May 18, 2012
If you’re a board game geek, you’ve probably heard of the game Dominion and its ever-growing list of expansion packs. That’s because it’s an excellent board game and everyone who plays it feels the need to pass that message on. In short though, it is a deck-building game where each card you pick up determines what you can do each turn.
May 10, 2012
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Wolfenstein 3D, Bethesda Software is releasing a free, browser-based version of the game for the masses. We’re anticipating a worldwide drop in productivity as people with desk jobs spend a good part of their day blasting bad guys in this classic game. Wolfenstein 3D is widely regarded as [...]
May 9, 2012
When was the last time you remembered how easy it is now is to find the best way to get from A to B thanks to Google Maps? As someone who grew up in a time before the Web became the mainstream behemoth it is today, I try and remind myself often how banal tasks have been made much easier. This means I don’t mind when Google releases a commercial for Google Maps but dresses it up as a fun little game.
May 8, 2012
I love playing games online. I am a very competitive person, and playing multiplayer scratches some of that competitive itch for me. However, sometimes I just cannot deal with all the annoying stuff that happens online and I have to take my console, disconnect it from the Internet and sit down and enjoy a nice little single player action. There are a million annoying things when it comes to online gaming.
April 18, 2012
Scrabble is dangerously close to becoming a generic name for word games with similar gameplay. Even as the dust of copyright infringement and lawsuits settle, there are quite a few varieties of Scrabble-like games on the web. Let’s look at a few multiplayer online Scrabble games which I managed to dig up.
March 23, 2012
In a way, it’s a pity I’m married because if not, I’d be getting my World of Warcraft subscription right now to test this theory – do gamers really get the girls? (or the boys, let’s not be sexist). Is romance really likely to blossom while you are ruthlessly destroying your enemies with a rocket launcher? The following infographic looks into this very subject.
March 5, 2012
The Chrome Web Store contains thousands of games – we’ve dug through them for you and unearthed some gems. Whether you’re looking for casual fun, Zen puzzles, rich 3D graphics, arcade-style multiplayer action or interesting art, we’ve got a cool game for you. Some games are full applications that use Google’s Native Client to deliver rich 3D graphics or HTML 5 for offline support.
February 21, 2012
UniBall (formerly X-Pong) has been around since the 1990′s and remains one of the longest running and unchanged, completely free online MMOs on the Internet. The game was partially created by a current PopCap developer and was loosely modeled after ARC. If you’ve ever played HaxBall, it’s very similar but much more dynamic and competitive. It’s a little bit more similar to SubSpace Continuum’s Hockey Zone.
February 5, 2012
I’m sorry, you most likely already had some great plans laid out for Valentine’s day: romantic walks, a fancy dinner, or maybe just a night out on the town. Now all of that planning must go to waste, because the latest versions of Angry Birds will be released to Facebook on February the 14th. If [...]
January 31, 2012
Here on MakeUseOf, we like to take on the occasional brain-teaser or word puzzle. Fortunately, I’ve found a site called A Game A Day (stylized “AgameAday”) – a great way to go throughout the year and enhance your thinking skills. Despite its old school design, this site provides some fairly decent Java script games that are easy to use and fun to play. So if you have some time, you should definitely take a look.
