dogfighter posts

The weekend is getting closer and we have far too many PC games to play. It's time to pace ourselves before we become part of our PC office chair.

• Steam has automatic updates for Arcadia, Booster Trooper, Dogfighter, and Lead and Gold.
• Left 4 Dead 2 is repeating the Last Gnome on Earth gameplay mutation this week.
• You can now check out a free streaming video of the GDC 2011 Doom post mortem panel taped earlier this month.
• Why is Duke Nukem Forever now being released overseas a few days before it comes to the US? 2k Games says blame retailers.
• You can now buy official Minecraft t-shirts. How cute.
• Ubisoft is hiring for someone to write a Assassin's Creed encyclopedia.

Dogfighter, the arcade flying action game from developer Dark Water Studios, was released back in June 2010 via Steam. However the development team is still working on updating the game with new content and bug fixes. In a post on the developers newly revamped web site it talks about a new update called Aces High.

The free update will include a new map for the game that takes place above a mountain range with zeppelins flying around. There will also be two new planes added (The Angelfire and the Killerbee) and the usual bug fixes and improvements. The update should be released sometime in March.

It was actually a slow day for news today. That may be the case for the rest of the week as well.

• Steam now has a new bug patch fix for DogFighter available to download.
• If you live outside the US you can purchase and download Emergency 2010 via Steam.
• The official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Facebook page has some pictures of prototypes for a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. clothing line. Really.
• There is still time to bid on eBay on various cool items from Bethesda Softworks with the proceeds to go to the Brian Wood Memorial Fund.
• Want to see the coolest Kinect-based open source PC program ever? Here you go!
• Finally our sister site Massively just got a new makeover. Nice!

Last June Dark Water Studios released Dogfighter, a fun arcade flying action game that reminded us a lot of one of our favorite PC games of all time, Crimson Skies. Today the game got a new free content update via Steam. More importantly, Dogfighter is now on sale for a limited time for just $1.50, an 85 percent price cut. The same applies to the game's four pack deal which means you can buy four copies (one for you and three for your buddies) for just $4.50.

Along with the sale comes the free content update which adds a new tutorial to the game, a new plane (the Mongoose Interceptor) a new level (The Old Gods) support for dedicated servers and bug fixes.

Dogfighter was released a few months ago via Steam but the flying action game from developer Dark Water Studios has been getting feature updates since its release. Today the developer announced plans to release its first major content update which will be offer for free for the game's owners via Steam.

One of the updates can be seen above. Its a new plane called the Mongoose which has high speed boosts but could stall at slower speeds. Other additions planned for the update include a new level (Hoi Ling Bay) a new gameplay mode (Lone Wolf), the addition of a tutorial mode to the game, support for Xbox 360 controllers and gameplay balance changes. There's no word on when the update will be released.

When indie game developer Dark Water Studios released its arcade-like flying action game DogFighter last June on Steam it perhaps didn't get the attention it deserved. Now the developer has released a new and free update to the game that puts in some new features, including joystick support for the first time along with dedicated server support.

Along with the new update comes a free demo that can be downloaded via Steam. There's no word yet on what the demo contains. Also the full game is now on sale from now until August 23 for $8.49, a 50 percent savings. The DogFighter four-pack (one for your and three for your friends) is also on sale for 50 percent off ($25.48). Finally, Dark Water Studios is promising even more free content updates in the future that will include more planes, levels, guns and gameplay modes.

The big summer sales event for the Steam PC game download service continues. While there are plenty of good deals that will continue until July 4, today has a new batch of games that will have just one day to be sold at rock bottom prices with discounts as low as 85 percent. Here's today's list which expires at 1 pm Eastern time on Tuesday:

• Oddworld Pack (two games) - $2.50
• Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising - $4.50
• Joint Operations: Combined Arms Gold - $5
• Dogfighter - $8.49
• Order of War - $10.20
• Tales of Monkey Island (all five episodes) - $11.90
• King Arthur The Role Playing Wargaming - $13.60
• All Europa Universalis games on Steam - 66 percent off

Over in Ireland, a indie development company called Dark Water Studios is about to launch Dogfighter via Steam (indeed the game is likely to be available for purchase by the time you read this). It's the company's first major commercial title and it tries to combine flying action gameplay with some first person shooter elements. And it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun to play

Big Download got a chance to ask some questions to one of the studio's co-founder Damien Gallagher. The result was a detailed look at both the game and the developer as it gets ready to launch its first title.

E3 week is usually a slow period for new game releases. Indeed there's no new PC games being sold in retail stores but there is some activity on the digital download front this week. In addition to the games listed below you can expect to see a new DLC for Mass Effect 2 (Overlord) to be made available to download this week.

Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers: Wizards of the Coast releases this PC port of their Xbox Live Arcade game this week via Steam. The digital collectible RPG card game lets you battle with spells, monsters and more. Both the main game and its first expansion pack will be available.

Last week we reported that Dogfighter, the upcoming arcade flying action game from indie developer Dark Water Studios, was set for a release via Steam on June 14. Today the developer has launched its beta test for the game and is giving out beta keys at the official Dogfighter web site.

All you have to do is enter your email address to get sent your Dogfighter beta key. The catch? There are only 1,500 sets of two keys available so it looks like you may have to move fairly quickly in order to secure your beta test spot.

[Via Rock Paper Shotgun]