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Contact UsThe experience of being able to blast aliens and solve puzzles or role play your favorite hero have become the biggest selling points of online gaming in recent years. Players from all over the world can compete against each other and you don’t need to depend on subscription based servers to enjoy online gaming. There are free gaming servers available aimed at gaming for free and challenging the monthly subscription idea.
Free gaming has invited another business model which involves downloading the entire game, no restrictions, and graphics as good as the top paying titles and with days to months of game play – many ongoing like ‘World of Warcraft’.
The first I want to mention with the ‘free to play’ tag just came out of beta release last Saturday called Pirate Universe from Gamigo, an innovative firm based in Hamburg, Germany. They have a wide variety of games and you should check out their list. For those whom love space flight simulations, this game provides a fully interactive game with gorgeous fully rendered graphics to rival any current flight simulation. You can travel around a galaxy, visit planets, explore planets and visit space stations for upgrades rather like in EVE which is currently the top subscription space flight simulation available. The paying part is within the upgrades where you can buy ship hardware and other useful items.
Gameforge, based in Karlsruhe, Germany has added a nice array of different types of games to play using the same ‘pay as you go – if you wish’ model. All free to download; complete games with the option to buy extras for your character, etc. Two of their games called OGame and Air Rivals are very popular at present.
Let’s look briefly at the market. Casino gaming has been prevalent and popular. These companies offer chances to redeem cash and even offer no deposit options such as Golden Casino. Online Bingo sites and Super Lotto sites allow people to win big cash prizes.
Some examples of free gaming sites which are benefiting from offering a free experience include Addicting Games, Gamez Hero, Game House, Arcades 247 and Game Scene. All have claims of being the best resources for online games within a variety of categories. Typical examples include arcade, first person shooting and RPG (Role Playing games) – latter being the most popular.
Many games can be played completely inside a browser like the very popular Dark Orbit . Others require downloading a client program that updates automatically as the game develops such as Aeria Games with their impressive list at Aeria Games.
Story lovers may argue that the games lack cut scenes and storylines befitting an ongoing plot that can engage players in the immersive quality of the game. But when you consider these are top of the range games as far as the graphics and playability is concerned, right in your browser or via a small client download, it’s an irresistible stream of fun for the avid gamer.
Gaming has always allowed people to move away from any tension in their lives and become involved in a virtual world that only a game can capture. Games are sort of like off-world landscapes where one can move away from the anxieties in life by blasting some aliens or travelling to a distant universe – a sort of ‘get away from it all’ style escape.
The online gaming market is ever growing as more corporate software houses realize it’s potential. Big efforts are being made to invest heavily in its strong market share with the desire to provide gamers with the best gaming experience that no money can afford.
Want to shoot aliens, go skate boarding, fly a World War 2 bomber, or visit middle Earth – doesn’t cost a dime now you have read this article.