Ogilvy & Mather are no amateurs when it comes to Scrabble. They may not play the game, but they sure know how to promote it. The prestigious advertising and marketing agency has created several video commercials for Mattel, not to mention over 60 amazing print adverts that are ...more
The 2011 Toronto International Scrabble Open (TOSI) took place last weekend, with former World Champion Adam Logan beating out all of the human competition for the $3,000 grand prize. But when it came time to take on the Quackle program in the Human vs. Computer Showdown, he l ...more
Portal is game design milestone. Originally only available bundled in with larger cousins Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 in The Orange Box, its creators, Valve Software, changed what first person gameplay could be. It's been a stand alone product for much of the four years si ...more
Two-letter words are one of the most important parts of playing Scrabble. If you don't know all of the small ones, then you're missing out on one of the easiest ways to score big. Check out How to Score Big with 2-Letter Words in Scrabble and memorize all that you can. Definit ...more
The war between horror movie monsters has been going on for the better part of the last century. We're talking vampires, werewolves, ghosts, zombies and mutant flying creatures, each of which has had their fair share of the limelight in film. But it comes and goes. Once movieg ...more
A recent study in Canada concluded that competitive Scrabble players are twenty percent faster than non-Scrabble players at identifying real words on a Scrabble rack. In light of this news, this week's challenge is actually just a game of Scrabble Sprint from Pogo.com. See ho ...more
Hungarian developer Nemesys Games is best known for making the lighthearted Fortix series, a pair of casual tower defense variants available on Steam. For their latest project, they've decided to expand their horizons, going beyond downloadable sawbuck games. It's called Rocke ...more
Deepak Chopra is one of the last people you'd think to be associated with video games. He's a new age spiritual icon who's built an empire on self-help books and speaking tours, one of which my Marin County liberal parents deigned to drag me to in middle school. Recently, a ne ...more
Deep in their heart of hearts, most Americans dream of having their car festooned with missile launchers and machine guns. Anyone who cuts them off or looks at them funny in traffic could be dispensed with quick and extreme justice, leaving a real-life James Bond and his passe ...more
Daito Manabe is awesome. Last we heard of him, he was setting up Japanese school girls with glow-in-the-dark grills. Before that, he was playing himself like a human drum kit. And before that, he was just plain old electroshocking himself. In his most recent appearance, he tak ...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
to be honest with everyone, this is probably the first thing ive written about magic the gathering, but i figured i might as well start somewhere. in the game of magic the gathering there are countless different keywords, some being common, like trample, or rarely used or seen ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to choose the right shot in World Golf Tour. The game will automatically choose the shot for you. You can find the different shots by clicking on the current swing selection on the bottom left hand corner. A full swing is the most common type of ...more
In this tutorial we learn how to make a simple origami paper football. First, grab a strip of paper of your choice of size. Then, fold the bottom over into a triangle shape. Then, fold this up where the last fold ended. Continue to fold up until you reach the top of the strip ...more
In this video, we learn how to perform a shot fake in basketball with Chase. There are three keys to a good shot fake. First, make sure you are on balance and nice and stable. Be in a good dent athletic position, but don't come out and up from your position. Then, you will nee ...more
Epic War 4 is an action strategy game on Kongregate where you lead massive fantasy battles. This video will show you how to get all four achievements and beat the last level. Tasselfoot has devoted much of his personal and professional life to playing and educating people abo ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to win $20 with a game you can never lose. First, arrange pennies down onto a towel on a flat surface. The goal of this game is to tell the opponent if they are the last one to pull a coin, they will win 20$. Arrange pennies down, and make sure t ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to fix error code 86420 and change your NAT type to open. First, go to the website to change the settings for your Linksys router. Next, go to the applications tab that says "applications and gaming". After this, go to port range forwarding, then ...more
Alex shows us how to make a duct tape iPod holder in this tutorial. This will prevent damage and is also waterproof! You will first wrap four piece of duct tape around your iPod with the non-sticky side first. Stick one piece on top of each other so it covers the iPod complete ...more
Hot Hot Heat / Voxhaul Broadcast / The Union Line @ Bootleg ($12) Hot Hot Heat continues it's Wednesday residency at the Bootleg Theater and the shows are so good. I went last week and had a great time dancing to songs like this one! And yes, they played Bandages for the enco ...more
As sports fanatics, we know how central instant replay is in professional sports. The NFL proved it to any non-believer many years ago. Now the rest of the world is playing catch up. Yes, I am pointing my fingers at the FIFA idiots who run the World Cup. (UK was robbed against ...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
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to throw eephus pitch in baseball. This pitch is a gimmick pitch and rarely used in any baseball game. There is no certain way to grip it. It is preferably gripped like a fastball pitch. This pitch can be used to catch the hitter off-g ...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
Kick Ass Review Part 2: Gameplay and Design In the game, you can play as Kick Ass, Hit Girl, or Big Daddy. Each charater has a light and heavy attack that can be strung together into small combos. Each character also has three special attacks assigned to the Square, Triangle, ...more
Friends are people who play an important part of many people's lives. They are there for you when you feel sad or lonely. Share secrets that nobody else would know except both of you. Having friends is also a great way to build healthy lasting relationships. So why not thank t ...more
Jedijawa is a self-described "sci-fi geek" and public interest attorney who enjoys SCRABBLE, maybe more than he should. Over time, he wrote one too many posts on SCRABBLE, which prompted him to consolidate them into one webpage on his site. He's got a way with "words" and I ...more
Here is another video by a woman named Angela on how to make a miniature Christmas log cake for a dollhouse. The first thing she does is roll out a sheet of brown clay with a pasta maker on a setting of 4. Then she rolls out a white sheet with smaller setting of 6. Use a razor ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a LEGO sword. LEGO consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts. This video is very short and only lasts for 35 seconds. It is very basic and easy to f ...more
Tass has compiled a video showing players a walk through of Civiballs, Christmas Edition, Outdoors. Players are shown how to 'cut' certain strings in order to achieve maximum points and divert the balls and objects into areas at specific timing for the best results. The balls ...more
This is a video explaining how to make marshmallow fondant. It is a text based video with a picture slide show and music playing in the background. It begins by explaining what ingredients you'll need. The process involves a lot of stirring and re-heating in the microwave. Fin ...more
Learn how to play the sweet song Drown in My own Tears by Ray Charles in Minutes! 1. The intro starts with the G# chord until the first line of the verse. 2. The next tab is the G# G#7 F# and G#; on the line after the lyric "my eyes". 3. The second tab of the second line: G# F ...more
Demolition Dude! Play it now and try to complete the flash game yourself, then watch this two-part guide on defeating the whole game, just in case you need it. In the first video, check out Levels 1-15 being conquered. Then, check out video two for the last 15 (Levels 16-30). ...more
TysiPhonehelp will show you how you can download music directly to an iPhone or iPod Touch for free. He states that he will be showing an example on how to do this using MewSeek Pro. Next he will walk you through the steps it takes in order to make this successful. Last he pro ...more
This video is about how to learn how to calculate what key to play a piece of music in. The instructor tells you that you need to know two things: how to read music notes and how understand the Circle of Fifths. Putting together these two layers of knowledge you can figure out ...more
The video creator teaches us how to make a three dimensional snowflake. He plays some rather Christmas-y music in the background and goes right into explaining the process. He briefly explains what he will do but as the video continues, he focuses on showing rather than explai ...more
This is the last of the Xbox 360 game Bayonetta, where it's all or nothing. In Epilogue - Requiem, you're playing a Jeanne. On verse one, you're on a motorcycle headed toward the camera. There are some enemies chasing you, so shoot them. You'll need to evade when they shoot at ...more
Mission 10 on the Sony PSP takes you through finding the ship for Kyrenia to deliver Alexander's message to the crewmen without being discovered. The path to the Crewman is relatively free of guards if you stick to rooftops as much as possible. Then, leap down to the docks bel ...more
In Mission 9 on the Sony PSP, you just need to recapture Maria. Chase after Maria and her captors. You will end up fighting off these soldiers. Once they've fallen to your sharp blade, Maria rejoins you, and you receive a new objective. For more info, watch the whole gameplay. ...more
Defeat the Templars in Mission 8 on the Sony PSP and stop the attacks on the safe house. Altair doesn't really catch a break, although the Safe House assault squad comprises only six Templars. Slay them all. For more info, watch the whole gameplay. This is an Assassin's Creed ...more
In order to escape the Limassol Castle, you simply need to return to the castle entrance in Mission 7 on the Sony PSP. Ignore all the pursuers and just keep running back toward the Castle Courtyard. From there, mosey on over to the Marketplace. Moving forward a bit, Altair no ...more
See how to infiltrate the Limassol Castle and kill Frederick "The Red" in Mission 6 on the Sony PSP. Guards patrol almost every corner of the Limassol Castle Courtyard, and soldiers armed with sturdy-looking shields block the normal route into the castle. Looks like you will h ...more
Find Osman in the Cathedral Square to deliver Alexander's message to him in Mission 5 on the Sony PSP. Make your way to the Cathedral area, at which point the red delivery icon pops up and denotes Osman's rendezvous point. The only problem is that the area is swarming with gua ...more
Learn how to locate the assassinate the Templar Captain of the Guard. Locate him in the Limassol Marketplace in Mission 4 on the Sony PSP. The Templar Captain is as good as dead with his location so boldly announced on the map. A word of caution: if you make a ruckus approachi ...more
Successfully complete the introduction to gameplay with Mission 1 on the Sony PSP. This is the brief episode of playing the game. See the introduction of the tale and learn the controls of the game. If you don't properly complete this mission, you won't know how to complete th ...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
The 18th puzzle is called "Synapses". See how to solve it in Assassin's Creed 2. Code wheel puzzle: Your first clue is to line up 5 with a single tree-looking symbol. The key here is the weird-looking equation on the left, which offers a hint as to the progression of the symbo ...more
Solve the challenging 13th puzzle, entitled "I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds", in Assassin's Creed 2. Code wheel puzzle: This one’s even trickier than the last one; starting with the hint that 9 (next to the tower) equals “triangle” (up and to the left from the bomb ...more
Cheaters Never Prosper: But they do get quite a reputation. This is a simple mission. You need to just fight off the opponents that come at you using your bare hands. Even though you've no weapon equipped, you can still use the typical counter ability. Though you won't always ...more
Everything Must Go: It's the truth. It's time to say goodbye to everything. See Antonio again and be ready for a quick time event during the cut scene after you accept the mission. The first order of business is to kill five archers surrounding the building in which Emilio is ...more
Using only a deck of cards, this simple game can keep children entertained. You Will Need * A deck of cards * Two or more players Step 1 Remove one Queen from a standard deck, shuffle the cards, and deal them one at a time to each player. Continue dealing until you are out of ...more
Pinochle is a card game with complex rules, strategies, and tactics. Here’s a game overview for new players. You Will Need * Two 24-card pinochle decks * Two players * A score sheet * A pen or pencil * Three or four players or two two-player teams Step 1: Deal Deal 12 cards f ...more
Brian Brushwood and Scam School give you another way to score free booze at the bar. Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks! A while back we taught you a game called "Nim" that was simultaneously totally fair, and co ...more
Learn how to play "Until You're Mine" by Demi Lovato, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard TUning: Intro: Ebm-B-F#-Bbm x2 Verse 1: Ebm B F# My state of mind has Bbm Ebm finally got the best of me B F# Bbm I need yo ...more
Learn how to play "Say Goodbye" by Skillet, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Intro: C G Dm Am B/Am7 Verse: C Am G F C Am G F Pre: Am G F C Dm F Dm F Chorus: C G F C G F Am G F E/C Dm F Intro: Verse: ...more
Learn how to play "Don't Forget" by Demi Lovato, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning: Chords: E - x799xx Eb/E - x699xx C# - x466xx D - x577xx A - 5776xx C - x355xx B - 7998xx Verse: E Eb/E C# D A C E B Ch ...more
Learn how to play "Heal Over" by KT Tunstall on guitar, an acoustic guitar tutorial. Follow along with this demonstration, tabs and lyrics here: Standard Tuning; Chord EADGBe Esus2 096900 C#m7(no 5th) 9×9990 Bsus4 799800 Am7 5×5550 Bm7sus4 7×7770 D/A 557775 Emsus2 024000 Cma ...more
Want to know how to play some good music on the acoustic guitar? Well, this video tutorial will show you how to up your guitarist skills by learning to play "Run" by Snow Patrol. When you play this song from the lesson, play it like you mean it. Chords: Verse: First "Chord": ...more
Hello! My name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. Now we're going to discuss the game can you read my mind. This game has a little bit of mystery flavor to it. You'll see wha ...more
Hello, my name is Nicole Valentine and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about how to coordinate birthday games for a birthday party. We're going to now talk about how to play the game think fast. This is a very simple game. Just use a ball that you have at ...more