Minecraft is a sandbox building indie video game written in Java originally by creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. The game is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world. The game has two variants – free Classic and paid Beta – where Classic is focused entirely on construction with unlimited material supply, while Beta requires players to acquire [...]

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to the Steam client for Mac OS X. It builds upon the cooperatively-focused gameplay of the original and uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used [...]

Borderlands is a science fiction based first-person shooter with RPG elements that was developed by Gearbox Software. It was released for Windows, Xbox 360 and PS3 in October 2009. The game is set on the barren world of Pandora, filled with run-down settlements. Various corporations have set up mining operations on Pandora, hoping to unearth not only valuable minerals, but also alien technology. Treasure hunters also come to Pandora, seeking the legendary "Vault," which is said to have been left [...]

Monday Night Combat (abbreviated MNC) is a downloadable third-person shooter video game developed by Uber Entertainment. It was published by Microsoft Games Studios on the Xbox 360 and by Uber Entertainment and Valve Software for Microsoft Windows. It was released on August 11, 2010 on the Xbox 360 as part of Microsoft's 2010 Xbox Live Summer of Arcade and is distributed through Xbox Live Arcade. It was released on January 24, 2011 for Windows via Steam. MNC is a class-based [...]

League of Legends is a game inspired by the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. It was first announced on October 7, 2008, and released on October 27, 2009. The game was in a closed beta from April 10, 2009, to October 22, 2009. It then transitioned to open beta until release. Steve "Guinsoo" Feak, the previous designer of the popular Warcraft III: The Frozen [...]

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good. Also there are Star Wars references and you die a lot.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X . A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010. It is split into three installments: the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty , and two upcoming expansion packs , Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void . Set in the 26th century in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans, [...]

Brink (stylised as BRINK) is a first-person shooter video game developed by Splash Damage for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 . It was released in North America on May 10, 2011, and will be in Australia on May 12, and in the European Union on May 13. In Brink, two factions, Resistance and Security, battle in a once- utopian city called The Ark, a floating city above the waters of a flooded Earth. Brink has Steamworks integration, including Valve Anti-Cheat . It runs on id Tech 4 and has an updated rendering framework with improved support for [...]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a third person action-adventure video game with main emphasis on sandbox style gameplay in an open world of Italy. Like the previous installments, the gameplay's core mechanics are based on parkour movements, crowd-blending stealth, assassinations and melee fighting system. The combat system features several improvements and for the first time in the series, the game offers a multiplayer mode alongside 40+ hours of single-player gameplay. (via wikipedia)

A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001. The game [...]

Final Fantasy XI is a MMORPG released by Square Enix in 2002, as the first online entry in the Final Fantasy series. This game is currently playable on Playstation 2, XBox 360, and PC. Four full expansion packs have been released for the game: Rise of the Zilart , Chains of Promathia , Treasures of Aht Urhgan , and Wings of the Goddess . There have also been six mini-expansions released: A Crystalline Prophecy , A Moogle Kupo d'Etat , A Shantotto Ascension , Vision of Abyssea , Scars of Abyssea , and Heroes of Abyssea . Final Fantasy XI [...]

Crusader Kings 2 is part grand strategy game, part RPG, and part historical simulation, taking place across Europe and nearby environs in the years 1066 through 1453. Players can choose from one of many noble families and follow that dynasty through the decades, trying to ensure a place of honor for themselves and their descendants. Released in 2012 by Paradox Interactive, it is the sequel to 2004's Crusader Kings.

Mass Effect 3 continues (or restarts) the story of galactic defense by Commander Shepard against impossible odds. It's a mix of role playing, action, a little bit of strategy and not too much repetitive grinding. It's available on popular consoles (PS3 and XBox 360) and Microsoft Windows PCs. On XBox 360 it is enhanced with Kinect (voice commands only). The game was published in the US on March 6, 2012. It was developed by BioWare and published by Electronic [...]