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The future is here - the Oculus Rift has finally begun shipping. It's early days yet, but if you're one of the lucky few who backed or pre-ordered the dev kit, here's a collection of resources, videos, and information on everything we know about the Oculus so far. The excitement is unbearable though, so apologies in advance if you just can't wait after reading this.
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I’m a huge supporter of games that focus more on skill and coordination than luck and grinding. That’s not to say I haven’t played my fair share of games like Everquest and World of Warcraft, but there’s just something rewarding about hitting a headshot and knowing that it wasn’t due to anything but your own talent. TeeWorlds is one of those games.
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Turbine’s take on Middle Earth has been live for almost 6 years now and, despite the appearance of numerous other titles, remains one of the most popular western MMOs. It’s also one of the easiest to access thanks to its free-to-play business model. You still need to have a handle on the game’s basics, however, and the complexities of the pay store can be confusing. Here’s what you must know to get started.
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First and third person shooters are the most popular genre in the video game world right now. Call of Duty and Halo have the charts on lock down, and games like Battlefield and Crysis are extremely popular in their own right. On the PC, shooters have been around for a long time, with classics like Unreal Tournament, Doom, and Half Life really bringing the genre to the forefront. The common theme with all of these shooters is, well, shooting.
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Waste your time the right way - shoot bubbles at similarly colored bubbles, in the hope of freeing the entire board of bubbles just long enough for more bubbles to show up. It's called Frozen Bubble, and it's more than a game. Actually, it's not more than a game. It's a game, and for a long time it was one of the best put together games for Linux. That's not been true for a while – the platform has grown leaps and bounds for gamers since then.
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A bit like connect the dots for grown ups, SEQ is a minimalist puzzle game that involves linking sequences of numbers. If you are the kind of gamer who enjoys a puzzle game that actually gets those brain juices flowing, SEQ will serve you well. Just don't expect this to be a cake walk because after the first few levels, this game will test the minds of even the most intelligent gamers.
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The games of today can't even be compared to my favorites from way back then, and I couldn't be happier that there are emulators and ROMs available that have managed to preserve them forever. More than just that though, the internet has managed to capture some nostalgic gaming memories in plenty of other ways. Let's check out how with the following three websites.
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While not specifically marketed for tablets, let's face it - to fully experience any FPS game, you really need the larger screen of a tablet. You can purchase from a long list of great first person shooters for an Android Tablet, but if you're looking for the affordable option - aka free - Critical Strike is the way to go. The quality of the game jumps right out at the main window when you launch the game.
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Purchasing a video card is a rite of passage for PC gamers. Researching, buying, and installing a brand new card for an existing rig separates casual gamers, who simply buy a new PC every so often, from those who truly care about the capabilities and performance of their system. That’s why any gamer looking to break into the do-it-yourself territory should check out GPU Boss.
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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is, in my opinion the greatest video game system ever made. It has the perfect amount of old school feel and style, while still having good enough graphics and sound to produce beautiful looking games. The addition of two extra face buttons and the L and R button on the top expanded the possibilities for gameplay in ways the original NES just couldn't. Throughout the history of the SNES, over 700 games were released.
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Looking back over this game today, I can't imagine what would have initially attracted me to osu!, because I've always been terrible with mouse-heavy games and I've never been a fan of J-pop or K-pop. That being said, I've somehow been addicted to this game since the first time I played it. If you've played Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, or any other game in that genre, you know that it feels completely different from any other gaming experience.
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Smokin' Guns isn't like the usual military-style shooting games like Call of Duty or Metal of Honor. It also isn't like the surreal, monster-filled Doom-esque games that fill the gamestore shelves. No - this game is all about a gunfighter and his gun. Just trying to survive in a crazy, wild place where everyone else also has a gun with a bullet that has your name on it.
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I can't remember the last time I wrote an entire MakeUseOf post about a single game. But here I am, dedicating this whole post to tell you about just one game, because it's that good: Quantro for Android. You won't find mention of it on the Quantro page, but it's a Tetris clone. It's not just a dumb clone, though - it's even better than the original. They can't tell you it's Tetris, supposedly because of copyright issues, so here I am to lay down the truth.
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As we enter our month of gaming giveaways, it seems only appropriate that we look at the delicate art of live streaming PC and console games. Although it's difficult to understand why anyone would want to watch strangers playing games, I have to be completely honest and say I found BanadanRob's SimCity sessions quite compelling (at least until I bought the game myself). The first thing you'll need to start streaming is an account over at Twitch.tv.
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Last week we discussed how glorious it can be when a game developer takes its time and reboots a franchise properly. Games like DMC and Tomb Raider were given a proper reboot, and the new versions are arguably better than the originals. When it goes down like this, it's great. Gamers get to enjoy a beloved franchise brought to modern standards, and developers and publishers get to make some profit from an idea that already existed. Of course, reboots are not always good.
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