Sssshhh

Hear that? It's the sound of dragons dying. :(

I've had a busy week, in part driven by two videogames.

Firstly, an honourable mention for Alien Swarm, released free on Steam last week. As you'd expect for a game Valve were involved with it's pretty badass. Essentially a top down version of Left 4 Dead... with aliens. It's pretty much what I wanted Alien Breed: Impact to be right from the word go. Four player co-operative alien slaughter. Pete and I have already tried it out, proving our legendary gaming credentials by managing to complete the first mission without even getting hit, despite there being only two of us. Sadly, by level 3 the alien swarms were indeed building up and we came to realise we weren't gonna progress much further 'til we get a third or even fourth man to join us. The problem is the role system. You need a technician as only he can work the panels to get you through the level. That's Pete. You need someone who can shoot the aliens. Special Weapons. That's me. Which leaves us short one medic. Hopefully Ches will take some time out from StarCraft 2 to be our designated healer.
I must say... for a free game... it's bloody good. O_O Integrated steam friends, stats, achievements, microphone support. Definitely worth the price. Did I mention it's free? :)

Secondly, Counter-strike Source. I've played counter-strike on and off since its release and made plenty of friends doing so. It's a game I only really played for fun for that reason. Now Valve have updated the newer Source version with achievements I finally decided to give it some attention. Worked out well. I've made a bunch of friends on the Radical Rooster server and have been invited to take part in the clan tryouts next week. If I wanna make it in I need to put in some serious practice. I'll keep you posted on how I do. :P Wish me luck!