Elder Scrolls Online Repair Option Location

To find the repair option in Elder Scrolls Online if you access the game through Steam, you have to launch the game window, then look in the Game Options section.  Under Game Options you will find News.  Click on News and you'll find other options, including Repair.  Click on Repair and wait.  

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/83763/no-repair-option-in-the-launcher  

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Skyrim Update 1.5

Skyrim's 1.5 update hits the PS3 and xBox Live system today.  It already has been live (via Steam) for PC players.  Details here.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-15-skyrim-update-1-5-pc-beta-announced

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Skyrim Creation Kit Explained

Eurogamer talks about the Skyrim Creation Kit.  Mods made from the Creation Kit will be hosted on Steam's Steam Workshop (second link) for download.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-12-skyrim-the-creation-kit-experience

http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse?appid=72850

Here's how to get started.
http://www.creationkit.com/

This is the key mapping layout for the Creation Kit.
http://www.creationkit.com/Creation_Kit_Keyboard_Mapping

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Skyrim Fixes (PC)

Here's a site with help for Skyrim problems on PCs.  I can't guarantee these fixes will work but there are so many problems with Skyrim's implementation on Steam, I'm posting it.
http://crashfixes.com/fixing-skyrim-crashes-freezes-errors-steam-crash-no-sound-lags-choppy-framerates/

Skyrim has a lot of cache problems.  However Betheseda writes to the Steam cache files often corrupts the cache files.  Once the cache files are corrupted in Steam, it's a fragile system and a lot of problems occur.  As long as you can rebuild the cache file, it'll be ok.

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Microsoft's Games for Windows Site Opens

First impressions of the Games for Windows website.
http://kotaku.com/5690925/can-microsofts-new-online-store-compete-with-steam

Here is the direct link to Microsoft's new PC game download marketplace.
http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/

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Mac Gaming News

Mac gamers have some good news to celebrate.  Steam has added Mac games to their download service AND they are having a "Perils of Summer" sale until July 4.  Single player MMOs like Torchlight are available for download at half price.
http://store.steampowered.com/browse/mac

Wonder how an MMO can be single player? Read about Torchlight here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torchlight

In other Mac news, Kotaku reviews the new Kanex XD, which allows one to display console games on your Mac screen.
http://kotaku.com/5572203/kanex-xd-review-more-gaming-on-your-imac

It's a good time to be a Mac gamer.  Just keep inside to avoid the typical summer perils (sunburn, sharks, sand in your hair).

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Review: Steam's OS X Client UPDATED

How Valve's brand new Mac client downloader works in real life just after release.  The article is by a Valve user (and critic) who points out the service is brand new and that a lot of its success depends on game developers making their games playable on the Mac as well as the PC.
http://ctrlclick.com/2010/05/steam-comes-to-os-x-a-bit-bumpy-but-welcome-nevertheless/

UPDATE:  Steam is now releasing Prima Guides via their service.  They can be viewed inside the game and also read outside the game.  Interesting development!  Details, including the games with guides available so far, here.  Thanks to Kotaku for pointing this out.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179417

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"Welcome to Android Hell"

Do you play WOW?  Have you played Portal?  Then you'll enjoy this monochromatic machinima. Many thanks to Big Bear Butt for pointing this out in his article about how Portal is free to download via Steam for a limited time if you have a Steam account.  This is part of the celebration as Valve launches a Mac client for their game download services.
http://www.baronsoosdon.com/content/view/28/32/

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Hardware Roundup

WOW Insider says Razer has updated the software for their 12 button gaming mouse called the Naga so that key mapping is possible.
http://www.wow.com/2010/01/08/razer-naga-now-supports-key-mapping/

Here is more about the Naga from the Razer website.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga/

Razer  also has a new gaming mouse compatible with Macs.  It's called the Imperator.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-imperator/

In other hardware news, a Kotaku story led me to this Steam hardware survey that shows what hardware Steam users own.  Thanks, Luke!  (If you don't know already, Steam is a game download service run by Valve, the makers of the classic Half-Life series and also Portal.)
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

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