Serious Sam HD

X360, PC / Action / Release: Jan 13, 2010 / ESRB: U

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Serious Sam 4 coming, aided by new Humble Bundle funds

Serious Sam 4 coming, aided by new Humble Bundle funds

Croteam is working on Serious Sam 4, and to build excitement for the sequel--as well as grab some needed development funds--it has partnered Humble Bundle to throw together all the games from the series into one package for purchase.

Croteam is earmarking all the funds it gets from the bundle for the new game, which will come out some time in 2014. Devolver Digital will be the publisher.

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'Fusion' DLC Pack Blends Serious Sam HD and 'Second Encounter' Content

Serious Sam developer, Devolver Digital, has announced that a new downloadable morsel called 'Fusion DLC' for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is headed to Steam soon.

What exactly is getting fused? Downloading the Fusion DLC will graft all of the campaign and multiplayer levels from Serious Sam HD into Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. That also means that multiplayer variants that were previously only available in 'The Second Encounter' (like Beast Hunt and My Burden) will now be playable using maps from the first game. Read more »

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Daily Filter: December 22, 2010

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter marks the last installment before the holiday. Featured today is new media for Red Dead Redemption, Diablo 3, ModNation Racers, Serious Sam HD, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Trapped Dead, Lord of Arcana, Dead Rising 2: Case West, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Yakuza 4, and Magic: The Gathering - Tactics. Read more »

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Shack PSA: Xbox Live Arcade Shooter Savings

Microsoft's Major Nelson has blown the lid off this week's Xbox Live Download Deals, offering significant savings on several shooters to Xbox Live Gold members.

"Is BF1943 worth getting? I love BC2 but i'm not sure what 1943 would offer me that i'm not ..."
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Demo Hits Steam

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A demo for developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital's Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has been released on Valve's distribution platform Steam.

According to Croteam, demo includes: Read more »

"Even on normal difficulty the last 10% of this game is impossible without some sort of cheat or ..."
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New Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Screens; 'Extremely Generous' SSHD Demo Coming to Steam

Hot on the heels of their downloadable high-def remake of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, developer Croteam and publisher Digital Devolver announced back in November of last year that they also planned to give the HD-remake treatment to the first-person-shooter's sequel. Today, Digital Devolver has released some shiny new screens to tease Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter, the obviously-titled sequel's remake.

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"i bought the first HD remake and was quite disappointed. I'd never played it before and was ..."
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Serious Sam HD Four-Pack Hits Steam

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Sam fans can now buy instant co-op joy for themselves and three friends with a $60 Serious Sam HD four-pack on Steam--a $20 discount essentially giving a free copy.

Packing sixteen-player co-op, the prettied-up revamp of Croteam's hectic shooter was released for PC in November 2009 and landed on Xbox Live Arcade earlier this month. Read more »

"why did they not release deathmatch or teamdm? :( I love SS:HD.. but man I really enjoyed some ..."
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Serious Sam HD Shooting Up XBLA This Wednesday, Death By Cube Next

It's been a bumpy ride for Sam "Serious" Stone, but the time-traveler's journey to Xbox 360 is at an end, with producer Devolver Digital and Microsoft confirming that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter will hit Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, January 13.

Croteam's high-definition revamp of the frantic shooter packs support for four-person online co-op on Xbox Live, with the download priced at 1200 MS Points/ $15. The game hit PC in November 2009, sporting 16-player online co-op and a suggested price tag of $19.99, with a HD revamp of Serious Sam: The Second Encounter in the works. Read more »

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Serious Sam HD XBLA Release Date Announced

The belated console release of Croteam's modern day Serious Sam: The First Encounter revamp will hit Xbox 360 as a Live Arcade download on January 13, 2010.

The Serious Engine 3-powered high-definition revisiting of Croteam's 2001 original packs fifteen levels and four-player online co-op in its Xbox 360 incarnation, with the already available $19.99 PC edition sporting sixteen-player co-op. Read more »

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Serious Sam HD Delayed on Xbox 360

The downloadable Xbox 360 release of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter has "got the 'ol bumperooski to January," going by producer Digital Devolver's Twitter.

Already available on PC, Croteam's high-definition revamp of the 2001 shooter was originally due on Xbox 360 in late summer, and more recently in December. Read more »

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Serious Sam HD Revamp Continues with Second Encounter; First Encounter Getting Deathmatch

Having just released a high-definition remake of Serious Sam: The First Encounter in the form of Serious Sam HD, developer Croteam and producer Devolver Digital have revealed that Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is to undergo a similar re-release.

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Serious Sam HD Arrives on PC Next Week, Xbox 360 in December (Updated)

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Update: Devolver has issued forth a new trailer for Serious Sam HD (embedded below), which concludes with word that the downloadable Xbox 360 edition will hit in December.

Original: Croteam's modern day revamp of Serious Sam: The First Encounter will hit PC on Tuesday, November 24, producer Digital Devolver has confirmed via Twitter. Read more »

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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter for PC - Gone Gold!

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The PC version of Croteam's seriously chaotic FPS Serious Sam HD is now gold, according to an earlier tweet from publisher Devolver Digital.

Powered by the new Serious Engine 3, the high-definition remake tells the story of Sam "Serious" Stone's journey back to ancient Egypt to battle Notorious Mental and the Sirian army, and of the excessive and bloody carnage that ensues. Read more »

"I don't get it...the "going back." It's Borderlands but boring. What's the point? Serious ..."
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Serious Sam HD: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

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With summer having drawn to a close and certain doom approaching, it's time for the enemies of Serious Sam HD to take one last look back at their seasonal shenanigans.

Some chose to spend their time at the beach. Others fulfilled their lifelong dreams of visiting Hollywood, that restaurant from Seinfeld, and the sidewalk. A few opted to run in a marathon, Carlton decided to LARP, and Susie, well, she finally got to go to prom. Read more »

"Some of these made me lol. Brings back fond memories of playing the original and it's nice to ..."
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Serious Sam HD 'Testimonials' Offer Video Confusion

Continuing in the whimsical glory of the Serious Sam HD "supermercial", developer Croteam and producer Devolver Digital have issued some eccentric video "testimonials" and new screenshots via the game's official site.

Unfortunately, we still don't have a solid release date for the high-def remake of Croteam's shooter. The downloadable Xbox 360 release, which supports four-player online co-op, will be $15 and is due in the vague "summer." The as-yet-unpriced PC edition will then deliver 16-person online co-op in the "fall." Read more »

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