Tag: MoD
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"Dawnguard" to be the first Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion?
I won't lie; despite my love of Skyrim, the thought of delving back into the icy tundras of Bethesda's epic open-world RPG sends a shiver down my spine. Well over 100 hours did I pour into that game, and I'm…
Waititng for Skyrim? Get a load of this Oblivion mod
Bethesda's Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is shaping up to be one of the year's finest games, impressing at E3 and building on the stellar work seen in stablemates Oblivion and Fallout 3. But you've got a fair old wait…
Osama Bin Laden Pakistan compound now a playable Counter Strike level
Despite being available in various forms since 2004, Counter Strike: Source still attracts a hardcore group of twitch-happy FPS gamers looking to get their online counter-terrorism fix. The game also has one of the most busy modding communities out there…
Mesh 7 gaming PC designed by BMW on its way
If like me you've been saving up for a flash BMW most of your adult life that seems as far off into the distance as it did the first day you popped a penny into your piggy bank, here's an…
"Elegant Edition" Xbox 360 looks a bit like a Betamax player
The "Elegant Edition" mod features three 120mm fans for cooling, and a boxy Betamax like shape. If you've got the dough, the mod team will fix your Xbox 360 up too, but keep in mind your warranty won't be worth the paper it's printed on.
600,000 pirate gamers banned from Xbox Live
The modifications allow gamers to circumvent the console's Digital Rights Management technologies and run pirated discs, and can feature game-hacks to give pirate gamers an unfair advantage whilst gaming online.
The Ultra-Quiet Xbox 360 – a readymade case-modded Xbox 360, pre-installed in a Lian-Li PC box
The Lian-Li Xbox 360 PC case mods have been around for a while. The idea is you stick your Xbox 360’s internal bits into one, preying you don’t break any of it in the process, then relax – safe in the knowledge that your Xbox 360’s insides have more room to breathe. And are less likely to overheat and break.
If you’re not keen on doing it yourself, perhaps because you don’t own the right kind of screwdriver and can’t even see any damn screws on your Xbox 360 anyway, UK-based supplier QuietXbox.com will do all the hard work for you…
RAF told to shoot down UFOs – ex MoD employee spills the space beans
A gentleman who used to work for the Ministry of Defence has said that the RAF has been trying, unsuccessfully, to shoot down UFOs for years.
Nick Pope, who worked on the MoD’s UFO desk for three years, told the Sun:
“We know of cases where the order has been given to shoot down – with little effect to the UFO.”
According to Pope, pilots only open fire if they consider the UFO to be a threat to UK airspace…
Clapped-out Fiat 126 becomes Flat Out Fiat 126
It’s the sort of thing you’d expect Clarkson, Hammond and May to attempt on Top Gear, but this low-down vehicle is the work of car designer Andy Saunders.
So infuriated was he that his 1985 Mini Claustrophobia lost the world record for “lowest car” to another that he decided to literally mash up a 1989 Fiat 126…