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This past week we were giving some information on a free World of Warcraft server. Omegawow.eu gives the the instructions and links to download clients and patches. Some of us tried it out and it seems pretty cool. Currently, I have a horde toon along with a couple other geeks. Look for Barfcake if you want to group up! We also have some of the file in dropbox so we can share them out if you would like.

Posted by spanky_b On Dec - 13 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Direct2Drive is running a promotion that could land you some free games. All you have to do is make a purchase and you could be randomly selected as winner. Maybe you’ve been wanting some fresh FPS, maybe some cheap oldies. Promotion runs until the end of the year. You can also win $50 for tweeting about their promotions!

Posted by spanky_b On Nov - 24 - 2010 Add Comments READ FULL POST

Thank you to HiddenHandThrustPunch for the link to some inexpensive games. There are some great titles on that site for not much money. Who doesn’t like a good old game? http://www.gog.com/en/frontpage/

Posted by spanky_b On Nov - 16 - 2010 1 Comment READ FULL POST

There is something to be said about older games and LAN parties. They kick ass!’ At the last LAN party we busted out and oldie call Homeworld. It’s and RTS set in space, you can you can choose from two races. Once the game starts, the race is on to gather resources (asteroids, dust clouds) and build your fleet.  The type and class of ships are determined by what you invest into Research. The more research, the more options for [...]

Posted by spanky_b On Jun - 10 - 2010 1 Comment READ FULL POST

Recently, some people have commented on my lack of online availability. In an effort to not always get my ass kicked and to hang out with friends in the virtual world, I proposed a weekly game night.  Every Wednesday from 7PM to 930PM I am available for some gaming via the interweb. It is on the calendar, look to the left of this post to see it. We now have our own Hamachi network to help facilitate LAN based games. [...]

Posted by spanky_b On Jun - 10 - 2010 1 Comment READ FULL POST