What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold! Well, that's according to Outkast when they sang Hey Ya (cue insanely infectious music: shake it, shake, shake it... shake it like a polaroid picture!). Now it's time to beat the summer heat with this Unreal Tournament III mod for the PC and PS3. Thanks to Epic Games opening the gates for these user-created mods, you can now slip down the icy slopes and even do some tricks when you grab some air!

Download: Snowreal mod for Unreal Tournament III (PC)

After Master Chief and Cloud came to Unreal Tournament 3 (Sony PlayStation 3, PC), you'd think mods can't get any better. Yet, here's another that can put a grin on your face. We'd never even imagine Epic Games and Nintendo joining hands, but if you want to see Super Mario powered by Unreal Engine 3, look no further than the full article.

Still left out because you don't have a copy of Epic Game's Unreal Tournament 3? Well, don't worry about that any longer. Amazon has just slashed off about US$ 8 from the FPS title, allowing you guys to grab it if you want. Check out how much the game costs now in the full article.

Bored with the same old avatars in Unreal Tournament 3? Well, to resolve this issue you can modify and customize the characters in the game, just like what Organ did. He was able to create a mod of gaming icon Master Chief as well as characters from Crysis and more. Check out the screenshots in the full article.

Update alert! Epic Games has released the latest patch for Unreal Tournament 3's mod cooking toolkit. This update supports the latest patch that was released for the PlayStation 3. You'll also need the game's latest PC patch for the update. Go to the full article for more details on the mod cooking tookit.

Download: Unreal Tournament 3 Mod Cooking Tool version 2.1

If you thought Epic Games let you down a bit with the flaws that accompanied Unreal Tournament 3, here's some good news for you: The Sony PlayStation 3 version of the high-profile shooter is getting a patch to give you a much better experience than before. The full changelog is right after the jump, so click on the "read more" link to let the good times roll.

The Sony PlayStation 3 certainly had its share of ups and lows last year, but this year the black console may have more ups and less downs. In the recent GDC 2008 event, BBC blogger Darren Waters shares what Sony representatives revealed to him: MotorStorm 2's release window, and a secret game in the works. More details in the full article.

We've probably all heard this before, especially all the UT fan outcries after the release of the Unreal Tournament 3 Beta demo in late fall last year. Epic Games admitted that the third installment of the series considered god of the multiplayer shooter arena isn't perfect, especially the console-friendly UI used for the PC version of the game. The game company explains at the full story.

Though Epic Games may be optimistic about Unreal Tournament 3 modifications on Xbox 360, they've recently claimed that they haven't made and headway into making that happen on Microsoft's next generation console. While its all just sad news in the green front, Epic Games did address shortcomings in modification support on the Sony's PlayStation 3. More on that at the full story.

Europe is all set to receive a double whammy of critically acclaimed titles as Midway Games and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will be covering a joint event to herald the arrival of Unreal Tournament 3 for the PlayStation 3, as well as the promotion of  the upcoming God of War title for the PlayStation Portable with God of War: Chains of Olympus.