Speaking of GOG.com (we talk about them fairly often here) it looks like their weekend sale could be quite the boon to those of you with a strategy gaming itch that needs scratching as right now, through the weekend, all Staretgy First games are 50% off on the site. That’s quite the sale for quite a few really good strategy games.

Chances are everyone have heard about the Hitman and Deus Ex franchises, considering the level of popularity both have garnered over the years. If you haven’t, here’s a short description of the main character in the first games:

Command and Conquer, one of the very best and greatest real time strategy classics. Along with Warcraft 2 and the original Red Alert, I’d say C&C is easily one of the best and most premiere RTS today. In fact, they helped pioneer the entire genre (not top mention Dune). In any case, I guess what I’m trying to say is that the game itself is really fun, especially for those who enjoy RTS games.

Looks like SNK just can’t stay away from the hardware business. After releasing and failing on their Neo-Geo system and, subsequently, their Neo-Geo Pocket which was discontinued in 2001. Still, it looks like they hope a return to the hardware business is is just what the doctor ordered according to a leak by Japanese game blog Famicon Plaza.

The year was 1987, our protagonist in this one was Larry Laffer, a 40 years old virgin (ouch!). Leisure Suit Larry marked the beginning of a lengthy series following the exploits of his quest for true happiness, but before all else his mission was to lose his virginity. While the game contained plenty sexual innuendo, it was by no means a pornographic title, as there was no nudity. Plenty of semi-adult comedy though.

So we’ve all heard about the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising game for the Nitnendo 3DS. Hell, we’ve been hearing about it for a half year prior to the 3DS’s launch. What we’re interested in, however, is the 3D remake of the classic version of the game which has now been announced as being a pre-order bonus for those who pre-order Uprising.

I’m aware that there are a lot of Space Quest fan-games as it is, but long as the quality remains high, in my books there can never be enough Space Quest, and at first glance this is definitely yet another worthy addition to the franchise.

Space Quest is not the only classic gaming franchise that has been getting a lot of attention lately, as details on the upcoming XCOM: Enemy Unknown are coming in hard and fast; even more so than any news on the other XCOM game currently under development, though I’m willing to bet a lot more people have an interest in the strategy sequel that Firaxis are currently developing.

If you enjoy playing old adventure games, but have never heard of ScummVM, it’s high time you gave this gem a look. Not only does it make playing them on a modern system much less of a hassle, in some cases it even makes the experience smoother and less buggy.

It’s not every day that a mod that truly sets itself apart from the rest comes out, but this is certainly one such. Simply titled Half-Life: Dreamcast and developed by a small team of three, this mod for the Steam version of Half-Life aim to bring a cancelled port of a classic back to life; even if it had to be done as a mod.