Just about anyone who's been gaming for a long time occasionally feels nostalgic for the simpler consoles of yesteryear. I don't play much anymore, but my grandmother (yes, grandmother) got me started on NES when I was about three years old, and most days I'd still take that over the 360 or PS3.
What's the meaning of life? That's the age-old question; but can it ever really be answered? I mean, isn't life just a big game anyway? Perhaps, a game of inches?
The only bad thing about Portal is that you can't play it everywhere. You can't play it while camping, you can't play it in the car, and you can't play it in the waiting room at the dentists office (unless you lug around your laptop to all of these places. Weirdo).
Playing advanced games on your phone can be pretty frustrating sometimes. Touchscreen devices are great for everyday apps and games designed solely for them, but when it comes to games that require multiple actions in conjunction with directional movement, it gets ugly.
We've already seen how to levitate a Companion Cube using a Portal gun—now we're going to show you how to shoot your own portals! The guys at MobiusLOL give you an overview of how they created their Portal-inspired short film, "Experimental Portal Device".
The trailer for the new Bioshock game, Bioshock Infinite, takes the series away from its dieselpunk roots and into the realm of steampunk.
Steam is an online platform that lets you download and play over 2,000 video games, from first-person shooters to RPGs, as well as a pretty long list of indie games. You can play on your PC, Mac, mobile device, or even your television, and it has a community of over 40 million gamers. Prices are different depending on the type of game and how new/popular it is, but they're generally about the same as what you'd pay for an Xbox or PlayStation version. They also have a decent list of free games...
With the coming out of the Hunger Games movie. I decided to go over how to draw a bow. This is good if you love fantasy art, or like fantasy illustration. For the step by step, go to :http://howtodrawfantasyart.blogspot.com/
If you're familiar with games like Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, Portal, and Team Fortress 2, then you've probably seen some of the cool animated movies that Valve has made for them using their Source Filmmaker moviemaking software. It's a tool built to make animated films inside their Source game engine. It's even been licensed to make the upcoming animated film Deep.
This Achievement Hunter segment reveals how to unlock the Halo Warthog vehicle while playing Forza 4. You'll need to be in Autovista Mode before you can get it, and you'll need to complete all of the different challenges in the game including car bowling.
Are you playing through Dark Souls and having flash backs to all those times you died in Demon Souls? IGN is here to help you with several tips and tricks on surviving. This guide shows you good spots to grind, what gift to pick for your character, and where to get the Sorcerer's Catalyst item that will allow you to cast magic in the game, even if you aren't a magic user.
If you're interested in finding out how to play Xerath in League of Legends, take a look at the Xerath Champion Spotlight from Riot Games. In it, you'll see what runes, masteries, and items Xerath can be built with, and how Phreak plays him on both Summoner's Rift and the Dominion map of Crystal Scar.
Once you have access to the Detroit City Hub in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, it's possible to unlock a secret achievement dubbed 'Balls' on the Xbox 360 version of the game. This Giant Bomb walkthrough will help you locate the basketball hoop you'll need to earn the achievement with, and give you a little tip on how to easily get the ball through the hoop.
If you want to put the finishing touches on your new BioShock cosplay outfit, of if you just think it would be awesome to charge at your friends with the favorite weapon of Big Daddys across Rapture, this is a guide for you.
Alice: Madness Returns features a segement of the game where the player controls a ship and enters into a side scroller arcade style mode. Achievement Hunter gives some tips on how to complete this section without taking damage, unlocking the 'Ship of Fools' achievement.
The sneaky folks at Gearbox have hidden three helmets across the game necessary to unlock the 'Bucket Head' achievement. Take a look at this Achievement Hunter video to find out where you can obtain the helmets from Halo, Dead Space, and Borderlands.
The Achievement Hunter demonstrates what steps to take to unlock the unusual weapon 'Mr. Toots' in the Xbox 360 game Red Faction: Armageddon. 'Mr. Toots' is a unicorn that the protagonist is able to carry and use as a gun.
Unreal is, well, pretty unreal. And, in the latest installment of the UDK (Unreal Developer Kit) you can add sky (skydome, skybox) easier than ever before. Check out this video and watch how to put in sky from the existing library, or, you can create your own sky and use that. Look up, look waaaaay up and see the sky. The UDK is used for many, many games, way beyond Unreal, and you may even want to use UDK to create your own awesome game!
So you have gotten Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for your iPhone or iPod Touch, but now it turns out that your firmware is too low to be able to play the game! If you have a firmware older than 3.1.2, this tutorial shows you how to get everything working so you can proceed to play your game. The process is easy - get to your app through the iTunes interface and then use Payload to change a few things around.
Video game controllers are designed for just that: playing video games. When you try to use them for other things it seldom works well, and making custom Call of Duty Black Ops emblems is no exception. Fortunately, this video is here to teach you about a free web app you can use to make custom emblems on your PC with a mouse, which is much better suited to the task. It also allows you to use more types of images and textures from Photoshop and elsewhere.
If you're running a Mac and have always wanted to be able to get the videos of your gameplay from your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 onto your computer to share with the world without video taping a tv screen, then check out this video! In it you'll learn how to capture your gameplay using an HD PVR and EyeTV3!
It's down to The Getaway, case 5-2, and nothing is getting easier, but the game is coming to a close. If you're having trouble making it through this section of the game or are looking for a faster alternative, check out this video. In it you will get a full walkthrough of case 5-2 The Getaway in Dead Rising 2 on the Xbox 360.
Adamantine is the best, most versatile metal in Dwarf Fortress, but discovering and using it bears great risk. This video will teach you all about adamantine and how you should react to ensure you survive what happens after you find it.
If your fortress is pretty big and advanced, watch this video. It will give you some advanced tips on building a nearly complete fortress, then show off the creator's beautiful, 20-tutorials-in-the-making fortress.
Score higher on Bejeweled Blitz without cheating! No cheats or tricks here, just a few tips on how to get a higher score honestly. Get your multipliers up, use bonuses strategically and become a Bejewled Blitz master!
LEGO Batman is one of the most popular of the surprisingly fun LEGO movie games (LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones...) and its challenge belies it's childish appearance. THe game has 25 hostages / civilians for you to rescue scattered throughout the levels. This two-part video will show you how to find all 25 of them.
Matches may not be the ubiquitous part of every person's going-out equipment that they once were, but they are still useful both for lighting fire if you don't have a lighter and for pulling these two hilarious bar pranks. The first is a simple counting game where you manipulate your victim into making piles of matches of sizes you guess correctly, because you rigged the game. The second involves challenging the victim to make six equal half of eleven using a pile of matches. Both are funny, ...
If you love playing the multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then you might wanna try out the campaign. Although it may not be as fun for some, it's still a challenging game that offers players plenty of things to shoot at.
In the PlayStation 3 video game Heavy Rain: The Origami Killer, four protagonists are on the hunt for a serial killer who murders young boys and leave behind his calling card… an origami animal. One of those animals, and the one prominently displayed on the cover art and poster art for the game, is the pajarita. Pajarita in Spanish for little bird (or even just origami in general).
Did you watch the NBA Finals game? Even if you're the one person in the US who didn't, you probably have heard through the grapevine by now that the Lakers finished an excellent game, winning over the Celtics to get the title.
The Sony Playstation 3 is a powerful video game console that can rival any console out there. It has a great collection of video games, can access the internet, and one of the best features is that it plays blu-ray dvds. But of course, like any electronic device, nothing is perfect, and neither is the PS3. In this video tutorial series, you'll find out how to repair the PS3 blu-ray drive laser. Warning: opening up your PS3 may void your warranty and cause more damge to your system. So be care...
Sometimes, in the course of playing virtual aquarium games, it becomes necessary to break the rules. Learn how with this cheater's guide, which demonstrates how to hack Happy Aquarium with the Charles Web Debugging Proxy tool.
Cheaters may never win but, boy, do they ever get high scores. With this hacker's how-to, you'll learn how to use Cheat Engine 5.5 to earn an absurd amount of points, guarunteeing yourself a spot on the high scores list.
Have a need for speed? And high scores? Look no further than this cheater's guide, which demonstrates a method for hacking Crazy Cabbie for high speeds and maximum points.
Each player starts with 15 marbles that are a color distinct from his opponents marbles. Toss a coin to choose a start line, placed 3 meters from the hole. The players then take turns shooting marbles, first from the start lines, then from wherever the marbles land on the field, all the while trying to make their marbles in to the hole. The player to shoot all his marbles in to the hole first wins. In a case where both players have 1 marble left and the final shot is made by the person who to...
In this video, Tom Leese, Director of Instruction at Angel Park Golf Club, gives pointers for your pre-shot routine in golf. Important in the transition from the practice range to real games, your pre-shot routine helps you get situated and ready to play real competitive golf. Tom explains, first, how to set your lines, taking a straight and purposeful line down course where you want your ball to go, and remaining fixed on it, as you approach your tee. Then, when positioned at your ball, he t...
Find out a quick and easy way to level up in Ninja Warz. It's pretty simple and no cheating app like Cheat Engine is required.
Get more coins from your Roller Coaster Kingdom! Hack your way to more money using Cheat Engine. If you want more coins fast, Cheat Engine is your best option.
Bloons is a flash game from Ninja Kiwi. Learn how to hack Bloons with tricks and cheats. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Bloons with Cheat Engine (09/29/09).
How to hack Yoville! Yoville cheats, tricks, hacks. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to clone in Yoville (08/30/09). This cloning method is very easy!