ESRB Rating Symbols EARLY CHILDHOOD Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 3 and older. Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate. EVERYONE Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 6 and older. Titles in this category... more.

Check out our updated instructions on how to install Wii Homebrew without the Twilight Princess hack. Check out this excellent step-by-step guide for getting homebrew on your Wii console with both video instruction and starter kit courtesy of WiiHD. Starter Kit Download starter kit and unzip it to the root directory of your SD card. It includes the Twilight Hack and the Homebrew... more.

DigitalPh33r made the following tutorial covering the in's and out's of machinima. What is "machinima"? Well it's a portmanteau word, or a fusing of two different words together into one machine cinema. This first installment of DigitalPh33r's Guide to Making Halo 3 Machinima covers the pros and cons of machinima, the games to use as a medium and legal issues regarding game content and use of... more.

Check out this easy to follow step-by-step guide to upgrading your PlayStation 3 hard drive from VideoJug: How To Change A Playstation 3 Hard Disc If you want to change the standard hard disc in your PS3, you'll need to follow these simple steps. We discuss which sort of drive to buy, how to backup your data, and provide a step-by-step tutorial for replacing the HDD itself. Step 1: Buy t... more.

This recent episode of Systm has David Randolph "out from the studio and dipping into his previous life building interactive museum displays... to cheat at Guitar Hero. "Or, to look at it in a different light, David's figured out how to automate Guitar Hero by wiring one of Gilderfluke & Co's spiffy "Show Control Systems" the BR-miniBrick8 into a Guitar Hero Guitar. And the tricky part, ... more.

Mastrmind made the following video documenting his amazing 13.1 second run through F.N.G. playing Call of Duty 4. Not only does this kid show off his impressive speed run, he takes time to break down all the details each step of the way, offering tips and pointers that should help shave quite a few seconds off your completion time. While watching this video tutorial notice the number of bullet... more.

Have you ever wondered how much work goes into the creation of your favorite game? We have too, which is why we approached Ubisoft about breaking down the making of Rainbow Six Vegas. They were kind enough to explain the timelines behind the scenes and each of the major steps behind the game's development. CONCEPTION [ 11 MONTHS ] Ubisoft gives a core design team composed of five pe... more.

UPDATE: How to unlock Recon armor - Recon armor is unquestionably the most sought-after status symbol in the entirety of Halo 3 multiplayer. The problem is, players can only get it directly from a Bungie staff member, and this almost never happens (despite the constant flood of pleading emails and Live messages). All of this is about to change. Once  Halo 3: ODST is released (due Fall 2009),... more.

Looking to for the 9 skulls in Halo 3? Here are two videos from xTala25x & Slick Nick that detail the locations of the hidden skulls that will net you cool gameplay-altering options, obtain even higher scores in the campaigns meta-game, and 90 achievement points. ... more.

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ClassicGaming.com's Museum had this Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) regarding the Sega CD. The following should answer any question you may have, and provide a complete look at the history, a list of all games, little known facts and more. (more...)... more.

1. Duty and Beyond Your 'quest' in Duty and Beyond is simply to deliver a pizza. But who knew that the adventure would take you on an epic journey across several exotic locations in search of the mysterious customer. Simply a winner in the content category, with multiple endings to achieve depending on your final score. Fans of classic LucasArts games (especially Maniac Mansion) will love this... more.

from bungie.com: Is Halo 3 beta registration closed? Yes, phases one and two of the beta have already ended. If you haven't received an email by this point, then you were not one of the lucky few. Is there no other way?! If you didn't get in to either phase, then you can still get in by buying Crackdown , releasing in the US, on February 20 th . Inside every launch copy of ... more.

Found this awesome guide on how to configure a network bridge between your PC & 360.  Credit to BimmerGeek for the following detailed information. As I wrote the other day, I figured out a way to use my laptop as a wireless "adapter" for the XBox 360. The advantage of this is that allows me to wirelessly connect the XBox 360 to the net without paying $99 for the Microsoft wireless ad... more.

HEXUS.gaming reports that a cache clear code has been discovered for the Xbox 360 hard drive via the dashboard's system blade. To perform the function, access 'memory' in the system blade, and then highlight the hard drive. Now press: Y, X, X, LB, RB, X, X. The following message should appear: "Do you want to perform maintenance on your Xbox 360 storage devices?" If you initiate maintenance, ... more.