5 Indie PC Games

Times are tough. We're all looking to stretch our budgets, so the thought of paying $20 or more for a PC game from a commercial development studio is, well, a tough download to swallow. But in your effort to save money, you need not sacrifice winning gameplay. Independent gaming studios are releasing awesome titles—many with an addictive retro vibe—and their prices range from free to next-to-nothing. Here are five you must check out today.

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Getting Started With Digital Comics

Remember those comics you tried so hard to keep in great shape? The ones with the plastic and cardboard backings? Well, your mom moved them to the basement when she converted your old bedroom into a pottery studio, and they got water-damaged and now they're gone forever. Digital comics will ensure that you'll never again have to experience this type of loss. That's assuming Comixology’s servers don’t crash, of course—but I’d put my money on a bank of servers over mom’s dank basement any day.

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Marvel's Mobile Avengers

If you’re an Avengers fan and you’ve been looking for a solid mobile gaming experience, the new episodic series Avengers Initiative could make to make you very, very happy. Backed by Marvel and developed by Wideload Games, this game will feature different characters each episode, starting with the Mean Green Machine himself: The Hulk.

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Five sites to discover new music

So you're at work and need some music to help start the day. You're tired of the same old songs you have in iTunes and your Pandora radio stations have become stale and repetitive. You want something new and fresh, preferably without commercials.

With these five music sites, a virtual cornucopia of songs await your ears. Maybe you'll find some new songs you really dig that you never knew existed, or perhaps you’ll just find a mix that takes you on a trip down memory lane. Just be sure to keep your headphones on if you are bumping that Chumbawamba mix.

Not everyone wants to go Tubthumping again.

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