I'm a big follower of Spiderweb Softwares shareware games ( http://www.spidweb.com), and when they released Geneforge 3 for the Mac first, again, I've decided to take ...

Shareware allowed budding developers to distribute their games affordably and reach a wider audience through copying and ...

Consequently, a percentage of this audience will convert to the full version--for a fee. Shareware programs tend to be pretty explicit about what they are: "If you like this program, click here to ...

Who doesn’t remember Commander Keen or Wolfenstein 3D, two great shareware games that helped many a gamer get into gaming. Today we celebrate those games with a gallery of eight of the most ...

While Doom's success had been a great validation of the mail order shareware model, the PC was changing in ways that made that model an increasingly poor fit. The traditional publishers started to ...

If you enjoy classic role-playing adventures that provide hours of addictive and virtually bug-free entertainment, you should check out shareware titles Geneforge and Avernum from Spiderweb Software.

For years, Microsoft Windows fans have pointed to the dearth of Macintosh games as a good reason to forgo a Mac. But the pickings aren’t as slim as they may seem. True, a recent visit to the CompUSA ...

We can thank floppy disks in Ziploc bags for the FPS genre as we know it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The year is 1982. The ...

Hey,<BR><BR>anybody have any recommendations for some nice small freeware / shareware games. I'm mostly looking for the small quick time wasters. It doesn't need to be 3d. Some nice puzzle / strategy ...

Welcome to another edition of GameSpotting, where, if you like what you see, we invite you to upgrade to the full version for a mere $15. In a serendipitous turn of events, two of this week's columns ...