For all its faults and overuse Flash does do a few things well: online video and web games. Microsoft’s version, Silverlight, seeks to offer an alternative or replace Flash for web developers. So on that note if you want to give Silverlight games a look, check out the Silverlight Competition page. For this competition, developers submitted games written...

If you are looking for a gift for someone who likes “classic” games, then a cool gift (in my opinion at least), would be the retro Pac Man game kit. This device requires no hardware other than a TV, just plug it into the A/V connectors and you are good to go. Games include:Pac Man Galaxian Dig Dug Pole Position Several moreSince I really...

Steam is freely available distribution software that allows you to try or buy games. I’ve been a user of Steam for several years and it has proven itself to be a stable platform. A lot of us remember games that were really good but unfortunately will not install properly (much less play) on modern versions of Windows. One solution to this is to have the...

These are 9 good PC games available on the Steam platform. I suggest using Steam to purchase games because they are attached to your Steam user account (which is free to create). What this means is that if you switch computers later or have to reinstall Windows, all your previously purchased games via Steam will be available simply by downloading them again. No...

If like classic DOS and console games (who doesn’t?) then a website you need to check out is Abandonia Reloaded. Their tagline says it all: Dedicated to retro remakes and community made freeware Basically, this site is a repository of your old favorites either ‘remixed’ or games inspired by them. Everything on the site is completely free and...

Everyone love free stuff and gamers are no exception. That said, here is a great list of 10 free game sites which gamers might be interested in. Some of the best GAMES ever programmed are available on the Internet for FREE, even classic trend setters like Doom and Grand Theft Auto. If you’re willing to put up with pop-up ads, “nag-to-buy” screens and in...

If so, check out the DOS Games Archive. Personally, I am not a gamer, but back in the days of DOS I played quite a few games. In my opinion, they were better then than they are now, simply because the focus was the storyline and gameplay rather than the graphics and cut-scenes which seem (to me at least) to be more prevalent today. Unfortunately only some of the...

Not too long ago, I wrote about the open source take on the greatest game of all time, FreeCiv. Today, I’ll point you to another one with incredible depth: The Battle for Wesnoth. The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall...

In the past I have posted links to several older/classic games which you can either download or play online, so today I am going to do the same with one exception: the game I am linking to is the open source version of the greatest game ever made, Civilization (this isn’t opinion… it’s a fact . If you haven’t checked it out already...

In what has to be one of the coolest Linux LiveCDs ever released, there is a DVD distribution of Linux that is absolutely nothing but games, games and more games. You can check it out here. It’s built on the Arch Linux distribution and there are 16 games available on it. Compared to other distro releases, this is not about productivity (no tools present...

Let me preface this tip by saying I am not at all a gamer. However, I have seen many posts on the PCMech forums here with people wanting to run Linux, but still play their Windows games. A dual boot seems to be the answer, but for those dedicated to getting Windows games to work in Linux, check out this article on Linux.com called ‘Play Windows games on...

Tired of the same ol’ games you’ve been playing for months? Can’t find anything new to play? You’re in luck–Wikipedia has two lists of free games that you can download and play.  And no, most of them don’t fall under the category of cheesy flash-based games on the web.  Many of them are similar to what you would find on...