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Skyrim Creation Kit Arrives Tuesday, February 7, Alongside Big Surprise

Bethesda has just confirmed that the Creation Kit for its massively successful The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim role playing game is set to finally appear on Tuesday, February 7.Skyrim was one of the best games released in 2011 and a key role in its success was played by the modding community, which immediately started ma...

4 February 2012
05:31 GMT

Minecraft Mod API Is High Priority for Mojang

The developers working on indie hit Minecraft at Mojang have stated that one of the core priorities for the game in the coming months is the creation of a proper APi to support full modding for the game, mainly because the community can create more content than the team that created the title. Jens Bergensten, known...

31 January 2012
16:41 GMT

Skyrim on Consoles May Get Modding Support

The upcoming Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim may receive a special feature on consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, as Bethesda, its developer and publisher, is currently working at an infrastructure which allows modding to happen on the Microsoft or Sony platforms, not just on the PC one. Bethesda games have had e...

30 June 2011
03:50 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Might Get Modding Tools in May

A Treyarch developer sent out a Twitter message which mentions that a set of modding tools for the first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops will be launched during May, allowing players on the PC to create their own content, presumably limited to maps and maybe simple battle scenarios. Here's the entire m...

14 April 2011
16:31 GMT

CA Says Shogun 2 Offers Huge Modding Opportunities

Total War: Shogun 2 has just been launched and the developers that have worked on the game at The Creative Assembly are keen to make sure that gamers experience all that the new strategy game has to offer. Craig Laycock, who is the senior community manager at the developer, has told Armchair General that modding i...

16 March 2011
18:31 GMT

Ben Heck Takes You On a Tour of the 'Mod Cave'

We're pretty sure that, for many of you, Ben Heck is not a particular familiar name, but those with a penchant for modding have certainly heard of this iconic figure, who's come up, over time, with some of the coolest computer and Xbox mods the world has ever seen. And now, Benjamin J. Heckendorn, a.k.a. B...

7 December 2010
06:13 GMT

Camaro Personal Computer Goes on Sale, Packs Impressive $1,239 Price Tag

Not that long ago we brought you a pretty crazy mod from a guy that managed to cram an entire computer inside a radio controlled Corvette ZR1 and today we continue this whole automotive computer theme with the Camaro Personal Computer.Although not as impressive as its faster (in more ways than one) Corvette counterpa...

9 November 2010
09:20 GMT

Modder Build PC Inside Fully Functional R/C Corvette

When it comes to computer modding I don't think there are that many things that still manage to impress me, although I have to admit this Corvette ZR1 Desktop PC mod that packs a PC inside a tight fitting Corvette ZR1 radio controlled car is quite impressive, especially if you consider this thing can still be &l...

4 November 2010
11:50 GMT

Modding Tools Are Out for Civilization V

Firaxis, as the developer, and Taker Two, as the publisher, have announced that a number of tools that can be used to mod their latest turn based strategy title, Civilization V, have been released through the Steam digital distribution service from Valve.The package includes a World Builder, designed to allow the eas...

1 October 2010
13:41 GMT

Scammers Target Halo Reach Fans

Security researchers warn that scammers are trying to exploit people's interest into the new Halo Reach game in a variety of ways.Firs of all, there seem to be a lot of phishing attacks targeting XBox Live accounts on the official Halo forums, which are maintained by the game's developer over at Bungie.net....

24 September 2010
12:30 GMT

Map Makers Will Be Able to Sell Their StarCraft II Maps on Battle.net

The new and improved Battle.net system, used by Blizzard in order to chart the progress of gamers who own any of its titles, has been the target of a lot of blame lately as you will have to use it if you want to play the upcoming StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty title, which, sadly, was delayed until 2010. But while i...

27 August 2009
03:25 GMT

Team Fortress 2 Helps Map Makers

Team Fortress 2 is one of the biggest online games out there, having gained a huge number of fans thanks to its distinct gameplay and wide variety of character classes that are available for players around the world. But another distinct feature that the Valve-developed game has is the fact that it is running on the...

16 June 2009
02:21 GMT

The Rotary Phone iPhone Dock, Modding to the Max

One thing is certain: there is little limit to where modding can go, especially if we're talking serious modders with a real attitude. And when mixing modern gear with antique items is taken into consideration, great things are bound to happen. It's the case of the Rotary Phone iPhone Dock, a piece of gadge...

13 December 2008
06:10 GMT

Left 4 Dead Demo Teases with New Team Fortress 2 Class

Left 4 Dead is set to be a very successful title, largely due to the fact that one of the most popular game developers on the market, Valve, is behind it. The company is very popular with the gamer community mainly because it endorses and publishes modifications made to its games by different types of people.The demo...

17 November 2008
11:01 GMT

VelociRaptor Shell Used for SSD Mod

Let us start this with a simple question: what do you do when you see that your old PC isn't cool enough to keep up with the latest computer systems on the market? Well, one option would be to start modding, of course, and so turn your PC into something for which your friends will likely envy you. This is ...

10 November 2008
05:57 GMT

Fire Extinguisher Modding to Create Unique Breathtaking Loudspeakers

If there still are people who think that some objects cannot be modded, then reading the next piece of news is a must. A lot of guys are into modding and transforming all sorts of objects into gear with completely different functions and goals, be it simple trinkets or even technology-loaded equipment. The world of l...

3 November 2008
17:01 GMT

Steam Gives Away Free Community Developed Games

We recently reported that Steam, Valve's leading digital content distribution network, would start hosting mods developed by the community. These are modifications made to games, which use the  engine of the title to create new gameplay modes with the same or different characters. Such was the case with Cou...

6 October 2008
03:00 GMT

Level Design Contest for UT3 Announced

It seems that the Unreal modding community is in need for some new recruits and it is offering everybody a chance to join its ranks. An official competition has been prepared to support the modders and huge prizes are up for grabs, just as anybody would've expected. And the thing that makes this whole deal even ...

5 June 2008
17:06 GMT

Father of All Mods: The Eee That's Eight Devices Richer

Everybody knows how popular the Asus Eee PC is. I won't even bother mentioning how many units have sold until now, or how much it costs, as these are just some details you Eee lovers already know. I will mention only the fact that its popularity mixed with an affordable price (affordable enough to risk FUBAR-ing...

22 January 2008
10:29 GMT

Crazy Brits Roll Out a Limousine Tank - Uber-Party, Conflict Area Style

Tanks have been around for quite some time now, but nobody really associated them with anything else but the idea of conflicts and war. However, it would seem that the people over at the UK-based Tanks-Alot company have decided to turn this whole concept around and thus turned a very menacing-looking tank into a ful...

25 July 2007
03:06 GMT

Hear the cries of dying noobs with perfect digital clarity" - The Audio FX Pro 5+1 Headphones from Ben Heckendorn

Yes, it's now official: the mystery headphones which the "modder extraordinaire" Ben Heckendorn has been teasing the gaming planet with are real and will hit the stores in early July as declared by Ben himself.Actually, the mystery headphones are a gaming set, with ear cans and microphone and even some extra pre...

7 June 2007
11:11 GMT

Extreme Keyboard Tuning: AskVideo's New Keyboard Overlays

Sometimes they say "the king is dead, long live the king"; it's time to say goodbye to your old keyboard and greet a new one, made especially for your audio editing needs: the AskVideo-modded keyboard!I guess that many of you have already put a surprised and confused face, yet I speak nothing but the truth: no m...

19 April 2007
05:41 GMT

What Happens When You Put a Turbocharger in a PC?

A computer enthusiast takes computing to another level, it's like having a hot rod, it just draws attention, and even if it doesn't, you feel good about owning a powerful machine. So what happens when you get a car and aren't satisfied with how it runs, you tweak it, to the best of your knowledge, sear...

2 April 2007
03:36 GMT


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