Despite sporting a name that you would not show to your mother, Retromaster 5's new arena shooter is quite excellent and doesn't actually contain any inappropriate content. Much like Geometry Wars clone Vector Infector, it (we shall only refer to this game by a pronoun) is a simple, pixelated retro arena shooter with epilepsy-inducing graphics and a delightfully easy scoring scheme. Mixed with the retro feel about it all, it's very fun for freeware fans or shooter fans in general, and worth playing at least once. The name just happens to by NSFW. You have been warned.

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Big robots are a staple science fiction, ranging from the mecha of Gundam to the more realistic Battletech series. Naturally, the PC have seen their fair share of mech games, mostly from the Battletech property (Mechwarrior 2, anyone?). In this same vein, a freeware mech combat game called Young's Modulus has been released to continue the robot-killing legacy. Featuring simple (but not bad) graphics, an interesting interface, and a more detail-oriented focus than most robot combat games, it's worth a try for any mecha combat fans. Plus, it even has a conquest mode, which is a nice change from most mech games.

A note to those who want to play it: To unlock the demo, input any 6-digit code. You can't use the numpad to insert the numbers.

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No doubt the cousin of Professor Science, the Jetpack Brontosaurus has been eagerly awaiting to explore the stars with his trusty thruster. The much anticipated browser game of his adventures has finally entered alpha, allowing anyone to step into his over-sized dinosaur boots. Featuring a few missions, there's not much to it at the moment, but it is an alpha. Check it out at the official Flashbang Studios site. You'll need the Unity Player installed on your browser to play, and remember to fill out the feedback form!

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Dungeon Runners, the heavily satirical hack-'n-slash free-to-play MMO, has gotten even more chunky and delicious with the release of the third "Chunk". The chunk, which is a major content update (in the same fashion that NCSoft's own City of Heroes does Issues) includes all sorts of improvements and benefits for free members and paying members alike. There's a balancing of the PvP system, added membership benefits, new quests and NPCs (of course), and a variety of quality of life enhancements. Overall, it's a very solid addition to the game, and if you play Dungeon Runners, you'll be delighted with all the new stuff.

Last week, I extolled the virtues of a crazy little platformer/shooter called Cave Story, and how I consider one of the best games of all-time. The problem is, though, that a lot of people aren't really into the whole action-adventure gameplay that Metroid, Castlevania, and Cave Story utilize. There are people who want uncomplicated platformers with left, right, and jump. For those people, there is no greater game than N.

Welcome, Herr Doktor. No doubt you have at least sampled the waters of the new TF2 update, resplendent in it's new content. However, you are not concerned over the new Gold Rush map, or the new Payload gametype. No, you are most likely aiming to obtain your überweapons: the Blütsauger, Kritzkrieg, and Übersaw. Unfortunately, you have to complete the many new medic achievements, ranging from the incredibly hard to the very simple. Thankfully for you, Herr Doktor, we have compiled a guide to acquiring those achievements in the easiest way possible. We have already given you the first, second, third and fourth, so here is the fifth. Keep this in mind the next time we proclaim our love for you.

Deadly Rooms of Death is a great indie dungeon crawler/puzzler which, unfortunately, doesn't receive the attention it really deserves. The latest entry, The City Beneath, expanded upon the already magnificent puzzle-based gameplay in a myriad of ways. It was also released last year (in April) to little fanfare except in the indie community. Thankfully, though, there is now an official trailer that shows off some of the excellent gameplay elements. You can check out the embedded video after the break. If it interests you, check out the main site for a demo and ways to get the full version.

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cactus has long been established as a complete beast of a developer. The indie developer has developed complete games in the time it takes the normal person to finish Super Mario Bros, as has done it yet again. Working on a competition where the goal is to create a functional game in 3 hours, cactus has make a quirky little arena shooter with unique mechanics called Kryzta.

Your goal is to kill other ships by luring enemies into shooting their buddies. Once an enemy dies, you can collect his little chunks for points. After a while, you can utilize a special shot as well. It's very simple, like most of his games, but very fun and easy to pick up. Pick up the download off of the competition thread!

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After the whole Kane & Lynch fiasco, who takes CNET seriously anymore? CBS does, apparently. In a press release today, the media giant announced that they were offering $11.50 for each outstanding share in CNET, or $1.8 billion in total. CNET owns their own gaming media giant, with GameSpot, GameRankings, Metacritic, and Download.com ranking some of the most popular sites around. The CNET Board of Directors has approved the merger and urges all shareholders to accept the offer for their shares.

The most interesting part to us, however, is the fact that in the release, CBS does not utter the word "games" at all. Apparently, the words "games" or "videogames" are taboo to a multi-national multimedia corporation like CBS. However, "entertainment" is a perfectly fine way to refer to it, even though it could mean books, movies, games, music, or even sports. Can't we at least get an "interactive"?

Hot on the heels (or wheels) of the demo being released, Codemasters has released a new trailer for their PC driving game GRID. The trailer shows off some nice cars (as always) going through some of the Japanese circuits in the game, including the never-seen J-Speed circuit. You can check it out, as always, right here through our downloads section. Now all that is left is to wait for the inevitable trailer for Codemasters' new F1 racing game. GRID hits store shelves on June 3rd.

Download the new GRID Japanese circuits trailer!

Welcome, Herr Doktor. No doubt you have at least sampled the waters of the new TF2 update, resplendent in it's new content. However, you are not concerned over the new Gold Rush map, or the new Payload gametype. No, you are most likely aiming to obtain your überweapons: the Blütsauger, Kritzkrieg, and Übersaw. Unfortunately, you have to complete the many new medic achievements, ranging from the incredibly hard to the very simple. Thankfully for you, Herr Doktor, we have compiled a guide to acquiring those achievements in the easiest way possible. We have already given you the first, second, and third part of our guide, so here is the fourth. Keep this in mind the next time we proclaim our love for you.

Comic fans and gamers often overlap. We've seen a lot of game-related comics over the years, from Halo to World of Warcraft, and now we can add Warhammer to the mix. BOOM! Studios, who tend to make quite a lot of comics based on nerdy IP like Blood Bowl and Gears of Wars, have released issue 1 of their Warhammer comic. While this is news for any comic fan, the real deal is that it comes with a beta key to Warhammer Online. You heard us correctly. Buying this comic will give you access to the WAR beta. You can pick it up off their website or at your local comic store (hopefully).

With a name like Xfire, which sounds like some crazy new designer drug, you'd think that the announcement that it had over 10 million users would be cause for panic. Thankfully, Xfire is just an excellent game tracker and inter-game messenger, so the 10 million registered users is a good thing! We swear we aren't lying, officer!

For those who haven't used Xfire, it's a nice little IM client that allows you to message and check what your friends are playing, all within your own game. It also tracks stats such as time spent playing a particular game, as well as things like character names. If you've used Steam since the update that added the Community feature, you'll know exactly how it works. Unlike Steam, it also allows you to share sweet images and videos with your gaming buddies. All in all, a nice service that has just hit a major milestone. Go Team Xfire!

For those antsy to enter a barren winter wasteland, where the people hunt the eggs of giant homicidal insectoid alien things, you're in luck. Capcom has announced today that their bug-hunting epic, Lost Planet Colonies, has finally gone gold, and will be available to all who wish to partake in its wintry splendor in two weeks. So grab your thermos, gun, and overcoat (which Frank seems to be missing) and prepare for some awesome bug-killing action.

Welcome, Herr Doktor. No doubt you have at least sampled the waters of the new TF2 update, resplendent in it's new content. However, you are not concerned over the new Gold Rush map, or the new Payload gametype. No, you are most likely aiming to obtain your überweapons: the Blütsauger, Kritzkrieg, and Übersaw. Unfortunately, you have to complete the many new medic achievements, ranging from the incredibly hard to the very simple. Thankfully for you, Herr Doktor, we have compiled a guide to acquiring those achievements in the easiest way possible. We have already given you the first and second parts of our guide, so here is the third. Keep this in mind the next time we proclaim our love for you.