Common Media Project and loads more

The first major community effort is coming out of the FreeGameDev community. It has been identified that the major weakness in creating quality looking Free games is the lack of Free art - either hard to find or just non-existent. So, we will be creating the first Common Media Project. As yet untitled and unorganised, it will be an effort to create a set of quality artwork for a specific genre - the fantasy genre is looking like the choice of...

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X: Beyond the Frontier

Did you ever imagine what Star Wars would be like without the Empire? Or where Star Trek would be without the Klingons? Whether they wanted to or not, the group at Egosoft put together a game that probably comes as close to that as possible. Welcome to the universe of X: Beyond the Frontier. You are thrown into a prototype spacecraft as the world’s first test pilot of such a vehicle. Some preparation tests go wrong and BOOM – next thing you know...

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Aerial Mahjong

PC Game | Puzzle | 13MbBecome a master of Mahjong in this incredible aerial land! Float through 100 spectacular levels, with five different game types, unlocking artifacts and solving riddles that will help you find the mighty mage. He has a magnificent gift for those who are worthy, but you have to prove yourself first by matching blocks and completing puzzles! It's time to begin in the enigmatic lands of Aerial Mahjong!System Requirements:OS: Windows...

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Runaway A Road Adventure

The story in Runaway follows Brian Basco, a recent college graduate based on the East Coast who's looking to continue his studies out West. Brian takes off on a road trip so he can begin a postgraduate stint at UC Berkeley, but he doesn't even make it out of town before his plans are reduced to shambles by a collision with damsel in distress named Gina. Brian's big heart demands that he help Gina, who is not surprisingly being pursued by some jackbooted...

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Oh no more updates

The latest Sauerbraten release is now available from getdeb, and since I have a new spiffy laptop I thought I'd give it a try. The RPG levels are pretty awesome to look at - now maybe I'm not quite up to date on the latest commercial offerings but compared to recent popular commercial games like Enemy Territory and Half Life 2, a well designed Sauerbraten level looks very nice indeed. The grass and water shaders look lucious.Freeciv 2.1beta6 SDLI...

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Feyruna - Fairy Forest

PC Game | Action | 26 MbFly across the beautiful landscapes of the Fairy Forest and use your mighty fairy magic spells to defeat all minions of evil! Friendly creatures like Butterflies, Ghost Lights and enchanted Glow Worms are there to help you drive away the dark forces. You will be rewarded with enchanted artifacts and will unlock three magical mini-games as well! There are 60 amazing levels, all leading to a fantastical ending! So, begin today...

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Crazy Eggs

PC Game | Puzzle | 8 MbStart your adventure with the Crazy Eggs of Dinosaur Island, floating high up in the sky, as you help a sad tyrannosaurus collect what he has lost! By connecting two eggs with the same design through no more than three beelines, your aim is to collect as many eggs as possible. There are three game modes and many challenging levels along with various special items that will bring you countless changes and some unexpected surprises!...

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Sword of The Stars: Born of Blood

Born of Blood introduces an entirely new race that may be among our favorite of the five total races in the game. The Zuul, who were hinted at in previous campaigns, have finally made their appearance on the scene. This highly militaristic race is a perfect fit for the style of the game. They have tougher ships than the other races but need to keep expanding or else they'll find themselves running out of resources quickly.Each of the races in the...

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Freeciv 2.1beta6 Grips

Since I'm a bit tight on time today I'm just going to post a few gripes I have with Freeciv 2.1beta6. Don't get me wrong, I think this is shaping up to be a really, really nice game, but the SDL interface has some very annoying usability issues to address.If you run it in windowed mode, you can't resize the game by resizing the window. The game display logic should be independent of the resolution, an absraction that many games fail to make.Auto-scrolling is annoying. It is especially annoying when playing in windowed mode when you are often...

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08

A SHOT OF CONFIDENCEAll-new Shot Confidence tracks your performance on every hole, round, and golf course. Based on key factors, including club selection, hole, lie, and more, dig into past performances with the Confidence Meter to identify strengths and weaknesses before every shot.THE MOST GOLF COURSES EVERExperience the all-new FedExCup championship format by playing a dream round of golf at Westchester Country Club, TPC Boston, Cog Hill, and...

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Crashday

PC Game | Racing | 650 MbThere's supposed to be a premise to Crashday, but it's anyone's guess as to what it is exactly. Booting up the game's career mode simply drops you right into the middle of a backstory that features up-and-coming racers in some cockamamie imaginary racing league. But the text doesn't explain much, and the guy doing the voice acting is practically indecipherable. Imagine, if you will, a game developer tracking down the man...

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Loki (2007)

PC Game | Role Plying/Adventure | 3 GbSeth, the god of chaos and evil, has broken free from his sealed tomb where he had been cast eons before after being defeated by the Egyptian gods, led by Osiris. Now he is determined to take his revenge and to vent his anger on the world. His destructive plans have been helped by the fact that he has discovered a way of passing from one mythology to another. Each world has been isolated since the beginning of...

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Disney's Timon - Pumbaa's Jungle

There are 5 games in this particular pack - Hippo Hop, Burper, Sling Shooter, Jungle PinBall and Bug Drop.HIPPO HOPThe main aim of this game is to let Timon jump onto various "stepping stones" in the river, collecting bugs for Pumbaa's barbeque - all the while avoiding falling in the river. The controls are easy - just use the cursor keys to jump and collect.BURPERThis is my second favourite in this pack. Timon shakes a tree which releases bugs which...

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Fever Frenzy

PC Game | Puzzle/Action | 33 MbTake care of some of the strangest patients you'll ever meet as you save the world from the funniest outbreak ever! Cure patients with baboonic plague, bipolarbear disorder, mother goose bumps, 3rd degree sideburns and many more, each with their own personalities and voices! Tackle four different hospital settings where you can watch your patients graphically transform as you treat them! You can also search for a cure...

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Revival of the fittest - sourcing art

Pingus 0.7.0 is available for download. With revival work complete, Pingus now uses SDL and comes with lovel anti-aliased fonts. There's no new levels yet but with development seemingly back on track hopefully the level editor will return and some good levelsets will get contributed. It has a lot of potential as a game because the Lemmings series kinda, well, was more fun when it was 2D. If enough level makers could get together, I'd love to see a release inspired by "Oh no! More Lemmings" which was my favourite of the series and also incredibly...

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Car Wash Tycoon

Spa Town is a compact town containing a shopping area, light industrial units and a residential district as well as six carwashing sites.There are a total of six possible carwashing sites and six types of car in Spa Town and your aim is to establish which types of car prefer which sites, what price they are prepared to pay for car cleaning, which type of finance suits the business best and finally the most cost effective way of advertising your service.When...

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ZenGems

PC Game | Puzzle | 19 MbMaster the Gems, Discover Zen! Quick thinking and clever strategy gets you through the many devious puzzles as Hoshiko seeks the Medallions of Virtue to save his Grandfather's temple. Unlock captivating new worlds while discovering magical power-ups and exciting shoot-and-match gameplay strategies. Master ColorBursts, EnergyBalls, PusherBalls and more in Arcade Mode, then follow Hoshiko into an exciting Adventure across 13...

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Two World (2007)

Two Worlds combines the extremely dynamic and sophisticated combat system with the meaning and freedom of exploration exceeding the accomplishments of other games of the genre. A top quality Role Playing experience - the ultimate goal of the Two Worlds project is to deliver a superior Role Playing Game to the PC and Xbox 360 market where players have a real chance to shape the game world with their actions - to an extent that has yet to seen in other...

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Chromadrome 2

PC Game | Action/Puzzle | 15 MbBlaze through the Quantum Universe along super fast race tracks in the simple, mesmerizingly beautiful and maddeningly addictive Chromadrome 2! Just try to stay on the perfectly straight race tracks! It's that simple. Sure, there are holes, ramps, loop-the-loops and lots of silly Chromates in the way. Oh, and a slight problem with overheating. I didn't say it was going to be easy, but it will definitely be more than...

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Magic Tea

PC Game | Action/Puzzle | 15MbMagic Tea is a visually stunning and totally addictive action-puzzle game that challenges you to eliminate colored marbles as they roll across your screen! Accomplish this by shooting even more marbles at the long chains in an attempt to match three or more of the same color. You must eliminate all of the marbles before they reach the mouth of a hungry cat or tea time will be over! With more than 100 3D levels and tons...

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Freeciv 2.1beta6 Now Out!

A new beta of the upcoming Freeciv 2.1 has been released. The last major beta - beta4 - was nearly 5 months ago. There was a beta5 (uploaded a few days ago) but it was not announced due to some serious bugs. Anyway, beta6 is now available from the Freeciv FTP server. Whilst it is currently only up there as a tarball, a Windows and Mac binaries won't be far behind and I'm sure packages for the Linux distribution of your choice will pop up in the relevant places e.g. getdeb for Ubuntu.The main changes since beta4 are numerous bug and stability...

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Smashing

Cannon SmashLast night I downloaded and played Cannon Smash. I was quite impressed - the ball movement is good, the gameplay fast and fluid. The graphics, although quite simple, are quite nice as well when in motion.The main problem with this game, and what would be a good mini-project for a budding developer, is the controls. Currently you use the LMB to hit backhands, the RMB to hit forehands, and a slew of keys to target a point on the other...

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Wheel of Fortune 2

PC Game | Puzzle/Card | 34 MbSpin the Wheel, solve the puzzle, and experience the fast-paced fun of America's #1 game show! Pick a consonant or buy a vowel to solve more than 2000 puzzles in three exciting new game modes: Road Trip, Group Play, and Puzzle of the Day. Play a solo game, challenge the computer, or play against friends and family members at the same keyboard! Look out for the dreaded Bankrupt and Lose A Turn wedges as you spin to win!...

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Yumsters!

PC Game | Action/Puzzle | 27MbYumsters are cute stretchy creatures who are mad about fruit and music! They have to clean up the gardens by eating their dream food to earn money for their musical band. Help them to win a major musical contest and get to the Grand Prix by collecting certain amounts of each fruit to finish a level! Explore 5 colorful locations that change from day to evening to night because Yumsters never stop eating! So bring on the...

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LEGO Fever

PC Game | Puzzle | 15MbHelp the LEGO Brothers battle the forces of boredom and bring a bit of color back to their grey, grey world. Control the world around them by placing LEGO bricks to make sure our heroes don't wind up stepping in black ink and ruining their track suits! Three different modes of gameplay will keep you on your toes as you control Harry's moves in action-packed Chase levels, help Jens solve tricky Puzzle levels, and energize in...

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Free this free that O_o

Linux users can now get their hands on the latest version of FreeOrion, the turn-based space stategy project inspired by Master of Orion games, without having to compile it themselves. See this thread for details. It worked well for me, although the game is not easy to figure out and is incomplete - I couldn't work out how to do too much. However for fans of the genre the project is definitely worth following and I'm sure the FO guys would be glad of any extra help.There's murmours over at the FreeTrain project - tangible progress on an SDL...

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New Sauerbraten Release

Sauerbraten has a new release with 2007-08-19 "Summer Edition". There's tons of new small features although nothing really stands out - but perhaps that's me just being ignorant of some jargon in the changelog. What does stand out is the absurdly impatient community reaction to the release. Read the linked thread to see what I mean.OpenLieroXI came across a fork of LieroX, itself a Liero-clone, in the Gentoo forums where the team seem to be posting...

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Pirates Plunder

PC Game | Puzzle | 25MbYou're really in the money with Pirates Plunder...a Pirate-themed slot machine game with double the fun! Collect your winnings to grow your fortune, or take a chance with unlimited double-ups and Roulette spins! There are 17 different Blackbeard's Bonus features to play and win, with a chance to unlock the treasure chests and win up to 80 free games! And while you're playing, the Jolly Jackpot grows and grows. Arrrrr! Can you...

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Safari Island Deluxe

PC Game | Puzzle | 18MbExplore an island teeming with puzzling fun in this unique challenge that puts a whole new twist on mahjong-style gaming! Combine game pieces to complete images featuring classic safari gear, tropical treats, and exotic animal friends from all over the world. Reveal fascinating facts about the animal kingdom and earn trophies to mark your success! With three game modes and 60 brain-twisting levels, Safari Island is an expedition...

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Premier Manager 08

Premier Manager, the multi-million unit selling football management simulator is back for another season in the top flight. Playability is central to the ethos of Premier Manager and 08 offers all football fans, young and old, the most accessible entry point to the management genre.Downl...

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Mysteryville 2

PC Game | Action/Puzzle | 21MbReturn to the intrigue of Mysteryville in this amazing sequel! After solving the cat caper of Mysteryville it's time for Laura, ace reporter, to get some well deserved rest. Little does she know she's about to stumble on a mystery even more baffling than the last! Join Laura on her search for answers through the shops of Eurekaberg where cleverly hidden items are waiting to be found. With a captivating storyline and...

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RSVP

PC Game | Puzzle | 16MbHelp a social butterfly host the gala of her dreams in this original party-planning game! A little well-planned match-making is all Jo-Jo needs to get her puzzle party off the ground. Arrange incoming guests according to the color on their tiles to create a festive setting of fun and friends. Keep your guests happy and your parties will grow and grow. Featuring two great game modes, brain-bending gameplay, and an original storyline,...

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Beauty Factory

Become the CEO of a beauty products company. Follow your intuition when selecting market offers and make appropriate economic decisions in order to develop your company into an impressive corporation. You will begin by researching several product types - perfume, lipsticks, eyeshadows, nail polish, blush or mascara. The development of ingredients and scent composition are just the beginning. Later on, you will have to take care of appropriate packaging...

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79 - my birth year and something else

Air CarrierThe rather sumptious looking Air Carrier project - a 3D aerial combat game written in Java - has put up an install guide. Basically you need to get it from CVS at the moment and run it from Eclipse. So, if you don't like CVS and Eclipse, er, you are out of luck for the moment.There's been a bunch of testing releases for TA3D as it approaches version 0.4.0 in style. Large parts of the codebase seem to have been rewritten and many bugs...

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Releases on the Horizon

Well what would you know. There actually was plenty happening yesterday just I wasn't looking in the right places...The assualt course racing game Sturmbahnfahrer has been renamed for reasons of political correctness. The new name is Stormbaan Coureur (dutch for "assault course racer") and there is a new release, version 1.5, which has save points, a half pipe, turntables, brakelights and more. It is currently only available as a source download,...

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Mythic Marbles

PC Game | Puzzle | 16MbEmbark on a great quest to build your skills and become the marbles champion of the city! A bright mind with a cool temper is the key to success! Defeat ten challenging marble masters and earn advice, wisdom and beautiful new marbles as tokens of your victory. You can also earn medals of achievement and seven amazing power ups to aid in your quest. Accept the challenge that awaits you in Mythic Marbles!System Requirements:OS:...

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Bored Gamer

There's very little of note happening. I should use the opportunity to work on some more interesting content for Free Gamer (fixed lists? awards? etc) but instead I have a new laptop (shiney!) and so will spend time fiddling with it.Want to know what the Linux Game Tome looked like 10 years ago?Where is FreeCiv 2.1? Patience is a virtue, but an updated beta would be nice. I'm contemplating checking out latest SVN to see where it's up to.I played SuperTuxKart 0.3.0 a bit. Lots of potential but still rough around the edges. Some very dodgy collision...

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Bored Gamer

There's very little of note happening. I should use the opportunity to work on some more interesting content for Free Gamer (fixed lists? awards? etc) but instead I have a new laptop (shiney!) and so will spend time fiddling with it.Want to know what the Linux Game Tome looked like 10 years ago?Where is FreeCiv 2.1? Patience is a virtue, but an updated beta would be nice. I'm contemplating checking out latest SVN to see where it's up to.I played SuperTuxKart 0.3.0 a bit. Lots of potential but still rough around the edges. Some very dodgy collision...

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Delicious 2 Deluxe

PC Game | Action/Puzzle | 22MbEmily's back for more delicious fun in this fast-paced sequel! Uncle Antonio needs Emily's help to get out of a financial fix. Help Emily rescue her family's finances in five all-new restaurants, each with a unique menu and theme. Use your earnings to purchase decorations sure to make your customers smile. Emily's friends and family are on hand to help, but it's going to take your serving savvy to get Uncle Antonio back...

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Plumeboom: The First Chapter

PC Game | Puzzle/Action | 22MbEvil villains, Crowbeak and Cornix, have taken over the peaceful town of Orniland. The villains have developed a delicious potion that will turn even the nicest person into a Warrior of Darkness. The only hope to restore its tranquility is to send the hero Plumeboom in to save the day. Help Plumeboom destroy the jugs of evil potion and rid the village of this wicked infestation!System Requirements:OS: Windows 2000, Windows...

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Risk

PC Game | Action/Strategy | 33MbAttack. Protect. Dominate the world with Risk! Defend your territories and gain new ones, all with a roll of the dice! You're the General in this version of the classic board game, brought to life with cinematic music, vivid visualizations and innovative Auto Roll and Quick Battle features! Compete against computer Generals, each with his own persona and style, or challenge up to five of your friends. Even the casual...

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Cubis Gold 2

PC Game | Puzzle | 30MbEnter a new dimension in fun with Cubis Gold 2! The sequel to the Puzzle hit of 2002 is back, and masterfully delivers the next dimension of its classic 3D-esque matching game. Three new game-play cubes featuring the Bomb, Dual, and Ghost Cube, bring exciting twists to every aspect of this addictive puzzle game. There's never a dull moment with 300 amazing, hand-crafted levels, 4 exciting game modes and much more! Get hooked...

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Stone of Destiny

PC Game | Action | 21MbYour uncle mysteriously disappears one day, and all you are left with is a book, a map and an envelope containing a list of objects. Finding these objects will unlock doors and cities for you to explore in more than 25 stunning locations! Intriguing and beautiful levels, as well as several outstanding mini-games, including a unique rune-drawing puzzle, will aid you in finding the hidden objects to reveal the true mystery of...

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Sally's Salon

PC Game | Action | 21MbHelp Sally spread her salon savvy in this colorful and engaging challenge! Work with Sally to beautify everyone from little old ladies to punk rockers in 10 unique salon locations. Wash, dye, cut, style and more in 50 levels of frantic, but fashionable, fun. Use your earnings to hire helpful employees and purchase salon upgrades to keep your clients looking and feeling their best! Only the stylist with the happiest (and best-looking!)...

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Battleship

PC Game | Action/Strategy | 48MbHey...you sank my battleship! Deploy your nautical fleet and blow your competition out of the water. It's the classic game of navel strategy with five different gameplay modes! Station your fleet, avoiding detection by the opponent navy, and fire strategically to locate enemy ships. Once you've found one, fire to sink it! You'll be pulled into the action as cannons fire with lifelike sound, and your radio indicates...

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Mystical Solitaire

All of your favorite classic solitaire games in one. Play these timeless games, set in the fantastic woodland backdrop of the Mystical Forest.In this new twist on a traditional game, the focus is on smooth game play, beautiful visual effects and pleasant music. Mystical Solitaire is quickly becoming the most downloaded solitaire game in the world!Six games in one!Klondike The classic Solitaire game.Freecell The popular, and easy 4-cell game.Spider...

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Shrek the Third (2007)

In Shrek the Third, players adventure as Shrek® and his friends to save Far Far Away in a hilariously twisted fairy tale from the movie and beyond. Fans play as their favorite heroes from the film: Shrek, Donkey, Puss-in-Boots, Fiona, Fiona's rebellious cousin Arthur and her fellow fairy tale heroine Sleeping Beauty. The game takes players on an epic journey through the worlds of Far Far Away after Prince Charming storms the city with an army of...

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Moto Race Challenge 2007

Welcome to the Moto Race Challenge 2007! You're a speed freak with gasoline running through your veins? Then you're in the right place. There are plenty of virtual high-speed racecourses waiting for you here! get that biker feeling with our free motor-bike game on the internet. Enulate Tom Luthi our 125 ccmworld champion of 2005 and show us what you can do. And best of all: There are prizes waiting to be won.Downl...

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Duke Nukem : Nuclear Winter

This is an authorized add-on pack for Duke Nukem 3D. It adds 7 new maps to the game which put the player to North Pole. Here he must battle alien scum to help Santa Claus to survive The pack also adds new special arctic monsters and new artwork to the game.Downl...

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Panzer Elite Action 2007

Panzer Elite Action follows the story of three tank commanders and their crew. The German commander, flushed with the success of the Blitzkrieg in Poland and France, moves on to the Eastern Front and the brink of victory with the taking of Stalingrad. We meet the Russian commander in desperate straits as he helps defend Stalingrad, and follow him as the tide turns against the Germans as he joins the massive tank battle of Kursk. The American commander...

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Angels vs Devils

Heaven and hell are not fashionable anymore; humans don't believe in themand don't pay them much attention. From the dawn of time, good and evilhave fought each other through their influence over men, but now, all thispower is disappearing.The indifference of men requires immediate action, so God and Satan, boredof their old and eternal confrontation, have decided to measure theirstrengths more directly. They have decided to create some games to...

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Warcraft III DVD (Reign of Chaos & The Frozen Throne)

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a real-time strategy computer game released by Blizzard Entertainment in July 2002. It is the second sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the third game set in the Warcraft Universe, and the first to use true 3D graphics.Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is a real-time strategy computer game developed for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Mac OS X by Blizzard Entertainment; it can be played also on Linux systems by using...

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Infernal (2007)

In Infernal you serve the boss of all bosses. You're the best intelligence agent and a devil straight from hell. With high-tech gadgets, unique weapons and your own special abilities, you have to fight against the agents of light, to ensure the balance between the forces from heaven and hell - or the whole world will no longer be like it is today.Infernal is featuring all aspects of a next generation shooter and more. With its extraordinary storyline,...

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