New releases "Metro: Last Light" and "The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing" chart high on the Steam Network by Monday, May 27, while the likes of "Borderlands 2," "Counter-Strike: GO," and "Chivalry" are boosted by special offers. City builder "SimCity" remains unmoved atop the GameStop Impulse chart -- the service has recently integrated review ratings from Game Informer magazine, also owned by the GameStop retail chain -- with expansive "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" in second.

The historical city-building series Anno has now launched its public beta phase, meaning that the curious can drop by its website and start putting together farms, villages, shipyards, trade routes and little empires. "Anno Online" is based on "Anno 1404" (known as "Dawn of Discovery" in North America), the fifth entry to the Anno series, which embraced medieval and Rennaisance-era history, enabling players to explore both Occidental and Oriental historical advances, albiet from within a fictionalized geography.

The historical city-building series Anno has now launched its public beta phase, meaning that the curious can drop by its website and start putting together farms, villages, shipyards, trade routes and little empires. "Anno Online" is based on "Anno 1404" (known as "Dawn of Discovery" in North America), the fifth entry to the Anno series, which embraced medieval and Rennaisance-era history, enabling players to explore both Occidental and Oriental historical advances, albiet from within a fictionalized geography.

The latest site to join in with the indie scene's penchant for bargain sales is Show Me The Games, whose distinctive angle is that of sending "100% of your cash to the people who made the games." That's because SMTG acts as a portal to a collective of game developers -- prospective players are then directed to buy from the relevant studio's website.