Tips

Gnomie W1LK1N5 from our chat room writes:
Hey Chris,
I have heard lately that there is a lot of buzz about the PS3. Being really fortunate to have the Xbox 360 Elite and the PS3 I have had the chance to experience the best of both worlds.
Here are my top five tips for the PS3.

Buy a […]

Gnomie Joseph Amato writes:
Hey, Chris! I was thinking of some Xbox Live tips and thought I would send them and see if they would be of any help to your viewers. I haven’t been in the chat room since school started again but I have been watching your YouTube videos. Thanks for taking the time […]

Gnomie John D. Lippincott (aka Genezix from our chat room) writes in with his top five favorite arcade-style downloadable games:

CubeMaster Gold from FunFactory
Cost: FREE!
This one’s for you Chris. This, quite simply, is one of the best Tetris clones I have ever seen. Although it’s not super-strong in the graphics department, nor has it got any […]

Gnomie Andrew Franklin writes:
Hey Chris,
Let’s face it: video games can be a pretty expensive investment nowadays. Up to $60 a game, $300 a console, and not to mention peripherals and monthly subscriptions for online play if you have an Xbox 360. With those types of numbers, more than likely you’re not going to be able […]

Gnomie K. L. Canta writes:
Here is a top five list on playing guitar for rookies. Not really a game, but learning an instrument takes just as much (well, more) skill as mastering your favorite game. And it keeps those fingers limber!

Keep your guitar in tip top shape. Check the neck for warpage and fret […]

Gnomie Hai-Shuo Shu writes:
Hi there Chris!
I thought I would share a few tips on how to extend the life of the Xbox 360, and possibly stave off the onset of the various “rings of death” issues. I don’t know if you already have a list like this; I’ve tried Googling Pirillo AND Xbox 360, […]

Gnomie amazenyou from the chat room writes:
Hey Mr. Pirillo, I have been viewing your top 5 and other lists and came up with one of my own. If you’re like me, you don’t have 59 bucks to waste on a bad video game and now even rentals are getting more and more expensive. So what […]

Hi Chris this is VistaUserButRegretsIt from the chat room. I have a top five tip list for Guitar Hero.

Learn to alt-strum. What that means is strumming up and down. Some people have a problem with fast passages in songs and they say they can’t get past them because they can’t strum up and down. Alt-strumming […]

Ever wondered how to normalize the volume of your Ventrilo conversations? Gnomie Slim writes in with this advice:
Vent normalization makes everybody’s voice the exact same volume. In essence, you won’t blow your ears out or have difficulty hearing people. Here’s how:

Go to Setup

Enable Direct Sound

Select the SFX Button

Select Compressor and click Add.

Under Compressor Properties, use […]

obrj writes:
5. Choose a console upon your ability to play video games. If you’re a casual gamer and prefer to play inside the comfort of your house, then choose either the Nintendo Wii or Nintendo dual screen handheld system — or “DS” for short.
4. Be sure what compatibility your console has to have. If you […]

With the Christmas season fast approaching, a time when families surround us and we are at our most competitive, we’ll all be looking for ways of getting ahead in whichever games we are playing.
To celebrate the release of its new quiz game, Alan Hansen’s Sports Challenge, Oxygen Games has teamed up with psychologist Dr Aric […]

Spider Solitaire is one of the most popular solitaire card games in the world. It is often named Classic Solitaire Game and “the King of all solitaires.”
Spider Solitaire is a lot of fun and has to be learned like any game. At first glance, this challenging and time-consuming game seems to be too complicated. But […]