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• Circle of 8 Marches Toward The Keep on the Borderlands

  Published: July 27, 2007, 5:30 pm

  Tags: Mods, Atari, Computer, D Amp D, Temple Of Elemental Evil, The Keep On The Borderlands, Troika

  Classic pen-and-paper module B1:The Keep on the Borderlands is unofficially marching toward becoming a digital reality thanks to the fan group the Cirlce of 8. Built on top of Troika’s Temple of Elemental Evil, the original Dunceons & Dragons adventure is nearing Beta. ToEE, a commercial failure for publisher Atari and one of the

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• Gaming Case Mods that Rock

  Published: July 28, 2007, 4:52 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Game Consoles, Case Mod, Case Mods, Gaming Case Mods, Psp, Techeblog

  of some really cool case mods that would make even a minimalist jealous. I especially love the Zelda Wii case mod, being the Hyrulian dork that I am, and the PSP God War mod is enough to make me want a PSP for my very own. Having something unique and all your own is something that gamers and normies alike can and should appreciate. So, for

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• Apple TV Hacks calls for help to polish the USB drive hack

  Published: July 29, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: Apple Tv, Apple Tv Hacks, Appletv, Appletvhacks, External Storage, Externalstorage, Hacks, Hard Drive, Harddrive, Mods, Usb Drive, Usbdrive

  under: Hardware, OS, Hacks, Mods, Blogs, Apple TVTwo days after Apple TV Hacks published the much sought-after USB hard drive hack for the Apple TV, the site is making a call for help to polish the modification. For now, the hack isn't for the faint of heart - it requires some mucking around at the command line, not to mention an Intel Mac to

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• DIY: How to Make an Ugly Guitar Hero Guitar Out of Scratch

  Published: July 30, 2007, 2:30 pm

  Tags: Custom, Custom Made, Diy, Guitar, Guitar Hero, Mods

  The default Guitar Hero controllers are alright, but this guy's made a custom GH guitar himself—out of stuff he had lying around the house. He took the circuit board from a PS1 controller, a strap, miscellaneous household junk, and fashioned a Guitar Hero-esque guitar out of it. We would have recommended that he start with a real guitar and

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• Clips: NES MP3 Player and Speakers Made From a Cart and Controller

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:20 pm

  Tags: Clips, Controller, Diy, Mods, Mp3 Player, Nes, Nes Controller, Portable Media, Speaker

  People are making the NES controller into optical mice and voice recorders, so why not make it into an MP3 player? Better yet, why not take an actual NES cartridge and make that into speakers and get a horrible, yet awesome NES speaker system going? The only thing better than this would be if the set played all Minibosses, all the time. [Hacked

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• Half-Life 2 Mod: Riot Act

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:22 pm

  Tags: Mods, Half Life, Computer, Half Life 2, Riot Act

  and Half-Life 2Mods: Half-Life 2 Awakening

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• MacMod '07 has begun

  Published: August 1, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Case Mods, Casemods, Hacks, Macmod, Mods

  under: ModsEach August, we anticipate the start of the MacMod Challenge, a time for case modders to compete for bragging rights and glory (among other prizes). Last year's entries included the iMac mini LCD and the Tonka iMac. In fact, did the 2005 challenge produce the first iMac with "Intel inside?"The list of prizes and judges for 2007

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• Fallout 1 & 2 Engine Tweaks

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Mods, Fallout, Computer, Game Companies, Engine Tweak, Fallout 1, Fallout 2, Interplay

  No Mutants Allowed is one of the most respected and outspoken forums on the web. They are a group gamers totally dedicated to the games they love, Fallout 1 and Fallout 2. I can hardly fault them as I am a big fan of both games myself. While we all wait for the release of Fallout 3, fans of the older two games will be pleased to hear there is a

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• Deco PC Case: Skyscraper Photo PC's Case Made Entirely of Wood

  Published: August 3, 2007, 8:45 am

  Tags: Case Mods, Deco Pc Case, Jeffrey Stephenson, Pcs

  We're big fans of master craftsman and computer constructor Jeffrey Stephenson's work, and now he's outdone himself with the Skyscraper Photo PC, made entirely of basswood and mahogany veneer. We've shown you some of Stephenson's work before, the beautiful Decomatic Model 12, and now it looks like he's outdone himself with this case mod with a

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• Garry's Mod Update on Steam

  Published: August 3, 2007, 12:57 pm

  Tags: Mods, Valve, Computer, Games, Counter Strike Source, Garrys Mod Update

  Garry’s Mod, the popular software utility that can be used to create mini-games and movie shorts has been updated The mod works with the Counter-strike source. Both the mod and the source code are available on Steam. Gamers who already have Garry’s Mod will have their mod updated automatically when the Steam client is restarted.The

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• The Open File: Files from the Front August 3, 2007

  Published: August 3, 2007, 12:52 pm

  Tags: Half Life, Mods, Features, The Open File, Sierra, Valve, Game Platforms, Computer, Electronic Arts, Command Amp Amp Conquer, Game Companies, Command Amp Conquer, Fear, Filefront, Half Life

  center for your games, mods and maps reviews and link to information on the latest mods and maps a meeting place for players and modder to exchange ideas or chat a centralized place to keep informed regarding the supported games, mods and tournaments an easy way to import current mods/maps from ModToaster Quake 4 Macintosh patch v.1.4.2

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• First third-party "game" app appears for iPhone

  Published: August 6, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: Development, Game, Hacks, Iphone, Mods, Third Party, Thirdparty

  Filed under: Cellphones, GamingIt would seem that the first-ever iPhone game has been written and is available to download to your Jail-broken device, and true to the natural form of the Microsoft vs. Apple debate, it's all based around blowing up Zunes. Jason Merchant, a clever (and possibly very bored) iPhone hacker has coded a small game app

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• Neverwinter Nights 2 Community Update: New MotB content

  Published: August 6, 2007, 1:26 pm

  Tags: Mods, Computer, Games, Game Companies, Community Update, Mask Of The Betrayer, Motb, Neverwinter Nights 2, Nwn2, Obsidian

  some of the fantastic mods available for NWN2. This week there is a random loot generator by cdaulepp. The spotlight also falls on a NWN2 Persistent World: Shroudworld. With its own unique storyline and feel Shroudworld offers players a Custom Quest GUI, a Fame and Faction System, an Advanced Progression System, and Class Guilds. It seems

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• Garry's Mod Updated on Steam

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Mods, Valve, Computer, Games, Counter Strike, Garrys Mod Mods

  Garry's Mod, the popular software utility that can be used to create mini-games and movie shorts has been updated on Valve’s Steam client. There are just a few more tweaks for the popular mod that can be used with the Counter-strike source. Both Garry’s Mod and the Counter Strike source code are available on Steam. Gamers who already

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• Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys: Batmobile Tumble Case Mod, Bye Bye Mac

  Published: August 9, 2007, 9:11 am

  Tags: Batman, Batmobile, Case Mod, Gadgets, Mods, Pcs, Peripherals, Tumbler, Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys

  After finding himself bored by his Wal-mart R/C Tumbler, one modder decided to do the only logical thing: make the toy into a badass case mod. While the specs are a bit on the lame—AMD Sempron 2800+, 40 gig HD, 736 MB of DDR 400 ram, and a CD/DVD drive—we're still fairly certain this computer could beat the crap out of a more

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