Friday, March 14, 2008

Spring is springing

WOW was my last post really Christmas 07! The start of 2008 is already a blur. On with the show, far too many games released since Dec 2007 to list them all so I put together my personal favorites below. Until next time folks have fun!

Freeloader.com Game - Wet T-Shirt Hot Shots

Wet T-Shirt Hot Shots

Squirt your water gun at these scantily clad babes to get each of their t-shirts wet, so that you can see right through them!

» Free Online Game - Play Wet T-Shirt Hot Shots Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Blade Boy

Blade Boy

Like Pacman, you must navigate blade boy around the sink while avoiding the nasty hair balls.

» Free Online Game - Play Blade Boy Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Music Cube

Music Cube

Get in tune with this addictive music-quiz. Simple name the album, artist or song based on image clues!

» Free Online Game - Play Music Cube Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Tiger Game

Tiger Game

Make a wish, throw an orange and WIN an iPhone!

» Free Online Game - Play Tiger Game Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Peep In Paris

Peep In Paris

Spend an afternoon with a pair of binoculars spying on the antics of the lovely Agent Provocateur girls in Paris!

» Free Online Game - Play Peep In Paris Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Survivor

Survivor

In this 1980's Sinclair Spectrum style retro game, save your family as grans on fire in the kitchen!

» Free Online Game - Play Survivor Here!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

It's Christmas!

Ho, Ho,
Merry Christmas, its been a while!

There's change in the air here at freeloader.com. We started the year with a bang and introduced new features throughout the spring, unfortunately we got a bit lost in the winter of 2007 - projects delays and deadlines took their toll on the team and now the year is almost at an end.

But lessons have been learned. 2008 will see the introduction of tons of cool new functionality and I suspect a few surprises along the way too. I'll keep you informed with a monthly update and a catchup of all our new games. Don't forget to keep checking freeloader over the Christmas holidays too as we have loads of new releases scheduled for you!

All that's left to say for 2007 is have a very merry Christmas and keep it freeloader in 08!

Freeloader.com Game - Be Unique

Be Unique

Be Unique consists of a series of quick-fire rounds with three choices in each; it's like multiplayer rock, scissors, paper.

» Free Online Game - Play Be Unique Here!

Freeloader.com Game - What's missing?

What's missing?

Spot what's missing in this super driving game!

» Free Online Game - Play What's missing? Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Bomb Wars

Bomb Wars

Throw bombs at your opponent to win the game. Get chucking!

» Free Online Game - Play Bomb Wars Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Puzzle Pinball

Puzzle Pinball

This is a great pinball themed puzzle game. An original concept, executed over 25 levels. Get addicted!

» Free Online Game - Play Puzzle Pinball Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Freefall Frenzy

Freefall Frenzy

Fulfill your skydiving dreams by helping these skydivers open their parachutes.

» Free Online Game - Play Freefall Frenzy Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Loggers of Doom

Loggers of Doom

Jump logs, climb waterfalls and avoid the chainsaws to help gain legal protection for rainforest peoples and their land!

» Free Online Game - Play Loggers of Doom Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Link Chat Attack

Link Chat Attack

Navigate your way around the mean streets of Top-up town, mashing the spacebar to get credit where you can.

» Free Online Game - Play Link Chat Attack Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Lamb Chop Drop

Lamb Chop Drop

Soar through the air and collect the stars in this high adrenaline skydiving game!

» Free Online Game - Play Lamb Chop Drop Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Ask The Spirits 2

Ask The Spirits 2

You are about to use the Spirit Board, ask it a question, if you dare...

» Free Online Game - Play Ask The Spirits 2 Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Wijs Polar Peril

Wijs Polar Peril

Is Wij's solar-powered EcoZappa enough to save Bernie the iceberg from melting faster than ice-cream in the Sahara. Help him here!

» Free Online Game - Play Wijs Polar Peril Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Hyperblast

Hyperblast

Get playing this very cool wipeout inspired real-time 3D racer shooter game!

» Free Online Game - Play Hyperblast Here!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Search Freeloader.com

You may of noticed that we're releasing tons of games at the moment; fun for you lots of work for us ;)

Its all good though.

There's a few new features on the site that you may of noticed, top being a keyword search... some may say long overdue. With all the new features that we're rolling our next year, (see my last post), everybody's busy with their specific projects and we'd kinda forgotten that most basic function. Our bad!

Anyway I think the search we've ended up with is cool, its a synch to find my fav games now, word is that your be able to search from the home page real soon, and head boffin tells me that it will be a boolean search real soon too.

Anyway I'm off to google boolean searches ;) and check out the uploaded games from last night have fun with our new games below!

Freeloader.com Game - Gyro Runner

Gyro Runner

Balance on the moving ball for as long as you can. How long can you stay in control?

» Free Online Game - Play Gyro Runner Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Catch The Signs

Catch The Signs

Watch the lady closely in her bathroom. When you see the ram, click on it as soon as you can.

» Free Online Game - Play Catch The Signs Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Groovy Glider

Groovy Glider

Glide Mr P along TO pick up pringles whilst avoiding pringles cans!

» Free Online Game - Play Groovy Glider Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Jeep Big Adventure

Jeep Big Adventure

Drive through 8 levels in your Jeep Patriot collecting objects in order. Lets go off road!

» Free Online Game - Play Jeep Big Adventure Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Vacancy

Vacancy

Use your skills to stop the killer from getting into your hotel room with this gory Vacancy game.

» Free Online Game - Play Vacancy Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Pac-Man

Pac-Man

One of the best classic 1980s arcade games. Get your yellow man to swallow the dots whilst avoiding the four ghosts that are chasing you!

» Free Online Game - Play Pac-Man Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Curious

Curious

Little curious is, as his name suggest, intrigued with the world, so you need to help satisfy that appetite by unraveling this adventure.

» Free Online Game - Play Curious Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Music Is Your Weapon

Music Is Your Weapon

Get your fists out in this selection of gruesome fights, play as a single fighter or against others in the multiplayer version!

» Free Online Game - Play Music Is Your Weapon Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Downhill Mayhem

Downhill Mayhem

Go mountain biking and impress the world with your lengthy jumps and stunts in this multi level extreme sports game.

» Free Online Game - Play Downhill Mayhem Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Avenger Game

Avenger Game

You are in the FBI! Hop into your Dodge Avenger and chase a villain through a rainy city night to find his hideaway.

» Free Online Game - Play Avenger Game Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Spy a Solution

Spy a Solution

Help Barry to complete twenty challenges or he will loose his job!

» Free Online Game - Play Spy a Solution Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Panik Plays Pop

Panik Plays Pop

Help panik pop all the bubbles with his harpoon over the 5 levels.

» Free Online Game - Play Panik Plays Pop Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Germageddon

Germageddon

Germs are attacking your grouting, completely cover them with gloop and kill them off.

» Free Online Game - Play Germageddon Here!

Freeloader.com Game - How Does Your Garden Grow

How Does Your Garden Grow

Step into cyber Chris' muddy shoes and become a virtual gardner, watering your flowers before they all die!

» Free Online Game - Play How Does Your Garden Grow Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Avenue of Death

Avenue of Death

Face five challenges in the Avenue of Death. Avoid the fatal traps and collect coins while you try to stay alive!

» Free Online Game - Play Avenue of Death Here!

Monday, September 24, 2007

More games to wet your whistle

I've been a lazy blogger but there's no rest for the wicked. We're over worked and under paid ;) Some bad news I'm afraid our 'comments' and 'collaborative' features have been postponed until early 08. Gutted, but we have just embarked on a major new partnership and its all hands to the pumps getting things ready for launch. More on that next time.

The games it's all about the games....

Freeloader.com Game - Gridlock

Gridlock

Indulge your obsessive puzzling tendencies with this multi level block moving puzzle game.

» Free Online Game - Play Gridlock Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Chuckie Egg

Chuckie Egg

Originally released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro and the Dragon, go to retro games heaven with this classic eight level egg collecting game!

» Free Online Game - Play Chuckie Egg Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Hopper

Hopper

Based on the massively popular Frogger, you must get your frog across the road and the river without letting him get squelched!

» Free Online Game - Play Hopper Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Bloxorz

Bloxorz

Tune up your brainpower with this crazily addictive 33 level blocks game!

» Free Online Game - Play Bloxorz Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Hunger Strike

Hunger Strike

Battle your hunger pangs by positioning your KFC weapons to terminate the pangs before they reach your stomach!

» Free Online Game - Play Hunger Strike Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Panik in Platform Peril

Panik in Platform Peril

Throw poop at Gumbo, get the key and mind the odd-stacles in this adventure platform game. Arrow keys to move, space to throw the poop!

» Free Online Game - Play Panik in Platform Peril Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Run Fat Boy Run

Run Fat Boy Run

Help Simon Pegg train for the marathon but be aware of the obstacles along the way!

» Free Online Game - Play Run Fat Boy Run Here!

Friday, August 17, 2007

Freeloader's move

I'm feeling guilty for not posting for a while, sorry but this month has been all about moving office. It would seem that relocating took longer than we thought it would!

Our move is almost complete and we're settling into our new home, we'd outgrown the old place and needed some new digs. The new place is cool, just down the road from our office.

Things in freeloader land are still a bit hectic - dev servers not setup, stuff to unpack and mess to tidy up, plus a new desk to get used to. I swear clearing my old desk was like journey through time I found things I thought I'd lost years back and half a ton of paper clips...?

In between moving boxes we've been trying to work, honest, we've been discussing and prototyping our new collaborative features, lots and lots. We want to get the right and give you guys something cool to play with.

We just don't want our competitors to know exactly what we up to... yet but are still on track to roll out the first new elements before the end of this year, so not long to wait! One feature I can share with you is a new aspect of the site that lets you share tips and comments regarding our games... hardly ground breaking and some would argue well overdue, but we're creating something more compelling than the usual 'review this game', fodder.

We want the our new 'comment' aspect of freeloader to be a place where users share tips on all our games. We not trying to produce a forum as such, more a collaborative help area. To that end we've created a Digg like comment area, where users are self regulated with the power to mark comments in terms of usefulness, those falling below a certain threshold being dismissed altogether.

Currently our designers are playing with different was of letting users view and post comments and testing their ideas within the office. This feature will be ready soon and probably be released before our new collaborative stuff goes live. As always as soon as we upload anything you'll hear about it here first.

On to the games, if you havent played V-Power Diesel Challenge yet why not? Its an exellent game, though you'll need a decent PC to get the most out of it, give it a try tho!

Freeloader.com Game - Jelly Battle

Jelly Battle

Jump around and beat your opponents by collecting health and weapons, in this amazing multi level multiplayer game!

» Free Online Game - Play Jelly Battle Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Man Mountains 2007

Man Mountains 2007

Overcome the Man Mountains in the ultimate tackling test of accuracy and strength. Are you tough as teak?

» Free Online Game - Play Man Mountains 2007 Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Wreck Your Racquet

Wreck Your Racquet

Grab your tennis racquet and get ready to ace your opponents! But look out, they get more agile with every round. How far can you get?

» Free Online Game - Play Wreck Your Racquet Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Panik in Suburbia

Panik in Suburbia

Find your way through kat's house avoiding the prickly cacti and rolling balls of thorns, swinging yourself to success.

» Free Online Game - Play Panik in Suburbia Here!

Freeloader.com Game - V-Power Diesel Challenge

V-Power Diesel Challenge

Get behind the wheel of an Audi R10 and race through the night!

» Free Online Game - Play V-Power Diesel Challenge Here!

Saturday, July 14, 2007

AGGGGGHHHHHhhhhh!

What a nightmare week its been!

Head boffin was rudely awakened early last Saturday with the news that one of our ads was making the site unusable. Simply put the problem was a symptom of an ad house's servers not being able to cope with the traffic it was trying to serve.

Now you would of thought the company in question would notice and put things right, these people aren't short of a couple of quid. Despite our best efforts we've had no luck on that front and reports from you guys hint that this problem is occurring more and more often.

The result is freeloader.com suffers the site is just not as responsive as we'd like, things look bad and its not our fault. Rather than ignore the issue or write a temporary hack, head boffin took the decision last Saturday morning to rework the way we serve ads - fun weekend, but that's why he's paid the bug bucks i guess ;)

I got to see what he did late last Sunday evening after he'd finished up, its all cool stuff. For a kick off freeloader's main menu no longer waits for a page to load before it becomes active - It makes the site feel so much snappier, the fading sections on the features bar to the right of a page are a nice touch too.

The main benefit is that any advert displayed by a page isn't loaded until the reset of the freeloader page has fully loaded and become active - meaning you no longer have to wait for all the blasted ads to load before you can use a page's features!

Hopefully all this will mean you enjoy a much more responsive freeloader.

So there we were on Monday happily showing off the sites improvements and going about our business when the support guys noticed a common thread to the emails they we're receiving, along the lines of; 'I've paid for a subscription but can't login, what gives, you guys suck, I'm gonna report you!', you get the idea.

If there was a big red button in the office someone would of pushed it! Turns out our payment system was happily charging users for subscriptions it wasn't setting up correctly - hence users weren't receiving their login details.

Late Wednesday the bug was found and patched, (a recent upgrade had broken some old legacy code), users refunded, humble pie eaten and massive apologies given to all... Calm in the freeloader office was once again restored... For about 3-4 hours.

At 1:40AM on Thursday morning our Database decided enough was enough and proceeded to die, taking with it a days worth of data - new accounts, logs etc, etc. Faulty hard-drives were the cause, (a bust raid rank controller for those that care). Bleary eyed engineers we called out at 2AM and fixed the problem in the small hours. We'd lost a good mornings worth of data but backups were used to restore as much info as we could, apologies to all affected users!

It could of been a whole lot worst, we're all just one database crash away from disaster!

All in all a fun packed week, NOT, ow did I mention that we're also trying to pack-up and move into a new office whist all this is going on? Thank God It's Friday, lets play some games!

Freeloader.com Game - Ultimate Flash Sonic

Ultimate Flash Sonic

Play this incredible remake of the Sega favorite, Sonic the Hedgehog. Select Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Cream as your character and head to the leaf forest.

» Free Online Game - Play Ultimate Flash Sonic Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Chichino Game

Chichino Game

Help the band to escape from the cops. Jump through the desert on your spacehoppers!

» Free Online Game - Play Chichino Game Here!

Freeloader.com Game - Fetch n Stretch

Fetch n Stretch

Like Snakez? Love Fetch n Stretch! Its like Snakez but even better, grow your limo as long as you can.

» Free Online Game - Play Fetch n Stretch Here!

Monday, July 02, 2007

New Home Page Finally Hits The Streets!

The new freeloader.com home page is live, so stop reading this and go check it out!

If you find any bugs, please, please do contact us via the site as we really appreciate the feedback.

We've been plugging tons of new stuff into freeloader.com for the first 6 months of 2007, our next big, big job is to introduce a whole new set of collaborative functions and features before the end of the year.

We've set ourselves some real big goals for the collaborative update and don't expect to have much to show until the winter but i promise you some real exciting changes to the site when we do start to roll out the new features.

I'll keep you up-to-date with progress and as soon as we release anything your obviously read about it here first.

Thats all for now folks, have fun with the new homepage, hope you like it!

Freeloader.com Game - Temple of Zoom

Temple of Zoom

Temple of Zoom is a blindingly brilliant platform game, with 25 levels which you must unlock!

» Free Online Game - Play Temple of Zoom Here!