game cheats

Video games, unlike other mediums, require a certain amount of skill to actually complete. Game cheats are often programmed in by the game developers to facilitate completion of the game for those who are too challenged by it but still wish to experience the remainder of the gameplay. Game cheats also allow for fun distractions like the formerly commonplace "Big Head Mode" or Paintball Mode in the N64's Goldeneye. Cheats can be entered into a PC console mode as if they were lines of code, or they may simply be exploits within the game's framework.

Game guides and cheats used to exist largely in print, but the Internet has since largely superseded them. A wide variety of websites host game cheats and walkthroughs, like GameFAQs or 1up.

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• Super Street Fighter IV’s Cody, Adon, And Guy In Pictures [Screens]

  
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  If the trailer we posted early this morning was too fast for you, these screenshots and artwork for Super Street Fighter IV ’s three new fighters should slow things down nicely. Cody is one of my favorite characters in Street Fighter / Final Fight history. Not only does he share a name with my mother’s dog, ...
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• Ravensword: The Fallen King Micro-Review: Hack, Slash, and Finger-swipe [Review]

  
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  Chillingo’s ambitious app puts a Lord of the Rings-like adventure in the palm of your hand. Appearing on the comparatively underpowered iPhone, Ravensword packs a near console-quality presentation. Featuring a large 3D open-world, an awesome variety of mythical beasts to slay, and some fantastic visual and audio ...
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• The Battle Of The Brick Is Coming [Clips]

  
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  Coming in early 2010 from the creator of LEGO Zanzibar , The Battle of the Brick is a 25-minute LEGO Halo video made entirely out of LEGO bricks. Check out the extended reveal trailer below! We featured Alex Kobbs’ impressive LEGO recreation of the Zanzibar multiplayer map back in 2007. Now he’s getting ready ...
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• Ubisoft: 3D Gaming Will Be The New Stereo Sound [Avatar]

  
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  With a new game coming out that supports 3D glasses gaming, publisher Ubisoft is claiming that 3D glasses gaming will someday be essential. The action-shooter Avatar: The Game hits on December 1, tying in to the upcoming movie of the same name from James Cameron. The film and the Xbox 360 / PS3 versions of the game ...
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• Alderaan Makes Its Explosive Debut In The Old Republic [Bioware]

  
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  BioWare has announced the latest playable planet for Star Wars: The Old Republic , Alderaan – an lovely place to hide your bastard children from their corrupted, guilt-crazed fathers. The planet of Alderaan wasn’t always a smoldering cloud of debris. No, back in the day it was a lovely, peaceful planet – ...
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• Turning The Beautiful Game Into A Video Game [Feature]

  
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  As I’ve said , FIFA 10 comes as close as any sports game I’ve played to being just like the real thing. Begging the question: how do the developers actually turn a sport like football into a video game? After all, football is not like most other sports represented in video games. It is not a game of inches, of ...
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• LittleBigPlanet Online Create Coming Monday [Update]

  
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  LittleBigPlanet is getting a LittleBigUpdate on Monday, adding new save game functionality, improved connectivity, and the ability to create levels online with up to three friends. Until the new Leerdammer update hits on Monday, the only way to create LittleBigPlanet levels with your friends was to gather around the ...
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• Why Shop When You Can Enter Contests? [Contest]

  
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  Yesterday we rolled out two fairly-easy-to-enter contests for some neat give aways. The first contest has you sending in a photo to prove how metal you are for a chance to win a kick-ass Mishka Brutal Legend Tee . The second involves a bit of Tekken Cosplay with a chance to win a limited edition Tekken 6 Wireless ...
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• Black Friday Deals Round-Up [Deals]

  
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  Black Friday is upon us, and that means there are some pretty good video game deals lurking out there. We’ve compiled a list of some of the best. Feel free to add your own! Amazon.com: The Black Friday video game deals are in full swing, with more game discounts being revealed all day long. Right now you can ...
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• $3 Billion Worth Of Call Of Duty Sold [Activision]

  
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  Activision somehow managed to shake off its turkey-induced coma this morning to announce that the Call of Duty franchise has generated more than $3 billion in sales. With Modern Warfare 2 pulling in $550 million in sales within the first five days of release, the $3 billion certainly makes sense. From the ...
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• The Antipodes Beckon [Note]

  
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  To : Brian From : Luke So, good turkey day? Not being one to celebrate such a thing, today I gave thanks for the kebab I ate for lunch and played some FIFA. You must be off to Australia in, what, a day or two? Should be a hoot. Weather’s much nicer down here this time of year… Here’s what you missed: An ...
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• Valve: Our customers want Steamworks features in their PC games

  
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  Filed under: Downloads , Modern Warfare 2 PC game download sites like Direct2Drive , Impulse and GamersGate created a stir recently when they publicly announced they would not offer the PC port of Modern Warfare 2 on their services. Their reason was that they felt the game’s use of Valve’ s ...
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• Lost Planet 2 Screens Show The Belly Of The Beast [Lost Planet]

  
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  You know, Capcom, you should quit trying to sell Monster Hunter in the West. Just stick with Lost Planet . It does the giant monster thing, only with guns and robots, which is all people really want. ...
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• Okamiden Trailer Will Lead To Pinched Cheeks, Baby Noises [Clips]

  
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  It’s funny, Okami on PS2 had a well-deserved reputation for being gorgeous. It’s DS sequel/prequel is not. I’d say “adorable” is a better fit. Its funny, Okami on PS2 had a well-deserved reputation for being gorgeous. Its DS sequel/prequel is not. Id say "adorable" is a better fit.
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• Sony List Some PSP Comic Publishers (And DC Is Nowhere In Sight) [PSP]

  
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  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe yesterday released a preliminary list of the publishing houses signed up to the company’s digital comics service for the PSP. And there’s quite a few notable absentees While the list is obviously headlined by Marvel (whose comics have featured in every screenshot we’ve seen of ...
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• PAL PlayStation Store: No Thanks Given [Europe]

  
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  Not much in the way of games this week in the PAL PlayStation Store, but those looking for more stuff to do in games they already own, they’re being looked after. There are add-ons for nine games, ranging from the usual suspects (Rock Band, Fallout 3) to Borderlands to Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 to Ninja Gaiden ...
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• Square Enix Anticipating The Death of Consoles [Imperial Hot]

  
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  Square Enix may be notorious for looking back when developing games, but when it comes to the strategy of big business, they’re looking as far forward as the human eye can see. “In ten years’ time a lot of what we call ‘console games’ won’t exist”, Square Enix boss Yoichi “ Imperial Hot ” Wada told ...
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• Red Dead Redemption Gets A Proper Release Date [ROcsktar]

  
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  If only I’d waited another day, I could have forgone circling the entire month of April in red pen and just done a single day instead. As you can see above, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption – sequel to Red Dead Revolver, one of the last generation’s most under-appreciated games – will be out on April 27, ...
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• Street Fighter IV’s New Guys In Action [Clips]

  
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  Super Street Fighter IV will introduce a whole new set of faces to the Street Fighter IV experience, some old, some not so old. Here they all are in action, including Guy, Cody & Adon . Super Street Fighter IV will introduce a whole new set of faces to the Street Fighter IV experience, ...
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• Puzzle Quest Gets A Sequel [Puzzle Quest]

  
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  Shrugging off the disappointment that was Galactrix, Australia’s Infinite Interactive are now hardat work on a true sequel to the addictive, amazing Puzzle Quest . And…there’s nothing more to add at this point. It’s Puzzle Quest 2 , it’s on the way, it’s coming to at least the 360, and we’ll hear ...
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