http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:24:45 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:24:45 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Game-Cheats-2007-75007.shtml read more)]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Game-Cheats-2007-75007.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Game-Cheats-2007-75007.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-Tips-for-Faster-Reaction-Times-73277.shtml Dr Sigman's Tips for Faster Reaction Times don't necessarily come as tips for gamers to improve their gaming experience, but it certainly does apply very well to this particular activity. Knowing when to pick your moments, using your imagination and of course avoiding to watch trash telly are just a few things that will only improve your performance as a hardc... (read more)]]> Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-Tips-for-Faster-Reaction-Times-73277.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-Tips-for-Faster-Reaction-Times-73277.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pachter-Says-HD-Wii-On-The-Way-61745.shtml Even though Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has a pretty good track record of predicting games-related stuff (and not only), the man might be over-reacting as far as Nintendo and their Wii are concerned. Pachter claims (in an e-mail to website GamePro) that the company might just release a HD version of the Wii, within the following 2 to 3 years, as a respo... (read more)]]> Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:07:49 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pachter-Says-HD-Wii-On-The-Way-61745.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pachter-Says-HD-Wii-On-The-Way-61745.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Filip Truta) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Softpedia-Console-Cheats-2007-45836.shtml Using cheats is not a shame nowadays when the AI of the recently developed games seems to improve with each new title that surfaces. We gave you cheats, you used them and you shouldn't be ashamed of it. It's time to draw the line and see who's the winner in the cheats section and what game was the most wanted for its cheats list. This is the console cheats top... (read more)]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Softpedia-Console-Cheats-2007-45836.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Top-10-Softpedia-Console-Cheats-2007-45836.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chrome-Cheats-47046.shtml Chrome is a strange game because it's built on a Java bases engine. When it was released in 2003, this particular feature was way too much for the average PC to handle especially for processors. For the first time, the importance of the graphic card was placed second. Another extraordinary feature was the huge open spaces used, which made it quite revolutionary (eve before the launc... (read more)]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:36:32 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chrome-Cheats-47046.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chrome-Cheats-47046.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Max-Payne-2-The-Fall-of-Max-Payne-Cheats-and-Secrets-46360.shtml Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is the second title in the series which ties up a few loose ends from the first game and raises some new questions that will probably go unanswered as Remedy sold the license to 2K Games. Nonetheless, it provides a suitable ending for the tragic life of this New York undercover cop that chose to present its li... (read more)]]> Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:47:47 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Max-Payne-2-The-Fall-of-Max-Payne-Cheats-and-Secrets-46360.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Max-Payne-2-The-Fall-of-Max-Payne-Cheats-and-Secrets-46360.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Diablo-2-3-characters-FAQ-45931.shtml 6 years have passed since Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction was released and the number of fans continues to increase. You can hear them talking about some item that they missed while playing some bonus level. "Did you hear about that cool level 6 sword that grants those fire abilities? ". "What about the fireproof shield?" Diablo doesn't create fans, instead it creates fana... (read more)]]> Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:15:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Diablo-2-3-characters-FAQ-45931.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Diablo-2-3-characters-FAQ-45931.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Starcraft-Brood-War-Funny-Cheats-46066.shtml Strarcraft was (and pretty much continues to be) probably one of the most popular RTS games of all times. The three factions (zerg, terran and protos) battled each other tens of millions of times over the game's extensive reign. Starcraft World Championships were held over the years and the best players got amazing revenues. Even to this day there is an impressive... (read more)]]> Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:18:07 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Starcraft-Brood-War-Funny-Cheats-46066.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Starcraft-Brood-War-Funny-Cheats-46066.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandra Dogaru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Medieval-II-Total-War-Cheats-46050.shtml Medieval II: Total War is the newest addition to the Total War series. It is based on the same basic ideas as its predecessor, but emphasizes on that period, extending it by almost 100 years (1080 - 1543). This is the game that managed to raise the stakes for the strategy games to come. It is the sort of game that posses a great challenge for any real-time strategy ga... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Medieval-II-Total-War-Cheats-46050.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Medieval-II-Total-War-Cheats-46050.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alexandra Dogaru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent-Cheats-and-Hints-45974.shtml Tom Clancy is back with the latest mega story about a group that wants to throw the country into total chaos and gain control afterwards. Sam Fisher must go undercover to apprehend the evil mastermind behind this dastardly attack, but he soon finds out that the line is not that clear. The player is forced to take one path or the other a... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:05:11 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent-Cheats-and-Hints-45974.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent-Cheats-and-Hints-45974.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-II-FAQ-Cheats-and-Secret-Ending-PS2-45970.shtml When you're the fan of the best RPG ever, any other contender to the title deserves some respect, especially if it's produced by the same company that created the "king" of the genre. In case you had doubts and you thought about Diablo 2 or The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, I'm talking about Kingdom Hearts II, that being the contender. The best RPG... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:51:59 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-II-FAQ-Cheats-and-Secret-Ending-PS2-45970.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-II-FAQ-Cheats-and-Secret-Ending-PS2-45970.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Pandora-Tomorrow-Cheats-and-Easter-Eggs-45962.shtml Pandora Tomorrow is the second title in the Splinter Cell series. As usual, you have to stop an international conspiracy to over throne the United States from its rightful place in history. Sam Fisher is right there to prevent US from tripping and falling down and managing to stay cool at the same time. The gameplay was quite ... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:21:09 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Pandora-Tomorrow-Cheats-and-Easter-Eggs-45962.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Pandora-Tomorrow-Cheats-and-Easter-Eggs-45962.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Cheats-and-Hints-45957.shtml Tom Clancy is mostly known for its books where he underlines the urban panic against terrorism and other similar threats, concocting all sorts of impossible scenarios to take over the world from the evil doers from around the world. Published and developed by Ubisoft, the first title in the Splinter Cell franchise was an instant hit and marked the j... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:55:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Cheats-and-Hints-45957.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tom-Clancy-039-s-Splinter-Cell-Cheats-and-Hints-45957.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Naruto-Narutimate-Hero-3-Cheats-PS2-45949.shtml Ever watched anime? You must have, or you wouldn't be looking for cheats that are Naruto-related. Join Sasuke and Naruto in their quest and have a small bite out of the Japanese humor while playing the saga. The most popular Japanese manga features a young orphan boy that aspires to become a ninja and you'd probably expect this game to be an RPG or and action-a... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Naruto-Narutimate-Hero-3-Cheats-PS2-45949.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Naruto-Narutimate-Hero-3-Cheats-PS2-45949.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Two-Thrones-Gameplay-Hints-and-Cheats-45943.shtml The Two Thrones is the final piece in the amazing trilogy of Prince of Persia. The gamers couldn't have wanted a more beautiful and spectacular ending for this saga and this title delivered just that. We can only hope the developer's team will indulge us with more amazing games in the future. Go Ubisoft!

Life Upgrades Locationsread more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:08:47 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Two-Thrones-Gameplay-Hints-and-Cheats-45943.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Two-Thrones-Gameplay-Hints-and-Cheats-45943.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Sands-of-Time-Fixes-and-Cheats-45938.shtml Ubisoft bought the license for Prince of Persia and it turned out to be a great marketing move. The game sold in millions of copies and it generated two sequels. The previous attempts in the franchise were feeble at best, so he Ubisoft version hit the market at full speed. The ancient atmosphere of Persia has incited our imaginations and matched... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 07:01:55 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Sands-of-Time-Fixes-and-Cheats-45938.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-The-Sands-of-Time-Fixes-and-Cheats-45938.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-Warrior-Within-Bugs-Fixes-and-Hints-45937.shtml Warrior Within was the natural sequel to a great success story, the return from the dark ages of the famous Prince. Followed by Dahaka and trying to change the course of time, he finds himself in the middle of another greater than life adventure. This second part presented some small problems because the fighting system was heavily modified to ... (read more)]]> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:59:23 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-Warrior-Within-Bugs-Fixes-and-Hints-45937.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prince-of-Persia-Warrior-Within-Bugs-Fixes-and-Hints-45937.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Emperor-Battle-For-Dune-Gameplay-Hints-45923.shtml Emperor: Battle For Dune was the sole game that stayed true as much as possible to the books, feature underlined by the presence of real actors in the cutscenes. It wasn't much of a revolution in terms of gameplay, imitating a lot from the Command and Conquer franchise. Emperor: Battle For Dune gave us the opportunity to witness real time the imperial strugg... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:56:14 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Emperor-Battle-For-Dune-Gameplay-Hints-45923.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Emperor-Battle-For-Dune-Gameplay-Hints-45923.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/NBA-Live-07-Cheats-45919.shtml NBA Live 07 isn't just another basketball simulation, it's THE basketball simulation. For some reason that still eludes me (although I'm pretty sure it has something to do with licenses) there is only game covering this market. Usually, this makes the producer lazy and sometimes cutting corners, but EA has maintained a certain level of professionalism and delivered a worthy gam... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:28:53 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/NBA-Live-07-Cheats-45919.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/NBA-Live-07-Cheats-45919.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Constantine-Cheats-PS2-45863.shtml Even if it's just a game made to support the movie, Constantine managed to provide a decent gameplay experience and a completion for the storyline. Starring Keanu Reaves, it had all the means necessary to be great game. Unfortunately, it didn't quite rise to the hype of the movie and remained in the shadow. Here are some cheats for the Playstation 2 version:

Cheat:... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:10:12 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Constantine-Cheats-PS2-45863.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Constantine-Cheats-PS2-45863.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Juarez-Singleplayer-and-Multiplayer-Cheats-45855.shtml The western theme hasn't been exploited enough and the FPS genre could have really used more of these incursions like the one made by Call of Juarez. The gritty and colorful western shooter took us for quite a ride through the violent and unmerciful world of the west. The recipe was completed with Indians and revenges and most of all with a lot o... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:47:34 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Juarez-Singleplayer-and-Multiplayer-Cheats-45855.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Juarez-Singleplayer-and-Multiplayer-Cheats-45855.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Cthulhu-Dark-Corners-of-the-Earth-Gameplay-Fixes-and-Cheats-45851.shtml Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth was originally developed for Xbox. It took almost two years to get this title ported to PC but not without a good reason. It was done one man only and even so it had only a handful of bugs. Most of them were resolved shortly after the launch on the official forums. Here are the fixes and... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:21:58 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Cthulhu-Dark-Corners-of-the-Earth-Gameplay-Fixes-and-Cheats-45851.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Cthulhu-Dark-Corners-of-the-Earth-Gameplay-Fixes-and-Cheats-45851.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prey-Cheats-and-Fixes-45843.shtml Prey is built on the Doom 3 engine. This could have been a problem a couple of years back when Doom3 was launched, when two thirds of the gaming community didn’t have the necessary hardware to run the monstrous title. In the mean time, some things have changed and the engine has matured enough. Nonetheless, the game comes with some technical difficulties. We’ll list the chea... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:57:49 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prey-Cheats-and-Fixes-45843.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Prey-Cheats-and-Fixes-45843.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dark-Messiah-of-Might-and-Magic-Fixes-45833.shtml Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is based on Valve's engine, Source and it comes with all the problems attached to a heavily scripted gameplay. If it weren't enough, this is (whether they want it or not) a next-gen engine that has all the latest features integrated, like HDR (High Dynamic Range Lighting). All this complexity has to come with a price that is us... (read more)]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:10:58 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dark-Messiah-of-Might-and-Magic-Fixes-45833.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dark-Messiah-of-Might-and-Magic-Fixes-45833.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Elder-Scrolls-III-Morrowind-Glitches-and-Cheats-Xbox-and-PC-45820.shtml Although Oblivion is still collecting awards and praises from the gaming press, its prequel, Morrowind, is still played by many RPG fans. There will never be a 100% done Morrowind game since the combinations of races, items and abilities have no known limit yet. It's like no one has lived to tell if Bethesda's cult game has a point w... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Elder-Scrolls-III-Morrowind-Glitches-and-Cheats-Xbox-and-PC-45820.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Elder-Scrolls-III-Morrowind-Glitches-and-Cheats-Xbox-and-PC-45820.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Alex Stanescu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-2-Admin-Commands-45770.shtml Battlefield 2 is a complete simulation of modern warfare and its multiplayer oriented gameplay has secured a great success. Developed by DICE and published by EA, it reached the top of the charts in no time and stayed there for a long time, mainly because of the lack of real competition. The growing community has ensured a constant development cycle, making this one a... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-2-Admin-Commands-45770.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Battlefield-2-Admin-Commands-45770.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-2-Cheats-45767.shtml Hidden and Dangerous 2 is the follow-up of the semi-successful title released back in 1999. The first one came with a bunch of innerving bugs and because it wanted to stay true to this habit, the second one had the same problem: it needed patches to run the way it was intended to. Unfortunately for Hidden and Dangerous 2, the market had adopted the original recipe an... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:26:16 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-2-Cheats-45767.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-2-Cheats-45767.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-Cheats-45720.shtml Hidden and Dangerous was different because it provided a different approach than what we were used to until then. The era of mindless shooters with millions of causalities that brought the race of zombies to the brink of extinction was about to end. This squad based combat was among the first to take a chance with a realistic game that presented a somewhat real version... (read more)]]> Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-Cheats-45720.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hidden-and-Dangerous-Cheats-45720.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Madden-NFL-07-Cheats-PS2-45709.shtml Touchdown!! It doesn't matter if you play by the book or play dirty as long as you get the victory and those wonderful Superbowl rings. Playing a game in the NFL was never that fun and now the atmosphere is better, the players look and act more realistic and the whole gameplay becomes a wild experience. Fast-paced home-runs, a touchdown scored in the last seconds of a mat... 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Madden 2007 Card Codes
Enter these codes at the passwo... (read more)]]> Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:03:00 GMT Softpedia News - Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Madden-NFL-07-Unlockables-45707.shtml Tips & Tricks http://news.softpedia.com/news/Madden-NFL-07-Unlockables-45707.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Silviu Stahie)