Steam just got Serious. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter that is. Available for $19.99, Devolver Digital has brought the frantic classic with updated visuals for your downloading pleasure. You will be able to tackle the fifteen levels with friends or by your lonesome and up to sixteen players can fight cooperatively or against each other online. Here’s a quick link to purchase the game. Click it now.

Salivate over the high-def serious screenshots below, if that’s your thing.

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Do you remember Serious Sam? That game was seriously kickass. Comin’ straight outta Croatia, developer Croteam’s Serious Sam is the blood, sweat, and tears of six totally bad dudes creating what they considered to be the essence of first-person shooters: great graphics, simple gameplay, and waves upon waves of enemies to mow down. Croteam wasn’t ready to stop there, though; they wanted their game to run smoothly and look beautiful on the even most modest of computers. To do so, the team created the aptly titled “Serious Engine” to push hordes of foes and unbelievable draw distances. Their engine and ideas formed one of the biggest underdogs in the early 2000s PC gaming scene.

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The second half of the week has been pretty eventful. There’s plenty of weekend deals to get in on today, if you’re looking for something to play. There’s even something if you’re not willing to part with any hard earned cash right now, with the launch of Battlefield Heroes. Then the nostalgia-o-meter gets set to maximum with the announcement of Serious Sam HD. Get your PC gaming news fix after the jump.

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