Modding

Valve has recently released the Portal map maker along with Skyrim's creation kit. Modding is a great way to up the life of your game. Players can create and share weapons, upgrades and literally make anything. I have been interesting in modding since downloading a lot for Oblivion. Basically, I hoarded any interesting mods until the game crashed and became unplayable. However, it did give the chance to try out the tools they used to make all this stuff. Although I never got as far as placing a crate in a dungeon, I look forward to downloading both Portal's and Skyrim's tools to make something maybe as weird as the 'my little pony' dragon skins.