Tips :How to Be Smart

Your brain needs exercise just like a muscle. If you use it often and in the right ways, you will become a more skilled thinker and increase your ability to focus. But if you never use your brain, or abuse it with harmful chemicals, your ability to think and learn will deteriorate.

Here are 5 simple ways anyone can squeeze a bit more productivity out of the old gray matter.

1. Minimize Television Watching – This is a hard sell. People love vegetating in front of the television, myself included more often than I’d like. The problem is watching television doesn’t use your mental capacity OR allow it to recharge. It’s like having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health benefits of exercise.

Don’t you feel drained after a couple hours of TV? Your eyes are sore and tired from being focused on the light box for so long. You don’t even have the energy to read a book.

When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with your friends or family, leave the tube off and have a conversation. All of these things use your mind more than television and allow you to relax.

2. Exercise – I used to think that I’d learn more by not exercising and using the time to read a book instead. But I realized that time spent exercising always leads to greater learning because it improves productivity during the time afterwards. Using your body clears your head and creates a wave of energy. Afterwards, you feel invigorated and can concentrate more easily.

3. Read Challenging Books – Many people like to read popular suspense fiction, but generally these books aren’t mentally stimulating. If you want to improve your thinking and writing ability you should read books that make you focus. Reading a classic novel can change your view of the world and will make you think in more precise, elegant English. Don’t be afraid to look up a word if you don’t know it, and don’t be afraid of dense passages. Take your time, re-read when necessary, and you’ll soon grow accustomed to the author’s style.

Once you get used to reading challenging books, I think you’ll find that you aren’t tempted to go back to page-turners. The challenge of learning new ideas is far more exciting than any tacky suspense-thriller.

4. Early to Bed, Early to Rise – Nothing makes it harder to concentrate than sleep deprivation. You’ll be most rejuvenated if you go to bed early and don’t sleep more than 8 hours. If you stay up late and compensate by sleeping late, you’ll wake up lethargic and have trouble focusing. In my experience the early morning hours are the most tranquil and productive. Waking up early gives you more productive hours and maximizes your mental acuity all day.

If you have the opportunity, take 10-20 minute naps when you are hit with a wave of drowsiness. Anything longer will make you lethargic, but a short nap will refresh you.

5. Take Time to Reflect – Often our lives get so hectic that we become overwhelmed without even realizing it. It becomes difficult to concentrate because nagging thoughts keep interrupting. Spending some time alone in reflection gives you a chance organize your thoughts and prioritize your responsibilities. Afterwards, you’ll have a better understanding of what’s important and what isn’t. The unimportant stuff won’t bother you anymore and your mind will feel less encumbered.

I’m not saying you need to sit on the floor cross-legged and chant ‘ommm’. Anything that allows a bit of prolonged solitude will do. One of my personal favorites is taking a solitary walk. Someone famous said, “All the best ideas occur while walking.” I think he was on to something. Experiment to find the activity that works best for you.

Conclusion – I hope you aren’t disappointed that none of the techniques I’ve proposed are revolutionary. But simple, unexciting answers are often the most valid. The challenge is having the will to adhere to them. If you succeed in following these 5 tips, you’ll be rewarded with increased mental acuity and retention of knowledge.

Tips to Keep the Smell of Your Perfume Last Longer

For me, perfume is important. It gives good smell to my surrounding, It also as an interpretation of someone’s character (that is what perfume master said :)). It is increasing my confidence, even without perfume, I am a confident woman. Perfume is very important for me because it is very expensive. That is why; I have to keep the fragrance last longer, because gradually the scent will reduce. It just like wasting my money for nothing, if the perfume became scentless, right?

According to Fragrance Foundation, global organization which focusing on perfume industry, the best way to keep perfume is put it in a cupboard/drawer with room temperature, and better keep it inside its box.



These are some reasons why perfume can be scentless or changing colors and some tips onhow to keep perfume:

1. Perfume has sensitive contents to heat, cold, drastic changing temperature, direct sun light , and humidity. So it will not good if you keep or put your perfume in car, on the table, in the refrigerator, or in the bathroom. In the car or on the table, it may expose directly to the sunlight and the heat. In the refrigerator, it is too cold and caused temperature fluctuation when you take it out and put it back into the refrigerator. Only cologne which is suitable to keep in the refrigerator. In the bathroom, sometime we take a bath using hot water, the steam from the water can cause oxidation and color changing to the perfume.
2. The better to keep perfume is inside the cupboard or drawer. Don’t forget to put the perfume inside its original box first, to prevent it from direct sun light.
3. Perfume in dark/blur color bottle stays longer than perfume in light-color/transparent bottle. Because the dark color bottle prevents it from direct sun light.
4. I know perfume bigger bottle means you do not have buy perfume frequently and seems saving more money. However, it is better to buy perfume in smaller bottle, because if we buy bigger bottle, and we unappropriate in keeping it, it will reduce the content and the smell.

Those are some tips on keeping perfume, so it smells good longer. Hopefully it’s useful for you all. Have nice try :)

4 Simple Steps To Look Pretty Everyday

For working women, sometimes they do not have enough time to have make-up. Especially if they are also mothers. They need to prepare breakfast for the family, preparing their children to go to school, bathing the baby, etc…etc…etc… (Such a very crowded morning). Even though, they have lots of things to do in the early day, it does not mean that they can’t look pretty during the day. There are some simple ways to be beautiful and stylish.


Here are the tips:


1. Wash your hair at nightYou do not need to wash your hair everyday, just two days a time. But if you have oily hair, it is better for you to wash it everyday. Just wash your hair before you sleep or during afternoon bath, then dry it with a hairdryer. Sothe next morning, you will have a clean-shinny and fluffy hair.

2. Use milk cleanser and tonerRather than wash your face with special face soap, it is better to clean your face using milk cleanser and toner. It will make your face clean and fresh, and does not wasting time either.

3. Simple hair styleDo not need difficult and complicated hairstyle. For professional look, just make neat ponytail. Making hair bun with simple accessories is also easy, save times, and look gorgeous too.
You can ask the hairstylist at the beauty salon for easy and simple hair cut, such as modern bob cut. If you want your long look neat and nice, ask the hairstylist for simple layers, which is easily to set. While mine is simply short hair :)

4. Minimalist makeupDo not need complete make up for daily use, and make sure that your make up has double functions. For example, choose foundation which has sunscreen, or powder which also has foundation, or moisturized lipstick, etc.
For eye shadow, choose soft and natural color for daily use. Besides, soft and natural color is easily to fit with any color of your clothes. You can use single color for eye shadow. After that blush your cheek with blush on.

Sometimes, if I was too busy to apply eye shadow and blush on, then use lipstick will be just fine. Simple lipstick color has coloring your face and your day:)

It is simple, easy, saving time, and looks stylish either, on your crowded morning

Learn How to Type Faster With These 8 Sites

As some of the readers (and editors) of my articles will attest to, my typing skills leave something to be desired. While I use all of the fingers of my right hand, I only use the index finger of my left. Yep, I'm a horrible typist, and I won't even try to cover it up. However, it's never too late to try and improve; here's a couple of sites that will help you type better and faster in no time.

10-Fast-Fingers.com - A 10-step typing tutorial program that teaches you more finger placements in each lesson, and then tests you on them. When you're all done there is a speed test to see how you improved.

GoodTyping.com - Has over 27 lessons, offers 18 different keyboard layouts and is available in multiple languages.

Learn2Type.com - Offers a typing test to test where you are skill wise, and besides teaching just the QWERTY keyboard setup, they also offer AZERTY and Dvorak layouts. Also has lessons for kids as it's never too early to start learning to type.

PowerTyping.com - Okay, so maybe typing sites aren't all fancy with rounded corner logos, or gradient images, but did you come to look at the pretty, or to learn to type? This site focuses on QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts.

Typing-Lessons.org - While the site has a very 1990's feel to it, the site explains this is on purpose so as not to distract you from the purpose of the site which is to teach. Teaches you all th rudimentary skills you need to get started on the road to being a better typist.

TypeOnline.co.uk - Offers lessons on normal keyboard placement, and has practice lessons for touch typing and speed tests. Also offers a nice selection of information on safe typing so you don't develop things such as Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.

TypingWeb.com - A full-featured online typing tutor with lessons, games, statistics to track your progress and more. The system is free for individuals, and they do have packages available for schools and companies for a fee with group progress reports.

Bonus: after you're done with all these, you can have some fun with Qwerty Warriors, a strangely addicting game that forces you to type faster and faster before the enemies swarm you.

Why Men Are Better Than Women

A few weeks ago, the young lasses over at College Candy asked us if we'd like to engage in a friendly bout of he said–she said during our slow holiday weeks. In their email, they suggested that we delve into, and debate, the age-old topic of why one sex is better than the other. You know, men verses women, not vaginal verses anal. These broads must be delusional thinking they have a puncher's chance of winning this fight. You and I both know that there really doesn't need to be an entire debate or dueling articles to crown men the superior gender. But we'll do it anyway.

I love women, and I don't get any kicks from knocking them down a peg (some obviously excluded), which means I'm going to do these broads a solid by pointing out a few initial omissions. This list won't include anything about their monthly bloodbath, the sex appeal of a c-section scar, or the perils of menopause. On top of those obvious reasons why we're better, I'll go one step further and refrain from spewing all the ultra-offensive and insensitive reasons why men bulldoze women. I had some humdingers lined up too (use your imagination), but even with those removed, I still have quite the staunch list and it should easily solidify our dominance.

So here goes nothing: 10 brief reasons why men are better than women. Check out College Candy's list of why women are better here.

10. We don't cry at the drop of a hat
About 99% of the time, a man is an emotionless, carefree renegade. The other 1% is allotted for those rare occurrences like the death of a loved one, championship game defeats, and ESPN's "My Wish" segments. We also reserve the right to cry or get rattled over other personal tragedies like blowing our load in a fertile chick or losing our dick entirely.

9. We can piss discreetly in public
This might seem like a minute thing, but we can literally piss anywhere with no hassle. I once relieved myself in the middle of the fairway on a golf course during a tournament. I knelt down, pulled out my piece, and pretended to tie my shoe as I pissed on one of Mother Earth's finer landscapes. I'd like to see Natalie Gulbis pull that off. No, seriously, I would.

8. We don't have an extra layer of body fat or those sexy vagina bellies
Ask Billy Nye, this argument is backed by science.

7. Religions favor men
Last I checked it was a man who beat crucifixion and rose from the dead. Did I just go there? Uh, yea I did. You know where else I can go? An Islamic country... without a fucking head dress.

6. We're more creative
For instance, tackling this tired old topic wasn't our idea. Yet, we obliged because we're men and dick measuring is fun. Need more proof? Google, Facebook, Apple, YouJizz... all masterminded by dudes.

5. We have better/more loyal friends
Chicks are petty, catty, and gossip queens. You and your "girlies" may be "besties" now, but that's only until the two of you go after the same guy and someone loses. Instead of sacking up and blaming yourself for being fat and disgusting, you blame your hotter friend and say she got the guy because she is a slut.

4. We know how to share
I might actually be Eskimo brothers with over 50% of my friends. How many women, who don't flock in orgy circles, can say that? Which coincidentally brings me to my next point.

3. We can fuck without repercussions
Am I a slut? No shot. I'm just a guy with a curious cock, that's all. A man about the people. I ask you what woman who sleeps around can say that? Huh? A two-bit, freeloadin' whore, that's who.

2. We're respected as athletes
You don't believe me, ladies? Well, why do you think ESPN gave you your very own website? Because the demand to read about UConn's latest 50-point win is so high? Or is this ESPN's way of saying, "Sure, you could drink from the men's water fountain, but that one over there is labeled 'women' so why not just use it?" ESPNW smells like Segregation 2.0 to me.

1. When we're done, you're done
Whether its five minutes into it, or 30 minutes after you've already squirted the good squirt, it's over when the man finishes or gives up (because he's too drunk or unenthused to finish). I mean, when is the last time a man came and then kept going for another 20 minutes just so the chick could get off? Had to have been in the 1960s.

23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021

2012

Ultrabooks – The last two years have been all about the tablet. Laptops, with their “untouchable” screens, have yet to match any tablet’s featherweight portability and zippy response times. However, by next year, ultraportable notebooks–Ultrabooks–will finally be available for under $1000, bringing a complete computing experience into areas of life which, until now, have only been partially filled by smaller technologies such as tablets and smartphones. They weigh around three pounds, measure less than an inch thick, and the hard drives are flash-based, which means they’ll have no moving parts, delivering zippy-quick startups and load times.

The Mars Science Laboratory – By August 2012, the next mission to Mars will reach the Martian surface with a new rover named Curiosity focusing on whether Mars could ever have supported life, and whether it might be able to in the future. Curiosity will be more than 5 times larger than the previous Mars rover, and the mission will cost around $2.3 billion — or just about one and a half New Yankee Stadiums.

The Brain Cap, from U of Maryland.

The paralyzed will walk. But, perhaps not in the way that you’d imagine. Using a machine-brain interface, researchers are making it possible for otherwise paralyzed humans to control neuroprostheses–essentially mechanical limbs that respond to human thought–allowing them to walk and regain bodily control. The same systems are also being developed for the military, which one can only assume means this project won’t flounder due to a lack of funding.

2013

The Rise of Electronic Paper – Right now, e-paper is pretty much only used in e-readers like the Kindle, but it’s something researchers everywhere are eager to expand upon. Full-color video integration is the obvious next step, and as tablet prices fall, it’s likely newspapers will soon be fully eradicated from their current form. The good news: less deforestation, and more user control over your sources.

4G will be the new standard in cell phone networks. What this means: your phone will download data about as fast as your home computer can. While you’ve probably seen lots of 4G banter from the big cell providers, it’s not very widely available in most phones. However, both Verizon and the EU intend to do away with 3G entirely by 2013, which will essentially bring broadband-level speeds to wireless devices on cell networks. It won’t do away with standard internet providers, but it will bring “worldwide WiFi” capabilities to anyone with a 4G data plan.

The Eye of Gaia, a billion-pixel telescope will be sent into space this year to begin photographing and mapping the universe on a scale that was recently impossible. With the human eye, one can see several thousand stars on a clear night; Gaia will observe more than a billion over the course of its mission–about 1% of all the stars in the Milky Way. As well, it will look far beyond our own galaxy, even as far as the end of the (observable) universe.

2014

A 1 Terabyte SD Memory Card probably seems like an impossibly unnecessary technological investment. Many computers still don’t come with that much memory, much less SD memory cards that fit in your digital camera. Yet thanks to Moore’s Law we can expect that the 1TB SD card will become commonplace in 2014, and increasingly necessary given the much larger swaths of data and information that we’re constantly exchanging every day (thanks to technologies like memristors and our increasing ever-connectedness). The only disruptive factor here could be the rise of cloud-computing, but as data and transfer speeds continue to rise, it’s inevitable that we’ll need a physical place to store our digital stuff.

The first around-the-world flight by a solar-powered plane will be accomplished by now, bringing truly clean energy to air transportation for the first time. Consumer models are still far down the road, but you don’t need to let your imagination wander too far to figure out that this is definitely a game-changer. Consider this: it took humans quite a few milennia to figure out how to fly; and only a fraction of that time to do it with solar power.

The Solar Impulse, to be flown around the world. Photo by Stephanie Booth

The world’s most advanced polar icebreaker is currently being developed as a part of the EU’s scientific development goals and is scheduled to launch in 2014. As global average temperatures continue to climb, an understanding and diligence to the polar regions will be essential to monitoring the rapidly changing climates–and this icebreaker will be up to the task.

$100 personal DNA sequencing is what’s being promised by a company called BioNanomatrix, which the company founder Han Cao has made possible through his invention of the ‘nanofluidic chip.’ What this means: by being able to cheaply sequence your individual genome, a doctor could biopsy a tumor, sequence the DNA, and use that information to determine a prognosis and prescribe treatment for less than the cost of a modern-day x-ray. And by specifically inspecting the cancer’s DNA, treatment can be applied with far more specific–and effective–accuracy.

2015

The world’s first zero-carbon, sustainable city in the form of Masdar City will be initially completed just outside of Abu Dhabi. The city will derive power solely from solar and other renewable resources, offer homes to more than 50,000 people.

Personal 3D Printing is currently reserved for those with extremely large bank accounts or equally large understandings about 3D printing; but by 2015, printing in three dimensions (essentially personal manufacturing) will become a common practice in the household and in schools. Current affordable solutions include do-it-yourself kits like Makerbot, but in four years it should look more like a compact version of the uPrint. Eventually, this technology could lead to technologies such as nanofabricators and matter replicators–but not for at least a few decades.

2016

Space tourism will hit the mainstream. Well, sorta. Right now it costs around $20-30 million to blast off and chill at the International Space Station, or $200,000 for a sub-orbital spaceflight from Virgin Galactic. But the market is growing faster than most realize: within five years, companies like Space Island, Galactic Suite, and Orbital Technologies may realize their company missions, with space tourism packages ranging from $10,000 up-and-backs to $1 million five-night stays in an orbiting hotel suite.

The sunscreen pill will hit the market, protecting the skin as well as the eyes from UV rays. By reverse-engineering the way coral reefs shield themselves from the sun, scientists are very optimistic about the possibility, much to the dismay of sunscreen producers everywhere.

Back from extinction. Image by JenJeff.

A Wooly Mammoth will be reborn among other now-extinct animals in 2016, assuming all goes according to the current plans of Japan’s Riken Center for Developmental Biology. If they can pull it off, expect long lines at Animal Kingdom.

2017

Portable laser pens that can seal wounds – Imagine you’re hiking fifty miles from the nearest human, and you slip, busting your knee wide open, gushing blood. Today, you might stand a chance of some serious blood loss–but in less than a decade you might be carrying a portable laser pen capable of sealing you back up Wolverine-style.

2018

Light Peak technology, a method of super-high-data-transfer, will enable more than 100 Gigabytes per second–and eventually whole terabytes per second–within everyday consumer electronics. This enables the copying of entire hard drives in a matter of seconds, although by this time the standard hard drive is probably well over 2TB.

Insect-sized robot spies aren’t far off from becoming a reality, with the military currently hard at work to bring Mission Impossible-sized tech to the espionage playground. Secret weapon: immune to bug spray.

2019

The average PC has the power of the human brain. According to Ray Kurzweil, who has a better grip on the future than probably anyone else, the Law of Accelerating Returns will usher in an exponentially greater amount of computing power than every before.

The Web Within Us. Image by Anna Lena Schiller.

Web 3.0 – What will it look like? Is it already here? It’s always difficult to tell just where we stand in terms of technological chronology. But if we assume that Web 1.0 was based only upon hyperlinks, and Web 2.0 is based on the social, person-to-person sharing of links, then Web 3.0 uses a combination of socially-sourced information, curated by a highly refined, personalizable algorithm (“they” call it the Semantic Web). We’re already in the midst of it, but it’s still far from its full potential.

Energy from a fusion reactor has always seemed just out of reach. It’s essentially the process of producing infinite energy from a tiny amount of resources, but it requires a machine that can contain a reaction that occurs at over 125,000,000 degrees. However, right now in southern France, the fusion reactor of the future is being built to power up by 2019, with estimates of full-scale fusion power available by 2030.

2020

Crash-proof cars have been promised by Volvo, to be made possible by using radar, sonar, and driver alert systems. Considering automobile crashes kill over 30,000 people in the U.S. per year, this is definitely a welcome technology.

2021

So, what should we expect in 2021? Well, 10 years ago, what did you expect to see now? Did you expect the word “Friend” to become a verb? Did you expect your twelve-year-old brother to stay up texting until 2am? Did you expect 140-character messaging systems enabling widespread revolutions against decades-old dictatorial regimes?

The next 10 years will be an era of unprecedented connectivity; this much we know. It will build upon the social networks, both real and virtual, that we’ve all played a role in constructing, bringing ideas together that would have otherwise remained distant, unknown strangers. Without twitter and a steady drip of mainstream media, would we have ever so strongly felt the presence of the Arab Spring? What laughs, gasps, or loves, however fleeting, would have been lost if not for Chatroulette? Keeping in mind that as our connections grow wider and more intimate, so too will the frequency of our connectedness, and as such, your own understanding of just what kinds of relationships are possible will be stretched and revolutionized as much as any piece of hardware.

Truly, the biggest changes we’ll face will not come in the form of any visible technology; the changes that matter most, as they always have, will occur in those places we know best but can never quite see: our own hearts and minds.

Top 10 Hackers of all Time in the World

To be a hacker its my duty to introduce you to the Top 10 Hackers in 2012. These hackers are being so strong as they can hack anything. They are certified as well as trained. Most of them are now working as on job of Security Experts from high companies due to their skills. So lets see who's on top and leading the race!

1. Gary McKinnon

Garry is considered as one of the best hackers of all time. USA declared him as the biggest military computer hacker ever. He whacked the security system of NASA and Pentagon. This made him one of the great black hat hacker celebrities and got his name into the hacker's community. The nerd is now facing 70 years of imprisonment and is deprived from accessing internet. He has illegally accessed 97 computers and has caused around $700,000 damage to the economy.

2. Robert Tappan Morris

He is the creator of the Morris Worm, the first computer worm to be unleashed on the Internet. As a result of this crime, he was the first person prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Morris wrote the code for the worm while he was a student at Cornell. He asserts that he intended to use it to see how large the Internet was. The worm, however, replicated itself excessively, slowing computers down so that they were no longer usable. It is not possible to know exactly how many computers were affected, but experts estimate an impact of 6,000 machines. He was sentenced to three years’ probation, 400 hours of community service and a fined $10,500. Morris is currently working as a tenured professor at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

3. Jonathan James

Jonathan James is better known as comrade and he was the first teenager to be held captive for computer hacking when he was only sixteen years old. When he was accused of hacking several websites he said that he was actually having a look and fooling around and that what he found really interesting was the challenge to see what he could do.

4. Kevin Mitnick

Kevin started with his minor cyber crimes when he was twelve years old. The first thing he did was hack the Los Angeles Bus system in order to get free bus tickets. After that he continued his hacking career by damaging the FBI, DEC, IBM, Motorola, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Siemens. He was sent to prison for five years and eight months and when he was freed he decided to set up Mitnick Security, which is a safety consultancy company that offers its services for multinational firms.

5. Raphael Gray

He hacked the computer systems around the world in over six weeks. He was 19 years when he performed the hacking. His mission was to make a multi- million pound credit card. He published about 6,500 credit cards as an example of weak security in the consumer websites.

6. Mark Abene

Most people wouldn’t know who Mark Abene because he is more famous for his nickname Phiber Optik. He was the one who created the Master of Deception group. He had a passion for creating computer programs and he was always trying to learn new things, which made him access controversial sites. He is world famous because he is the ultimate computer hacking acts in the world.

7. Vladimir Levin

He was a high-profile cyberpunk back in the days. He graduated from St. Petersburg Teknologichesky University and was able to hack Citibank from New York and send more than ten million dollars to several of his accounts not only in the United States but also in Europe and in Israel. A real computer hacker.

8. Kevin Poulsen

Also known as Dark Dante, Poulsen gained recognition for his hack of LA radio’s KIIS-FM phone lines, (taing over all of the station’s phone lines) which earned him a brand new Porsche, among other items. Law enforcement dubbed him “the Hannibal Lecter of computer crime.”Authorities began to pursue Poulsen after he hacked into a federal investigation database. During this pursuit, he further drew the ire of the FBI by hacking into federal computers for wiretap information.His hacking specialty, however, revolved around
telephones. Poulsen’s most famous hack, In a related feat, Poulsen also “reactivated old Yellow Page escort telephone numbers for an acquaintance who then ran a virtual escort agency.” Later, when his photo came up on the show Unsolved Mysteries, 1-800 phone lines for the program crashed. Ultimately, Poulsen was captured in a supermarket and served a sentence of five years.Since serving time, Poulsen has worked as a journalist. He is now a senior editor for Wired News. His most prominent article details his work on identifying 744 sex offenders with MySpace profiles.

9. Onel A. de Guzman

He is one of the best international hacker of all time and a Filipino computer student as well.
During his time period, he creates a “Love Bug” virus that crippled computer e-mail systems worldwide.

10. Adrian Lamo

The threat analyst and grey hat hacker broke into various high profile computers like New York Times, yahoo and Microsoft that lead to his arrest in the year 2003. He used his internet connections at libraries and coffee shops. The black hat hacker was sentenced to six month home confinement and two years of probation and two years of probation which is expired on January 16, 2007. Now he a great public speaker and a award winning journalist.

Top 6 Games Upcoming 2013

The Games Of 2013: What Games Are Coming Out This Year?

Adam Barnes

Need help keeping track of the best games of 2013? We've created a handy reference guide to help you stay on top of every major release.

Published on Jan 2, 2013

You’d be forgiven for thinking 2013 will be a quiet year for video games. It’s the wind down that comes just before a new generation of gaming, so why would there be much to get excited about?

Well, thankfully, there’s actually quite a lot. No doubt there’s much more that we don’t yet know about and admittedly there are quite a number not yet nailed down to specific dates, but there’s something every month anyway.

So we’ve listed every major game out throughout 2013: from GTA 5 to BioShock Infinite. While we’ve tried to include games in the right months, not every game has a date set in stone so expect a few changes.

If there's anything you think we've missed, let us know in the comments below.

And if you like to see what is on the horizon, why not bookmark the page and we’ll endeavour to keep it up-to-date so you’ll always have something to look forward to.

January

DMC: Devil May Cry

Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
We’ve played a lot of it at preview stage and we can safely say this is going to be a fantastic game from Ninja Theory and Capcom.

Ni No Kuni: The Wrath Of The White Witch

Publisher: Namco Bandai
Platform: PS3
It’s been a long time coming but there’s a lot to get excited about with Ni No Kuni. We’ve played this at preview stage and we’re already pretty impressed with it.

The Cave

Publisher: Sega
Platform: PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Ron Gilbert’s latest is a unique platform-adventure game that let’s you take control of three of seven possible characters. It’s already showing a lot of promise, though may not may its predicted January release date.

February

Dead Space 3

Publisher: EA
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
It’s easy to be cynical about this one – what with the addition of co-op – but it’s still a very popular franchise and impossible to ignore. Keep an eye on this one.

Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS3, PS Vita
You don’t get games like this anymore – for whatever reason – so thank God Sony’s around to make sure we get our fill of colourful platforming action.

Crysis 3

Publisher: EA
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Sometimes it’s enough to stick all the graphics into a game to make it exciting. While Crytek would argue there’s more depth to Crysis 3 than that – and no doubt there is – it’s all we really care about. Shameless graphics whores, and all that.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
After having hands-on with Metal Gear Rising last year all our doubts over Platinum Games new take on the series have been washed away. Insanely fun and typically mental.

Rayman Legends

Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: Wii U
Already the best Wii U game and it’s not even out yet, Rayman Legends combines that gorgeous 2D platforming we saw in Rayman Origins with multiplayer GamePad gaming.

March

SimCity

Publisher: EA
Platform: PC
There are a lot of changes to the series under the hood with SimCity’s GlassBox engine, but it’s already looking like a potential Game Of The Year contender.

Tomb Raider

Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Ignoring the multiplayer (sigh), there’s a lot to like about Lara Croft’s darker adventure. Don’t ignore this one, it could be pretty special.

God Of War: Ascension

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS3
It’s God Of War, and that’s enough to get excited. Time to rip the heads off a few more gods as Kratos once more.

StarCraft 2: Heart Of The Swarm

Publisher: Blizzard
Platform: PC
It’s more than just an expansion pack; Heart Of The Swarm is looking to bring a heap of changes, new units and extra single player content to Blizzard’s best-selling StarCraft 2.

Gears Of War: Judgment

Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
It might be a game focused on the franchise’s most irritating character, but this is still Gears Of War as we know it. And now with a fresh pair of eyes in the form of new developer People Can Fly, too.

BioShock Infinite

Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
The second most anticipated game this year, and after the original BioShock probably rightly so. There’s every reason to expect greatness from Ken Levine’s latest.

Army Of Two: The Devil’s Cartel

Publisher: EA
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
It might look stupid, it might have very little depth but there are a lot of people out there who enjoyed the previous two as co-op experiences. And with Visceral at the helm, it could actually be decent.

Fuse

Publisher: EA
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
There are a lot of mixed signals with Fuse, but rather than worry too much we’re just going to give Insomniac the benefit of the doubt and hope it all turns out alright on the night.

Metro: Last Light

Publisher: THQ
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Metro 2033 was something of a surprise hit, so a sequel – one which seems to have the best graphics this side of next-gen – should be met with the right level of intrigue.

South Park: The Stick Of Truth

Publisher: THQ
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
With Trey Parker and Matt Stone on board with The Stick Of Truth you can be certain there will be a level of quality not often seen with licensed games. And Obsidian know all about RPGs, so it’ll be a great game too.

Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate

Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: 3DS, Wii U

It'll sell by the bucketload in Japan, but what about in the West? Could this be Capcom's big chance? Who knows.

April

Grand Theft Auto 5

Publisher: Rockstar
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
If you need us to explain why you should be excited for GTA 5 then we can safely say it’s not for you. Should be out between April and June.

Beyond: Two Souls

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS3
There’s more to Beyond: Two Souls than Ellen Page, and you should be excited for it too. It’s like Heavy Rain, but with more gameplay.

Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse

Publisher: Revolution Software
Platform: PC
It’s a brand new Broken Sword game, done in a style fans will adore made with the support and suggestions of the Kickstarter community. How could this be a bad thing?

Race Driver: Grid 2

Publisher: Codemasters
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
This is Codemasters doing their thing, remembering that before DiRT there was Grid. On track to be one of the greatest racers this generation.

Double Fine Adventure

Publisher: Double Fine
Platform: Android, iOS, PC
The first point-‘n’-click adventure game from Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert for years? Yes please.

May

The Last Of Us

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS3
Another of the most anticipated games of 2013, Naughty Dog takes on the survival genre with a brutal, mature and intriguing look at life after an apocalypse. Guaranteed to be great.

Company Of Heroes 2

Publisher: THQ
Platform: PC
The original Company Of Heroes is one of the most revered RTS games on PC. This is the sequel. Simple.

Remember Me

Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
The surprise announcement of Remember Me last year has since waned, but there is a lot of potential for Dontnod’s unique sci-fi game. Keep an eye out for it.

June

Shadowrun Returns

Publisher: Harebrained StudiosPlatform: Android, iOS, PCTurn-based strategy games are certainly making a comeback – thanks to Kickstarter anyway – and Shadowrun Returns promises to relive the glory days of the SNES Shadowrun game.

Neverwinter

Publisher: Perfect World
Platform: PC
Not enough people are interested in Neverwinter if you ask us, but they should be. Hopefully this MMO will be a surprise hit whenever it launches this year.

Pikmin 3

Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Wii U
There isn’t a specific date for Pikmin 3, nor any solid details. But we’ve seen it in action at E3 and it’s bloody Pikmin, so how can you not love it? Maybe even worth buying a Wii U for.

July

Planetary Annihilation

Publisher: Uber Entertainment
Platform: PC
Some of the guys behind Total Annihilation are looking to use planets as weapons in an RTS game. If that doesn’t interest you then you’re dead inside.

August

Grim Dawn

Publisher: Crate Entertainment
Platform: PC
If you’ve played Titan Quest then you’ll already know why you should be excited for Grim Dawn. If you haven’t, go and play it then get excited.

Killzone: Mercenary

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS Vita
There’s little on the horizon for PS Vita – that we know of at least – but Killzone: Mercenary seems like it could be a fantastic addition to the console. Keep an eye on this one.

Lost Planet 3

Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Lost Planet 3 looks to Dead Space for inspiration – and we mean the good Dead Space, not the gun-toting sequel. It’s a new direction for the series, but one that is desperately needed.

Tearaway

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS Vita
We’ve no idea when this might turn up, but it’s a PS Vita by the guys who made LittleBigPlanet. For that reason alone we can’t wait to see what it’s like.

September

Battlefield 4

Publisher: EA
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
We know it’s coming, we just don’t know when. If it is out this year it’ll be out in September. Everything else is up in the air, but it’ll still be Battlefield and for that reason alone it’s worth paying attention.

Deadpool

Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
High Moon Studios did a fantastic job of the Transformers franchise. Now it has control of our favourite comic book character. Only good things can happen.

October

Total War: Rome 2

Publisher: Sega
Platform: PC
We don’t think anyone can doubt Creative Assembly’s skills when it comes to strategy games these days. Rome 2 will be fantastic, that’s for certain.

Wasteland 2

Publisher: inXile Entertainment
Platform: PC
If you like Fallout then you need to pay attention to Wasteland 2, because the popular franchise owes its existence to the original Wasteland.

Puppeteer

Publisher: Sony
Platform: PS3
We love that Sony supports unique and off-the-cuff ideas like Puppeteer, and you should too. It might not look like your sort of thing, but we predict this could this year’s Journey.

The Elder Scrolls Online

Publisher: Zenimax
Platform: PC
An MMO built into the world of The Elder Scrolls? It might not be first-person or share many of the similarities with the console equivalent, but you can be damned sure it’ll be a great MMO.

November

Watch Dogs

Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
There’s rumours of Watch Dogs being a next-gen game, and judging by its visuals that’s entirely possible. Still, it’s the innovative hacking-filled gameplay that really interests.

Destiny

Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3, Xbox 360
Famed Halo developer Bungie steps out of its Microsoft shadow to create something completely new? While we should expect space marines shooting aliens to play a large part of the game, there’s bound to be just as much innovation as the original Halo.

Fortnite

Publisher: Epic Games
Platform: PC
Epic Games is deciding to do something completely different with Fortnite, and we can get on board with that. Unreal Engine 4, Minecraft-style construction and Horde-style combat. Count us in.

December

Dead State

Publisher: DoubleBear Productions
Platform: PC
December’s a bit of a slow month, but if this Kickstarter project sticks to its schedule then you’ll have a real diamond to finish the year with. Squad-based RPG combat akin to XCOM with freeform exploration like the original Fallout. Get excited for this one.