Valve has announced that Cold Stream, a new DLC pack for the zombie filled Left 4 Dead 2, is now available. Among other things the pack includes new versions of the original Left 4 Dead's Death Toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, and Crash Course levels.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008.
This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

You'll play as one of four new survivors armed with a wide and devastating array of classic and upgraded weapons. In addition to firearms, you'll also get a chance to take out some aggression on infected with a variety of carnage-creating melee weapons, from chainsaws to axes and even the deadly frying pan.

You'll be putting these weapons to the test against (or playing as in Versus) three horrific and formidable new Special Infected. You'll also encounter five new “uncommon” common infected, including the terrifying Mudmen.

Helping to take L4D's frantic, action-packed gameplay to the next level is AI Director 2.0. This improved Director has the ability to procedurally change the weather you'll fight through and the pathways you'll take, in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match your performance. L4D2 promises a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience every time the game is played, custom-fitted to your style of play.

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Overhaul Games has updated the official website for the upcoming Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition with a countdown timer set to expire on Thursday. Questions on the page suggest the site will at least be updated with release information and pricing. Alert visitors might also notice some new NPC portraits in the background art.

Since its initial release in 1998, Baldur’s Gate has entertained millions of fans around the globe, and has received countless awards. This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer role-playing games ever since.

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Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition™ runs on an upgraded and improved version of the Infinity Engine. It includes the entire Baldur’s Gate adventure, the Tales of the Sword Coast expansion pack, and never before seen content including a new adventure and a new party member.

The Enhanced Edition will include a variety of Mac OS X specific features, including widescreen and iCloud support.

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GameSpot has posted a new review of Starved for Help, the second episode in The Walking Dead adventure series. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, Starved for Help continues the story of a band of zombie apocalypse survivors. Episode 2 is uniquely tailored to the choices players made in the first episode.

From the review:

Though the plot is predictable, it is told very well with a supreme ick factor that will leave you shocked and nauseous. The tough choices that you're faced with through action and conversation, along with regular bouts of scrambly quick-time arcade sequences of the same sort as those featured in the first game, thicken an atmosphere of apprehension. There is more depth here than in Episode 1. You take an active role in more situations now and have to think when conversing with characters or committing yourself to courses of action. Where in the last chapter Lee was something of a lone wolf keeping himself apart from his companions due to worries about his criminal past being revealed, here he is a member of a group dealing with stresses like the daily threat from walkers and the ever-present risk of starvation. The sense of a broken moral order hangs over everything and forces you to make choices between actions that can be justified for survival and actions that cross the line into barbarity.

GameSpot: The Walking Dead Episode 2 Review

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Macgamestore.com has added Outline Interactive's original and addictive new word game, Wordary, to its growing list of titles available for download and purchase. In the game players spin letter wheels to build as many words as possible.

Players must spin the letter wheels and build as many words as they can. Wordary boards have hundreds of hidden words within them ready to be discovered. Some Wordary boards contain over two thousand words!

Unlike other words games, Wordary's unique design allows the player to change the game board in order to reveal new words.

Wordary comes complete with four exciting game modes meaning there are different ways to play!

Wordary can be played as a quick five minute game or as a relaxing distraction to while away the hours. It really is up to the player as to how they choose to play!

Features:

• Enjoy a new spin with a challenging Word game for all ages.
  
• Spin letter wheels to form as many words as possible to score points.
  
• Play four varied modes such as Time Challenge and Follow My Lead.
  
• Stay for a mere five minutes or relax for longer periods of time.

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