Defcon, the global nuclear war game, is available for free play this weekend.
In coordination with Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2007, which happens this weekend in Seattle, Introversion Software (and Mac partner Ambrosia Software) has announced a free play weekend for Defcon, their game of nuclear annihilation.
Through 6 p.m. GMT on Monday, August 27, Defcon is free for all to play; gamers are not required to enter key codes to have access to the full game.
Defcon is a throwback to the Cold War. Your job, as a general hidden in a deep underground bunker, is to totally destroy the other side - inflicting massive civilian casualties and disarming your opponent using a thermonuclear arsenal, trying to protect your own forces and people as best you can.
If the game sounds disturbing, it is -- its tagline is "Everybody Dies," and Introversion and Ambrosia don't shy away from showing you the dark side -- and the reality -- of global nuclear conflict.
The game takes its style cues from the 1983 hit motion picture "WarGames," unfolding on a black map featuring a vector-shaded outline of the world. You scramble battleships, subs and bombers as you target your enemy's radar installations, missile silos and civilian population centers.
System requirements call for Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later and a G4 or better (Intel included). Defcon costs $25 to register.
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