Games

The games industy is vast, spreading over PC, browser, and mobile platforms with various ways to download or play them. This section covers news from the top gaming developers and publishers, as well as some tips on how to install and configure them.

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Game Saturday: Protector IV (strategy, online)

Protector IV is a free online tower defense game in which you follow a main quest and complete side-quests to level up your character and heroes. Each game begins with the creation […]

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Grammarly Grammar and Spelling Checker issues

After spending months using Grammarly's browser extension -- the Firefox add-on most often -- I have come to like and dislike the extension. You can check out my Grammarly Premium review for […]

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Game Saturday: Dark Power (HTML5, Strategy)

Dark Power is a free browser strategy game that can best be described as a tower defense game. While you defend only your main castle against attacks, you do so by hiring […]

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Game Saturday: Blocksum (PC, Puzzle)

Blocksum is a puzzle game for Windows PCs that mixes elements from Tetris, 2020 (if that game existed back in 2007), and Dr. Mario. Whereas you try to fill lines completely in […]

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Game Saturday: Stellar Squad (online, Flash, strategy)

Stellar Squad is a free online strategy game in which you command a squad of futuristic soldiers and fight off wave after wave of robot attacks. The game plays similarly to Tower […]

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Game Saturday: Wondrous Lands (Flash, online, RPG)

Wondrous Lands is an online roleplaying game in which you control a party of three characters to, you guessed it, save the world from an evil overlord. The game begins on the […]

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Nvidia reveals Big Format Gaming Displays with integrated Nvidia Shield

At today's CES 2018, Nvidia revealed what the company calls Big Format Gaming Displays (BFGD). Nvidia calls it the "world's first big-screen PC gaming display" that is optimized for PC gaming. Big […]

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Game Saturday: Logan Kart

Logan Kart is a cart racing game for Windows PCs that plays a lot like Mario Kart. Mario Kart is probably the most popular fun-racing game out there, but it is only […]

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Game Saturday: Steam Winter Sale 2017 picks

Now, for something completely different: here are some of my top game (and apps) picks of the Steam Winter Sale of 2017. The start of the sale was on December 21, 2017, […]

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ScummVM 2.0 launches with support for Sierra adventure games

The team behind ScummVM -- Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machines -- has released ScummVM 2.0 to the public. ScummVM is a program for Windows and other operating systems which […]

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Game Saturday: play golden age PC games on Classic Reload

Classic Reload is a free online site that lets you play thousands of classic PC games and computer games directly online in your web browser. The site features Windows and DOS games, […]

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The ultimate Game Sounds list

The ultimate game sounds list is a large list of links that points to game soundtracks, game sound resources, and other related resources and downloads. Music plays an essential part in most […]

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How to use Digital Gift Cards on Steam

Valve added the option to purchase digital gift cards to its Steam gaming platform recently which enables users to add funds to their friend's account. The Steam platform supported physical gift cards […]

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Game Saturday: Crozza Games (Classic Game remake heaven)

Game Saturday is back. Today's game is not a game but an entire collection of games. Crozza Games is a collection of classic game remakes which you can download individually from the […]

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You can add custom ROMs to your SNES Classic Mini

The SNES Classic Edition, or Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Classic Mini, comes with 21 games that you can play. The device is not extensible, which means that you cannot play your […]

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The C64 Mini Retro system with games announced

The C64 Mini is a new all-in-one retro system that the company Retro Games Limited plans to release in 2018 to the market. Retro consoles and systems seem to be in high […]

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The German Election: Street Fighter II Turbo Style

Bundesfighter II Turbo is a free Street Fighter II Turbo clone for Windows and Mac in which you play one of six major candidates of the upcoming German election. The game features […]

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Tabletop Together: boardgame convention tracker

Tabletop Together is a free online service for boardgame enthusiasts to keep track of boardgame conventions and game releases. If you are into boardgames, you are probably also interested in boardgame conventions. […]

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Humble Bundle: Free copy of The Walking Dead: Season 1

The Walking Dead: Season 1 is an adventure game by Telltale that is currently available for free at the Humble Bundle Store. The game's regular price is $22.99 but you can get […]

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Fan-made Tomb Raider II game demo available now

Tomb Raider II: The Dagger of Xian is a fan-made Tomb Raider II-based game that is available as a free playable demo right now. Core Design released the first Tomb Raider game […]

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Twitch Desktop App Final released

Twitch announced on August 10, 2017 that the company has released the Twitch Desktop application final for Windows and Mac PCs. The company released a beta version of the Twitch app in […]

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Nintendo N64 Classic Mini: Nintendo's next console?

Nintendo may be working on the next console of its retro revival series: the Nintendo N64 Classic Mini, or short N64 Classic. Nintendo's classic consoles are very popular. The company released the […]

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Jump: subscription-based Indie Gaming service

Jump is a subscription-based Indie gaming service that is available for various desktop operating systems and as a Web-based version. Are game subscription services becoming the next big thing? The makers of […]

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Nintendo missed an opportunity with the SNES Classic

Nintendo announced the Super Nintendo Entertainment System SNES Classic some days ago which will come out in September 2017 worldwide. The device comes in three variants for the US, EU and Japanese […]

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Nintendo SNES Classic comes with these 21 games

Nintendo just announced the SNES Classic, a new classic console that the Japanese company plans to release on September 29, 2017. The SNES Classic console follows in the footsteps of the very […]

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Steam Summer Sale 2017 tips

The Steam Summer Sale 2017 beings today on June 22, 2017. It is an event that many PC gamers -- and also some Mac and Linux gamers -- look forward to as […]

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Microsoft's Beam streaming service is called Mixer now

Microsoft revealed today that the company's Xbox One and Windows 10 streaming service Beam has been renamed to Mixer. The name change, according to Microsoft, was necessary to grow the service in […]

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Play 3D Pinball Space Cadet on modern Windows PCs

3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet, was a special version of the Space Cadet pinball table, that came bundled with Windows XP, and earlier versions of the Windows operating system including […]

Play Classic StarCraft and Brood War expansion for free

Depending on when you started PC gaming, you may have never played the classic StarCraft real-time strategy game or its expansion Brood War. Blizzard released the classic game for free for both […]

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Nvidia limits game bundles to video card model

When you buy a video card for gamers, it is often the case that you get a game or multiple games along with it. These games are provided as codes that you […]

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Nintendo releases Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo has just released Fire Emblem Heroes, the company's first "real" game for Android, and second game for iOS. Nintendo's first game, Super Mario Run, has been available for iOS for some […]

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Move installed Steam games to a new folder

Valve published a new update for its Steam gaming platform recently that allows users of the service to move installed Steam games to another folder. The company did add options to change […]

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Nvidia reveals GeForce Now game streaming service

Nvidia revealed the game streaming service GeForce Now for Mac and PC yesterday at the company's CES 2017 keynote event. GeForce Now is a game streaming service that works similar to the […]

Nintendo should release a SNES Classic Edition

When it comes to classic video game consoles, the SNES is my favorite one. The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis comes a good second running my all-time favorite games Shining Force I […]

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Lucas Chess: play and train chess

Lucas Chess is a free chess training and playing program for Microsoft Windows devices that ships with an impressive set of features. While I do know how to play chess, I was […]

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Steam The Discovery Update 2.0

Valve published a new version of Steam Store today called The Discovery Update 2.0 that is designed to give users "more control" over their browsing experience. When you open the main Steam […]

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Call of Duty Infinite Warfare fails on PC

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare is the latest iteration of the popular first person shooting franchise released just a couple of days ago. The game series focuses on console gaming traditionally with […]

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Be part of "Big Brother" in Orwell

Orwell is a game about the surveillance state. What makes it interesting are a couple of things: first that you are part of the system, and second that its first episode is […]

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Gog: two-step login for all on October 24, 2016

Gog announced yesterday that it plans to enable two-step login for all users of the gaming service on October 24, 2016. Gog is a gaming platform that has a different business model […]

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Fix Whoops Origin has encountered an error

The following guide provides you with a simple fix, and explanation, for the Origin software startup error "Whoops -- Origin has encountered an error". Origin is a game client by EA similar […]


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