Gamertell

It’s always great to see video game companies giving back to deserving individuals. A great, recent example is Flying Lab Software and Sony, which have decided to give men and women serving in the US military Pirates of the Burning Sea for free. The servicemen and women will also be… Continue Reading »

Sid Meier’s Civilization , the acclaimed strategy series that began on PC, keeps expanding its horizons.  In 2008, it unleashed a horde of console generals in Civilization Revolution. Now the series seeks to conquer social media with Civilization Network, a title game creator Sid Meier revealed (appropriately enough)  on a… Continue Reading »

If you’re without a Wii, it also means you’re without Virtual Console, one of the few means of playing classic video games you may not be able to play anymore. Fortunately, websites exist online where you can subscribe to get access to these games and play via your computer, and… Continue Reading »

Have you purchased at least one new Square Enix game in 2009? Fantastic. Quick, go register for the Square Enix Members program if you haven’t already. And hurry. Square Enix has just announced the first batch of Square Enix Members rewards! If you’ve purchased at least one Square Enix game… Continue Reading »

Facebook has already become a viable gaming platform, filled with all sorts of casual, browser-based games players can add to their profile and account and play as they wish. But what happens when Facebook users become bored of the casual games they’re playing? The casual games on Facebook are quite… Continue Reading »

Ankama, the force behind DOFUS, Wakfu and Dofus-Arena have decided to fully support GamesCom 2009 by attending the August 19-23, 2009 convention in Cologne, Germany. And when I say fully support, I mean fully support. There will be giveaways, playable games, Wakfu episodes in English and a special press conference… Continue Reading »

RPGs weren’t always glorious, lavish epics with cutting edge graphics, intense character development, voice acting and entire world to explore. No, they started out more simply. With pen, paper and people’s imaginations. Some people have sought to reclaim that nostalgic means of playing, by creating browser-based, free, online RPGs which… Continue Reading »

This week Important Importables continues the whole fan-creation theme. Last week we looked at video game doujinshi, which are fan-made comics inspired by video games. This week, we’re moving onto video game fan-art, the other way fans can express their devotion to a particular game. In particular, we’re going to… Continue Reading »

While E3 is a time for the major companies to make their important announcements, lesser known and independent developers and publishers also use the event to publicise their latest endeavors. Simple Lifeforms is one of those companies, and it’s chosen E3 2009 to announce it’s casual, free online game Spell… Continue Reading »

E3 2009 is always an active period filled with all sorts of video game related announcements. Mac users should be pleased with >Gamersgate’s latest news. The digital game distribution site has just opened a Mac game store. No longer will Mac users feel left out, looking enviously at Gamersgate’s wide… Continue Reading »