Tech Olive

How would one wrap up this past week? Well, by playing Shattered Horizon for free, of course. Steam started offering Shattered Horizon for a mere $10 and they also provided a free weekend for anyone who wanted to try it out.

We also reviewed BioShock 2, answered a hankering question, and asked readers what they thought of Google Buzz. Catch up on all the action after the break.

Review: BioShock 2
- When it was first announced, I was skeptical about the sequel to BioShock. It seemed like it tied up the story so well that it any sequel could only end as a poor attempt at milking another big-name title for all it was worth. It didn’t help that the original BioShock team didn’t have a lot to do with the production of this sequel either. However, despite this, BioShock 2 manages to establish its own characters, dynamics and story quite well.

Poll: Google Buzz
- It seemed not many people thought highly of Google Buzz and didn’t see the point of the new social media service.

Steam Deal: Shattered Horizon Gets Free Weekend With Moonrise DLC Release
- With the release of Shattered Horizon’s free, DLC map pack dubbed Moonrise, Futuremark has decided to offer a free weekend for any gamers wishing to try the game before buying it. The free weekend is scheduled to start this Friday, February 18th and will run until Sunday, February 21st. Pre-loading has started, so feel free to get a quick head-start for this weekend.

Steam Deal: Shattered Horizon 50% Off
- As we all know, Shattered Horizon is currently having its free weekend event, but it seems these festivities are coming with a nice bonus. Along with the new DLC and free weekend, Steam is offering the full game at 50% off retail price until Monday for $10. So, try the game out for free this weekend and, if you like it, you can grab an awesome discount and continue playing for as long as you wish. Head over to Steam’s store and grab yourself a copy.

Ask the Olive: Best PC Build for $1,000?
- Reader Billy writes,

“If you were to buy a new PC on a $1,000 budget, what would you get? I was thinking like an i3, 8GB of RAM, a 5850, and a 120GB HDD with a Lian-Li case. I’m not really sure because I don’t know much about computers and I thought it would be nice if you would help me out. I just moved here a few weeks ago and I’m still not familiar with the shops in the area, so I’ll probably be ordering from overclockers.co.uk. Oh, and my penis is stuck in glue, do you know of any anti-glue?”