SiN preloading on Steam; retail drops 5/9
by Christopher Grant 
{ Apr 6th 2006 at 3:00PM }
The first installment of SiN Episodes, Emergence, is now available for pre-loading now on Valve's digital distribution network, Steam. Though the official May 9th release date is still over a month away, you'll be able to save 10% off of the $19.95 purchase price, and get instant access to the original SiN via Steam for a grand total of $17.95.
Don't have broadband and/or think Steam is the debil's bidness? Similar to their arrangement to distribute Valve's Half-Life 2, EA will be handling the retail distribution of SiN Episodes: Emergence. Both the retail version and the downloadable version will be available on May 9th.
If you're nervous about the episodic playing length and the gameplay-to-hard-earned-money ratio, you'll have to wait to read the reviews ... then again, you'll miss out on the discount and the freebie. Sneaky buggers.
[Thanks to everyone that tipped us off]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jay @ Apr 6th 2006 4:36PM
I like how these SiN developers like to hide the first SiN game they did. Oh lord it was bad. bad bad bad. Hence why I have little hope for this new game.
badman @ Apr 6th 2006 5:20PM
It's in fact hidden so well that anyone preordering SiN Episodes: Emergence gets it free!
Dave @ Apr 6th 2006 5:53PM
^^^ They'd never expect to look on their own hard drives for it!
Fortyseven @ Apr 6th 2006 6:26PM
It wasn't that bad, it was pretty cool for the time, gamewise. The voice acting was fun, too. Kind of an enjoyable B-movie of the gaming world, if you will.
But the years have not been kind, sadly. :(
playedandbeaten @ Apr 6th 2006 7:20PM
#1 you lack reading skills cause #2 is correct you get the full version of the orginal release. Also i can vouch for the game as i have already played and beaten it. With about 6-7 hours of gameplay (more if your not a avid FPS gamer) its fun its new and on par with HL2. Which ive also played the new episode of =)
sintekk @ Apr 6th 2006 9:48PM
Well, you can probably tell by my username I'm a fan of the first game. Granted, it was a complete trainwreck when it was prematurely released, and even after a few patches it still had prominent glitches, but it was still a fun kitschy game (as Fortyseven mentioned, the game's atmosphere and Blade's dialog made the game for me).
Jackal @ Apr 7th 2006 12:23AM
#5 playedandbeaten,your Mom is proud, we don't care. We will wait for the release like everyone else.
Merus @ Apr 7th 2006 6:06AM
SiN was only bad compared to Half-Life, which launched alongside it.
Then again, some of the games that are considered 'good' now, like FEAR, probably won't be considered in quite the same way as Half-Life is.
Zipper @ Apr 7th 2006 8:08AM
I remember feeling lucky when I scored invites to the games preview in Sydney.
I found it average and yes it was really overshadowed by Half-Life.
One thing I did love about the game was the zipper sound when you took items from corpses. Very satisfying.
playedandbeaten @ Apr 7th 2006 1:21PM
#7 - you blindly assume i obtained these games illegaly when in fact i had the chance to work on them, and yes my mother is proud thanks.
jose moreno @ Apr 21st 2006 5:56PM
Thats funny after having half life 2 for over a year and still put up playing with it because of its well documented stuttering problem that even THEY cant solve I will never buy another product from them until either they fix this problem or , well no either because I love the game, I dont want my money back, just fix the stupid problem. This has been driving people crazy for years and I have had to learn more about computer tweaking than I care to or have time for. A game is for ENJOYMENT, not anxiety. Get with the program millionaires.