Monthly Archive: December 2008

showcasing the best in independent games – Indiegames.com

Ten of the best browser arcade games released this year, right here. We’ve got everything from running a 100-metre sprint event, hitting balls out of the park, racing dinosaurs, gigantic swords and even a time-management game in this edition.

Showcasing the best in independent games – Indiegames.com

Best Freeware Arcade Games 2008 Whether you fancy rescuing the princess, assassinating the president or saving the world, we’ve got everyone’s wishes covered. We humbly present to you IndieGames.com’s special feature on some of the best action and arcade games …

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Showcasing the best in independent games – Indiegames.com

From upgraded remakes with painstakingly redrawn and recolored graphics, to the most retro of demakes with blocky pixel art and noisy chiptunes, IndieGames.com has rounded up ten remakes of classic games that you should not miss the second time around.

Best Freeware Adventure Games 2008 – indiegames.com

We’ve compiled a list of twenty adventure games to proof that the genre is still very much alive, with picks such as a western-themed IF, an educational game for both adults and children, a chatroom simulator, a couple of sequels, …

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The top 10 video games of 2008

High praise: 2008 was the best year for video games, ever. As such, when game reviewers name their favorite games of 2008, they will make good cases — probably for the epics, “Grand Theft Auto IV,” “LittleBigPlanet,” “Rock Band 2” …

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New Sony Game Nears Breaking Even

Sony Corp. is closer to breaking even on its new-generation PlayStation 3 videogame console because it costs 35% less to make than the previous model, according to technology-research firm iSuppli Corp. The electronics giant is locked in a battle with …

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Metal Gear Solid Touch Revealed for iPhone

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Solid Snake’s next adventure will sidestep the “Xbox 360 versus PlayStation 3″ debate by appearing on neither platform; instead, Konami’s anthropomorphized Cold War allegory will be sneaking his way onto Apple’s iPhone. Metal Gear Solid Touch is scheduled for release …

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‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ (ALL) Achievements Revealed

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In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, …

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Pikmin, Pokemon revamp top Nintendo lineup

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Nintendo has enjoyed tremendous success thanks to the forward-thinking innovations of its DS and Wii systems, but the company’s lineup is focused squarely on the past. The publisher revealed today its first-party and third-party lineup of Wii and DS games …

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New Resident Evil 5 details unveiled by GamePro

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Capcom’s new survival-horror opus is closer than ever, and the staff of GamePro got unprecedented access to the game. In GamePro’s exclusive reports, we detail the shocking shifts in gameplay in a new Resident Evil 5 preview, dissect vile new …

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