Freebies for everyone!

Vraptor7 on 26/2/2008 at 06:56

(http://www.ikariam.org) Ikariam, a kind of Civ browser MMO.

doctorfrog on 28/2/2008 at 14:34

Some years ago, a vision-struck lad was going to create a 2-D Thief game, engine first, from scratch. Sadly, like many such plans, it eventually petered out.

Fortunately, such a game, with a unique style and original character (I'm reminded of BlackThorne and the ancient Nightshade), has since been created. It's most things that a 2-D Thief could have been, with a distinctive flavor of its own. The ego of the character is distinctly Garret-ish.

(http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/games/yahtzee/artoftheft) Trilby: The Art of Theft

Matthew on 28/2/2008 at 15:21

Firstly, apologies to those who are waiting for a game from me; I'll be sending them out at the start of next week.

Secondly, apologies to those who are getting bored of my constant posts in this thread that aren't for downloads. It just seemed to be the logical place for this sort of thing.

Anyway, I have recently come into possession of the following games. They're all DVD-cased, new and sealed, previously-full-price, UK versions:

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Deus Ex: Invisible War (again)
Silent Storm Gold
Freedom Force vs The Third Reich (watch out though, Starforce on this doesn't like a lot of DVD drives)
Armed and Dangerous
Hidden and Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron (ONLY the expansion pack, mind you!)

A variation on the usual deal applies - I will happily post them to you, for free, anywhere in the world. All I ask is that once you receive it, send me a postcard letting me know how you liked it; fancy foreign stamps are always welcome.

If you'd like one, send me a PM telling me what ones you'd like to be considered for. I'll pick the recipient of each one randomly once 9am GMT on Friday 7th March comes around. No-one will get more than one though, unless there aren't enough requests - I'm trying to spread the love here!

Shadowcat on 29/2/2008 at 23:32

(https://typo3.digipen.edu/index.php?id=986) Synaesthete - Music/rhythm arcade game. Won Best Student Game.

(http://www.etc.cmu.edu/projects/igf/) Polarity - Platforming with magnetic fields. IGF Student Showcase finalist.

(There are doubtless other worthy freebies to be found there as well, but I'm going out now.)

catbarf on 1/3/2008 at 23:59

(http://flysis.com/) Flysis is an MMO dogfighting game with an obviously anime style. Currently in closed beta, just sign up and it's free to play.

Shadowcat on 2/3/2008 at 22:31

Something a little different :)
(http://silverspaceship.com/static/)

Made by Sean Barrett, which I hope is a familiar name.

catbarf on 2/3/2008 at 23:38

Quote Posted by Shadowcat

Something a little different :)
(http://silverspaceship.com/static/)

Made by Sean Barrett, which I hope is a familiar name.

I just played through the whole thing.

That game kicks ass.

Seriously, that was very weird but very fun.

piano-sam on 3/3/2008 at 08:11

(http://www.s2games.com/savage/downloads.php)

Savage: The Battle for Newearth. It's fun, even. :eek:

henke on 4/3/2008 at 15:43

Quote Posted by Shadowcat

(http://www.etc.cmu.edu/projects/igf/) Polarity - Platforming with magnetic fields. IGF Student Showcase finalist.

This was short and sweet. I played it with my X-Box 360 controller like they recomended but I think it would be just as easy with the keyboard.

Quote Posted by Shadowcat

(http://silverspaceship.com/static/)

Meh. Lazy leveldesign and poor animations covered up by a gimmick.

Downloading Savage now. Ok, here's some freebies courtesy of (http://www.gamersfirst.com/index.php) Gamer's First:
(http://www.warrock.net) WarRock - free CS-esque MMOFPS. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqJt0o3f34) Looks like fun, but laggy.
Aaaaand here's (http://www.gamersfirst.com/games.php) 2 MMORPG's and 2 MMORTS's. Not my kinda thing, but they look well-produced. Although (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHlCS27kCE) corny as hell.

Vraptor7 on 5/3/2008 at 04:40

(http://weewar.com/) Weewar, a round-based hex wargame like Advance Wars.