Sometimes I don't want a deep story, complicated mechanics, elaborate character progression, or moral choices that will come back to haunt me twenty hours later. Sometimes I just want to grab the biggest gun I can find and start blastin'! And that's exactly why I've always had a soft spot for Serious Sam. On 11 October 2005, Serious Sam II arrived on PC and Xbox, delivering another ridiculous helping of oversized weapons,… Read more
Fallout at 29: The Game That Changed the Wasteland Forever
A broken water chip, a world full of mutants, and absolutely no guarantee you'd survive long enough to save anybody. Welcome to Fallout. On 10 October 1997, Interplay released Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, introducing PC gamers to a radioactive wasteland unlike anything most of us had experienced before. Set in the year 2161, nearly a century after a devastating nuclear war, Fallout put players in the boots of a… Read more
Axis & Allies: The WWII Strategy Game That Got Me on PC
Back then I was a nerd. Now apparently I’m just the target demographic. Axis & Allies came to PC on 06 October 1998, bringing the classic World War II board game to the computer. Five major powers, armies and navies spread across the globe, production to manage, territories to capture and plenty of dice deciding whether your brilliant strategy actually worked. Of course I had to have it. I’ve always loved WWII:… Read more
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