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ARMA II Info and Demo

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:09:32 +0000

ARMA II is modern military tactical action game in which players controls a squad of troops through various combat missions that can include both land and air vehicles. The game is set in a fictitious eastern European country named Chernarus, whose control fought over by pro-democractic and pro-communist factions. In anticipation of the release next week, Bohemia Interactive has released an extensive demo of the game. More information on the demo including download links can be found on the demo profile page.
• ARMA II Game Page
• ARMA II Demo

Wolfenstein Info, Screenshots & More

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:12:33 +0000

Wolfenstein is the sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein which introduced us to B.J. Blazkowicz and the secret occult division of Heinrich Himmler's SS. Players are once again put in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz and it's his job to defeat this new threat and the Nazi's efforts to harness mysterious occult powers. The Wolfenstein game page includes more information on the game including screenshots, concept art and trailers. Wolfenstein is due out in early August 2009.

• Wolfenstein Game Page

America's Army 3 Free Game Released

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30:43 +0000

America's Army 3 is the third full free release in the US Army's series of modern military action games. Sponsored by the US Army as a recruitment tool, the America's Army series of games have always done a good job of staying on the cutting edge in terms of graphics and game play and this is no exception. America's Army 3 is set for release tomorrow, June 17th. Additional information on the game can be found on the AA3 free game page.

• America's Army 3 Game Page
• America's Army 3 Screenshots

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Info, Screenshots & Trailers

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:34:07 +0000

One of the highlights of E3 was getting updates on Battlefield Bad Company 2, the sequel to the modern military first person shooter Battlefield Bad Company. Like the first game Bad Company 2 will include a full single player campaign as well as multiplayer mode you've come to expect from a Battlefield game. There will be fully destructible environments, customized weapons and more. More information on the game along with screenshots and trailers can be found on the Bad Company 2 game page.

• Battlefield Bad Company 2 Game Page
• Battlefield Bad Compnay 2 E3 2009 Trailer

Prototype Trailers & Screenshots

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:40:49 +0000

Prototype is a third person sandbox action game which allows players to roam all through a virtual New York as you try to uncover the main character's past and expose a conspiracy surrounding a virus outbreak that has New York City under martial law. The Prototype game page has more info on the game as well as links to screenshots, trailers and more.

• Prototype Game Page

Street Fighter IV for the PC Info & Screenshots

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Street Fighter IV is a fighting game that was first released as an upright arcade game back in 2008. It then made it's way to the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in early 2009 and finally was made available for Windows based PCs on July 7, 2009. It has been billed as a game that mixes the classic Street Fighter controls and game play with updated graphcis and new features. The Street Fighter IV game page has more information and screenshots on the fighting action game.

• Street Fighter IV Game Page
• Street Fighter IV Screenshots

Free Super Mario Clones for PC

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:15:21 +0000

The Super Mario series of games is one of the most popular video game series of all time. Over the years there have been dozens of remakes, clones and homebrew versions developed as freeware for the PC. Here is a list of the Super Mario Clones and remakes that have been featured on this site and are completely free to download.

•Free Super Mario PC Clones and Remakes

Starcraft 2 Planned for 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:29:02 +0000

Over the weekend Activision Blizard announced in a conference call that they are planning a late 2009 release date for first installment in StarCraft 2 Trilogy. [source: ShackNews]. This is good news for those who've been waiting nearly 10 years to get their hands on the sequel to the best selling Starcraft which was released way back in 1998. The Starcraft 2 screenshots and trailers give you a sneak peak into how the game is shaping up.

• Starcraft 2 Screenshots

Mario Forever Galaxy Free Game Download

Sun, 31 May 2009 13:30:34 +0000

Mario Forever Galaxy is a continuation of Buziol Games' immensely popular platformer remake of Super Mario 3: Mario Forever. In Mario Forever Galaxy Evil Bowser has kidnapped the Princess Peach and taken her to a far off planet. It's up to Mario and his friends to travel through the galaxies battling Bowser's minions in order to rescue her. The Mario Forever Galaxy free game page includes more information as well as links to where you can download the game for free.

• Mario Forever Galaxy Free Game

New PC Games - June 2009 New Releases

Mon, 25 May 2009 21:15:04 +0000

Here's a list of the upcoming titles due out for the PC in June 2009. Some titles worth note is the sci-fi third person shooter Prototype and the movie-tie in for the upcoming Transformers film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
• June 2009 New Releases