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I heard of Fate before, but this weekend I finally downloaded it and gave it a try. I was very impressed! This was a whole lot more than I was expecting. Wildgame’s has done a fantastic job capturing the Diablo style RPG feel and control with great graphics to match. You have a pet companion that will accompany you and assist on your journeys and battles in Fate. You can fish in certain locations for food to feed your dog companion that will transform him into creatures that are much more powerful. There is a surprising amount of depth to this RPG for a game in its price range.

Speaking of the price range, Wildgames has some interesting systems in place. First off, you can purchase the full game for $20. The other option is a “coins” system. With this system, you purchase a plan that gives you so many coins. You can use these coins to play 100s of their games. This is a neat idea… you pay less and get to play many different games without having to purchase the full versions. I like seeing these different plans that online game producers are experimenting with these days!

I have just started playing Fate this weekend and I’m hooked. I’ll do more of a review post when I’m further into it. If a new Diablo style game RPG dungeon crawler is what you’re looking for, give the free trial of Fate a try!

Fairies is a cool casual game that I have been playing recently. You need to slide rows and columns of “captured” fairies and match colors to free them. The graphics are descent for a casual game like this. There are some cool particle effects as the fairies escape and as you make use of special bonus areas. There are four modes of play. In adventure mode, you are taken through a map and exposing fairy photos as you clear levels. Here you continue on a quest to free all of the fairies. In classic mode, you aren’t rushed because there isn’t a time limit. The relaxed mode lets you play continuously without any pressure to move on in levels. The last mode is playback which totally differs from the other modes. This one plays kind of like a game of simon. It plays part of a tune using fairy colors and you need to play it back by clicking the same colors and tune. Check it out and set the Fairies free!

If you like trading card games like Magic the Gathering, you might want to check out Astral Masters. I used to be into MTG and some of the various Star Wars trading card games. The problem is, now as a father, it’s tough to find the time or people to sit down and play a trading card game like that. Astral Masters is cool since it gives me that TCG fix without having to purchase more cards! Collect Mana, summon creatures, cast spells, battle, etc… you know the drill. Like most trading card games, the play is fairly simple, but it takes quite a bit to master! For a “budget” priced game, there is a surprising amount of depth to it. You could spend a lot of time just assembling your deck and putting your cards together to find the right balance. The game has great fantasy art. You can also take your skills online to challenge real world players.

While this isn’t going to replace you MTG deck, it’s a great escape for someone like me to bring back the fun of a trading card game on my PC. If you’ve ever been into collectible trading card games, check it out! You can download it and play the full version for an hour to see if it’s something you want to purchase.

A buddy of mine has been trying to get me to try out EVE Online. This weekend, I finally decided to download the demo and give it a try. You don’t need to submit any credit card info… always a big plus for any trial run.

My first impression was that this was a pretty cool looking stylish game. I was excited to dive into it. So I started to go through the tutorial. This seemed to go on… and on… and on… The interface is very point and click… hold down your right or left mouse button on things to choose what to do or how to interact. There’s a lot you can do… off the back it’s almost overwhelming. The universe appears HUGE!

My biggest problem with EVE is the combat. It is more slow and strategic than I thought it would be. You click your target; select to attack it and kind of sit back while the fighting takes place. I’m told there’s a lot more to do once you have multiple guns and missiles to manage. One of my favorite space sims was Freelancer. That game was a GREAT space sim!! I was hoping for a fast paced aim, target, fire combat mixed with an in-depth MMO experience. Unfortunately, this isn’t what I got. I really should put in a lot more time to put together a more detailed review, but this one isn’t for me.

If you are looking for a very detailed complex MMO space sim, you may want to give the trial a try. For what I saw, the graphics were very cool. Unfortunately for me though, I would have to disagree with my buddy and say this is not the best space simulation ever. For the devs out there, give me the depth of EVE with the combat of Freelancer and I’d be sold!!

You’ll see me talk a lot about Direct2Drive on the site and this blog. I love Direct2Drive… They seem to just get it! More and more new games are releasing on their site as soon as they are available to purchase at the local gaming store. The site is extremely easy to use. They also keep your history so that if you need to switch your license over to a new PC it’s possible. If you’re looking for one of the best places to buy the newest PC games online, check out Direct2Drive. You might just save yourself a trip to the mall!

Between marathon sessions of Oblivion, I find myself playing Luxor 2 a lot lately. It’s one of those simple little casual games that you start up planning to spend a few minutes on and an hour later you’re not sure where the time has gone!

What is it about matching colored balls? It’s a such a simple thing, but we feel compelled to keep doing it! From Luxor 2 to Jewel Quest II to Magic Tale and so many more, it’s all about matching up colors and patterns. I think it’s the simplicity of it that we secretly love. While there are so many hardcore games that will max out the latest 3D card, sometimes it’s nice to just fire up one of the old casual games and start matching colors.

So why did I start this site? Frankly, I’m sick of going to the store to buy games.  The future of game publishing is online delivery of entire PC games… and it’s here now!  The problem is a lot of people don’t know where to begin their search.  I wanted to start a site to bring together the different places on the web where you can buy and download full version PC games directly to your computer.

What I hope to do with this gaming blog is present reviews on these sites and the games available to buy and download directly to your PC.  My hope is that we will only see more of this and that eventually all games available at your local gaming store will be available to purchase directly from and online store to download to your PC.

The games vary from well known titles like The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion available from sites like Direct2Drive to lesser known but many times incredibly entertaining games from sites like Big Fish Games and Reflexive.

So, check them out, buy games online and say no to having to drag yourself to a store!