So today we’re kind of lazy and super busy and I was busy doing maintenance on the site (see: making a new staff page and nothing else) but nothing super interesting is going on today. Well, almost.  Find out some actually exciting news after the jump

This costume cost more than the game

The Steam Sale continues today and offers some crazy good deals on games like Street Fighter for 10 bills and Team Fortress 2 for under 7 dollars… UNDER 7 DOLLARS.  You have no reason not to get the damn game now!  It’s amazing!  I mean, I’d personally recommend the Orange Box as a whole but if the other games in that package don’t interest you then at least snag TF2.  If you like team based FPS game at all it’s pretty killer and I logged an asburd, unmentionable amount of time in the game.

As of this post the Mario Marathon has raised about $70k for Child’s Play which is no small feat at all with support from the likes of Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and the PA Crew themselves.  They’ve been running for 4 days and despite Arien’s misunderstanding of watching such a thing the rest of us still think it’s pretty sweet.

Oh, Nintendo did release some Pokemon Black/White videos which are looking pretty slick.  I haven’t played this shit since I was in gradeschool but goddamn it’s actually looking like a good time.  Maybe it’s nostalgia but hell it’s certainly worth a look.  Brian refuses to play because, in addition to his achievement addiction, he also finds it necessary to literally “collect them all” and due to there being several hundred Pokemon total the bastard won’t touch the series.

And did we mention Hulu is coming to the 360 and PS3?  Well, we didn’t.  Joystiq did.  Ahem, but still, this offers some interesting choices for gamers out there.  Despite being in a generation where a large amount of people download movies and tv shows online or stream them, people still opt to go through Netflix for the quality service.  This leads me to believe Hulu has a lot of potential especially offering an interesting alternative to expensive cable television.  There’s also this:

“In addition to enabling playback on various boxes, Hulu Plus features full seasons of current ABC, NBC, and Fox television shows, in HD — none of that “five trailing episodes” business. Learn more about the new Hulu Plus service here. If you need us, we’ll be gathering more information about this service, and also canceling our cable TV.” [Joystiq]

Yeah, peace Comcast.  It was nice knowing you.  Consoles have totally gone the way of true multimedia entertainment centers.  Er… the ones not owned by Nintendo anyway.

So maybe there was more than enough to talk about today.  Who knew?  In any event keep an eye peeled for some guest articles, Arien’s excitement about Bulletstorm, and the new podcast.  We promise it’s a good one!

And if you haven’t entered our Killing Floor contest today is your last day so get on it, bitches!

Elder-Geek has put up Valve’s E3 Portal 2 demo vid where you get to meet a classy AI fella and an old friend.  Check it out after the jump!

Sure, you could buy Killing Floor for $5 bucks in Steam’s RIDICULOUS sale but why do that when you could win one of three copies for free?

Good News Shut Up has 3 copies of Killing Floor to give away since it’s one of our favorite pick up and play games. We love playing it and we’d love to play with you so here’s your chance to snag one and play a couple rounds with us and make fun of other people playing with us!

It’s quite simple to enter:

1.) Follow us on Twitter @GNSUCrew (http://www.twitter.com/gnsucrew) – if you’re already a follower you’re still eligible so don’t fret!

2.) Tweet this:  ”Hey, @GNSUCrew is giving away THREE copies of Killing Floor! Follow and retweet to enter! Win and play with #GNSU – contest ends Wednesday!”

GET TWEETIN’ BITCHES

I have no idea what to say – but I tried.  I sent a response to him and the man fired back at me right away – second email is behind the jump.

Speaking of Birthdays, Deus Ex turns 10 today so there’s a killer sale deserving of your attention.  If you haven’t played this yet you are being dumb. Stop being dumb.

On this week’s podcast the GNSU Crew share their strong feelings about those little bastards known as “achievements” (or trophies if you are PS3 exclusive like Brian). Speaking of Brian, that jerk has gone AWOL this week so we conjure up a guest who we name “Mike”.  Check it out here! or on iTunes!

Where did she go? For a swim of course. Not much more to say than that.  I’m not particularly fond of Rochelle and neither are most people so hey, the charger did them a favor.  Personal recollections after the jump…

Come to think of it, that reminds me of this past weekend playing the new “Headshot!” mutation.  We were rolling along to the end of a map in the Swamp Fever campaign when one of those son-of-a-bitch chargers ram rodded half our team into the water.

I am much more partial to the character of Gnome Chompsky as a whole.

I forget what part of which map it was, but it was pretty damn hilarious.  Arien got snagged by the charger and I got sent flying backwards.

Of course, it’s more fun when you’re playing as the charger and pull it off like the time I did it in versus on the Parish bridge finale, but entertaining regardless.

It has been a long time since any of us at GNSU have played L4D and its sequel on a regular basis but with the introduction of mutations we HAVE ventured in now and again to play a short round here and there.  It’s easy to forget the little things that made the game so damn fun.

One thing that got repeated constantly was that even thought dying was frustrating it added a lot of entertainment value.  We’re not talking about the times you got overwhelmed by hordes at inopportune moments but the instances showcased in the video above as well as the one below.  When you find yourself at the receiving end of these (or better yet, executing said maneuvers) it is a blast.

Environmental hazards play their part in the hilarity of dying in Left 4 Dead as well. Who hasn’t griefed friend and foe alike with the gas station in the first game? And what about the countless times tanks have knocked your ass off the roof of No Mercy or into countless bottomless watery pits?

One user made campaign comes to mind when I think of these and that would be “Power Station”.  The map is filled with all kinds of tricks and traps that I guarantee will both frustrate and entertain you.  A lot of it is trial and error with surprises along the way but all in all it is pretty goddamn fun.  Below is a video showing off the start of the 4-5 map campaign with some interesting gimmicks along the way.  It’s actually best played going in completely blind to all of the surprises it will throw at you but if you’d rather check it out before hand then take a look.  Playing with friends is a must though, especially if you have that one friend who likes to rush ahead (Hi Arien!) of the pack as if it were a race.  They’ll likely fall victim to an unexpected falling floor or series of explosions thusly acting as a guinea pig and simultaneously causing bouts of laughter over in game chat.  I am not sure if this campaign can be used in Left 4 Dead 2 but I really hope it is because it would certainly benefit from the new infected posing an even more entertaining challenge.

Dying in games is typically a source of frustration, especially after you’ve made a ton of progress or you have almost made it to your goal, but the L4D series is one of the few that have made it entertaining in the end.  The safe room isn’t always as safe as you think it is and when you are on the tank side of things? Well then it’s just a challenge.  But we’re focusing on the losing end of things so let’s take a little look see at a close call…

Got any good Left 4 Dead 1/2 death stories? Share them with us!

If Lady Gaga were playable...

In this week’s round of Left 4 Dead 2 mutations we see the debut of “Chainsaw Massacre” which is a strictly chainsaw mode.  In this campaign mutation you and your friends (or glorious AI) will be equipped with chainsaws and infinite gasoline for them.  Previous mutations thus far have been a success – in fact, Realism Versus was so popular it became a permanent game mode.  While it’s not likely this will be a repeat scenario with the other modes, Chainsaw mode is sure to be a hit.

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