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Fans of the Serious Sam HD first person shooter shooter series will now be able to play the content of both the First Encounter and the Second Encounter in one game. As previously announced, the game's developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital have now released the Fusion DLC pack for Serious Sam HD The Second Encounter via Steam.

The pack adds all of the campaign and multiplayer levels from The First Encounter to the content of The Second Encounter, effectively "fusing" both games together. Players can get the Fusion pack for free if they own both The First Encounter and The Second Encounter versions of Serious Sam HD.

The "HD" graphical remakes of the first person shooters Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Serious Sam The Second Encounter have been big sales hits for developer Croteam and its publisher Devolver Digital. Now the two games will soon become one thanks to the announcement of the Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Fusion DLC pack.

Fan site Seriously! has the first word on the DLC pack which will add all 15 campaign levels and all seven Versus levels of Serious Sam HD The First Encounter into Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. Those maps will also have support for The Second Encounter's new gameplay modes. Pricing for the Fusion DLC pack will be $9.99 but if you already own Serious Sam HD The First Encounter you can download the DLC pack for free. There's no word yet on when the DLC will be released but the article hints that if the packs sells well more DLC content may be offered.

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The past year or so have seen developer Croteam come back into gamers' minds with the release of the graphically enhanced versions of the team's first two Serious Sam first person shooter games. The games, which used Croteam's third major version of its own in-house Serious Engine technology, are currently on sale for 90 percent off today only on Steam (and 75 percent off the rest of the week).

But Croteam, along with its publishing partner Devolver Digital, isn't just remaking its older games. It's also working hard on its long awaited next game in the series, Serious Sam 3, Big Download got Croteam co-founder Alen Ladavac to give us a little more info on what they have planned for "Serious" Sam Stone in his next adventure.

While you wait for Santa Claus to show up at your house tonight, the folks at developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital want you to make sure that you know that the Serious Sam HD games (First Encounter and Second Encounter) are currently on sale via Steam for 75 percent off their already low prices. And what better way to do that than with a new video featuring not just gameplay but people running around in Santa suits. You're welcome.

In related news, it looks like the plans for the Serious Sam HD DLC release have been delayed. It was scheduled for release before Christmas but an update on Devolver Digital's Twitter page now says it will be released after the holidays.

Developer Croteam is reportedly busy working on Serious Sam 3 but apparently that's not the only thing the makers of the first person shooter franchise have been toiling with lately. A Twitter post from Serious Sam's publisher Devolver Digital states, "Rumors of Serious Sam HD Steam DLC around the office today. Maybe before Christmas..." There's no word yet on what this DLC package will contain.

In related news GoG.com has just lowered the price permanently on the original 2001 non-HD version of Serious Sam The Second Encounter. You can now purchase and download the second game in the series for just $5.99.

After playing and enjoying the graphical remakes of Serious Sam: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter, we have been waiting patiently for developer Croteam to make good on its promise on Serious Sam 3, the next all new game in the first person shooter series.

Devolver Digital, who published the "HD" Serious Sam remakes for the PC, is now hinting that our wait for more info on Serious Sam 3 is closed to being satisfied. In a post on its Twitter page this week it stated, "So enough of the teasing, we'll start giving some behind the scenes looks at Croteam's Serious Sam 3 development starting soon! Stay tuned." In an earlier "tweet" the page stated, "CONFIRMED: the new and redesigned enemies of Serious Sam 3 will give you a boner and heart attack at the same time."

There's also word via the Twitter page that the release of the editor for Serious Engine 3 (used by the HD Serious Sam games as well as Serious Sam 3) will be coming soon along with contests for the best user generated maps.

If you have never tried the Serious Sam series of first person shooters from developer Croteam, Thursday may be the day to finally give in. Fan site Seriously received word from publisher Devolver Digital that a new Serious Sam HD Gold Edition will be released via Steam on Thursday.

The four game collection will have both the original 2001 versions of Serious Sam: The First Encounter and Serious Sam: The Second Encounter along with the new "HD" graphical updates of both games. The total price for the collection will by $39.99. Croteam is still supposedly working on an all new Serious Sam game but there's been no real update on that game's status in a while.

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As promised a few weeks ago, the DRM-free download site GoG.com now has the exclusive rights to release the original version of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter. The 2002 released follow-up to developer Croteam's first person shooter is now available to purchase and download from GoG.com for just $9.99. That price also includes the game's soundtrack.

This is the original version of the game with the first edition version of Croteam's Serious Engine behind it. Earlier this year Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital released Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, a graphically improved version of the game using Serious Engine 3. Currently Croteam is working on the next game in the series, Serious Sam 3, which will also use Serious Engine 3.

When developer Croteam released a graphical upgrade for its first person shooter Serious Sam: The First Encounter late in 2009, the original version of the game was no longer for sale on various game download sites. Until today, that is. The DRM-free web site GoG.com has announced that the original, HD-less, version of the game is now available for download and purchase from its service via an agreement with Croteam's publishers Devolver Digital.

First released in 2001 by the original Gathering of Developers, Croteam's debut shooter was also the first game to use the developer's Serious Engine which allowed for huge outdoor levels and tons of enemies on screen in full 3D. You can get the game from GoG.com now (plus a free game soundtrack download) for $9.99.

This week PC gamers finally get a chance to play a game that was supposed to come out over two years ago. There's also a new graphical revamp of a classic first person shooter due to be released via download.

Splinter Cell Conviction: Ubisoft's long-in-development stealth action game finally is released for the PC after first coming out for the Xbox 360 a couple of weeks ago. Our favorite tough spy Sam Fisher returns in his latest installment as he goes after the people he believes killed his daughter. As usual, things are not what they seem. The game also contains multiplayer modes and co-op missions.