As a student working through med school and trying to satiate his gaming binge, I've come to the conclusion that commercial releases simply can't do the job that others have done and released for free. With the release of World of Warcraft and the inevitable exposure last week to the new content therein, I'm convinced that free titles exist all over the internet and are doing an equally good job, if not better, of delivering a similar experience at virtually no cost. The only investment you need is time, so let me help you gents with that.
Action:Action games are a dime a dozen, and extremely popular in case you never looked at the charts. Battlefield games still dominate, counter-strike still rox0rz, and Gears of War is good. Woo. So if you're trying to get your action fix on the cheap, here are some heavy hitting titles that won't cost you a pittence.
Warrock: An independent title with a free beta (which will apparently remain free after official launch) this game boasts all the amenities of Battlefield 2. Fast cars, choppers, planes, angry 12 years olds using rocket launchers, the works. Give it a go if you're looking for that forbidden taste.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory: Boasting a pseudo rpg system, Wolfenstein has a great team play system based on a WWII setting. Flame throwers, shotguns, more nazis than you can shake a stick at, they have them all.
Nexuiz: Faster than a US led invasion for oil, Nexuiz is the cousin of quake, featuring levels that only work in multiplayer as well as a number of familiar weapons (who wants that rocket launcher>). There are plenty of people playing, so hop on.
Try those out and check back next time for some more gaming goodness.