Games & Gaming articles by Ken Burridge
Corporate greed trumps brilliant idea that makes free games more fun to play. The Friendly Gaming Simplifier aka Facebook Gaming Simplifier is no more. FGS was a popular Google Chrome and Firefox browser gaming addon or extension that allowed gamers to simplify the management of their games. FGS specifically gave users of some social network [Continue]
Has anyone stopped to think what is the goal of the popular boardgame Monopoly produced worldwide by Parker Brothers? According to many parents Monopoly teaches good capitalism, money management, and real world business practices that should be learned and emulated so that their children can later grow up to become a rental and/or landlord tycoon. [Continue]
Asteroids is a classic video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the era. Players control a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers. The object of the game is to shoot and destroy asteroids and saucers while [Continue]
Play Frogger now via your web browser (must be flash-java enabled) GameCorps suggests using Firefox or Google Chrome browsers. Konami created the classic video game called Frogger in 1981. The goal is to safely guide five frogs across the road and river to their lily pad homes. Dangers: Crocodiles, drowning in the river and/or of [Continue]
Play classic Tetris the puzzle video game designed Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union and released in 1984. As of 2010 over a 100 million copies of Tetris have been sold on mobile phones alone. Tetris game reviews such as in Computer Gaming World calling the game “deceptively simple and insidiously addictive”. Tetris has been [Continue]
Control Keys: Single Player game Up = A key Down = Z key Two Player game Use the Arrow Keys to move Up = Up arrow key Down = Down arrow key Troubleshooting: When I click PLAY nothing fun happens: Make sure that you have JavaScript enabled and the latest Flash Player has been installed. It [Continue]
A fgs version for the popular Firefox browser is in the works and should be available very soon. Facebook gamers will soon be able to use FGS and Firefox to collect/send bonuses and gifts automatically for many of the most popular games on facebook including: Baking life Cafe World Castle Age City of Wonder CityVille [Continue]
The Gran Turismo 5 race car driving simulator game gives gamers their first taste of electrifying power. Even the most diehard motorheads and muscle car enthusiasts can easily become EV converts after they more fully understand what 100% instant torque really means! The exclusive playstation 3 game features almost a thousand types of cars one [Continue]
Virtual Chevy Volt Tours & Test drives can be experienced using Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology, taking gamers and product placement to a whole new level, via a free download. Chevy Volt Virtual Test Drives will be available to players of the new Xbox 360 Kinect game called Joy Ride by Microsoft Game Studios that [Continue]
