PlanItGreen: The Big Switch, developed by Wyse Games, with National Geographic, GE and the Center of Science, is an environmentally focused free browser game. Players develop and manage a city, pursuing individual goals while competing against friends to make citizens happy and make an environmentally sustainable city. PlanItGreen: Organic Farms and Energy Creation Players can…
Tax Evaders! A Space Invaders-themed Economy Game For Your Browser April in the United States is tax time! Whether you’re anticipating a nice refund, or you’re anxiously sorting your 1099s, if taxes are on your mind, you’ll enjoy blowing off a little steam with Tax Evaders. Tax Evaders is a browser game available to play…
Egmont, a children’s book publisher based in the UK, has announced that it will be releasing four books based on the extremely popular video game Minecraft. Edmont’s Minecraft handbooks are designed for fans and newcomers alike The four official Minecraft books will help children and newcomers tackle some of the world-building game’s basic aspects, reports…
Google, is there any corner of the internet you haven’t touched? Gmail, Google+, Android, Youtube and Chrome are just a small selection of the many products and services that Google have used to dominate the internet. But, how many Google users out there have used or even heard of their unique gaming platform Native Client?…
In recent years, many people have imagined the concept of zombies coming to life and destroying the world. Books, games, and television have all had a fair share of zombie themed content ranging from absolutely incredible to absolutely crap. It’s safe to say that we can expect this trend to only grow stronger, and we…
Many gamers remember the first Half Life game fondly. While most of its fame comes from being a truly classic game, it is also remembered highly for its many and varied mods. Though perhaps not the original source of modding altogether, Half Life was where the modding community budded into a creating almost entire new…
Hackers can cause a great deal of trouble, and gamers know this better than most. Almost anyone who has ever played games online will know of the frustration that comes from dealing with someone who can headshot you from any angle. Other popular hacks might make an opponent move too fast to see, or allow…
Think back to the arcade days. Simple, yet challenging games, friends competing to get their name on the leaderboard, and wads of chewing gum lodged on the underside of the controls. Wouldn’t it be great to go back to the arcades? Times sure are tough in the world of console and PC gaming. If it’s…
Out of the many genres of video games on the market, few can deny that Role-Playing Games(RPGs) more naturally garner large followings than other genres. Often the following of such games will last for more than a decade. From Diablo and Dungeon Seige to Ultima Online and World of Warcraft, we as gamers have seen…
Is This the End for PC’s? In 2010, John Herlihy, vice-president of Google‘s global ad operations, said smartphones would render PCs obsolete within 3 years. 2013 is here, but is the PC dead? Remember the early 2000s? A Desktop was the preferred choice for almost everyone’s computing needs, while the laptop was only the second…