This is a very early video of Minecraft back when it was first shown to the public by the creator, Notch.

Five months after the release of Starcraft 2, Blizzard has finally released a demo of Starcraft 2.

The demo can be downloaded from Battle.net and includes the first three single-player campaign missions and the skirmish mode. Although in the full game, the skirmish mode requires a Battle.net account to play, in the demo that is not the case. The Starcraft 2 demo is 1.56 GB and can be downloaded right now over at Battle.net.

Here are the maps found in Black OPS.

Array

Cairo

Cosmodrome

Cracked

Crisis

Duga

Firing Range

Hanoi

Havoc

Mountain

Nuked

Radiation

Russian Base

Villa

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Call of Duty Black OPS walkthrough by Brad Russell.

Choose a section: (You can also use Ctrl + F to find something specific quickly.)

• A Brief Foreword
• Controls
• Starter Tips
• The Guide
• Mission 01: Bay of Pigs
• Mission 02: Vorkuta
• Mission 03: Baikonur
• Mission 04: Khe Sanh
• Mission 05: Hue City
• Mission 06: Hong Kong
• Mission 07: Arctic Circle
• Mission 08: 'Nam
• Mission 09: Laos
• Mission 10: Big Eye 6
• Mission 11: Yamantau
• Mission 12: Laos Part 2
• Mission 13: Rebirth Island
• Mission 14: The Rusalka
• Author Info / Copyright

Here is a list of the Call of Duty: Black Ops killstreaks and their rewards.

• 3 Kills – Spy Plane: Shows enemies on the mini-map. Can be shot down
• 3 Kills – RC-XD Explosive RC Car: Remote controlled car strapped with explosives
• 4 Kills – Counter Spy Plane: Temporarily disables enemies mini-map
• 4 Kills – SAM Turret: Airdrop a placeable SAM turret that destroys aircraft
• 5 Kills – Care Package: Airdrop a random killstreak or ammo crate
• 5 Kills – Napalm Strike: Airstrike that covers an area in napalm
• 6 Kills – Sentry Gun: Airdrop a placeable Sentry Gun
• 6 Kills – Mortar Team: Target 3 locations to bombard with Mortar Strikes
• 7 Kills – Attack Helicopter: Call in a support helicopter
• 7 Kills – Valkyrie Rockets: Launcher with remote controlled rockets
• 8 Kills – Blackbird: Shows enemy position and direction on the mini-map. Cannot be shot down
• 8 Kills – Rolling Thunder: Carpet bombing airstrike
• 9 Kills – Chopper Gunner: Be the gunner of an attack helicopter
• 11 Kills – Attack Dogs: Attack dogs that hunt the enemy down
• 11 Kills – Gunship: Pilot an attack helicopter

Welcome to the Call of Duty: Black OPS section.. If you would like contribute something or have a question, send us an e-mail or leave a comment. Thanks for visiting.

Here is a Call of Duty: Black OPS chart by Den Kirson. Click here for the full size image

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"Portal 2 is Valve's most innovative title in the company's history and will be launched with a first-class launch campaign this April," said Doug Lombardi, vice president of marketing at Valve

"We're excited to be working with Electronic Arts to deliver this title as we expand our platform strategy to include the Mac and PlayStation 3 platforms."

A user named Balougahfitz built a real life gravity gun from Half Life 2. Here is a link to the full gallery containing more pictures.

Check out this Extreme Quality Mod (watch in 720p or 1080p) for Crysis which makes the game look even better than Crysis 2.

You can download the mod here: https://sites.google.com/site/extremeimmersivemod/

Here's a guide on how to effectively use Battlecruisers in Starcraft 2. With tips, hints, and strategies.

After five years of being in beta, Goldeneye Source has finally been released. You can download it over at Mod DB.

"GoldenEye: Source is a total conversion modification of Half-Life 2. It is a fan made recreation, released for free, with only one goal in mind; to bring the memories and experiences from the original GoldenEye64 back to life using Source Technology. We want you to look at this mod and remember the first best multiplayer first-person shooter ever made. We are doing our best to bring in the opinions of the community to create a game that everyone is going to enjoy.

But, we are not here to recreate the game exactly how it was in GE64, a lot of things have changed since they first designed that game, mainly in technology and gamers experiences. We are here to take the game even further but at the same time provide a lot of those fun elements that hardcore GE64 fans will enjoy. We've got experienced team members all across the board, from professional level, to amateurs looking to make it into the business working hard to make this dream a reality."

Fallout: New Vegas has been updated to 1.2 and has fixed a lot of problems with the game.

This update addresses issues with the following areas:

- Pip-Boy Interface
- Repair Menu
- Caravan
- Weapons and Weapon Mods
- Hardcore Mode
- Perks
- Skills
- Crafting Recipes
- Crafting Menu
- Mojave Express
- Chems/Addiction
- Doctors
- Vendors
- PreOrder DLC Items
- Reputation System
- Radio Stations
- Companion fixes
- Companion Quests

And fixes for the following quests:

- Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
- By a Campfire on The Trail
- They Went That-a-Way
- My Kind of Town
- Boulder City Showdown
- Ring a Ding Ding!
- King’s Gambit
- For The Republic, Part 2
- Render Unto Caesar
- Et Tumor, Brute?
- The House Always Wins
- Wild Card
- Beyond the Beef
- GI Blues
- How Little We Know
- Oh My Papa
- Still In The Dark
- You’ll Know It When It Happens
- Arizona Killer
- Eureka!
- Veni, Vidi, Vici
- All or Nothing
- No Gods, No Masters
- Birds of a Feather
- I Put A Spell On you
- Come Fly With Me
- That Lucky Old Sun
- Don’t Make a Beggar of Me
- The White Wash
- Ghost Town Gunfight
- Restoring Hope
- Bleed Me Dry
- Aba Daba Honeymoon
- Tend To Your Business
- Wang Dang Atomic Tango
- Flags of Our Foul-Ups
- Debt Collector
- Talent Pool
- Left My Heart
- Someone To Watch Over Me
- Hard Luck Blues

Here's the Mass Effect 3 reveal trailer from VGA 2010.

Bethesda's Todd Howard has revealed the latest in the Elder Scrolls series during the VGA's. Elder of Scrolls V: Skyrim will be released on November 11th, 2011.

Update: According to the official Bethesda twitter, Elder Scrolls V Skyrim will have a brand new engine.

Check out this real life full-scale level 1 Team Fortress 2 sentry gun.

(Click the image to see the full letter from Square Enix)

It looks like they are serious about fixing Final Fantasy XIV, let's just hope it's not too late.

General Gameplay

• Skyrim Tips and Tricks
• Skyrim Guide / Walkthrough
• Followers / Companions Guide

Skills

• Skill Training Guide
• Skill Trainer Locations
• Skill Book Locations Guide

Crafting Guides

• Weapons & Armor Crafting Guide
• Ore Locations List

Alchemy Guides

• Alchemy Guide
• Alchemy Effects and Ingredients

Build & Class Guides

• Skyrim Mage Guide
• Character Build Guide
• Racial Differences

  Locations

• Dragon Shout Locations
• Rare Item Locations Guide
• Buying Houses Locations
• Innkeeper Locations
• Standing Stones Locations
• Stones of Barenziah Locations
• Crimson Ninroot Locations

Misc

• Quests Overview & Checklist
• Bug Collecting Guide
• Marriage in Skyrim
• Tutorial Locations
• Skyrim Maps

Achievements

• Achievements and Trophies
• Bleak Falls Barrow Achievement

Patches

• Skyrim Patch 1.2 Notes
• Skyrim Patch 1.3 Notes
• Other Patches

News

• Skyrim Remastered Announcement

Downloads

• Skyrim Mods and Texture Packs
• Skyrim Desktop Theme

Cheats, Glitches, Etc.

• Cheats and Glitches

  Skyrim Information

• Useful Skyrim Links
• Skyrim Information Compilation
• More Skyrim Information

Media

• Screenshots

Fixes for bugs, crashes, etc.

• Skyrim Fixes

Tools

• Content Creation Kit

The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim: The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons. Developer: Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Release Date: November 11, 2011. (Legendary Edition: June 4, 2013) Genre: Action role-playing Submit Content: If you would like submit something (like a Skyrim Guide, mod, screenshot, video or anything else), have a question or a comment,  contact us. Thanks for visiting the site and for your contributions.

Two Worlds II from TopWare and SouthPeak will be released in North America in January, 2011. The release date for the UK and Ireland has been set a week after the NA release.

TwoWorlds II is the sequel to 2007's Two Worlds for the Xbox 360 and PC. It features a new engine built specifically for the Xbox 360 and includes new features such as improved animations and enhanced AI. Also included are extremely detailed and interactive environments, a new inventory system, and a spell-management tool. The physics system has also been improved. 

Key Features of Two Worlds II:

- Explore new, uncharted areas of Antaloor with the ability to sail the seas, delve into new underworld dungeons and caves, and traverse expanded lands to the Southeast

- Finely detailed textures and exquisite artwork combined with a brand-new engine built specifically for the Xbox 360

- Expanded arsenal of weapon and magic, new monsters and animals, and a restricted magic and inventory management system

- Set up four complete armor sets to swap into at the press of a button

As part of the Unlock Xbox contest from Doritos, Xbox LIVE is offering two free games to download, both with their own set of achievements to unlock. You may then go to the Xbox dashboard and vote for your favorite.

You can now play Pirates of the Burning Sea™ for free! No subscription is required to access and play much of the game. Premium content is now available for purchase through the in-game store, Treasure Aisle, or through a Captain's Club membership, available for US$14.99 per month (plus applicable taxes)

Features of Pirates of the Burning Sea

• Choose to be a Naval Officer, Privateer, Freetrader, Buccaneer or Cutthroat.
• Battle other players to control more than 80 conquerable ports in the Caribbean.
• Become an elected Port Governor and influence economy and defenses.
• Engage in tactical ship combat, firing broadsides and boarding the enemy using one of over 150 historical ships.
• Specialize in one of four different styles of land combat
• formal Fencing, dual-wielding
• --
• Florentine, treacherous Dirty Fighting or brutal Brawling.
• Explore the world and make a name for yourself in more than 1000 missions.
• Vie for power and wealth with the fully player-driven economy.
• Design your own personal flags and customized sail patterns.

Check out the official Pirates of the Burning Sea website to get started.

Batman: Arkham City is the upcoming sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. It will be released in late 2011.

"This is a graphical interface inspired by the movie "Minority Report". It uses the Kinect sensor from Microsoft, and the recently released libfreenect driver for interfacing with the Kinect in linux. The graphical interface and the hand detection software were written at MIT to interface with the open source robotics package 'ROS', developed by Willow Garage (willowgarage.com).

The hand detection software showcases the abilities of the Point Cloud Library (PCL), a part of ROS that MIT has been helping to optimize. The hand detection software is able to distinguish hands and fingers in a cloud of more than 60,000 points at 30 frames per second, allowing natural, real time interaction."

Code available at

• http://www.ros.org/wiki/kinect
• http://www.ros.org/wiki/mit-ros-pkg

Work done by CSAIL's LIS Group (http://lis.csail.mit.edu/) and Robot Locomotion Group (http://groups.csail.mit.edu/locomotion/­)

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Paladin Tank guide by Xayton.

Navigation

• Abbreviations
• Specs (Talents)
• Spec notes
• Talent DPS
• Glyphs
• Gems and Enchanting
• Ability Damage
• Rotation Simulations
• CS vs HotR
• Reckoning
• Word of Glory
• Divine Guardian
• Macros
• Addons

MoonGameStudios has announced they have been working on a new realtime strategy first person shooter which is a lot like Starcraft combined with Halo and a little bit of TF2.

Check out this video of "crew skills" in Star Wars the Old Republic.

The Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ galaxy is rich with valuable resources, high-tech schematics, and intriguing opportunities, but what hero has time to devote themselves personally to so many pursuits? That’s where your crew comes in. The Crew Skills system allows you to take advantage of everything the galaxy has to offer without getting in the way of your adventure!

You’ll assign your crew of companions to gather resources, craft useful and valuable items, and even to undertake their own missions, bringing you and the rest of the crew a variety of benefits and rewards. Crew skills keep you in the action while you take advantage of all the galaxy has to offer!

They are real?!

Name: Albert Wesker
Here is the Marvel vs Capcom 3 updated roster:
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil


Name: Amaterasu
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Okami


Name: Captain America
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1


Name: Chris Redfield
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil


Name: Chun-Li
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Street Fighter II


Name: Dante
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Devil May Cry


Name: Deadpool
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The New Mutants #98


Name: Doctor Doom
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Fantastic Four #5


Name: Dormammu
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Strange Tales #126


Name: Felicia
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Darkstalkers


Name: Hulk
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1


Name: Iron Man
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39


Name: Jill Valentine (DLC Character)
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Resident Evil


Name: Magneto
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The X-Men #1


Name: M.O.D.O.K.
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #93


Name: Morrigan Aensland
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Darkstalkers


Name: Nathan Spencer
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Bionic Commando


Name: Ryu
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Street Fighter


Name: She-Hulk
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Savage She-Hulk #1


Name: Shuma-Gorath (DLC Character)
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #5


Name: Sir Arthur
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Ghosts n Goblins


Name: Spider-Man
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15


Name: Super-Skrull
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #18


Name: Thor
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #83


Name: Trish
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Devil May Cry


Name: Tron Bonne
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Mega Man Legends


Name: Viewtiful Joe
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Viewtiful Joe


Name: Wolverine
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #180


Name: X-23
Affiliation: Marvel
First Appearance: NYX #3


Name: Zero
Affiliation: Capcom
First Appearance: Mega Man X

Next month OnLive will officially launch next month. Currently players can get access to more than 40 games from major franchises like Prince of Persia, and Tomb Raider. Once OnLive launches, expect to see more games supported. The pack will be $10 a month.

Here is a quote from M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon: "OnLive adding a flat rate option gives existing and potential users more choices and that will make the streaming games service more attractive to a wider group.

To some, a flat monthly fee for access to a group of games will seem the best deal. Others may prefer rental or purchase, and the free trials where gameplay is saved to a game to extend to rental, purchase or flat fee access is more incentive."

Car: Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Chrome Line (Collectors Edition)

Tires: Racing Soft
Brakes: 7 front and 5 back.
Fully Customizable supension.
Camber: -1.5
Toe Rear: 0.45
Brakes: 7
Ride Height: -27 Front and Back
Spring Rate: 14 Front and Back
Adjustable Limited Slip Differential: Braking Sensitivity 40

Fully upgraded..
Weight Reduction Stage 2.

ABS 1.

45 Front
55 Rear

More setups after the page break.

Here are the new features found in the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm

• Level cap increased to 85
• Flying mounts allowed in Azeroth
(Flying mounts only allowed after you purchase a Flight Master's Licence for 250 gold from a riding trainer.
• Guild Advancement
• Two new races, as well as race / class combinations
(New races include Worgen for Alliance players and Goblin for Horde players)
• New raid content
• New high-level zones
• Classic zones remade
- Archaeology
• Guild advancement
• Some racial bonuses have been changed
• Mana is once again important

Here is a quote about mana in Cataclysm from an official Blizzard poster:

"Mana will be a bigger consideration for all healers. We aren’t trying to make healing more painful; we’re trying to make it more fun. When the cost of a spell isn’t an issue, then casting the right spell for the job is less of an issue because you might as well just use your most powerful spell all of the time. We are, however, getting rid of the five-second rule, because we don’t want to encourage standing around doing nothing. We’re also going to cut back on the benefits of buffs such as Replenishment so priests (and all healers) don’t feel as penalized when those buffs aren’t available."

- Relics and idols can now be used by any class with the correct slot.

"Druid, shaman, paladin and death knight. It’s possible we will still keep some that are very specific to certain classes and specs. Overall though we’re not happy with the current design where an ability procs a buff on you. If it’s an ability you don’t use often, then the item is terrible, so they end up feeling really passive already. At the same time, the fact that we have to offer so many prevents us from ever giving you the choice of which one to use. So we make the Resto druid or Enhance shaman version every new tier. It would be a more interesting decision if there was a crit + Intellect relic and a haste + Intellect relic, and you can choose which one to use."

New Master Riding skill:
- Master Riding will allow players to increase the flying speed of all of their flying mounts to 310%
- Master Riding will also increase the speed of all ground mounts to 100%.
- Price of Master Riding: 5000 Gold, but can be lowered with a reputation discount (Orgrimarr / Stormwind)

Here is a list of Call of Duty Black OPs updates which will be added in the future.

IN PROGRESS

• Added an option to create shaders during load time. This fixes hitching when viewing a new area of the map for the first time on some video cards.
• Incomplete server browser results.
• Improvements to Quickmatch results (with better ping and reduced lag)..
• /connect
• /reconnect
• Improved threading performance on computers with only 2 cores.
• Fixed random freezes in certain computer configurations.
• Increased reserved slots to 9.
• Improvements to the spawn system to resolve an issue where negative spawn influencers from specific game events were not always being deleted after the danger had cleared – in some matches, this was causing good spawns to be erroneously flagged by the game as bad spawns, which in turn forced actual bad spawns to get selected later in the match
• Weekly and Monthly leaderboards will now track all kills, deaths and assists properly (All Time leaderboards were not affected by this)
• Prevention of killstreak selection getting disabled in Combat Training under rare conditions
• Array: Added collision to prevent players from partially clipping into a tree
• Launch: Added collision to prevent players from strafe jumping onto an invisible ledge at the base of the rocket near B3
• Summit: Added collision to prevent players from jumping to a location outside of the map boundary when in Custom Games where player speed is maxed out
• Havana: Added collision to prevent players from jumping onto an invisible ledge above a doorway at C2
• Nuketown: Adjusted a spawn point that would spawn players on top of a mannequin’s head when that mannequin was randomly spawned in that location
• Launch: User could access a small platform outside of the intended play space below the rocket gantry by jumping to a very specific location; now blocked from access
• Launch: User could access a small area inside geometry at vents near Dom flag A by going prone and moving around in a very specific location; now blocked from access
• Some users reported that weapon attachment challenges were not resetting after prestige; now all are guaranteed to clear as soon as selecting the prestige option
• Radar sweep when there are only 2 players left in One in the Chamber will stop functioning if the 2 players have multiple lives when the sweep starts
• Villa: User can clip into rock at west edge of grid zone B2 and see through to the other side
• Crisis: User can clip into LVT between grid zone A3 and B3 and see through to the other side
• User can get an infinite number of 'Sam Turret', 'Care Package' and 'Sentry Gun' killstreaks (commonly referred to as the “care package glitch”)

Gran Turismo 5 review by progamer664.

"Polyphony is back with their next installment of Gran Turismo!"

I am an avid Gran Turismo fan and have been eagerly awaiting this installment. The Gran Turismo series is one of the most acclaimed racing game series, and has always set the bar high for the racing genre. Please bear with me as this will be my first review.

Presentation: 10/10

The game opens with a beautiful cinematic that shows the production of cars from the metal being created to the cars being started up. The menus are easy to cycle through and are very user friendly. The game includes a detailed description of every aspect of the game so you know exactly what you are about to do.


Graphics: 7/10

For the most part, the graphics are beautiful, especially on the premium cars. The premium cars are cars that were intricately detailed and were made from the ground up. You can even see the dials from the radio in cockpit view! Premium cars have cockpit view, windshield wipers, and high beams. Unfortunately, the standard cars are not so detailed. They are ports from Gran Turismo 4 and Gran Turismo PSP in HD. These cars also lack cockpit view and high beams. The tracks are gorgeous. You can see the level of design that Polyphony went into to form each and every one of them. However, the people still look like cardboard cutouts.


Sound: 9/10

The sounds are clear, crisp, and distinct. The engine sounds are great and make you feel like the car is actually near you. The engine sounds on premium cars change when you make adjustments to it just like in real life. Unfortunately standard cars are not the same. The game includes a wide variety of music and even lets you add your own songs to it.


Gameplay: 10/10

The gameplay is just like the old Gran Turismo games, but with a few added twists. The game starts with Gran Turismo Mode, Arcade Mode, and the Course Maker. Gran Turismo Mode includes A Spec and B Spec modes. A spec is when you drive the car. B Spec is when you command the driver and tell him what to do. You start out at level 0. To gain experience to level up you need to complete races. Another way to level up is to complete the license tests.

License tests are just like in the previous games. They teach you how to drive properly through a series of conditions. Arcade mode is your standard arcade mode, just like the other Gran Turismo games. You choose a car and track and race against a human player. Arcade mode also allows you to transfer 50 cars from Gran Turismo PSP. The course maker lets you create your own tracks. The course maker starts out as a topographic map. You place 2 points on the map and the course randomly generate its curves and width. Then you can edit each section.

The physics has been revamped and it is even more realistic! For example, when you drive on the grass and go onto the road, dirt gets into the grooves of the tires and you lose some grip. Weather effects, NASCAR, and Karts have also been added. The weather effects are outstanding. You can drive in the rain or snow but unfortunately only on select tracks. Weather also affects the physics of your car. Your car will be harder to maneuver in these conditions. Gran Turismo 5 even has buttons mapped so that you can turn on your windshield wipers or headlights at any time. NASCAR is a bit disappointing. There are only 11 NASCARs in the game and you can only race with up to 16 cars. Racing with karts is a lot of fun. You race others on a small track with many turns.

Online mode is another feature. The online mode allows you to race with up to 16 other players online. 16 additional players may spectate the race through various camera angles. The game also allows players to create private matches so you can set up matches with your friends without any rude interruptions. You can also send photos to people and race against them on your own custom tracks.


Lasting Appeal: 10/10

This game will last people quite a while. With over 1000 cars to collect and a variety of races to complete, it will take a good amount of time to even complete a chunk of this game. Even if you get bored of the “career” mode, you can still burn rubber with others in the online mode.

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Here are the Gran Turismo 5 trophies:

Trophy	Description
111 Meters a Second (Bronze)	Achieve a speed of 400 km/h.
A Star is Born (Bronze)	Train a B-Spec driver up to Class 30 or above.
Amateur Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Amateur series of Race Events
AMG Driving Academy (Bronze)	Complete the 'AMG Driving Academy' Special Event.
Arch Rivals (Bronze)	Achieve a one-two finish in a Mistubishi Lancer Evolution X and a Subaru IMPREZA WRX STI.
Beginner Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Beginner series of Race Events.
Beyond the Autobahn (Bronze)	Drive 12.718km total - the length of all Germany's Autobahns combined.
Car Collector (Bronze)	Fill your Garage with 1,000 cars.
Colorful (Bronze)	Collect 256 paint colors.
Course Designer (Bronze)	Create and share a track.
Data Analyst (Bronze)	Analyze your performance using the Data Logger.
Dream Drifter (Bronze)	Get 10,000 points or more in a Sector Mode Drift Trial.
Dream Race (Bronze)	Win the ultimate three-way showdown between a Ford Mark IV Race Car, a Ferrari 330 P4 Race Car and a Jaguar XJ13 Race Car.
Driving Music (Bronze)	Use the Personal BGM function, and go for a drive while listening to your favorite songs.
Endurance Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Endurance series of Race Events.
Excellent Driver (Silver)	Reach A-Spec Level 40.
Expert Manager (Silver)	Reach B-Spec Level 40.
Expert Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Expert series of Race Events.
Extreme Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Extreme series of Race Events.
Finale (Silver)	Reach the ending movie.
Gold Standard (Gold)	Get a gold trophy in every race event, license test, and special event.
Gran Turismo Karting Experience (Bronze)	Complete the 'Gran Turismo Karting Experience' Special Event.
Gran Turismo Platinum Trophy (Platinum)	Earn every single Gran Turismo 5 trophy.
Gran Turismo Rally (Bronze)	Complete the 'Gran Turismo Rally' Special Event.
Grand Finale (Silver)	Reach the long version of the ending movie.
Grand Tour (Bronze)	Complete the 'Grand Tour' Special Event.
GT-R Official Record (Bronze)	Achieve time of 7'29.03 on Nurburgring Nordschleife in Nissan GT-R '07 w/min Sports Hard equipped. Must be in Time Trial in Arcade mode version of car
Half a Century of Cars (Bronze)	Own at least one car from the '60s, '70s, 80's, '90s, and '00s.
High Roller (Bronze)	Bought a seriously expensive car.
Human Stopwatch (Bronze)	Complete three consecutive laps with time within 0.2 seconds of the Best Lap Time.
International A License (Bronze)	Complete the International A License.
International B License (Bronze)	Complete the International B License.
International C License (Bronze)	Complete the International C License.
Jeff Gordon NASCAR School (Bronze)	Complete the 'Jeff Gordon NASCAR School' Special Event.
Loony Tune (Bronze)	Spend an insane amount of money on tuning a car.
Maximum Mileage (Bronze)	Buy a used car with 300,000km or more travel distance.
Multi-Millionaire (Bronze)	Possess an insane amount of money.
National A License (Bronze)	Complete the A License.
National B License (Bronze)	Complete the B License.
Old-Timer (Bronze)	Acquire a car manufactured in 1959 or earlier.
Penniless (Bronze)	Spend every last Credit you have.
Picture Exclusive (Bronze)	Take a picture of a special someone as he stands in Kyoto's Gion district.
Portraitist (Bronze)	Take a portrait of a solitary lady who appears on the Marktgasse in Bern.
Professional Series Complete (Bronze)	Complete the Professional series of Race Events.
Proud Owner (Bronze)	Take and share a photo.
Race Ready (Bronze)	Perform Racing Modifications on one of your cars.
Red Bull X1 Challenge (Bronze)	Complete the 'Red Bull X1 Challenge' Special Event.
Rollover (Bronze)	Total a car by flipping it over.
Sebastien Loeb Rally Challenge (Bronze)	Complete the 'Sebastien Loeb Rally Challenge' Special Event.
Sky-High Roller (Bronze)	Buy an insanely expensive car.
Speed Demon (Bronze)	Achieve a speed of 300km/h.
Super License (Bronze)	Complete the S License.
Take Your Honda Home (Bronze)	Take a photo of a Honda passing in front of the Honda head office on the Tokyo R246 track.
The Air of Experience (Bronze)	Raise a B-Spec driver to the peak of his career.
The Right Direction (Bronze)	Win your first B-Spec event race.
Top Gear Test Track (Bronze)	Complete the 'Top Gear Test Track' Special Event.
Watch Out for Falling Objects (Bronze)	Make a part of your car fall off while driving.
Win Number One (Bronze)	Win your first A-Spec event race.
Within One Hundredth (Bronze)	Win a race by a margin of 0.01 seconds or less.

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Here are some Gran Turismo 5 tuning tips by Rubrbrnr, if you have some tips you would like to add, you can use the comment section below the post. Thanks for your contributions.

- Drop the height by approx. 10mm (generally the flatter/smoother the track the lower the ride height).

- Add/increase spring/damper rates but don't go too crazy with these. Too hard and the car will start to lose grip over the bumps. 5 all around is a pretty good starting point for most cars, but play around and see what your maximum speed is going through a particular corner.

Add more to the front for F/F or F/R cars and add more to the rear for M/R cars, but be careful no to add too much to the drive wheels or the car will not get the power to the ground. Generally, improve an ill handling car by the following rule: oversteer = soften rear/stiffen front, understeer = soften front/stiffen rear

- Add atleast a 2 to 3 (negative) degrees of camber. Add more (>4) for the high bank courses. Generally oversteer = reduce front camber/increase rear. Understeer = increase front camber/ reduce rear.

- Jack up the brake bias. Everyone always overlooks the brake bias (I can shave up to half a second off with the right brake settings - compared to default). I haven't found a car yet that worked best at the default 5/5. I typically use an 8/7 or 7/6 (f/r) setup for F/F or F/R cars and an 6/7 or 7/8 setup for most M/R cars. Heavier cars may respond better at 8 or 9.

I don't really get Polyphony when it comes to the brake setup as you usually can't adjust total braking "power" on a car, just bias (%) front/rear (i.e. adding power to the front brakes takes braking power away from the rear). Not very "sim"-like Polyphony (maybe something to add to the "Please Fix This" list I saw somewhere.

- Lastly, adjust your final drive ratio until you're almost on the limiter in top gear going down the longest straight (leave 500 to 1000 rpm in reserve for drafting). Only adjust individual gear ratios if you find yourself hunting between two gears in a critical corner (i.e. shifting as you exit the corner).

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Here is the Cataclysm story directly from an official Blizzard poster:

"While the attention of the Horde and Alliance remained fixed upon Northrend, an ancient evil has been lying dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth, nursing his hatred for the inferior creatures that infest the surface realm...and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire.

Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

The face of Azeroth is altered forever as the destruction left in Deathwing's wake reshapes the land and reveals secrets long sealed away. Players will be able to re-experience familiar zones across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, rewrought by the cataclysm and filled with new opportunities for adventure."

So close!

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