A current exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum celebrates games as the art form of the twenty first century. It runs through Sep 30 2012 in Washington DC, and will tour a number of US cities afterwards. No wonder the US supreme court recently decided to consider →
Destroy and terrorize the 50s in Attack Of the 50ft Robot – a great free game from DigiPen
Attack of the 50ft Robot is a great game from the folks at DigiPen. The game consists of taking control of a giant robot in a kitsch 50s B-movie and trying to destroy absolutely everything. Despite its simple premise, this game is a ton of fun →
Map your mind in vibrant 3D graphics with Topicscape Student Edition
Topicscape SE (student edition) is a unique, free visual mind-mapping tool that it is rendered in vibrant 3D color-coded graphics. By incorporating the third dimension into the idea of mind-mapping software and making it more visually interactive, Topicscape SE helps you access and better organize your →
Play the original Minecraft Classic, solo or with friends – for free!
Minecraft has become a rather big sensation among avid PC gamers over the last few years, and the game has finally ‘gone gold’ and offers a retail version now. That being the case, the classic version is now available to play, for free, on the Minecraft →
Tower defense gets a fantasy action twist in Dungeon Defense
There’s probably in the neighborhood of five or six thousand tower defense games out there right now. Some cost money and others are free, but the difference is usually pretty clear after playing one of them for more than two minutes. Dungeon Defense is one that →
Enjoy exciting, fast paced stealth action with Stealth Bastard, a totally free game from Curve Studios
Stealth Bastard (SB) is a new twist on an old concept. At its heart, it is a 2D action game, with tons of enemies, explosions, weapons, and gore. It combines all of these standards of action with stealth to bring a taste of freshness to the →
Duel with Tron-inspired light cycles in Armagetron Advanced – a simple game with sophisticated AI
Armagetron Advanced is a completely free game that simulates the light cycle duels seen in the movie Tron and Tron Legacy. With split screen multiplayer, sophisticated AI, and innovative game play, Armagetron Advanced is already a great game, and the developers are constantly working to make →
Neverball is freeware gaming goodness, on the tilt
Neverball is a simple free game that puts you in the driver’s seat of a large sphere, with the aim of getting it into a bull’s-eye target. But there’s a twist — instead of having control of your sphere, you actually control the environment. By tilting →
1916 brings World War I action to life in a creepy, surreal world
1916 is a gruesome re-imagining of the horrors of World War I, with dinosaurs! The game features some really great, moody graphics, excellent sound, exciting gameplay, and a first-person perspective. All that and the fact that it is entirely free make 1916 a definite winner. Imagine how awful →
ROBLOX brings building blocks to life on your PC
ROBLOX is described as an online virtual world and workshop, entirely created by the community of users with digital building ‘blox’ (not to be confused with Legos, which are not affiliated). It’s a site designed for kids but there are plenty of adults who get a →
TAGAP 2 – The penguin apocalypse has come again, and this time it has co-op mode
TAGAP 2 is an acronym for The Apocalyptic Game About Penguins 2, and it’s the very popular sequel to an original side scroller from back in 2007. The sequel doesn’t disappoint in any area and excels in all the important ones. Everything about the game is better, →
The Fantastic Contraption 1 and 2 – hours of logic puzzle fun at no cost!
The Fantastic Contraption 1 and 2 are two of the most fun ‘thinking games’ on the web today. Reminiscent of an older game called The Incredible Machine, The Fantastic Contraption will have you concentrating on puzzles of logic, physics, geometry and more. The bright colors in the interface →
