3 Games With Unexpected Great Multiplayer Capabilities [MUO Gaming]
Some games seem destined for a life of solitude. Their design seems inherently singular, and we go through life with a general acceptance of this fact. These work as single player games, and we are comfortable playing them as such. However, what if a developer decides that they are not content to have just a single player experience? Gamers would be in uproar about how the game does not need multiplayer capabilities.
Review: What's New In Minecraft 1.2 [MUO Gaming]
With snapshots being released on an every-other-day basis, Minecraft 1.2 is right around the corner. Looking at the list of updates cited on the official Minecraft wiki, it seems like this update is quite sizable in comparison to 1.1. March's eventual update should leave many happy and few disappointed, with mob AI updates, new creatures, varying new item drops, and more.
Is Minecraft Really That Great? [Opinion]
Minecraft is quite possibly the most viral and addictive indie game that we've ever come to see. Who knew that a concept as elementary as playing with toy blocks could become such a sensation? I play it, you or your friends probably play it, and more than 20 million people worldwide have legally purchased an account. Are we overrating this game though? Is Minecraft getting a little too much credit?
4 Awesome Peripherals For Hardcore MMO Gamers [Gaming]
Massively Multiplayer online games remain a unique genre. Despite a few attempts to change them, the most popular titles still use an ability-focused combat system that requires players to use a wide variety of keys. In addition, MMO gamers need access to voice chat for quick communication. It’s possible to get by with a simple keyboard and a three button mouse, but if you’re a serious player, you’ll need the right equipment.
UniBall: Free 2D Space Soccer & Hockey Game [Windows]
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.
Enter A Strategic Tank War Game In BZFlag
BZFlag stands for Battle Zone capture the Flag. It's a 3D tank battle game that's fast paced and at times pretty intense. There is no single-player game - it's all about team-match network gaming. Some of the games may be set up as one huge team against a second huge team in a classic capture the flag game. Other games are set up in smaller teams - much more intense.
Use ModLoader To Make Installing New Minecraft Mods Very Easy
To put it simply, you're really not enjoying the full Minecraft experience if you're running the client right out of the box. There are way too many user-contributed modifications that can soup up and trick out your Minecraft. To build up the game with mods, here's a step-by-step walk-through on how to get ModLoader up and running smoothly.
5 Sites To Find Fun And Free Massively-Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs)
Though possibly the most popular, the world of MMOs spans far beyond the realms of Everquest and World of Warcraft. There are hundreds to thousands of well-developed and even free online games for you and all of your friends to enjoy. You've just got to know where to look. So I'm here to share five MMO directories that I've had plenty of luck with in narrowing doing the choices.
3 Ways To Prepare For The New Star Wars MMO [Gaming]
It won’t be long before Bioware’s first MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, hits store shelves. It’s set to release on December 20th, just in time to make the holidays look a bit unimportant. You may be worried if your computer is ready for it. Thankfully, the system specifications are mild, so you may not need to upgrade your PC – but there are other steps you may need to take to prepare your PC.
9 Online Communities To Enhance Your Minecraft Game Experience
For a long time, I was quite skeptical about purchasing the game Minecraft. Supposedly, it is a game that serves as an portal to an endless world, one in which anyone can create anything, and to be honest, it sounded a little too good to be true. Hesitantly, I purchased the game, and I've ultimately discovered that it is one of the most games I've ever played.
Heroes of Newerth: A Free To Play Cross-Platform Action RTS [Windows, Mac & Linux]
Here’s something you don’t see every day - a competent, multiplayer strategy game that plays nice with all three major operating systems... for free! Heroes of Newerth is the name, and team-based Warcraft-esque online strategy is the game. Originally released as a full-price game in May 2010, Heroes of Newerth has just gone free to play
Urban Terror: A Hollywood-Style First Person Shooter
We all know that there is no shortage of first person shooters, so we have to make our choice of which ones we want to play. We've been accustomed to the fact that most first person shooters have a price, and run on either Windows or a game console. With Urban Terror, we break away from the stereotype.
World Of Warcraft Now Free To Play To Level 20 [Mac & Windows]
World of Warcraft gets a lot of bad press, yet clearly it’s doing something right to a have a few million players worldwide. In a bold move to invigorate the aging game, attract new players and just let everyone have a little fun, Blizzard recently announced that the game was now 100% free to play up to level 20.
The 3 Best Paid Minecraft Alternatives
Minecraft is easily one of the best indie games to come out in the last few years. Its success has had less to do with the game's polish, of which there is very little, than the gameplay. There are few other games that offer the same potential for exploration and creativity. Minecraft's success has inspired some other developers to try apply a similar sandbox concept to different titles.
Bin Weevils – A Fun Free Browser-Based Game For Kids With Plenty To Do
Children's games often try to both educate and entertain but sometimes can miss the mark completely. Console games aren't exactly cheap, and you're not always guaranteed a playable demo before you commit to purchase. Bin Weevils is a free, somewhat massively multiplayer children's game that uses Adobe Flash to run a virtual world in your web browser.
Spiral Knights – A Free Browser-Based Massively Multiplayer Role Playing Game From Sega
Since the passing of the Dreamcast, Sega is a company that has had to adapt to survive. No longer able to compete in the hardware market, Sonic's forefathers turned their heads solely to the software market. For the first time ever, we saw Sonic on a Nintendo console. Since then Sega has published and developed a multitude of games, and not all of them for the console market. Spiral Knights is aimed solely at PC users.