If running a modern browser like the latest Google Chrome, IE9 or Firefox 6, there are some pretty darned good freebie titles out there you can play right now. Yes, they’re all free and yes, they’re all good.  World Golf Tournament I was not expecting this to be any good, but surprisingly this is a very detailed golf game. The mechanics do take...

Here’s a reason to use Google Chrome: Angry Birds, yes that Angry Birds, is free if you play it using that browser. Yes, really. Do you need to install anything? Nope. Just go to this web site and start playing: chrome.angrybirds.com A few notes: Obviously this is not the same gaming experience as you would have on a smartphone. It is the same game, but...

Fans of the original Pac-Man game are very aware the game only features a single maze which you probably have memorized. However, if you are looking for a new challenge, a to check out is the World’s Biggest Pac-Man Maze. When you visit the page, your browser is instantly filled with thumbnails of thousands of different Pac-Man mazes… all connected...

There’s been some really good commentary on this article concerning games for the over-30 crowd, so I figured it would be good to actually list off some decent games not only for them but also for everyone else. Vector Tanks For: Apple iPhone/iPod Touch Where?: Search for it in the App Store If you own an iPhone, I consider this a mandatory app to have...

Here’s an interesting factoid when it comes to video games: There were no gamers before 1985. In the late 1970s there was the Atari 2600, which had a lot of games ported over from popular coin-operated arcade machines of the time. In the 1980s there was the Nintendo Entertainment System which also had a lot of games ported over from arcades – but...

Being able to run a video game at the highest possible settings for video and audio is a win, because heck, it makes you feel good. You know that you are getting the absolute best possible experience the game has to offer.. supposedly. It’s an unfortunate truth that game developers purposely put obscene amounts of bloat into their games concerning...

Money is tight these days, but hey, we all deserve some decent entertainment even if we don’t have a lot of money. Fortunately Steam has a lot of good titles for under $10, but how do you know the good ones from the bad? The video will tell you how.

The Steam Store has some darn good post-holiday game deals if you’re looking to get your game on for almost next to nothing. I bought the game Flatout for – get this – 75 cents. Yes, really. The game was a whopping 90% off, and it’s good. At the time I write this it’s at 80% off for $1.49. This is almost as good as when I bought Age...

From the "I didn’t know there was even a market for this" department, this is just too good to not pass along. The free iPad app, Game for Cats is just that: iPad Game for Cats: The World’s Best Video Game (for cats, not humans) All the fun of your cat chasing a laser pointer without any of the work!This app simply creates moving images...

Some of you may remember the iconic game, Scorched Earth, which was simple in concept (destroy the opponents tanks by launching artillery at them), but utilizing a random terrain and weather generator along side a consistent physics engine offered infinite replay-ability. As you can probably imagine, the graphics on this game are way behind the times, so for a...

Everybody knows DOOM. While it may not have been the first in the first-person-shooter genre, it was the one people played first. DOOM is simply an amazing game, even today. Freedoom is a free clone of DOOM that runs in any engine capable of loading DOOM WAD files, and there are plenty of engines available on the Freedoom download page along with the WAD...

While I have never been a racing game fan, a couple of my favorite console games ever are Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 which I played for countless hours "back in the day". If you too are a fan of this game then a PC spinoff you might want to take a look at is the open source, Super TuxKart. Full description: SuperTuxKart is a Free 3d kart racing game;...

There is no denying that, Farmville is an incredibly popular game on Facebook. Although I have never played it, from what I have seen it appears to be a Sim City-esque  game with a farm backdrop. If you like this style of game and are more interested in college sports as opposed to farming, take a look at ESPNU College Town. ESPNU College Town, which features...

When it comes to a strategy game, playing against another person is almost always preferable to playing against a computer. The problem with some of the really great strategy games (such as Risk or Civilization) is that it is almost impossible to play a full game in a single sitting because it would take forever. This is where Freeciv Longturn comes in (lengthy,...

Rebounding from the gloomy post yesterday regarding the Apple App Store, today we will spotlight some games iPad users may be interested in. From a post on The Loop titled “15 Must Have Games for the iPad“, all categories from racing to strategy are covered so there is something for everyone. After looking at the screenshots from the article, the...

Some of my favorite console games are the Super Mario series (I didn’t care much for 2 though) which graced the NES and Super NES. So fans of the landmark game might want to take a look at the open source Secret Maryo Chronicles which shares a very (very very) similar style of play. Just by taking a look at the screenshots and power ups you can tell where...

If you visit the Google homepage regularly, a few weeks ago you probably noticed they published a Javascript version of Pacman as their Google logo. Much to the dismay of some employers (I’m sure), Google has made their Pacman tribute available indefinitely. If nothing else this is just a time killer and a fun way to pay homage to the iconic game. Just...

The popular game, Portal, has been made available via a free download for a limited time (May 24). Since I have never personally played it, I am getting the description of the game from Wikipedia’s page: The game consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player’s character and simple objects using the Aperture...

For those of you into MMO’s and/or strategy games, you may want to take a look at the new offering from EA: Lord of Ultima. Lord of Ultima is an online strategy game where you build your own unique city and play with thousands of other players. Join now and rule a mighty empire which you can access from wherever and whenever you want. All you need to enter...

For those of you who remember and enjoyed the simple (but addictive) game Lemmings, a game you should give a look to is Pingus. If you haven’t played Lemmings, the concept is simple: The player takes command in the game of a bunch of small animals and has to guide them around in levels. Since the animals walk on their own, the player can only influence...