Download of the day: Tunngle

[sincity]

Tunngle

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z3NPEW36KgeQUzUqXReN6.png

Designed specifically for gamers, Tunngle can perform a clever trick: it can make your PC think the internet is a local area network, enabling you to play local multiplayer games with people from the other side of the planet. It does this via the magic of virtual private networking (or VPN for short).

With Tunngle you can create or join a network that’s just you and your fellow gamers. Your PC thinks they’re all on your LAN. Clever, eh?

Why you need it

Because sometimes friends aren’t close enough for LAN multiplayer - and because sometimes the online component of classic games gets shut down, rendering the multiplayer element redundant.

With Tunngle you can bring those games back to life via LAN over the VPN. There’s also a bunch of additional features including chat and messaging. The free version is ad-supported and isn’t limited, although if you want power user features such as a static IP address or the ability to change your nickname you’ll need one of the premium plans.

You don’t need to shell out to enjoy the gaming features, though – you can have private networks of up to 32 players and public networks of up to 255 players without paying a cent.

Download here: Tunngle

http://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XpjytZKadYHuY5Kqsnopd7.jpg

Popular downloads

The most popular software available to download from TechRadar right now:

Windows Movie Maker: One of the best free video editors around. Simply drag and drop videos, audio and photos onto the timeline, and trim them to fit.

LibreOffice: An excellent alternative to Microsoft Office, with tools for making and editing text, presentations, spreadsheets, graphics, equations and charts.

AVG Antivirus Free: Top quality protection doesn’t have to cost a penny. AVG has received the gold award in independent virus detection tests.

GIMP: Not only does GIMP provide all the standard drawing and editing tools, it’s packed with powerful built-in plugins that rival professional photo editors.

VLC Media Player: VLC Media Player can handle pretty much any video or audio file without any additional codecs. The only media player you’ll ever need.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/yWQEZ1TkCxQ