http://www.news.smartdownloads.net Hand-picked news by SmartDownloads.net en-en http://backend.userland.com/rss SmartGuy http://news.smartdownloads.net/ http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Proletariat_The_Uprising_an_appropriately_free_RPG_board_gaming_thingy-50433727.html We've already enjoyed Vampire: The Requiem, Werewolf: The Forsaken, Mage: The Awakening, Something: The Something Else, but now the time has come to rise, raise our left fist and salute... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Тургор_Turgor_a_dark_and_surreal_adventure-47827193.html The few people that played Pathologic know exactly just how bizarre, unsettling, innovative and beautiful those Russian avant-garde adventure games can be (correct answer: very), whereas the poor souls that... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Command_Conquer_95_full_version_download-33130465.html You probably knew this one already, but I simply had to make sure all three of you most faithful Gnome's Lair readers were properly informed. So, the letters, dear friends,... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Intel_to_acquire_Havok__in_game_physics_company-3903305.html Filed under: GamingIntel has announced that it is to acquire Havok, a company that specializes in providing physics algorithms for a lot of big name games, amongst other digital content.... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Nintendo_promises_Wii_stock_boost__says_they_ll_still_sell_out-85805223.html Filed under: GamingReggie Fils-Aime over at Nintendo has promised an "unprecedented" Wii supply boost for North America over the holiday season -- unfortunately, it's only "unprecedented" because Nintendo has never... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Sony_plans_to_sell_PS3_chip_production_facilities_to_Toshiba-78908164.html Filed under: GamingSony may be planning to sell its chip production facilities to Toshiba for $865 million, if reports by the AP and Reuters are to be believed. The production... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Reliving_the_FPS_glory_of_Quake_in_32_bit_color-74718126.html Quake (official demo download), id's 1996 sequel to Doom, was more than just another FPS best seller on the PC. It was the game that cemented the dominance of 3D... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Resonance_Teaser-51022444.html Go on, go on, you do love independent adventure games, don't you? Well, click away then. http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Mighty_Empires_free_Warhammer_rules_PDF-59324777.html As any GW slave should be able to tell you, legendary Mighty Empires WHFB expansion (learn more) has been sort of re-released. Really, have a look. Problem is the new... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/H_P__Lovecraft_inspired_Interactive_Fiction_The_Commonplace_Book_Project-4682798.html H.P. Lovecraft with all his unspeakable horrors, indescribable oddities and non-euclidean angles never really helped any visual artists, uhh, visualize his stories and -apparently- that's one of the reasons... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Hot_RPG_group_wet_dream-3083145.html It's the Ultimate Gaming Table, it is, and it's lovingly positioned in what could easily be described as the Ultimate Gaming Room. Why not have a closer look at this... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Söldner_X_Himmelsstürmer_shmup_coming_to_a_PC_or_PS3_near_you-55433114.html Ever since the glory days of the Commodore Amiga dominance, PC gamers never had access to the best and/or shiniest shoot-'em-ups. Not that they really cared much for shmups, mind... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Grim_Fandango__Psychonauts_or_the_freeware__delicious__smart_and_pointless_Epic_Saga-37136448.html And before you answer, please do keep in mind that although Grim Fandango and Psychonauts have been hailed as two of the best games ever, Epic Saga -Extreme Fighter- is... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/Bioshock_Widescreen_Hack_Tweak_Guide-37043984.html Repeat after me: Bioshock is brilliant. Good. Again! Once more, just to make sure. Nice. Now say: System Shock 2 is way better and you'll be allowed to audiovisually enjoy... http://news.smartdownloads.net/Games/George_Harrison_confirms_his_Nintendo_retirement-4280842.html Filed under: Gaming It wasn't like we didn't see this one coming, but George Harrison has finally made his retirement from Nintendo official: He'll be leaving his post as Senior VP...