Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Rockstar thanks fans for 10 years of GTA3
Rockstar thanks fans for 10 years of GTA3: Want to feel old? Realise that Grand Theft Auto III, one of the most influential games of all time, is turning ten years old on Saturday. Once you get over that shock, you may like to check out this 10th Anniverary Video compiled by Rockstar Games. It won't necessarily soothe the ache, but it'll give you something pretty to look at instead.
Rockstar thanks fans for 10 years of GTA3
Rockstar thanks fans for 10 years of GTA3: Want to feel old? Realise that Grand Theft Auto III, one of the most influential games of all time, is turning ten years old on Saturday. Once you get over that shock, you may like to check out this 10th Anniverary Video compiled by Rockstar Games. It won't necessarily soothe the ache, but it'll give you something pretty to look at instead.
PREVIEW: Mario Kart 7 [3DS]
PREVIEW: Mario Kart 7 [3DS]: I know what you're thinking. The name gives it away: Mario Kart 7. It sounds like it's going to be the same game we've seen time and time before, with a new lick of paint.
Revised Monopoly space
Revised Monopoly space: 
Time to revise the Luxury Tax space in Monopoly. Resolution-independent PDF here
Time to revise the Luxury Tax space in Monopoly. Resolution-independent PDF here
Subway station decorated with pixelart inspired by 8-bit games
Subway station decorated with pixelart inspired by 8-bit games:
A Stockholm metro station has been redecorated with pixel-art inspired by classic games. They're lovely -- what a nice way to start your daily commute.
(via Neatorama)
A Stockholm metro station has been redecorated with pixel-art inspired by classic games. They're lovely -- what a nice way to start your daily commute.
(via Neatorama)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Young man learns how to play Angry Birds
Young man learns how to play Angry Birds:
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – today’s youngling is totally down with the modern gadgetry and technology. Last week we brought you the kiddie that thought a magazine was an iPad, and now here’s another one of the tomorrow adults getting to grips with how Angry Birds works.
He picks it up straight away doesn’t he? Cool as a cucumber.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
How to Find the Hidden Singing Vortigaunt Cave in Half Life 2
How to Find the Hidden Singing Vortigaunt Cave in Half Life 2:
Many people have tried to find it but few have succeeded. Only half whispers and rumours are heard of it. Let's face it, everyone wants to know where the hidden singing vortigaunt cave is in Half Life 2, but few know how to find it. You may spend many hours searching the chapter Water Hazard and still come no closer to finding it. So here's how.
Note - The hidden singing vortigaunt cave is a bonus Easter egg in the Water Hazard chapter in Half Life 2. On the Xbox 360 you can also get an achievement for entering the hidden cave.
Many people have tried to find it but few have succeeded. Only half whispers and rumours are heard of it. Let's face it, everyone wants to know where the hidden singing vortigaunt cave is in Half Life 2, but few know how to find it. You may spend many hours searching the chapter Water Hazard and still come no closer to finding it. So here's how.
Note - The hidden singing vortigaunt cave is a bonus Easter egg in the Water Hazard chapter in Half Life 2. On the Xbox 360 you can also get an achievement for entering the hidden cave.
Edit Steps
- Load the Half Life 2 campaign chapter Water Hazard and play it through until the final battle with the hunter-chopper where it is dropping bombs and shooting at your airboat. This is towards the very end of the chapter.
- Move towards the water gate with the exploding barrels in the water before it, directly after the you destroy the hunter-chopper, and open it via the platform beside it. You must open this gate to progress further in the level so you can't miss it.
- Go straight through the gate with your airboat until you see two sewer outlets in the valley wall directly in front of you (they aren't far away). They will be above ground height and in shade. The left outlet's bars will be bent at the bottom with enough room to enter through.
- Park your airboat underneath the left, open outlet. It must be close enough to the cliff to jump on and climb through, although the cliff has built in stair-like bumps for you to hop onto.
- Climb up through the bent metal grating and move into the sewer slightly. It may help to turn on your flashlight to gather your surroundings, but do not waste too much charge as you will need it soon as the sewer is filled with radioactive slime.
- Sprint directly down the sewer without stopping. The toxic slime will sap your health, so be quick. It is possible to walk through the sewer if you have a full armour rating and health, but it is easier to sprint (to sprint hold down the Left Bumper on your Xbox 360 controller).
- Turn left through a gap in the sewer before you reach the end. Although it is hard to see where the gap is in the dim light of the sewer, failing to make the turn will cost valuable health if you're stuck at the end of the sewer.
- Continue forwards into the vortigaunt's cave. Congratulations! You have just found the hidden singing vortigaunt cave! He will be standing around a head crab roasting on a fire, singing to himself and saying philosophical thoughts. If you are on the Xbox 360, simply being there is all that's needed to unlock the Vorticough achievement.
- Check your Xbox 360 gamerscore and achievement statistics (if you are playing on the Xbox 360) and you will see that the Vorticough achievement has been unlocked for 13 gamerscore. It is represented by the vortigaunt with musical notes coming from it.
- Collect any of the health and rechargers lying around before leaving the cave. You will have to sprint back the way you came again through the radioactive slime, so make sure you have enough health and suit power to sprint through.
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Edit Tips
- When running through the radioactive slime in the sewer, throwing a few health packs inside may help to replenish your health as you're sprinting through.
- If you can't reach the sewer entrance with your boat, get some of the crates from around the valley to stack up against the cliff.
- If you are playing Half Life 2 on the PC, use the console commands (press the tilde ~ key, left of the 1 key, in-game or paused) and type in noclip. You will find that you can now fly everywhere without touching (clipping) anything. Instead of running over the toxic waste, you can simply phase over to the cave where the Vortigaunt is, taking no damage.
Edit Warnings
- In some cases the vortigaunt may not be singing at all, instead just talking normally, but if you are trying to unlock the achievement then this will still count.
- It may take some time and skill to find the cave, so be patient.
Edit Things You'll Need
- Xbox 360 or a PC
- Half Life 2
Edit Related wikiHows
- How to Destroy the Hunter Chopper in Half Life 2
- How to Have Fun After Beating the Game Half Life 2
- How to Man up for Ravenholm in Half Life 2 "We Don't Go to Revenholm... Chapter 5"
- How to Unlock the Submissive Achievement in Half Life 2
- How to Unlock the Defiant Achievement in Half Life 2
Edit Sources and Citations
- Half-Life.Wikia.Com, http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/All-Knowing_Vortigaunt#All-Knowing_Vortigaunt All-Knowing Vortigaunt - research source
- Half-Life.Wikia.Com, http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/The_Orange_Box_Achievements#Half-Life_2 The Orange Box Achievements: Half Life 2 - research source
- Half Life 2: The Orange Box, http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/half-life-2-the-orange-box/guide/ Xbox 360 Achievements.org – research source
Who Killed Videogames?
Who Killed Videogames?: jjp9999 writes "Video game developer and novelist Tim Rogers exposes the underbelly of free-to-play games that use real-world currency. They're not trying to entertain you — they're trying to get you hooked. Every minute you play is being analyzed by men in suits reeling you into a cycle of addiction so they can keep you coming for more, and hopefully opening your wallet to buy premium points here and there. To do this, they intentionally give you an hour's worth of gameplay dragged out over the course of a week to keep it on your mind, dropping coins here and there for you to pick up, and playing on your own sense of work and profit to keep you coming back."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Geek Chic's insane and beautiful gaming tables
Geek Chic's insane and beautiful gaming tables:
Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending, the fabulous, ultra-deluxe gaming tables of Geek Chic, which sport a series of nested, pull-out play-surfaces, drawers, a rail-system for suspending drinks/bins/additional surfaces, erasable acrylic-coated surfaces, and so forth. Shown here is the "Sultan," their top-of-the-range item, but they have a variety of options for smaller homes and budgets. I like their slogan: "Suck it, Swiss Army Knife."
Seen at New York Comic-Con, which I'm presently attending, the fabulous, ultra-deluxe gaming tables of Geek Chic, which sport a series of nested, pull-out play-surfaces, drawers, a rail-system for suspending drinks/bins/additional surfaces, erasable acrylic-coated surfaces, and so forth. Shown here is the "Sultan," their top-of-the-range item, but they have a variety of options for smaller homes and budgets. I like their slogan: "Suck it, Swiss Army Knife."
Friday, October 14, 2011
How to Set Up and Configure All the New Features in iOS 5 [How To]
How to Set Up and Configure All the New Features in iOS 5 [How To]:
iOS 5 is out and there are plenty of new features, some of which require a little bit of set up. We'll walk you through the entire process so you're up and running in just a few minutes. Click on the feature you want to set up for a video walkthrough and written instructions as well. More »
iOS 5 is out and there are plenty of new features, some of which require a little bit of set up. We'll walk you through the entire process so you're up and running in just a few minutes. Click on the feature you want to set up for a video walkthrough and written instructions as well. More »
Competitive kerning game
Competitive kerning game:
Kern Type is a competitive kerning game that invites you to nudge type until it's laid out real nice and kentucky.
(Thanks, Fipi Lele!)
Kern Type is a competitive kerning game that invites you to nudge type until it's laid out real nice and kentucky.
(Thanks, Fipi Lele!)
Keep Your Windows Frost-Free with a Salt Wash [Clever Uses]
Keep Your Windows Frost-Free with a Salt Wash [Clever Uses]:
Salt has a fantastic number of uses (besides improving dishes). One to keep in mind as some of us look forward to winter is keeping your windows—home or car—frost-free with a saltwater solution. More »
Salt has a fantastic number of uses (besides improving dishes). One to keep in mind as some of us look forward to winter is keeping your windows—home or car—frost-free with a saltwater solution. More »
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