creed II, and now Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will follow suit. Console assassins get their bloody hands on the game on October 4th, but the PC iteration has been pushed back to next year’s first quarter. Am I the only one that thinks this is a knife to the heart of any excitement for the game’s PC version?
Geared Up
Speaking of game delays, Ubisoft should take a page from Arrowhead Studios, on delay announcements. I know this isn’t a typical entry, for my Geared Up section, but I wanted to shake things up, and I was impressed enough, by this trailer, that I thought it would make a great feature here. In a mailing we received from Magicka publisher, Paradox, they have announced both a website for the game, and a delay, humorously presented in a game trailer. Even if you are not interested in playing Magicka, an action-adventure RPG, I would still highly recommend viewing the trailer, here, just for the humorous approach that Arrowhead Studios has taken. It must have taken some time to throw the trailer together, and it’s impossible to be mad at the delay after watching the trailer. For those that are interested in the game, the official website can be found at www.magickagame.com, and you can expect to see the game early next year (they are pulling a Blizzard – when it’s done).
Daily Bits for 8/20/10
In today’s Daily Bits: Take advantage of some major weekend deals, Harmonix’s answer to yesterday’s leak actually leaks RB3 set list, the new 250GB 360 HD is now for sale and get ready to beta test some clones.
Busy weekend for gamers
This si a good weekend to be a gamer. First up, High Moon Studios is running a 4X XP weekend for Transformers: War for Cybertron. Then there is Steam’s deal on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, offing the bundle at 75% savings through Monday. Then there is the insane deal being offered by Best Buy: Join the company’s free Reward Zone club (if you are not already a member), bring in this printable coupon and pick up Tekken 6 for the 360 for just $9.99 through Sunday.
The “real” set list emerges
So Harmonix decided to “refute” the video that had “leaked” many of the songs for Rock Band 3 yesterday by making a video of their own. Only one issue: the video showed the ENTIRE 83 SONG SET LIST behind the three Harmonix studio members. The list includes the songs which were shown yesterday, along with such hits as “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, “The Look” by Roxette and “Roundabout” by Yes. You can check out the entire list, which is a little too long to post here, in Joystiq’s article.
Yes, I know War’s “Lowrider” is on the set list. No, you will not hear me covering that song for the Gone in 60 Seconds intro.No, I will not budge on that decision.
The New HD has arrived
Microsoft has yet to announce the selling of the new 250GB HD for the newly designed Xbox 360, but that has not stopped GameStop from selling it. Not only has it started appearing in the stores, you can buy it off GameStop.com for $130. While that is a fair amount cheaper than the debut price of the 120GB for the old system, it does kind of defeat the $100 savings you get from buying the 4GB 360.
SIGN UP FOR THE STAR WARS MMO BETA!!!! Oh wait, wrong MMO
Unfortunately, Bioware is not taking sign-ups for an open public beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Take heart, fans of the force: Sony is taking sign-ups for its Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventrures MMO. While it may not be the one everyone is waiting for, it might just whet the appetite for those hungry to try a Star Wars MMO.
Okay, even I don’t believe that, and I typed it. Still, if you are a Star Wars fan, it may be worth giving a try.
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Daily Bits 7/16/10
In today’s daily bits: StarCraft II Specs, Spec Ops beta, Kane and Lynch 2 plus Valve may be getting a bit nosy.
StarCraft II‘s system requirements announced
Blizzard has announced just how powerful your PC or Mac will need to be to play the biggest PC game releasing this summer, StarCraft II:
Minimum System Requirements*:
PC: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX 9.0c
2.6 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
128 MB PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card or better
Mac: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
Intel Processor
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon X1600 or better
PC/Mac: 12 GB available HD space
1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users, 2 GB for Mac users)
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X720 minimum display resolution
Realistically, these requirements are not bad. Blizzard continues the trend of not forcing people to have top of the line systems to play the company’s games. Only part I’m not overly thrilled with is the Broadband Internet connection, but we all knew that was going to be there. StarCraft II releases July 27th.
Sign ups open for Spec Ops: The Line Beta
Want to get a taste of 2K’s new take on the Spec Ops series? Then this may be your lucky day. 2K has opened sign ups for the demo for Spec Ops: The Line. The demo is only for the 360, and there are no garauntees you will be selected, but you can’t win if you don’t try, right?
I was really impressed with what I saw of this game at E3, and I have already signed up.
Kane and Lynch 2 demo hits early for PlayStation Plus subscribers
Remember how Sony mentioned PlayStation Plus subscribers would get access to demos before normal PSN members? Looks like the first one will be the demo for Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days. PS+ members will gain exclusive access from July 20 through the 27, with normal PSN members gaining access after that.
Valve wants to know what is on your computer
Valve’s Steam service has been taking the specs of member’s computers, but now the publisher wants to know a whole lot more. The latest Steam update has a survey members can allow to run that will check out what is in your program folders file to see what you have installed on your system. The company states they are doing this to learn how people use their computers to see what services it can provide for its consumers.
Now I know these are voluntary, but I really do not like this idea. What worries me the most is if Valve chooses to set the survey to run as default, forcing you to un-check it to keep it from running. Many gaming companies are starting to go down paths I really do not like, and I hope Valve is not joining them.
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Weekly Byte for 6/28/2010
New Releases
Tuesday 6/29
- All Points Bulliten – $49.99 – The MMO is finally here!
- ARMA II : Operation Arrowhead – $39.99 Stand-alone Expansion
- Fallen Earth : Blood Sports – $29.99 – Basically, a retail version of the MMO with the newly patched Blood Sports content
- LEGO Harry Potter : Years 1-4 – $29.99
- Singularity – $49.99 – Yes, it’s dropping with no PR, could that be bad?
- Sniper : Ghost Warrior – $29.99
News Bytes
Newer Digital Distribution site, Beamdog, has added an MDK2 HD remix into it’s releases, with a Wii release also scheduled soon. MDK was a classic Bioware PC franchise, unlike much seen at that time-or now, for that matter. The player was an alien sniper/assassin, and the games pushed the limits of what shooters did at that time frame, it’s a great pickup, and even better to hear it’s getting the HD treatment, not sure I can recommend the WiiWare version, depending on the controls. Sorry fanboys, the game was a PC title, originally, I would still recommend it for PC since Beamdog looks very promising and it’s a steal at $9.99.
China has been know as an MMO paradise, but new regulations may be changing that image. New regulations are cracking down hard on what minors are allowed to be exposed to, but also curious is a new rule not allowing them to take part in microtransactions. Also limiting microtransactions is another new law that states in-game items cannot be sold for actual money any longer, but must only be paid for by some type of in-game currency. I had thought the free MMO supported by in game transactions was a staple in China, but I guess that model is being frowned upon from this point on. I’d be curious to see how this affects the flood of free MMO’s in that region-will they start charging monthly fees or be forced out by these laws? Guess it doesn’t matter if you are ‘For The Horde’ or ‘For The Alliance’, as long as you are in China, you best not sell those characters and gear you worked so hard to find, for real cash!
More interesting news for online gamers, Starcraft II will have limited LAN access? Apparently, Blizzard has said they will patch the game after launch to allow LAN play for tournament purposes. Pardon me if I don’t Zerg rush to praise them for this. They have only stated that this will allow LAN support for tournaments, not for personal use, and it’s a paltry substitution, if I may say so. Sure it’s good news for the hardcore Starcraft competitors, but it’s not going to allow the viral success of the first game’s multiplayer respawn feature. Don’t get me wrong, I am anxiously awaiting the single-player game, but am still very upset at the functionality being stripped from the game. I still need to be convinced that Blizzard is not cutting their thorax off to spite their hive with this move.
If MDK coming back didn’t grab you, how about a walk in the fantasy realm of King’s Quest? Thankfully, Activision has backed down from blocking the publishing of the Phoenix Online Studio’s project, taking player’s back to the King’s Quest realm with episodic content. Originally, the project was on hiatus, thanks to a cease and desist order from Activision, the current license holder. In a welcome change of events, Activision has rescinded that order and the project is back up, full throttle. The first episode, The Silver Lining, will be out July 10th, no details on following episodes yet. So far the screenshots look pretty promising, making this one to watch for the summer. Definitely keep your eyes here for more news with this game, I am very much looking forward to seeing how POS handles the franchise, and until then visit their site here for more details!
Been out of Counter-Strike for a while? It might be time to come back with the new revamp from the latest Counter-Strike : Source update, already out. I’ve heard this update touted as making a new game completely obsolete with all the new features brought to the table. The update adds 144 achievements, a wealth of stat-tracking features, not available before scoreboard and death camera features and that’s just the cosmetic add-ons! The game has been truly revamped and brought into graphics and Source engine updates that were much needed, go boot it up, get your gear and start fragging to see for yourself!
Deals
I can’t list all of the deals here, mostly because the majority of them are changing daily, but Steam is having a HUGE July 4th sale that will host daily deals from now until the 4th. One of the most tempting is a THQ Complete Pack for only $49.99—which includes all of the THQ strategy greats, with Dawn of Warr II AND Chaos Rising, along with all 3 COH games, Metro 2033, all 3 Red Faction games, and a ton more. All for only $49.99, talk about a steal! Just about every developer on Steam has their games discounted, go check the deals out daily at the homepage here.
Geared Up
Well, there’s bittersweet news for Tron fans out there that were left revving their lightcycles at the sight of some new Tron peripherals. We have heard that the console controllers for 360, Wii and PS3 were purely show pieces for E3, but one can imagine someone must be thinking about actually manufacturing them after all of the post-E3 interest in them and the media attention they got. However, on a positive note, PC gamers can rejoice at the announcement that Razer, featured last week here for their Starcraft II PC peripherals, will be making a Tron:Legacy themed gaming mouse and keyboard. Not many details have come out, I will keep you posted with more, but for now, bask at the pictures below!
Daily Bits For 6/24/10
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First 360, now PS3? Hulu Rumors abound
On the heels of rumors that Hulu is negotiating a subscription service with Microsoft to appear on the 360, Bloomberg reports Sony may be in the midst of negotiating a similar deal for the PS3. So what does this mean? Hopefully Hulu will come to at least one of the two consoles, and if we are lucky, maybe both.
Activision is not Moved to Kinect
With Microsoft and Sony practically falling all over themselves to show off their new motion controllers at E3, one major publisher was noticeably absent on the Move/Kinect love: Activision. Granted, the publisher has a very minor presence at E3 in general, but there was not even a hint of motion controlled action for Call of Duty or any of their other franchises. The reason? Turns out Activision is not overly thrilled with the price/potential price of the devices and worries it could affect the install base.
So is this a case of the big evil developing a consience or just looking out for their own interests? We’ll leave it to you to decide.
Dance Central may be dancing onto another platform
Remember Dance Central, the revolutionary dance game coming to the 360 and Kinect? According to Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos, it may not be exclusive to the Xbox. Sounds like PS3 owners may get to get their groove on with the Move.
While this may be good news for those who want to play and do not own 360s, having seen the game live at E3, I cannot see it being nearly as good without the fully body motion sensing of Kinect.
Steam wants to protect you from Sharks by offering Great Big Sales
We all love a good Steam sale. Well, get ready to go crazy. Steam’s “Perils of Summer” sale started today and runs through July 4th. New games will be on sale each day, so check back in to catch the incredible deals.
The Weekly Byte for 4/26/2010
Release List
- Splinter Cell : Convictions – 4/27, retailing for $59.99
- Serious Sam HD : The Second Encounter – 4/28, Available on Steam for $19.99
- Bioshock 2 and Just Cause 2 DLC releasing this Thursday, 4/29
News Bytes
- Continuing, in the vein of Ubisoft, it would seem that the new DRM scheme for Ubisoft’s releases has been hacked by the SKiDROW team. If you’ve managed to not hear about Ubisoft’s new technique, their PC releases, starting with Silent Hunter V and including Assassin’s Creed II and Splinter Cell : Convictions, forces players to be logged in to a Ubisoft online account and maintain a continuous online connection throughout gameplay, even single player. The crack seems to allow users to completely avoid any type of online check, forced by the DRM, and allow access to the game, regardless of their Ubisoft account status. The hack was created for Assassin’s Creed II, but one could assume that it could be tweaked to break other releases, like the upcoming Splinter Cell game, in a similar fashion. It will be interesting to see what news breaks when Convictions hits store shelves on Tuesday. Keep in mind, Ubisoft has gone on record to say that IF their DRM is hacked AND it allows players to access the full game experience, they would think about patching the new DRM scheme out. I hate to be rooting for the hackers, but I personally will not pay $60 for a game that forces me to be online for single player play. Stay tuned next week for any updates!
- One last dip in the Ubisoft well, it would seem the team behind RUSE has bluffed gamers into reaching for a mirage, as the game will not emerge from it’s fog of war until September of this year. RUSE is a new take on the RTS genre that employs a bluffing system, where gamers can lure their competitors out in the open with dummy units and sweep in for the kill with their full forces. The good news is that the dev team is blaming feedback from the beta for the delay, leading us to believe they will be taking gamer’s voices and coding those suggestions into the release. Or will they? Tsk, Tsk, Ubisoft, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice…..
- Richard Morgan, famed sci-fi author, and creator of the upcoming Crysis 2 story, has released statements about his work with Crytek. Morgan describes something called the ‘Big Mac Effect’; simply put it’s his opinion of pop culture feeding us exactly the same thing because it sold well previously. He goes on to say that he would like to avoid this repetition in Crysis 2 by “using fresh ingredients, forcing gamers to eat healthy”. Unfortunately, he did not expand further on exactly what we could expect this to be visualized as in gameplay features and story mechanics for the Holiday 2010 release. Sounds great on paper, but without facts and videos, we will just have to wait and see how and if this will impact the game positively.
- Southpeak and Techland have announced their entry into the arcade racer market, titled nail’d. Due out Q4 2010, the game boasts many single and multiplayer features among various tracks and obstacle courses drawing comparisons to MX vs ATV titles. It will be interesting to see more on this game, and see how it intends to stand out from the crowd of arcade racers due out this year, such as Boost and Split Second.
- Sscreenshots and video of the Steam UI for Mac are showcased on the website, MacStories. Not much news for PC users, but fantastic news for Mac gamers—even more fantastic news is that the UI looks and feels exactly like the new Steam UI just released this week, and seems to have all the functionality of it’s PC counterpart. Just one question remains–How do I play Counter-Strike with only one mouse button?
- Speaking of Steam’s new UI, have you taken the new Steam for a spin yet? No choice for you now, the optional beta is over and the new UI has rolled out today–Monday, 4/26. I, personally, love it with the exception of the games list;do not like the library tab at all. It has made it a lot harder to tell what’s already installed.
Deals
The Direct2Drive Spring Sale continues this week, as we start winding down, with only one more week to go. Some interesting deals are posted below, more are available at Direct2Drive, and they are good until noontime next Monday, when Week 4 commences.
- Dawn of War II, Avatar Special Edition and The Saboteur — $14.95, each
- Bioshock, Torchlight, the Civilization IV Complete Edition and Tom Clancy’s HAWX — $9.95, each
- X-Com Collection of all 6 games —$4.95.
- Brothers In Arms Collection of all three games for $19.95.
Also, Steam is selling their Rockstar Collection for $42.49, which is a steal if you don’t have those titles. Basically, every GTA title, including the Episodes From Liberty City pack, along with Bully, both Max Payne games and and a couple others are included. It would seem the only Rockstar PC title missing from this pack is Manhunt 2(which is not really a big loss). Again, it’s a great deal if you don’t have many of these games. The Episodes from Liberty City Pack retails for $29.99 by itself, so for under $15 bucks more, you get GTA IV along with every other GTA game, and a host of other Rockstar titles—and the added bonus of not having to keep tabs on your discs or CD keys!
Geared Up
If you are a fan of the podcast, you may or may not know me as the one with the ‘potty humor’ from one of our outtakes, which makes this entry all the more fitting! Upon scouring the internets for the most interesting PC case mods, I found a shining porcelain gem, and now bring it to you. Full details and pictures can be found here, but I’ve posted a couple below. This comes from way back in 2001, at QuakeCon designed by Envader, creator of many cool concept cases. With a biohazard sign on the lid and glowing green LED’s inside the Toilet, the Toilet PC was crafted from a child’s training potty. I have to admit, it’s pretty creative, down to the flusher that doubles as a power switch. There are too many obvious jokes, you may insert your own here whilst you bask in Envader’s porcelain glory!
Digital Distribution: Our Thoughts
Digital Distribution is definitely starting to be a new trend in gaming. However, unlike motion controls, I am more apt as a gamer to move with this trend. Digital distribution is not something new to the consumers however. The 360 uses it with movies, even Xbox originals. while there are very successful forms of digital distribution i.e. Steam, it can also be a gamble i.e. PSP Go. So what are our thoughts?
Eric Bouchard: The Two Edged Sword
Whether we like it or not, Digital Distribution is here to stay. It’s the direction things are headed. The 360, PSN, Steam…everyone is coming up with ways to deliver their product directly to the consumer. Some people really like the idea of being able to directly download games, music or movies. Personally, I have never been a big fan.
Some of the people who know me may find that hard to believe. After all, I own an iPod with my entire music collection on it, I have ripped several of my movies onto my hard drive and I have digital copies of more than a few of my games. The main difference there is I own physical copies of almost everything. I like having the actual copies in case something ever went wrong. As I have gone through 2 different MP3 players before getting my current iPod, having physical copies of the CDs has been very important to me.
And that brings me to one of my biggest issues with Digital Distribution: you do not really own the product. Anyone who has had to change 360′s knows that. Though Microsoft allows you to redownload any of the arcade games you have bought, you have to go through a rather extensive process to have them relicensed to your new machine. Otherwise you cannot play the games while not connected to XBox Live.
So is Digital Distribution all bad? Not by a long shot. One of the advantages it has is it has allowed smaller developers a channel to release their games. Without it, games like Flower, Groov and Audiosurf would never have been released to the general public. Even larger companies can take advantage of the freedom allowed by Digital Distribution as well. After all, do you really think Epic would have created Shadow Complex if the only way to distribute it had been standard game discs?
Then there are groups like Good Old Games. For those of you who do not know, GOG takes older games, gets them working on current machines and operating systems and then sells them over the net. GOG has two major things going for it. First, many of the games you can download off GOG are not available in a format that is playable on anything current. The other is the company does not believe in attaching DRM to any of its files. In other words, when you buy a game from GOG, you can install it on as many computers as you like and redownload an unlimited number of times if you have the need. Instead of just buying the right to download a playable version of the game, you are buying the rights to the game itself, just as you would if you owned the physical copy. Steam doesn’t even give you that.
Whether we like it or not, Digital Distribution is here to stay. While we can all hope more companies will take the approach Good Old Games has when it comes to DRM, most will not out of fear of piracy. What that will mean for the consumer as far as the question of ownership and usage rights still remains to be seen.
Laren Hawkins: The Future of Gaming
I have to agree with Eric, Digital Distribution is definitely a growing trend in gaming. So much so that Sony recently released an all Digital Distribution hand held. The PSP Go is a big step in the growing strength of Digital Distribution. I was very skeptical of the PSP Go at first. I have always liked owning a physical copy of a game. There are many problems that can come with Digital Distribution. 1: Many people will make the argument that you will never truly own that game and I have to say that is a pretty good argument to make. 2: Many gamers like to trade their games after they are done with it, me included. With something like the PSP Go, you can’t do that, once you drop that money, that’s it. 3: Many consumers may not be comfortable with only buying content online and owning no physical copy of that game. I know I had many concerns about the PSP Go and many questions. So, I hopped on to the information super highway and did some research.
- What if a friend wants to borrow a game? (There is a feature on the PSP Go that is similar to that on the DS’s download play. I am not sure however how many games are compatible with this feature.)
- What if your little brother some how manages to delete a game? Like in iTunes, there is a history of your purchases and you have to do is re download it
- What about the slow internet speed on the Go? That was one of my biggest concerns however, after doing some digging I found a solution. Sony released a software that comes with the Go in which you can transfer music, movies, photos and download games. You can use your computer to download the games and have a faster download speed depending on your internet.
So, are there any positives to Digital Distribution?
Well, yes. For one, you don’t have to make a trip to Gamestop. ( That is enough to make me cry tears of joy and break into a chorus of Hallelujah) With systems like the go all the games are right there on the system you don’t have to carry UMDs. You may still have a question, why am I so wrapped up in the Go? Well lets just say that was the only thong on my Christmas list. Albeit, I am taking a bit of a risk but, what better to understand Digital Distribution then to fully experience it? Like with many things in life, Digital Distribution has both positives and negatives. For now, we can only sit back and watch what Digital Distribution brings to the table in the future.
Peggle
A few weeks ago I decided to download Steam. I had heard a lot of good things about it and wanted to finally give it a try. But this post isn’t about Steam (we’ll save that for a later post), it’s about Peggle, a game that I downloaded very quickly and conveniently through Steam. I had heard about Peggle from the guys on 1UP Yours and they said that it was pretty addictive. Other than that I hadn’t heard much about it. Turns out Peggle is a full-fledged Pop Cap game which you can download to your computer too. I decided to download it in hopes that it would be a replacement game for my wife’s addiction to Zuma. In the end we both ended up getting addicted to it. Maybe it’s the cheesy characters (groundhogs and unicorns). Basically the game has you shooting a little shiny ball at pegs that make the ball bounce and hit other pegs. After that ball falls down to the bottom those pegs disappear. In each level there is so many orange pegs that you must make disappear and you only have so many tries to make it happen. Each level is also arranged very differently. Along the way you will be given opportunities to obtain different types of power-ups by hitting certain pegs. All-in-all Peggle is highly addictive and I will be sure to buy the full version soon. I suggest you give it a try right now.