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Gaia Online and MTV will host Red Carpet Party with exclusive music videos and more starting at 9 p.m., May 31, 2009. Through MTV’s Virtual Hollywood on Gaia, subscribers Gaians can view exclusive videos, vote on their favorite award nominee and win a virtual pair of MTV shades for their… Continue Reading »

Unless you missed out on An Inconvenient Truth - or just about any piece of mainstream media in the last five years - you know that “going green” is not only “in”, but it’s essential. Though it’s rare that games let you save the world in the more realistic sense… Continue Reading »

Earth Day 2009 is upon us (celebrate it, you’ll be there any way) which means it’s time to look at some of the green-themed initiatives in the gaming world. As you might recall, last year on Earth Day (2008) the price of gas skyrocketed so that a new, retail-priced game… Continue Reading »

There’s nothing sweeter than finding fun on the cheap - or better - for free, especially when it comes to videogames. Now that everyone is weary about spending (yes, the economy is ruining everything, and no one is immune), finding good, free web-based games has become a hobby for many.… Continue Reading »

Sure, that’s a bit of a cheeky headline, but don’t let it fool you - games make for great escapism in this miserable economic climate. Don’t just take my word for it - there’s an excellent new piece in The Wall Street Journal about how folks who are laid off… Continue Reading »

The Macintosh computer system has come along way in making a name for itself next to the more popular Windows-based PCs today. Here’s a “quick” look back at Apple’s history focusing on Mac-based games. “Byte into an Apple” The first Apple computer was created by Steven Wozniak on April 1,… Continue Reading »

A new, free Flash game is available on the official LEGO site, thanks to Three Melons. This time, the game is LEGO Agents - Mission X, a five level action game inspired by the LEGO Agents line of toys. Each level features toys from the series, and is surprisingly fun.… Continue Reading »

Title:GRUVme Games GRUVme Games Price: Free System(s): PC/Mac (web-based) Pros: A website full of fun an downright addictive games. The site has more than 1000 titles so there is something for everyone. It is free to sign up and play. Cons: A lot of the games are poorly done and… Continue Reading »

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Have you ever wondered where the aliens go after you shoot them in Space Invaders? Is that little tank or ship’s gun so powerful, that the bullet hits the alien, it disappears? Perhaps. Or, perhaps the aliens really plummet lifeless to the ground, like in Nekogames’ Yoshio Ishii’s Physics Invader,… Continue Reading »

When Kate Hourihan of TriplePoint PR sent me a message asking if I wanted rock the mic like Justin Timberlake or Elvis Presley I had to check out what’s new at Gaia Online’s Celebrity Snare. The Celebrity Snare, which opened September 2008, allows Gaians to purchase virtual items from famous… Continue Reading »