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“A deserted island…a lost man…memories of a fatal crash…a book written by a dying explorer.”

Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses it’s beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.

The Exiled Realm of Arborea, also known as TERA, is an MMORPG by Bluehole Studio. It was released in South Korea on January 25, 2011. The date for release of North America is May 1, 2012 and for Europe it is May 3, 2012 with open and closed beta testing taking place before their launch dates. Possible localizations for other regions have been mentioned, but have not yet been confirmed besides Japan.

This game is a continuation of the F1 series of driving simulators by Codemasters. Like we've come to expect from Codemasters, it has perfect support for Eyefinity. Not lacking in detail, this fine example should keep any F1 simulator fan satiated... until next year.

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is the second standalone expansion to Company of Heroes. It remains a WW2 Real Time Strategy gamethat attempts to combine riveting, accessible real-time strategy gameplay with the cinematic sensibilities of World War II movies. The game supports multiplayer games for two to eight players via LAN or internet.

The original game and previous standalone expansion pack (Opposing Fronts) missions can be accessed through the same in-game menu once installed.

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is a standalone expansion to Company of Heroes. It remains a WW2 Real Time Strategy gamethat attempts to combine riveting, accessible real-time strategy gameplay with the cinematic sensibilities of World War II movies. The game supports multiplayer games for two to eight players via LAN or internet.

The previous game and subsequent standalone expansion pack (Tales of Valor) missions can be accessed through the same in-game menu once installed.

Massacre meets machismo in this third-person co-op survival shooter. Repel demonic hordes with firearms, melee and hand-to-hand moves in various solo and multiplayer modes over eight open maps plus an Inferno boss stage. And for a change of pace, why not play as a trap-setting, minion-spawning demon yourself ?

Alien Swarm is a free game and Source SDK release from a group of talented designers at Valve who were hired from the Mod community. Available free of charge, the game thrusts players into an epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics. With your friends, form a squad of four distinct IAF Marine classes.

Guess what, this game has very little in common with the ones it wants to pass as a sequel of.
Chaos & Destruction is an arcadey racing game with minimalistic physics and where nitrous is not only used to overtake and ram opponents, it also heals your car. Tapping the additional invulnerability reserve will also prove useful to survive close encounters at 200 mph. The game features numerous vehicle classes, environments and game modes including silly "ragdoll olympics"-style challenges and 16-player MP.