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Editors' Favorite Fun and Games Files
Boo! Games and Screensaver Downloads for Halloween
From Downloads
We've stirred up a cauldron full of fun this Halloween. In these games and screensavers, you'll find spookiness, silliness, and suspense. Download a few and scare up a happy Halloween.
Curl Up With a Good Mystery Game
From Fun and Games
Everybody loves a mystery. Each of these favorite games has something special: a famous author, a slick style, an entertaining puzzle, or just a story well-told. Dust off your magnifying glass and your deerstalker cap, and download these gems.
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From Downloads
Most Popular New Files of June 2009
Last month, the most popular new files weren't just variations on old favorites. Most of them were new versions of old favorites. Two free antivirus programs duked it out for first place, with tried-and-true utilities and free games in hot pursuit. The only true debut? A desktop utility that makes XP look like Windows 7.
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From Fun and Games
10 Terrific Time-Wasting Downloads
Sometimes you want to get in front of your PC and do nothing but have some fun. Trouble is, having fun can be extremely costly--games can be very expensive these days. So we've rounded up ten free games and puzzles. They range from the hilarious to the ridiculous to the fun to the strategic. No matter what way you like having fun on your PC, you'll find something to your liking in this collection, and you won't have to spend a penny.
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From Fun and Games
Attack of the Zombie Games
After years of reading horror books and watching twisted flicks, we're ready for the walking dead. One thing we haven't prepared for, though, is the sheer number of zombie games rising. We review the games that keep your undead-fighting skills sharp. For more shambling madness--including console game reviews--see Darren Gladstone's "Attack of the Zombie Games" Casual Friday column.
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From Simulation
Be Someone Else: Top 10 Simulation Games
In this crazy world, it's great to have your own crazy world--a virtual one you control. PCWorld.com visitors download these sims more than any others. Click into Lego Digital Designer, raise creatures (or robots), or get your groove on as the world's coolest dishwasher. Race all kinds of vehicles on all kinds of tracks, or help a corn kernel race through a digestive tract. These games all have one thing in common: Each lets you enjoy (someone else's) life.
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From Downloads
Top 10 Most Popular Files of 2008
If we learn from the past, then 2008 teaches us that we're video buffs concerned about security. You may have downloaded at least one of these last year--but what about the ones you skipped? Check this collection of ten useful tools and entertaining extras, and see what you're missing.
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From Downloads
Top 10 Downloads for October 2008
Who says Halloween isn't for grownups? This October, our readers downloaded security software to squash tricks, but a venerable game remains a treat. Startup Delayer made an impressive debut--so impressive, it crashed the author's server. PC World now hosts clever little tidbit, so if you missed Startup Delayer before, give it another nibble.
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From Fun and Games
The No-Quarters Game Arcade
Ready for a pulse-pounding brain workout? Thrill to these arcade-style games. You never saw these fresh picks down at the arcade. And hey, you don't worry about having a big stack of quarters handy.
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From Office
Newest Download Updates (April 2008)
Great utilities, apps to help you avoid using Quicktime and Real Player, and newest versions of several very popular products.
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From Downloads
Hottest New Files
Some of the best new files that went into our library in February 2008
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From Fun and Games
Great Downloads: Award-Winning Indie Games
These mostly free downloads were among the winners and finalists at the 2007 and 2008 Independent Games Festival. Playable, fun, and sometimes quite weird.
Step up to the best deal in town and test your skill. Shuffle the cards and deal yourself in to the greatest card games of all time. HOYLE drops you right into the action with over 150 classic games, official rules, tips and strategies."/>
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