Back in the good old days of third person shooters, there were two contenders for the throne. In one corner Quake Arena by ID Software, in the other UT 99 by Epic Megagames. Both games shared lots of similarities, like being extremely fast paced multiplayer games with great community support and an extensive array of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Freddie Wong Videos On YouTube
I’m usually not posting funny Youtube videos on my website, there are better sites for that. But I make an exception, this time. I recently discovered Freddie’s channel on YouTube, thanks to a post on Gameokratie. Freddie is a professional video producer at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. In many of [...]
Best free (and open-source) FPS games
Whilst first person shooters are mainly confined to the console, several good FPS games are available for PC. I’m nothing more than a casual gamer but I enjoy shooters and I was surprised by the sheer number available. I use a Mac, so this article will primarily focus on cross-platform shooters. AssaultCube AssaultCube is a [...]
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The five most embarassing ways to die in an FPS
I had a good laugh when I read the article “The five most embarassing ways to die in an FPS” which describes five entertaining (for the others) and embarassing (for the one being killed) ways to die in first person shooters.
I have been playing pro level Unreal Tournament for about two years and it was always a pleasure to witness an embarassing death. Unreal Tournament however was not the only game that I was playing. I also enjoyed Quake 3 Arena, Counter Strike (Source) and many other PC shooters.