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[Fix] Civilization V Crashes, Direct X issues, Black Screen

After playing with Civilization 5 for quite awhile (and found a fix to skip that annoying intro movie), the next logical step is to fix some of the most common problems encountered when playing


Fallout: New Vegas System Requirements

Fallout: New Vegas is the latest iteration of the Fallout Series.  If you’re wondering if your rig can handle the game, here’s the system requirements courtesy of Obsidian: Minimum Requirements: CPU: Intel Core2 Duo @ 1.8GHz


Otaku Expo Reload

What: Otaku Expo Reload When: Mall hours (October 8-10) Where: SM Megamall Megatrade Hall


HowTo: Fix “The Battle.net Account does not include an associated copy of Starcraft 2” error

You’ve just bought StarCraft II, installed it on your system, entered your CD-KEY in Battle.Net, got the confirmation (and thanks) from Blizzard that your game is now authenticated.  Upon launching the game and logging


Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console unveiled!

The internet is literally flooded with news and information about Nintendo’s latest iteration of the DS portable console, the Nintendo 3DS.  First things first.  The Japanese release date for the Nintendo 3DS will be


K-On! Movie confirmed!

The last episode of K-ON!! has announced that a K-ON! movie has been green-lit. This has also been confirmed via the series’ news can also be found on the official


HowTo: Enable NA access in StarCraft II Battle.Net

With StarCraft II Patch 1.1.0 now Live in all Battle.Net servers, you may want to know how to access the North American Server in battle.net :). Of course if you’re already have the NA version


Civilization V skip Intro Movie

After installing Civilization V, the Intro Movie will be the biggest headache that you’ll encounter. Why? There’s virtually no way to stop it (short of hitting CTRL + ALT + DELETE) from running it’s


Dissidia 012 [duodecim] trailer

The follow-up to 2008’s RPG/Fighting Game Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 [duodecim] includes an expanded roster with FFXIII’s Lightning, FFVII’s Tifa and FFIV’s Kain, along with new game modes, story missions, a new assist


StarCraft 2 Patch 1.1.0 Now Live

Patch 1.1.0 introduces a slew of balance changes (Marauder and Siege Tanks nerfed lol) as well as a few of the most requested features for StarCraft II like access to the North American BNet


New trailer proves Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is awesome!

Was there even any doubt? This trailer fresh from TGS simply proves the point that the upcoming Monster Hunter title for the PSP will be awesome!


First look at Dissidia 012 [duodecim]

Square-Enix has unveiled the upcoming sequel to it’s successful Final Fantasy mash up, Final Fantasy


Installing WiiFlow 2.1 on your Wii

After quite a long while, the Wiiflow team has finally, publicly released Wiiflow 2.1.  The new version of Wiiflow includes several new features that make it a compelling choice for your USB loader like


Sony PS3 Firmware v3.42 blocks hacks

It’s not just Nintendo stepping up it’s anti-hacking game, Sony has also released a mandatory firmware update to block all currently known exploits on the PS3.  This is aside from having a legal blockade


Nintendo updates Wii and DSi against homebrew

Nintendo has just released a couple of firmware updates that is sure to get some people’s blood boiling. The two pronged assault against piracy target’s the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DSi (and the DSi


Jailbreak your PS3 using an Android Phone!

With the PSJailbreak looking to get no nowhere fast with Sony being able to block it by legal means, is the ability to hack the PS3 lost forever? Apparently not, all you need


Nintendo slashes DSi and DSi XL prices

In light of the revelation of Nintendo’s upcoming portable console the 3DS and the rise in popularity competing portable consoles/gadgets like the iPod Touch, Nintendo has slashed the prices of it’s DSi and DSi


No Birth by Sleep for the PSP Go

And yet one more reason not to get a PSP Go. It looks like one by one, companies pushing out PSP games have accepted the fact that the PSP Go is a failed


Sony blocks PS3 modchip sale via lawsuit

Just as a PS3 hack was inevitable, so is the legal block that Sony was bound to impose sooner or later. In this case, the action was sooner as before PSJailbreak started shipping, Sony Computer


Decoding the PlayStation controller’s buttons

If you’ve owned any of the PlayStation consoles (the original PlayStation or PSX, the PS2, the PS3 and the PSP) then you’ve seen the button scheme that they’ve been using on their controllers.  Instead


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