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How To Run Old Games on Windows 7/8/10
“This game doesn’t work on Windows 10!”, “Why can’t I run game X on my ultra modern computer?” Well, fear not, because here’s the fix for you – a self-contained XP SP3 Virtual Machine that can run most games between and including 2003 and 2005.
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Mods for Oblivion
As epic role-playing games go, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is up there with the best of them. Which means that it’s really, really long and is packed with an incredible amount of stuff to see and do, from slaying dastardly Daedra in other dimensions to prancing about picking wildflowers. But some need more, and here it is.
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How Myst Changed Gaming
The original Myst (1993) turns twenty-three in September of 2016, and for a quarter of its lifespan it enjoyed constant bestseller status. Right up there with Doom, Command & Conquer, and other countless titles that came and went, Myst offered massive crowd appeal.
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Top 25 PC Horror Games For Halloween
It’s Halloween and what better way to celebrate it than engorging in various forms of spook-oriented entertainment. Here are twenty-five retro computer games reeking of demons, devils and other dark conjurations.
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Doom 4 HD Gameplay Video – E3 2015
A brief look at how Doom 4 is shaping up. Much of the game has been apparently redone, and to some extent it looks like a cooler, faster, more brutal Doom 3. Check out this awesome gameplay footage from E3.
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An Early History of Blizzard
We’ve got many Blizzard games covered here – Diablo, Diablo II, StarCraft, WarCraft – all of them five-star titles. Blizzard’s track record in producing top selling and critically acclaimed games is nothing short of impressive, so let’s take a closer look at this company, its history and learn just what makes it tick.
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Interactive Entertainment – Vintage Video Reviews
Rare piece of gaming history here! Interactive Entertainment was a magazine published exclusively on CD, containing video and text reviews, previews and unofficial hint guides for various 90s PC games. If you have any interest in games from that period then you must give this a look!
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From Hell – Brutal Doom Review
Just when you thought that chaingun was light enough to drop and do something productive, you get something as insanely bloody and addictive and over-the-top as “Brutal Doom”, a mod seemingly ripped straight out of the lower bastions of Hell and programmed by Satan himself.
Tech Articles
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Windows Hearts Defined a Generation of Casual PC Gamers in the 90s
Aug 22, 2026
How Microsoft bundled Hearts into Windows 3.1 and made it one of the most-played PC games ever, plus the British origins of its queen-of-spades rule.
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Craps in the DOS Era and Why the Browser Version Gets it Right
Aug 19, 2026
How DOS casino games like Hoyle's taught a generation of PC gamers craps, and why the Hazard variant is the retro mode you have been missing.
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How Dominoes Went From Windows 98 Accessories to Browser Play
Aug 16, 2026
From Windows 95 freeware discs to modern browser tabs, dominoes made a quiet leap. Here's how tile logic games survived every platform shift.
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The Dice Games Retro PC Gamers Loved Are Finally Worth Playing Again
Aug 13, 2026
From bundled Yahtzee to shareware discs, dice games built real loyalty among retro PC gamers. Here's why Balut and cross dominoes still hold up.
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What Classic Casino PC Games Can Teach You About Blackjack Strategy
Aug 10, 2026
Classic PC games like Hoyle Casino sparked a love of blackjack but skipped the math. Here's what those games missed and how to fill the gap.
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The Puzzle Games That Defined 90s PCs Are Back in Your Browser
Aug 07, 2026
The logic puzzles that made 90s PC gaming legendary never really went away. Here's how those same spatial-reasoning traditions live on in your browser today.
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Why Classic Computer Card Players Are Switching to Browser Spades
Aug 04, 2026
Windows 95 never shipped with Spades, but browser play is finally fixing that. Here's why retro PC gamers are returning to this LAN party classic.
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How Tetris Defined Puzzle Gaming for an Entire Generation of PC Players
Aug 01, 2026
Born on a Soviet computer in 1984, Tetris survived a brutal licensing war to become the most-copied shareware program of 1987.
