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Direct2Drive's final $5 sale goes to war

by John Callaham Oct 5th 2009 @ 7:00PM

Direct2Drive has been celebrating its 5th anniversary of offering PC game downloads with week long sales of certain games for just $5 each. Today marks the beginning of the end of the $5 sale as the site has put a number of war-themed games (a mix of strategy and FPS games) on the price chopping block from now until October 11. There are once again some terrific deals here including one game (Battlestations: Pacific) that normally sells for $49.99.

Company of Heroes Gold
Supreme Commander Gold
World in Conflict Gold Edition
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
Battlestations: Pacific
Codename: Panzers - Cold War
Hearts Of Iron II Collection
Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30
Delta Force: Land Warrior
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger

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Two more Battlestations Pacific content updates coming in July to PC

by John Callaham Jul 2nd 2009 @ 11:00AM

Eidos's recent WWII action-strategy game Battlestations Pacific was released last May and later this month folks who picked up the title will be able to download two new content update for the game. One of these updates is called the Mustang Pack which will add six new units to the game including the P-51 Mustang plane, the US Navy's Alaska Class cruiser and the Japanese Super Yamato Class, a bigger version of the legendary Yamato battleship that in real life was never made.

The second content update is the Carrier Battles Map Pack which adds four new maps to the game that can be played on all five of Battlestations Pacific's multiplayer modes. The map pack even includes a level set in Aleutian Islands near Alaska. PC owners can download the Mustang Pack sometime today for 160 Microsoft points on Games For Windows Live. The Carrier Battles Map Pack will be released on July 23 for 800 Microsoft points.

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Battlestations: Pacific trailer takes players to Volcano Island

by Steven Wong Jun 10th 2009 @ 11:30AM

This trailer for the upcoming Volcano Island Map pack for Battlestations: Pacific, which adds two new areas to the game. The first map is called simply Volcano and the other is Choke Point. Both support different modes of play. The map pack is scheduled to release on June 25th and will be available to PC players via Games for Windows Live for 560 Microsoft Points.

Download HD Battlestations: Pacific 'Volcano Island Map Pack' Trailer (168 MB)
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PC gamers get new Battlestations Pacific maps June 25

by John Callaham Jun 10th 2009 @ 11:00AM

Eidos' recent WWII naval action-strategy game Battlestations Pacific is getting some post-release support. Eidos sent over word that PC games will get a chance to download the "Volcano Pack" on June 25. The pack adds two more maps to the game.

The first, Volcano, will be playable in Island Capture, Competitive and Duel modes and takes place on, natch, a series of volanic islands. The other map is called Choke Point and also is set in a volanic island with support for Escort, Siege and Duel modes. The map pack will be available for download via Games For Windows Live for 560 Microsoft points. You can check out a trailer for the map pack right here at Big Download.

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Battlestations Pacific Play and Win Sweepstakes revealed

by John Callaham May 21st 2009 @ 4:00PM

Eidos is continuing to promote its recently released WWII naval action-strategy game Battlestations Pacific and in celebration of this weekend's Memorial Day holiday they sent word on new Play and Win sweepstakes that will begin on Friday and last until Sunday. You have to have a Games For Windows Live membership in order to win.

Simply sign onto the Games For Windows Live client and then download the Battlestations Pacific Registration video from its online marketplace. Then play at least one Battlestations Pacific multiplayer session between this Friday and Sunday and you will be registered to win. The grand prize winner gets, among other things, a new gaming PC rig, new Microsoft PC gaming mice, 4,000 Microsoft points and more.

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Battlestations: Pacific trailer launches all fighters

by Steven Wong May 11th 2009 @ 4:45PM

This trailer runs down the features players can look forward to in historically themed action strategy game, Battlestations: Pacific. Players will have a chance to relive or rewrite battles between US and Japanese forces as they battled for control in the Pacific. The game releases on Wednesday, May 13th and the demo can be downloaded from here.

Download HD Battlefield: Pacific Launch Trailer (88 MB)
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This Week in PC Games: May 11-17

by John Callaham May 11th 2009 @ 8:00AM

A WWII naval action-strategy game and a co-op shooter that based on a UT 2004 mod are among the highlights of the new games coming to both stores and via download this week. In addition, you can expect to see re-released game collections such as Civilization IV Complete and Left 4 Dead Game of the Year in stores this week.

Battlestations: Pacific: This sequel to Eidos's 2007 Battlestations: Midway lets players take control of the naval fleets of the US and Japan in this combination of strategy and action genre. You can download a demo of the game right now at Big Download.

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Battlestations: Pacific video offers more island capturing tips

by Steven Wong May 8th 2009 @ 6:30PM

This gameplay video for Battlestations: Pacific doesn't include a narrated commentary, so you'll have to pay close attention to pick up the island capturing tactics demonstrated in it. It continues from a previous video released a few months ago. Battlestations: Pacific is set to release next week. Those that pre-order through Steam can get the previous game, Battlestations: Midway for free. The demo can be downloaded here.

Download Battlestations: Pacific Island Capture Trailer #2 (65 MB)
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Battlestations: Pacific video reveals the Japanese strategy

by Steven Wong May 8th 2009 @ 12:30PM

This Battlestations: Pacific gameplay scenario takes the point of view of Japanese forces as they make their way toward the Hawaiian Islands. In this battle, both sides throw everything they have at each other, including the devastating kamikaze maneuver. Battlestations: Pacific is set to release next week and the download can be downloaded here.

Download HD Battlestations: Pacific 'Road to Hawaii' Gameplay Video (766 MB)
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New Steam game deals and sales revealed

by John Callaham May 5th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Valve isn't wasting any time this week. Instead of waiting for the weekend their Steam PC game download service is already offering a couple of deals for customers. One is for the upcoming Eidos WWII action-strategy game Battlestations: Pacific. People who pre-order the game can download the first title in the series, Battlestations: Midway, for free. That's a $19.99 value right there.

Not only that but Valve has yet another sale to talk about. From now until May 11, Steam customers can get the recent PC port of Digital Extremes' action game Dark Sector for $13.33. That's a 33 percent savings off its already low price of $19.99.

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