Modding

In Real Life

Inside A Chinese Hacking Den

7:00AM Yesterday | Brian Ashcraft

Located in a South China shopping center, this shop doesn’t merely “fix” consoles. It fixes them so they can run pirates games. Common throughout the country, the “Chinese pirates hacking den”, as website China Underground called it, specialises in flashing (modding) Xbox 360 and hacking consoles like the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. More »


PC

Why Don’t More Developers Release Mod Tools?

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12:30PM December 11, 2011 | Logan Booker

Bethesda recently announced it will make the Creation Kit, the development and modding tool for Skyrim, available early next month so players can get to work on enhancing the RPG. Judging by the success of the new Fallout titles, and Bethesda’s older games such as Morrowind and Oblivion, the Skyrim Creation Kit should assure the game exists in minds and on hard drives for many, many years to come. This raises a compelling question: Why don’t all developers release modding tools for their games? More »


PC

Minecraft’s Water Made Wondrous

6:15PM December 10, 2011 | Brian Crecente

I’m a huge Minecraft fan. Sure, it could use a bit more hand-holding, but I enjoy how much it coaxes creativity out of everyone who plays it. More »


In Real Life

Super Pixel Bros. Is A Playable Super Mario Bros., In Only 64 Pixels

8:00AM September 19, 2011 | Owen Good

This is Super Mario Bros. reduced to a 64-pixel version (sorta). Modder Brad Slattery made this handheld 8 by 8 LED board which displays a playable Super Mario Bros., if you use a lot of imagination, of course. Mario is just a single yellow blip. More »


News

2010′s Big Piracy Busts Netted Millions In Seized Games

6:00AM July 7, 2011 | Brian Crecente

US video game industry anti-piracy efforts last year led to more than 40 criminal cases and at least two convictions, the Entertainment Software Association reported today. More »


PC

Black Ops Mod Tools Should Arrive In May

10:06AM April 14, 2011 | Owen Good

A PC mod toolkit for Call of Duty: Black Ops should release next month, according to this Treyarch developer (and retweeted by community manager Josh Olin.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 disappointed many when it did not release mod tools. Treyarch promised last year that Black Ops would bring them back.


Retro

What Do You Get When You Cross An Xbox 360 With An Atari 2600?

4:00AM March 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Modder supreme Ben Heck marries Microsoft’s current-generation console with an Atari 2600 to create the lovable monstrosity known as the Xbox 360 1977 Edition, making us wonder why faux wood panelling ever went out of style. More »


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Here’s Kinect — Working On A PS3 (And Playing Killzone 3)

9:00AM March 21, 2011 | Owen Good

This genie of Kinect modification is never going back in the bottle. Now a modder has figured out a way to get the Microsoft device to work with a PlayStation 3. More »


In Real Life

StarCraft Modder’s Tense Week Gets A Storybook Conclusion

2:00PM January 22, 2011 | Owen Good

A week ago, Ryan Winzell was a college student with another year and half until completing his degree. Today, he’s the mod community’s Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another. More »


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Kinect Gives Life To This Humanoid Robot

8:00AM December 30, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Using Microsoft’s Kinect to control a modified Roomba is impressive. Using it to get a kit-built humanoid robot to mimic your actions is pretty damn amazing. More »