Posts Tagged ‘alien swarm’

Review: Alien Swarm

Posted by Spawn Kill on October 18th, 2010

For a number of years now, debate has raged on whether or not PC gaming is doomed. And much like the ‘debate’ over Barack Obama’s religious affiliation (he’s Christian), the mere fact that there is a debate at all is a loss for those, like myself, who believe that PC gaming is as robust as ever. The perception that PC gaming is struggling, regardless of the validity of that belief, will scare off gamers from investing in their machines, developers from creating new games, and the media from dedicating resources to covering the platform.

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Spawn Kill Staff Picks are back, and this time we’re looking at our favorite downloadable PC games. For this list, we only considered games that are either available only via digital distribution (whether it be Steam, a developer’s website, etc.) or games that were originally only available via this method even if they were later released at retail. As always with these lists, it can be hard to pick just one favorite, so obviously not everything could make the cut. This list includes the gambit from mods-turned full games, to casual games, to obscure indie titles and everything in between. Feel free to sound off in the comments about what your favorites are - and you don’t have to be limited to just one choice!

Before you say anything - yes, I realize the irony in our overly excited gamer pictured above, as he appears to be playing on something other than a PC. But he’s just so happy about it!

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