Thirty-two years ago, Dad came home with what could only be described as the Holy Grail of my childhood—Boba Fett. Dad was the kind of guy who once called Kenner, under the auspices of a local newspaperman, to ask if they were making a Yoda action figure and when it would arrive. In secret, he also raked together four… » 7/05/12 10:00pm 7/05/12 10:00pm

PlayStation 3 and PSP owners in Europe and the U.S. can now download the freebies Sony promised last month during the PSN outage. Keep in mind everyone trying to download inFamous at once is bound to cause some network congestion. » 6/03/11 2:20pm 6/03/11 2:20pm

Microsoft sent out a big thank-you email to every participant in the monthlong Gears of War 3 beta, noting the outrageous stats it compiled and directing everyone to a set of desktop wallpapers and a printable target-practice poster. That might come in handy, as it took 25 rounds per kill, on average. » 5/29/11 4:00pm 5/29/11 4:00pm

Sony will apologize to its PlayStation Network account holders in Europe by handing out free games, the company announced on its official blog today, while it sorts out the logistics of its identity theft protection program. So, what will you get, Europe? » 5/06/11 3:40pm 5/06/11 3:40pm

Amazon.com's newly launched Appstore for Android is kicking things off with a free download of Angry Birds Rio. Amazon's competitor to Google's Android Marketplace will be giving away premium apps for free every day, so it may be worth investigating as an alternative. More details at Gizmodo. » 3/22/11 4:40pm 3/22/11 4:40pm

Bethesda Softworks is doing its fans a solid today by giving away one of its older games, the second in the Elder Scrolls series, via its web site. Enjoy The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall for the low price of absolutely free. » 7/09/09 7:20pm 7/09/09 7:20pm

The charitable developers at ACE Team have released the first batch of downloadable content for their first-person brawler Zeno Clash. Sorry, these aren't new levels or knuckle skins, but new models for Garry's Mod. » 5/11/09 7:20pm 5/11/09 7:20pm

Midway's pretty alright horror adventure The Suffering » 10/20/08 3:40pm 10/20/08 3:40pm can now be had for the low, low price of nothing. Well, close to nothing, thanks to your U.S. tax dollars, because the download of for the PC, now up at FileFront, has been paid for by the United States Air Force. Hey, someone's gotta foot the bill for your 1.26…

Fact: Mario is the master of love. Sure, his relationship with the Princess sometimes feels more innocuous than passionate—and the whole Bowser infatuation certainly kinks up the confusing sexual undertones—but no matter what the circumstance, he always wins back the Princess against overwhelming odds. So why not… » 2/12/08 3:40pm 2/12/08 3:40pm