Catan on Live, PopCap on Steam

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday August 23, 2006 @05:48PM from the we-built-this-city-on-wheat-and-stone dept.

Two interesting bits of news on the casual gaming front today. GI.biz reports that PopCap games has signed a deal with Valve to have their games offered on Steam. The casual Xbox Live Arcade will also be getting some new visitors, though of a much more hard-core variety. Classic German boardgame Settlers of Catan will headline a trio of titles for Microsoft's downloadable games service, Gamespot reports. From that article: "Outpost Kaloki X is about to have some genre company on Xbox Live Arcade, as all three titles will call on strategic thinking from the players. The announced games include the civilization-building Settlers of Catan, the tile-based city-building game Carcassonne, and the Arabian-themed stock-market game Alhambra set to be available through the Xbox."

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Great... by An+Ominous+Cow+Erred · 2006-08-23 17:56 · Score: 4, Funny

...now we get to hear "WOOD FOR SHEEP!!" live over the network.
1. Re:Great... by gbobeck · 2006-08-23 18:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  My ex-girlfriend used to yell out "SHEEPIES!!" every time sheep were involved while playing the game at various Mensa gatherings.
  
  I can't wait to hear "SHEEPIES!!" live over the network.
  
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  Navicula hydraulica plena anguilarum est. Omnes castelli tuus nostri sunt. Ed elli avea del cul fatto trombetta.
2. Re:Great... by cthellis · 2006-08-23 18:20 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I got TWO WOOD for your sheep!
But what about the beer? by cheapskate · 2006-08-23 20:41 · Score: 2, Funny

Boardgames are no fun without the risk of spilling drinks over them. How else can you make a poor man's version of the seafarers of catan?