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The Gaming Evolution Revolution!

Rob MacKay 1 min read
There is a kind of craze that is happening in the gaming world at the moment, and that is browser based gaming. When you think of browser based gaming you might thing of those flash games you used to play when your boss isn't watching - so many memories - but you would be wrong. It's stepped up a ...

All Hail The Mario Theme Tune!

Rob MacKay 1 min read
The Mario theme tune is something that has invaded my life since I first played on my NES.  The duel cart with duck hunt and Mario Bros - you remember! This tune has been so influential that I even find myself humming it randomly, and it seems I am not alone in this.   We all know Mario Bros is a ...

Worlds Most Expensive Commercial Ever

I have seen this before on TV and came across it again. However, it's a mystery to me how everyone keeps on going about how it took 606 takes and re-takes to get it right before they could use it. It allegedly cost $6.2 million to create this 90 second clip as well. Just right there is the give away ...

Elements The Game

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Some more free to play stuff now, the online strategy card based game Elements.   This is geek gaming at its best, and with some awesome artwork. You can play your friends or complete quests, building your deck trying to get it to as unbeatable as possible. If you were a card game geek - this ...

New Toy for Upcoming Movie Avatar

Misty Belardo 1 min read
Kids will now have the chance to play with a different kind of toy. After the success of Mattel with BarbieGirls.com, having 18M registered users, they have now developed a new toy. The toy line, developed in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing) wi ...
GearToyGear

GearToyGear

Rob MacKay 1 min read
GearToyGear is a crazy fast paced tunnel shooter that is like playing elite while on drugs. Fly down the tunnel avoiding bullets and destroying objects, as fast as you can, and if you want to go faster there is a button for that too! You can download it for xbox and windows here: http://www.asah ...

Gang Garrison 2.0

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Team Fortress 2 is probably one of the best multi-player games out there.  Forget the clunky Battlefield series or the Call of Duty mush - Team Fortress 2 is funny, fast and satisfying.   Gang Garrison is a parody of Team Fortress 2, in 2d.  Its a platform style online shooter with all the classes o ...
Bungee Ninja!

Bungee Ninja!

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Possibly 2 words you would never normally use in the same sentence, but hey maybe there is a small group of elite fighting bungee ninjas somewhere.   Getting passed that, this is funny indie game that reminds me of using the ninja rope on Worms.  You have to swing around the level collecting the gem ...

HL2 Mod: Research and Development

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Along with being a rather large indie game fan, I also love mods.  Mods are games that are built using another game as a base.  Its one of the best things about PC Gaming, the mod community is also huge so there is always new games to be found. Half Life wasn't the first game to get modded, but i ...

Command and Conquer this!

Rob MacKay 1 min read
There are a lot of C&C fans around the world, but I know some of these new kids to gaming probably werent even born when C&C Red Alert was first released.  Red Alert really set the standard for frantic strategic battles, I remember playing C&C at work, one of my first network'ed multipla ...

1 boy + 1 monster = Aether

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Aether just sums up why I love indie games.  Its because the people who make them are not far off from being either genius or taken away by men in white coats,  I think this game ballances these two things perfectly. Stuck on earth a lonely boy longs to see more, and quite amazing finds a monster ...

Happy 20th Anniversary Seinfeld!

Diana Adams 3 min read
"Are you sponge-worthy?" If you understand that question, then you’ll love this article! Since 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the first episode of Seinfeld, I thought it was only fitting to write an article to pay tribute to one of the best sitcoms ever created. I think I have eve ...

Project Aftermath

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Aftermath is another high quality and award winning indie RTS!  You can download it for free and the full version is a small $9.99 from Gamesfactions website. You command up to 4 squads, which you can equip to your own fighting style, then take part in some destruction.  Another example of how th ...

Ragdoll Cannon

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Hand drawn stuff is great, with games like Crayon physics and lots of websites now getting this look there is just something fun about it. Now this game bases its self in a blueprint style world, where you have to "help" your little rag doll people to their goal of a small marked target.  The int ...
Kung Fu too!

Kung Fu too!

Rob MacKay 1 min read
Well its Kung Fu 2 actually, but hey.  Anyway its a beat'em up!  Kung Fu first appeared on the NES way back in 1984, but a team of indie dudes could not let it pass away, so they made Kung Fu 2! Most important of all - it has all the right noises! Get it from there website: Kung Fu 2 Download ...
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