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  • Raptr Is a Gaming Social Network, Messaging Client, and Organizer Rolled into One [Gaming] Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 4:06PM# gaming Windows: Raptr is an impressive social networking tool designed to replace and enhance the lackluster tools included in many games. Connect with your gamer friends more effectively and with clearer information on who is playing what and when. More »
  • Tech Shorts Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:09AMTuesday, July 13th, 2010 13:47:00 Facebook in deal to sell site credits in Asia Facebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time, aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers.
  • Tech Shorts Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:58AMFacebook is partnering with a Malaysian company to sell credits at retail outlets across Asia for the first time, aiming to make it easier for millions of people to purchase virtual goods and play games on the social networking site while boosting revenue for developers.
  • AutoPlay Media Studio 8 Personal Edition - Free Visual Software Development Programming Tool for Microsoft Windows Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 3:00AMIndigo Rose Software is giving away free copies of their new AutoPlay Media Studio 8 software to students, hobbyists, open-source programmers and freeware developers. This visual software development tool helps programmers write software for the Microsoft Windows operating system using a unique rapid application development environment.
  • If games had a... Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 3:12PMI don’t know why so many old farts in the enthusiast press play the “In our day games were hard…” card as if it were a badge of honor.
  • What To Do When Technology Passes You By [Aging] Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 9:10AM# aging There was a time when I was the family "tech guy." Assembling sounds systems and debugging computers was my household contribution. These days, however, I'm not sure I could pick an HDMI cable out of a box of snakes. More »
  • Netizen, Tibak, Pirata at Stalker sa Wawawa Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 11:24PMIsang madaling araw, sa isang “plurk” o status message ko sa http://plurk.com, sinabi ko na “kagigising lang! J”. At may isang makatang estudyante na nag-reply ng “baliktad na ang mundo!” Sumagot ako ng simpleng “body clock ko! :-)” bagama’t may kurot sa akin ang witty na comment ng naturang kaibigang makatang estudyante. Sobrang liberal na nga siguro ako na ang ...
  • The Best of Big Download: June 7 - 13 Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 2:33AMWe are officially wheels down in LA, folks: E3 2010 is upon us! Next week expect tons of original content on BD as we try to maneuver through the exhibits, the circus ( seriously ), and the occasional celeb at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In the meantime check out what we've been up to over the past seven days: Exclusive features E3 2010 PC Games We Want To See : There's a ton of PC titles ...
  • The Best of Big Download: June 7-13 Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 10:11PMFiled under: Meta BD Gird your loins, folks. E3 2010 is upon us. Next week expect tons of original content on our site as we try to maneuver through the exhibits, the booth babes and the occasional celeb at the Los Angeles Convention Center and surrounding locations. In the meantime check out what Big Download has been doing for the past seven days Exclusive features E3 2010 PC Games We Want To ...
  • Freeware Friday: Hydorah Saturday, June 12, 2010 @ 2:56AMFiled under: Features , Indie , Arcade Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Old-school 2D shooters are, plainly put, amazing. There's tons of fun to be had from a simple, yet extremely challenging, shooter. From Raiden to Gradius to R-Type , there's plenty of room in the genre for newcomers, and that is exactly what indie title ...
  • NEWS: Nicalis Teases Other Games From Cave Story Developer Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 8:41PMSome of Pixel's lesser-known games could be coming to WiiWare or DSiWare.
  • Unicom's UniStore Coming Soon Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 2:57PMChina Unicom is set to launch its online mobile application store UniStore in June 2010.
  • Free Bytes: Nimbus Sky Princess Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 5:06PMGo on a runaway space princesses rampage in this fun freeware shooter.
  • 10 of the Best Android Apps [Apps] Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 2:57PM# apps O'Reilly makes some of the best tech books around, so we were super excited to hear about their new title Best Android Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders . Here are ten of those best Android apps for ten different activities. More »
  • Mobile Game Trojan Calls the South Pole Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 12:50AMUgLyPuNk writes with an excerpt from Gamepron.com: "Freeware games can actually cost you more money than their pay-to-play cousins, as mobile gamers in the UK have learned. A 'booby-trapped' version of a popular Windows Mobile game has been sneakily spending their money while they sleep – by dialing phone numbers in the Antarctic behind their backs." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
  • Freeware Friday: League of Legends Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 7:56PMFiled under: Features , Indie , RPG , Strategy Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! We don't cover free-to-play games often on Freeware Friday, generally because they are bad. This column is, after all, for good freeware games. However, every once in a while, a game comes out of the blue and clocks us across the face with its ...
  • Welcome to the world of free software Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 5:23AMA computer is now recognised as a necessity, not a luxury. With both local and international brands flooding the market with their products, the percentage of people using assembled computers (white-box) is slowly going down.
  • Analysis: Examining Digital: A Love Story Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 7:43AM[Writer and designer Emily Short looks at "Digital: A Love Story" by Christine Sarah Love, and the interesting subjective relationship that unfolds using a 1980s computer interface.] I am a great fan of games that tell stories about particular protagonists, or that encourage the player to help define the protagonist into a well-formed character. In general, I think the move away from ...
  • DIY: Create a virtual optical drive in five simple steps Wednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 9:06PMIf you have a laptop or netbook without an integrated optical drive, virtual drive programs are a good alternative to forking out money for an external DVD writer.
  • The Best of Big Download: May 17 - 23 Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 11:43PMFiled under: Mac , PC , Meta (about Joystiq) So after a three year absence, Microsoft has finally decided to publish a PC game ( Fable III ) to retail stores. At least we won't have to wait a year or three for the Fable III PC port to arrive. Is this the dawn of a new era for Microsoft and the PC game industry? We shall see. Exclusive features Tactical Intervention Interview : We chat with ...
  • The Best of Big Download: May 17-23 Sunday, May 23, 2010 @ 6:11PMFiled under: Meta BD So after a three year absence, Microsoft has finally decided to publish a PC game ( Fable III ) to retail stores. At least we won't have to wait a year or three for the Fable III PC port to arrive. Is this the dawn of a new era for Microsoft and the PC game industry? We will see. Exclusive features Tactical Intervention Interview : We chat with Counter-Strike's co-creator ...
  • Freeware Friday: Streemerz Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 11:11PMFiled under: Features , Indie , Arcade Remakes of older games by the indie community are almost universally enjoyable, and even mainstream remakes (such as Bionic Commando Rearmed ) tend to be quite fun as well. Along this same vein of Bionic Commando is the new freeware independent title Streemerz . A remake of a terrible game included in the now infamous Action 52 NES compilation, it is both ...
  • Open Source Gaming FTW: The Success of the Humble Indie Bundle Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 5:27PMEarlier this month, a group of indie game developers announced the "Humble Indie Bundle," a pay-what-you-want campaign in which donations netted you the download of five video games (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) with the option of earmarking part of your donation to Child's Play or EFF . The games included 2D Boy's World of Goo , Frictional's Penumbra Overture , bit-Blot's Aquaria , Wolfire's ...
  • Nine games that were ahead of their time Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 4:49PMIsn't living in the future sweet?
  • The Best of Big Download: May 10-16 Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 10:40PMFiled under: Mac , PC , Meta (about Joystiq) New game announcements, lawsuits and lots of news kept us busy this past week. You'd think that we're building up to some big event next month or something, right? There is the 2010 FIFA World Cup , we suppose ... ohhhhh, yeah, that . For now, let's cap off this week with our regular look back at the past seven days. Exclusive Features Slitherine ...
  • The Best of Big Download: May 10-16 Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 8:07PMFiled under: Meta BD New game announcements, lawsuits and lots of news kept us busy this past week. You would think that we are building up to some big event next month or something. Hmmm....Let's cap off this week with our regular look back at the past seven days. Exclusive Features Slitherine-Maxtrix Games merger interview : We chat with Slitherine's director about their newly revealed merger ...
  • GameSave Manager Backs Up and Restores Hundreds of Games [Downloads] Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 3:19PM# downloads If you've figured out a good way to back up everything but your games, you'll want to check out GameSave Manager. GameSave Manager backs up nearly 500 games for safe keeping and easy restoration. More »
  • Best Of Indie Games: Here Comes a New Challenger Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 8:59AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a Flash application that uses Google Images in an imaginative way, a ...
  • Humble indie bundles exceeds $1 million, source codes released Tuesday, May 11, 2010 @ 7:07PMFiled under: Indie The Humble Indie Bundle - a pack of six games available for whatever you want to pay for it - has now ended its deal, raking in over $1 million in a single week. This alone is impressive, but what is also cool is that about 30% went to charity. The developers made a detailed breakdown of all money received as well as money received after merchant costs (credit card fees ...
  • Freeware Friday: Mechwarrior 4 - Mercenaries Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 9:37PMFiled under: Features , Action , Simulation , Full Games Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! The Mechwarrior series is one of the better in gaming. Based upon an old board game, they have consistently put players into the cockpits of complicated war machines and told them to, plainly, "figure it out." While the second is one ...
  • Hero Core blasts its way through to Tetron Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 5:07PMFiled under: Action , Indie Daniel Remar (of Iji fame) has released a sequel to one of his older games recently, and like his other games, it's freeware. Hero Core follows Flip hero as he faces off against his nemesis Cruiser Tetron for the last time. Along the way he blasts his way through a huge assortment of enemies and bosses, all in the name of ending the conflict for the absolute last time ...
  • The Best of Big Download: April 26 - May 2 Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 10:44PMFiled under: Mac , PC , Meta (about Joystiq) Ahh yes, the end of another month and the beginning of a new one. It's time to reflect, and a time to move on to the future. It's also time to check out Big Download's highlights from the past seven days (and you should probably take a bath as well -- sheesh! ): Exclusive features Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing DLC Game Guide : We do a detailed look at ...
  • The Best of Big Download: April 26-May 2 Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 9:07PMFiled under: Meta BD The end of another month and the beginning of a new one. It's time to reflect and a time to move on to the future. It's also time to check out Big Download's highlights from the past seven days: Exclusive features Left 4 Dead 2 The Passing Game Guide : We do a detailed look at the new (and free for PC owners) expansion pack for Valve's zombie co-op shooter. Future Wars ...
  • Google Acquires BumpTop, a 3D Desktop Developer Sunday, May 2, 2010 @ 3:18PMGoogle has acquired Bump Technologies Inc., better known as the creators of BumpTop--a freeware application that transforms one's generic, two-dimensional desktop into a walled, three-dimensional, navigable display.
  • MechWarrior4 in its Upgraded Version Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe MEKTEK has announced the release of freeware game MechWarrior 4. This version of MechWarrior includes features like twenty to hundred tons of mechs, forty four missiles, forty three ballistic missiles of different kinds, seven electro components and infantry in addition with thirty beamed guns. It will also allow its players to select from105 varied [...]
  • Mektek Mechwarrior 4 Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 6:42AMThe release of the freeware game Mechwarrior 4 has been announced today by the MEKTEK Studios in collaboration with Microsoft Games, Catalyst Game Labs, Smith & Tinker Inc and Virtual World Entertainment. The release was delayed as the approval of the said game from Microsoft Game Studios was pending. In order to play the game the [...]
  • Freeware Friday: The Spirit Engine 2 Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 8:07PMFiled under: Features , Indie , RPG Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Indie games tend to lean towards the format of short, sweet, and action-oriented. It's not often that you will see an involved, strategic RPG released by an indie developer. This isn't a matter of disliking the genre, but rather because of the time and ...
  • Freeware Friday: Intrepid Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 10:14PMFiled under: Strategy Strategy games are one of our favorite genres. There's just something that appeals to us when it comes to commanding legions of units to wipe out our enemies. You could say it's the inner dictator coming out, but we like to think it's because we are thoughtful, logical people who enjoy a good intelligence-focused game. One offshoot of strategy games that we thoroughly enjoy ...
  • Best Of Indie Games: Choose Your Own Adventure Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 9:06AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial indie games on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include an adventure game that focuses on user-created content, a one-button Gamma IV ...
  • Parallelism Patterns in Seismic Duck: Part 1 Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 8:08AMApplying parallel patterns to real programs Parallel computing - Programming - High-performance computing - Microsoft Visual Studio - OpenMP
  • Eversion HD to be released on Steam Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 3:37PMFiled under: Action One of our favorite scary games, Eversion, is coming to the Steam platform. Originally a part of the Commonplace Book Competition at TIGsource, the developer went on to refine it considerably as Eversion HD. This second version had significantly better graphics and remixed tunes that were even more effective at sending chills down the player's spine. It was also only ...
  • The Best of Big Download: April 12-18 Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 10:43PMFiled under: Mac , PC , Meta BD Once again we're getting loads of new game announcements -- not to mention the rebirth of the X-Com franchise -- though the new game's first-person shooter design is already getting mixed responses from fans of the original. As we do each week, let's look back at the past seven days with remembrance and a hint of frivolity ... or something like that. Exclusive ...
  • The Best of Big Download: April 12-18 Sunday, April 18, 2010 @ 8:07PMFiled under: Meta BD Once again we are getting a lot of new game announcements including the revival of the X-Com franchise (although the new game's first person shooter design is already getting mixed responses from fans of the original). As we always do let's look back at the past seven days with remembrance and a hint of frivolity . . . or something like that. Exclusive features Throwing down ...
  • Freeware Friday: Action Fist Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 8:37PMFiled under: Action , Indie Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Some games tell us all we need to know about the game in the title. Assassin's Creed is about an assassin and his creed. Command and Conquer tells you exactly what you have to do to succeed right there in the title. Action Fist follows this same principle, and ...
  • Best Of Indie Games: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 8:10AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top titles from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a shmup in which you play as a boss ship, a new storytelling tool by Jason Rohrer, a puzzle game that ...
  • Cave Story: Retro done right Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 5:45PMCave Story gets the retro nostalgia and gameplay right. It’s by far the best game in the Wii Shop.
  • Windows mobile Trojan poses as war game Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 11:56AMShoot 'em up racks up premium rate calls Miscreants have created a Trojaned version of a Windows mobile game that makes expensive international phone calls from compromised smartphones.…
  • Best Of Indie Games: A Globetrotting Adventure Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 9:59AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a pair of one-button arcade games, a gravity-based platformer made in just a week, an ...
  • REVIEWS: Cave Story Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 9:42PMWhere have you been all my life?
  • PODCAST: NWR Newscast Game Club: Cave Story Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 6:27AMThere's only a few days left until the NWR Newscast Crew records the next episode of Game Club! If you've been playing Cave Story, head over to the thread and talk about it; you just might hear yourself quoted in the episode!