Ever since EA binned The White Council, I’ve been dying for an open-world RPG set in the world of The Lord of the Rings. I am also far from the only one, as a team of modders has been working on building themselves just that, using Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls games as a base. More »
Skyrim’s offical Creation Kit hasn’t even been out a week (or half a week!), and already, there is some amazing stuff being done. More »
There’s a lot of talking here at the beginning. A lot of boring crafting stuff. Stick with it. Eventually, you’ll see that you really can get lightsabres in Skyrim. And canon be damned, they are awesome. More »
Bethesda previously announced the Skyrim Creation Kit, which will let PC users re-invent their hit RPG in unimagined ways. More »
Black Mesa is an independent remake of the original Half-Life that’s been in development since the end of the First World War. It hasn’t been seen for years. Most people now assume the remake, like Half-Life 3 itself, is an apparition. A mirage. More »
Mods can make Skyrim look better. They can make Grand Theft Auto look better. They can make, well, just about any PC game look better. Including Mass Effect. More »
Gearbox, along with working on the Blue Shift and Opposing Forces expansions for the original Half-Life, was responsible for the PS2 and Dreamcast ports of the game. As history tells, the latter title was completed, but never released. It still won’t see the light of day on Sega’s defunct console but, thanks to the work of a small team of modders, you can now enjoy the experience on PC. More »
It’s time to stop imagining you have the power to knock folks over with your voice and start putting it to practice. From modders DeadlyAzuril and PsychoHamster comes Thu’uMic, a completely free standalone mod for the PC version of Skyrim. More »
If you’ve got Half-Life 2 and Garry’s Mod you should really go and download this free mod called Elevator: Source. It’s about being stuck in an elevator with strangers. Internet strangers. And the elevator can take you anywhere. More »
One PC gaming truism is that modders make magic, by altering the rules or looks of a vanilla game release into something shinier or more idiosyncratic. In the case of PC modder Xilver, the magic-making’s literal. More »
