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FREE: Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics until 14 December

By X. Y. Zeng On December 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

GOG.com is giving out three Fallout classics until Saturday, 14 Dec., 1:59 p.m. GMT. It’s completely free!

 

Do note that you will have to sign up and these three games are extremely […]

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Oculus Rift: what a toaster looks like on your face.

Bit Bazaar Winter Market in Toronto

By X. Y. Zeng On December 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment

The Bit Bazaar Winter Market hosts a small exhibition of indie games, comic books and art in Toronto.

This event was housed in a townhouse-sized building which spanned two storeys. In it, there were many games, usually with the developers alongside to answer any questions and to sell you their merchandise.

I tried out a […]

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Being away and the end of the netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On November 28, 2013 · 7 Comments

Hey loyal Netbookist readers,

It seems I have run dry of ideas for a while, ever since my netbook went kaboom. The battery ran flat and I had to find a replacement. That took a while.

Add work in… and I haven’t had time to do any extra […]

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Cities on Motion 2 on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On September 30, 2013 · 1 Comment

Cities in Motions 2 is a transport management simulator. Your role in this is to build roads, build transit systems and ensure people are pleased with your public transit system. Much like the real world, it’s a tough job. You’ll need to raise money, find out which routes will make you more money, and if […]

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Hotline Miami on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On September 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Hotline Miami is an indie game that looks like the original GTA, is as difficult as Super Meat Boy with 8-bit music and a trippy storyline casting you as a hitman who receive hits via your voicemail. The game starts out with you in your house, while you direct your player to […]

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This sure is a cute platformer with lots of gore.

Super Meat Boy on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On July 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Super Meat Boy is a platformer where all you do is run, bounce and repeat. The controls are simple – left, right, run, jump. The goal is to avoid traps and stay alive – and in order to do this, you’ll have to run to a wall, do a perfectly timed combo of run-jump keypresses […]

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Theme Hospital on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On May 25, 2013 · 8 Comments

Theme Hospital is a hospital management sim with tons of humour injected in it. You manage funds, build rooms with different functions, manage research priorities, hiring of staff including doctors, nurses, handymen and receptionist. You start off with a hospital that is absolutely empty, and every start of the month, you’ll be frantically looking for […]

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Free Games on 8 – 11 Feb!

By X. Y. Zeng On February 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Greenman Gaming is offering four indie games for free starting on 8th February to the 11th of February. Four games will be free, one on each day at Green Man Gaming as part of The Grand Playfire & GMG Giveaway.

8th Feb: Zombies

9th Feb: Ninja Blade

10th Feb: […]

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One of the many ways to blow your enemy up.

Battlefield 1942 on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On January 29, 2013 · 1 Comment

As of writing, Battlefield 1942 is still available for free on Origin – you just have to download it via this link because it is more difficult to find it on the Origin program. Get it before 1 March 2013.

Battlefield 1942 […]

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The Canadian Middle Finger... in your city!

SimCity 4 on a netbook

By X. Y. Zeng On December 20, 2012 · 4 Comments

SimCity 4 is a city building simulator. As the mayor of a plot of land of various sizes, the goal is to build something that you want. There are no goals in this game – so you can build a city that rivals New York City with a massive subway system, massive elevated highways and […]

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