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Mod of the Year Awards (at moddb.com) have started

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Renowned modder's heaven moddb.com have just kicked off their 7th Mod of the Year Awards. In case you didn't know yet: moddb.com is an archive of thousands of mods and indie games for different platforms. The competition is very popular in the mod and indie scene because of the great prices (DVDs, software, and servers) and the fame you can achieve from winning in one of the most famous modding competitions in the gaming world. more...

Portal Prelude 1.1: New Version, More Pleasure

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Germany — 

No sooner was Portal released players already started to long for more just like needy babies. More levels, more story, more genius gameplay--just: more Portal--was the maxim. With Portal: Prelude, the unofficial (but therefore free) prequel modification to Valve's Portal, we got just that: more of everything! Now version 1.1.0 of Prelude is out and proves to be a worthwhile download with 19 new (and updated) quality test chambers. more...

Far Cry meets Shakespeare: The SturmMod

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What happens if a 17th century theater play is transfered into a 21st century video game?

Projekt A.R.I.E.L. (ARTificial Research in Electronical Life) proudly presents the Far Cry SturmMod. The mod is part of a theater / media arts production done in summer 2008 as a project of students of the scenical arts at the University of Hildesheim, Germany. more...

Crysis Mod: Getting the Most out of Your PC

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Germany — 

Back when Crysis was released the game longed for more 3D power than an average (or even high-end) PC could have possibly delivered. Today, the money one has to spend in order to fully enjoy Crysis in all its graphical glory is considerably high. The Crysis Modding Community wasn't lazy though: they have created a mod that allows you to automatically configure Crysis according to the individual specifications of your system. more...

Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate & Icewind Dale in Hi-Res

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Germany — 

Mass Effect, out now for PC, was developed by Bioware and is the new hope on the horizon for many RPG gamers, featuring stunning HD graphics with top notch character models and outstanding animations. RPGs have not always been like that. more...

2007 Mod of the Year Awards: Player's Choice Results

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United States — 

The winners of the moddb.com Mod of the Year 2007 players choice awards are in. Half-Life 2 and Battlefield 2 based titles take the lead when it comes to modifications, while independent games rely heavily on id Software's source code. more...

Team Fortress 2: Meet the Low Poly Team

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United States — 

Modder Tom Tallian released a complete set of beautifully done low polygon models of all Team Fortress 2 characters. more...

Garry's Mod Updated

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United States — 

Gary Newman just updated it's Half-Life 2 engine modification -- Garry's Mod. Here's the list of new additions to the latest version, which is available from Valve's Steam network.

  1. Switched to new EP2 Engine more...

Mod: Play StarCraft in 3D with Warcraft III Engine

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United States — 

Remember the WarCraft III easter egg (pictured above), with the StarCraft units from the original Blizzard RTS showing up in a short 3D sequence? Project Revolution does the same thing and more: more...

Command and Conquer 3: MidEast Crisis 2 Details

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United States — 

With the release of the Command and Conquer 3 SDK back in August 2007, a healthy number of teams have formed to develop mods for Electronic Arts' RTS. One of the most promising being: MidEast Crisis 2. The total conversion sends you to, if you haven't guessed already, Middle Eastern locations from Beirut to Jerusalem. more...