Being a “serious” gamer I don’t play the little games that come with Windows so much as I like the new experiences and exploration that, bottom line, you just don’t see in a minefield. Instead, I play slot games and I’m happy to hear that Phantom EFX just started a new line of slot games, the Slot Quest series, starting with Vampire Lord. Yes, you’re just playing slot machines and clicking the ol’ left mouse button repeatedly but it’s awesome how shamelessly the programmers rip off the good ideas from the more serious games.

For those not willing to risk real money, Phantom EFX has been making casino-style slot machines the last few years under the Reel Deel Slots line and certainly deserve the “#1 Slot Machine Video Game Publisher” title. The company’s latest game, Reel Deal Slots: Mysteries of Cleopatra, features 26 slot machines, each playing under different slot rules, with a mostly Egyptian theme.

When we think of Vegas images of flashing lights and casinos instantly come to mind. Vegas is known for high stakes action, fast cars, and early mornings you can never remember. In This is Vegas, due to be released in 2009 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, the reputation of sin city is under attack by a man who wants to transform Vegas into a tourist trap for families. It’s your job to create an empire in true Vegas fashion and keep things flowing like it used to be.

In order to be the head honcho in This is Vegas you have to be well connected so getting the various people in the game to like you is prime. Of course it’s going to take…

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For a limited time, McDonald’s will be offering a Whopper-ing $10 mail-in rebate for the Atari VCS (aka 2600) gaming system. I got my hands on the mail-in form from a secret source. I would load it to the Gamertell BBS computer for you to look at but it doesn’t convert to ASCII very well.

In addition to the $10 rebate, the form also offers $3 rebates on 15 great Atari cartridges including…