NEW Left 4 Dead 2 winner!

Simon is the new winner of PLR's Left 4 Dead 2 giveaway since Eric never claimed his prize. Simon, check your email and congratulations!

Left 4 Dead 2 winner

The winner of my Left 4 Dead 2 giveaway, has not yet contacted me to claim his prize.

Eric, if you're reading this, you need to check your email (and spam folders, just in case).

If Eric doesn't claim his prize by Wednesday I'm giving it to someone else.

Left 4 Dead 2 Winner!

Eric is the winner of the free Steam copy of Left 4 Dead 2. Check your email inbox for instructions!

Thanks to everyone who entered, and keep an eye out for future giveaways!

Left 4 Dead 2 Review + Giveaway

Post-Launch Review & Giveaway

Left 4 Dead 2

Developer: Valve

Released: November 2009

The giveaway is at the bottom of the review.

About

Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative FPS where four survivors of the zombie apocalypse fight their way through the horde, dangerous 'special infected', and a variety of environments in their efforts to reach rescue and safety. The game includes several campaigns and multiplayer modes.

Terraria Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Terraria giveaway is Long Luu! Add me on Steam and I'll shoot you your copy of Terraria.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Terraria Mini-Review and Giveaway

Post-Launch Mini-Review
Terraria
Developer: Re-Logic
Released: May 16 2011

This won't be a full review, as I didn't play the game long enough to consider everything. Instead, it'll just be some thoughts on how I felt about the game, mostly in comparison to Minecraft, since the two are conceptually similar in a lot of ways.

Terraria is a 2D adventure-RPG focused on exploring and mining -- much like Minecraft, minus one D. There's a TON of content -- many mineral types, monsters, and environments, as well as gear and craftable items and objects. Unlike the games from which it draws inspiration, Terraria features a city-building component, where by building housing and completing certain goals, you can recruit NPCs to provide services.

News: Layout + Giveaways!

Hello readers! For the first time, I'm addressing you directly!

As you may have noticed, I've been tinkering with layout changes recently. Things will likely continue to change bit by bit, but there won't be anything drastic -- mostly minor, functional stuff.

More importantly: giveaways! Lots of successful blogs do giveaways. I want to be a successful blog. Therefore, I should do giveaways! (I'm aware that that's not entirely logical, but whatever, free stuff!)

Starting at an indeterminate point in the future (likely when I get a job and have a bit of cash to spare), I'll sometimes do a giveaway for a game I've reviewed. I'll probably try to tie it to the current review of the week more often than not, but there might be random stuff too.

Here's how that will work: all giveaways will be done through Steam. You MUST have a Steam account if you want to win a free game. There will be no restrictions on country of residence, unless of course the game in question is not available to users in your region. I haven't yet decided on the criteria of the giveaways. Probably I'll do a random selection from the participants, but maybe I'll also do some specific contests.

I'm aware that this post is a little short on specifics, but oh well. That information will arrive when it's ready.