If I say "Quake", anything else is nothing. I know that the FPS genre is not where it was once, especially since Quake Wars and Unreal Tournament 3 didn't manage to achieve impressive sales. Anyway, sometimes, it's more than just sales, it's about setting the direction for those to follow, as Quake and Quake 2 did, just as Unreal Tournament's graphics engine is now used in a wide range of games, and not limited strictly to games. Anyway, let's get to our topic today... what do you think about being able to play Quake in your Web browser, for free?



When I found out about it, I was simply thrilled by the idea. This piece of news is really hot, since Id Software and IGA Worldwide announced a few hours ago, at the Game Developer Conference, their plans of releasing a completely free, ad-supported, browser-based, Quake Live.

Unfortunately, there's no word about an official release date, but you can do as I did, and subscribe at QuakeLive.com to take part in the beta-testing of this game. For now, the promises are full friends list, tournament and stats tracking, but I am sure the best part is yet to come, and I am talking about the graphics, sound and gameplay, of course...

Fireglow Games, widely known for its Sudden Strike series, has just announced a new title that reached gold status, namely Stranger.

Scheduled to begin shipping on the 3rd of March, Stranger is a RTS/RPG hybrid, and places you in the role of a hero lost in a strange fantasy world (aren't they all doing this?). The promises are pretty interesting - the game features a well designed magic and enchantment system, and the action takes place in a world with over 100 unique monsters.

What I don't like to hear is that, while you can control 3 different characters, the single player campaign should last "more than 30 hours", but the good part is that Stranger will also feature 8-person online multiplayer matches. Well, we should live and see what happens when this title hits the shelves... will it remain stuck there, or is it going to disappear from there like magic?

War is not something to dream about, but I am sure that game producers would surely have nightmares related to their future if someone would simply erase the past conflicts that fueled the creation of an impressive amount of movies and games! Today, it's about World War 2, and the Royal Air Force, in a game for Nintendo DS...


From what I've heard, Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the Royal Air Force is going to be an "air combat shooter" for Nintendo DS, based on historical missions, although flight mechanics are intuitive, and far less complicated then in a fully-featured fligh combat simulator.

Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the Royal Air Force comes with wireless support for up to 4 players, and according to the official press release, you should expect to have a lot of fun with it - "Enter into frenzied dogfights with German fighters, strafe columns of enemy tanks, cover the evacuation of Allied troops, knock buzz bombs out of the sky with a tip of your wing and more in an expansive campaign that recreates some of the most famous battles of the war.", while learning some history, too!

Unfortunately, there's no accurate release date, but since this game has gone gold, you should expect it in stores by the end of the month. For more details, feel free to visit the official page of this game's publisher, here!