Life is a game

Magic Stones - RPG Game Review

2008-10-20T22:32:00.000-07:00

Role Playing Games or RPG, has become popular since their invention because people have fun playing them, for most people who play these games are not winners or losers because this type of game was not designed to win a hand like board or card games, but there were several hybrid game that has created borrow elements from several styles, such as World of Warcraft.

Similarly, games like Magic Stones took the best of mythological creatures and merge with a complex set of cards, in a way this setting to remind people of animations such as Yugioh where the player uses monsters and playing cards to overcome the opponent.

Magic stones is a role playing game that uses creatures in Celtic mythology and fuses elements of the great card game in the whole mixture. The game takes place in the land of Aravorn and controls a player and duidai powerful creations, the player must fight opponents to find new objects, runes and discover new challenges throughout the land. The player also needs competition in the annual tournament is difficult Druide to move this tournament takes place in the black tower where the characters will fight to the death against 16 enemy druids.

The game has over 20 different avatars available for the player to choose, according to the selection a player could be part of a noble druid which excels in intelligence or a wild druid which excels in willpower. There are several specialties such as air, water, earth and fire.

Besides going into "battle mode" or challenge druid, you can choose to gather artifacts which are spread throughout the entire kingdom of Aravon, you will go into enchanted forests, cursed islands, etc. and a player will find hidden objects in each place that will increase the powers of the druid and increase its level as well.

There is also one more mode which is exclusive from the guys at WinterWolves, with this quest mode a player can go on different quests where he will be able to choose different avatars and creatures from the realm of life and spirit. Overall, this a great RPG game with a card playing twist which is guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours. WinterWolves.com is a specialized pc gaming site where you can download PC games. Get PC simulation games and make the most out of your leisure time, visit us today!

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Cheats

2008-10-18T17:56:00.000-07:00

Cheats are unlocked not by inserting passwords, but by acquiring the thirty Intel Pieces strewn throughout the game. The more of them you collect, the more cheats you can access. On the left are the number of Intel Pieces collected, and on the right are the cheats that are unlocked, with an explanation of what each does.
2
- "CoD Noir" Play the game in black and white.
4
- "Photo-Negative" Game colors become inverted.
6
- "Super Contrast" Games contrast increases.
8
- "Ragtime Warfare" The game feels like an old silent movie.
10
- "Cluster Bombs" One frag grenade thrown equals five in explosion.
15
- "A Bad Year" Enemies explode into tires when shot.
20
- "Slow-Mo Ability" Game plays at 40% normal speed.
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- "Infinite Ammo" Just what it says.

Unlockable: Prestige Mode

To unlock Prestige Mode, which is a multiplayer-only mode, you must reach experience level fifty-five. Instead of capping out at level fifty-five, which is the highest level, Prestige Mode allows you to start again from level one. This can be done a total of ten times, giving you ten different icons in in-game lobbies to show your extreme achievement.

Unlockable: Arcade Mode

To unlock Arcade Mode, beat the game once through on any difficulty level. Arcade Mode itself is split into two options - Full Challenge or Level Challenge - that add extra replayability to the game.

Unlockable: New Mission

To play an all-new mission, which is an extra mission after the main quest is completed, beat the game and view the ending credits thereafter. After theyve run their course
, you will then be given the opportunity to play one last single player mission before all is said and done.

Everquest II The Shadow Odyssey

2008-10-17T01:50:00.000-07:00

EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey is the fifth expansion for the critically acclaimed EverQuest II franchise. This all-in-one compilation pack follows the award-winning and best-selling Rise of KunarkTM expansion. New players and veterans alike will journey through a massive amount of exquisite content unlike anything ever before seen in EverQuest II. The Shadow Odyssey stretches well beyond the fantasy realm and propels the EverQuest II world into a new era of excitement and adventure.

Timeshift

2008-10-11T22:38:00.000-07:00

Dr. Aiden Krone is a former professor of Applied Physics at MIT, notorious for his unrivaled brilliance and obsession with Thermodynamics, Advanced Propulsion, and Quantum Electrodynamics (QED). Despite his increasing tendencies to demand control and secrecy, he became the Founder and Lead Physicist of a classified Time Travel research program.

Over a decade later, Krone's program had successfully developed the world's first time-traveling suit technology. However, as the program's equally secretive decision-makers demanded this technology be adapted for military applications, Krone's feelings of self-entitlement and anger grew. He secretly desired a new existence, a new world where his scientific endeavors could be shaped and experienced without outside interference.

The combination of Krone's mind and his suit technology gave him the ability to create and control another existence - an existence where a man of science could finally operate without restrictions and do so within a place where science itself was properly respected… regardless of the effects on humanity.

It is now up to you to trace Krone's last known appearances and stop his tyrannical rule over Alpha District. In a twisted world where scientific accomplishments reign, it’s up to you to don the Beta Suit and Master Time to Become the Ultimate Weapon.

Features:

* Harness time as the Ultimate Weapon: Slow, stop and reverse the flow of time to destroy your enemies
* Unleash a powerful arsenal of weapons and vehicles in 24 combat missions
* Up to 16-player multiplayer, featuring the use of time grenades in 14 different maps, allowing for unique style of slow, stop and reversal of time
* Completely customize your multiplayer experience with over 40 different features to fit your style of gameplay

By Darren Gladstone -- 02/11/2007

Someone hit rewind! When TimeShift nearly shipped last year, publisher Vivendi Games rebooted everything right after reporting "only seven bugs left." A ballsy call, no doubt, but here's my beef with the FPS face-lift: Instead of shooting my way through some Steampunk-inspired world, I'm in a Half-Life 2 knockoff wearing a self-operating TiVo tuxedo.

Car Driving Games are Here to Stay

2008-10-11T21:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to very active web developers you are just a few clicks away from a wide array of racing and driving games. The racing and driving games category has lots of sub-categories including but not limited to: bike games, drag racing games, parking games, and racing games. Within each sub-category there are several games.

By way of example let’s list some racing and driving games sub-categories and their top games:

Bike games: Adrenaline Challenge, Bike Mania on Ice, Bike Stunt, and BMX Parks, to name just a few.

Drag racing games: 2 Fast 2 Furious, 3D Car Driver, 5 Miles to Go, and Carbon Auto Theft, among many others.

Parking games: Car Park Challenge, Docking Perfection, London Cabbie, Park my Car Game, and more.

Racing games: 4X4 Rally, Autobahn, Camera Killer, Deadly Race Game, and the list goes on and on.

Now let’s take some time to review the top games in the driving and racing games world.

Bike Games

1.Adrenaline Challenge – A ten plus levels game of pure adrenaline! Collect the big green balls, and ride to the exit while avoiding bumping your head on any of the platforms and walls you will find while riding around. Do not forget to wear your helmet!

2.Bike Mania on Ice – Go through all the obstacles and just try to ride till the end without crashing. Classic bike riding but on ice. Ain’t it “fun on ice”?

3.Bike Stunts – Collect points for each stunt you do. The game looks very easy at first sight, but go ahead and take the challenge! You will soon find out you are not the bike rider you thought you were! One of the best motorcycle stunt games around.

Drag Racing Games

1.Drag Racer 2 – Choose your favorite car among many popular makes and models such as Acura Integra Type R, Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, BMW 5 Series M Class, and Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Then customize the car to your liking. You can modify body, rims, bodykit, neons, and caliper, also ride height, wheel size, window tint, frame angle, decals, interior, and more. Great drag racing and tuning fun!

2.Goosehead Racing – Drag it and collect money to upgrade it. Upgrade your vehicle with the latest in technology that your money can afford! Upgrade transmission, engine, weight, and more. Start as a Novice or Intermediate player, or try the Championship mode if you dare!

3.Drag Racing Game – A drag racing game with amazing graphics. Choose your favorite track (Awesome50, ArrowGraphics, Explosion, O.S.L. Racing, Saft Power Systems) and have loads of fun with this drag racing game.

Parking Games

1.Car Park Challenge – It’s all about finding a non-handicapped parking spot and parking your car before time runs out. But wait! It is not that easy, there is some shopping cart rolling through the parking lot, and of course you can not hit the parked cars.

2.Docking Perfection – You must dock your speedboat while avoiding the jetties and buoys. Similar to a parking game, but this time on water, so be careful or may wind up swimming in cold water!

3.Mafia Driver – This is a tricky one, not so easy to play as other parking games. If you crash you will be sent right back to the start, there is time limit for each level, needless to say you can not run over people, and you will have to go around all objects and broken cars. The perfect game for the “pro parking game player”, like you!

Racing Games

1.2 Fast 2 Furious – Based on the world-famous motion picture. Choose a vehicle and just race, plain and simple. Not one of the best graphics environments, but a nice one to enjoy if you are into racing!

2.Autobahn – The name says it all! Race across a German highway (the speediest in the world), dodge other cars and do your best to stay alive!

As you can see, there are some interesting titles out there, and it is very likely many of them are new for you. You considered yourself a die hard driving and racing games fan, didn’t you? Well, let’s face it, if you become a member of a serious arcade games website, you will have a hard time mastering all the games there.

By: Benicio Brown

The Future Of Video Games

2008-10-11T20:42:00.000-07:00

Let us accept it that we, being adults, too are die-hard fans of video games. This has happened because video games have not remained those cartoon graphics that was made with simple software that anyone could make it. Small cartoons with small and dull gadgets are now replaced with realistic heroes and he has now ultra modern guns that can shoot bullets, arrows, lasers and many times even bombs! Video games have reached many mileposts in their graphics, sound effects, genres, subjects and top of all, the presentation offering you that you are just inside' the game and not on your chair in your room!

If you still have those small coins through which, you used to play simplest Mario', Contra', Kung-Fu', BomberMan' etc. those coins are now useless as your kids have no use of it. They are equipped with hi-tech gadgets like PlayStation, Nintendo or Xbox. Games these kids have include real Cricket or Baseball, Wrestling, Horror and Thrillers, Action and many more. Think about future now! The video games are going to rock the world more than they do now.

The future is bright as the passion never ends. With the help of latest technology, video games are creating more milestones that attract people magnetically. You now have MMORPGs (Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Games) that is covering more and more players online across the world giving a hint that video game is now not a game that is played in the closet with single or double player but it can now be an international event'.

Looking at the popularity, there are plenty of sponsors that are holding various competition and events where in players from all across the world come and play video games. The best player or team is rewarded with prizes. Latest channels also review video games and offer you the technique for the breakthrough. There are special programs on video games and they got highest TRP ratings!

Game manufacturers giants like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo etc are in continuous research using ultramodern technologies to make video games more realism with great sound effects and the gadgets being handier and sleek with no wires. The research includes the choice and taste of new generation, current hot events that can be used for video games (such as G Video Game Tester

Video game testers are in great demand because of skyrocketing growth in the gaming industry. People are getting hundreds of dollars per assignment just simply playing and sharing their views on the latest video games to rock in gaming zones. You have bright chances to get great jobs as a video game tester.

One should find a video game tester job, which is a tough job unless you do not have any connection with any video game industry. You should catch a person who is related with graphic designing in video games or one who knows someone in video game industry. You got to know that if you are not being updated with your knowledge in the video game industry, you stand nowhere. There are plenty of games being launched everyday and you should be in touch with it.

You should have knowledge about all the genres, not being capable to opine one particular genre. You love wrestling, but it should not happen that you get perplexed when you have arcade game in front of you to play and to review. People with limited edition' of knowledge have no vacancy in video game testing field.

Another thing one must keep in mind that one must be able to evaluate pros and cons both in the game. Be frank opining about the game and notice what kind of difficulties you had while playing the game. What all can be helpful overcoming all those difficulties and are those solutions easily traceable by a common person? When the video games are based on real events, check out the authenticity of the events that are being described in the game and mark those points that are praiseworthy.

You should be filled up with the knowledge of latest gadgets and even with those that are outdated. This will help you in comparing latest trend with old tradition making your opinion superior than others'. The manufacturers and players expect you to compare the previous version or edition of the game and to look forward for forthcoming editions too. This means, you should be capable enough to have memory for the past, presence of mind for the current demands and far-sight to suggest what all can be done to make the current edition better in future.

With those all qualities, video game testing can be turned into a sitting duck' and it can make you busy playing, opining and making bunches of dollars at your accounts!
Gulf War) and discoveries of new technologies that can be used to make video games even better than before.

By: Nevets Notrom

Buy Call of Duty 4 and enjoy a game that will rock your world

2008-10-11T19:36:00.000-07:00

A game able to astound every gamer, a game able to overwhelm all those wild about the first person shooter type of game experience – this is Call of Duty 4. When you buy Call of Duty 4, you buy the experience of good graphics, good sound, good presentation and high, extraordinarily high adrenaline levels. Should anyone oppose this, we assume that he or she does not actually care about games or, most likely, does not enjoy this type of game. However, for those who can barely stay away from their desktop or laptop, constantly thinking about the next best move to make, the optimal choice they could have ever made was to buy Call of Duty 4.

We have heard of people asking, “What if I rent the game, instead of buying it?” Well, that too is an option, of course. However, COD4 is such a work of art that it definitely justifies a purchase option. In other words, buy Call of Duty 4 and buy Call of Duty 4 CD key as well, and you will be able to enjoy the game’s full experience. The team at Infinity Ward has transformed even the basic action of shooting a weapon into something astoundingly cool: you have unproblematic aiming; you can hear an authentic snap when you shoot the weapon and you can almost feel the collision of the shots against a wall, a building, or against the ill fated adversary. When you buy Call of Duty 4 CD key, you buy access to a series of operations that grant an appealing tempo to the gameplay – the events and the narrative go hand in hand and make your mind and heart spin with the tension generated by the anticipation of loud contacts with the enemy.

Therefore, buy Call of Duty 4 and you will see how Infinity Ward has perfected the game – way better than the COD3 release (which, in fact, pertained to Treyarch). You simply buy Call of Duty 4 CD key and you enter the world of an almost perfect game. From the point of view of the graphics, this game is completely spectacular on all levels. The lights, the animation, and every other detail in the graphical plane are very well designed and implemented into the game.

If you are new to the game (even though we are certain that most of view are already familiar with the previous series of Call of Duty), buy Call of Duty 4 CD key and keep in mind that you also have a multiplayer option to the game. The same complexity of the graphics is transmitted to the multiplayer level as well, and the diversity of maps will make you want to try them all, no matter how many they are. COD4 is an exceptionally accomplished work of art.

Call of Duty 4 has certainly made it more difficult for future games to reach a similar level of complexity mixed with unbelievable, yet addictive tension heights. Literally, you will not want to part with your PC for hours and hours. The game will take you over and you will only feel satisfied each time you complete, with the incredibly smart Al, the missions in the game. In other words, if you are looking for authentic challenge, COD4 is what the doctor prescribes. Enjoy the game!

By: Clint Jhonson

Video Poker Strategy

2008-10-10T07:52:00.000-07:00

A Strategy for Video Poker
There are various reasons why people enjoy video poker over table poker. For one, they can learn how to play the game without having others around watching their every move. However, the ranking of the hands is really the only thing that is the same as in table poker. Because the game is played on a computer, your main objective is to simply draw the best-paying hand.
In video poker, you are dealt a five-card hand. You then get to select which cards you want to discard and receive new cards for. Your video poker strategy is going to depend on the type of video poker you are playing. There are several popular types of video poker, but the most common video poker games are:
¢ Jacks or Better
¢ Deuces Wild
¢ Jokers Wild

Jacks or Better Strategy
The number one mistake that people make when playing video poker is that they feel as though they need to rush. When you get in a hurry, you don't see the hand properly and you're more likely to discard a card that you meant to keep or vice versa. When you are playing video poker, just take your time. The computer is not in a big hurry and will wait patiently for you to make your play. Here are a few points to remember when playing Jacks or Better on a video poker machine.
Always hold all paying hands when they are dealt to you. Even if you think you can get a better hand, you're better off winning something rather than losing.
The only time you might break up a winning hand is if you're breaking up a lesser paying hand to get four cards for a royal flush. However, this is still risky.
If you have non-paying hands, then check and hold according to these tips:
o Hold any 4 cards for a straight flush
o Hold any 3 cards for a royal flush
o Hold any 4 cards for a flush
o Hold any pair if they are lower than 10s
o Hold any 4 consecutive cards
o Hold any 2 high cards of the same suit
o Hold any 3 cards for a straight flush
o Hold K, Q, or J of different suits
o Hold any two high cards of different suits
o Hold K, Q, J or 10 of the same suit
o Hold any high card
If you are not dealt any of these hand combinations, draw for a new set of five cards.

Deuces Wild Strategy
The main thing you want to remember is that twos, or deuces, can be used as a substitute for any card in this game. So, never discard a deuce!
You also want to do the following if you receive these hands:
If you get 4 deuces, hold all five of your cards because you can't beat this hand.
If you get three deuces, keep a five of a kind or a royal flush. Otherwise, hold the twos only.
If you have two deuces, keep any hand that is a four of a kind or better. Keep any four cards that can get you a royal flush, otherwise just keep the twos.
If you get one deuce, keep any paying hand you get, except if you have four cards for a royal flush. Keep four cards to a flush and keep three cards to a royal flush, otherwise keep only the deuce.
If you are not dealt a deuce:
Keep all paying hands, but hold four cards for a royal flush instead of opting for a lesser paying hand.
Keep four cards for a straight flush.
Keep any three cards for a royal flush.
Keep any pair.
Keep two pair only if the full house pays the same as a four of a kind.
Keep four card flushes
Keep consecutive four card straights
Keep three cards for a straight flush.
Keep any two of the following:
o K, Q, J, or 10 if they are all the same suit.
If you do not receive any of these hands, draw a complete new five-card hand.

Kings or Better Jokers Wild Strategy
Remember that Jokers Wild is a 53-card deck because of the joker. There are actually two types of Jokers Wild and the following pertains to Kings or Better Jokers Wild.
If you receive a hand that contains a joker:
Keep hands that are three of a kind or higher, although, you want to hold four cards for a royal flush, even if you have to discard a lower paying hand.
Remember that the joker is a part of the combination you want. Therefore, if you have a joker and two sixes, then you have three of a kind.
Keep any four cards for a straight flush and four cards for a flush if it includes an Ace, King or both.
Keep three cards for a royal flush.
Keep any four-card flush without an Ace or King.
Keep consecutive four card straights
If you don't have any good combinations, but you have a joker, discard everything by the joker.
If you are dealt a hand without a joker in it, then:
Keep all paying hands, except hold cards for a four-card royal flush.
Keep any four cards for a straight flush
Keep any three cards for a royal flush
Keep any pair from 2s to Queens.
Keep any three cards for a straight flush
Keep any four-cards consecutive straight
Keep two cards to a royal flush if one of your cards is an Ace or a King.
Keep unsuited Aces or Kings
Keep Kings or Aces alone.
Keep any two suited royal flush cards that are lower than an ace or king.
If you aren't dealt any of the combinations above, then draw five new cards.

Obviously, you want to choose a machine that has your game of choice on it. Remember that some games will feature multiple decks, while others are only single. Additionally, some games will also have bonus payments for certain hands as well. This can help to accumulate more coins. Also, keep in mind that each casino may vary in terms of payouts on their video poker machines.

Author : Robert

What are MMORPG's?

2008-10-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games or MMORPGs as they are more commonly known, are role playing games which bring together large numbers of players via the internet.

A defining feature of MMORPGs is that they all offer a persistent virtual world in which to play. These worlds often support thousands of simultaneous players, all of whom are playing a single character in the game.

What Does This Mean?
In a MMORPG you take control of a character (often known as an avatar) and guide its actions within the game. Most games offer an experience based level system a player guides their character through certain tasks, such as killing a monster, and in return their ability to repeat similar tasks increases. This is usually represented by an overall skill level associated to the character, and sub levels representing individual skills.

As the worlds are persistent your skills are saved, meaning that the time and effort invested into the game is permanently reflected in your character.

For example if you played a combat orientated game your overall ability to fight may be represented by a Combat Level this level would increase each time you gained a pre-determined number of experience points, granting more powerful abilities and skills. When you logout of the game everything is remembered so next time you play you can start from where you left off.

Online
As MMORPGâs connect thousands of players with the same virtual world central game servers provide a synchronized experience for everybody. This means if you killed a specific monster then it would not only vanish from your screen, but also from that of all the other players.

Real time chat is usually available, typed messages can be displayed to other players in and round your location. Additionally it is common for MMORPGs to allow trade between players as well as combat, duels and team work.

Playing As A Group
A great aspect of playing an MMORPG is that nearly every game provides a system for players to work together. This can be teaming up to tackle difficult enemies or pooling resources in order to advance the goals of the team. Such groups are known as clans or guilds.

Games Within Games
MMORPGS provide players with many different paths to follow and the players of the game literally define the world they play in. This includes many items within games being created by the players themselves using gathered resources.

This process is called Crafting, and is a very popular alternative to playing a combat orientated character. Rather that dominate physically, crafters are usually very wealthy in terms of in-game assets selling their goods for game currency or other items.

Online or Offline?
Offline games are great for relaxation and enjoyment, but they can not offer the combination of depth and social interaction that MMORPGs provide. Character progression is the essential ingredient letting you concentrate on the aspects of the game you enjoy without worrying about those you dont.

Every character starts with similar levels and skills, but quickly you will personalize your character meaning few others will be exactly like you.

If you love playing computer games then try an MMORPG. Once you start playing you will never look back.

Gender bending in MMORPGs

2008-10-10T05:47:00.000-07:00

Most MMORPGs, such as Maple Story, RF Online and many other others allow players to experience a fantasy world filled with Orcs, Elves, Dwarves, and many other exotic races. These games also allow players to choose which gender their avatars will assume. While Playing as non-human races is considered unremarkable, playing as the opposite gender (termed gender bending) has always been a divisive issue. Current surveys show that 85% of MMORPG players are male and that males are up to 5x more likely to gender bend than females. This means, on average, at least half of all female avatars in a virtual world are played by men.

There are some very practical reasons why a man would prefer to play a female character online. For instance, it is widely known that others players are much more generous with items and in game guidance to female characters. Females who play a male character give up this gender specific advantage, which likely explains the far lower female gender bending tendency. It has also been noted that in third party MMORPGS many men prefer to spend their game hours staring at the back of a slim female body rather than a bulky man's. Many do not accept these utilitarian reasons alone as being the explanation for gender bending. Some suspect that there are darker and more psychological reasons why a man would dress in women's garb, virtually speaking that is.

That a man would want to play a female character is often evidence enough for many in the online community to label someone a homosexual. But surprisingly, feminist organizations see gender bending as another sign of female oppression. In most virtual worlds, female characters are scarcely clad and are blessed with what we shall term "bountiful assets." It is sexism on the men's part to want to control these polished pleasure bots, or so the feminist argument goes. There is certainly some small minority of men who use female characters to approach other men online but doesn't ultimate responsibility lie on the individual in defending himself against unsolicited advances online?

The issue has gone so far out of hand in some places that game publishers and governments decided they needed to step in. Recently in China Shanda Entertainment, a major developer of virtual worlds, issued a new rule that anyone wishing to create a female avatar must first prove their gender to the company via a webcam. Interestingly, women wishing to play a male character would not need to go through this procedure. Many players faced character deletion if their female avatars didn't have a female face to defend them on the webcam. Not surprisingly, players wore wigs and put on make up to fool the developers into letting them keep their avatars. Shanda may of found the perfect way to reverse gender bending trends between the sexes - by putting additional barriers in front of male gender benders and encouraging female gender bending. (by forcing women to "prove" their sex) Soon China may have the first virtual world where half the men are women!

Author: Robert

Classic Puzzle Games Online

2008-10-10T04:44:00.000-07:00

Some of the best puzzles games of our time are now available for free online. Some of them are just old classics that have made the transition to the Internet, while others focus on upgrading the old puzzle games to offer new challenges to a new generation of gamers. The great thing is that these are all games which can be played by just about anyone. The concepts involved are kindergarten level, but they require a swift mind to actually master. Anyone with some time to kill should take a few minutes and look online for a puzzle game or two.

There are plenty of old classics available online in one of many new flash arcades. This means that you can play your favorites whenever you want without shelling out any cash. Thats pretty nice, especially since I have deep issues with paying money for something that challenges my mind. Tetris is one of the many puzzle games that has jumped online. Everyone should at least have a basic knowledge of Tetris. You line the blocks up as they fall. If you make a neat row it disappears. This beautiful concept has been in our minds since we first knew about shapes, but it isnt as easy to do as one might think. Try organizing somewhat random shapes when theyre falling really fast. It can be a lot of fun to properly plan out all of your blocks so that your neat stacks dont fall into chaos.

There are new versions of these puzzles games online too though. New additions, such as Bejeweled, have actually gotten enough interest to warrant retail releases. The online versions are good enough though. These games take some of the basics of old Tetris-based games and upgrade them for a new generation. In general, they focus more on forming patterns out of random assortments. Line up similar objects, colors, shapes, etc. and theyll disappear. This changes things considerably though, as the pace starts off at full speed. One has to start thinking and clicking as quickly as possible to keep the board under control. One mistake can cost you a lot of points or even the game. I will admit that this style of puzzle game may be too annoying or fast-paced for some people. It is definitely something different though, and the focus on mental and physical reflexes adds a new level to puzzle gaming. Any gamer should at least give this developing genre a chance.

Thats really the beauty of it too. Just about any gamer can pick up a puzzle game and understand the concept. Its just matching up shapes or colors, which you probably learned back in kindergarten or first grade. The nice factor is that you end up with a standard minutes to learn, a lifetime to master setup, where you may understand the rules but not all the nuances. This leaves something good to come back for later.

If you want to introduce a friend to online gaming, puzzle games may be the best step. They can usually be pretty forgiving and easy to learn, so theyll act as a good way to get a new gamers feet wet. In the end, it does come down to preference though. If you like to play puzzle games, then you should definitely look for your old favorites online while keeping an eye out for a new game to add to the lineup. Theyre just a good way for a person to give their mind a little bit of exercise in those spare minutes of the day.

Author: robert

Spore E308 Trailer

2008-10-09T04:30:00.000-07:00

The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft

2008-10-09T04:22:00.000-07:00

In The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, the vault of the Spencer Mansion is robbed, and the Bayport Police call on the Hardy Boys to help tie up some loose ends, but they soon find themselves in the middle of a major criminal investigation that takes them on an adventure all over Bayport, and even into New York City. But the pieces don't add up, and Frank and Joe find themselves embroiled in a drama of sinister proportions. Is the recent theft linked to something from the past? Can Frank and Joe find and decipher the clues in time to prevent another crime from happening?

Call of Duty: World at War

2008-10-07T02:36:00.000-07:00

Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you’ve never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced. Players band together to survive the most harrowing and climactic battles that led to the demise of the Axis powers on the European and Pacific fronts. The title offers an uncensored experience with unique enemies and combat variety, including Kamikaze fighters, ambush attacks, Banzai charges and cunning cover tactics, as well as explosive on-screen action through the all new four-player cooperative campaign. The addictive competitive multiplayer has also been enhanced with new infantry and vehicle-based action, a higher level cap, more weapons, and a host of new Perks, maps and challenges.

Features:

New Enemies, Environments and Tactics: Face off against ruthless and tactically advanced enemies that will stop at nothing to defend their homelands, from swamp ambushes and tree-top snipers to fearless Kamikaze attacks. Play as a U.S. Marine and Russian conscript across a variety of Pacific and European locations against the fearless Imperial Japanese and elite German soldiers in epic adrenaline-filled infantry, vehicle and airborne missions.

Co-Op Campaign Mode, Call of Duty Style: For the first time in the franchise, Call of Duty: World at War introduces co-op play, bringing fresh meaning to “No One Fights Alone”. Campaign co-op features up to four-players online, or two-player local split-screen, allowing gamers to experience harrowing campaign missions together for greater camaraderie and tactical execution. Co-op mode incorporates innovative multiplayer components such as challenges, rankings and online stats for deeper re-playability and multiplayer experience bonuses. Co-op mode also features Competitive Co-Op that will show who is really the best player on your team.

Enhanced Multiplayer: Call of Duty: World at War continues the class-based multiplayer action the series is famous for. The addition of vehicle combat with tanks rounds out the multiplayer experience, and features such as persistent stats, player rankings, upgradeable weapons, squad-based gameplay, customizable classes and Perks, have been further enhanced.

The Call of Duty Experience: Call of Duty: World at War utilizes cutting-edge technology including highly-detailed character models, self-shadowing, environmental lighting and amazing special effects to deliver jaw-dropping visuals. Depth of field, rim-lighting and texture-streaming technology bring the adrenaline-pumping combat to life, while physics-enabled battlefields and fire that spreads through environments realistically immerses players into the harrowing and dynamic combat

Spore Cheats

2008-10-05T20:52:00.000-07:00

Press Ctrl+Shift+C to open the console screen. Type code into the console, then hit enter. Press escape or the red X to close console.

addDNA --->increase how much DNA you have to spend.

capturePlanetGIF--->Captures a spinning GIF of the planet you are on and dumps to AnimatedAvatars directory.

freeCam --->Toggles free camera mode.

help--->Lists all cheats and debug commands.

killallhints--->Removes all hints from the game.

unlockSuperWeapons--->Unlocks all superweapons for your Civilization type

spaceCreate--->Unlocks and recharges all creation tools in Space Mode.

Far Cry 2

2008-10-05T18:47:00.000-07:00

Far Cry 2 finds you caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa. You're sent to take out "The Jackal," a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfill your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralize their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force.

Built specifically for Far Cry 2 by the award-winning Ubisoft Montreal development team, the Dunia Engine delivers the most realistic destructible environments, special effects, such as dynamic fire propagation and storm effects, real-time night-and-day cycle, dynamic music system and non-scripted enemy A.I. You can explore 50 kilometers of rendered African landscape. Far Cry 2 also boasts real-time immersion. Real-time story telling, systemic auto-healing, and minimal in-game interface are just few of the features that will make you feel the tension of being alone against barbarous warlords that threaten thousands of innocent lives.

With your choice of a wide selection of weapons, you'll meet the fight head-on with your machine-gun, go berserk with your machete, or make stealth kills as a sniper. If you feel that the atmosphere is not warm enough, light up your flame-thrower and let your enemies and everything around them feel the heat. With your glider, trucks, cars, and boats, you'll fly, run, drive, slide and hover over this huge open world.

Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy

2008-10-05T17:41:00.000-07:00

Touted as the most romantic event to grace the ruined halls of Ireland's Castle Malloy, the Simmons-Mallory wedding was supposed to be a fairytale beginning, but now the groom is missing! Did a banshee crash the wedding or is this a case of cold feet? Can you, as Nancy Drew, unravel the knot of scattered clues and scary superstitions? You'll to catch more than a bridal bouquet to make this is a happily ever after!

Meet The Suspects
Kyler Mallory
A stock broker in London who lived with Nancy's family as an exchange student four years ago. She is now engaged to Matt Simmons and is excited to hold her wedding at Castle Malloy. Her grandfather, Edmund Mallory, recently passed away and named her as the sole beneficiary. He never spoke about his childhood and Kyle is just now learning about her true family history

Matt Simmons
A travel and sailing free-lance writer for magazines. Known for his dry wit, Matt loves to play pranks on others. Friendly and likeable, he had planned on getting married in the Bahamas, but agreed to change his plans to make his fiancée, Kyler Mallory, happy.

Kit Foley
Matt's best friend and accomplice on sailing trips. Kit was born in the US and is the son of a Krolmeister Inc. VP. The company transferred the family to London when Kit was young, but he never picked up the British accent. He currently works as a land developer, and he arrived early to help Matter and Kyler prepare for their wedding

Donal Delany
As Castle Malloy's ever-present caretaker, he's been watching the grounds for too many years to count. This Irish born gentleman isn't particularly fond of foreigners and he's the first to admit it. He is however the resident expert on Irish mythology and lore, which might explain his overly superstitious nature.

Galactic Civ II Twilight Review

2008-10-04T15:23:00.000-07:00

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor isn't just a great expansion, it's also a wonderful culmination of everything good about the series. Developer Stardock has addressed just about all of the possible complaints about both the original game and its Dark Avatar add-on. Plus, they've added impactful tech-tree innovations, a climactic campaign, and a host of other tweaks, for a superb example of what an expansion pack should be.

If you are a Gal Civ addict you'll be excited about the new tech trees provided for each of the game's 12 playable civilizations. Where the Terrans, Drengin, Yor, Thalans, and pals used to share a single tech tree that made all of the civs go about their galactic gallivanting in a similar style, each now has branching-off points that emphasize unique traits. This means that you're now able to play civilizations very differently, as well as make the good guys really good and the bad guys really bad. With the evil Drengin, for example, you're now free to indulge your inner De Sade by spending credits on such horrific goodies as Xeno slavery, slave canyons, and the always entertaining visions of agony philosophy. The murderous Drengin offshoot Korath clan is actually even nastier, with such techs as malicious bargaining, wretched cloning, and dark influence. Terrans, on the other hand, can be happier expansion-minded imperialists with such specialties as majesty, cultural domination, and stellar folding. Extra detail and history have been tossed into each tech as well, giving you insight into each civilization's identity and, in some cases, reinforcing their alien natures.

New visuals have been grafted onto the original game's star and planetary maps to give each civilization a distinct look. Each race now has differently styled ships and planetary buildings, lending further unique character to the civs, as well as boosting replay value. Planetary surfaces look different now depending on who's in charge. Drengin worlds come off like utter hellholes, complete with slave pits in place of factories and slaveling imagination labs in place of research facilities. Terran planets look a lot like Earth with standard factories, farms, and research facilities. Thalan worlds are bizarre and time-focused thanks to the temporal entertainment, as well as the incredibly powerful hyperion matrices. Ships have also been reworked with more polygons and texture detail, resulting in a much more varied range of vessels that appear more realistic. The cosmetic differences between the ships in last year's Dark Avatar and the ships in Twilight of the Arnor border on astounding, with most of the flat, featureless ship surfaces of the old game being replaced by the sort of detailed, industrial hardware that you would expect to find on a galaxy-spanning vessel. Yet even with these vast improvements, system requirements haven't been ramped up; the game runs just as fast and just as smoothly as before.

Other Twilight of the Arnor additions are low-key. The new campaign is an enjoyable wrap to the Dread Lords saga that tells the story of the Terrans finding the last survivor of the ancient Arnor. This ancient super-race put the Dread Lords in their place many thousands of years ago, which means that you're now relying on their tips to do so again, as well as free up the galaxy for unimpeded wars a-plenty between the Drengin and, well, everybody else. A new victory mode called Ascension has been introduced for sandbox play. Here, you can trigger the endgame by discovering five randomly placed crystal anomalies on the map and building star bases around them to retrieve their mystical goodness. If you hold them long enough to ascend to a higher plane of existence, you win the game. There are a couple of significant issues with this victory condition, however. First of all, Ascension crystals are often ignored by rival races, even if they're located right under their noses in key solar systems. So there rarely seems to be much competition for what is ostensibly the most important resource in the entire galaxy. Second, enemy empires don't seem to have an issue with you setting up star bases around crystals until you're about 150 weeks from victory, whereupon they suddenly notice what's going on and declare war on you, one after the other. This seems very artificial--like you're simply triggering a countdown instead of dealing with intelligent rivals. This lengthy delay also gives you lots of time to put together a massive fleet and create defenses powerful enough to fend off almost any sort of assault.

Military action has also been enhanced--at least in theory--with the addition of terror stars, which are rather familiar-looking planet busters that can blow up a world as quick as you can say "Alderaan." They're far too time-consuming and a little too easily destroyed to be a true galaxy-beater, though. Immense galaxies have been added to the list of map choices in sandbox games, providing the option of setting up epic matches that can last for weeks. This option is a bit treacherous for anyone accustomed to previous, saner, galaxy sizes because you have so much space to cover that you can easily overextend yourself early in the game and wind up in major financial difficulty. Editors now allow you to alter every aspect of the game. Numerous interface tweaks make it easier to track technologies, track finance, and even set up automatic ship building whenever new techs are revealed. About the only part of the original game design left untouched is multiplayer, which remains MIA and will probably continue to be absent until Galactic Civilizations III from the looks of things.

Adding this much new life to what should be a very familiar game is an amazing achievement. While no single addition here can be said to make this expansion, the scope of the subtle yet wide-ranging changes greatly improve the Galactic Civilizations II experience. Before Twilight of the Arnor, players could stick to the Terrans and encounter everything that the game had to offer. Now, you deal with something new each and every time you go galaxy conquering with a different alien race, which freshens up a game that was in need of exactly this kind of facelift.

By Brett Todd, GameSpot

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization

2008-10-03T03:24:00.000-07:00

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization strategy game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European nation on their quest to colonize and thrive in the New World. Players will be challenged to guide their people from the oppressive motherland, discover a New World, negotiate, trade and fight as they acquire great power and battle for their freedom and independence.

Features:

* Classic Game Design: The strategy classic is rebuilt with improved visuals, while retaining the addictive gameplay and fun that are synonymous with Sid Meier games.
* Establish a New Nation: Play as the English, Spanish, French or Dutch and journey to a brave new world in search of freedom from your oppressive homeland.
* Detailed Tutorial: Enhanced tutorial helps both fans of Colonization and new players on their way to ruling the New World.
* Multiplayer Offers Tons of Replay: Compete with friends from all over the world via the Internet and "Play by Email" modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes, offering multiple ways to conquer the New World.
* Improved Diplomacy: Sustain peace and support your followers as you engage in advanced negotiations with natives, other colonists and the hostile homeland. Trade resources, gold and land as you build the foundation for a self sufficient and powerful colony.
* Historical Figures Provide Adaptive Gameplay: Acquire founding fathers such as John Smith, Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams who will help guide your nation to freedom based on your gameplay style.
* Mods and Community Tools: Players will have limitless options for modifying the game to suit their needs. Game includes modding tools including a map editor using XML and Python.
* New Interface: Both Civilization IV fans and players new to the series will feel right at home with an interface that's been built to be accessible and easy to navigate.

Baldur's Gate PC cheats

2008-08-30T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hex Cheats:
Before you do this it is wise to back up your game :) Use a text editor to edit the "Baldur.ini" file in the game directory. Add the line "Cheats=1" under the "[Game Options]" heading. Begin game play and press [Ctrl] + [Tab] to display the console window. Type one of the following case-sensitive codes, press [Enter], then press [Ctrl] + [Tab] to close the console window and activate the corresponding cheat function.

Effect Code:
Get Main Quest Items Cheats:CriticalItems();
Friendly Drizzt appears Cheats:DrizztDefends();
Hostile Drizzt appears Cheats:DrizztAttacks();
Get 10 friendly berserk chickens Cheats:TheGreatGonzo();
Summon Cow scroll in inventory Cheats:CowKill();
Reveal Map Cheats:ExploreArea();
Add Scroll Of Stone To Flesh, 5 Potions Of Healing, and 5 Antidotes to inventory Cheats:FirstAid();
Teleport to open location if stuck Cheats:Hans();
Get 500 Gold Cheats:Midas();
Create Items (see list below) CLUAConsole:CreateItem("AMUL01")
CreateCreature (see list below) CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("")
Create X (see list below) CLUAConsole:SetCurrentXP("")
Cheat Keys(see list below) CLUAConsole:EnableCheatKeys()

Cheat key list:
Press one of the following keys after enabling the CLUAConsole:EnableCheatKeys() code.

Jump to pointer [Ctrl] + J
View final FMV sequence [Ctrl] + B
Select FMV seqnece [Ctrl] + S
Play selected FMV sequence [Ctrl] + A
View game statistics [Ctrl] + D
Turn around [Ctrl] + F

Item name list:
For example, CLUAConsole:CreateItem("AMUL01") will result in creating a Necklace of Missiles.

Item Name:
+1 CHR manual BOOK07
+1 CON manual BOOK03
+1 DEX manual BOOK05
+1 INT manual BOOK06
+1 STR manual BOOK04
+1 WIS manual BOOK08
Acid Arrow AROW04
Agannazar's Scorcher SCRL1B
Agni Mani Necklace AMUL06
Amulet of Metaspell Influence (+1 2nd level spell) AMUL16
Amulet of Protection +1 AMUL14
Andar Gem MISC22
Angel Skin Ring RING16
Animate Dead SCRL2D
Ankheg Plate Mail PLAT06
Ankheg Shell MISC12
Antidote POTN20
Antidote POTN32
Aquamarine Gem MISC33
Armor SCRL67
Arrow AROW01
Arrow +1 AROW02
Arrow +2 AROW11
Arrow +2 (different graphic) AROW1A
Arrow of Biting AROW05
Arrow of Detonation AROW06
Arrow of Fire AROW08
Arrow of Ice AROW09
Arrow of Piercing AROW10
Arrow of Slaying AROW03
Arrow or Dispelling AROW07
Bandit Scalp MISC86
Bastard Sword SW1H01
Bastard Sword +1 SW1H02
Bastard Sword +1, Shapeshifters SW1H03
Battle Axe AX1H01
Battle Axe +1 AX1H02
Battle Axe +2 AX1H03
Black Opal MISC38
Blindness SCRL71
Bloodstone Amulet AMUL13
Bloodstone Gem MISC20
Bloodstone Ring RING15
Bluestone Necklace AMUL05
Blur SCRL85
Bolt BOLT01
Bolt +1 BOLT02
Bolt +2 BOLT06
Bolt of Biting BOLT04
Bolt of Lightning BOLT03
Bolt of Polymorphing BOLT05
Boo (GO FOR THE EYES BOO!) MISC84
Boots of Avoidance BOOT04
Boots of Grounding BOOT05
Boots of Speed BOOT01
Boots of Stealth BOOT02
Boots of the North BOOT03
Bottle of Wine MISC61
Bowl of Water Elemental Control MISC53
Bracers BRAC05
Bracers of Archery BRAC04
Bracers of Defense AC 6 BRAC03
Bracers of Defense AC 7 BRAC02
Bracers of Defense AC 8 BRAC01
Broken Armor MISC58
Broken Miscellaneous MISC59
Broken Shield MISC57
Broken Weapon MISC56
Buckler SHLD08
Buckler SHLD09
Buckler SHLD10
Bullet BULL01
Bullet +1 BULL02
Bullet +2 BULL03
Burning Hands SCRL68
Chainmail CHAN01
Chainmail +1 CHAN02
Chainmail +2 CHAN03
Charm Person SCRL69
Chew Toy MISC63
Child's Body MISC54
Chill Touch SCRL82
Chromatic Orb SCRL83
Chrysoberyl Gem MISC30
Clairvoyance SCRL1D
Cloak of Balduran CLCK05
Cloak of Displacement CLCK03
Cloak of Non-Detection CLCK06
Cloak of Protection +1 CLCK01
Cloak of Protection +2 CLCK02
Cloak of the Wolf CLCK04
Cloudkill SCRL2E
Club BLUN01
Color Spray SCRL70
Composite Long Bow BOW01
Composite Long Bow +1 BOW02
Cone of Cold SCRL2F
Confusion SCRL1U
Contaminated Iron MISC87
Cure Critical Wounds SCRL61
Cure Serious Wounds SCRL56
Cursed Scroll of Stupidity SCRL18
Cursed Scroll of Weakness SCRL10
Dagger DAGG01
Dagger +1 DAGG02
Dagger +2 DAGG03
Dagger +2, Longtooth DAGG04
Dart DART01
Dart +1 DART02
Dart of Stunning DART03
Dart of Wounding DART04
Dead Cat MISC62
Delorna's Statue MISC70
Detect Evil SCRL86
Detect Invisibility SCRL87
Diamond MISC42
Dimension Door SCRL1V
Dire Charm SCRL1S
Dispel Magic SCRL1E
Duke Eltan's Body MISC55
Eagle Bow BOW08
Elixir of Health POTN17
Emerald MISC43
Female Body MISC79
Fire Agate Gem MISC16
Fire Opal Ring RING18
Fireball SCRL1G
Flail BLUN02
Flail +1 BLUN03
Flame Arrow SCRL1F
Flame Strike SCRL62
Flamedance Ring RING17
Free Action SCRL58
Friends SCRL72
Full Plate Mail PLAT04
Full Plate Mail +1 PLAT05
Garnet Gem MISC34
Gauntlets of Dexterity BRAC07
Gauntlets of Fumbling BRAC08
Gauntlets of Ogre Power BRAC06
Gauntlets of Weapon Expertise BRAC10
Gauntlets of Weapon Skill BRAC09
Ghost Armor SCRL1T
Ghoul Touch SCRL1C
Girdle BELT01
Girdle of Bluntness BELT03
Girdle of Piercing BELT04
Girdle of Sex Change BELT05
Gold Necklace AMUL10
Gold Piece MISC07
Gold Ring RING10
Golden Girdle BELT02
Golden Pantaloons MISC47
Grease SCRL66
Greenstone Ring RING14
Halberd HALB01
Halberd +1 HALB02
Halberd +2 HALB03
Haste SCRL1H
Heavy Crossbow XBOW01
Heavy Crossbow +1 XBOW02
Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy XBOW03
Helm of Balduran HELM07
Helm of Charm Protection HELM06
Helm of Defense HELM04
Helm of Glory HELM03
Helm of Infravision HELM05
Helm of Opposite Alignment HELM02
Helmet HELM01
Helshara's Artifact Fragment MISC69
Hold Person SCRL1I
Horn Coral Gem MISC35
Horror SCRL89
Identify SCRL75
Idol MISC48
Improved Invisibility SCRL1Y
Infravision SCRL76
Invisibility SCRL90
Iol Gem MISC26
Jade Ring RING13
Jasper Gem MISC23
Key to River Plug MISC83
Kings Tears MISC44
Knock SCRL91
Know Alignment SCRL92
Laeral's Tear Necklace (3000 gp) AMUL12
Large Shield SHLD05
Large Shield SHLD15
Large Shield SHLD16
Large Shield +1 SHLD06
Large Shield +1, +4 vs Missiles SHLD07
Larloch's Minor Drain SCRL84
Leather Armor LEAT01
Leather Armor +1 LEAT02
Leather Armor +2 LEAT03
Letter SCRL2I
Letter SCRL2J
Letter SCRL3D
Light Crossbow XBOW04
Light Crossbow +1 XBOW05
Light Crossbow of Speed XBOW06
Lightning Bolt SCRL1K
Lock of Nymph's Hair MISC51
Long Bow BOW03
Long Bow +1 BOW04
Long Bow of Marksmanship BOW07
Long Sword SW1H04
Long Sword +1 SW1H05
Long Sword +2 SW1H06
Luck SCRL93
Lynx Eye Gem MISC17
Mace BLUN04
Mace +1 BLUN05
Magic Missile SCRL77
Magical Book BOOK01
Male Body MISC80
Medium Shield SHLD03
Medium Shield SHLD13
Medium Shield SHLD14
Medium Shield +1 SHLD04
Melf's Acid Arrow SCRL95
Melicamp the Chicken MISC49
Minor Globe of Invulnerability SCRL1Z
Mirror Image SCRL96
Mithril Chain Mail +4 CHAN06
Monster Summoning I SCRL1L
Monster Summoning II SCRL2A
Monster Summoning III SCRL2G
Moonbar Gem MISC40
Moonblade SW1H13
Moonstone Gem MISC27
Morning Star BLUN06
Morning Star +1 BLUN07
Mulahey's Holy Symbol MISC85
Necklace AMUL02
Necklace of Missiles AMUL01
Neutralize Poison SCRL59
Non-Detection SCRL1M
Normal Book BOOK09
Nymph Cloak CLCK07
Oil of Firey Burning POTN13
Oil of Speed POTN14
Oil of Speed POTN23
Onyx Ring RING12
Pearl MISC36
Pearl Necklace AMUL11
Plate Mail +1 PLAT02
Plate Mail Armor PLAT01
Potion of Absorption POTN18
Potion of Agility POTN19
Potion of Clarity POTN21
Potion of Cloud Giant Strength POTN06
Potion of Cold Resistance POTN22
Potion of Defense POTN24
Potion of Explosions POTN26
Potion of Fire Giant Strength POTN05
Potion of Fire Resistance POTN02
Potion of Firebreath POTN27
Potion of Fortitude POTN28
Potion of Freedom POTN45
Potion of Frost Giant Strength POTN04
Potion of Genius POTN29
Potion of Healing POTN08
Potion of Healing POTN25
Potion of Heroism POTN09
Potion of Hill Giant Strength POTN03
Potion of Infravision POTN30
Potion of Insight POTN43
Potion of Insulation POTN31
Potion of Invisibility POTN10
Potion of Invulnerability POTN11
Potion of Invulnerability POTN40
Potion of Magic Blocking POTN33
Potion of Magic Protection POTN34
Potion of Magic Shielding POTN35
Potion of Master Thievery POTN36
Potion of Mind Focusing POTN37
Potion of Mirrored Eyes POTN38
Potion of Perception POTN39
Potion of Power POTN41
Potion of Regeneration POTN42
Potion of Stone Form POTN46
Potion of Stone Giant Strength POTN12
Potion of Storm Giant Strength POTN07
Potion of Strength POTN44
Protection from Acid SCRL03
Protection from Cold SCRL04
Protection from Electricity SCRL05
Protection from Evil SCRL78
Protection from Fire SCRL06
Protection from Magic SCRL07
Protection from Normal Missiles SCRL1N
Protection from Petrification SCRL15
Protection from Petrification SCRL73
Protection from Poison SCRL08
Protection from Undead SCRL09
Quarterstaff STAF01
Quarterstaff +1 STAF02
Rabbit's Foot MISC88
Rainbow Obsidian Necklace AMUL07
Raise Dead SCRL63
Red Potion POTN15
Resist Fear SCRL94
Ring RING01
Ring of Animal Friendship RING03
Ring of Clumsiness RING04
Ring of Energy RING20
Ring of Fire Resistance RING02
Ring of Folly RING23
Ring of Free Action RING09
Ring of Holiness RING22
Ring of Infravision RING21
Ring of Invisibility RING05
Ring of Protection +1 RING06
Ring of Protection +2 RING07
Ring of Wizardry RING08
Robe of Electrical Resistance CLCK11
Robe of Fire Resistance CLCK10
Robe of Cold Resistance CLCK09
Rogue Stone MISC45
Ruby Ring RING19
Samuel (body) MISC13
Scimitar +3, Frostbrand SW1H15
Shadow Armor LEAT08
Shadow Door SCRL2H
Shandon Gem MISC32
Shield SCRL79
Shield Amulet AMUL15
Shocking Grasp SCRL80
Short Bow BOW05
Short Bow +1 BOW06
Short Sword SW1H07
Short Sword +1 SW1H08
Short Sword +2 SW1H09
Short Sword of Backstabbing SW1H10
Silver Necklace AMUL09
Silver Ring RING11
Skull MISC50
Skull Trap SCRL1P
Skydrop Gem MISC21
Sleep SCRL81
Sling SLNG01
Sling +1 SLNG02
Slow SCRL1O
Small Shield SHLD01
Small Shield SHLD11
Small Shield SHLD12
Small Shield +1 SHLD02
Spear SPER01
Spear +1 SPER02
Spear +3, Backbiter SPER03
Spell Book BOOK02
Spell Scroll SCRL02
Sphene Gem MISC37
Spider Body MISC60
Spider's Bane SW2H06
Splint Mail CHAN04
Splint Mail +1 CHAN05
Star Diopside Gem MISC31
Star Saphire(sic) MISC41
Stinking Cloud SCRL97
Strength SCRL98
Studded Leather Armor LEAT04
Studded Leather Armor +1 LEAT05
Studded Leather Armor +2 LEAT07
Studded Leather Armor +2, missile attraction LEAT06
Studded Necklace with Zios Gems AMUL04
Sunstone Gem MISC18
Tchazar Gem MISC24
Telescope MISC64
The Candle MISC74
The Claw of Kazgaroth MISC72
The Horn of Kazgaroth MISC73
Throwing Axe AX1H04
Throwing Axe +2 AX1H05
Throwing Dagger DAGG05
Tiger Cowrie Shell Necklace AMUL08
Turquoise Gem MISC19
Two Handed Sword SW2H01
Two Handed Sword +1 SW2H02
Two Handed Sword, Berserking SW2H03
Vampiric Touch SCRL1Q
Violet Potion POTN16
Wand of Fear WAND02
Wand of Fire WAND05
Wand of Frost WAND06
Wand of Lightning WAND07
Wand of Magic Missiles WAND03
Wand of Monster Summoning WAND10
Wand of Paralyzation WAND04
Wand of Polymorphing WAND09
Wand of Sleep WAND08
Wand of the Heavens WAND11
War Hammer HAMM01
War Hammer +1 HAMM02
War hammer +2 HAMM03
Water Opal MISC39
Waterstar Gem MISC28
Web SCRL99
Winter Wolf Pelt MISC01
Wraith Form SCRL1R
Wyvern Head MISC52
Ziose Gem MISC29
Zircon Gem MISC25

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Creature and NPC name examples:
The name that is entered in CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("") must be six characters or less. If the desired character has a name longer than that, only enter the first six letters. Some examples include:

Gibberling CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Ray")
Khalid CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Khalid")
Jaheira CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Jaheir")
Noober CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Noober")
Rufie CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Rufie")
Flaming Fist Mercenary CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Flame")
Angelo CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Angelo")
Guard CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Guard")
Ogre Mage CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Droth")
Flaming Fist wizard CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Flamwiz")
Dilos CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Flma13")
Drizzt CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Drizzt")
Elminster CLUAConsole:CreateCreature("Elmins")

Movies:
Go to the Baldur.ini file under "[Movies]" and add the lines below.

Beregost=1
Introduction=1
Baldur's Gate=1

Cow Dungeon:
After using the Summon Cow Scroll above, click on the cow several times to go to a hidden cow dungeon

Hidden Ring Of Wizardy:
Press L to see current X,Y coordinates for your mouse cursor. Go to x-2546, y-3507 on the Friendly Arms Inn Map to get a Ring of Wizardry which doubles 1st level spells

Big money:
Press CTRL+Tab Then type CLUAConsole:AddGold("***")the stars just mean any number ex ("999999999")
Info submitted byRicky (ricky.layes@home.com) on Thursday, August 19, 1999 at 18:26:34

Quick Cash:
First put potions in all of your quick item slots.Now switch to the inventory screen and replace the rightmost potion with a gem. Now return to the adventure screen. Notice the picture of the potion you replaced with a gem still looks like a potion. Click it multiple times and return to the inventory screen. The number of gems should change from 1 to no number at all. Switch back to adventure screen and repeat the process...now you should have 65,000 gems.

Quick Level Gain and Easy Money:
When starting the game in the Town of Candlekeep do all the "Quests" (errands for guards, and other characters). That means anything that gives experience. Once you have done this go to the Character Screen and export your character. End the game and start a new game and import character. This allows you to start the game with the amount of experience that you had gained. Repeat until satisfied. If you started game as thief or strong warrior and thief has high enough lockpicking skills. You may bust or unlock a chest in the starting Inn on the second floor, that contains a gem that is worth 1,000 gold pieces. --submitted by fanatic

Combat trick for low level party:
This tactic requires two clerics/druids to be effective. One cleric heads into a zone you know has a pack of monsters, after casting sanctuary on himself. The monters cannot harm him, but they all focus on him. Next the Druid drops an entangle on the pack of monsters. Then the party opens up with missle fire and kills the helpless creatures. This will not work against enemies that have ranged attacks, but it helped our first level party kill packs of wolves & spiders with no trouble.

Getting the most out of your Bard:
Equip your Bard with a bow. When you enter combat start attacking a foe. After the first arrow fires click on Bardsong. Your Bard should keep shotting at the current target until it dies, plus you get the advantage of the song. You will need to manually pick a target after the first monster drops, and start the song over as well. --submitted by morehtml@hotmail.com

Anyway, make sure your fighters can use bows or crossbows. Your Stealthy thief can walk in range of enemies to spot them, and your other party members will engage the enemy with missiles 1 or 2 spaces OUTSIDE of the monsters visible range, thereby the monster will **usually** just stand there and get pummelled till he dies.

Try it, it works. My band of 1st level character destroyed Bassilus' party without a single casualty in this manner (heheh, took a couple tries tho :) Hope this helps.

How to handle ranged attacks:
For those (extremely irritating) encounters with ranged attack foes (of any variety, but mostly black talon elite, ankheg, kobold commandoes), try keeping one character equipped with all of your anti-ranged attack eq (e.g. girdle of piercing defense, those boots you can pick up, large shield, etc...). You can get this character to something like -12 against ranged (even better against arrows). Have this character engage the enemies by him/herself. The enemies will concentrate fire on this person (to little effect) leaving you to bring in the rest of the party to clean up....

...or, just use a couple fireballs...

p.s. I have found wands of monster summoning to be about the most
helpful items in the game...

Where to Find Characters to join in the Group:
You can Find Two adventures right in the Start after Gorion gets killed. They are a thief and a Mage on the Eastern edge of the map, (This is after the Thief from Candle keep Joins) They Insist that you take them to Nashkel, However if you have the Spell Detect Evil you will find that they are both Evil Characters. After they Join go to the Friendly Arms Inn, there you have a Fighter/Druid, and a Regular Fighter, the Druid/Fighter is a must do to the Entangle Spell, and Cure Light Wounds. Then Journey South to Nashkel, in the Middle of the Town there is a 2nd level Ranger for Service, he has the Wonder Hamster Boo with him :), there is also another 2nd level Ranger off to the western map from Bergeth, but you can only find him at night.... After you descend into the Mines, and Kill the Head Hancho
at the Bottom level, there is a Second level Magic user for Service, and he has a very nifty Sword also. (this Magic User can use only this Special Sword, but its nice because he has something else to fight with). As you can tell there is more than 6 people I have mentioned, it's up to you to mix and Match, The two in the Beginning are useless... and Die easily, I just disgarded them after that to make room for others. Here is a list of my Party

Sneak - Level 3 Paladin
Thief - Level 3 (This is the Girl who joins in the beginning, she
works best with a Bow)
Fighter/Druid - Level 2 (I give her a +1 Sling.)
Fighter - Level 3 (Good for a Sword and Shield)
Ranger - Level 3 ( excellent with a bow)
Magic User - Level 2 (With his Special Sword)

After moving up levels, My Paladin has gotten the ability to cast Cure
light Wounds Twice, therefore I have to Healers, Also Cure Poison Is a
MUST! If somone gets poisoned then you can't rest, because they Die! You need that Spell or Potion! Until you have it, don't go near Giant Spiders or Ghouls

Hope this Helps

Silence 15' Radius's Usefulness

I'm sure most parties are attacked/annoyed/agrivated when they meet an ogre mage or wizard and you can't beat it. If you have a cleric who can cast silence, 15' radius, HAVE THEM LEARN IT. It will prevent mages of ANY type from casting spells until the spell wears off. Very useful spell.

Big Money:
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Try this to get some serious spending cash.
In inventory, put a potion in each of your quick item slots. Then, replace one of the potions with a gem, preferably your most valuable one. Go out to the game, select that character and you should still see the potion in your quick item slot instead of the gem. Click quickly and repeatedly on the slot with the "bogus" potion. Do this for about 2-3 minutes (I'm not sure how long it takes, but I believe that clicking very quickly is the key) and the go back to your inventory. If the gem no longer has a number by it move the cursor over it, and it should now show 65,535(FFFF) gems. Depending on the value, I've gotten as much as 12 MILLION gold from the sale of this treasure.
This Info submitted by Beaner on Sunday, March 28, 1999 at 17:16:41

Quick cash or equipment:
When you first start, you have access to magical weapons right at the begining. First go to the training room. The mage there will summon some allies and monsters. Kill all the monsters and steal your allies equipment. Export your guy before leaving the room and then restart. You should get some healing potions a wand of the heavens, wand of magic missles, +1 shield and some other items.

Character selection logic:
For your main character starting the game as anything but a human
fighter class is a waste of time. Here is my logic ( I have been playing/ DMing DnD for 12 years) In the end of the game the most powerful classes are spell casters, but in the beginning they are by far the weakest. So since you "lose" the game if you main guy dies you want to have him be some thing that can take some hits, best for that is a straight fighter type since they dont split hps like a multi class and can wear some heavy armor. Once you get to the point in the game where your party is all 3rd lvl + you can start to think about changing your main guys class to one of the spellcasting classes. This works out well
for you for alot of reasons. First your main guy now will have a ton
more hps then he should for being a mage or cleric, at this point you
will be fighting stuff that gives more exp so you will gain back those
lower lvls very fast, and once you pass your old fighter lvl you will be
a mage that can really do some good damage in combat with a weapon if they have too. To do this think ahead and make sure that you have
either good Int or Wis when you make your guy so you are ready when the time comes to change.

Combat Tips for Tougher Battles:
I've found that the more creatures working on your side, the better your chance of winning the battles. This is becuase the tougher critters are less likely to target you if they have a dozen others breathing down their necks. To achieve this, have at least one cleric who memorizes nothing but animate deads. Also, have at least one mage with a wand of summoning creatures. For traveling in the outdoors, I camp immediately after entering a new area, and upon waking, cast all the animate dead spells I have (3 at the moment), which yields me an army of 18 skeletons. Late in Chapters 4 and 5, however there are some tough indoor battles. Again, rest before you go inside to refresh your spells. Creatures won't follow you through doorways, so you will have to cast them right when you enter. In combat situations, have the cleric and the mage (equipped with the wand of summoning) aim their first spells directly in front of any enemy archer, mage, or cleric to distract the damage. Repeat this immediately until all the enemies are surrounded,
and pull them back. Finally, you can have your fighters/thieves equipped
with bows starting picking off the enemies one by one while the
skeletons/wolves/hobgoblins/knolls nibble at their heels.

Character Addition to your party/ Higher levels quicker:
The characters join up with you about 1 level above your current level. We all know that party experience is terrible, so here's how I beat the system. Start out as a fighter. Kill smaller things until you reach level 2. Save your game at the friendly arm inn. Go to the cleric. Attack her until you manage to kill her without her releasing a spell, or until you survive. Then go to the main inn keeper. Kill him. Together they're worth 2,000 exp (enough to go to level 3). Then go hunt Ankeg at the farm just below Baldur's Gate. Try doing this with the Paladin. The skulls are worth 500 a piece to your group at the town starting with a B which is below the beginning town(bad with names). Go to the armorer and drop all of them on the ground. Pick one up and sell it. Repeat until all sold. Go hunt more Ankheg(sp). They give 499 exp and 500 gold. When you've managed to gain a couple levels(I was level 4) Export your character. Then quit out, begin a new game, and import your old character w/out the bad rep for killing the innkeeper/cleric.

Second-Your not done yet. Go kill all the guards in the first town. (You should be able to by now). Take their armor and place it on the ground in one location. You should get 10 or more Plate. When they're all piled up, pick them all up. Export your character. Quit out, import, begin again with all the armor. Take as many trips as it takes getting all the armor into the square next to the inn keeper(you have too, that armor's too heavy to move all at once.) And then pick it all up. Sell it all at once to the inn keeper(or else the value will go from 300 to 120). Next go spend that money on healing potions. Both the blue ones and the more expensive purple ones at the healer(get all 15 blue ones, you can stack them in your inventory at 5 each). Repeat killing of all the guards for their armor. (DO NOT KEEP MONEY IT DOES NOT EXPORT with YOU!!!)

Third/Final- Repeat selling process once you've started over again.(Now with healing potions, money and more exp) Now go to the healer and donate 200. Then donate 300, three times. Then 400 then 500. You will get 18 popularity which will help you to get things cheaper( and after a few basic quests, one in the friendly arm retrieving a ring, you will get heroic rating (20) and things will be much CHEAPER to buy) and you should still have 1200 gold +.

The main thing is getting to level 3 so you can effectively kill the guards. Save all your money and sell everything on the first part of this so you can have the black smith make you Ankheg armor (25 lbs., AC 1). To have him do this, after you have 4000 gold(8 ankhegs :-) ), tell him you do not wish to sell him the skull right now, but he's the one you'll go to if you change your mind. He'll offer to make the armor. You have to putz around for about 5-10 days (arg!) but then you get awesome armor.

You can win the last battle without a scratch.

In order to do this, you need:

1. A thief with shadow armor, high stealth, and boots of speed
2. 2 mages, each with wands of fire, and plenty of summon monsters
spells and 1 haste memorized
3. 2-3 decent fighters/paladins/rangers
4. potions of giant strength (any variety is fine)

basically when you enter the citadel of Bhaal, save the game. Then have
the thief hide in shadows walk up to Sarevok without setting off the
traps, most of which are on the skull image on the floor. Since the
enemies cannot see you, they will not attack. at this point, have one of
your spell casters cast a fireball right at the steps in front of
Sarevok. this should draw out one of the mages...make sure you only draw out one mage, who will teleport really close to your party. At this
point, have everyone but the thief attack the mage before he sets off a
fireball. Killing him should be very easy. Then (your theif is still
spotting for your party) have your mages cast fireballs continuously at
the steps in front of Sarevok. Although Sarevok will take no damage, the Ogre and other mage will slowly take damage (like up to 100). You should expend 2 wands of fire doing this, but it doesnt matter since it is the final battle. If the mage and ogre are still alive, have your mage cast
a summon monsters within visual range of Sarevok Immediately have the monsters attack Sarevok. This is the funny part because the mage and ogre will show themselves even though they have like 10 hit points now. The dumb mage will cast a huge fireball right at the summoned monsters and kill all the summoned monsters, kill himself, and kill the ogre. Now have your thief come back to the party (who should always remain at the citadel's entrance, and save the game. Killing Sarevok requires brute force because he is magic resistant. Haste every one. Have your fighters drink the potions of giant strength. Have your thief walk within visual range of him, and start shooting arrows at him. He will follow the thief, so you should lure sarevok within visual range of the party. Then have your mages cast summon monsters right in front fo sarevok. He will begin killing the monsters like crazy (1 hit = 1 kill) but while he is distracted you can continue plinking him with the thief and mages while your hasted, giant strength fighters walk up and cut him to ribbons.

Stop those pesky Basilisks:
Cast Animated dead to have some skeletons come to your aid. They stay around for 8 game hours and you can command them just like your normal characters. Send a scout (either hidden in shadows or invisible) to find the basilisks. Have the skeletons attack the Basilisks as they are not affected by the flesh to stone attack (hehe they have no flesh you see). While the basilisks are fighting the skeletons move you team in and whack them with missiles.

As they last 8 hours, you can scout a whole map area. You get one skeleton per level of caster.

PS This strategy works with wyverns and other tough creatures too!

pesky sirines:
Send one character in preferably a fighter of some sort. But leave the
rest of your group well out of visual range. The Sirene will try to dire charm your fighter, but since the rest of your group is out of visual range of your fighter he will just sit there. when the spell wear's off the sirine will cast it again, (by this time their invisibility spell will have worn off as well, and they can only cast it once). When they run out of Dire charms ( I think it is 2 spells per creature) then bring in the rest of the party to help with the slaughter.

Thief / Mage teamwork:
Use your thief scout to spot the enemy. Then use the Mage to cast Web at the end of his visible sight before the enemy sees you. Then go to the edge of the web area and pelt them with bows. also works with any area affect spells as fireball and entangle. The thief NPC also does well with with the boots of speed checking out new areas, cities, or those pesky mines and sewers.

Combat trick for dealing with many creatures:
Some of the battles in baldur's gate are really hard. If your fighting
lot's of bosses that are inside a room you can pop in with a few archers
and mages,kill a boss with range attacks and pop back down the stairs or back out the door before the rest realize what hit'em.Another trick is with high level mages.Once you get minor globe of invulnerability you can create some really cool effects.Especially on humaniod bosses.My favorite is Stinking Cloud the bosses from off screen then put globe on a wade into the cloud.Next pop off 3 fireballs at your feet severely injuring if not killing anyone in the area.Any survivors should fall very easily.

Mages are the way:
Well, Unlike Robert bartelt I feel that mages are the best choice for a
Character. Imoen,The Thief that joins you at the very beginning, is a
excellent bow shot. Going to the bottom of the first screen you start on
( not candlekeep) you find the evil guys that protect you even more and
you don't have to go to Naskel at all, you just have to agree so they
will join. Take the spell blindness and you can beat any human mages and fighters because they can't see you, and take Larloch's minor drain to give you a ranged attack that additionally gives you more hit points
temporarily and leaves you back at full if you were hurt before you cast
it. I never used a healing potion and I now have a much more well
rounded party. The first magical weapons you receive is a
Quarterstaff(mage) and you have 4 fighter/thief types to do the grunt
work for you while you stand back casting magic missles and Identifying
all the items you find. the mage is the only character type missing from
the party once you get rid of the evil guys. Additionally when the going
really gets tough later on you'll wish you could save VS spell and wand
and such a little easier. Oh, and the fireballs are kinda nice too.

To gain good equipment, get rid of the evils, and go up a level right
away, you just go east one screen and then go to the NE corner of that
screen and go east to the Larwood screen. Almost right away you fight a lone bandit or two that go down quick and have Leather, a long sword, and bow&arrows. go east to the druid mount and let the evils stand up front during the first attack and you hang back. Let them die so that the exp is split just between you and Imoen. Now have the Oil o speed ready and confront the Shadow druid, drink down the oil and run around doing ranged attack( magic missile wand for the mages) and keep Imoen at a distance firing her bow at normal speed. No. 2 dies and you've goten a total of 2,000 exp just for those two druids. You will lose no rep and if you didn't run right over to the screen you should have them both up a level. now go to the Inn and blind the Mirror image mage and let the guards kill him. You are now second level and you grap your other two party members and start on your way.

Algernons cloak:
To get a robe that increases your charisma and will give you a breath weapon that gives you control of the spells target, go to the inn at bergost where tazok is staying. there will be a fat man in the room across the hall from him named algernon, or he will be wandering around. Take imoen up there save the game and pick pocket from algernon, hopefully her pick pocket is good enough but once you get it, have it identified and you can recruit any man, beast, critter, or monster good or evil on the spot.

Infinite money, exp, and items:
First, start a multiplayer game. You don't have to play with someone else, but this cheat only works in multiplayer. Create two (2) or more characters. Start the game and play until you have an item you want more of. Give that item to one of your characters and export them. Then give the item to your other character and export them. Save and then load the game. on the screen where you click the skulls to say you're ready, delete your characters, then import the characters you exported in the game. Start the game and all the characters you gave the item to will start with that item. Sell the item over and over again to get money, or duplicate quest items the get exp.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

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Go back one year from the events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. In Clear Sky, a group of stalkers has reached the heart of the Zone - Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. An immense blowout of anomalous energy changes the Zone. There are no more reliable and relatively safe roads. Entire levels vanish in the outbursts of anomalies. Stalkers and even expeditions die or end up sealed on the lost territories. New areas, which remained unknown since the time of the Zone emergence, appear on the Zone map. Changes of the Zone map known to stalkers shake the fragile balance of forces in the Zone. Among the groupings, there flare up hostilities for the new territories, artifact fields and spheres of influence. Everyone is now out for himself. You are a mercenary who appeared at the edge of the opposition between stalker factions, Strelok and the Zone itself. You play the key role in the events that led to creation of the Zone up to the point from which the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game begins. Which faction will take the upper hand?

Varied behavior of NPC stalkers in the A-Life world Advanced spectacular storyline scenes Improved AI of computer-controlled characters Skirting around dynamic obstacles by NPCs Use of grenades by NPCs Fast Travel Improved concept of detectors, artifacts and anomalies New system of upgrades for weapons and armor Weapons and armor repair Reworked HUD and PDA New version of the game engine - X-Ray 1.5 DirectX 10 renderer Improved DirectX 9 renderer - parallax bump, soft particles, depth of field, motion blur, eye adaptation effect Cutting-edge and detailed game graphics (normal map) Inverse kinematics New animation engine.

Mass Effect Cheat Codes

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Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "BIOInput.ini" file in the "\My Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect\Config" directory. Add the following line under the "[Engine.Console]" heading:

ConsoleKey=Tilde

Then while playing the game, press ~ to display the console window. Type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:
- Get indicated amount of experience points = givexp [number]
- Get one of every weapon and modifier item level 1-X = giveall
- Get armor from indicated manufacturer = giveallarmor [manufacturer name]
- Get Omnitools from indicated manufacturer (for example "Serrice") = giveallomnitools [manufacturer name]
- Get Bioamps from indicated manufacturer(for example "Serrice")= giveallbioamps [manufacturer name]
- Walk through walls and fly = ghost
- Flight mode when you climb stairs = fly
- Disable ghostand flycodes = walk
- Teleport to pointer = teleport
- Set paragon to indicated value = setparagon [number]
- Set renegade to indicated value = setrenegade [number]
- Add indicated number of talent points for player = givetalentpoints [number]
- Get more inventory space = m_nMaxInventoryItems=9999
- Show game settings = show
- End game = quit
# Armor manufacturers

Use one of the following values with the "giveallarmor [manufacturer name]" code:

Manf_Aldrin_Armor_Agent
Manf_Aldrin_Armor_Hydra
Manf_Aldrin_Armor_Onyx
Manf_Ariake_Armor_Mercenary
Manf_Armax_Armor_Predator
Manf_Armor_UCantSeeMe
Manf_Batarian_Armor
Manf_Batarian_Armor_Partisan
Manf_Batarian_Armor_Skirmish
Manf_Cerberus_Armor
Manf_Cerberus_Armor_Freedom
Manf_Cerberus_Armor_Hoplite
Manf_Devlon_Armor_Explorer
Manf_Devlon_Armor_Liberator
Manf_Devlon_Armor_Survivor
Manf_Devlon_Armor_Thermal
Manf_Elanus_Armor_Duelist
Manf_Elanus_Armor_Guardian
Manf_Elanus_Armor_Warlord
Manf_Elkoss_Armor_Assassin
Manf_Elkoss_Armor_Gladiator
Manf_Geth_Armor_BattleMaster
Manf_Geth_Armor_Berserker
Manf_Geth_Armor_Rage
Manf_HK_Armor_Homet
Manf_HK_Armor_Mantis
Manf_HK_Armor_Predator
Manf_HK_Armor_Scorpion
Manf_HK_Armor_Ursa
Manf_HKShadow_Armor
Manf_HKShadow_Armor_Janissary
Manf_HKShadow_Armor_Spectre
Manf_Jorman_Armor
Manf_Jorman_Armor_Crisis
Manf_Jorman_Armor_Hazard
Manf_Kassa_Armor_Colossus
Manf_Rosen_Armor_Titan
Manf_Serrice_Armor_Phantom
Manf_Sitta_Armor_Phoenix
Manf_Spectre01_Armor
Manf_Spectre02_Armor
Manf_Spectre03_Armor

# Unlockables

Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bonus the next time a new game is started. Once the game is completed, the "New Game +" option is also unlocked, which allows you to use your existing character with previously earned equipment and skills.

+10% Damage Reduction: Get the "Soldier Ally" achievement.
+10% Damping and Overload reduced cooldown: Have a 75% game completion with Garrus in your squad.
+10% Experience: Reach level 60.
+10% Hardening: Have a 75% game completion with Ashley in your squad.
+10% Health: Kill 150 Organic enemies.
+10% Lift and Throw reduced cooldown: Have a 75% game completion with Kaiden in your squad.
+10% Sabotage and AI Hacking reduced cooldown: Have a 75% game completion with Tali in your squad.
+10% Shield: Kill 250 Synthetic enemies.
+10% Shield Strength: Successfully complete the game with shield damage greater than health damage.
+10% Stasis and Barrier reduced cooldown: Have a 75% game completion with Liara in your squad.
+25% Marksman reduced cooldown: Get 150 kills with the pistol.
+5% Experience: Reach level 50 with a character.
+5% Weapon Damage: Successfully complete the game two times.
Assault Rifle skill for new characters: Get 150 kills with the assault rifle.
Barrier skill for new characters: Use Barrier 75 times.
Decryption skill for new characters: Use Sabotage 75 times.
Electronics skill for new characters: Use Overload 75 times.
First Aid skill for new characters: Use Medi-gel 150 times.
Hacking skill for new characters: Use AI Hacking 75 times.
Medicine Skill for new characters: Use Neural Hacking 75 times.
Stasis skill for new characters: Use Stasis 75 times.
Throw skill for new characters: Use Throw 75 times.
Warp skill for new characters: Use Warp 75 times.
Hardcore difficulty: Successfully complete the game.
Insane difficulty: Successfully complete the game on the Hardcore difficulty.
Level 60 level cap: Successfully complete the game.
Lift skill (for non-Biotics): Use Lift 75 times.
Prestige Class: Reach level 34.
Regenerate 1 health per second: Have a 75% game completion with Wrex in your squad.
Shielding skill for new characters: Use Dampening 75 times.
Shotgun skill for new characters: Get 150 kills with the shotgun.
Singularity skill for new characters: Use "Singularity" 75 times.
Sniper Rifle skill for new characters: Get 150 kills with the sniper rifle.
Spectre grade weapons for purchase: Get 1 million credits. The weapons are available through the Normandy and C-Sec Requisitions Officers.

# Hades Gamma Cluster hidden missions

To play the hidden mission in the Plutus system of the Hades Gamma Cluster, get 75% Renegade. To play the hidden mission in the Cacus system, get 75% Paragon.
# Infinite credits

The following trick only works between the two indicated vendors. You can usually buy items back from Expat at half the price you sold them to Dr. Michel for. First, successfully complete the side quest involving Dr. Michel (from the Med Clinic) and her blackmailer. After the quest is complete, you will get a discount from all the goods she sells. Start selling her all of your expensive equipment. Then, travel to the Wards Markets, and talk to the merchant named Expat. You can buy all of your items back for cheaper than you sold them for. Return to Dr. Michel, and sell her all of your items again. Repeat this process as many times as desired.
# Infinite Paragon points

Go to your Galaxy Map, and travel to the Attican Beta cluster. You will receive a message from the Alliance Command telling you about a downed recon probe that you must retrieve a data module from. From there, travel to the Hercules system, and continue to the planet Eletania. After you reach the downed probe, you will discover that a monkey-like native has made off with the data module. Get back in the Mako, and go to your map. You will see three native colonies. Go towards the one in the middle of the three. Then, go into the mining shaft, and proceed through the tunnels until you reach the end. Search the two monkeys in that part of the shaft. One of them will have the data module. Save the game immediately after getting the module. Then, reload the saved game, and continue to press A to keep searching the monkey that had the data module. Your Paragon meter over the radar should increase each time you select the monkey. At approximately 300 Paragon, you will get the "Paragon" achievement. Note: If you have already completed this assignment, this glitch cannot be done.
# Infinite Paragon and Renegade points

On the Noveria planet, go to the hotel bar, and look for a Turian named Lorik Qui'in. Accept his quest to steal the data from his office. Once you get the data, the receptionist will ask you to get Qui'in to testify. Tell her you will do it, and then talk to Qui'in. Tell Qui'in that he should testify (top left option). When he refuses, select the Charm option (top left) for Paragon points or the Intimidate (bottom left) for Renegade points, and end the conversation. Talk to him again, and ask about the Matriarch. When he gets done talking about her, select the "Other questions" option (bottom right). You should now have the option to ask him to testify again (top left). He will refuse, and you will be able to use the Charm or Intimidate option again to gain another 24 Paragon or Renegade points. Repeat this process as many times as desired. You can also easily get the "Paragon" and "Renegade" achievements with the glitch.
# Easy experience points

To gain extra experience from battles, make sure to get out of the Mako for the final hit. You can weaken the stronger enemies from inside the Mako and then get out to finish them off. You will only get 60% of the experience if you kill enemies with the Mako.
# Easy Mako repairs

If your Mako is badly damaged and you do not want to or cannot spend Omni-gel to repair it, save your game, and reload it. Your Mako should now be totally repaired.
# Weapon that does not overheat

Get a HMWA X assault rifle with Frictionless Materials, Combat Optics X, and Snowblind Rounds X as upgrades.
# Saving weapon points

If you are a Soldier, level up weapons so you can use their bonuses and no further. For example, carnage is the shotgun's bonus. By doing this, you will have extra points for a desired weapon and points to level everything else completely out. You do not need the damage and accuracy bonus from the points because when you become a Spectre the best of every weapon becomes unlocked in the Normandy or at the C-SEC requisitions office.
# Lethal sniping

Equip any good sniper rifle (powerful and accurate) with High Explosive Rounds (highest level preferably). This combination will kill nearly every normal enemy it directly hits, and severely damage enemies in their proximity, if not killing them as well. For fun, if you shoot at the enemy's feet or the ground he is standing directly on top of, he will jettison into the air. Note: High Explosive Rounds work best only with sniper rifles as they are meant to kill with one shot. If it is used with a pistol, assault rifle, or shotgun, the weapon will overheat in less than five shots (depending on the type of weapon), regardless of upgrades and decency of the gun. This will make yourself vulnerable to enemies.
# Recommended weapon upgrades

The best weapon upgrades on any gun are Frictionless Materials X (28% heat damping, +7% damage), Kinetic Coil X (28% weapon stability, +7% damage), and Slegdehammer Rounds X (50% weapons force, + 60% poison damage, - 20 heat damping). Overall, the weapons stats you will end up with are 14% damage, +28 weapon stability, +50% weapon force, +60 poison, +8% heat damping. The poison damage also prevents shield regeneration. Also, any of the following combo of any grade is the best.

To build the most powerful weapons in the game, use the following. For pistols, assault rifles, and shotguns, use Frictionless Materials, Scram Rail, and Inferno Rounds. Once you can get the "X" level equipment, these will be the most powerful weapons in the game, but the combination should be used at any point you find these materials. For the sniper rifle, use two Frictionless Materials and High Explosive Rounds. The assault rifle will not overheat much at all, but for an assault rifle that does not overheat, you can use two Scram Rails and Snowblind Rounds. It is not as powerful as the first method, but is efficient.
# Finding all elements

The best way to find the elements, minerals, and anomalies on planets that you can explore is to drive along the edges of the operational area (the red area). Drive the Mako in a circle around the area to where you can barely see the edge of the red line. You should find at least two elements/minerals on each planet that can be explored. There are rare things that will not show up on your map -- you will also have to drive around like this to find them. There are several more items than you are required to find, but it is good to go ahead and get them if you need the experience points. Also, if you say the correct things to the Asari Consort, she will give you a trinket that will allow you to activate a Prothean Orb found on Eletania, or the "monkey" planet, in the Hercules system. It contains the memories of a Cro-Magnon that was observed by the Protheans. The Orb will show up as an anomaly on your map, in the lower left corner.
# Character classes

Adepts

Adepts are biotic specialists. Starting out equipped with pistols and light armor, the true strength of the adept is through the upgradeable implants that give them their biotic powers. These powers can be used to lift or throw objects, shield the party, and disable or destroy enemies.

Engineers

Engineers are tech specialists. Using the holographic OmniTool, they can decrypt security systems, repair and/or modify technical equipment, disrupt enemy weapons or shields, and heal their party. Even though they begin the game with only pistols and the OmniTool, engineers can unlock the ability to wear light armor and reverse engineer enemy technology. They can also learn to put up protective shields and heal the party.

Infiltrators

Infiltrators combine combat and tech abilities, and specialize in killing or disabling enemies at long range. Infiltrators are trained to use OmniTools, but the focus is on decryption and offensive abilities rather than healing. They can train with pistols or sniper rifles, and can learn to wear medium armor.

Sentinels

Sentinels combine biotic and tech abilities. Typically they use biotic abilities and advanced healing skills to defend allies, though they can also disrupt opponents with biotic or Tech attacks. They are more efficient at tech and biotics than other classes, but at the expense of combat. Sentinels can only use light armor, and receive no advanced weapon training.

Soldiers

Soldiers are combat specialists ideal for the front lines of a firefight. Soldiers begin the game trained with skills in both pistols and assault rifles, they have improved health and the ability to wear medium combat armor. As you progress through the game, you can unlock assault training, skills with shotguns and sniper rifles, become able to perform first aid on yourself and party members, and wear heavy combat armor.

Vanguards

Vanguards are biotic warriors. They combine offensive biotic abilities and weapons training to quickly take down opponents, and are especially deadly at short range. They can train with pistols and shotguns, and can learn to wear medium armor.

# Recommended career

Play as a War Hero Soldier first. By doing this, during your second play through you will have all of the money, weapons, and armor to use for the other careers.
# Ensuring experience points and gamerpoints

After a major plot has been played, make sure to talk to your crew. This will give you experience points for clues and boost your crew's morale. There is also a subplot for romance where you must choose who you want to have a relation with. You may lose the gamerpoints if you do not talk to the crew.
# Scan the Keepers in Citadel

After you speak to Chorban in the Citadel Tower, he will request that you scan the Keepers to collect data. There are 21 Keepers total throughout the compound. You will forfeit the chance to do this sidequest if you complete Jahleed's Fears. Here is a list of their locations:

Wards

One is in the hanger bay through C-Sec.
One is in the right-most room in the Presidium Wards Access corridor.
One is in the alleyway next to the market and Choras Den.
One is in the upper market area.
One is in the C-Sec Requisition Office.
One is in the Traffic Control Room in C-Sec.
One is inside Flux, by the quasar machines in the back left.
One is to the right of the Med Clinic entrance.
One is at the C-Sec Academy entrance.

Presidium

Four are inside Citadel Tower.
One is in the back room of the Emporium, left turn.
One is on the balcony of the Embassy lounge.
One is in the rectangular room at the right of the C-Sec HQ at the embassy.
One is outside Citadel Tower to the left of Avina.
One is in the Volus/Elcor office at the Embassy.
One is opposite of Avina, halway between the Consort Chambers and the Emporium.
One is outside the entrance of the Consort Chambers.
One is outside the Wards Access entrance, very close to the arguing Preaching Hana and C-Sec officer.

# Signal tracking in Citadel

While in the FLux, you will see a Quasar Machine that has a strange signal coming from it. It traces to the following place in order:

Wards Access Corridor: From the Medical Clinic, go to and up the elevator that takes you toward the Presidium. Take this corridor to a little area where people are talking. Check the terminal on the wall.

Financial District: Check Volus' Office, behind Volus.

Emporium: Turn right coming out of Volus' office, and go past the Emporium Shopkeeper to a back hallway. Then, turn right again. Here you will encounter an A.I. that threatens to blow you and itself up. After the conversation, select the A.I., and input the code to override. Finish before it is done Siphoning off credits, and you will get those credits. The amount varies, but you will get more the faster you enter the override code.

# ExoGeni PSI puzzle in Feros

In the ExoGeni facility, there are several claws that feed power that must be terminated to continue the mission. You will come across a control panel for the Shuttle Bay Door Controls. This panel has five switches of different pressures:

(5 PSI Valve) (7 PSI Valve) (17 PSI Valve) (11 PSI Valve) (13 PSI Valve)

The objective is to add just enough pressure to fill the gauge between the two arrows. Too much will reset the puzzle and you will have to play with different combinations. Once a correct pressure is reached, the bar will turn yellow and text under it will read "WARNING, HIGH PRESSURE". Enter 7, 11, and 13, then activate. This will create enough pressure to break the claw and deactivate the Geth power being flushed into ExoGeni.
# Puzzle solution in Noveria

On the planet Noveria, you must solve a puzzle after you enter the Core at Mira to restore activity to the compound. The solution is as follows. There are three columns. Four discs are in the left column. You must move all four discs to column two or three for the puzzle to be completed. "1" indicates the upper most ring, "4" is the lowest, etc.

Step 1

Move 1 to the middle.
Move 2 to the right.
Move 1 to the right on top of 2.
Move 3 to the middle.

Step 2

Move 1 to the left.
Move 2 to the middle on top of 3.
Move 1 to the middle on top of 2.
Move 4 to the right.

Step 3

Move 1 to the right.
Move 2 to the left.
Move 1 to the left on top of 2.
Move 3 to the right on top of 4.

Step 4

Move 1 to the middle.
Move 2 to the right.
Move 1 to the right.

These steps will solve the puzzle with all four discs being in the right column.
# Defeating the giant worm in Edolus

During the mission about the missing Marines, you will encounter a large worm creature. To defeat it, jump just before the projectile acid the worm spits, and attack it with missiles and constant gunfire.
# Defeating Thresher Maw in Edolus

The easiest way to defeat the Thresher Maw is after it has initially launched out of the ground to drive off, stay at a relative distance, and drive circles around it while firing. Because of your distance, it will not use its long-ranged attack or be able to cause melee damage. It will go back underground after a time or certain amount of damage is inflicted and will change the location it pops up. Repeat the circular attack to get away undamaged.
# Defeating Saren (before resurrection)

Use your rifle and strafe to avoid his rocket fire. Alternately, use the following trick to defeat Sarren without fighting him the first time in the Citadel. If you have your Charm or Intimidation all the way up, use the new chat options. You will eventually make Sarren kill himself.
# Defeating Saren (after resurrection)

Have your crew and yourself use biotic powers everytime Saren stops to shoot (usually when he is hanging on the wall). Only do it once when he stops, otherwise you will be wasting abilities.
# Reversed Earth

Once you have landed on Luna, Earth's moon, look for the view of Earth. When you zoom in on Earth, noticed that its image is reversed. For example, Florida is where California should be and vice versa.
# "Scholar" achievement codex locations

This achievement requires that you locate information on all primary Alien: Council Races, Extinct Races, and Non-Council Races.

Aliens: Council Races

Asari: Speak with Captain Anderson after the first meeting with the council.

Salarians: Speak with Captain Anderson after the first meeting with the council.

Turians: If you miss it at the beginning of the game, you can get it by speaking to people about Specters and Saran. Otherwise, it should appear after your first encounter with Ashley.

Aliens: Extinct Races

Rachni: Speak with the VI Avina near the Consort Chambers/Krogran Statue about the Rachni wars.

Protheans: Speak with Captain Anderson and Nihlus on the Normandy at the beginning of the game in the Communications Room. This is your only chance in the game to get this codex. If you miss it, you will not be able to recover it later in the game.

Aliens: Non-Council Races

Batarians: After you become a Spectre, speak with Captain Anderson about his Spectre activities at the Docking Bay.

Elcor: Speak with the diplomat Calyn in the embassy. He is located at the end of the hallway to the right of the Embassy Clerk next to Udina's office.

Geth: While on the mission Eden Prime you will receive this codex automatically.

Hanar: Speak with the Hanar Shopkeeper at the Emporium.

Keepers: Speak with the VI Avina in the northwest part of the Presidium. She is very close to the Preaching Hanar and C-Sec Turian whom are arguing.

Krogan: You get this automatically by entering Choras Den. A scene will play showing the Krogran Wrex.

Quarians: Speak with Garrus in the medical center after fighting the thugs.

Volus: Talk to the VI Avina closest to the Embassy Clerk. You will get this by asking the VI why the Volus were the first race to get an embassy.

# Easy "First Aid Specialist" achievement

Find a planet that has a Hazard level 1. Stand outside the Mako, and keep pressing [Heal]. Keep track of how many times you pressed [Heal]. If you do not pay attention and run out of Medi-Gel, you could die from the Hazard level.
# Easy ally achievements

Use the following trick to unlock all six ally achievements with only three playthroughs. When you start the game, focus on getting all six of your teammates. Choose two of them to play through the game with. Keep those two until you complete the majority of the game. You will get the ally achievement for the teammate you recruited first. After you get it, replace that teammate with another one as soon as possible. After the next assignment you complete, you will then unlock the ally achievement for the second teammate.
# Easy skill achievements

The quickest way to get the skill achievements (Lift, Sabotage, Warp, etc.) is to stand outside the Mako and use it for a target. Do each skill with your current character 75 times to get the achievements for each one. However, there are two things to note. First, Neuroshock does damage to the Mako. When you see it beginning to smoke, you must repair it. Second, AI Hacking does not apply. You will need to actually hack 75 AIs or hack a few repeatedly before you must destroy them. The best way to get this achievement is to play the mission where you must go to the Earth's moon, or "Luna", and stop the AIs in the training facility. Save the game before you go into one of the bunkers, and keep hacking them until you are finished, or reload and play again.
# Achievements

Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:

Medal of Honor (100 points): Complete one Mass Effect Playthrough on any setting.
Medal of Heroism (25 points): Complete Feros.
Distinguished Service Medal (25 points): Complete Eden Prime.
Council Legion of Merit (25 points): Complete Virmire.
Honorarium of Corporate Service (25 points): Complete Noveria.
Long Service Medal (25 points): Complete 2 Mass Effect Playthroughs on any setting.
Distinguished Combat Medal (25 points): Complete one Mass Effect playthrough on the Hardcore difficulty setting. Do not change the setting.
Medal of Valor (50 points): Complete one Mass Effect playthrough on the Insanity difficulty setting. Do not change the setting.
Pistol Expert (10 points): Register 150 Pistol Kills.
Shotgun Expert (15 points): Register 150 Shotgun Kills.
Assault Rifle Expert (15 points): Register 150 Assault Rifle Kills.
Sniper Expert (15 points): Register 150 Sniper Rifle Kills.
Lift Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Lift 75 times.
Throw Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Throw 75 times.
Warp Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Warp 75 times.
Singularity Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Singularity 75 times.
Barrier Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Barrier 75 times.
Stasis Mastery (15 points): Use biotic Stasis 75 times.
Damping Specialist (15 points): Use Damping Field 75 times.
AI Hacking Specialist (15 points): Use AI Hacking 75 times.
Overlord Specialist (15 points): Use Shield Overload 75 times.
Sabotage Specialist (15 points): Use Sabotage 75 times.
First Aid Specialist (15 points): Use medi-gel 150 times.
Neural Shock Specialist (15 points): Use Neural Shock 75 times.
Scholar (25 points): Find all primary Alien: Council Races, Extinct Races and Non-Council Races codex entries.
Completionist (25 points): Complete the majority of the game.
Tactician (25 points): Complete playthrough with shield damage greater than health damage.
Medal of Exploration (50 points): Land on an uncharted world.
Rich (25 points): Exceed 1,000,000 Credits.
Dog of War (25 points): Register 150 organic enemy kills.
Geth Hunter (25 points): Register 250 Synthetic enemy kills.
Soldier Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Alliance soldier squad member.
Sentinal Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Alliance sentinel squad member.
Krogan Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Krogan squad member.
Turian Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Turian squad member.
Quarian Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Querian squad member.
Asari Ally (20 points): Complete the majority of the game with the Asari squad member.
Power Gamer (20 points): Reach 50th level with one character.
Extreme Power Gamer (50 points): Reach 60th level with one character.
Renegade (15 points): Accumulate 75% of total Renegade points.
Paragon (15 points): Accumulate 75% of total Paragon points.
Paramour (10 points): Complete any romance subplot.
Spectre Inductee (15 points): Become a Spectre.
Charismatic (10 points): Use Charm or Intimidate to resolve an impossible situation.
Search and Rescue (10 points): Locate Dr. T'Soni in the Artemis Tau cluster.

The Sims 3

2008-08-22T18:11:00.000-07:00

The Sims 3 lets you immerse truly unique Sims in an open, living neighborhood just outside their door! The freedom of The Sims 3 will inspire you with endless possibilities and amuse you with unexpected moments of surprise and mischief. Your Sims can roam throughout their neighborhood, visit neighbors’ homes, and explore the surroundings. They can stroll downtown to hang out with friends, meet someone new at the park, or run into colleagues on the street. If your Sims are in the right place at the right time, who knows what might happen?! New easy-to-use design tools allow for unlimited customization to make truly individual Sims. Determine your Sims’ shape and size, from thin to full-figured to muscular—and everything in between! Choose your Sims’ facial features, their exact skin tone, hair eye shape and color and select their clothing and accessories. Create realistic Sims with distinctive personalities. Select from dozens of personality traits and combine them in fun ways. The combination of traits you choose—brave, artistic, loner, perfectionist, klepto, romantic, clumsy, paranoid, and much, much more—help shape the behavior of your Sims and how they interact with other Sims. Your Sims can now rise above their basic set of every day needs. They are complex individuals with unique personalities. Build your dream house or design the ultimate home. Customize everything from floors to flowers, shirts to sofas, wallpaper to window shades. It’s fun and easy to change colors and patterns giving you endless personalization options. Or you can populate your Sims’ neighborhood with pre-designed buildings and furnishings. Which of your Sims will live in high-end mansions, cool bachelor pads, ultimate dream homes or low-cost cottages?

Crysis Warhead

2008-08-20T19:07:00.000-07:00

Take on the fight as the volatile Sergeant "Psycho" Sykes in a new parallel story taking place during the events of Crysis. Psycho's secret mission will take him to the other side of the island on a ruthless pursuit of a North Korean general hell-bent on obtaining powerful technology. With the versatile powers of his Nanosuit and an arsenal of fully customizable weapons & vehicles at his disposal, Sykes will do whatever it takes to carry out his top-secret objective. Action on the other side of the island is more intense, the battles are fierce, and the mission protocol is no longer "Adapt to Survive". As Sergeant Sykes, now you must adapt to dominate the battle. Twin SMG's blazing, seizing new vehicles, or going stealth, the action and the victory is on your terms.

Civilization 4 Cheats

2008-08-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

Civilization 4

Go to the Civ4 game directory and open Civ4Config.
Go to line:

CheatCode = 0 and change it to CheatCode = chipotle

Open up a game and hit the "~". The console will open
and type in "help". A list of all the cheats will appear.

Heres an example of using a cheat.

Player.setGold 0 10000

Cheats Code:

Open CivilizationIV.ini in your \Documents and Settings\
\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\ and then search for CheatCode.
Change CheatCode = 0 to CheatCode = chipotle

This will give you access to the game console, which can be activated by pressing ~ aka tilde.

.help ... - show help for commands or groups

Sound.noMusic - Stop the Music
Sound.reload - Reloads Audio Scripts
Sound.stopSoundScape - Stops Soundscape from playing
Sound.play string fileName - Play Sound - AS2D, AS3D, ASSS

Graphics.FindBlackPlotsAndCities - Finds entities with black emissivity
Graphics.HideAttachables - Hide Attachables.
Graphics.ForceLightingUpdate - Forces a light update on all entities.
Graphics.ReBuildTerrain - Rebuild Terrain and Lighting
Graphics.SetHillScale float scale - set Hill scale
Graphics.SetPeakScale float scale - set Peak scale
Graphics.setWaterHeight float height - set water plane height
Graphics.quadTreeDepth int depth - set render depth for quad tree
Graphics.toggleWater - show/hide water
Graphics.displayTerrain bool bOn - Display terrain
Graphics.toggleGridMode - show/hide grids
Graphics.showTexturePalette - dump texture palette
Graphics.setTextureMode bool bOn - set texturing
Graphics.setWireframe bool bOn - set wireframe

Profile.morphGlobe int count - Morphs the globeview count times.
Profile.rebuildCity int plotX, int plotY, int count - Rebuilds plot at (plotX,plotY) count times.
Profile.rebuildPlot int plotX, int plotY, int count - Rebuilds plot at (plotX,plotY) count times.
Profile.dumpAnimLog - Dumps animation info to debugging window
Profile.setSpikeThreshold int millis - set the min time to capture spikes, 0 to disable spikelock

Console.History - Dump the console command history
Console.CreateDocumentation string fileName - Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands
Console.Clear - Clears the console

Log.status - Displays current logging status
Log.toggle - Toggles logging
Log.clear - Clears the log file

Map.empty - Erases units and cities from map
Map.fill - Fills map with units and cities for performance testing
Map.generateGoodies - Replots Goodies
Map.generateBonuses - Replots Bonuses
Map.generateFeatures - Replots Features
Map.generateRivers - Replots Rivers
Map.eraseGameElements - Erases Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodies
Map.replaceGameElements - Replaces Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodie
Map.setActiveLandscapeID int iLandscapeID - Changes the active landscape info
Map.erasePlots - Erases all plots

Xml.reloadGameText - Reloads Game Text xml files
Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo - Reloads Civ4TerrainSettings.xml
Xml.reloadArtDefines - Reloads Civ4ArtDefines.xml

Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo - toggles the output of texture loads/accesses to debug output
Game.AIPlay int iNumTurns - Forces the AI to play for iNumTurns
Game.createSelectedUnitKFs - Creates the sequences associated with the selected unit
Game.freeSelectedUnitKFs - Frees the sequences associated with the selected unit
Game.saveWorldBuilderSave string szWBSaveName - Saves a WorldBuilder save description file
Game.toggleAnimationTest - Will toggle the Animation Test Tool
Game.gfcDirChooser - Will show a gfc directory chooser
Game.gfcfiledlg - Will show a gfc file dlg window
Game.testGFC int iFontNum - Will show a GFC test popup
Game.testFont bool bEnable - Will show a test popup
Game.testPythonPopup - Will show the Python test popup
Game.testPopup - Will show a test popup
Game.scrollBottom - Scroll to the Bottom
Game.scrollTop - Scroll to the Top
Game.clear - Will clear the listbox below
Game.helpScreen - Will display the help popup
Game.toggleDebugMode - Toggles debug mode
Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate - debugging

App.calcFolderChechsum string dirName - Computes an md5 checksum for the directory tree specified
App.setMooseDbg2 int value - sets debugging value
App.setMooseDbg1 int value - sets debugging value
App.takeFullScreenShot - Takes a TGA FULL screen shot in .\ScreenShot. Filenames are sequential. Requires AllowScreenShots=1 in ini.
App.takeScreenShot - Takes a TGA screen shot in .\ScreenShot. Filenames are sequential. Requires AllowScreenShots=1 in ini.
App.setMaxFrameRate float framesPerSec - set the max framerate of the app, 0 to disable
App.setIniFile string groupKey, string key, string value - updates an existing value in the ini file
App.crash - cause the app to crash!
App.getBuildTime - return the application link time

Player.testUnitIter int playerIdx - test player unit iteration
Player.changeGold int playerIdx, int gold - changes a players gold - 0 is Active Player
Player.setGold int playerIdx, int gold - sets a players gold - 0 is Active Player

- by UNBAiSEDGOATS

Star Wars Battlefront II

2008-08-19T16:09:00.000-07:00

Star Wars Battlefront II improves upon the blockbuster multiplayer original with new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of final Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith film. The game features an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy. The sequel features improved flight control, complex space combat that allows players to board enemy capital ships and battle to take over flying command posts or sabotage the ship to be used against the other faction, increased total online player numbers, and memorable multiplayer encounters in 12 new locations. Online multiplayer action for up to 64 players on PC Windows (plus AI units). ESRB Rated T for Teen.

George Lucas Sucks. the Guy writes three of the worst scripts ever, completely destroys my favorite childhood mythos, and makes me swear that I won't get fooled again. And then his company releases Star Wars Battlefront II.and damn if I don't start whistling "The Imperial March" all over again.

Stay on Target
Unlike the prequel trilogy, Battlefront II improves upon its predecessor in virtually every way. Not only does it sport slicker graphics, improved bot A.I., and larger player limits, but it also brings home more new features than Cher after a visit to the plastic surgeon. First among these: the film-inspired single-player campaign, which follows Star Wars Episodes II through V from the perspective of a clone soldier. Want the stormtrooper's-eye view of Princess Leia's capture above Tatooine? How about flying a TIE bomber to take down General Grievous' flagship? Battlefront II has you covered. And if you earn enough points (for accomplishing mission objectives or just good ol' killin'), you can even take control of legendary Star Wars luminaries like Han Solo or Darth Maul.

And yes, I did just say "flying a TIE bomber." Battlefront II's fully fledged space combat mode might be the coolest new addition--though you may want to pick up a quality joystick or gamepad to get the most out of it. We're talking dozens of TIEs, X-wings, and other classic Star Wars spacecraft whizzing in and out among massive star destroyers and Corellian Corvettes; beam cannons illuminating the inky vacuum of space; and fevered cries of "I can't shake him!" issued from your wussy-ass wingmen. It may be a sad commentary, but Battlefront II stands as one of this year's best PC space sims.and it's an FPS.

EXECUTE ORDER 66!
And a damned good FPS, at that. The Force is strong here, supporting up to 64 players in a variety of game modes including capture the flag, conquest (think Battlefield 1942), the aforementioned space combat mode, and a revamped Galactic Conquest mode that overlays a board game-like strategic element onto the action. Even the modes rehashed from the first Battlefront come packed with bantha-loads of new weapons, classes, and vehicles.

The dark side rears its ugly head in only a few minor technical areas: Some of the maps, particularly the lush Yavin 4 and Felucia, suffer from heavy lag, and the game occasionally locks up or crashes outright during bigger confrontations. But overall, as a thrice-burned Star Wars fan, I'm pleasantly surprised by this game's quality. Ironically, it debuted on the same day as the Episode III DVD; by comparison, Battlefront II makes you wish Mr. Lucas had let the game designers have a crack at his screenplays, too.

Always Two, There Are
What's up with Star Wars and the number 2? Many fans recognize The Empire Strikes Back (the second film of the original trilogy) as the best in the series--but Star Wars-based games also seem to improve uncannily the second time around.

* Battlefront [3.5 stars, CGW #246] vs. Battlefront II [4 stars, CGW #258]
* Dark Forces [4 stars, CGW #130] vs. Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II [4.5 stars, CGW #161]
* Rogue Squadron [8/10, EGM #115] vs. Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader [9/10, EGM #149]
* X-Wing [predates CGW's rating system] vs. TIE Fighter [5 stars, CGW #123]
* Knights of the Old Republic [5 stars, CGW #235] vs. Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords [4.5 stars, CGW #250] (OK, so there's always one exception)
By : Eric Neigher

Spore Cheats

2008-08-18T18:18:00.000-07:00

# Cheat Codes (Creature Creator)

While in Creature Edit/Create mode, press [Ctrl] + [Shift] + C to display the console window. Then, type one of the following codes and press [Enter] to activate the corresponding cheat function:
Result Cheat Code
Add 150 DNA points----->addDNA
List console commands--->help

# Will Wright's spinning head

Click on the galaxy to view it. Zoom out and begin spinning the galaxy. After a few seconds, Will Wrights' head will spin out of it.

Crazy Machines 2

2008-08-18T18:09:00.000-07:00

The best PC game we have. My daughter (7 years old) even loves to build contraptions and watch how physics take place and interact with different objects and materials.

We have the first version too, but this one adds much more elements into play.

If you ever stacked up dominos and tipped them over when you were a kid, or rolled steel marbles down tracks, you will love this game.

By : janericster

Create the Ultimate Machine. Get ready for superb puzzle action as you build wacky contraptions to solve tricky brainteasers!Kick your brain into high gear with incredible mind bending puzzles. Tinker with wrecking balls, lightening rods, lasers, pulleys, springs, gears and more to create the chain reaction you need! Unlock a new 3D world of addictive fun that the entire family will enjoy!

Sid Meier's Civilization IV

2008-08-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

With over 6 million units sold and unprecedented critical acclaim from fans and press around the world, Sid Meier’s Civilization is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now, Sid Meier and Firaxis Games will take this incredibly fun and addictive game to new heights by adding new ways to play and win, new tools to manage and expand your civilization, all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. Civilization IV will come to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world that will elevate the gameplay experience to a whole new level. Civilization IV has already been heralded as one of the top ten games of 2005, and a must-have for gamers around the globe!

Civilization IV is recognized as one of the greatest PC game franchises of all-time. Now the fun and incredibly addictive strategy game reaches new heights by adding new ways to play and win -- along with new tools to manage and expand your civilization. Civilization comes to life like never before in a beautifully detailed, living 3D world -- with all-new easy to use mod capabilities and intense multiplayer modes and options. It's a must-have for gamers around the world! Flexible Tech Tree allows players more strategic choices for developing their civilizations Team play offers a new way of setting locked alliances that result in shared wonder effects, visibility, unit trading and shared territory Over 70 in-game movies and animated sequences advance the story

The Sim2 Cheat

2008-08-14T17:39:00.000-07:00

All Green Motives
Open the cheat box, (ctrl+shift+C) and type in: max_motives. When you type that in, all of your Sims motives should be full with green

Cancel What Your Pets Are About To Do
Open the cheat box, (Ctrl+shift+C) and type in: Boolprop petactioncancel true/false. If you type true, then you should have the ability to cancel what your dog/cat is about to do.

Turn Aging On
Access the cheat window and enter "aging on."

Eliminate Aging
Access the cheat window and enter "aging off."

Listen To Music Included With Game
First, open your The Sims 2/TSData/Res/Sound directory. The names of radio stations, plus a few more including Build mode and Neighborhood music should be here in *.package files. Copy and paste the file corresponding to whatever you want to listen to into another folder. Rename it from [File].package to [File].mp3. You can now listen to the sound/songs included in the file.

List Cheats
Press CTRL + SHIFT + C to access the cheat window, then enter "help -all", you can list all the cheats.

Space Siege

2008-08-13T18:19:00.000-07:00

The survival of the human race lies entirely in your hands in Space Siege. This action role-playing game from Chris Taylor, the creator of the award-winning Dungeon Siege games, moves you out from the dungeons and into space.

You are Seth Walker, a crew member on the Armstrong, the only colony ship to survive a massive alien attack upon Earth. As the aliens descend upon the Armstrong, Walker must fend off the extraterrestrial threat using his wits and weapons. To help his cause, he can choose to augment his body with a variety of cybernetic upgrades available throughout the Armstrong - but with each mechanical improvement, he becomes more machine than man. In this spectacular sci-fi adventure, will you risk your own humanity to save the human race?

With multiple gameplay paths, it's easy to get lost in the immersive futuristic sci-fi environment. Each decision you make will affect both the gameplay and the story, creating surprise twists and turns and great replay-ability. You can improve Seth's fighting abilities with a vast array of cybernetic, armor, and weapon upgrades.

You're not completely alone in this fight -- your constant robot companion, HR-V, will help you in your battles with the alien enemy. And like you, HR-V can also be upgraded to deal massive damage and help you out in a variety of other ways. Up to four players can take part in the epic Space Siege battles, allowing for a variety of cooperative approaches to combat.

Diablo 2 Cheats

2008-08-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hex Cheat
WARNING: Always make a backup of your savegame before edititng!

To modify the amount of gold contained in your "Stash", do the following:

1) Try to put at least 1000 gold in your stash. This cheat will work with smaller amounts, but you may be limited on how much you can add.

2) Load your game. Record the amount of gold in your stash. Exit from game.

3) Load a Hex Editor and convert your gold to HEX. Open the file savegame.d2s (savegame will be the name of your character) in your Diablo 2 save folder.

4) Search for the HEX location (from converted amount of gold). Modify the HEX location to FFFF (or any amount in HEX that you wish - up to 65000). Save the file.

5) Re-load your Diablo 2 savegame and you will have 65000 in your stash!

Diablo 2 in a Window
Although not documented, you may run Diablo 2 in a Window instead of full-screen. Simply add "-w" to your Diablo 2 shortcut.
(ie: "C:Diablo 2Diablo II.exe" -w)

Retrieving Items from Dead Corpse
If you die and cannot make it back to retrieve the items from your dead body, simply save, exit, and return to the game. Your corpse will appear in town and you may retrieve your items easily.

Secret Cow Level
In order to find the secret cow level you are going to need a few things.

1.Wirts Leg
2.Beaten the Game
3.Tome of Town Portal (with scrolls)
4.The Horadric Cube

Once you have beaten the game go to the Rogue Encampment in Act I, then put Wirts Leg and a Tome of Town Portal (This has worked with random ammounts of scrolls in the tome) into The Horadric Cube. Once you hit transmute they should disappear, but once you close your inventory window there is a red portal that will lead you to the Secret Cow Level. This ONLY works in the Rogue Encampment in Act I.

Recipes for the Horadric Cube
Ingredients: Wirts Leg, Tome of Town Portal
Result: Red Portal to Secret Cow Level
Special Note: Must finish the game first and be in the Rogue encampment on the same level as when you finished

Ingredients: Amulet, 1 Perfect Gem of each type except Skull
Result: Prismatic Amulet - 18-24% Resist All
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 3 Perfect Gems: same type, 1 Magical Item
Result: 1 Random Magical Item
Special Note: Works with Magical Armor, Weapons or Jewelry

Ingredients: 3 Gems: same type and quality
Result: 1 Gem of next higher quality
Special Note: 3 Perfect Gems will not transmute

Ingredients: 1 Ring, 2 Topaz gems
Result: 1 Coral Ring
Special Note: Ring gives +21-30 lightning resistance; quality of gems and ring properties do not matter

Ingredients: 1 Ring, 1 Sapphire, 4 Thawing potions
Result: 1 Cobalt Ring
Special Note: Ring gives +21-30 Cold resistance; Quality of gem and ring properties do not matter

Ingredients: 1 Ring, 1 Ruby, 4 Exploding potions
Result: 1 Garnet Ring
Special Note: Ring gives +21-30 Fire resistance; Quality of gem and ring do not matter

Ingredients: 1 Ring, 1 Emerald, 4 Antidote potions
Result: 1 Viridian Ring
Special Note: Ring gives +21-30 Poison resistance; Quality of gem and ring do not matter

Ingredients: 3 Rings
Result: 1 Amulet
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 3 Amulets
Result: 1 Ring
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 3 Healing Potions, 3 Mana Potions, 1 Gem
Result: 1 Full Rejuvenation Potion
Special Note: Gem quality does not matter; quality of potions does not matter

Ingredients: 6 Gems: any type or quality, 1 Sword
Result: 1 Socketed Longsword
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 3 Healing Potions, 3 Mana Potions
Result: 1 Rejuvenation Potion
Special Note: Quality of potions does not matter

Ingredients: 1 Healing Potion, 1 Strangling Gas Potion
Result: 1 Antidote Potion
Special Note: Quality of Healing Potion does not matter

Ingredients: 1 Quiver of arrows, 1 Spear
Result: 1 Set of Javelins
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 2 Quivers of Arrows
Result: 1 Quiver of Bolts
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 2 Quivers of Bolts
Result: 1 Quiver of Arrows
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 1 Dagger, 1 Axe, 1 Stack of Throwing Knives
Result: 1 Stack of Throwing Axes
Special Note: Axe/Dagger class and properties do not matter

Ingredients: 1 Axe, 2 Daggers
Result: Throwing Axe
Special Note: -

Ingredients: 3 Perfect Skulls, 1 Amulet
Result: 80% chance of getting +1 or +2 char skills ring
Special Note: -

Free Identify
Never buy a ''Scroll of Identification'' while in town. Instead, talk with Deckard Cain. He will identify all of your items for free.

Assassin easy kill against bosses
This is a quick way to beat up bosses and powerful monsters with the Assassin from the expansion pack. You will need a high level Shock web skill, and a cold weapon or skill.

Freeze your opponent, then lay down a shock web or two at his feet. he will not be able to move because of the cold, so aiming should be easy.

This will interrupt the enemy, making him paralyzed if you did it right. Let the web do damage, and the cold should wear off sometime before the Shock Web does.

The enemy will still be interrupted, taking constant hits from the Shock web. Run up and freeze him again, then repeat once the first shock web dies out.

Note: Be VERY CAREFUL vs. monsters with Elemental Resistance. Can end up being a total waste of time and mana.

Defeating Diablo Quick
Everyone knows that 1 of the hardest big bad demons to defeat is Diablo. Choose a Necromancer & when you're at the level of 12 and above, keep adding the iron maiden skills to 10 or above. cast the curse on it and let him damage you for 2-3 times and he's gone!

Dual Weapons
To get 2 weapons at once without being a barbarian, all you have to do is:

1.) Look at the 1 and 2 slots on your Inventory screen.
2.) Put one item you want to use in the slot farthest to the left in the 1 slot.
3.) Take the other item, switch to the 2 slot, then bring it over to the slot farthest to the right but don't drop it in.
4.) Press W and right after (like a split-second) click the slot to put the item in.

That's all you have to do! It only shows one weapon,but it adds the mods together. DON'T TRY THIS ON A BARBARIAN! IT DELETES THE ITEMS!

Note: These cheats will not work with the new D2: LoD patch (version 1.09) that has been recently released by Blizzard.

Patience is a Virtue
In the first act after you kill the smith you get the chance to imbue an item.... wait until the 2nd or 3rd act before you use it so you end up with a much better imbued item!

Imbue Again
Before you want to imbue a item from Charsi, simply save and exit in case she gives you something that's not-that good. Go to the window where they display the Diablo 2 save game file. Copy and paste the file so that you have 2 of same save games. Use the first save game and imbue the item you want. If it is a not-that good item, exit and duplicate the second save game then delete your FIRST one. This cheat allows you to duplicate again and again.

Upgrade Sword
This is like gambling the type of prefix and/or suffix on swords. Take 3 chipped gems and put them in your Horadric Cube with your sword. When you transmute you will get some type of 3 socketed sword. My suggestion is to do this to get a 3 socketed Cruel Colossus Blade. You can do this "cheat" over and over all you want. In my experience, the higher the level you are the better chance of getting a more damaged weapon.

Want Infinite Life
If you're a Necromancer, then this is the cheat for you (it's more of a hint)! This works with all melee fighters except skeletons. Summon a Blood Golem and cast Iron Maiden onto the monsters you're fightin'. Iron Maiden will return the damage dealt to your Golem and act as the Golem's attack, giving life to you!

Easy Kill Mephisto
This trick works for zons/Sorcs. kill all the council members then go to the flaming pot on the left side then either firewall or shoot or use some ranged attack here. You will not get hit, let alone killed.

Extra Experience
Need more exp. to reach levels 80 and above? Here's what you do: download version 1.09 at BLIZZARD.com then use your character in single player, press the enter key and type: players,(space), then any number from 2-70. You'll suddenly realize that the monsters you battle will be harder to kill but they give more exp. P.S. I'm not sure if 70 is the limit but me and my friends a still testing to see if higher numbers work.

Diablo Orchestra
Want an uproar of sounds!? Hit the enter key and type: SoundChaosDebug.

Hint for Defeating Andariel
As you approach the Level 4 Jail there is the room that is filled with dark ones and some fire mages. Defeat them all by just running and killing first, the Shamans and next the projectile enemy fire mage. The other room next to this will be the room of Andariel the Queen. When I encountered it she had only 4 Dark Ones. With a Dark Shaman beating the 4 dark ones makes things easy. Fighting with Andariel face to face is too hard, so you better go back to the encampment and hire a 60 life Rogue to keep her busy. Stab Andariel from behind and presto your in ACT II. Then return to Andariel and the first thing you have to do is to sneak behind Andariel and blow her out as your Rogue (who you hired) is busy with her.

Easily Kill Andariel
OK. This is simple. Just buy from Akara a Scroll of Town Portal and go to see Andariel. Make sure you have potions & antidotes because she has a poison attack. Fight her and hurt her about to the half of her health bar. Then run to the room outside Andariel's lair and use the scroll of town portal or tome of town portal and go to rogue encampment. Heal yourself and do all the arrangements that you have to and go to visit Andariel, again. Now she has half her health, IT'S MAGIC!!!! Now kill her and pick up her stuff and WOW you are in ACT II.

Hint for Defeating Duriel
First, hire a mercenary from Griez. Enter Tal Rasha's chamber and cast a town portal for an emergency exit. The main trick for defeating Duriel is to bring lots of health potions and STAND and FIGHT. (You may use Blaze if you have the sorceress.) You will do less damage to Duriel with hit and run, with the exception of Blaze. You may die a few times, so keep your gold in your stash. Try to keep a Town Portal in the chamber to come back quickly. Also, Duriel's cold attack is a Demonic attack and not an elemental damage, so your cold resistance will be useless.

Killing Diablo
When you arrive at the point where you have to kill Diablo MAKE SURE that you have plenty of lightning and fire resistance. Although he lives in hell he has got a one hit kill lightning attack, and he will use it about every 30 to 45 seconds. You should also make sure you are over level 30 before you face him.

How To Kill Diablo Easily With A Sorceress
Once you unlock all of the seals go to Diablo and use 'Static Field'. Static Feild will kill him very quickly if you're at a high level. It also works on mini bosses.

-Need 2 computers and 2 CDs: Find something really cool or expensive. Copy your character (found in save directory) to another computer. Start a multiplayer game using your copied character. Join this game with the other computer and you will be able to copy items you already have by trading with yourself.

-After you complete the 5th quest of act one (The one given to you by Charsi) it is better if you wait until later in the game to have her imbue an item for you, because later in the game you can get better weapons and armor, and having her imbue one adds 3 - 5 magical attributes.

-If you play Multiplayer on Battle.net Click the blue Crystal in the center of the screen and it will turn Purple. If you look at the text box it will say "Gem Activated" Then start a game or join one and you will find at least one Gem shrine and if you have a Gem in your inventory it upgrades it.

-If you can't find anything good to buy all you have to do is leave town and come back, everyone should have all new items for sale.

Refilling Chests
If you find any chest in a cave that you want to go back to (golden). Just go do something else and after a little while it will refill with new and different items. This works with all chests in the game.

Get the Gold
When you go inside the houses in act1 click on the sheets of the bed to get extra gold.

Get the Dead Guy to Do It
To win battles by not fighting them, you must choose a Necromancer guy and kill any enemy, (You need a wand) cast the Raise Dead spell on the dead enemy. As soon as the corpse explodes a skeleton will start following you. Find some bad guys and run close to them, then run away. Your skeleton will fight until it dies. The level of the skill is the number of how many skeletons you can raise.

Unlimited Portals
To use this cheat, cast a Town Portal from a convenient location. Take the portal into town, but use the waypoint system and a bit of running to get back to your last location. With this, you can use the portal to go back into town an unlimited amount of times, but only if you never use it to go back. Note: A limited 2-way portal only used one way equals an unlimited 1-way portal.

Recovering Your Crap
When you die and you can't get back to the place where you died, simply leave your game and rejoin it, or join a new game.

More Money
If you want to get more money; identify your items because identified items are more valuable than unidentified. You also get more money if you repair items before selling them. For example if you repair any item for 100 and its value was before 200 now its value will be 300. An easy way to get extra money is in Tristam (act I,the Cairn Stone Quest). Find Wirt's body in the top left corner of map. He gives up quite a bit of money. If you save the game and exit to the title screen then start the game again you can keep going back to Tristam and getting Wirt's money.

Extra Storage
The legendary Horadric cube, found in Act II's Halls of the Dead (Dry Hills), can be placed into the personal stash to add extra storage. The cube itself only takes up 4 spaces but has a 12 space capacity when opened *Note: Be careful not to press the transmute button when doing this. The unique Viper Amulet, also found in Act II (Claw Viper Temple in the Lost City), can be retrieved a second time even after the Horadric Staff is completed and used to open Tal Rasha's Tomb. It serves as a really good amulet, especially on the Normal skill level, but does not compare to amulets found on Nightmare and Hell difficulties.

More Life or More Items
Normally you can't trade game items like Khalims flail or the Jade Figurine, but if you give the Jade Figurine to Meshif and get the golden bird you can trade that. All you have to do is find the figurine and turn it in to Meshif for the bird. Get online with a freind and give him the bird then log on with another character and have your friend give the bird to the other character. Repeat these steps, and storing the birds with the other character, then trade them to people for some really cool stuff! Whats worth more, a Wormskull bone helm or 3 birds of Ku'Ylea that together gives you 60 life! Exactly! Thats how to get either unlimited life or alot of cool items. Note:Just make sure you don't talk to Alkor with the Bird in your possession or the quest will be copleted and you will loose the ability do this tick.

Better Imbued Items
Ever have Charsi imbue an item and get effects that don't help at all? Here's a solution. After giving Charsi the item and having her imbue it, check to see if it is to your liking. If it is not, hit Ctrl + Esc. This should take you back to windows. Now hit Ctrl + Alt + Delete. This brings up a menu of programs running. Chose Diablo II and hit "End Task." This will either close Diablo II or in under 10 seconds bring a message saying program not responding. Just hit "end task" again and it will close Diablo II. If done quickly, the game will not have autosaved yet and you can reload your character and try again.

Assasin
The assasin is the best character (from the expansion) because of her blade and psychic hammer: not only does the blade follow your enemy, but if you use psychic hammer you can knockback them, keeping yourself aways away from your target but still in range to attack.

Choosing the best partner
Better you have one of this mercenaries to walk in the devil's land:

1-Soldiers from Act 3 or
2-Barbarians from Act 5.

Remember to give your assistant best weapons & armor. Also he/she will gain experience & level up so have one partner for ever.

More Magic Items & Exprience
Just type "players 8" in dialogue box (Enable with enter key) & then the difficulty changes into 8 player mode but you recieved great things that you never seen before!

Paladin's Auras Tip
When you play with class "PALADIN" choose this skills to be a real powerful character:

1- Don't select any "Defensive Aura" skill.

2- Just select Might & Enemy weaker Auras.

3- In combat skills choose offensive perks.

Lots Of Runes
It is said that the Secret Cow level is best place for finding runes, but that's not true. the best place is Forgotten Tower in Black Marsh in ACT I. Just kill the Countess in there and she will ALWAYS drop runes. and since patch 1.10 you can use the following cupe recepies to upgrade runes over Thul Rune. use these recepies to get runes Amn - Zod

3 Thul Runes + 1 Chipped Topaz = Amn Rune
3 Amn Runes + 1 Chipped Amethyst = Sol Rune
3 Sol Runes + 1 Chipped Sapphire = Shael Rune
3 Shael Runes + 1 Chipped Ruby = Dol Rune
3 Dol Runes + 1 Chipped Emerald = Hel Rune
3 Hel Runes + 1 Chipped Diamond = Io Rune
3 Io Runes + 1 Flawed Topaz = Lum Rune
3 Lum Runes + 1 Flawed Amethyst = Ko Rune
3 Ko Runes + 1 Flawed Sapphire = Fal Rune
3 Fal Runes + 1 Flawed Ruby = Lem Rune
3 Lem Runes + 1 Flawed Emerald = Pul Rune
2 Pul Runes + 1 Flawed Diamond = Um Rune
2 Um Runes + 1 Topaz = Mal Rune
2 Mal Runes + 1 Amethyst = Ist Rune
2 Ist Runes + 1 Sapphire = Gul Rune
2 Gul Runes + 1 Ruby = Vex Rune
2 Vex Runes + 1 Emerald = Ohm Rune
2 Ohm Runes + 1 Diamond = Lo Rune
2 Lo Runes + 1 Flawless Topaz = Sur Rune
2 Sur Runes + 1 Flawless Amethyst = Ber Rune
2 Ber Runes + 1 Flawless Sapphire = Jah Rune
2 Jah Runes + 1 Flawless Ruby = Cham Rune
2 Cham Runes + 1 Flawless Emerald = Zod Rune

This Doesn't Work on Battle.net!

Bring death to Diablo
When you fight with him,just avoid him to perform on you his powerful ray & then use portals, but when you fight him/others remember most important thing is be fast & have high-level weapon or skilled in one of your abilities.

Get more powerful
Use the cheat "players 8" & play the game & anything you received in game will be 8X. Like exp points, items, money & many more. ** Note: press enter & type: players 8.

Maximum advantages in a Difficulty
When you beat Baal don't start next difficulty. Just play & kill him sometimes & you will get powerful & rare items.

Best way of using Charsi's imbue
In which difficulty where you are (Normal,Nightmare or Hell) don't use Charsi's Imbue in first levels. Just play the game until you reach Baal & then you must have a normal Item (the best you found during the gameplay) then Imbue it ! Use this tip for other like Sockete bonus & personalize.

Nehbandani's Cheating Technique
If you want to cheating but also want avoid game crashes & unknown bugs.When you use a Save-File Editor just edit number of your skill point for skill tree & number of your state points.don't edit anyother things.If you want more flexible with game better you don't use cheats.

Unlimited imbues and socket equipment
You can have unlimited imbued item - You can keep em and unlimited socketed item without cheating or hex editing. You need 2 computers or a one with 2 simultaneous copies of Diblo 2 running, 2 different characters say a paladin and an amazon.Lets say the Paladin has been granted an imbue award. But he wants 2 objects to be imbued lets say a shield and a scepter. Make a copy of the paladin save game before you do this. Now go to Charsi and imbue the shield. Trade this shield to the amazon for safe keeping. Exit. Copy the backup save game you made earlier over the current one. Trade back your shield, and now you can even have the scepter imbued and get to keep it. So you have unlimited imbues.
The same can be done for socketed equipment.

An excellent loop hole in the diablo 2 sytem , too bad i discovered it when i unlocked hell.

You can even make copies out of your equipment. You can do this to get more runes,More life(The golden bird in act 3 can be duplicated)

Beating Andriel quickly
First off, prepare yourself. She has a powerful poison attack. Max out your poison resistence and push your poison length reduction to over 100%. Use a health stealing weapon so you would use less healing potions. Also for the Necromancer users, get up to a level 18 first so you can be able to use the blood golem and iron maiden. Oh, and if you have common sense, have further backup, have some skeleton mages handy.

One Player Game
If you have installed only battle.net and want to play single player first, on the main chat screen on battle.net click on "create game" then make a name but make a password that no one will guess (ie.balloon). When you create it no one will be able to guess the password and you will have a single player game.
Source : http://www.gamecheats.eu

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

2008-08-12T18:25:00.000-07:00

Conquest is never final and the scope of your level of command is tested again and again. The Command & Conquer saga continues with this expansion pack for owners of Command & Conquer 3. RTS - Real Time Strategy pops up to new levels of reality where command is more sophisticated than ever. And the benefits or consequences of your actions become more intense. Expand the story and move forth as Kanes wrath burns hotter.
The single player campaign allows Command and Conquer 3 players to experience a new story that spans 20 years - from the rebirth of the Brotherhood of Nod after the Second Tiberium War through the dramatic events of the Third Tiberium War and beyond. The story is told through a new set of high-definition live action video sequences starring a celebrity cast. Joe Kucan, the original actor who portrayed the character Kane in Command and Conquer games over the last decade, will reprise his role as the megalomaniacal leader of the Brotherhood of Nod.

The expansion pack to the original Command and Conquer (Tiberian Wars) features a new strategic layer to gameplay that allows players to establish bases, build customized armies, and attack their enemies on a global scale - and then dive into the frenzied tactical combat where their skills as a commander will make the difference in battle. The game also introduces six new sub-factions and a wealth of new units, structures, and powers to the armies of the Global Defence Initiative, the Brotherhood of Nod, and the enigmatic alien Scrin.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Cheats

2008-08-12T17:32:00.000-07:00

Cheats for Cheat Codes
Type/enter these codes during gameplay. The set code can be uppercase or lowercase.

Code - Effect:

MUNASEF - Adrenaline Mode
YLTEICZ - Aggressive Drivers
COXEFGU - All Cars Have Nitro
ZEIIVG - All green lights
XJVSNAJ - Always Midnight
CIKGCGX - Beach Party
IOWDLAC - Black traffic
CPKTNWT - Blow Up All Cars
AFSNMSMW - Boats fly
BSXSGGC - Cars Float Away When Hit
RIPAZHA - Cars Fly
ASNAEB - Clear Wanted Level
BMTPWHR - Country Vehicles and Peds, Get Born 2 Truck Outfit
ASBHGRB - Elvis is Everywhere
FOOOXFT - Everyone is armed
YSOHNUL - Faster Clock
PPGWJHT - Faster Gameplay
BTCDBCB - Fat
CFVFGMJ - Foggy Weather
OUIQDMW - Full Weapon Aiming While Driving
PRIEBJ - Funhouse Theme
MROEMZH - Gang Members Everywhere
MROEMZH - Gangs Control the Streets
BAGOWPG - Have a bounty on your head
YECGAA - Have Jetpack
AIYPWZQP - Have Parachute
HESOYAM - Health, Armor, $250k
NCSGDAG - Hitman In All Weapon Stats
JHJOECW - Huge Bunny Hop
OSRBLHH - Increase Wanted Level Two Stars
WANRLTW - Infinite Ammo, No Reload
BAGUVIX - Infinite Health
CVWKXAM - Infinite Oxygen
XICWMD - Invisible car
JYSDSOD - Max Muscle
OGXSDAG - Max Respect
EHIBXQS - Max Sex Appeal
LFGMHAL - Mega Jump
IAVENJQ - Mega Punch
AEDUWNV - Never Get Hungry
AEZAKMI - Never Wanted
AFPHULTL - Ninja Theme
OFVIAC - Orange Sky 21:00
ALNSFMZO - Overcast Weather
AJLOJYQY - Peds Attack Each Other, Get Golf Club
BGLUAWML - Peds Attack You With Weapons, Rocket Launcher
PGGOMOY - Perfect Handling
LLQPFBN - Pink traffic
AUIFRVQS - Rainy Weather
SJMAHPE - Recruit Anyone (9mm)
ZSOXFSQ - Recruit Anyone (Rockets)
THGLOJ - Reduced Traffic
IOJUFZN - Riot Mode
CWJXUOC - Sandstorm
LJSPQK - Six Star Wanted Level
KVGYZQK - Skinny
LIYOAAY - Slower Gameplay
BEKKNQV - Slut Magnet
JCNRUAD - Smash n' Boom
CQZIJMB - Spawn Bloodring Banger
RZHSUEW - Spawn Caddy
EEGCYXT - Spawn Dozer
OHDUDE - Spawn Hunter
JUMPJET - Spawn Hydra
AGBDLCID - Spawn Monster
AKJJYGLC - Spawn Quad
PDNEJOH - Spawn Racecar
VPJTQWV - Spawn Racecar
JQNTDMH - Spawn Rancher
AIWPRTON - Spawn Rhino
AQTBCODX - Spawn Romero
KRIJEBR - Spawn Stretch
URKQSRK - Spawn Stunt Plane
AMOMHRER Spawn Tanker Truck
UBHYZHQ - Spawn Trashmaster
KGGGDKP - Spawn Vortex Hovercraft
SZCMAWO - Suicide
AFZLLQLL - Sunny Weather
VKYPQCF - Taxis Have Nitrous, L3 Bunny Hop
MGHXYRM - Thunderstorm
BGKGTJH - Traffic is Cheap Cars
FVTMNBZ - Traffic is Country Vehicles
GUSNHDE - Traffic is Fast Cars
ICIKPYH - Very Sunny Weather
LXGIWYL - Weapon Set 1, Thug's Tools
KJKSZPJ - Weapon Set 2, Professional Tools
UZUMYMW - Weapon Set 3, Nutter Tools
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Cheats for Unlockable Outfits
These are all the Unlockable Outfits in the game...

Croupier Uniform - Complete the mission "Breaking the bank at Caligula's"
Gimp Suit - Complete the mission "The Key to her Heart"
Medic Uniform - Date Katie to %100
Overall's Outfit - Date Helena to %100
Pimp Suit - Date Denise to %100
Police Uniform - Date Barbara to %100
Racing Outfit - Date Michelle to %100
Valet Uniform - Complete the mission "555-WE-TIP"
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Cheats for Unlock 50 percent extra health
complete level 12 of the paramedic mission.
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Cheats for Enable fireproof
Complete level 12 of the fire fighter missions.
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Cheats for Unlock pimping mission
Enter a broadway (low-rider vehicle) and press R3. Drive the prostitutes to their destinations for big cash. After the tenth "trick" prostitutes PAY you rather than you paying them.
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Cheats for Unlock BF Injection
Get First place at the Dirt ring race Las Venturas Stadium.
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Cheats for Unlock Super GT
Get all Bronze medal in Driving school.
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Cheats for Unlock Dune Buggy
Beat the score of 25 at the Dirt Ring.
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Cheats for Unlock Hotknife
Get all gold medals in the Driving school.
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Cheats for Unlock Jet Pack
Complete the Airstip asset near Las Venturas.
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Cheats for Unlock NRG 500
Get all gold medals in Bike School. This bike can be found quite easily in a car park near the Johnson house.
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Cheats for Unlock Rustler
Get all Bronze medal in pilot school.
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Cheats for Unlock Freeway
Get all Bronze awards in Bike School.
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Cheats for Unlock Hotring racer
Get First place in 8-Track.
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Cheats for Unlock Monster Truck
Win it by beatin the 8-Track Tournament.
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Cheats for Unlock Stunt plane
Get all silver medals at the pilot school.
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Cheats for Unlock Medic Outfit
100% with Katie Zhan
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Cheats for Unlock Pimp Outfit
100% with Denise Robinson
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Cheats for Unlock Racing Outfit
100% with Michelle
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Cheats for Unlock Police Outfit
100% with Barbara
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Cheats for Keep weapon after getting busted
Date Barbara
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Cheats for Keep weapon after getting wasted
Date Katie
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Cheats for Unlock Ak-47 to spawn in the Johnson's Family Home
complete all 100 tags in Los Santos.
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Cheats for Unlock Tec-9 to spawn in the Johnson's Family Home
complete all 100 tags in Los Santos.
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Cheats for Unlock Sawn-Off Shotgun to spawn in the Johnson's Family Home
complete all 100 tags in Los Santos.
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Cheats for Unlock Molotov Cocktails to spawn in the Johnson's Family Home
complete all 100 tags in Los Santos.
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Cheats for Save two cars in your garage
This works in the same way as the previous games. Normally you can only save one car in your garage, but with this you can save two or more! All you have to do is get your two or however many cars and bring them up to your garage. Drive one of them until the garage door opens, and then drive it half way in and get out of the car. This will keep the door open for you. Next, get into the other car and drive that all the way into the garage. Then get into the car half way in and drive it the rest of the way in and get out and leave the garage. Et viola! You now have two cars stored in your garage! - Submitted By: Cheats Admin

Cheats for Plain Text Cheat Codes

Type these codes during gameplay. The set code can be uppercase or lowercase:

Code- Result:

SPEEDFREAK - All Cars Have Nitro
NIGHTPROWLER - Always Midnight
FLYINGFISH - Boats Fly
BUBBLECARS - Cars Float Away When Hit
STATEOFEMERGENCY - Chaos Mode
BLUESUEDESHOES - Elvis is Everywhere
SPEEDITUP - Faster Gameplay
CRAZYTOWN - Funhouse Theme
ONLYHOMIESALLOWED - Gang Members Everywhere
BIFBUZZ - Gangs Control the Streets
ROCKETMAN - Have Jetpack
PROFESSIONALKILLER - Hitman In All Weapon Stats
CJPHONEHOME - Huge Bunny Hop
FULLCLIP - Infinite Ammo, No Reload
WHEELSONLYPLEASE - Invisible car
NATURALTALENT -Max All Vehicle Skill Stats
BUFFMEUP - Max Muscle
WORSHIPME - Max Respect
HELLOLADIES - Max Sex Appeal
KANGAROO - Mega Jump
NINJATOWN - Ninja Theme
Testeducationalskills - No Wanted Level
STICKLIKEGLUE - Perfect Handling
ROCKETMAYHEM - Recruit Anyone (Rockets)
GHOSTTOWN - Reduced Traffic
BRINGITON - Six Star Wanted Level
SLOWITDOWN - Slower Gameplay
ITSALLBULL - Spawn Dozer
OHDUDE - Spawn Hunter
JUMPJET - Spawn Hydra
MONSTERMASH - Spawn Monster
FOURWHEELFUN - Spawn Quad
VROCKPOKEY - Spawn Racecar
WHERESTHEFUNERAL- Spawn Romero
CELEBRITYSTATUS - Spawn Stretch
FLYINGTOSTUNT - Spawn Stunt Plane
TRUEGRIME - Spawn Trashmaster
GOODBYECRUELWORLD - Suicide
PLEASANTLYWARM - Sunny Weather
SCOTTISHSUMMER - Thunderstorm
EVERYONEISPOOR - Traffic is Cheap Cars
EVERYONEISRICH - Traffic is Fast Cars
TOODAMNHOT - Very Sunny Weather
PROFESSIONALSKIT - Weapon Set 2, Professional Tools

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The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff

2008-08-11T18:06:00.000-07:00

Electronic Arts continues to release solid expansions for the ever popular Sims series and Kitchens and Bathrooms is definitely no exception. Redesign your Sims’ essential living areas into the most luxurious of spaces. Transform the bathroom into a romantic getaway with charming claw-foot bathtubs and calming lighting fixtures or give it a contemporary twist with beautiful glass showers, basin sinks, and more. Renovate your Sims’ home and really begin to class up their lives with tons of different appliances and clothing to choose from.

Redesign your kitchen as you upgrade it with sleek appliances on granite counter tops or romantic natural wood cabinets next to wrought iron stoves. Outfit your Sims in the perfect clothes and accessories to enjoy their lavish new rooms, from sumptuous spa robes to designer cooking aprons. Be your Sims’ personal interior designer! Give them the kitchens and bathrooms of their dreams with a variety of new furniture, décor, and outfits! With Kitchen & Bath Design Stuff your Sim life will have even more options available with the incredibly popular franchise.

World of Warcraft Mining Profession

2008-08-11T17:03:00.000-07:00

Mining in World of Warcraft is one of the best makers gold. Be sure to sell your equipment in the auction house melted in the chimneys. The Buy option is one of your best advantages when you sell sure to use it. It is generally preferable to smelt copper and tin, bronze or vice-versa. Do not forget to check prices and will see if the bases sales or product will sell more.

Low-level mining skills courses would not you do more as above the map and we know May be a little difficult or frustrating level. It May take about 1 hour to get to the tin level, so as not too bad. However tin is a little more aggravating. Nearly Ashenvale it is a place of harpies who has a few nice places. From there, stick to the wall and go south, the head of South Barrens. go around Scorpid, Bristleback and Razormane and you should be able to your level of tin in no time.

Mithril is the key to getting the best World of Warcraft gold. Engineering and blacksmiths require enormous quantities to produce elements of their skills. Mithril usually sell out extremely fast a good price in the auction house.

In southern Kalimdor, you will find Tanaris, a level 40-50 zone. There are many minerals that will make you rich sales. You can start Gadgetzan and cut through the desert town. Do not forget to check all the rocks and croppings en route. The place is dangerous with great flourish. Travel along the edge, then return along the border outter circling the map. Thistleshrub Valley also has a few hot spots with Un'Goro Crater, Zul'Farrak and regions near Gadgetzan. Mines mithril May be a bit hard at low level, but to have the copper and tin will help you get a little gold to save until next level. If you are level 50, you should be able to mithril fine farm.

It is a simple tip on how to make money at low altitude. Would easier if you were an Orc or Troll because of their departure. Orcs and Troll starts in Durotar for other races you need to travel a little further, but there are all the work fairly well.

You will need to become a minor Journeyman to begin. Durotar has the largest number of veins of copper would be ideal. Once you've gathered a good quantity of copper ore, the return to forge and smelt. Once your copper ore is turned in bars, follow the path of Razor Hill north of Ogrimmar, then head of the auction house. Talk to one of auctioneers and price fixed at 40 for redemption money and make the cost 45-60 money by 20 bars of copper. I saw lots of copper rod to go 4 gold, but the average seems closer than 80 pieces of silver to 1 gold coin. Do not forget to check prices in the auction house before listing. It is an ideal way to make money at low altitude.

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The Hottest Place for Xbox and PC Games

2008-08-10T18:02:00.000-07:00

When it comes to video games, game cheats, consoles, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox and much more, World users can provide the most affordable lists online. There is a large market for video games and the best site where you can get the hottest video games for the best gaming console is the world's users.

One of most popular Xbox video game console is a Microsoft. Some of the best console games are played on an Xbox. At World users, not only can you find the different Xbox games popular at a bargain, you can also find consoles Xbox and other elements to many other Xbox owners. The consoles in the world list of users are in mint condition. Otherwise, they would not make it in the list.

If you're more in video gaming, there are many PC games in the world list of users. For different types of PC games, matching games also focused on Xbox. The games in the World PC Users are best suited for the most updated version of Windows, which is Windows Vista. Whatever it is you who are, perhaps worlduser of aid

Users World provides links to the best and cheapest Xbox games and PC games. This virtually eliminates spending so much time surfing the Internet to research your choice of video games. At World users, the search is a simplified one-stop shopping for video games adapted for PC and other platforms. Once you've entered the portals of the site, it is easily navigable using research tools friendly.

Find the best deals on users world is as easy as pie. You can easily find Xbox and other video game consoles without complications sometimes you find on the Internet. It will be such a waste of valuable time and money to do all the work yourself. Users World gives you a run down of the latest models and with regard to versions Xbox and other video games and PC games. Beyond that, the site has already classified the games based on the popularity such as everything you need on World of Warcraft, God of War, and Crysis. Everything is organized with the best selection and most affordable systems on the market.

The magnificent and impressive rise in popularity of the Xbox is attributed to the many Xbox games with amazing visual effects and gameplay. People who have one or two PCs at home normally plays a game or two. Regardless of age or you're young, there is an Xbox and PC game that is right for you. There is no better place to search for games much that users in the world.

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition

2008-08-10T17:07:00.000-07:00

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (GotY) for Windows is a compilation of this classic game RPG. Oblivion GotY include originalversion of award-winning RPG with official Oblivion expansion, The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles, and downloadable content, Knights of the Nine. This new product allows players who have never played the 2006 Game of the Year of the Oblivion experience for the first time with other elements. In addition, players can continue their games from oblivion and experience new quests and areas offered by the expansion and downloadable content.
Oblivion has a powerful combination of free-form game, unprecedented graphics, Amnesty International point, the voice acting legends Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean, Terrance Stamp, and Lynda Carter, and an award-winning soundtrack. Players can choose to nullify the forgotten epic at their own pace or explore the vast world in search of their own challenges.
With more than 30 new hours of Thursday, Shivering Isles lets you explore a whole new plane of Oblivion - the field of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness. Shivering Isles features a bizarre landscape split between the two sides - Mania and Dementia-filled with vast dungeons twist reflecting the roots of trees, they are buried inside. Sheogorath himself looks to you to be his champion and defend his kingdom and its people from destruction as you discover all new items, ingredients, spells, and much more. The Shivering Isles features a bizarre landscape split between the two sides - Mania and Dementia-filled with vast dungeons twist reflecting the roots of trees, they are buried inside. Whether you encounter more than a dozen new creatures including hideous insects, Atronachs flesh and bones, skeletal Shambles, amphibious Grummites. Throughout your adventure, you will discover all new items.
Knight

This game will suck you in and refuse to let go for many, many weeks. It's gorgeous, fun, and well worth your time. Just don't, you know, try to maintain a job, school, or a relationship while you play it. by sieg6529

BioShock

2008-08-09T18:52:00.000-07:00

BioShock lets you do the impossible as you explore a mysterious underwater city. When your plane crashes, you discover Rapture - an underwater Utopia torn apart by civil war. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by genetically modified "splicers" and deadly security systems, you have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology and fascinating characters. As little girls loot the dead, and biologically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn. Now you're trapped, caught in the middle of a genetic war that will challenge both your capacity to survive and your moral allegiance to your own humanity. Make meaningful and mature decisions that culminate in the grand question - do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture to save yourself - or risk all to become their savior?

The advantages of playing online games

2008-08-09T17:50:00.000-07:00

To play free online games is the most favorite that teenagers nowadays want to do. They spend most of their time on the net play free online games. As it is free, they enjoy it. Offering free games has increased the number of adolescents who was connected to play. They contribute greatly to the increasing number of Internet users who like to play games online for free.

There are some advantages to play games online free. One of this is that you do not need to go somewhere else during your free time or if you want to have fun. If you have your own computer and if you are connected to the World Wide Web, then all you have to do is sit on your chair pc, start your Internet browser and find sites where you can play free online games and then play. The 2nd advantage is it free if you do not need money at all and you can also choose what kind of game you want to play. Well, if you find the game boring and bad when all you have to do is stop the game and a new look.

Unlike exploited symbolic game where machines if you want to lose the game, you can not stop it immediately, you have to wait until the game is game over. In online games, you can always leave the game at any time if you do not feel to continue the game, just click on the output or close the window. Well, the most common drawback of this free online games as we all know, is that young people prefer to come online rather than doing their homework or study their lessons. Moreover, some of these games have bad repercussions on the minds of players such as violent games. It is good that we know where to find good games that is difficult, educational and fun.

TeenWants www.teenwants.com is the right place to be if you want to play games online free. They offer free games that are ideal for teens. They have many options and a lot of games that are good, fun, exciting and educational. They are better designed for adolescents by ensuring that it is worth the time they spent playing the game. And also, they have no violent games that can have a bad impact on the mind of the reader. They have games that are easy to play and some are not. Some games simply require little manipulation to gain your fingers and some need a little work on your brain to win the game. You can also choose whether you want to do sports game, puzzle game or arcade games. They have more games under each category so that you really enjoy playing games that seem interesting to you. So if you need the best place to play games online free, then what awaits you, visit TeenWants. You will surely love.

Spore Creature Creator

2008-08-08T17:25:00.000-07:00

SPORE Creature Creator is a powerful yet easy to use creation tool that anyone with a PC and a mouse can benefit. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, you can assemble your creature a wide range of parties. What do you think of tentacles? Why only two eyes? Pull and stretch the parties exactly as you want, then paint your creature unique with colors and patterns that really unprecedented level of flexibility allows you to make an unlimited number of fun creatures. Bring these creatures to life-see how they dance, strike a pose, and much more. Within minutes, anyone can easily amazing animated creatures. You can share your favorites with friends using simple integrated into tools, then visit the website SPORE and consider all other creatures cool friends and people around the world are done and then remove them in your SPORE Creature Creator and play with them! What you create is entirely up to you-with Spore, the only limit is your imagination.

Spore, the highly anticipated game creators of The Sims ™, gives players their own universe in a box. Create and develop life, to establish tribes, build civilizations, sculpt all worlds and explore a universe created by other players. Spore, players have a wealth of tools to customize almost every aspect of their universe: the creatures, vehicles, buildings and even UFOs. Players can fully share their creations with the world or explore new galaxies infinite created by other players.

Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition

2008-08-07T23:37:00.000-07:00

The setting is 1191 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded in secrecy and feared for your ruthlessness. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape events during this pivotal moment in history. As an assassin you will master the skills, tactics, and weapons of history’s deadliest and most secretive clan of warriors. Plan your attacks, strike without mercy, and fight your way to escape.

Assassin's Creed redefines the action genre. Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme, and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of change. The setting is 1191 A.D. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded in secrecy and feared for your ruthlessness. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape events during this pivotal moment in history. Next-gen gameplay - The proprietary engine developed from the ground up for Xbox 360 allows organic game design featuring open gameplay, intuitive control scheme, realistic interaction with environment, and a fluid, yet sharp, combat mechanic

The Sims 2 University Expansion Pack

2008-08-07T17:00:00.000-07:00

Fans of the Sims games might be the world's largest cult. Despite the franchise's incredible popularity, it is still something that many people—hardcore gamers in particular—just don't get. "A game where I have to get a job and go to the bathroom? Fun!" Me, I haven't totally swallowed the Sims Kool-Aid, but I still admire the games tremendously for their humor and creative energy. The Sims 2 University is the first of what will no doubt be a gazillion expansion packs, and the bottom line here is the same as it ever was: If you love The Sims 2, you'll be happy. But if you still don't get what this is all about, the expansion will not change your mind.

Assume the position
The core of this expansion is in the title: You now can send your teenage Sims to college, where, like all college kids, they will learn the fine art of doing as little as possible while still getting by. The college game is a self-contained one, like an extended minigame. You either create a college-age Sim or take one of your existing teenage Sims and enroll him in one of three universities. All the subsequent gameplay then takes place in the new college living areas (dorms, private homes, or Greek houses if you can get in) and surrounding campus neighborhoods until you either graduate or get expelled. Then the Sim moves back to the regular Sims 2 neighborhood.

At root, it's not very different from the main game. You spend almost all of your time at home, working on your wants and needs, vanishing for part of the day to go to class instead of your job. Each "semester" lasts three days, after which there is a final exam. If you want to succeed, you'll have to spend a lot of time completing assignments, writing your term paper, and doing research. The more you do, the better your GPA will be, and the more scholarship money you'll be rewarded. Successfully graduating opens up four new careers for that Sim—paranormal, show business, artist, and natural scientist—that you can pursue back in the main game.

Double secret probation
As in real life, you can just goof off instead, but here the expansion is something of a letdown. If my actual college experience had been this G-rated, I wouldn't have bothered taking seven years to graduate. There are "pranks," but they are toothless ("joy buzzers?"), as are the opportunities to destroy your life and/or brain. I know Maxis needs to keep The Sims safe for a mass audience, but more depravity and irresponsibility would have gone a long way.

Still, there are many pleasures (like trying to sleep with a professor) to be had. I never did successfully get into a frat, but that's about par for the course for me anyway. You can now "influence" other Sims to do things for you, though I never really got why I should care about that. The new objects, which also show up in the main game, are lots of fun—I spent tons of time playing the bass, hustling pool, and dancing to my MP3 player. As usual, the accompanying animations for these new objects are awesome. This is the only game I know of where zooming in and sitting back and watching is just as entertaining as actually playing.

The Sims 2 University preaches to the converted. Fans should go ahead and get it. There's nothing transcendently brilliant here, but there's enough new stuff to keep you happy. Everyone else, you can keep scratching your heads.
By Jeff Green

The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack

2008-08-06T17:44:00.000-07:00

Create the perfect pet for your Sims to train, play with, and love. Choose from dozens of the most popular dog and cat breeds like Dalmatians and Persians. Or create a unique cat or dog by customizing their features and body type. Then pick a personality—you decide if your Sims’ Siamese is cowardly, gifted, or lazy. Your Sims can teach their pets tricks, take them for a romp in the park to meet other furry friends, and much more as they share a lifetime together. But remember, your Sims’ pets have minds of their own—cats claw sofas, dogs roll in flowerbeds, and worse. Expect the unexpected!

Yesterday, I purchased this game and waited for what seemed like an eternity at work for me to play it.

When I got home, I loaded The Sims 2 Pets, and lemme just say, it's really awesome.

The breed variety for dogs or cats isn't so big, or 'wide', as they put on the box, however. I was hoping they'd have a West Highland Terrier but they didn't, so I had to make one.

Making your own dog or cat is really nifty, though. You can pick the size of your pet, how much coat is on it, whether or not its a fat pet and different markings and colors.

The other pets, like parrots and hamsters, are also a nice little addition. In real-life, I have an African Grey Parrot, and I was thrilled to know they had this breed as one of the parrots you can choose from!

The pets do have a mind of their own--you can't even tell them to "Go Here" like you could in The Sims Unleashed. They are only selectable because you can view their needs.

Gameplay is excellent, nothing wrong with that whatsoever.

Nevertheless, this expansion is really worth buying; I got it at Target for $25, and its full of surprises! By Minkis "Sims Fanatic"

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

2008-08-06T00:48:00.000-07:00

The world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl power facility in the Ukraine. The area slowly recovered until 2006 when an unforeseen second explosion rocked the landscape, leaving a vast "Exclusion Zone" plagued with deadly energy disturbances in its wake. The quarantined Exclusion Zone expanded over time, and by 2012, specially equipped poachers, known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, venture into the Zone to claim radioactive artifacts for the black market. You are a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. battling for survival among rivals, soldiers and mutant creatures while trying to discover the true nature of Chernobyl’s dark past and horrific future.

Stalker: Shadow Of Chernobyl takes you into a near future where nuclear disaster has taken place. When a strange second explosion at the old Chernobyl site rocks the landscape, it leaves a vast "Exclusion Zone" plagued with deadly energy disturbances in its wake. The quarantined Exclusion Zone expanded over time, and by 2012, specially equipped poachers, known as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, venture into the Zone to claim radioactive artifacts for the black market. You are a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. battling for survival among rivals, soldiers and mutant creatures while trying to discover the true nature of Chernobyl's dark past and horrific future.

VIP Powerleveling

2008-08-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

VIP Promise

The VIP Promise is simple. When you place your VIP order you are not getting a “worker”. Essentially what you are getting are the highest skilled gamers in the industry. We are talking about people who live and breathe this game and have been playing games since Pong and Atari. Most of them rank in top guilds on Korea, Taiwan, and European servers.
As everyone is well aware Blizzard Entertainment is against Real Money Trade and has been from the very beginning. They aggressively monitor their servers for people who violate the TOS otherwise known as “The Terms of Service”. I am sure who ever is reading this right now has more than likely experienced one or more of their accounts getting banned or suspended. Whether it was for powerleveling, botting, hacking, exploiting or just selling gold Blizzard has taken action on well over 4 million accounts since the release and confiscated over 300 million of their precious Gold. This has definitely left a dent in your pocket book as well ours. However, the seasons are about to change. No longer will you fear the day when Blizzard Emails you stating your account has received a suspension or ban. When placing a VIP order you can rest in peace knowing you will get what you paid for.
We are so confident in this service we are willing to put our money where our mouth is. We guarantee 100% or your money back if something happens to your account we will refund 100% and buy you a new account.

NO SUSPENSIONS>>>>NO BANS>>>>JUST 100% CLEAN>>>>COMPLETED and SATISFIED VIP customers.

VIP Policy
As you know, there isn’t a company out there that can promise you without a shadow of doubt that your account will not get stolen, hacked, suspended or banned. Or that your gold will not be confiscated after receiving it. So these new Policies were created with a few things in mind;

1. Most importantly that you my clients are set free from any and all risks associated with RMT.
2. Secondly, the stress and disappointment relief I will get when I won’t have to see Blizzard strip the rights of my fellow gamers forcing them to lose money and time.
3. Keeping Blizzard focused on my Competition. “You know! The other Chinese and Non-Chinese companies who practice stealing, hacking, botting and are pretty much the reason behind Blizzards aggressive stance towards RMT”
4. Prevent Blizzard, competition and scammers from purchasing our services in attempt to uncover our secret networking methods and guild infrastructure.
5. And last but not least, to protect OUR HC gamers from the risks associated with being on the other end of the spectrum. They require security as well…

So with that in mind we will address the first major change to this new policy. VIP members will be required to provide Photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport which matches the identity registered with Paypal. It can be scanned and sent via email along with your Order No at the time of purchase or ahead of time. I know some of you may not want to go through all that trouble and may be worried about privacy issues. Basically, all photos will be kept confidential and encrypted on our servers and not released to any third party under any circumstances. They are needed to ensure this service remains classified; cause once the word is out it will spread like wild fire and I don’t need Blizzard or the Competition ruining this for us, not to mention we have a ton of money invested into our guild infrastructure, from accounts to currency to hardware and software; and we don’t need Blizzard deleting it all at a push of a button. Also this will detour scammers by 99% from doing Credit Card Fraud since it will require more effort in providing picture ID. For the person who is looking to do legitimate business and wants that extra security bonus and savings they won’t mind adhering to these policy changes, only those who have ulterior motives won’t like these changes as they have to do more work and can be caught a lot more easily.

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Crysis

2008-08-05T07:40:00.000-07:00

From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments.
Earth, 2019. A team of US scientists makes a frightening discovery on an island in the South China Sea. All contact with the team is lost when the North Korean Government quickly seals off the area. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation. As tension rises between the two nations, a massive alien ship reveals itself in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere that freezes a vast portion of the island and drastically alters the global weather system. Now the US and North Korea must join forces to battle the alien menace. With hope rapidly fading, you must fight epic battles through tropical jungle, frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G showdown. Next-generation graphics that define state of the art, with scalable options to deliver solid performance on older machines Choose your own path through the open world of Crysis -- destroying obstacles, driving vehicles from VTOL's to boats and using the environment itself against your enemies Full-featured multiplayer for up to 32 players with real-time armor and weapons customization.

Minimum System Requirements:

* OS - Windows XP or Windows Vista
* Processor - 2.8 GHz or faster (XP); 3.2 GHz or faster (Vista)
* Memory - 1.0 GB RAM or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* Video Card - 256 MB
* Hard Drive - 12 GB
* Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible

Recommended System Requirements:

* OS - Windows XP / Vista
* Processor - Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz
* Memory - 2.0 GB RAM
* GPU - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar

PC Games: Choices can prove to be a challenge!

2008-08-04T22:37:00.000-07:00

Personal computer games today are being developed especially emphasizing to capture the players' imagination on its realism. The development of personal computer games from simple multimedia to very sophisticated graphics, operating system and surround sound system have been very fast and impressive.

There are thousands of games that are being marketed online which ranges from strategic, real time, role playing, shoot em up, beat em up, third person shooters, racing and simulation to name the most popular. Because of the variety of games being marketed, choices can prove to be a challenging when you want something that is different from that which is recommended to you by your friend or game enthusiast. There are some factors that should be considered before buying it. As video stores are selling a multitude of choices, make sure to make good judgment by checking the package information of the game about the age groups that the game is intended for, look also on the Minimum PC requirements and another factor that is also to be considered is what the game is for.

It is important to emphasize on the factors because there are some games that contain very violent scenes, sexual themes, the use of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs which are very harmful for the children but the availability of, parental settings that are printed on the packaging label make it possible for guardians to protect parts of the game using password that disallow the children to access the more adult parts of the games while still enjoying a perfectly playable version.

As it is known that there thousands of games are being marketed online so it is your turn how you make a good judgment to select games of your choice. There are games that offer purely gaming enjoyment while there are those that are educational and informative and still there are games that combine education with entertainment. The largest groups of the best selling games are the mind games. Apart from this Adventure games, Action games, Simulators games, Sports Games, Classic games, etc are few to be mentioned which are also popular. Though games in the category of Action games are violent but there are some games in this category that are designed for children often coupled with humor and fun.

Personal computer games have continually attracted investors and designers with its new innovative ideas, sophisticated graphics, operating system and surround sound system. The journey of the mastermind has not stopped yet as they expect that personal computer games will become even better in a few months to come with more new ideas.

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Rome: Total War Gold Edition

2008-08-04T17:34:00.000-07:00

Rome: Total War Gold Edition brings together Rome: Total War and it's expansion, Barbarian Invasion. Available in one offering, this is the opportunity for armchair Generals to conquer and control the greatest empire ever known by man. In Rome: Total War you must guide one of three noble Roman families on a century spanning quest to seize control of the Roman Empire. In Barbarian Invasion witness the decline of Rome as it come under attack from Barbarian Hordes and a bitter internal struggle between rival factions.

Rome: Total War Gold puts you in command of the ancient world's greatest armies. Storm clouds will gather over Europe, Asia and North Africa as you lay siege to civilizations using powerful war engines. Prepare your army and develop strategies for victory, then enjoy wealth and power unlike any who came before you.Gold Edition features the original Rome: Total War and its expansions, The Barbarian Invasions.

Guild Wars Nightfall

2008-08-04T06:50:00.000-07:00

Guild Wars Nightfall is the roleplaying game gamers have been waiting for - an intimate, heroic experience where your decisions shape your personal game experience and your customizable party becomes an extension of your charater. With more than two million copies sold worldwide. Guild Wars is the award-winning epic roleplaying game that revolutionized online gaming with its free gameplay. Guild Wars Nightfall is the next campaign in the award-winning Guild Wars epic that revolutionized online roleplaying and captured the adventurous hearts of millions of players worldwide. Guild Wars Nightfall is a stand-alone game featuring a rich story line, adventurous guests and strategic missions in which the gameplay experience will be determined through various story options and the decisions of the players. You will create and customize your own adventure.

Guild Wars: Nightfall takes you to the continent of Elona, for epic role-playing and fantasy adventure! Elona is a land of wealth and power, protected by its champions, the Order of the Sunspears. In Guild Wars Nightfall, Elona has fallen under the shadow of an evil, outcast god. Against the encroaching desolation of an infernal realm, the people of Elona will need more than a hero to save them, they will need a hero to lead them... For nightfall is at hand.

Medieval II Total War

2008-08-03T20:52:00.000-07:00

Take complete control of your kingdom like never before and grow it into a continents-spanning empire through diplomacy, trade, espionage, and war! Join the Crusades as a Christian or Muslim empire and battle over the fate of the Holy Land. Raise mighty armies to crush your neighbors and conquer all of Europe and even the Americas to become the greatest power of the Middle Ages.

In Medieval II: Total War, you'll take command of a huge ancient army and fight to expand your territory! Direct massive battles featuring more than 10,000 bloodthirsty troops on epic 3D battlefields, while presiding over some of the greatest Medieval nations of the Western and Middle Eastern world. Spanning the most turbulent era in European history, your quest for territory and power takes you through Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and even onto the shores of the New World. Advanced terrain system, enhanced weather effects, easier user interface and an improved multiplayer mode make the Total War experience faster and easier to enjoy

Video Game Testing - Become A Video Game Tester In 5 Simple Steps

2008-08-03T17:27:00.000-07:00

Step One: Be Proactive!

You won't land any video game tester jobs if you just sit around and wait for a "Game Testers Wanted" ad to appear in the paper. It won't happen. So instead of sitting back and waiting for a miracle to occur, just get out there and find the perfect video game testing job for you.

Head straight to the game companies and developers and apply for testing jobs. Since they aren't looking for you, the only logical step is to actively search for them. Once you find them (which shouldn't take too long), apply for a game tester position with them and then repeat the process for as many different companies as humanly possible.

On your application/resume, brag about all of your video game achievements, such as the consoles you own, the games you've played, the games you own, the MMORPGs you are apart of, and anything else that shows how much experience you have with video games. And if you want to help your cause even further, create a website/blog that talks about video games, gives reviews, previews, cheats, hints, tips, etc.

You have to remember that experience and professionalism count for a lot in this industry. Therefore, the more experience you have and the more professional you are, the better your chances are for getting a video game tester job.

Step Two: Step Out of Fairy Tale Land and Into Reality

You have to realize that video game testing is a job. Yes, it's a really fun job, but it is still a job nonetheless. This means that you have to treat it as such and take every part of it seriously. Don't merely sit down and play the game to have a good time. Sit down and play the game so that you can collect a paycheck when you're through.

Many "wanna-be" testers believe that being a professional video game tester is a "no work, all play" type of career. Honestly, they couldn't be more wrong. Although there aren't huge amounts of work that a game tester must wade through, there are still a few things that he/she has to complete. For instance, filling out reports. Surprised? Well, most aspiring young testers are when they hear that there is actual work involved with video game testing.

Contrary to what you may have thought, you won't be simply playing games and giving your opinion on whether they are good or not. You will actually be testing them. You will play through a game, find any bugs or glitches, and then fill out reports on any problems that you come across. This is to help the developers and programmers locate and fix those problems. You don't have to be an English professor or a college graduate to write bug reports, but you will have to have basic writing skills. Aside from the reports, you will also be required to fill out numerous questionnaires; which are typically opinion based.

As soon as you accept the fact that you'll be doing actual work as a video game tester, you will have much more success finding testing jobs.
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Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords

2008-08-03T11:20:00.000-07:00

Five years after the events from the award winning Knights of the Old Republic, the Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. With the Jedi Order in ruin, the Republic's only hope is a Jedi Knight struggling to reconnect with the Force and is faced with the galaxies most dire decision: To follow the light or succumb to the dark side...

The Sith Lords is the next chapter to Knights of the Old Republic; winner of more than 35 "Game of The Year Awards" featuring an all-new and perilous storyline set approximately 4,000 years before Star Wars Episode I.

Features:

* All-new Force powers, weapons, locations, characters and classes add to the richness of this next epic installment.
* Choose from three different classes of Jedi to start the game with access to specific Jedi abilities.
* Choose the light or the dark side of the Force based on your characters actions as you progress through the story. The choices you make not only affect your character, but also those in your party, and those who may join you in your quest.
* Cameo appearances from memorable characters of the first game enhance the continuity and story flow through this unique time period.
* Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the development house founded by members of the Fallout, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate, Dark Alliance, and Planescape: Torment teams

Product Description
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is the next chapter to Knights of the Old Republic saga. It's five years after the first game and the Jedi are being crushed by the Sith. The twisted wrecknamed Darth Sion will bring down the Republic, unless a lone Jedi can reconnect with the Force. You will guide this Jedi and make an important decision: Do you follow the Light or succumb to the Dark?

Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe Edition

2008-08-02T16:48:00.000-07:00

Dungeon Siege II fares better at improving the other big gripe about the first game: its weak story. For starters, there is a wealth of content here. The first act alone stretches longer and has more to do in it than some complete games. And it's not just fluff. The epic central storyline takes a little while to really get going, but it is the grand hero's tale, complete with the requisite orchestral music.

RPG fans who thrive on doing all the side quests and exploring every nook and cranny will also appreciate how well integrated the world is. Every extra task undertaken fits naturally into the bigger picture. They never feel like an artificial courier job just for the sake of giving you more to do; and the accompanying rewards are always nice, but not so nice that you couldn't live without if you decide to just follow the main story.

These welcome refinements to the original game undeniably address the things fans harped on after its release, but the trouble is that's all it feels like. Even with the new story Dungeon Siege II never quite manages to shake the underlying sense throughout that if you squint hard enough at the screen you could be playing the original game. It's as if answering the critics became such a preoccupation that instead of a sequel, Dungeon Siege II became the perfected version of the original.

There's more to it than just that the game looks like the original at a glace, but that certainly doesn't do it any favors. Not that it isn't attractive at times. Zoomed out, the fully 3D environments look inviting enough; there are some nice lighting effects and (as it seems everyone does now) a physics engine is at work throwing a spray of giblets this way and that with every explosive kill. It's when you get closer in that things get rough around the edges -- a problem especially compounded by the desire to model all the gear you find during the adventure. And, to make matters worse, camera woes are back. At those closer-in heights the angle can not be flattened out enough to effectively see around your character. Pull back, and it gets hung up too much on environmental obstacles, particularly in confined areas such as caves and castle interiors.

There is more to the sameness than just the graphics. Despite the strong story, the characters, including the player's, come off flat and lack any personality that might help them connect. The unique development system of the original that seemed to hold untapped potential for something new has not evolved either. While the idea of improving in different areas based on what you do/use in the game sounds good on paper, in practice there is little to make it different from just having chosen a class. At higher levels there is some appeal to your combat mage being able to pick up a sword and play around, but in all honesty, it's just playing around. When it comes time to really fight you're going to use your primary strengths. The inclusion of a skill tree and special powers only strengthens this. After dumping your skill points into being a better mage and earning its best powers those are what you use in battle.

And the best place to show that off is playing with your friends online. Dungeon Siege II at least partially redeems itself with serviceable multiplayer. It's still not up to the standard set by Diablo's bnet, but the system is friendly to bringing characters in and out of multiplayer and serves the basic purpose of getting you and up to three of your friends together for some hack-n-slash action. That, along with the expansive single player campaign should provide action-RPG fans with plenty of late night adventuring.

Age of Empires: Collectors Edition (Jewel Case)

2008-08-01T23:07:00.000-07:00

Age Of Empires Collectors Edition brings you the critically-acclaimed stretgy game. Control 10,000 years of human history and rewrite it to suit you. Players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations. Choose a nation and guide it to world domination!

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Download PC Games- For Dedicated Gamers

2008-08-01T16:55:00.000-07:00

If you are a dedicated and passionate gamer, then you know that you can download PC game for you computer from many different websites. Did you also know that you can find some old games that are past their prime but still a blast to play? If you type abandonware into your computer, you will be able to find the full version of many games that can bring back some happy memories of the past while you play.

When you are looking for a PC game download, you have the option to test many different games entirely for free before you have to pay for them. There are built-in limitations, but if you like playing the game and want to play more, you have the chance to purchase the full version often at a fair price.

When you are searching for a PC game download you may come across some multiplayer games that are played over the internet. These are available for a small charge. You may find you enjoy your gaming more when you know that you are beating a human opponent rather than a computer. Your victory will taste even sweeter.

There are tons of games that were created by their authors without financial demands attached to them. You will find a wide range of games that are completely free. Sometimes you can find your favorite game and it has been remade by fans to make it even more enjoyable.

If you need some tips for playing your PC game download, you can also find game manuals that will provide you with game cheats to beat the seemingly unbeatable game. These manuals are often available for downloading so you can look up what you need whenever you need to. You can often find reviews for games, so you can find out what others are saying and if it is worth your while to download PC game to your computer.

Searching the internet for PC game download will offer you a vast array of choices. Whether your tastes run to puzzle games, arcade games or anything else in between, you are sure to find something to suit your needs when you search for PC game download on the web.

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Spore Galactic Edition

2008-08-01T00:44:00.000-07:00

The creators of The Sims present the next big bang - SPORE. Create your unique creature and guide it on an epic journey through a universe of your own creations. Play any way you choose in the five evolutionary phases of Spore: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. How you play and what you do with your universe is entirely up to you. Spore gives you a variety of powerful yet easy-to-use creation tools so you can create every aspect of your universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even starships.

'Making of Spore' DVD video 'How to Build a Better Being' DVD video, by National Geographic Channel 'The Art of Spore' hardback mini-book Fold-out Spore poster Premium 100-page Galactic Handbook

Minimum System Requirements This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac) PC Minimum - Windows XP/Vista, 6 GB Hard Drive Space, 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent, 768 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 Mac Minimum - Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard or higher, 4.7GB Hard Drive Space, Intel Core Duo Processor, 1024 MB RAM; ATI X1600 or NVidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of Video RAM, or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

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Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

2008-07-31T21:14:00.000-07:00

War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot. Based on Games Workshop’s popular Warhammer fantasy war game, WAR features next generation Realm vs. Realm (RvR) game play that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come.

Realm vs. Realm
Upon entering WAR, players must determine their allegiance and join an army. Those inclined towards the side of good may fight for the Realm of Order as an obstinate Dwarf, noble High Elf, or loyal human soldier of the Empire. Those inclined towards darker deeds may side with the sinister Realm of Destruction as a savage Greenskin (Orc or Goblin), corrupt Dark Elf, or marauding human worshipper of Chaos. RvR combat takes place on three fronts where ancient foes wage an unending war – Dwarfs vs. Greenskins, High Elf vs. Dark Elf, and Empire vs. Chaos. Players begin the game fighting their ancestral enemy, but are free to journey to other fronts to help their allies in their ongoing struggles.

The ultimate goal in RvR combat is the sacking of the enemy’s capital city. To do this, an army must invade and take control of the opposition’s homeland. Deciding battles take place in the persistent game world on objective-based battlefields and around fortified keeps that must be taken or defended, as well as in instanced Scenarios that contribute to zone control.

A New Way to Quest
For the first time, players can engage in Public Quests; these community driven Player vs. Environment (PvE) quests help to advance the game’s story and allow all allied players within a certain location to participate in an ongoing, multi-stage battle. This is an example of how every aspect of the game, including PvE content, is geared towards the greater war in some important way. Players are not required to participate in Player vs. Player (PvP) combat, and may aid in the RvR war effort and enjoy the game in its entirety via PvE content.

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Where to Download Free PC Games

2008-07-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

If you love to play video games, there are so many free PC game download you can find on the internet. There are web sites with literally thousands of games that are free to download to your PC. Some sites crank out over 10 million gaming downloads in a single month.

Users to these sites can upload their own files. You can try out the latest games, usually before they are even in the stores. You will have patches to keep your games new and fresh. This is especially important if you are playing your games online.

Many sites will partner with developers and publishers of games so that beta tests can be run of new games. This is especially true with multiplayer titles and MMOGs. You can browse for a web site you like, see what they have, and if you like it you can sign up and start your free PC game download right away.

Many sites offer free membership, but if you use the public servers you will have to fight to get what you want particularly when a high profile new release is coming out. The problem with public servers is that they fill up quickly and sometimes crash during peak hours. The usual procedure was to sit there and click the link, hoping to squeeze into a spot as soon as one opened.

When you subscribe to a site, you will be able to access spots quicker and there is usually no waiting. But you dont have to pay a penny if you dont want to. You can feel free to browse all the gaming sites that are out there and pick and choose the free PC game download that you cant wait to play.

When you visit free PC game download sites, you are faced with hundreds of titles from all types of games. You can find games for children, puzzle games, or role playing games. The choice is up to you. You need not pay another dime ever again for a game you want to play. All you have to do is have some determination and patience and you are sure to find a website where you can download free PC games for free.
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Fallout Collection

2008-07-31T00:44:00.000-07:00

Product Description
A Post Nuclear Role Playing Collection. Go Nuclear with three games from the acclaimed Fallout Universe. Includes Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics.

Fallout
Set in the aftermath of a world-wide nuclear war, Fallout will challenge you to survive in an unknown and dangerous world.

You will take the role of a Vault-dweller, a person who has grown up in a secluded, underground survival Vault.

Circumstances arise that force you to go Outside... to a strange world 80 years after the end of the modern civilization. A world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.

Will You Stand Up to the Post Nuclear Test?
The world has been blown into a permanent nuclear winter following World War III. The H2O system, however, is in danger of contamination and now someone needs to venture out from Vault 13. That someone is you!

Become Totally Ruthless!
Over 50 mini quests with multiple solutions. Meticulous turn-based combat systems. Make your own character or start with one of three pre-generated types. Become totally ruthless and revel in the mayhem

Fallout 2
Fallout 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Role Playing Game of the Year.

This post-nuclear adventure takes place 50 years after the first game and features more weapons and character skills, fierce mutant enemies, and an intricate plot that places you in a dangerous world devastated by nuclear war.

It is bigger and badder than ever... bigger, smarter, nastier enemies that you've ever fought before.

Make friends, fall in love, then betray your nearest and dearest for a little extra chump change. Get ready for a dynamic, apocalyotic retro future.

Improved Combat
Over 100 new skills available to learn. Improved combat AI for friends and foes alike. Build your own weapon combinations.

Sequel to the RPG of the Year
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe DVD

2008-07-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

I once scared the hell out of my college roommate by popping the shell off our CompuAdd 386SX/16MHz desktop and adding some extra memory in hopes of running Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 faster. It didn't help much, but my keg-muddled memories include flashes of Meigs Runway 36, a sky full of flat clouds, and the downtown Chicago skyscrapers -- then primitive gray polygons -- redrawing a bit more smoothly as I rapped the number pad (no joystick) and tried to tip my Cessna Skylane into the side of one especially big boxy rectangle (it was supposed to be the Sears Tower) for the heck of it.

Seventeen years and six versions later, Microsoft Flight Simulator returns with an "X" (like Apple's current OS, it's pronounced "ten") and hoo-boy, what a couple decades will buy you! Like its incremental predecessors, the latest incarnation soups up the visuals, tricks out the world with vehicles on roads and animals in the wild, adds a few dozen ultradetailed airports with baggage carts and fuel trucks, slips in a few new missions and aircraft, and broadens its online networking feature set. What's more: It's a topographical content leviathan, shipping on two (that's right, two) DVDs. You thought that 14GB hard drive install requirement was a joke?

But let's say you already own Flight Sim 2004; what you probably want to know is, should you upgrade? That depends -- are you the sort scanning www.faa.gov daily and building your very own ultralights from kits? Then you're a shoe-in unless I say something like "they dumbed down the flight models," which of course they haven't. So off with you, then -- and be sure to pick up the $70 deluxe version, which includes 24 (versus 18) airplanes, 45 (versus 40) fully modeled airports, 38 (versus 28) realistically represented cities, 50+ (versus 30) missions, and a special Tower Controller feature that lets you play air traffic guru with your friends online.

If, on the other hand, you're an armchair aviator (which I'm guessing describes the majority audience), pick up the basic $50 version for one or both of the following reasons: to gobble up the basics of flight, from trim control to avionics; or -- to heck with learning -- you'd rather whip through the air and go "wow" a bunch while ogling the brand new super-fly scenery. Here's the trick, though...in order to enjoy the stunning new vistas, you need a ridiculously high-powered machine. Just ignore those silly system requirements up top (they're another joke, right, Microsoft?). The recommended specs in our reviewer's guide were: a 3GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 512MB videocard. Ouch.

So why not play on low settings, then? Because with the bells and whistles disabled, Flight Sim X looks just like Flight Sim 2004, which runs pretty darned well by comparison. Crank the detail to high, and yeah, it's a veritable photo shoot...but one that also runs like a photo show. I know you crusty diehards don't care about pulling a smooth 20-30 frames, but trust me: When you're trying to buzz low-ground pylons with the Extra 300 aerobatic plane or hit tricky target rings on moving boats with the new and incredibly cool Air Creation 582SL ultralight, it matters. Enough said, but to see all the pretty -- and that's arguably the biggest "woohoo!" here -- bank on next year's tech.

Or don't. You can certainly enjoy the other new features of Flight Sim X while you wait (say, if you want to go online with a pal and share control of the plane...or just offer your own personalized flying lessons). Missions are also better and more organic, broken into easy, intermediate, and advanced categories ranging from basic flying lessons (more engaging than Rod Machado's -- which are still here, but fork-lifted in and a bit dated) to Red Bull racing sprints∧ slow, thoughtful African safari hunts.

No, it's not the significant leap 2004's Century of Flight was, and performance -- usually unworthy of mention -- is the big sinker here. Otherwise, Flight Sim X is a solid, if not quite spectacular, tenth iteration. Here's hoping the inevitable Flight Sim 11 (or will it be XI?) offers the same visual breakthroughs without beating your PC to a quivering pulp.

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Achieving Realism with PC and console games

2008-07-30T20:35:00.000-07:00

Playing a PC or game which immerses the player in its folds is an experience that players talk about for years. From people still talk about Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo system and there was nothing remotely realistic about this, but history and the world is huge and sprawling.

We want to do more than simply a control character and a world history and force fed to us. We want to control the world, make the world. We need to grow within the party. A point A to point B, do not cut the mustard the more we want to explore and interact.

How do software companies to create games that are this huge? How can they possibly hope to achieve a semblance of realism in their PC and console games? There are several factors which, once they are put together, can create a game that is perfect in all things.

The authors of games have a very worrisome. They weave a story that is not only good but great. The story must be understood and be full. There can be no holes in it and the plot must be tight. The characters must be properly represented. There is nothing that can not be written into the world of PC or console games.

Combing spectacle with its history, mainly voice, really adds a sense of real people do and say things real - if the game is well underway. Other sound effects such as weapons fire, doors opening and closing and any kind of psychologically hearing all the effects are golden. On Thursday, suffering, is an excellent example of good effects that could be mind bending. Clive Barker's "Jericho" and "fear" are also among the first examples plateau.

Games are proud today on the major graphics. The ability to create the most realistic, visually attractive possible world is one of, if not the most important goals of the game publishers today. If the game is set in this period, and then in New York should look to New York - as it is. If the game is in the past, for example medieval Europe, then it better be good castles and the better they look like castles. The only time graphics should be different from the period when the game takes place is if the scenario requires.

The last thing we should look to consider that the realization of the great realism in any game is how you, the player to interact with it. Of course, you have the standard controller butt does hat so far. Enter pistols Thursday, power gloves, carpets and dance even remotely connected to the Wii. Heck, you even musical instruments. But can you feel the game? In the past - no, but now you can.

The vest Thursday, a state of the art currently peripherals for PC, lets you feel some games of Medal of Honor Airborne and fear Platinum. The jacket, like military style, is worn and stuffed with packages that are filled to the rapid development of air to give the feeling of gunfire, punches, kicks and other blows. Combine graphics, sounds, reviews and a game controller are acquired by Clive Barker's Jericho on the PC Awesomeness sorts for any player really wanted to be immersed in a match.

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Hoyle Card Games 2008

2008-07-30T17:13:00.000-07:00

Step up to the best deal in town and test your skill. Shuffle the cards and deal yourself in to the greatest card games of all time. HOYLE® drops you right into the action with over 150 classic games official rules tips and strategies. From classic games like Cribbage to new favorites like online Texas Hold em HOYLE Card Games 2008 has something for everyone. All games are based on the official rules from HOYLE the authority for over 200 years Create your own character with Face Creator customizing everything from facial features to clothes Interactive computer opponents with multiple skill levels to challenge everybody Play together on the same computer and challenge your friends and family for bragging rights or play solo with 55 different solitaire games included. Over 75 card games including: Texas Hold em Hearts Bridge Crazy Eights Gin Rummy Omaha Hold em Pinochle Rummy 500 and much more! Hoyle Cards 2008 is available for both Windows and Mac. The download version is only available for Windows.System Requirements:Windows® 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista™¹ Pentium® 266 MHz processor or faster (800 MHz processor for Vista) 16 MB RAM (64 MB for Windows XP 512 MB RAM for Vista) 1 GB Hard Disk Space DVD-ROM drive 800x600 @ 16 bit color. Macintosh® OS X 10.4.10 G3 G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo processor 600 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM DVD-ROM drive 32MB VRAM (ATI Rage cards not supported) 1 GB hard drive space. ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000 Windows XP and Vista. Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: T UPC: 705381142904 Manufacturer No: 14290

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The Sims 2: FreeTime

2008-07-30T00:06:00.000-07:00

Now your Sims can rediscover the joys of leisure time. Awaken your Sims' true passions in life as they discover and excel at all-new activities. Whether they're tossing a football with the family, practicing ballet, restoring cars with friends or building train sets, your Sims now have more ways to build skills, enhance friendships and make their lives more successful. Craft new items for your Sims to use in their daily lives including clothing and pottery. Make your Sims unique as they discover secondary goals and expanded aspirations in life. Your Sims can unlock secret rewards by mastering their hobbies and advancing all-new careers. Explore a variety of new hobbies that will change your Sims' lives.

Features:

* All-new hobbies include basketball, soccer, restoring cars, ballet or searching for alien life in outer space
* As your Sims master new activities they'll unlock new aspirations, earn rewards and uncover secret lots
* Once your Sims build up their skills, they can sell their arts and crafts or see how they stack up against the competition by entering dance, food and video game contests
* Hobbies can be full of unexpected moments, especially for Sims with low skill levels. Your newbie Sim might sew a bear with one eye, make a lopsided jar on the pottery wheel or get poison ivy while hiking
* Requires The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Special DVD Edition, The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, or The Sims 2 Deluxe to play.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

2008-07-29T17:15:00.000-07:00

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, the new action thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever.

Armed with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern-day firepower, players are transported to treacherous hotspots around the globe to take on a rogue enemy group threatening the world. As both a U.S. Marine and British S.A.S. soldier fighting through an unfolding story full of twists and turns, players use sophisticated technology, superior firepower, and coordinated land and air strikes on a battlefield where speed, accuracy, and communication are essential to victory.

The epic title also delivers an added depth of multiplayer action providing online fans an all-new community of persistence, addictive, and customizable gameplay.

Features:

* Authentic advanced weaponry: Featuring an available arsenal of more than 70 new and authentic weapons and gear from assault rifles with laser sites, claymore mines, .50 caliber sniper rifles, and M-249 SAW machine guns. With accessories like night-vision goggles and ghillie suits for maximum concealment, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has players locked and loaded to accomplish the mission.
* Coordinated assault and support: Delivering the most visceral action thriller ever, the title covers modern battle from the soldier to the satellite, where the need for air support is critical to success. The adrenaline rush deployment enlists gamers to fast-rope from tactical helicopters, ride in an armada of attack choppers, utilize jets to remove enemy strongholds, and even engage hostiles from thousands of feet above the ground inside a state-of-the-art aerial gunship.
* Cinematic-quality graphics and sound: Featuring stunning next-generation graphics, players will be drawn into the cinematic intensity of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Amazing special effects, including realistic depth of field, rim-lighting, character self-shadowing, texture streaming, as well as physics-enabled effects, will enlist players into the most photo-realistic gaming experience. Combine the lifelike graphics and the realistic battle chatter with the Call of Duty award-winning sound design and players will face battle as they never have before.
* Unparalleled depth to multiplayer: Multiplayer builds from the success of Call of Duty 2 delivering a persistent online experience for greater community interaction. Featuring create-a-class options allowing players to customize gear that is best suited for play, to experience points enabling unlockables and perks, all the way to matchmaking and leaderboards for the latest in tracking, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's multiplayer is set to deliver easily accessible and addictive online play for all.

Fight as a member of U.S. Forces and British Spec Ops in global hotspots to eliminate a well-armed, ruthless force of international separatists. Take the fight online where persistent stats unlock dozens of customizable weapons and abilities like calling in attack helicopters and fighter jets to dominate your opponents.

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Dive Head First Into The Powerful World Of PC Games Rental

2008-07-28T22:30:00.001-07:00

It is hard to find a quality PC games rental service since most of them require the newest computer systems available on the market. However, you can find some video game rental services web site that can provide you games better suited to your PC, but only after you download a special install on your personal home computer.

The hardcore PC game players now have the opportunity to choose and play pc games as streaming online versions. They must pay a low fee and may play the streaming game for 2 or 3 days. The fee obtained for the PC game rental is then credited towards buying the full version of the game. The most recent PC games include all types ranging from strategy (Defcon, Company of Heroes, Battle Of Britain2: Wings Of Victory), action (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory) to sports (Madden NFL07), adventure or puzzle games.

PC game rental have quickly become a marketing strategy created by the game companies to draw the players into paying online subscriptions that will finally add to their full version products finances. The game rental market has not fully developed because of the complex installation and service problems of PC games on a home computer.

Another issue would be the one license, because the PC games are easy to pirate when compared to console games and PC games companies are not very comfortable as a result with this idea. When choosing your desired game rental service, pay particular attention to your credit card as the children are the ones that mostly opt for this kind of service. Many online PC game rental sites offer credit card payment options and parental guidance is often absolutely necessary. Before you decide on a web site that will provide you the games to rent, check its history on their service, in order to avoid dealing with pirated game rental services.

Online PC game rentals are especially designed in such a manner that it will not allow the game to be pirated. The gamers have the chance to explore the virtual world within the game but under the careful supervision of the digital rights management system that will make sure that only authorized gamers have access to the PC games.

Therefore, if you are a serious video game player, you should do your research, find the best company best suited to your tastes and when you rent games, it is a good idea to rent games as a testing period with full anticipation of investments in The full game itself. With the mere cost of a few dollars, you can find out if your investment in a full version game will work. You should find no downsides to PC game rentals, there are none; experiencing new playing strategies at low costs will be satisfying enough.

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

2008-07-28T17:20:00.000-07:00

Get SimCity 4 and the Rush Hour expansion pack in one convenient package. Create, grow, and breathe life into your ideal urban environment. Fight disasters both realistic and fantastic. Govern your own virtual metropolis as you see fit with SimCity 4 Deluxe.

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition turns you into a citizen, a criminal, an architect, a mayor, even a god -- bringing you deeper into SimLife than ever! As you create railways, ferries, plan out streets, you also get to use that transportation in a series of great new driving missions.

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The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition

2008-07-28T01:00:00.000-07:00

An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable. You can choose to follow the main storyline and find the source of the evil blight that plagues the land, or set off on your own to explore strange locations and develop your character based on their actions throughout the game. Featuring stunning 3D graphics, open-ended gameplay, and an incredible level of detail and interactivity, Morrowind offers a gameplay experience like no other.

In Tribunal, you journey to the capital city of Morrowind, called Mournhold, to meet the other two god-kings of Morrowind, Almalexia and Sotha Sil. Your journey will lead you to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil and massive, epic-sized dungeons, where strange and deadly creatures await you, including goblins, lich lords, and the mysterious Fabricants.

Bloodmoon takes you to the frozen Island of Solstheim where you'll experience snow, blizzards, and new creatures, including frost trolls, ice minions, and wolves…just to name a few. You'll have a choice of stories to follow and have the opportunity to defend the colony, take control over how the colony is built up, and eliminate the werewolves. Or, you can decide to join the werewolves and become one of them, opening up a whole new style of gameplay.

Elder Scrolls: Morrowind Game Of The Year is one of the most detailed game worlds ever created. Morrowind sets a new standard in adventure, with its amazing graphics, in-depth gameplay and hundred of game paths! Delve into new, epic-sized dungeons and visit the Capital City of Mournhold and the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil Fight new creatures including bears and wolves, lich lords and goblins, ice minions and spriggans Direct the construction of a mining colony and face the threat of savage werewolves Become a werewolf and indulge your thirst for the hunt Great gameplay, an immersive storyline and incredible graphics -- all that you crave in a role-playing adventure has arrived!

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Guild Wars: Eye Of The North - Expansion Pack

2008-07-27T22:28:00.000-07:00

ArenaNet's Guild Wars series of free-to-play fantasy MMORPGs always marches to its own drumbeat -- but these days, it sounds a little too much like something out of Donkey Konga. The tin-eared Eye of the North expansion marks the series' first entry that doesn't stand alone, instead sequelizing the original Guild Wars: Prophecies for veteran players. In other words, GWEN ain't for first-timers.

The acronym's a mildly clever reference to Prophecies' presumed-dead youngster (and mysterious plot device) Gwen, who's now all grown up∧ still traumatized from the cataclysm that set the Guild Wars series in motion. She and nine other customizable hero NPCs join in your solemn mission to traipse across a handful of newly unlocked areas on the old Prophecies map, saving the world from yet another clichéd demonic incursion.

In a somewhat refreshing move, GWEN shuns Guild Wars' tiered reward structure in story-driven missions. Instead, multilevel dungeon instances populate the map, each yielding fixed experience point rewards -- and move the plot forward with the speed of a runaway train. The fiction's initially divided into three separate paths (each exploring a particular plot thread), which eventually converge for a final string of high-end dungeon crawls. The problem: It's over before you know it. GWEN's easily finishable in a weekend of dedicated play; I'd (liberally) estimate the total campaign content at about 25 percent of the typical Guild Wars game. Suddenly, that $40 price tag (just $10 cheaper than usual) doesn't look like such a bargain, does it?

Then again, if you dig repetition, GWEN's extracurricular activities are perfect for you. While the game mercifully includes only 10 new (and easily bought) skills per class (for a total of 100 new class-specific skills), every side quest and minigame exists to encourage mindless grind, dangling faction-specific reputation rewards before you as a constant carrot. Want those cool class-neutral faction skills to work well? Want to buy new armor (in all its retextured-model glory)? Prepare to kill a whole lotta monsters to "earn" those privileges.

The Hall of Monuments -- ostensibly a bridge between this game and the impending Guild Wars 2, where future characters can claim the titles and treasures preserved here -- is the most egregious offender. It's an ill-conceptualized monument to inefficiency, allowing you to put only the most menial of your "accomplishments" on display: your elite armor (only if you grind for the platinum to buy it), favorite heroes (only if you repeatedly run challenge missions for their armor upgrades), weapons (only GWEN weapons, ensuring plenty of repetitive endgame "raiding"), and so on. Talk about fun!

This ties into one of the weirdest things about GWEN: It comes off as a hasty advertisement for Guild Wars 2. Some of the racial retcons (the obviously Conan-inspired Norn; friendly factions of Guild Wars' minotaurlike Charr) fit comfortably into the existing fiction&while the impish Asura look (and sound) as if Harry Potter's Dobby, Sam & Max's Max, and a stereotypical Martian got into some sort of freak lab accident. Yes, we know the sequel's en route, without these incongruous elements shoehorned in. But hey -- ArenaNet's making doubly sure we're aware of that, as GWEN's halfhearted presentation is an unmistakable plea for players to forget about this old game and focus on the future.

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Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm

2008-07-27T20:08:00.000-07:00

Experience the thrill of captaining your own boat while searching for undersea riches in Deadliest Catch Alaskan Storm for your Windows PC. Battle 40-foot waves, storms, ice and a nearly 100-percent crewmember injury rate on the icy Bering Sea. Select one of 5 real crab boats featured on the Discovery Channel series, or create and customize your own boat. Then choose your own crew from a roster of 20 real crab fishermen. Selecting the wrong boat or crew member can lead to disaster. Lead your fatigued, hungry and hardworking crew in the search for King Crab and Opilio Crab, while battling to secure your catch before other crews get there first. Realism is added with 4 real Bering Sea harbors and 34,000 miles of real Bering Sea coastline created from the United States Geological Survey. Weather and fishing conditions are based on authentic weather data and get worse each season. The ultimate goal is to return safely each season, upgrade your boat and crew, and attempt to break the real-life Captain Sig Hansen's actual lifetime catch of twenty million pounds.

6 Authentic Captains (including Captains Sig Hansen, Phil Harris and Larry Hendricks) 4,500 lines of recorded character dialogue Captain the 370ft. USCG Cutter Mellon 34,000 Miles Actual Coastline 4 Real Bering Sea Harbors (Akutan, Dutch Harbor, King Cove and St. Paul) Interactive Virtual Tour Northwestern Crab Boat 100 Exclusive Crew Videos

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Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)

2008-07-27T17:22:00.000-07:00

Standing outside of Candlekeep back in 1998, stick in hand, in glorious 640x480 resolution, I wouldn't have been able to conceive of Scooteris in the present day. How could he go from tree-hugging halfwit to dragonscale armor–clad warrior wielding weapons of instant decapitation and able with but a single thought to instantly teleport himself to a secret fortress that floats in another dimension? Yet that's what he's become in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal.

ToB is the expansion to BGII, but more importantly, it's the climax of the entire Baldur's Gate saga, in which everything comes full circle for your avatar. It's a tightly focused work that has you constantly topping yourself in terms of "deeds to brag about." You take on entire armies, meet liches as frequently as goblins, and even face off against Demogorgon himself. I thought Demogorgon was just some Really Big Guy until my more AD&D-attuned compatriots clued me in to the fact that he's "the Prince of Demons" and the AD&D equivalent of Sauron—someone so powerful that people spend more time talking about him than attempting to fight him.

With such mighty deeds to be done, everything in the game gets ramped up. Your characters can attain obscenely high levels—into the mid-30s. Imoen gets the ability to summon comets, dragon heads, and divine beings (a far cry from Monster Summoning I, where a couple of kobolds would be my sad attempt at "backup"). Your enemies are more powerful too. Demiliches, monks who fight with the force of dragons, and other weird interdimensional critters await you. Even the normal dragons get smart enough to do things like turn invisible and heal themselves periodically.

To attain this tone of epic conflict, the expansion is much more focused than the previous game. It adds three more chapters, which are much like playing BGII chapters three through six. Sure, occasional breaks and side quests pop up, but you're mostly moving and conversing from one epic battle to another. The only break in the action is the brilliantly designed Watcher's Keep dungeon, beckoning you with its treasures, devious traps, and even throwbacks to classic RPGs. Some may find the relentless combat daunting, and the nonlinear elements lacking. Others may think that with the new character abilities (such as thieves' obscene Use Any Item skill), the game is unbalanced.

But ultimately Throne of Bhaal is an epic ending to a sweeping saga, and gamers who've stuck with their original Baldur's GAte characters all the way through are the ones who'll be most rewarded. Yes, the plotting may need some work, the combat occasionally feels repetitive, and it could've been a little longer, but consider this: We all expect to merely slay Foozle and bathe in the accolades of whatever podunk kingdom we just saved. The original Baldur's Gate ended that way, and each successive iteration of this series has built upon that basic heroic tale, but when Throne of Bhaal concludes, the tale is transcended as it and your character truly become the stuff of myth and legend. When was the last time a saga ended so fittingly? Certainly not the train wreck that ended the Ultima series.

Throne of Bhaal is the resounding ending that the Baldur's Gate dynasty and its fans deserve. You owe it to yourself to play it.

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Level 1 to 20 in World of Warcraft

2008-07-26T20:01:00.001-07:00

From: 1-20

1. You have successfully entered the World of Warcraft, and you're level one. You're not very worried about money right now so just take a lot of quests to begin.

2. Complete quests, and when you have exhausted the entire area starting quests, you should have considerably level! Hooray for you, also some of your quests departure makes you have that right, OR.

3. Let the departure area, collect a few quests, and training because you have money.

4. Is every quest you collected, and along the way to address the NPC or find that the crowd of raptors, kill some experience in giving monsters, humanoid or fortunately!

5. You started a cycle of collecting, grind, complete, and it is a manufacturer of money.

6. When you reach the level 15, you should have an opportunity example! (for the Horde, Alliance, it is Deadmines level of 17 or more.)

7. (This alliance consists of directions to Deadmines.) Ok if you are a man, lucky you, if not, well ... Elves of the night-(Getting a home to Auberdine before making it helps) I hope that now you have been Ironforge, or better, Stormwind! if you do not have been so then you need to go to Auberdine (level 12 + place should be ground-quests.) and take the vessel on the right at the port of Menethil. Spoiler, this place is your friend!

Now, you must follow the road to Dun Morough or you die by crocolisk! Then follow the road of SI. Take the tram to deeprun Stormwind, and get through Stormwind heading south on the road near Goldshire, then travel to Westfall. (BTW get in a good guild as soon as possible, they can help.)

Did the sentry hill, then get the quests of the shiny armor man stading death of the entrance. You get massive xp and finishing of the channel will help.

Elves of the night the greatest journey, dwarves and gnomes take the tram, the man simply walk away.

8. Repeat Deadmines do as much as you can, what is called the harvest. Harvest until you have a gold!

9. Congratulationss you have a gold!

10. You should be at the same level nearly 20 now, almost proximity.

11. Grind on Defias people on the Gold Coast, until you have a level.

12. Find a place of grinding for you (get quests of the West until it appeases you, or help whatsoever).

13. This leveling is power and money at the same time, he made a character later, believe me, it is tedious.

14. Thank you for reading and using my guide at 20, and a semi rich. Stay away from farmers for gold! Be careful on the net!

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The Sims 2: Double Deluxe

2008-07-26T00:25:00.000-07:00

Enjoy all the fun and creativity of The Sims™ 2 in The Sims™ 2 Double Deluxe. Create your own houses, neighborhoods, Sims, and family dynasties—then watch it all come to life! Will your Sims experience the rewards of a life well lived? Or will you choose to neglect their needs, indulge their fears, and see what happens? As your Sims’ family grows, you’ll see them pass on genes from one generation to the next. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe also contains The Sims™ 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, The Sims™ 2 Celebration Stuff Pack and a bonus DVD. Take your Sims downtown in their new cars to all the after-dark hot spots! Whether they’re dancing ‘til dawn on a guys’ night out, romancing that special someone by candlelight, or throwing strikes at the bowling alley, it will be a night to remember. Then host the social event of the season with The Sims™ 2 Celebration Stuff Pack. Host an elegant wedding, decorate their house and garden to throw the ultimate fiesta, or throw the biggest birthday bash with all-new items including birthday cakes, party balloons, and more!

If you love the Sims, you'll love this collection. It includes The Sims 2, The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff Pack, plus a bonus DVD in one great collection. Create your own Sims, homes, and family dynasties - then help your Sims experience the rewards of a life well lived or neglect their needs, indulge their fears, and see what happens. As your Sims' family grows, you'll even see them pass on genes from one generation to the next. With The Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion Pack, take your Sims downtown in their own cars for an unforgettable night of dancing 'til dawn, romancing that special someone, and much more. Then host the social event of the season with The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff Pack. Throw an elegant wedding, the ultimate fiesta, the biggest birthday bash, whatever your Sims want to celebrate.

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Computer Games Continue To Increase In Popularity

2008-07-25T16:32:00.000-07:00

Computer games are liked just as much by adults as they are by children. The electronic games are not just for entertainment, but they can also learn to think clearly and make decisions quickly. The game is normally sold on storage media such as compact discs, DVDs and diskettes. Computer games are available for the home PC or perhaps played in different forms of entertainment arcades and many corner stores.

Learning with computers

The computers have the capacity to meet the needs of a wide variety of learning styles, and sometimes many needs can be accommodated in a single computer program Thursday. The games allow you to enter their virtual worlds, to be part of events taking place in the game Computer games offer the pleasure of control, both visual and intellectual. The software today is not really expensive compared to other forms of entertainment. Learning can sometimes become boring and repetitive, but using computer games to help with the learning process attention can be captured and stored for many people including children.

Computer Games

Games are a fundamental part of human existence. There are many areas of Computer Gaming provision, for example, fantasy role-playing, adventure, education, gambling and war games. Parties played on computers May use a keyboard, mouse, joystick or keyboard (usually in combination with each other). A broadband connection to the Internet is very common in most households and allows players to interact in multi-player games with others around the world as if they were sitting next to each other in the same room. The games are objectively unreal insofar as they are not physically re-create the situations they represent, but they are subjectively real player.

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The electronic games are also fun for adults, and we shouldnâ € ™ t exactly be surprised that adults want the same sort of thing in games like they do on movies. The electronic games are constantly pushing the limits of a computer capabilities, to make a computer that manages successfully facilitated a high mark. As technology improves and better equipment is made, the computer game programmers are able to create more life, such as games to entertain the masses. Now that the PC can easily handle full-motion video, virtually the entire game is structured in levels of film punctuated by interludes. The game is wrapped in a story, and the prize for successfully achieving the objectives of the game is that you get to see more of the story takes place.

Play chess will make you a better strategic decisions, while playing football you keep good. Video games can keep your mind active and fun while helping you to develop and improve hand-eye coordination and rapid decision-making skills. These skills are very useful in life and are necessary in many situations that we encounter in everyday life. There is a wide range of games on the market today, whatever your taste, there will be a game for you.

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Crazy Machines: The Wacky Contraptions Game Win/Mac

2008-07-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

Turn the crank, rotate the gears, push the levers, use the catapult, explode it, or fly it... From grilling sausages with a pulley, gears, rubberbands and a candle to firing a cannon with a basketball, these wacky brainteasers will light up your imagination with creative and addictive fun!!

Crazy Machines gives you the chance to build your own unique contraptions. Solve more than 200 challenging puzzles, and put your machines to work.

Features:
* Create your own unique contraptions
* Solve more than 200 challenging puzzles
* Put your machines to work
* Cool Physics engine with air-pressure, electricity, gravity, and particle effects
* Experiment with gears, robots, explosives, and more in your own virtual lab

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Warcraft III Battle Chest

2008-07-24T17:22:00.001-07:00

The Warcraft III Battle Chest is the ultimate collection of the best-selling Blizzard strategy games. This set includes 2002 Game of the Year Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos, as well as the recently released and critically acclaimed follow-up - Warcraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne. In addition to all these hours of epic adventure in the world of Azeroth, and limitless online fun on the Battle.net gaming site, the Battle Chest also contains strategy guides from Brady Games for both titles to help players dominate the battlefield. This collection is valued at over $75.00 sold separately, and is perfect for entering the epic war between the races of Azeroth and the demonic Burning Legion.

With the Warcraft III Battle Chest, you'll experience the aventure of a lifetime, as you defend the world of Azeroth from the demonic dark forces that threaten it! Thisgame bundle features Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne expansion, and strategy guides for both. Also includes two official strategy guides from Brady Games to aid you in your quest

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The Modern MMORPG - Massively Multiplayers Online Gaming

2008-07-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

The massively multiplayer online genre is relatively new. Games like World of Warcraft offers things that the players that you could dream of. The game's scope, complexity and variety of options dwarf everything that has come before. The monthly fee structure gives companies the financial basis for further development, develop games with more content, higher levels, and added complexity. Given these games costs is the biggest challenge for designers MMORPG.

When a new MMORPG fate, the volume of content across a player can seem overwhelming. The time invested leads to progressive gains of resources, generally represented by improvements in various capacities and quality of equipment available. Players progress through content at different rates, depending on how much time they spend and what are the elements of the game they enjoy. Ultimately, usually after several months of play, an important part of the player base will begin to exhaust the content of a game this often coincides with the release of new games that are competing for the attention of the player. Given that most players can not find the time and / or money to support a habit MMORPG, it can lead to wear your involvement of the highest. It is a little contradiction that the intensity with which a player approaches a game also determines the speed, it will exhaust the available content.

We stop here a moment to discuss the fallacy of "casual" player. Much is made of this type on various bulletin boards, particularly how they are poorly served by the designers of a MMORPG or another for "hardcore" players. The reality is, as always, much more complex. First, there are not two camps but equal player. Like any social phenomenon intensity game exists on a continuum. A player May connect for a few hours one night per week, while another is not much else. Most players, however, are somewhere in between. Think of a bell curve (perhaps a little inclined to play too late, but this is a topic for another week.) Secondly, even if there were a wide audience of casual players to the extreme low continuum they need more content. By their very definition, they can never hope to move in a game the scope of any MMORPG at its inception, and even less to go after other areas. Development, is rightly focused on providing content to all players who are most, if not all, done all previously released.

The basis of competition between the MMORPG is both characteristic and experience. All MMORPG has a customer base they want to keep. They would also acquire a number of customers in other MMORPG, and a share of new customers. The competition for new customers is the basis of competition Thursday as normal. Gamers compare games based on graphics and audio features, playability, and thematic considerations. In competition with other games for your own customers, however, is much different. A player probably has a lot of time and money invested in their game of choice and May were an important social base in the game world. This represents a significant competitive advantage, almost to the extent that the characteristics of other games do not count as far as satisfaction with the current game. If players can be convinced that it will continue to interesting new things to be done, especially things that are so different from previous content, then they will simply because of the cost of passage.

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World of Warcraft Battlechest

2008-07-23T18:17:00.000-07:00

Experience The World of Warcraft! World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the role of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. "Massively multiplayer" World of Warcraft enables thousands of players interact in the same world. What adventures as a whole or the fight against against each other in epic battles, players form friendships, alliances, and compete with enemies of the power and glory. And now, World of Warcraft and its Expansion Pack "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade" are combined into a package with additional elements!

Enter the World # 1 online game with the complete collection of World of Warcraft. This epic value contains the Game of the Year and its blockbuster first expansion set, The Burning Crusade. There are also guides Battle Chest BradyGames, detailing tips, tricks and strategies that will help your quest at 70.

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Personal computer game

2008-07-23T00:18:00.000-07:00

A personal computer (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a video game played on a personal computer, rather than on a console video game arcade or machine. The electronic games have evolved from simple graphics and gameplay of the first titles such as Spacewar! In a wide range of more visually advanced titles.

PC games are created by one or more game developers, often in collaboration with other specialists (such as gambling artists) and published either independently or by a third party. May they be distributed on physical media such as DVDs and CDs, Internet-download shareware or online delivery services such as Direct2Drive and steam. PC games often require specialized equipment in the user's computer to play, as a generation of graphics processing unit or an Internet connection to play online, though these requirements vary game system to another .

The computer games and game addiction are often criticized, focusing primarily on the influence of objectionable content and extended gaming minors. The Entertainment Software Association and other groups argue that parents are responsible for moderating their children's behaviour, although the controversy has prompted attempts to control the sale of certain games to the USA

The SimCity Box

2008-07-22T18:58:00.000-07:00

Immerse yourself in this massive collection of SimCity games. SimCity Box is a bundle pack of five games: SimCity Societies and its expansion SimCity Societies Destinations, SimCity 4, SimCity 4 Rush Hour, and The Sims Carnival SnapCity. Choose each individual structure from chicken coops to beauty salons to billboards as you create a truly unique city with SimCity Societies. Then add a thriving tourist industry with the SimCity Societies Destinations expansion pack. Strategically balance demand, construction, and your budget with SimCity 4 Deluxe (SimCity 4 and Rush Hour) to shape the development of your metropolis, small town, or industrial city. Then try your hand at SnapCity where you can play through the goals of 25 cities in Story Mode or indulge your city-building creativity in open-ended Sandbox mode. With so many ways to build the cities of your dreams, the sky is truly the limit!

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Mass Effect

2008-07-21T22:13:00.000-07:00

You are Commander Shepard of the starship Normandy and you are the last hope for all life in the Galaxy. Saren, a rogue member of the elite and untouchable Spectre agents, has discovered the secret to unleashing an apocalyptic force on the galaxy, and only you stand in his way. To save the lives of billions, you must do whatever it takes to stop Saren and prevent the return of an ancient force bent on the destruction of all organic life.

High resolution visuals - highly detailed textures, characters and environments Fully customizable controls - you can re-map the control scheme any way you like Run & Gun Control - You can assign biotic powers or skills to 'hot keys' allowing you to play Mass Effect with a heavier focus on action Decryption mini-game New inventory screen GUI and functionality - The enhanced inventory system makes it easier for you to equip and modify your weapons and armor

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The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff

2008-07-21T17:12:00.000-07:00

Whether you want to create a trend, spacious office, a chic lounge or a comfortable and inviting room, you can make your Sims' dream house into something even better a house. Design your Sims' rooms based on their personalities with all new sofas, beds, tables, television units, the shelving, in addition to a variety of colors and patterns for a truly unique look. Add the finishing touch with popular IKEA parietal art, mirrors, lighting and vases. Keep your Sims personal interior designer with a source of inspiration, contemporary styles IKEA!

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Dole With World of Warcraft Gold

2008-07-20T23:16:00.000-07:00

Users of computers numbers indefinite fun with online games and some players multi player games are almost addicted to their favorite games like World of Warcraft. The secrets of agriculture World of Warcraft or more questions because, in this massive multiplayer online role-playing game, your success depends solely to gold. It does not matter or just what kind of character you choose to play in any event, you must have gold to survive.

The game is very addictive in nature, it involves the player more deeply it have experience in the real world. He needs a job, a journey, physical protection, talent, support of animals and other things needed to develop a range of lifestyles in the world pretentious games are held not only in the report of the player's position is based on how he maneuvers by about seventy power levels and win, status and money on the road while he is progressing. There are nine basic classical players, namely a paladin, hunter, druid, mage, warrior, shaman, priest, sorcerer or rogue divided into two warring factions known as the Alliance and the Horde. As a player progresses, he learns and improves its skills and professions. As a reward, points are earned by taking risks, have experiences, encountering evil and

the fight against other characters.

Online players have to pay twenty dollars for the first purchase of software, then a recurring monthly fee to continue to access this online game. To survive in this game, you must have gold and who does not know the easiest ways to do more gold? Several questions on how to move in the game and how to fight things are relatively easy to learn, but for a beginner like some quests where to go and what to do once you're in the game is quite confusing. Therefore, for the convenience of players, there are several find valuable advice legal and ethical secret war Warcraft gold. You can buy one of the many guides who share keyboard tricks to speed up play and win gold more quickly, without botheration of the character you are. To be sure this manual, you can also read reviews by experienced players or you can even participate in online forums where many WoW players are ready to share their tips for successful accomplishment of gold.

Thursday World of Warcraft, with the participation of many tasks to be performed by actors is one of the largest massively multiplayer online role-playing that is very immersive and dependence on nature. Players like Dole with World of Warcraft Gold enjoying all the bits and bytes of the game.

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Diablo Battle Chest

2008-07-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

The Diablo Battle Chest is the complete Diablo saga in one box. It includes Diablo, Diablo II (the fastest-selling PC game of all time), the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction expansion pack, and the official Diablo II strategy guide from BradyGames. The combined retail value of everything in the Diablo Battle Chest is more than $70.

The Diablo Battle Chest makes the perfect gift for someone new to the action-RPG phenomenon, or for the hard-core Diablo fan that wants the complete series in one big collectible box.

The Diablo Battle Chest takes you into the world of Diablo, as you experience the first-person action of this world-famous role-playing/shooter game! In Diablo 2 - Lord Of Destruction one of Diablo's underlings, Baal, has escaped and continues terrorizing the world Battle against 15 new enemies as you build a new party Earn new skills and use new character classes, like assassin and druid Multiplayer support for up to 8 players.

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The Sims 2: Apartment Life

2008-07-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

Your Sims are moving in a brand new apartment, and their lives will never be the same! Adventure, fun, and drama await them as they meet new people and explore their new neighborhood.

Will they take their children to the local playground, mingle in cafes, or press the park to learn breakdancers? Close Quarters new opportunities-go roomies compatible with prosperity for social life, advance your career with the right social network, or find true love just down the hall.

Whether they live in lofts converted art studio the ultimate bachelor pad, or luxury apartments with their own master in a hotel, your Sims will experience all the excitement of apartment life!

Key Features :

* Take the perfect apartment: a spacious loft, a comfortable place for a young
couple, one or more bedrooms flat-share with friends.
* Discuss with Sims of all new social groups: style socialites, bohemian
artistic, sports jocks, gadget collection technicians, gearheads or nervous.
* Enjoy life apartment form social networks to make new friends, to advance
their careers or looking for love.
* Create your Sim reputation nine metres with a good reputation, your SIM card
can find the right friends to help them achieve their goals!
* Controlling multiple households: will you make your Sims live happily in
harmony comic or conflict?

Your life will never be the same once you move into a new apartment. With The Sims 2 apartments of life, you meet new people as you explore your new neighborhood. Adventure, fun, and drama are waiting for you. Will you take your kids to the local playground, mingle in cafes, or press the park to learn breakdancers? Close Quarters new opportunities. Moving in roomies compatible with prosperity for social life, advance your career with the right social network, or find true love just down the hall. Whether you live in a converted loft artistic, the ultimate bachelor studio keyboard, or a luxury apartment with your own master in a hotel, you will experience all the excitement of apartment life.

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack

2008-07-18T16:50:00.000-07:00

Blizzard officially announced the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack at Blizzcon. This will be the second true expansion for the World of Warcraft MMO.
The expansion’s title of course refers to the Lich King Arthus, Son of King Terenas Menethil, former Prince and Paladin of the Kingdom of Lordaeron; in the kingdom of Northrend he took up the Runeblade Frostmourne, becoming a Death Knight.Arthus fused with Ner’zhul the Lich King. He is King of the Scourge, and technically still King of Lordaeron, although that Kingdom no longer exists and few would claim him s a king since he was responsible partially for its fall.

Features of the expansion include:

* The dark, necromatic Death Knight - the first new character class added to World of Warcraft since its launch.
* Northrend, the harsh, icy continent where the Lich King holds rule, complete with new zones, quests, items and monsters.
* New level cap of 80 providing access to mighty new powers and talents
* New battlegrounds featuring siege engine warfare and destructible buildings
* Expanding character customization options including new hairstyles & dances, the ability to change the hairstyles of existing characters, and new skin color variants.

Rumors are that Utgarde Keep may be an instance based on this unsubstantiated “leaked” FAQ.via WoWWiki

Additionally, it looks like Games For Windows Magazine will be featuring Wrath of the Lich King on their September cover. You can check out all the juicy details over at 1up.

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Sid Meiers Civilization IV Beyond the Sword

2008-07-18T04:35:00.000-07:00

The massive Civilization IV universe is about to become more epic with this 2nd expansion pack to the 2005 Game of the Year. The biggest Civ expansion set ever, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword focuses on the “late game” time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 unique and challenging scenarios created by the development team at Firaxis as well as some esteemed members of the Civ Community.

Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword will deliver new themes never seen in Civilization, many recommended by the fans. The expansion will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios, ten new civilizations, 16 new leaders, five new wonders, and a variety of new units. Five new wonders - The Statue of Zeus, Cristo Redentor, Shwedagon Paya, the Mausoleum of Maussollos, and the Moai Statues Earn a diplomatic victory and unlock the United Nations - then create new resolutions to expand your diplomatic options Advanced Starts let players buy an empire's components&begin play in a later part of the game -- experience new features of the expansion in a shorter time Enhanced AI is tougher to beat on the higher levels, and expanded its strategies for achieving victory

It took two years, two expansions, and enough patches to stitch up Humpty Dumpty, but Civilization IV is finally worthy of being called the best strategy game on the market. The latest expansion, Beyond the Sword, improves Civ IV so much that you'll wonder how the (in)famous time sink ever sank a moment without it.

Deconstructing Civ
Beyond the Sword goes way, er, beyond mere tweaks, implementing fundamental gameplay changes and additions. First among these: the new Galactic Civilizations-style "events" -- random occurrences that can spell calamity or opportunity for the recipient. Cleverly, these are tied to your civilization's choices throughout the game. For example, only players using the Slavery civic are vulnerable to Kirk-Douglas-and-friends slave revolts, while only players with clam hatcheries can discover rare black pearls. Occasionally, players even receive worldwide "quests" that they can accomplish for a massive bonus -- while their rivals try to do the same.

Apart from the new event system, though, BTS showcases more quality features than a Woody Allen-only multiplex. The new Apostolic Palace wonder increases the role of religion in the early game, while multinational corporations largely replace religion later on. These corporations provide massive, game-changing bonuses to their home countries. Cereal Mills, for example, boosts population growth, while Standard Ethanol supplies fossil fuels even if you have no oil&and gives a research bonus. Corporations finally give players a reason not to switch to the State Property civic (which renders them useless) late in the game.

And even when the changes are minor, they're welcome. Improved connectivity and simultaneous turns greatly speed up multiplayer. And on that subject, you and your buddies should load up one of BTS's many innovative mods, which include a realistic depiction of World War II, a squad-based humans-versus-zombies conversion, and even a Civ IV take on Defender, in which you build cities, stock them with units, and try to hold out against waves of baddies.

Celebrity
Of course, no Civ expansion would be complete without a bevy of new races and leaders. You can now lead -- among others -- the Babylonians as Hammurabi, and the Portuguese as John II. DeGaulle, Churchill, and Stalin take time off from their regular gig at the History Channel to make an appearance, although -- as far as the Civ development staff is concerned -- Hitler remains in 10-foot-pole land. Moreover, the entire leader dynamic is changed: Players can now pair any leader (and his unique talents) with any civilization (and its unique units and buildings). So, if you've always dreamed of Napoleon leading an army of redcoats, now's your chance to show Bizarro French Wellington who's boss.

Apart from a few quibbles (large maps still load at a glacial pace and the A.I. still builds cities right on top of yours), BTS takes a strong game with some serious flaws and turns it into a fantastic game with a couple of minor flaws. No small feat, that.

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World Of Warcraft Expansion: Burning Crusade

2008-07-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

Blizzard Entertainment took online role playing by storm with their hit title, World of Warcraft. With mind-boggling improvements in graphics, gameplay networking, and interface -- really every category -- this game became the crown prince of the genre. World of Warcraft players will be excited by the approaching release of the new expansion pack: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. This pack expands the already massive, award-winning multiplayer online role-playing game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, lands, battlegrounds, professions and items, and much, much more. Although no release date has been set, here is sample of what you can expect from The Burning Crusade.

The expansion pack features an increase in the level cap to 70. There are two new playable races, including the magical Blood Elves that you can read more about below. The other race has not yet been released by Blizzard. There will be new starting zones in Quel'Thalas and beyond. Another eye-opening addition is the entirely new, unexplored continent of Outland that is reachable through the Dark Portal. Plus, you'll find many new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth, Outland, and elsewhere that will substantially boost gameplay. There are new flying mounts in Outland; tons of new and dangerous monsters (including epic world bosses); hundreds of new quests and items; and even a new profession: Jewelcrafting. Of course this isn't the end of the list -- this is just a glimpse of what Blizzard has planned for their unreleased expansion pack.

The New Story, the Rumors, and More
Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands, and have broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world. In this expansion pack, The Burning Crusade refers to the Burning Legion's ongoing efforts to destroy life on Azeroth. To date, the Burning Legion's exploits have been documented in Warcraft III and in the War of the Ancients novel trilogy. As part of the expansion pack, players will now be able to travel through the Dark Portal to confront the Legion on otherworldly battlefields.

Although only one race has been revealed, Blizzard has announced plans to unveil details about possible additional races at a later date. On the other hand, many details have been released about the new continent, Outland. Players last visited Outland in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, alongside Illidan as he conquered the Pit Lord Magtheridon's domain. Players will also gain access to Quel'Thalas, the region to the northeast of the Forsaken lands, where the Blood Elves reside. Blizzard says that this expansion pack holds even more new areas that are ripe for player exploration -- additional details will be revealed in the months ahead.

Blizzard also has plans to add new dungeons and battlegrounds with the expansion, though the exact number has not yet been determined. One upcoming dungeon that has players excited is Karazhan, which is located within Medivh's tower. Because Medivh has played such a central role in Warcraft lore, Blizzard is convinced that longtime players will be especially interested in seeing what Karazhan contains. As for battlegrounds, Blizzard has released very little information. However, they have announced plans to make some of the battles from the past accessible through the Caverns of Time.

Blood Elves: The New Race
Thousands of years ago, the exiled Highborne landed on the shores of Lordaeron and founded the enchanted kingdom of Quel'Thas. These high elves, as they called themselves, created a fountain of vast, magical energies within the heart of their land -- the Sunwell. Over time, they grew dependant on the Sunwell's unstable energies, regardless of the bitter lessons they'd learned in ages past.

During the Third War, the villainous Prince Arthas invaded Quel'Thalas and reduced the once-mighty realm to rubble and ashes. His undead army decimated nearly all of the high elven population. In addition, he used the Sunwell's energies to resurrect a powerful undead Lich, Kel'thuzad, thereby fouling the Sunwell's mystical waters. The few elven survivors, realizing that they had been cut off from the source of their arcane power, grew increasingly volatile and desperate.

In the midst of the elves' darkest hour came Kael'thas Sunstrider, the last of Quel'Thalas' royal bloodline. Kael, as he was commonly known, knew that the remnant of his people would not long survive without the nourishing magic that once empowered them. Renaming his people "blood elves" in honor of their fallen countrymen, Kael taught the survivors how to tap into ambient mystical energies -- even demonic energies -- in order to sate their terrible thirst for magic. In search of a new destiny for his people, Kael'thas ventured to the remote world of Outland where he encountered the fallen night elf, Illidan. Under Illidan's watchful eye, Kael and his blood elves regained much of their former power.

Unfortunately, the blood elves practice of embracing demonic energies caused their former comrades in the Alliance to shun them. Thus, the remaining blood elves on Azeroth look desperately to the Horde to help them reach Outland where they can reunite with Kael'thas and achieve the golden destiny he has promised them.

Outland: The New Continent
Once the beautiful homeworld of the orcs, all that remains of Draenor is the scattered wastes of Outland. Following the Second War, the Alliance invaded Draenor by crossing through the Dark Portal. To their horror, they discovered that Ner'zhul -- the dark warlord of Horde -- had constructed a series of new gateways that could lead the beaten Horde to newer, unspoiled worlds. As the Alliance forces closed in around him, Ner'zhul opened his gateways as a means of escape. However, his plan backfired and the gateway's clashing energies resulted in a massive catastrophic explosion that ultimately ripped the world of Draenor to pieces.

Nearly thirteen years later -- towards the end of the Third War -- the fallen night elf, Illidan, discovered that huge chunks of Draenor still existed, floating upon the astral winds of the Twisting Nether. After his defeat at the hands of the evil Prince Arthas, Illidan fled to the remnants of Draenor and dubbed them "Outland." He quickly seized control of the chaotic region and sealed the last of Ner'zhul's gateways.

Though he is the undisputed ruler of the ravaged land, Illidan lives in fear that he will be discovered by his powerful enemies -- most notably Arthas, the new Lich King, and the remaining Lords of the Burning Legion. For now, Outland is home to a number of scattered draenei tribes, primitive orcs, and powerful, arcane creatures of the Nether itself. Agents of the Burning Legion have also targeted the region as a vital strategic location in their unending Burning Crusade to scour all life from the universe.

What else can expected? Blizzard has tantalized Warcraft players with the brief glimpse into The Burning Crusade's storyline. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought were vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade? These and other questions will remain unanswered until the gameplay can be explored by role-playing Warcrafters.

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