Mechwarrior 4 Available on Free Release
I have long been a fan of the Mechwarrior and Battletech series, so I was thrilled to hear that they have now released Mechwarrior4: Mercenaries for free! Enjoy!
Category Archives: Games
Boy Scouts earn video game honor
You might think the Boy Scouts was a way to encourage children to spend more time on healthy outdoor pursuits and less time slumped in front of a screen. But now the movement is offering an award for video gaming. The awards, from the Boy Scouts of America, are not for in-game achievements but rather […]
Schwarzennegger to get Judgment Day over video games
The Californian state government will go to the Supreme Court in a bid to ban the sales of violent video games to children. The case involves a law passed in the state in 2005 but barred by local courts before it could take effect. That sparked a legal process which will be settled by the […]
Will the Nook checkmate the Kindle?
Barnes & Noble has unleashed twin weapons in its battle with the Kindle and iPad: the company is updating its Nook reader to offer both chess and sudoko games! OK, OK, that’s not the main selling point. The firm is also adding an “experimental web browser” which will run in the main grayscale window rather […]
Life After Saving The Princess [Video]
You’d think that after saving a princess, a typical video game hero would live a life of eternal bliss and hapiness with the newfound love of his life, right? But unfortunately, as you’ll see in the following video, this is often far from being the case. [Via Buzzfeed]
PS3 user gets Linux refund
If you’re still smarting from the removal of a Linux option from your PS3, there may be legal recourse: if, that is, you live in Europe. As we noted last month, a Sony firmware update removed the ability to install Linux on the console, something some users found particularly attractive given the processing power of […]
How Blizzard Made a Million Dollars in 2 Hours with Sparkly Ponies
Paying for extra game content is becoming an increasingly common business model. It makes a lot of sense, really, and it keeps games like Puzzle Pirates away from subscription fees for those who would rather play for free – and lets those who don’t mind shelling out the cash do so too. (Though if you […]
Pacman Ghosts Discuss TV [Video]
So that’s what they talk about in that little box. Thanks Ziad!
Awesome: Call of Duty 6 (2D Remake) [GAME]
Call of Duty 6 (2D Remake) is an awesome 2D remake of the famous first person shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Even though the game only lasts for about 5 minutes, it offers a lot of variety for time you’ll be playing. Beside the normal platform shooter passages, you will also control a […]
28 Year Old High Score Record Topped in Asteroids
In the field of athletics, there’s a few legendary records which stand the test of time, most notably Bob Beamon’s world record of long jump, which remained unbroken for 23 years. But in the field of video games, that’s outdone by the record of Scott Safran who has been the world record holder on Asteroids […]