The best free browser based games in 2010

The list is not in any particular order because i haven’t played all of this games, so this is not a top of the best free browser based games. It’s just a list with the games I’ve stumbled upon and i find interesting. Please feel free to come with suggestions in the comments section.

If you don’t like browser based games but you like free games please check this older post with free mmorpgs here.

Runescape

Runescape is a pretty popular game and it’s around for quite a few years  (it was released in 2001). It’s a 3d java based MMORPG set in the fantasy world named Gielinor . The controls are the classic point and click and the view is isometric. Many say this is the best browser based MMO out there and I don’t blame them, the numbers speak for themselves; over 10 million active accounts. It is recognize by the Guinness World Records as the most popular free MMORPG.     

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Might and Magic Heroes Kingdoms

If you played Heroes of Might and Magic, especially the 5th installment the game will feel very familiar. It is a browser based (go figure it out ), turned based strategy. The game features 4 town types : Heaven, Academy, Necropolis and Inferno with their specific unit types (from Heroes 5), resources and schools of magic.
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Splinter Cell: Conviction system requirements

The game will be out on PC and XBox 360 on 13 April (US) and 16 April (Eu).  I can’t wait to play it, too bad it has the new Ubisoft DRM   . You can see the system requirements bellow.

Recommended specs:

- Supported OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core2 Duo or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2 64
- RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista, Windows 7 Read more

Quake Live World Championship Finals

Tomorrow 3rd  March will begin the biggest Quake Live event until now, The World Championship.

The event will take place in Hannover,  Germany, and the big finale will be on 6th March.

You can see the streams: ESL TV and Quake Live TV

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Napoleon: Total War system requirements

Napoleon: Total War is out since yesterday 23.02.2010 and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. Below you can see the minimum and recommended system requirements.

Minimum Spec:

Operating System: Windows XP / Vista / 7
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core, or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
Memory: 1 GB System RAM (XP) / 2 GB System RAM (Vista / 7)
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compliant video card with 256 MB RAM (Shader Model 2b)
Sound: DirectX Compatible
Hard Drive: 21 GB free space

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Starcraft II Beta System requirements

This are the minimum system requirements for Starcraft II beta:

Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024×768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection

*Note* the final requirements for Starcraft II have not yet been determined. Due to ongoing development the minimum requirements listed above are subject to change at any time. During this phase a Mac version will NOT be available, please check back.

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StarCraft II Beta

StarCraft II beta keys have been sent out.

Be careful, a lot of people got scamed. In order to be sure that you will not share that fate, just follow these simple steps:

- If you received an email saying that you have been invited to StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, do not open any link in that e-mail

- Typing battle.net in your browser will take you to the secure site appropriate for your region

- Enter account Information

- Go to Manage My Games, choose Add or Upgrade a Game

- Enter the Beta Key you received in the e-mail

- Press Add Game

If you were able to add the game to your library, then you received a real beta invite.

If the email tells you to go someplace else for the beta key or the key provided did not work, then you received a phishing email.

StarCraft II Closed Beta Launches This Month

Realy….I’m serious !

On the 10th of this month at a company earnings call, Activision Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced that the beta for the highly-anticipated RTS game will begin this month.

The close beta will take place in North America, Europe, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and, of course, South Korea.

Morhaime said the beta would be accessible to thousands of players and will be used to gather feedback for the upcoming game and generate excitement, of course.

The first instalment, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is expected to launch in mid 2010.

Bioshock 2 System Requirements

The system requirements for BioShock 2 have been released and there are some bad news inside if you don’t like SecuROM. (Steam users may not be too happy either.)

“Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; ability to save game, earn achievements, receive title updates and online play requires log-in to Games for Windows LIVE; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Games for Windows LIVE client, Games for Windows LIVE Client Patch, Sony DADC SecuROM, Microsoft DirectX.”

Minimum system requirements:

• OS: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
• Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
• Memory: 2GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
• DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
• Hard Drive: 11GB
• Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound

Recommended system requirements:

• Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
• Memory: 3GB
• Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in detail.

BlizzCon, the place where Blizzard makes it’s biggest announcements. We have Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, but I’m not here to talk about them. Blizzard’s flagship is in my focus here… World of Warcraft, the MMORPG that brings Blizzard over $100 million a month.  The long speculated expansion was finally announced and what can I say….WoW!!! . Here’s the list with the most important features.

Game Features:

Two new playable races
-Worgen : Alliance … I like what I see. It looks like a good opportunity for me to change sides.
-Goblins: Horde

Level Cap Increased to 85
New talents, new abilities, better characters.

Classic Zones Remade
Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms like you never saw them before.

New High-Level Zones
Explore newly opened parts of the world, including Uldum, Grim Batol, and the great Sunken City of Vashj’ir beneath the sea.

More Raid Content than Ever Before
More high-level raid content than previous expansions, with optional more challenging versions of all encounters.

New Race and Class Combinations
Never-before-available race and class combinations.

Guild Advancement
Progress as a guild to earn guild levels and guild achievements.

New PvP Zone & Rated Battlegrounds
Take on PvP objectives and daily quests on Tol Barad Island, a new Wintergrasp-like zone, and wage war in all-new rated Battlegrounds.

Archaeology
Master a new secondary profession to unearth valuable artifacts and earn unique rewards.

Flying Mounts in Azeroth
Finally, flying mounts in Azeroth

Read more here and enjoy the trailer bellow.

Armed Assault 2 (ArmA 2) PC system Requirements

Minimal PC System Requirements

• Dual Core CPU
• 1 GB RAM
• GPU with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB RAM
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• Dual-layer compatible DVD drive, 10 GB free space on the hard drive

Optimal PC System Requirements

• Quad Core CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• Fast GPU (Geforce 8800GT/Radeon 4850 or equivalent) with Shader Model 3 and 512 or more MB RAM
• Windows XP or Windows Vista

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