Guides For Gamers

What was, without a doubt, the greatest game ever made in the 32-bit era? One would be hard-pressed to find a gamer willing to argue that it was not Metal Gear Solid. Whether it was obtained in its initial run with the 90s equivalent of Origin promo codes and cash or found in a bargain bin amidst trash, anyone that has experienced it will know there is solid backing to the claims of its greatness. It combined steal

Some people want to make their own video games. Maybe they think they can do better than the big companies can. Maybe they believe that originality is dead in the video game industry and they want to try and change that. Maybe they just have this idea that’s itching to be made and they’re convinced they can do it. There are probably as many reasons for developing one’s own video game as there are

In the first twenty-four hours after it went on sale, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pulled in more than $400 million in revenue. That’s correct; a four followed by eight zeros. That makes the launch of the first person shooter possibly the biggest entertainment launch of any product in any medium. Even bigger than the opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. I have to admit that it leaves me s

Baring nuclear war or possibly an earthquake, there is no reason that you should ever have to put down your game controller. And I think that we will demonstrate that those are pretty lame excuses as well. The only way to get good at a game is to play it. A lot. For a long time. Don’t worry, you’re not going to ware out your console unless you sit too close to it and manage to spill diet soda on it. I c

If you’re one of those people who love the thrill of racing games, then you will worship Grand Theft Auto IV. The game is just like racing but with a twist because you are racing to steal. Sounds confusing, huh? Well, to help you get familiar with how the game works, here are some cheat codes that will make you race for more. In GTA IV, you can receive a number of benefits by forming relationships with different

Internet technology continues to march on, and no doubt, every child is given free access to it. Human beings have vehemently found the Internet as a primary necessity, what with its being the ultimate source of information. Whatever they need to find out, all it takes them is to key in some words and in a blink of an eye, the information is readily relayed. Now, one of the facilities that the World Wide Web sphere

Those track cars are for sissies. They have wide, gently sloping raceways that let them chase each other around track. The concrete walls are lined with rubber barriers, softening the impact of a 140-mph crash. Heck, even the asphalt is dusted and ground weekly, to ensure the racers get only the smoothest possible road. Then you have rally cars. Unpaved and uneven terrain. 100-foot drops. Muddy tracks that punish t

Every now and then, a game comes along that changes the landscape. Among gods eye view games, among the trendsetters were the first Sim City and later Sim City 3000, the Civilizations series, and The Sims, yet another fantastic creation by Will Wright. And then there’s Tropico. When the game first debuted back in the early part of the 2000s, I stayed up late countless nights trying to transform a sleepy backw

There’s nothing quite like the adrenaline of driving Pagani’s latest creation, the Huayra. From the banshee scream of its massive engine to the blackout-inducing acceleration rate, it takes a very special kind of driver to tame this beast. Thank God we’re doing the driving virtually, lest we end up with a $500,000 wreck on our hands. Need For Speed’s latest title, Shift 2: Unleashed, allows

Okay, so you’re the hotshot. The king of the hill. You’ve scored the highest killstreaks in CoD. You’ve finished the campaign for GTA… including the side missions. And you even managed win it big in the Sims 3, buying the giant mansion on the hill and decking out the front yard with three import cars and a limo. That may be fine for your sim, but what about you? It’s an old joke that t