July 17th, 2008

In an unintented effort to maintain a theme of odd game recommendations that is probably born more from mismanagement of time rather than ambitions to stay consistent, I have another very short and simple arthouse type game to share with you this week. Created by independent developer Abraham Parangi of Cambrian Games, Phyta will both relax and entertain you with its simplistic gameplay and mesmerizing soundtrack.
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July 10th, 2008

This week’s game is an odd one. I really can’t tell you much about the game without ruining it. It’s called Execution and it was created by a Game Maker Community forum member by the name of 2Dcube. He has a good assortment of other games which he has made at his website, but this game is not listed. I’ll link you to the forum thread where he originally posted it, but I urge you not to visit it until you’ve played the game first. It is a free download.

1. Get it here or here and play it.

2. Please share your thoughts in a comment.

3. Finally, visit the original forum thread.

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July 3rd, 2008

Okay, so it’s only TWO PAGES, but it’s a start. I was flipping through my copy of the October edition of EGM during some quiet time on the John and I would have crapped my pants were it not for my convenient situation. What do I see? A column by Jeff Green, former editor in chief of CGW and GFW magazines. Apparently it’s a new feature, and one that I think has been a long time coming. I believe that part of the perception problem of the state of PC gaming stems from the fact that so many publications (both online and in ye olde style print) are segregated. I’m so happy to see this happening and I hope CGW-branded columns show up more and more in EGM.

Here’s a photo; I blurred out the text as a precaution. Everybody should go buy this issue and send Jeff an e-mail thanking/congratulating him for having a presence in a previously console-only magazine!

July 2nd, 2008

Not only is this week’s cheap game is free, but it’s also the first MMORPG that I’ve covered here at DoSu. Both published and developed by NCSoft, Dungeon Runners has been available for free or paid play as a download for just about over a year now, but starting last week retail boxes have been hitting shelves. While my boxed copy is still in transit to me (B&Ms are for suckers!), I’ve been playing on a free account and I am ready to recommend it.
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June 18th, 2008

And I’m back! I had to skip a week. I ran out of good ideas to show you guys. I have some new things in bag now, though. We’d been wanting to promote Beyond Good & Evil for a while and decided that PseudoKnight is the most passionate about it here, so it’s only appropriate that he do the post. I hope you enjoyed that, and I hope some of you ended up checking out BG&E. It really should not be missed.

Attack or defend? This is the question at the very core of any good combat strategy game, once you look past all the tech trees and resource management, diplomacy and build orders. This week’s featured game from Introversion Software entitled Defcon: Everybody Dies will have you asking yourself this question during every crucial second of gameplay.
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June 18th, 2008

Free Software Tips

This is a continually updated list of recommended free software by DoSu writers for your Windows PC. We try new software all the time and these are the ones we personally use and recommend. If you have any further suggestions, we want to hear it!

BROWSER

- Mozilla FireFox 3.6 — the default choice, lots of extensions, good support
- Opera 10 — our preferred browser, great built-in features, customization and interface
- Google Chrome 4.0 — streamlined interface built from the ground up for the new web

EMAIL CLIENT

- Gmail — can be used as a POP3 and IMAP client too
- Windows Live Mail — a surprisingly good e-mail client (really!). support for hotmail.
- Thunderbird — customizable (the latest version looks neat, but i haven’t tried it)

ANTI-MALWARE

- HiJack This — tool that displays and allows you to delete auto-starting applications that are not listed elsewhere in Windows tools (msconfig, services.msc)
- Microsoft Security Essentials — has great new virus detection rate, some of the same old AV practices but not that bad
- Your Brain (I can’t find a link for this *wink*)

IMAGE VIEWER

- Irfanview — image viewer & browser.
- Check out Google’s Picasa or Windows Live Gallery for photo gallery viewing

FILE COMPRESSION

- IZArc — the power of 7zip with a much nicer interface

BURNING SOFTWARE

- Infrarecorder — general burning application (don’t use currently)
- CDBurnerXP — another good general burning application (don’t use currently)
- ImgBurn — specializes in burning and creating data images

BITTORRENT

- µTorrent — hands down the best torrent application

INSTANT MESSAGING

- Miranda — best customization. extremely light (what we use)
- Pidgin — best non-bloated out-of-box.
- Steam Friends — ubiquitous for a PC gamer

VOICE CHAT

- Ventrilo — gaming, group conference.
- Skype — 1-on-1 calling. lots of plugins.

VIDEO/DVD PLAYER

- VLC Player — all-around player.
- Miro — internet video aggregator and player.
- Been using Media Player Classic a bunch lately. GOM player is pretty cool, too.

AUDIO PLAYER

- MediaMonkey — great library, light player.

GAMING

- GameTap — Over 30 free games on a rotation.
- Cheap Games Round-Up — our ever-growing list of free & cheap games.

OTHER SOFTWARE

- Process Explorer — view & manage detailed process information.
- CCleaner — clear up hard drive space, clean registry, manage start-up & uninstall software.
- WizMouse — Enables use of mouse-wheel on unfocused windows. (can cause problems in some games, requiring you to disable it during those times)
- Hamachi — easy to use virtual private network.
- FileZilla — handles file transfers using the FTP.
- Daemon Tools — CD/DVD discs emulation.
- Peer Block — an IP blocker to protect your privacy on P2P
- Foxit Reader — light-weight and fast PDF reader.
- Notepad ++ — great text/code editor

June 6th, 2008

Trials 2: Second Edition is a physics-based stunt-racing game created by Helsinki, Finland-based studio RedLynx. The developer’s previous releases include Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command for the DS and PSP.

In Trials 2, players control a masochistic individual on a motorcycle who’s got it in his mind to climb, flip and sacrifice life and limb to make his way through all manner of obstacle courses. Course types are separated by various objectives. These include “Wheelie”, where points are awarded for driving on one wheel; “Flips”, where extra time and points are awarded for doing flips; and Dynamic, which sets you on courses filled with any variety of obstacles. These are in addition to the general track compilations of various difficulties. RedLynx has made a habit of distributing new tracks via free patches as well.
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