Congratulations to the Dec. 7th trivia contest winner, system_failure, who won a copy of Deus Ex: GOTY.

Yesterday’s trivia question:
What was the first game in the Wolfenstein series?

Nazis wore giant swastikas as part of their uniforms in WW2.

Answer: Castle Wolfenstein, by Muse Software.

Video of a rather unstealthy play-through.

Steam has Amnesia on sale for $9.99 (50% Off) as their weekend deal.

My first impressions of Amnesia, and why I think it works as an atmospheric horror game.

A new Civilization 5 DLC is on the way. It will include two new civilizations, Spain lead by Queen Isabella I and the Incas lead by Pachacuti. It will also include a new scenario. The DLC will be available December 16th for $7.49.

Starting on December 14th, EVE Online members with a paid account will be able to receive a special holiday ship, the Echelon.

Aspeedrun of Portal done in 9:25 was released on YouTube by DemonStrate: Portal Master, along with a detailed commentary video series explaining how he did everything in the video.

Today's BIG SURPRISE!: Biff Tannen is appearing in Telltale Games' Back to the Future. However, it is notable that he is not being played by the original actor whose likeness is used for the character, Thomas F. Wilson.

Liminality wrote in to tell us about a site called Greenmangaming.com that is having a sale on Empire and Napoleon: Total War GOTY for $16.66.

Greenmangaming.com is a digital distribution site that allows customers to trade in and buy "used" digital copies of PC games. Here is an article explaining their business model (requires login; just use bugmenot.com for one), and why they think it's good for PC gaming. This may be something that other digital distributors adopt in the future.