Xbox 360 E74 Cause - Tips on How to Avoid

A countless number of Xbox 360 owners have experienced the dreaded Xbox 360 E74 system error.The Xbox 360 E74 error is characterized by a screen that displays "E74", and the console will flash one red light around the power button. The E74 is a lot like the RROD for the Xbox 360. Both the RROD and the E74 are caused by overheating of the console.Several factors contribute to the overheating problem. These factors include: playing your Xbox 360 for hours upon hours with no down time, placing your console in a tight place or somewhere that doesn't...

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Xbox 360 Fixes to Avoid

Does your Xbox 360 have the RROD, E74, or some other common error? Are you confused about which Xbox 360 fix is right for you?Many owners are overwhelmed with the number of possible Xbox 360 fixes available to them all over the Internet.Most people are out to find the quickest fix possible, but you need to be sure to watch out for those so called "quick fixes". Some of those quick fixes include the towel trick, which involves wrapping your Xbox 360 in a towel, and the toothpick/paperclip trick, which involves stopping the fans with toothpicks...

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What Is Xbox Kinect?

You've seen the ads and heard the hype, but you're still asking "What is Xbox Kinect?" Well, never fear, because we prepared this short and sweet guide that aims to answer all your questions about Xbox Kinect. If you want to know what is Xbox Kinect, how it works, and what sort of games you can play with it, you've come to the right place.What is Xbox Kinect?Kinect is the motion control device created by Microsoft to be used with their Xbox 360 console. You use your body (head, hands, and feet) along with spoken commands to control whatever it...

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Three Possible Ways to Obtain an E74 Fix for Xbox 360

Is your Xbox 360 suffering from the infamous E74 system error? If so, do not be afraid. The E74 system error is a common error among Xbox 360 gaming systems. I am going to highlight three possible fixes that can get you back to gaming as quick as possible, and hopefully save you a little bit of money.1. Send your console to Microsoft.Obviously, Microsoft would be the most qualified company to fix your Xbox, as they make the console. If your Xbox 360 is still under warranty, sending your system to Microsoft is usually your best option. You can...

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Amulet of Time: Shadow of La Rochelle Review

Amulet of Time: Shadow of la Rochelle is a hidden object and adventure game coming from Big Fish Games. From the name itself, you can already sense on what this game has in store for you. You get to travel back in time. And since I get to see a colon on the title, it seems that this game will probably pave the way for numerous sequels to come in case it becomes successful. But will this game become successful? Well, let us see through the rest of this review.The story of the game takes place in 16th century France, during the time of King Henry...

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Dig Dug II Game Review

If one were to ask anybody who has spent time playing games for more than a few years, chances are rather high that they will know the name Dig Dug. After all, it was the name of a classic game that nearly all seasoned gamers have struggled against in their time at some point. Like any other video game that has seen such popularity, the developer chose to make a sequel, which was also met with a decent amount of success. In fact, if it were not for hits such as Dig Dug and Dig Dug II, then Namco would not be around today to publish other greats...

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3 Reasons to Play Diner Dash Online

Many people are wanting to play Diner Dash online. Why? It is a mentally stimulating game that allows you to have a good, relaxing time from the comfort of your home computer. It is a strategy game that involves you, as a waitress named Flo, serving meals to many hungry customers, while dealing with running and managing a restaurant. The goal is to generate as much cash as possible in the form of tips by rapidly performing tasks such as seating guests as they arrive, taking their orders, and delivering their food quickly. In this article, we'll...

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Ninja Gaiden 3 - Gameplay Review

The main character of the Ninja Gaiden 3He is the son of Kent Hayabusa who died in his hands after he passed the sword to him for his bravery in an earlier part of Ninja Gaiden series. He is now leading the Hayabusa clan with possession of spiritual, physical and magical powers from the ancestry of the dragons. He is still the same brave character in the Ninja Gaiden 3 video game.Staging of the video gameThe video game sets off on a foggy day in London and Ryu Hayabusa is taken back into thought as to why he came there in the first place. He then...

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Bikkuri Nekketsu Shinkiroku: Harukanaru Kin Medal Famicom Game Review

Japanese developers have certainly had innovative ideas when it comes to creating likeable characters that go on to form long-running, popular series of video games. For example, the Mario and Zelda series have both gone on to form thirty year long legacies that gamers of all ages can recognize. While the Kunio-Kun series may not have reached quite the same level of success, it still maintained great popularity in Japan and to some degree in America. This is seen in the numerous sports games that spawned within the series, including Bikkuri Nekketsu...

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Pro Flight Simulator - The Game Or The Real Thing?

To understand what's going on in the minds of flight fans and enthusiasts, first we have to learn what a flying simulation truly is. Flying simulators can be classified as software applications used to reproduce and simulate real airplane flying experience with all its features and characteristics.There are many different flying simulation software packages available on the market today and we will look into Pro Flight Simulator, which has been considered one of the best options in terms of price and quality. It is relatively inexpensive and offers...

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Best Flight Simulation Games For Wannabe Pilots

Many people around the world have dreams of flying and would like to be airplane pilots. For most of them those wishes remain only dreams and fantasies as real flying courses can be very expensive and lot of us don't have enough time, money or other requirements for becoming professional airplane pilots.Good alternative for many flying fans and enthusiast have been various flight simulation games and software applications. This way they get a chance to experience realistic flying without even leaving their own home. There are many different flight...

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What's New About Assassin's Creed 3?

Following the highly effective first couple of installments, Ubisoft is all set to again capture most of the games community by surprise with the approaching Assassin's Creed 3 installment which is due for release Oct 2012.Although the business is still to publicize many details of the precise mission, a number of leakages have been circling the web for a little bit of time now. Here are a couple of the assumed released features we have gleaned so far.The plot of the gameplay will now be absorbed in the 18th Century of the Northern American areas...

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Your Guide to Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a completely new fighting role-playing release, and takes place within the vast and extraordinary universe called Amalur. This game should turn out to be an impressive game with the executive designer being Ken Rolston (lead designer of the popular Elder Scrolls 3 and 4 titles), the storyline getting written by popular writer R. A. Salvatore (who's been on the New York Times bestseller list on 22 occasions), plus the game graphics as well as animation being directed by Todd McFarlane (Spider-Man artist and the...

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UFC Undisputed 3 - Details About the Game

UFC Undisputed 3 will be the latest game to be released in the critically acclaimed UFC franchise. This fighting game is based on the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), which happens to be the biggest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) championship in the world. MMA is full contact fighting whereby competitors fight using a combination of punching, kicking and grappling fighting strategies that include boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, Taekwondo, karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, judo, Muay Thai along with more fighting disciplines.Many improvements have been...

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review Texts Focus on Strong Characterization, Kupo!

A good amount of people that write review articles were really excited when Final Fantasy XIII-2 came out. Unlike the original game, this title takes a close look at the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos and crafts a story that surrounds the Etro Goddess. The Cocoon and Gran Pulse locations return in this game, and there are various changes in appearance throughout the time periods that the game depicts. Augusta Tower, for instance, is particularly high tech and features a rather complicated maze for an interior. The Vile Peaks are now covered in...

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Borderlands 2 Release Date

The wait for millions of fans of the original Borderlands game is coming to a close. With a tentative Borderlands 2 release date being slated by the developers as mid to late 2012, gaming geeks and fans alike are already speculating if the second installment can live up to the first. Let's cover what made Borderlands such a hit to start with and investigate if 2K Games and Gearbox Software can step up to the plate with their latest iteration.Borderlands was released in 2009 and received critical acclaim for its meshing of gaming genre's, namely...

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An Introductory Guide to Syndicate

Syndicate will be a futuristic FPS game which takes place in 2069, where the entire planet is governed by 3 huge corporations, referred to as the Syndicates. As a bio-engineered soldier who works for the Eurocorp Syndicate, you have the DART-6 microchip implanted into your brain - which lets you breach (assume control of) items in your immediate surroundings, take over any adversary's weapons together with your adversary's minds, see through walls plus also control the speed of time. This game comes with a four player cooperative mode, featuring...

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Experience The Thrill Of Rise Of Flight

A major part of the allure of video games is the ability to do things we ordinarily couldn't do, or to be taken to another place and time. It's no real surprise then that sports games and shooters tend to dominate the game shelves, as we have all dreamed of being a sports superstar, or of playing the lead in a big action movie where we get to fire of huge amounts of hot lead in order to save the day.Another genre of game that falls into the action category is war games, where players can re-live actual missions from wars of the past. While some...

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Maestro: Notes of Life Review

Maestro: Notes of Life is a hidden object and adventure creation of ERS Games. For those who know ERS Games, they are the developers of some of the best hidden object games available in the market today. Maestro: Notes of Life is no exception to being a great game as this sequel after Maestro: Music of Death takes the player to another dark musical ride with a new story, new scenarios, and creative puzzles that is certified to be loved by many.The story of the game opens up with a nicely produced cut scene of a young girl kidnapped by some magical...

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Review - Dead Island

What originally turned me onto this game was one of the best trailers that I have ever seen. It depicts a reverse time scene of a man and his wife trying to save their daughter from the infected in the hallways of the hotel where you start. Even better, is that in the beginning of the game, you can find this couple, dead on the floor, holding hands. Which is nice, in that it adds a touching moment to an otherwise brutally violent and kind-of silly game. What worried me about it was the fact that it was a CGI trailer and I worried that the game...

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LIMBO Reviewed

LIMBO presents itself as 2D atmospheric puzzle game that puts you in the shoes of a protagonist child stuck in a nightmare. For this particular Video Games Source review I played through this ambient arcade platforming puzzle game via STEAM on my PC. Upon starting LIMBO you're thrusted into the game's opening act with no warning. You see a boy wake up who's whites of his eyes are only visible. What I found peculiar about my PC copy was the fact you can't do any "PC" stuff to LIMBO regarding graphical settings. You can, and I did use my Xbox 360...

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Is Call Of Duty A Suitable First Person Shooter (FPS) For Kids?

If you haven't played Call of Duty, it's a game where you kill people/computer animations and get points and xp towards ranking up and unlocking new guns, camos and perks. You get three perks and these allow you to do cool things, like sprint faster, survive explosions, and drop a grenade on death.So what aspects of CoD are unsuitable for young people? Well, World at War features a mode called Zombies in which you blow waves of zombies to bits and see bucket loads of blood flying everywhere. Also, they drop f-bombs quite frequently. Therefore,...

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Parents: Do Your Kids Love Playing Computer and Console Games? Then They Could Test Them!

As parents we usually worry that our kids spend too long playing games on their consoles and computers, but actually they are developing specific knowledge and expertise that might surprise us. I don't mean just their amazingly nimble thumbs and brains, they are also learning what works and what doesn't in gaming - the right degree of challenge, and reward, that makes the art of gamification function, that keeps players of different levels striving for the next achievement. This is at the cutting edge of behavioural science, with application in...

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Logitech G510 Review: Your Ultimate Gaming Keyboard

Logitech has added the Logitech G510 to their G series of gaming keyboards for a more enjoyable gaming experience. This latest gaming keyboard from Logitech replaces the G15 model. When it comes to design and functionalities, the Logitech G510 is a cross between the G15 and G19 model. The G510 shape has a resemblance to that of G19 including the location of each keys, knobs and buttons.The Logitech G510 keyboard has a standard 102 key. On the top left of the keyboard are the three buttons for selecting modes and below them are 18 programmable...

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2012 Is Going to Be the Best Year Ever for the Resident Evil Franchise

On March 20th 2012 Resident evil Operation Raccoon City is being released, just 1 of the 2 games scheduled for release this year. Capcom is taking a different approach in this game by changing things up a bit.In all the resident evil games in the past except for Resident Evil Survivor, you took on the role of the S.T.A.R.S members. In this game you play the role of the Umbrella Security Service, the ones responsible for the T-Virus outbreak. Or you can take on the role of the United States Special Operations Force, which is really awesome. Depending...

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League of Legends - Top 5 Bans in Ranked Games Under 1700 - ELO

In the last few months of playing League of Legends in both unranked draft mode and in ranked games there have been universal character bans. These champion bans are also confirmed in competitive tournament play due to their overpowered nature. Observations were all made in solo queue so bans named might not be the same for competitive/team 5v5 competition when there is actually teamwork and coordination involved. Here is the top 5 bans that I personally choose when playing in solo queue in the 1700's ELO.In solo queue, the most universal ban...

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Pro Flight Simulator Software - Learn the Art Of Flying From Your Own Home

You've probably heard about different versions of flight simulator software. They can be very helpful for every aspiring aircraft pilot to get some realistic flying experience from the warmth of their own home. The choice of flight simulators on the market is quite huge and it's important to understand some of their features before you decide which one to get.Many people choose flight simulation software because it's relatively inexpensive and it gives them the opportunity to learn a lot about actual flying. It's a great way to learn basics before...

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Logitech G11 Keyboard Review - Is This The Best Gaming Keyboard Ever?

"Oh, my god! This is an enormous keyboard" was the very first expression of mine when I saw the box of Logitech G11 keyboard. Impressively it was a giant keyboard with 21.5'' length and 10.25'' width, but has a cool and attractive look. With the significant design of Logitech G11, it includes 18 macro keys which of the each held 3 modes and so it offers the capability of 54 extra keys besides the 104 standard keys. As this High-tech featured keyboard gives us 54 additional key functions, your curiosity may compel you to read this review and for...

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Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Reviewed

New to the Mass Effect series starting with Mass Effect 3 is multiplayer. The multiplayer for Mass Effect 3 consists of Horde Mode Ala Gears of War. If you never heard or read about Horde Mode its a simple Wave Mode where where you and your team cooperatively must destroy waves of attacking enemies. Mass Effect 3's multiplayer is a mash-up of wave mode, snatch and grab, hacking terminals and hold the extraction point all within a ten wave match. Its not that bad really. But its also not going to be the reason why you purchase Mass Effect 3. You...

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