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Words matter. And in a world where the Internet makes sure that anything you write or say will never, ever disappear (so long as no one detonates a weapon to wipe out all technology like that totally rad scene at the end of Escape from L.A.), they matter more than ever -- which is something we're not quite sure the video games industry has fully appreciated yet. And with any luck they never will, because the world would be a lot more m[...]

Space Ace (iPhone)The success of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace makes the iPhone a welcome home for lost arcade gems.

Top 10 Wii Games of 2010 Okay, seriously, the Wii means more than "inferior port plus waggle" this year. By 1UP Staff While the Wii has had to contend with the "good first-party and a ton of waggle-enabled shovelware" reputation in the past, it looks like 2010 will help shake said reputation. Besides known first-party superstars like Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M, we have some solid third-party games like Epic[...]

2009 Sleepers: The Best Games You Didn't Play Once you're done with Mario and Modern Warfare, hunt down this baker's dozen of overlooked greats. By Jeremy Parish Even with all the fall 2009 releases that were delayed into 2010, it's still been a heck of a year for games. Blockbusters everywhere! You couldn't walk to the bus without tripping over one, it seems. And with all that obsessing over the big-name hits, a huge num[...]

This free demo version of PT Boats: Knights of the Sea offers a great insight into what this unique naval simulation has to offer - the unprecedented ambient effects, water physics and other simulation details of handling a "mosquite boat" fleet, to mention a few. The demo includes 3 airplanes, 16 naval units, 3 tutorial missions, as well as a demo campaign playable from both the Allied and the Axis points of view!