Tag: VIDEO-GAMES

What if computers could play video games? Well, technically they can. Whenever you play a game that has other beings that can move independently (for example a hockey or football simulator, or a first-person shooter), AI (artificial intelligence) is employed. Basically, the better the AI, the better and less predictable your computerized opponents will be. AI can also be used to control a player ...

Look, we're going to admit something up front. ROM CHECK FAIL makes almost no sense as a game. But that doesn't mean it's not fun to play. Here's the basic premise: let's see what happens if you cross a bunch of classic games including Pac-Man, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Brothers, Defender, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Gauntlet, and a few others that we can't put our fingers on at the moment. The ...

Mobile game maker Inscenic has released one of the company's older video games as freeware. Creatonia is an RPG designed to run on Windows Mobile and Palm devices. The game is pretty typical fantasy RPG fare. You get to customize a character which will wander through various quests while battling different creatures using weapons and magic. The graphics aren't exactly PS3 quality, but for a ...

Last year Electronic Arts released classic strategy game Command & Conquer as a free, ad-supported download. Now the company is going one step further with plans to release a brand spanking new game as a free download (with advertisements, of course). The New York Times reports that the upcoming Battlefield Heroes title will also allow users to spend real money to buy outfits, weapons, and ...