PC

The Plagues Of Egypt Make An Encore Appearance In The Secret World

With all of Earth’s conspiracy, mythology and theology at their fingertips Funcom has a broad spectrum of horrible things to visit upon the players on modern day MMO The Secret World. In the Scorched Desert of Egypt, things get biblical.


November 29, 2011
News

Tunisia, Egypt And Libya Look To Computer Games To Help Stabilise The Region

Think of it as a very specialised version of SimCity; one that replaces UFOs, monster attacks and city-flattening meteors with political unrest and economic upheaval; and replaces charming tiny animated people with real-time charts and in-person advisers.


March 29, 2011
In Real Life

Disney And Angry Birds Explain 3 Arab League Revolts

Based on two true stories and a bit of forward thinking, Three Big Pigs combines Angry Birds animation with Disney melodies to walk us through the fate of three Arab League leaders.


January 31, 2011
In Real Life

Two Words Helping Overthrow A Government

“Game Over”. It’s a term synonymous with video games, yet right now in Egypt, it’s also a rallying cry for mass political action.


January 26, 2011
In Real Life

The Greek Engineer Who Invented The Steam Engine 2,000 Years Ago

Almost two millennia before the rest of humanity entered the industrial age, the Greek inventor Hero invented the steam engine, wind-powered machinery, and theories of light that couldn’t be improved for centuries. And then he invented some really crazy stuff.


June 4, 2010
News

A Massively Multiplayer Mummy? Madness!

Why does it always have to be mummies? Bigpoint is bringing Brendan Fraser-powered film franchise The Mummy online, with a massively multiplayer online game due out in summer 2010.