Free games seem to be the big new thing that the industry is focusing on, and it's hard to argue when you get to check something out without having to pay sixty bucks for it.
These types of games have spread to every platform nowadays, from PC and consoles and even to many different types of mobile devices. There are too many to count, but keep reading and I'll show you a few that have been keeping my attention lately.
1.) Tribes: Ascend
The latest game in one of the PC's longest running first person shooter franchises, Tribes: Ascend falls into the “freemium” category. Basic gameplay is entirely free and you can even eventually unlock all the same powers and equipment that paying players can, just at a much slower rate. Setups like this can be nice because you can play without paying, or drop just a few bucks without having to spend the mother load on everything at once. Gameplay wise it's the same fast paced, super satisfying combat that the Tribes franchise has always offered. Skimming three feet off the ground at 100mph with nothing but a jetpack and your trusty weapon makes games like Call of Duty look slower than molasses.
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2.) Spelunky Spelunky isn't the newest game on this list by far, but it's one I still find myself coming back to again and again. If you crossed the Indiana Jones films with a heavy dose of 1980's 8-bit pixel art, Spelunky is what you'd get. Monsters, traps and maze-like caverns stand between your whip wielding avatar and massive piles of gold and jewels. The map is randomly generated every time you start a new game, meaning there's always a new dungeon to go exploring through. Good thing, too, since the game's fairly brutal difficulty level will have you starting over often. There's even an HD remake that came out on July 4 for Xbox Live Arcade, but it's not free. Grab Spelunky for free HERE.
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2.) Spelunky Spelunky isn't the newest game on this list by far, but it's one I still find myself coming back to again and again. If you crossed the Indiana Jones films with a heavy dose of 1980's 8-bit pixel art, Spelunky is what you'd get. Monsters, traps and maze-like caverns stand between your whip wielding avatar and massive piles of gold and jewels. The map is randomly generated every time you start a new game, meaning there's always a new dungeon to go exploring through. Good thing, too, since the game's fairly brutal difficulty level will have you starting over often. There's even an HD remake that came out on July 4 for Xbox Live Arcade, but it's not free. Grab Spelunky for free HERE.
3.) Capitalism Online I'll admit it: this one's a bit nerdy, even for me. If anyone out there remembers the old PC game Capitalism, then you already know exactly what Economies of Scale is all about. After creating a character you can own your own company, build stores and factories, conduct research and development and more to amass piles of cash. Putting it online and making it free means there are tons of other players out there competing against you in the market, making your opponents far more cunning than playing against the AI back in the old days. The game only recently launched and they're still working on smoothing out some of the rough edges, but they're mostly just cosmetic issues at this point. If you ever wanted to try your hand at being Rockefeller or Trump, now's your chance.
Get Capitalism Online HERE.
