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March 2009

Home of the Underdogs Goes Under

Submitted by gum on Sat, 03/14/2009 - 20:05
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First GameHippo and now Home of the Underdogs (the URL no longer works so don't even bother clicking), the old vanguards of free online downloadable games are dropping like flies! So what kind of site was HoTU? The site was founded in 1998 by Sarinee Achavanuntakul, who goes by the name Underdogs or Fringer on her own blog.

The site is a big collection of abandonware, games (mostly DOS and Windows games) that were no longer supported by their publishers and were no longer commercially available. HoTU offered these games (and their manuals) as free downloads. There were also reviews and rankings and other goodies. Of course sometimes the site found itself in the legally gray area thanks to its hosting of out-of-print games without the consent of their creators/owners, but no one seemed to mind for the most part.

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Still Alive Edition: IGF Finalists, TM News, and More

Submitted by gum on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 04:06
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Indeed, mG is still alive! It's just that real life is getting busier and busier =(

So many things to talk about, where to start? First of all, finalists for this year's IGF is out for a while. As (somewhat) expected, games like Blueberry Garden, Dyson and Night Game made it in, while some other unexpected entries, like You Have To Burn The Rope, also somehow ended up in there, lol. Congratulations to Cortex Command for finally making it in, and Machinarium is looking mightily good.

In other IGF news, the 2009 IGF Student Showcase winners are out, and voting for the Audience Award is currently underway.