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Ultra Low Graphics Mod allows you to somewhat play Skyrim on a netbook with discrete graphics.

Wanna play Skyrim on your netbook? Here’s another way.

By X. Y. Zeng On May 29, 2014 · 2 Comments

Remember our past attempts to get Skyrim to work?

Currently, a mod can allow you to play Skyrim without any driver-side modding. The 

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Red Orchestra 2 streamed from the laptop using Steam's new In-Home Streaming

Steam In-Home Streaming beta allows netbooks to play taxing games

By X. Y. Zeng On May 26, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Steam’s new beta, In-Home Streaming, will allow you to play almost all the games you can play on a regular desktop/notebook. It works by using your main computer to do all the graphics rendering and processing, and then streaming it to your netbook.

All of this can be done without additional software. In order to […]

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Immerse yourself in open-map warfare with guns and vehicles.

FREE: ARMA: Cold War Assault until Monday

By X. Y. Zeng On May 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Steam is offering ARMA: Cold War Assault until Monday 10 a.m. Pacific Time. ARMA: CWA was originally named as Operation Flashpoint and features a large fictional Eastern European map where you will have battles with tanks, aircraft and different weapons such as assault rifles and rocket launchers.

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Play as Captain Viridian, toggle gravity's direction while avoiding friendly ghosts and devious spikes.

VVVVVV on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On May 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment

A mishap happened and your ship was about to crash, leading everyone to hurriedly run to the teleporters. Every one manages to escape into an alternate dimension but you find yourself alone after teleporting.

In VVVVVV, you play as Captain Viridian who has just lost five of his spaceship’s crew members and now he has […]

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Good tactics is necessary unless it's six versus one

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel

By X. Y. Zeng On May 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel puts you in a typical Fallout post-apocalyptic wasteland. But unlike other Fallouts, this game focuses on combat and removes role-playing to a large extent.

You lead a team of up to six, recruiting members between battles, and each member with his or her own stats such as perception, luck, charisma, […]

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"Terrible art conveys a terrible work environment," says the game's description.

I Get This Call Every Day on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On May 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment

I Get This Call Every Day puts you in the shoes of a Canada Revenue Agency general inquiries phone representative. David S. Gallant developed this game as a reflection of his job at the CRA. It’s odd that Gallant didn’t decide to hop onto the boom of indie simulators and call it “Tax Call Centre Simulator”.

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Steam will offer Red Storm 2 free today.

Steam: Red Orchestra 2 free for 24 hours

By X. Y. Zeng On April 23, 2014 · 1 Comment

According to Steam, they will offer the base version of Red Orchestra 2 for free for 24 hours starting later today.

They say that if you download it today, you will get to keep it forever, much like the previous Left 4 Dead 2 promotion last year.

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Gas is flowing! Boss is demanding! The crowd is complaining!

Pipe Trouble will amuse you.

By X. Y. Zeng On December 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Pipe Trouble is similar to the game Pipe Mania; a game where you must install pieces of pipe that link the start point to the end point. Netbookist first encountered it at the Bit Bazaar Winter Market.

Pieces of pipe […]

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Reddit: Steam is offering Left4Dead 2 for free

By X. Y. Zeng On December 26, 2013 · 1 Comment

According to Reddit’s r/steam, Steam is offering Left4Dead 2 for free and will be free for Christmas Day until Dec. 26, 10 a.m. GMT -8.

Steam is currently down and reports have that you must both add it to your account and install it to be able to keep the game.

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A discrepancy resulting from incorrect issuing city

Papers, Please on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On December 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Papers, Please puts you in the hotseat of an immigration officer in a fictional country of Arstotzka where you get to decide who gets in, and who doesn’t.

As you sit in your booth, you call people to show their papers. You check whether the names, serial numbers, dates and data match. If all is good, […]

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