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Greek Mythology Flash Games Are Eternal Torture

9:00PM January 7, 2012 | Owen Good

Pippin Barr is back at it again. The video game researcher and artist has built a series of Flash games based on the eternal, ironic punishments meted out in Greek mythology, so you can know the agony of Tantalus, Prometheus and others. More »

PC

Mega Mash: The 7 Best Retro Arcade Games You’ve Played At Once

9:30AM October 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

When you first start Mega Mash, the latest flash masterpiece from the folks at Nitrome, it seems like you’re about to play a 7-in-1 game cart filled with clever homages to classic games. Then everything goes wonderfully haywire. More »

PC

Crytek Is Looking At Flash Support

2:40AM October 8, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Here’s the beauty of competition. Earlier this week, Epic Games showed off the Unreal Engine 3 supporting Adobe’s Flash. Meanwhile, rival game engine maker Crytek is seeing what flash magic it can unleash. More »

PC

Unreal Engine 3 Now Works In Flash

5:42AM October 5, 2011 | Joel Johnson

What is one of the world’s most popular 3D engines, the same one used to power many of the most popular console games in the world, also ran in your web browser? That would be pretty interesting, right? More »

Mobile

Epic Shows Unreal Tournament 3 Playable, Beautiful In Flash

5:30AM October 5, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney just took the stage at the Adobe MAX event to show off the company’s Unreal Engine working (and working impressively) in Adobe Flash. To prove Flash’s 3D chops, Epic played a visually updated version of Unreal Tournament 3 running in real time. More »

News

How Adobe Is Going To Make Flash Gaming Awesomer

10:30PM September 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Flash gaming is just about to get better. Adobe is bringing full hardware-accelerated 3D graphics to both Flash and Air. It’s also improving 2D graphics as well. More »

News

London Looting Victim Photo Inspires Outrage, Video Game

5:00AM August 12, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Aaron Biber, 89, stand with his hands out, eyes downcast, looking at what remains of the barber shop he’s run for 41 years in London. More »

PC

VVVVVV Creator Makes Super Meat Boy A Tad More Impossible

3:00AM July 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Super Meat Boy is no joke. That’s a hard game, and that’s part of its appeal. Put it in the hands of the maker of another, harder game, and it collapses into a singularity of motherfucker-what-do-you want-me-to-do difficulty. More »

News

Playing Through The Cowboys & Aliens Video Game

6:20AM July 13, 2011 | Brian Crecente

There’s not a whole lot of story in Absolution Training Ground, a Hogan’s Alley take on upcoming movie Cowboys & Aliens, and you can pretty much unlock all of the weapons on your first play through, but it’s still kinda fun. More »

News

Singapore School Girls Make The Right Choice About Meth

2:00AM June 29, 2011 | Sam Winstrom

Is someone in your family acting strange? Did they leave a note laying around about buying a lot of ice? Maybe they’re planning a surprise party! Or maybe they’re on drugs. Luckily, The Right Choice was made to help you get to the bottom of such mysteries. More »