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According to unofficial sources, there were as many as 50.000 visitors at this year’s Reboot InfoGamer. Croteam was one of the 100 exhibitors at one of the biggest games shows in Europe, but for us it wasn’t about the record numbers or spectacular booths (although we did try to build a very pretty one). For us, it was about hanging out with fans.
It involved a lot of creativity, too. We had to come up with different answers to everybody’s favorite question: ‘When will you release Serious Sam 4?’ It’s just not polite to bark ‘When it’s done!’ for the thousandth time.
So we came up with this great trick and asked back – ‘Why don’t you tell us?’ or ‘Ask not what Sam can do for you, but whether you can do C++ for Sam’. We ended up hiring the ones whose answers we liked the most.

The officials at the Reboot InfoGamer released this recap video, insisting on this awful dubstep track for some reason. For maximum viewing pleasure we recommend muting the sound and watching the video with a chiptune-punk-folk track of your own choice.
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Alienware is giving away Steam discount codes for The Talos Principle. Why? Because it’s a great game and they would like you to check it out! Oh, and Alienware Steam Machine is launching soon, and The Talos Princple is also a perfect SteamOS title.

You can get a discount code here, simply by pressing the “Get key” button.

(OK, you have to log in first, but that’s it, really.)

Finally for all of you puzzle-dwellers who have been waiting for this news – The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition for PS4 hit the shelves today in form of special boxed release, courtesy of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment in Europe and Australasia, and Nighthawk Interactive in North and South America. Be sure to get your copy today, as we heard demand is huge!

 

 
But hey, there are people out there who already finished the game. And wrote about it. Wait, what? That’s not fair – even we don’t have boxed copies in the office yet! Still, they had some good things to say about the game, so we’ll let this slide.

I, as a player, was being played pretty good. – 9/10, Gaming Nexus

Absolutely essential gaming. – 95/100, Gaming Trend

The kind of game that if Descartes, Locke, Kant et all played PlayStation they would have enjoyed. – 9/10, ComicBuzz

I found Talos a worthwhile experience simply because it made me feel smart. – 4.5/5, US Gamer

I could write a few thousand words on The Talos Principle and still have things left to say, so I’ll say this: play it. – 9/10, CGMagazine

Why are we here? Does life have a meaning?

Well, today we’re here just to tell you that The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition will be available on PS4 in a few days and the first reviews are already published:

Smart, yet beautifully designed, “The Talos Principle” is a game we can’t wait to play more of. – Examiner

One of the most intellectually stimulating experiences on PS4, with imaginative puzzles, fantastic atmosphere and a brilliant expansion that builds tremendously on the core game. – 9/10, PlayStation Universe

[The Talos Principle on PS4] is a genre masterpiece that anyone with the slightest interest in puzzles or philosophy should pick up as a matter of priority. – 9.5/10, Gameplanet

(We tweaked that one a little bit. Hope you don’t mind, Gameplanet.)

Croteam’s adventure remains as engaging and whimsical as ever, challenging and stimulating the player’s mind like no other experience out there. – 8.5/10, GamersFTW

The Talos Principle gave me an existential crisis. Midway through the game I had to set the controller down and question my own existence. – 9/10, NewGamerNation

Life will have a meaning on Oct. 13.