trials-2-second-edition posts

Developer deliberately sent its PC game to pirate sites

by John Callaham Nov 6th 2009 @ 5:30PM

While most PC developers dread the thought of their games being pirated on torrent web sites, one game developer actually sent a build of their game to pirates site deliberately. Gamesindusty.biz reports that's exactly what happened to Trials 2: Second Edition, the 2008 released racing game from developer RedLynx.

The developer's CEO Tero Virtala said the version of the game they made available to pirate sites lacked the online leaderboards of the full version. His hope was that the pirates would like the game enough to pay for the full version. So far 150,000 copies of the full version have been sold and Virtala states, "When we compare that hacked version with those who have access to leaderboards and are accessing our servers they match. So at least people have not cracked out leaderboards yet."

Filed under: Downloads, Driving

Lots of sales deals on Steam this weekend

by John Callaham May 29th 2009 @ 9:00PM

For their weekend sales dealie, the Steam PC gaming download service has put a ton of games on sale. Let's get to them:

The racing games Trials 2 and Monster Trucks Nitro have been put in a bundle and are being sold this weekend for just $4.50, an 85 percent cut in their normal price.
Also for this weekend only all 15 games from casual game developer MumboJumbo are on sale for 50 percent off. In fact you can download Luxor 2 and 7 Wonders II for just 99 cents.
Flock, the recent Capcom downloadable game, is on sale for 50 percent off this weekend. A new update has also added 12 Steam achievements to the game.
From now until June 5 you can get Assassins Creed and Splinter Cell: Double Agent for 50 percent off their normal Steam price.
The classic super hero RPGs Freedom Force and Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich (developed by Irrational Games before they turned into 2K Boston) are now available on Steam. You can buy either game or both in a bundle for 10 percent off their normal price.
And remember, Unreal Tournament III can be played for free this weekend and the price of the game and of the Unreal game collection are 50 percent off from now until June 7.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, Driving

Valve's weekend deal is all about the indies

by John Callaham Feb 20th 2009 @ 3:00PM

Valve's co-founder Gabe Newell said this week during the DICE Summit that their regular Steam weekend deals help to boost revenues for those titles, sometimes in massive amounts This weekend Valve has decided to put not one but five games on sale in one big game pack with a price that is certain to

The five titles are all from indie developers including Multiwinia, Eets, I-Fluid, Trials 2, and Graviton 2. For this weekend only you can download and purchase all five games in one bundle for just $9.99. That's over 75 percent off their normal $44.95 price if each game were bought separately. If you ever wanted to try a game that's outside the mainsteam this is the perfect opportunity.

Filed under: Downloads, Action, Indie, Strategy

Trials 2 and Virtual Villagers: The Secret City added to Steam

by John Callaham May 29th 2008 @ 12:30PM

Valve continues to add new small PC games to their Steam download service. The latest additions include a racing game and the third in a series of strategy titles. The racing game is Trials 2: Second Edition, a motorcycle themed game from developer Redlynx. The game features over 50 tracks and four gameplay modes and has added support for Valve's Steamworks features like in-game achievements, friends listing and tracking and more.

Steam has also added Virtual Villagers: The Secret City to its line-up. Developed by Last Day at Work (and yes that's the company's real name) you have to explore and rebuild the remains of a lost city while also taking care of your island villagers. Both games sell normally for $9.99 each but Valve is offering a 10 percent discount for both games for a limited time. In addition you can grab a pack of all of the Last Day at Work developed titles on Steam (all three of the Virtual Villiagers games plus Fish Tycoon and Plant Tycoon) for $29.99.

Filed under: Driving, Strategy