This week's free game: "Cool Spot"
Oh, the joys of product placement and cross-promotion. This Sega Game Gear platformer put you in the shoes and gloves of 7-Up's mascot, designed to make the fizzy drink appealing to youngsters.
The Tech Deck archive for Jan. 2016
MONDAY, JAN. 25, 2016
THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2016
Violence in gaming and my 'Black Ops 3' conundrum 1
Treyarch's latest entry in the blockbuster shooting franchise "Call of Duty" ends with a puzzling sequence of firefights that shows the dissonance between what developers are trying to do and what their audience demands of them.
MONDAY, JAN. 18, 2016
This week's free game: "Bio Menace"
We highlighted Commander Keen a few weeks ago. Now, download for free another sidescroller built on its engine, "Bio Menace," from the folks at Great Old Games!
THURSDAY, JAN. 14, 2016
The force is semi-strong with 'Star Wars: Battlefront' 3
A dearth of features and maps doesn't stop EA Dice's Star Wars-themed shooter from being one of the most fun ways to pretend you're a foot soldier - or a hero - in that most intergalactic of conflicts.
TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2016
Gaming, and loss: 'That Dragon, Cancer'
There's no way to "win" this game that's releasing today from indie developers/parents Ryan and Amy Green. And that's the point.
MONDAY, JAN. 11, 2016
This week's free game: "Jazz Jackrabbit"
If you weren't cool enough to own a console in 1994, you couldn't get in on the Sonic v. Mario battle. But you could play Jazz Jackrabbit, this week's free game, on your PC.
TUESDAY, JAN. 5, 2016
Pew: Half of Americans play games, 10 percent say they're 'gamers'
Are you a gamer? According to the Pew Research Center, about 10 percent of Americans identify with that term, though half the population plays video games.
MONDAY, JAN. 4, 2016
This week's free game: "Q*bert"
Gottlieb's classic game featuring an aardvark-like protagonist is available to play for free from the Internet Archive.
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