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Published: Fri 22 Aug, 2008 | 19 Comments
Tags: free games, downloads

I like games (duh). But to be honest the amount of gaming is nowhere near the amount of what I would like it to be (duh again). Most of my gaming has been reduced to my DS, iPod, phone, or my little 12 inch laptop. It is not like I don't have an Xbox 360 or a 1337 PC box either (I do). But in order to to actually PLAY on these havens of escapism, I have to make an effort . I have to get up and switch it on! It is not like my computer desk can follow me around either while phone and laptop are just there....
So much of my gaming time is committed to to my laptop. It is easy to play games when something is always with you. Getting in that quick 15 minutes before a meeting, waiting in the car while your girlfriend mucks around... If you commit in this way you can get a good gaming fix without your adult-life being adversely affected.

But what games to put onto my machine? I only have 64mb of video memory....

There are a plethora of commercial games out there that are now free. I am not thinking about a certain technology that namesake rhymes with 'current' either. But games that have been released by their respected copyright owners for free. Most of these games are a few years old but relatively 'modern' so the PC overhead is low while remaining polished.

 

Below is a list of games currently installed on my laptop, for free!

Ground Control:

An RTS released in 2000, Ground Control featured a free fowling 3D camera to allow for a birds eye view or to zoom in and get low and dirty with the units. Ground Control completely does away with resource and economic management. One must therefore focus all of his or her attention on controlling one's limited set of units to achieve victory. The game features friendly fire, flanking maneuvers, suppressive fire, stealth tactics (hide in shadows) and heaps of others that were advanced for the time. The story is set in the 25th century, after World War 3 a new conflict between the Crayven Corporation and the Order of the New Dawn for the possession of the distant world of Krig 7-B. You get to play the roles of both sides.
The game is fun and easy to get into. get it here.
 

Command & Conquer:

No introduction needed for this one. An RTS that started the whole series, you can grab it here. It also appears that Red Alert can be downloaded too.

 

Clonk:

A mix of the action, real-time strategy and platform game genres.The player controls people (clonks) in a 2D environment. Clonks can interact with each other, animals, the weather and objects. You can play alone, split screen, LAN or the internet.

There are a constant supply of updates and fan extortions, all available from the official site.

 

Hidden and Dangerous:

This and Rainbow 6 are often considered for setting the bar of realistic tactical shooters.The player takes the role of a four-man British Special Air Service (SAS) team executing a number of important sabotage and/or rescue campaigns during World War II. The game takes a realistic approach, where the player must use stealth for the most part to complete the objectives. grab it.

 

Battle Cruiser 3000AD:

I took over 7 years to make and it wasn't complete when released. But BC3K won al lot of critics hearts. The total Battle Cruiser series is now available for free.

 

Well there you have it, short and sweet. Next time I will post more including websites that actualty gives games away for free!

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