Modding has been a rich and influential part of PC gaming for ages, and has (at least in the past) often acted as a crucial first-step for aspiring game designers and developers. Recently, the boys behind Portal: Prelude released a new mod for Valve's Left 4 Dead entitled "I Hate Mountains" (www.ihatemountains.com). It's been exceptionally well received by the community (minus the usual detractor... more.

Rob Hewson, Senior Creative Designer at Dark Energy Digital for the upcoming downloadable title Hydrophobia, was so kind as to answer questions from RealTalkgaming's Joseph Bryant and FozzyBoudaz. Now Hydrophobia,a survival-action game that will be released in episodes, will be available for download exclusive on Xbox 360, with a probable later release for PS3 as well as for the PC. Rob sheds l... more.