Tag archives for Computer games
Gamer buys $26,500 virtual land
A 22-year-old gamer has spent $26,500 (£13,700) on an island that exists only in a computer role-playing game (RPG). The Australian gamer, known only by his gaming moniker Deathifier, bought…
PlayStation 3 chip on track
Sony and partners IBM and Toshiba said in a joint statement that IBM is ready to begin pilot production next year on the "Cell" processor jointly developed by the companies.…
Boy sues mom who refuses to buy him a PC
We used a lot of ploys to try and get our parents to buy us stuff when we were younger (you don’t even want to know what we did to…
Need for speed underground 2 – Uncover the underground
Discover the living, breathing world of tuner culture in Need for Speed™ Underground 2, the sequel to the best-selling racing game of 2003, and the latest blockbuster installment in the…
The Sims 2 – The sequel to the best-selling PC game of all-time
In the The Sims™ 2, you direct your Sims over a lifetime and mix their genes from one generation to the next. You set your Sims' goals in life; popularity,…
Battle Tip: Hero Micro
If you're not micro-managing your heroes in battle then you're probably going to lose a lot of games. This is extremely important against heavy myth unit civilizations like Loki and…
Legacy of Ykesha Update
As pointed out on PlanetEQ, the official Web site for Legacy of Ykesha, the upcoming EQ expansion, has been updated. There's now an article on how the new Charm items…
PSO Valentine
SEGA of America announced today its plans to launch a special online Valentine's Day quest for Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II on February 14 (this Friday). The quest,…
Soul Ride Engine Open-Sourced
Slingshot Game Technology announced that the Soul Ride Game Engine source code has gone open-source (under the GNU General Public License) and is available freely from Source Forge. Soul Ride…
Hizbullah Action Game
The Jeruslem Post (free registration required) reports that Hizbullah (a Lebanese Shi'i Muslim political/militant group) is developing an action game for the PC that claims to "counter the image of…
Today on GameSpy: Lord British!
Today GameSpy offers an excellent interview with Richard Garriott, the mastermind behind Ultima, perhaps the most beloved PC role-playing game franchise ever. Richard talks about his past hardships while working…
Special Blizzard Insider, No Patch
A "special" edition of the Blizzard Insider newsletter reannounces WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne, the official expansion set to last year's biggest strategy game. It includes an inteview with Senior…
DAoC Bits
Mythic Entertainment offers a couple of updates at The Camelot Herald detailing the Quest Contest finalists (entries can be read at the site), and offer some spiffy new Dark Age…
Chain Reaction Contest
GarageGames says that Chris Cole of Monster Studios is working on an updated version of its puzzler game Chain Reaction and the team is offering the community the chance to…
Prima Games Largest Strategy Guide Publisher
Random House's publishing division of video and computer game strategy guides, Prima Games, retained its number one position last year. Prima Games has been the largest publisher of strategy guides…
The Eye Opener
Microsoft has launched its Xbox Platinum Hits Program this morning, unleashing twelve new Xbox games for $ each. A good deal for anyone that hasn't already purchased these titles yet.…
Ultimate Stunts 0.3.0
A new version of Ultimate Stunts has been released today, bringing this open-sourced racing game (based on the DOS classic, Stunts) for the PC to version Not too many changes…
HotHead & Octagon
Octagon Entertainment offhandedly revealed that it is representing HotHead Studios, a small development studio formed by former members of another small start-up called DarkBlack. HotHead Studios is currently working on…
Rise of Nations Beta Contest
Strategy gamers will be ecstatic over Microsoft Game Studios' plan to release one thousand Rise of Nations beta copies. Fans can sign up at the official Website to participate in…