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GOG giving away free PC gaming classics

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

If you are one of those people who think nothing in this world is free, it’s time to pay a visit to the Web site for GOG, which stands for Good Ol’ Games. The company is literally giving away two adventure game classics -- for free. 

Solely devoted to preserving computer game classics of yesteryear, this new Web site has announced it's giving away two beloved point-and-click adventure titles: Beneath a Steel Sky and Lure of the Temptress. As a special bonus, Beneath a Steel Sky (71MB) also includes a digital comic book illustrated by famed graphic artist Dave Gibbons.

Many of the games offered at GOG, which cost either $5.99 or $9.99, can no longer be found in stores, and are guaranteed to work on current hardware, such as Windows XP or Windows Vista. Registration is free but required.

Examples of the DRM-free games offered here include Unreal Tournament, Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games, Toca Race Driver 3, Operation Flashpoint, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Simon the Sorcerer, and Fallout. All but one of the 62 games come with digital manuals, too. Between two and four games are added each week.

"The free games are a sort of ‘thank you’ to GOG users who have been supporting us since our beta launch," said Adam Oldakowski, managing director of GOG, in a company statement. 


Free radio recorder works like a charm

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Imagine if there were a program to record music from hundreds of online radio stations with the click of a mouse and even schedule recordings like a VCR does. It exists -- and it's free, to boot.

The Crawler Radio & MP3 Player (mp3radio) is a mere 603KB download that lets you listen to and record Internet radio streams, by selecting from preloaded stations (most without commercials) or by adding your own favorite online radio stations.

If you need to leave the house but want to record an upcoming show, pull up the scheduler and select which station to record from the drop-down menu, what time to begin recording, and what time to end. Now you can listen to that recorded audio anytime (and offline, too).

Because files are saved as MP3s, you can also copy the tracks to a portable music player, such as an iPod. Quality varies between stations, however, maxing out at 192 kilobits per second. Preloaded stations are listed by popularity or by genre (rock, pop, classical, alternative, country, gospel, and so on).

For easy access, a handy option upon installation is adding a Crawler Radio & MP3 Player toolbar in your Web browser. Crawler's Terms of Use policy includes a disclaimer that you must not use the service to upload or distribute copyrighted material. 

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