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Watergate: The Game: What A Long, Strange National Nightmare It’s Been
I’m about as old as Watergate and it has had a constant and vaguely Oedipal influence on me. Dad was a newsman; I’m a newsman. Dad hates Nixon; I hate Nixon. Newsmen took down a president; my Dad’s badder than the president. So I came to Watergate: The Game confident I could win with solid knowledge of the scandal.
Candy Box: A Game That’s Simple, Sweet, And Strangely Compelling
When I got the link from a friend on Twitter, I thought Candy Box was some kind of a test or a joke. Candies started accumulating, and the only button I could click was “eat all the candies.” Gulp. Glump. OK. If eating sweets was a management sim, this would be the game.
Flash Version Of Mega Man Xover Is A Withering Rebuke, From The Series’ Biggest Fans
The Rockman/Mega Man franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary in December, and I can’t imagine a cheerful observance is coming for the hardcore fans of one of video gaming’s cornerstone franchises. They’ve been upset ever since last year’s heavy-handed cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 for the 3DS, a game which had asked for community input through the release of a prototype version.
You Can Play This Diablo III Clone Right Now, In Your Browser
Diablo III player Tsimhyr, fed up with the game’s follies, decided to do something about it and make his own version of the game. It’s called Satan I, and is playable right now, in your browser.
One Man Getting Hit By A Bus Is Another Man’s Frogger Flash Game
At the University of Texas “every Friday before finals there’s a thing called ‘Foam Sword Friday’,” writes Austin H., a computer sciences major at the university. Students go to the university district’s main drag, cross the street during a red light, and then battle it out with foam swords.
This "Oh Shit" Flash Game Will Destroy Your Day
Oh boy. This is amazing. If you’ve seen disgraced R&B star R. Kelly’s incredible Trapped in the Closet (if not, begin), well, this is a flash game based on Trapped in the Closet.
Oh God, A Kanye West Video Game
Kanye Zone may look, play and sound like a cheap flash game, and…well, it is. That doesn’t stop it being a perversely addictive thing.
The Sequel: 2QWOP
QWOP, the notorious, accursed and “most realistic simulation” of the 100m dash ever made, has a sequel. 2QWOP now delivers two-player split-screen multiplayer, good for settling stupid bets and drunken taunts among friends.
