Gears of War 3 Mutators : Unlockable Stuff Guide

The "Gears of War" franchise has always had a strong multiplayer component. But what is has lacked is an incentive for playing that multiplayer component. No, fun is apparently not enough. In the era of "Call of Duty," people expect tons of unlockables to encourage that just-one-more-round attitude and, in Gears of War 3, Epic has delivered.

There is a ton of stuff to unlock in "Gears of War 3," from weapon skins to playable characters to weapon-specific executions and mutators which modify the way you play. This guide is dedicated to showing you just what you need to do to unlock each and every thing in the game, and we'll be updating it as more unlockables get added to the mix.

Anyone play Unreal Tournament? Then you know what a mutators is — a special option allowing certain changes to be made to the game as you play. Check out all the mutators below to discover how to get your hands on these fun tweaks.

Unlockable Mutators

• Big Head: In Horde Mode, unlock the Gold Horder medal. Unlock this medal by completeing 1,000 waves.

• Pinata: In Beast Mode, unlock the Gold Investor medal. Unlock this medal by collecting 500,000 tokens.

• Headless Chicken: Available at start.

• Laugh Track: Unlock the Bronze Tour of Duty, For the Horde, I’m a Beast, and Warmonger medals. Unlock Tour of Duty by completing the Campaign mode on casual. Unlock For the Horde by completing all 50 waves on casual. Unlock I’m a Beast by completing every wave without failing on casual. Unlock Warmonger by completing Arcade mode on casual.

• Flower Blood: In Arcade Mode, unlock the Silver King of Cog medal. To unlock this medal, earn 2 million points in Arcade Mode.

• Comet: In Versus Mode, unlock the Gold Shock Trooper medal. Unlock the First Blood ribbon 1,000 times. To unlock the First Blood ribbon, get the first kill in a round.

• No Ammo Pick-ups: Available at start.

• Super Reload: In Versus Mode, unlock the Bronze Master at Arms medal. Unlock this medal by scoring 100 kills with all five of the starting primary and secondary weapons.

• Infinite Ammo: In Horde Mode, unlock the Combat Engineer ribbon 100 times. During a round build, repair, or upgrade five fortifications to unlock this ribbon.

• Enemy Regeneration: In Arcade Mode, unlock the Silver Afficianado medal. To unlock this medal, play 150 chapters in Arcade mode.

• Vampire: In Versus Mode, unlock the Executioner ribbon 100 times. To unlock this ribbon, score the most executions in a round online.

• Instagib Melee: In Beast Mode, play as a Wretch and score 200 kills.

• Big Explosions: In any mode, unlock the Hail Mary ribbon 100 times. To unlock this ribbon, use the Boomshot and score kills from over 200ft.

• Must Active Reload: Unlock the Silver Active Reloader medal. To get this medal, perform 2,500 perfect reloads.

• Friendly Fire: In Co-op Campaign, complete the co-op campaign with four players.

source: http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2011/09/15/gears-of-war-3-unlockables-guide-weapon-skins-characters-mutators-executions/ & http://www.gamefront.com/gears-of-war-3-unlockable-mutators/

Farmville Cheat & Guide for Newbie!

If you are just a beginner to Farmville, you will probably find yourself a little overwhelmed by the complexity and unexpected depth of the seemingly clear-cut Facebook application. With over 10 million user accounts, Farmville cheats for coins, leveling up and crop planting are hot commodities - particularly among recent gamers.

Admit it, no one wishes to be at the bottom of the gaming pyramid when it comes to to MMORPG, principally when it is a free game. Being denied entrée to the high earning crops, large farms and vast piles of coins, can frustrate new players to the place of wanting Farmville cheats for the things they desperately require to get ahead in the game.

Luckily, the vast majority of the cheats used by new players, are actually strategic exploits, so there is very little chance of your account being banned by Zynga for using them. Focus on planting crops that make you a lot of XP in the opening phases of the game. You don't even have to worry about harvesting them, just delete them once they are planted and replant them with new seeds.

Get as many neighbors as you can and ensure you help them as much as possible to gain more XP, while still tending to your own farm.

Having lots and lots of neighbors will help you gain many ribbons. The ribbons will build up in numbers and you can earn a lot of XP from them. Earning lots of XP will assist you level up a lot quicker than trying to balance out your playing buy planting cash crops. One of the good strategic legal Farmville cheats, is to only purchase equipment, decorations and vehicles when you want to make XP and special XP rewards from doing so. Straight away sell the things once you have obtained the related XP. This will put cash back into your pocket, which can be used to purchase more XP, or crops that yield a high XP pay.

Familiarizing yourself with charts and tables that rank different crops according to XP and money earning, is crucial. For instance, these are the top XP earning crops, in rank of greatest to lowest:

1. Strawberries

2. Blueberries

3. Blackberries

4. Aloe Vera

5. Ghost Chili

6. Tomatoes

7. Sugar Cane

8. Peas

9. Asparagus

10. Pumpkins

The finest part about the list above, is that strawberries are accessible from Level 1, as a crop for XP earning. As you level up, better crops become available, so keep track of what you are planting and adjust your planting procedures appropriately. By level 20, tomatoes become on hand and these are great for XP farming. Take note of which crops take the most brief stretch to be ready for harvest and how much the initial cost is to plant them. Some crops are quite fussy and call for more concentration than others. Always balance out the yield in terms of XP and cash, versus the time taken to grow, the initial expense and the amount of logging in vital to get those crops grown and sold.

By: Robert Bellamy