The landscape of the augmented reality space is broad, diverse, and constantly shifting, perhaps more so than any other vertical in technology. At the same time, major players are attempting to standardize various hardware designs and delivery methods, while still others are r ...more
Kill with skill. That's the motto of the newly released Bulletstorm, available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows. It may sound ridiculous and somewhat obnoxious by itself, but it's actually in regards to its many "ridiculous skillshots" that a player can perform. And yes, ...more
It's currently 2011, but when you fire up your game console, put your hands on the controller and play the new Dead Space 2 video game, you're warped into the future— into the year 2511— just 3 years after the events that took place in the first Dead Space. And it's sure to be ...more
It's December 11th. Only 14 days left until Christmas. But today is something more than just a countdown date for the quintessential holiday—it's Angry Birds Day, which marks the one-year anniversary of the popular mobile video game. Today, Angry Birds fans around the world w ...more
We’ve all been there before. Relentlessly refreshing Ticketmaster and filling in those CAPTCHA codes only to receive the miserable “No tickets are available at this time” message. That’s because ticket brokers with a dozen screens and God knows how many browsers snatch up anyt ...more
Facebook is at it again. First they invaded your privacy with Instant Personalization, now they plan to take it a step further with their controversial plans to share users' home addresses and mobile phone numbers with third-party developers and websites. Due to user feedback ...more
It's that time of year again when pizza boxes line the room and buffalo wings stain the couch. When cases of beer sit in the cooler and the big screen TVs are fired up and properly calibrated. When two of the best football teams vie for the championship title and the Vince Lom ...more
The last few months of WikiLeaks controversy has surely peaked your interest, but when viewing the WikiLeaks site, finding what you want is quite a hard task. Despite rumors of easy access via the Kindle and iTunes App Store, there currently is no way to view the leaked docum ...more
Enjoy hot chocolate during the stifling summer months by putting it on ice. To make iced hot chocolate, you will need: 3 3/4 cup whole milk 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup sugar a saucepan 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped ice whipped cream (optional) chocolate shavings (optio ...more
See how to hack Pet Society from Playfish! Pet Society is the popular online game where you can design and take care of virtual pets. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society for 2.14 billion paw points (11/13/09). Needed: Cheat Engine 5.5 HEX code: 544 ...more
Looking for a way to generate an unlimited amount of Pet Society coins? Look no further. This hacker's how-to will show you how to hack Pet Society's frisbee & ball games to generate more digital cash money than you could ever spend. Hexed code: 110FF2D045590FF2 Check out th ...more
Want to generate experience and level up your Pet Society character the easy way? Watch this cheater's guide, which will show you how to hack Pet Society for all the EXP you could ever want. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society (01/10/10) using the e ...more
This is a great level hack for Pet Society, using, none other than, Cheat Engine. Try this out for yourself and see your levels rise like tides during a full moon close to an equinox. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to do a level hack in Pet Society (12/09/09). Dow ...more
Here's a good way to do the rope coin cheat on Pet Society using Cheat Engine. Cheat Engine never fails to amaze, so download it, use it, and enjoy. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society: Rope coin cheat (11/30/09). For this rope coin hack, you will n ...more
The Wizard101 Test Realm. You can play in it, but beware of scammers, beggars, and spammers! There's nothing worse than getting bombarded with these annoying requests. Check this video out for a tutorial on how to play in the test realm in Wizard101 (10/04/09). Recently they ...more
If you're a musician in need of some lessons, there's no better way to learn than with MusicRadar's so-called "Tuition" instructions. Although the title tuition is misleading, this video class is anything but costly, because it's free, right here. Whether you're looking for he ...more
Want to earn coins and easy experience for your Pet Society pet without, you know, actually having to play the game? It's easy. This video guide show you everything you'll need to know to generate unlimited experience and digital cash money. Check out this video tutorial to l ...more
This is a jumprope hack for Pet Society. It's called the Auto Jump + Coin hack, and involves your jumprope, Cheat Engine, and a little code generator. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to hack Pet Society: Auto jump + coin hack (12/03/09). For the generator, visit Fa ...more
Allied with the Imperial Legion in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? Then do I have an achievement video for you! In order to get the 'Hero of Skyrim' achievement or trophy, you need to capture Solitude or Windhelm, two of the big cities in Skyrim. It all depends on how you're play ...more
There's no better time to hang outdoors than during the summer. Hanging out indoors can cause you to sweat up a storm and spend quite a bit of money thanks to constant use of your AC. But if you don't have anything to sit on outside, this next tutorial should help. In the vid ...more
The Food Dude plays wingman to a regional delicacy from the City of Brotherly Love and gets it lei'd! Spike sure knows how to have fun. Introducing the Food Dude, Spike's very own cooking show. This food isn't for delicate palettes or food snobs... This is for real dudes. Tha ...more
If you're interested in owning a rabbit, or perhaps have one or two already, follow London Vauxhall City Farm's step by step guide to caring for your rabbit. Information is provided on the proper housing and bedding, handling, and diet for your rabbit. Also, learn what rabbits ...more
I like to grow vegetables all year round, and I couldn't afford the big gas bulbs, or the power to run them. The big gas bulbs: can explode can burn you and your plants cost upwards of $50 a month to operate raise the temperature in your home, causing the air conditioning to ...more
See where all of the Smiths are in Wizard City on Wizard101. See where those little men are, including the Commons Smith, Golem Court Smith, Unicorn Way Smith, Ravenwood Smith, Shopping District Smith, Colossus Boulevard Smith, Olde Town Smith, Cyclops Lane Smith, Triton Avenu ...more
Stitching in Wizard101. You're going to need some new gear for you wizard, and the only possible way is to start stitching away. Check this video out for a tutorial on how to stitch items in the Wizard101 test realm (10/08/09). To stitch together items: 1. Talk to Eloise Mer ...more
Playing with pixels design with the tiles of the restaurant.. Just follow my layout and you can get your OWN SUPER MARIO!! Isn't it cool? Restaurant City is a Facebook game that allows you to create your own restaurant. Description of the app on Facebook: In Restaurant City ...more
We've all attempted to fold a paper airplane before, right? One we hoped would sail majestically through the air for a good while but just ended up nose-diving into the grass. Paper planes, an invention likely as old as paper, are models of engineering; and they must account f ...more
Solving a Dilemma This is a simple how-to for a cost effective drip irrigation system for your garden. My motivation to set up my garden for drip irrigation was pretty simple. In the summer, it gets to 90+ degrees outside, and my 50’ garden hose didn’t reach the far extents w ...more
I am writing this quick post in response to the recent earthquakes and tsunamis that are affecting Japan. As soon as the news broke, and we began to hear of tsunami warning for our area, I immediately realized how under prepared I was for a natural disaster. The thing that dro ...more
Spending five days with the game is enough to know it's not to my liking. Is it a horrible MMO? Yes, yes it is. There are better Free to Play MMOs launched years ago that are better than this. As a fan of the Final Fantasy series (I am currently playing and liking Final Fantas ...more
Facebook games are ostensibly all about connecting their players. Yet, in many ways they exist on an isolated island. That's one of the reasons traditional gamers and game franchises have avoided Facebook in the past. And all of the breakout hits so far on Facebook have been c ...more
Label Profile: Night-People [Night-People founder Shawn Reed, playing live in Montreal as Wet Hair] By Jenn Pelly MP3: Ela Orleans: "I Know" MP3: Cellophane Spill: "Zaj Mak Ta" If you really want to get inside the mind of Night-People founder Shawn Reed, start with his we ...more
Arivederci: Or is that Arrivederci? This mission won't take long. As long as your notoriety is at zero (and it has to be), this mission is a piece of cake. You have to escort Ezio's mother and sister across town to the city's exit. The city is temporarily packed with guards, b ...more
Have you ever played RuneScape? Well, it's a massive online multiplayer role-playing game for all of you gamers. This video tutorial will show you how to power mine to an 85 mining level in RuneScape. It just takes a little power mining to get there. RuneScape takes place in ...more
The joys of summer are many! If you, like me, live in a place where the summer is short, you’re going to want to maximize your fun in the sun by doing as many awesome things as possible before the sun goes back to wherever the hell it hibernates during the cold and dark times. ...more
In America, football has become religion. And that religion has blossomed into an unstoppable juggernaut, which has rocked the very foundations of both television and business. In an era where fragmentation has savaged traditional network television, the NFL's Nielsen ratings ...more
Audubon's Flute Audubon in the summer woods by the afternoon river sips his flute, his fingers swimming on the silver as silver notes pour by the afternoon river, sips and fills the mosquito-note air with silver as silver notes pour two hundred miles from any wall. And fill ...more
Summer is quickly coming to an end (oh no!), so bask in your last few glory days of sleeping in and playing all day by, well, sleeping in and playing all day. But you should also consider making this adorable sea crab, a sort of testament, if you will, to the summer months spe ...more
This video gives you tips on how to keep your dog cooler in the summer heat. Their natural body temperature in the summer is 102 degrees already. Dogs are unable to sweat. Their only mechanisms for cooling themselves naturally are their mouths and the pads of their feet. The f ...more
Posted with permission via HereComeTheYanks.com What follows is the result of extensive research, history, gut instincts, hope, and just plain guessing. But it may represent the most logical progression through the world's greatest competition: the World Cup. I believe that a ...more
Like a great acting performance, making a really good game is all about choices. While creating or playing a game, those involved have to constantly make small choices that will affect the outcome, either positively or negatively. And the only thing worse than choosing wrongly ...more
See how to hack Pet Society from Playfish! Pet Society is the popular online game where you can design and take care of virtual pets. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to fish in Pet Society (11/15/09). Get full details on this hack at Pet Society Living. Descriptio ...more
Learn how to play "Your Universe" by Rico Blanco, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: G Tell me something Em When the rain falls on your face C How do you quickly replace Am It with G A golden summer smile ...more
Dart and his friends are almost done. They just need to defeat Faust and return to the Law City Zenebatos in this part of The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation. This video walkthrough takes you from where Dart and company fight and defeat Magician Faust in Flanvel Tower, they ...more
Ravaldino's Secret: The entrance is sort of tucked away behind a tower on the other side of the city's water way to the west. Jump in the water and swim around the north end of the tower and you should find the entrance pretty easily. It's just off the water. Swim to a platfo ...more
It is always a bittersweet moment to find yourself looking back on the fond memories that seem to have taken place in the distant past. When your favorite song from 10 years ago comes onto the radio, or when a sudden scent reminds you of the summers you spent as a child—these ...more
Thank you to everyone who entered Phone Snap! and MacPhun's contest for the International iPhoneography Exhibition. There were a lot of impressive entries, and I'm very excited to announce the three photos that will be shown at the exhibition December 18th through the 22nd at ...more
The New Yorker profiles Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of modern video games, whose spawn includes world-changing classics such as Mario and Legend of Zelda: "One day, when Miyamoto was seven or eight, he came across a hole in the ground. He peered inside and saw nothing but da ...more
Many of you wizards out there still don't know what this Wizard101 is. Technically, I shouldn't call you wizards, but oh well, you will soon become one.So you read the overview of Wizard101 and are very interested in it. You head over to the Wizard101 website and click Play, s ...more
Want to know how to earn digital coins when playing FarmVille on Facebook? It's easy! And this gamer's guide will show you precisely how it's done. FarmVille is the hottest application on Facebook which lets members manage a virtual farm by planting, growing, and harvesting c ...more
Dumb but honest. Like a golden retriever covered in ketchup Cameron Diaz does what she can with what little she's given to work with in James Mangold's brainless, hyperactive and utterly rote spy-romance-thriller Knight and Day. Paired with the increasingly wooden, increasing ...more
Steam for Mac lets you Instantly Play Portal Check out this article on Gizmodo about how you can instantly start playing REAL games on your Mac. This tutorial below shows how easy Steam makes it to play a game like Portal on OSX. Download and Play NOW: http://gizmodo.com/5 ...more
Just got finished playing Just Cause 2, a fairly new title developed by Eidos & Avalanche. I was fairly skeptical of it due to the 81 metascore on metacritic, but decided to rent it with Gamefly. At first, I was pretty turned off due to the highly repetitive missions (HIGHLY ...more
Learning the blues isn't an easy task, but this video helps make it a little easier. The song you'll be learning is "Coffee Blues" by Mississippi John Hurt. It's in the key of A and is a typical blues progression, in an alternating bass. It's the chords A, D, and E. If you're ...more
Check out this L4D2 walkthrough for some tips on Campaign 5: The Parish - Park. Stock up on items and exit via the door right next to the one you entered. Clear out any zombies and work your way up the large staircase into the park. Be prepared to deal with a likely Crescendo ...more
This last campaign is the hardest one. In the first part of campaign five, try not to drown and watch this L4D2 walkthrough for some tips on Campaign 5: The Parish - Waterfront. You are dropped off on the waterfront and told to make your way to the bridge. Pick up weapons and ...more
And just when you thought it was safe in town, you come back and find out it's like you were never there. Zombies everywhere. Watch this L4D2 walkthrough to play Campaign 4: Hard Rain - Return to Town. Gather any equipment and head out of the safehouse. The suburban neighborho ...more
Learn your way around the saccharine and bloody land of the sugar mill in L4D2. See the whole gameplay for Campaign 4: Hard Rain - Sugarmill. Stock up on weapons and head down the stairs to open the door of the safehouse. Clear out any zombies on the street and go across throu ...more
Make your way through the deadly plantation in L4D2. See the gameplay for Campaign 3: Swamp Fever - Plantation. Gear up and go outside of the safehouse. It will be light out. Mop up any zombies here and head straight ahead, bearing to the left. You will climb a small hill and ...more
Don't let L4D2 get the best of you. Take control by checking out this video on Campaign 2: Dark Carnival - Concert. Grab your guns and go out the door. There is really only one path to follow, so move right around the venue until you reach the stage. Feel free to use up your a ...more