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How To Cheat Your Way to Level 50 Archery in Skyrim
Maybe it’s not cheating, not entirely. It’s really just finding a way to take advantage in a world with endless possibilities. In this video QuebecGaming1 walks us through a fairly easy way to level up your archery to 50 without having to spend a single septim. It involves recruiting a specific non-player character in Riverwood.…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011 -
The Vicious, Man-Killing Sand of Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line isn’t just a game with neat sand physics and interplay, it has a lot going for it. Here’s a little action video montage that shows you some bits and pieces of how the game plays, what it looks like and some of that sand. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011 -
“Fans say ‘I want something new,’ but clearly they want the same thing with less suck.”
The lead designer behind The Elder Scrolls III and IV, the creator of Morrowind and Oblivion wants nothing to do with the latest entry in the storied franchise. At least not yet. Ken Rolston is saving The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for a moment when he has the time to play it the way he…
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011 -
A Little Portal Pepper Spray Justice
This never gets old. Level Completed [imgur via icanhazcheeseburger] You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Crecente Published November 25, 2011 -
A 100 Ways To Die in Skyrim; The Musical
This fourteen and a half minute long video delivers 100 ways to die in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (and more than a few laughs) set to Elvis’ A Little Less Coversation. Two great things in one great video. Enjoy. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also…
By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2011 -
From Pile of Mega Blocks to StarCraft Battlecruiser In Under Two Minutes
In this video Sargonas turns a table-filling pile of Mega Blocks into StarCraft Battlecruiser in one minute and 40 seconds. The time-lapse video actually compresses six and a half hours of work with snaps every three seconds. [via Joystiq] You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find…
By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2011 -
The Leftovers Is Competitive Plants Vs. Zombies Without As Much Charm
The LeftOvers is an quirky real-time strategy iOS game with an aesthetic that doesn’t quite gel for me. It’s sort of like competitive Plants Vs. Zombies, only without the draw of man-eating plants and cute, but deadly zombies. In The LeftOvers, the world has suddenly been stripped of all adults and the children of the…
By Brian Crecente Published November 24, 2011 -
Snowball Fight
A Winter Tails | Sonic and Tales have a snowball fight in this sculpture created by @BlueSonikku for Sega of America Gifts For Everybody Everybody games. (Finally!) With a million different types of gamers, there are a million types of gifts to be bought. This year, rather than going very broad, we’ve tried to offer…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2011 -
Call of Duty Elite Is 95 Percent Operational, Mobile Versions Inbound Next Week
Call of Duty’s online Elite service is just about fully functionally, with the first episode of Friday Night Fights set to hit this week and the mobile version releasing as early as next week, Activision says. “We changed our status to green yesterday,” said Daniel Suarez, vice president of production at Activision. The service had…
By Brian Crecente Published November 23, 2011 -
Portal Flashlights!
A Bright Set of Morons | Look! Just in time for the holidays. Portal-themed flashlights. One’s a turret the other’s a Wheatley. Watch Two Women Play Skyrim’s Haunting Theme on Violin and Piano This is Lara and Taylor playing the theme music to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Lara…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
Rage Demo Now On Xbox Live; Hits PS3 Dec. 6
Rage, id Software’s beloved and detested blending of post-apocalyptic combat racing and first-person shooter, finally has a demo. “The demo presents a slice of the early game, giving players a chance to explore the town of Wellspring and participate in races, games and other attractions. When you’ve had your fill there, you can head out…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
Flickr One of PS Vita’s “Social Essentials” At Launch
At today’s London event for the PS Vita, Playstation UK said that Flickr will be joining Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare as part of the portable’s “Social Essentials.” The four social community apps will let PS Vita owners like, tweet and tag on the fly.
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
PS Vita Hits PAL Territories Feb. 22, Here Are the Launch Games
Sony today laid out their launch plans for the PS Vita in the PAL territories. Here’s a break down of the confirmed first-party games that will be available on Feb. 22 when the Vita launches across PAL: Uncharted: Golden Abyss WipEout 2048 Reality Fighters Little Deviants ModNation Racers: Road Trip Everybody’s Golf Escape Plan Gravity…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
The Next MotorStorm Will Be Remote Controlled
The next MotorStorm won’t take place in the Pacific Rim or during an apocalypse; instead it’s a shrunken down version of the game, now starring remote controlled vehicles played on the PS Vita or as a Playstation Network download. The best part? When you buy the PS3 version of the game you get “full access…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
Watch Two Women Play Skyrim’s Haunting Theme on Violin and Piano
This is Lara and Taylor playing the theme music to The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Lara is the one playing piano and singing, Taylor is the violin player. They made their own arrangements, so there is no sheet music. Just sit back and enjoy this middle of the day…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
Pre-Order Max Payne 3 from GameStop And Get To Visit Payne’s Dead Wife and Child
Max Payne is a dark, brooding figure. The torment over the violent deaths of his wife and newborn daughter are what drive him. And now they’re a great reason to pre-order a copy of Max Payne 3 from GameStop. Customers who pre-order Max Payne 3 at a U.S. GameStop store will get early access to…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
What If a War Game Made You Question the Morality of Killing?
Bullets pop out of the sand in front of me. They’re going straight up. For a second I’m confused. I look up, thinking maybe I’m misinterpreting what I’m seeing, that someone is shooting down at me. Then the sand begins to shift and the ground I’m standing on gives way. We fall into a massive…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
You’d Better Pay Attention to Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line is a little bit Heart of Darkness, a little bit Apocalypse Now and a whole lot of shooter innovation blended into a postmodern game about honor, choices and morality. Here’s a quick look at the game’s new trailer and some of its amazing set pieces, all set in Dubai following a…
By Brian Crecente Published November 22, 2011 -
That Is One Ugly Gamer Shirt
Ugly Christmas Sweater T-Shirt? | This Threadless shirt was inspired by “bad sweater Christmas parties,” we’re told. These Are A Few of My Favorite 2011 Games With the holidays rounding the bend and the big shopping season about to kick off, now’s a great time to start thinking about what to buy that gamer in…
By Brian Crecente Published November 21, 2011 -
Toys R Us Super Sale Includes Free Skylanders
I just finished saying that Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was one of my favorite games of the year and now I find out that Toys R Us is giving away a copy to people who pick up the Red Nintendo 3DS Mario Bundle. The Skylanders deal begins at 8 a.m. on Monday with a limite of…
By Brian Crecente Published November 21, 2011
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