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How To: Use XBox Backup Creator to back up XBox 360 games
If you own an XBox 360, it is your Microsoft-given right to make backup copies of it on your computer to burn to discs in case you lose your $60 baby. This video will show you how to make a backup copy of any XBox 360 game using a program called XBox Backup Creator. Never lose a game to wear and tear or parental rage again.

How To: Earn the "A Real Pistol" Achievement in BioShock: Infinite
BioShock: Infinite just came out today, and some people will no doubt play the game all of the way through with the object of beating the game. Others, though, will not only want to beat the game, but will want to earn every single achievement (or trophy) possible—and the A Real Pistol achievement is one of the very first (and easiest) ones you can get. In order to complete this task, you will need to kill 25 enemies with the Broadsider Pistol. You can pick up a Broadsider Pistol in the first...

How To: Beat Queen Myrrah, the final boss fight of Gears of War 3
Struggling to defeat Queen Myrrah in Gears of War 3? Well, if the last boss fight is giving you some trouble, this walkthrough from Giant Bomb should help you out a ton! This specific boss battle guide takes place on hardcore difficulty.

How To: Earn first prize in the Brusher's Pike challenge in Bastion
Bastion is an indie game developed for the PC and XBLA. There are several different challenges in it, and one of the most difficult to beat is the Brusher's Pike challenge located at Camp Dauncy. You will need to activate all of the switches in the area without dying to the spike lines. This walkthrough should provide you with a pretty clear path to follow.

How To: Unlock the Pack a Punch machine in the Black Ops Zombies map Ascension
Ascension from Black Ops Zombies is one of the coolest maps in online gaming, and has a rather secret Pack a Punch machine you can unlock to upgrade your precious guns. This video will show you how to unlock it by flying on the lunar lander three times then tracking it down.

How To: Get all the hidden packages on Monster Island in Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Hydro Thunder Hurricane is one of the last dying gasps of Sega's arcade glory days, and it shows in the somewhat dated gameplay. If you're hooked though and still can't find all of the hidden packages in the Monster Island level, watch this video for a guide to acquiring all 10.

How To: Derank someone in Call of Duty Black Ops
Okay, this is SO mean. But if you've got a friend (perhaps a frenemy) who annoys the hell out of you then you can pull this super awesome XBox 360 Call of Duty Black Ops prank. Your friend needs to be level 50 (doing combat training) in order for this to work.

How To: Hack your Xbox Kinect with a USB analyzer
This tutorial shows you how to get started hacking your Xbox Kinect. You will need a high quality USB analyzer between the Kinect and the Xbox for this to work, and then you can start streaming data from your Kinect onto your computer.

How To: Unlock secret XBox 360 functions
Chris Pirillo demonstrates some lesser known features of the XBox 360 including: the Shut Down feature, Custom music, the manual moving visualization, composite and component video, and changing the vision camera effect.

How To: Recreate the Ghostbusters logo in the Black Ops Emblem Editor
Love Ghostbusters? Learn how to recreate the no-ghost sign from Ghostbusters as a custom, multilayer Black Ops playercard emblem! This COD Emblem Editor tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the drawing process.

How To: Find the Palazzo Laterno shrine in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Those damn Romulus followers and their shrines! Finding all of the shrines in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is difficult but rewarding. If you're having trouble, watch this video to learn how to find and enter the Palazzo Laterno shrine and get the One-Man Wrecking Crew achievement / trophy.

How to Beat Mission 11: WMD in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Think you can't beat Mission 11: WMD in Black Ops? Think again! With the right technique, it's easy! And this gamer's guide presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the process. For all of the details, and to learn how to beat Mission 11 of Call of Duty: Black Ops for yourself, take a look.

How To: Get the legendary weapon The Tenderizer in Fable 3
The Tenderizer is, appropriately enough, a legendary weapon in the form of an exceptionally powerful hammer in Fable 3. If you've already unlocked the Dark Sanctum, watch this video to discover the location of the legendary weapon within.

How To: Fix the Xbox 360 open tray error
In this video we learn how to fix the Xbox 360 open tray error. First, open the console up and find the laser power. There are two screws around this laser that need to be changed. The left one should be screwed up a slight amount until it's slightly lifted. Once it's lifted, put your entire console back together. Once it's back together, you will notice that the open tray error stops coming up on your screen. You may also need to place something inside of the screw so it stays slightly up. E...

How To: Find all hidden spiders on Electro in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Electro, one of Spideys deadliest villains. What's more dangerous than fighting Electro? Trying to find all the hidden spiders on his level. If you're struggling to find a few of the stragglers that you just can't seem to find, don't worry. In this video you will get a full walkthrough of each location as well as commentary explaining how to acquire each one and what to do for some of the tricker ones.

Walkthrough Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days for the PlayStation 3
Kane and Lynch are at it again, and this time the action's in Shanghai, China. This walkthrough series will take you through the gameplay of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days on the PlayStation 3, but it's very similar for the Xbox 360 and Windows. Follow along as two of the most twisted protagonists in video game history take the Shanghai streets.

How To: Defeat the bosses in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
If you recently purchased Castlevania: Harmony of Despair on your Xbox 360, this next tutorial will help save your life. In this strategy how to tutorial, you'll find out how to defeat the game's most difficult enemies, the stage bosses. Each one has unique powers and attacks, but they also have some different weaknesses as well. They're easy to follow and should be easy to follow. Good luck and enjoy!

How To: Find all the teeth in Arkham Mansion in Batman: AA
In this next video tutorial, you're going to find out where all the Joker teeth and chronicles are located in Arkham Mansion in the hit game Batman: Arkham Asylum.

How To: Find all the teeth in the Penitentiary in Batman:AA
If you're having a hard time finding all the items in Batman: Arkham Asylum, then this tutorial should help. In the video, you'll be shown all the locations of the Joker teeth and Chronicles in the Penitentiary area of the game. They're pretty easy to find thanks to the video, so good luck and enjoy!

How To: Hack any PSP with a Pandora Battery and MMS
Hacking the PSP requires some unique tools and procedures, including the infamous Pandora Batteries and Magic Memory Sticks. This video will show you how to hack both the fat and slim versions of the PSP with firmware version 5.03 and below. This will allow you to play all sorts of homebrew games, ROM's and other fun stuff on your PSP, expanding the uses of this tragically undersupported portable console. Now hack that baby! This should let you unbrick your psp 3000.

How To: Flash LiteOn DG-16D2S XBox 360 disc drive firmware
So you've watched this video, done your research, and decided that you want to flash the firmware on your XBox 360 with a LiteOn DG-16D2S rev. 7485 disc drive. Good for you! This video will walk you through the whole process. Be very careful, as messing up in small ways at any point can ruin the results which, when done properly, are really awesome.

How To: Get unlimited mini-nukes in Fallout 3 using a glitch
If you're looking to get an unlimited number of mini-nukes in the game Fallout 3, this tutorial is what you need to follow. In the video, you'll find out what it takes to make sure you have the most powerful weapon in the game for you to use against the mutants of Fallout 3. It's pretty easy to follow and will ensure that you'll always bring a good amount of pain to any battle. Good luck and enjoy!

How To: Fix a circular scratch on an XBox game
A common XBox problem is a malfunction that causes a circular groove in your CDs and games. In this tutorial, learn how to fix that horrible circular scratch at home, and hopefully play your game normally again. This fix could save you a bunch of money, since Microsoft won't replace any damaged discs. This video will show you an easy way to fix this annoying problem.

How To: Connect your Xbox 360 to the Internet using a laptop
This is a video that is describing how to connect your xbox360 to the internet using a laptop. First what their showing is going to the start menu, and then to the right of it, click on control panels. A little page will pop up, and you click on network and internet. It takes you to another page and then you click network and sharing. It will take you to another page, where you see three computers, and to the very left of that page there it says "tasks" look in the columns under tasks and cli...

How To: Fix an Xbox 360 with E74 and RROD damages
When the interior of your Xbox overheats, damages to your GPU can occur, resulting in various errors. This video tutorial shows how to fix an Xbox 360 gaming machine that exhibits E74 and Red Ring of Death symptoms. Opening your Xbox 360 voids the warranty, but this method could save you loads of money in the repair department.

How To: Do a low free kick in FIFA 09
Being able to shoot a low free kick can lead to a lot of goals in Fifa 2009. This video will show you the various ways you can take a low free kick and gives you quick, to the point instructions on how to execute them. Keep in mind that not every player can do this, so be mindful that you have a skilled free kick taker before attempting. Watch this video, practice, and start crushing the competition!

How To: Connect to XBox Live with a laptop running Windows XP
Follow the steps outlined in this video to learn how to connect to XBox Live using a laptop running Windows XP. The first step is to connect the XBox with the laptop by using an Ethernet cable. When they are connected you have to click on Start and select 'Connect To' and then 'Show all connections'. Select both the Wireless Area connection and the Local area connection icons by highlighting both of them. To do so hold the Ctrl button until they are both highlighted. At this point right click...

How to Walkthrough Darksiders: Drowned Pass - Counter Killer
Get ready for one heck of a battle in the Shadow Arena Challenge in the Drowned Pass on the Xbox 360 game Darksiders. You need to enter the Shadow Realm and defeat four portals to free Vulgrim.

How To: Cheat with Modern Warfare 2 javelin glitch (MW2)
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2, there's a glitch that you can take advantage of when you have both a javelin and a grenade in your hands. Modern Warfare 2 is pretty much the game of the moment, of the year, of the decade, so exploit this glitch while you still can! Fair warning, though: doing this glitch could get you banned by the powers that be at XBox Live.

How To: Backup Xbox 360 games
This is a two-part series on how to backup and burn Xbox 360 games using an Xbox Backup creator 3.7. This is perfect if you ever lose your Xbox CDs!

How To: Make XBOX 360 backups
Do you need to create back up XBOX 360 games? Learn to burn copies of your favorite games using your PC to ensure you always have a back up. Make backups and give them to your friends to allow the action to never stop. Make XBOX 360 backups.

How To: Find the Sunset House by Mourningwood in Fable 3
Trying to get to the Sunset House region in Fable 3? It's one of the coolest environments in the game, a bonus house, which take some puzzle solving skills to unlock. The Sunset House is a really difficult find and only becomes available after you have become King or Queen in Fable 3. You must travel from Mourningwood to locate it, but if you're having trouble, this video walkthrough will guide you to the exact location of the Sunset House. It's the same for all platforms— PS3, PC and Xbox 360.

How To: Copy Xbox 360 games without a mod chip
Video games can be quite expensive, especially if you're a serious gamer building up a collection. The last thing you want to do is replace games you've already paid for. Learn how to backup your games so you never have to buy a second copy. This video will show you how to copy XBox 360 games without a mod chip.

How To: Unlock Lars and Minato in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
There are many, many playable characters in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, some more hidden / secret than others. In this video you'll learn how to unlock two of the more difficult characters to unlock: Lars Alexandersson and Minato Yamikaze.

How To: Find the Atari Easter Egg in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Map Nuketown 2025
One of the most popular (but smallest) maps in the first Call of Duty: Black Ops was Nuketown. The tiny map allowed for maximum death tolls, making it an awesome map to play (and die) on. In the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, that map returns in the form of Nuketown 2025, a futuristic version of the same level. It was available for free on November 13th to anyone who pre-ordered the game, purchased a launch copy, or purchased the Hardened or Care Package special editions of the game, thoug...

How To: Kick someone off of Xbox live with a host booter
Using Cain & Able and a host booter, you can kick someone off of Xbox Live. If you are annoyed with another player, this is how you take their ball and throw it into the scary old man neighbor's yard.

How To: Beat the two barrel puzzles in the Fade for 3 attribute points in Dragon Age 2
When you reach the Fade in Dragon Age 2, you'll happen upon a pair of collections of barrells, each of which is a puzzle you can solve for attribute points. This video will show you the solution for each, earning you 3 shiny new attribute points for their completion and making your hero that much more badass.

How To: Hack Microsoft's Kinect for the Xbox 360 — A Detailed Hacking Guide for USB Devices
The Kinect is sure to swarm the homes of Xbox 360 gamers this holiday season. Even though some of us are amazed at the hands-free gaming capabilities it offers, others feel it to be frustratingly limited. Adafruit Industries is one of them.

How to Mod Fallout: New Vegas on the Xbox 360
Why should PC gamers have all the fun? This tutorial shows you how you can set up the same dev console for PC onto your Xbox 360. Once you have it running, you can use it just like a PC console for extra goodies.

How To: Find the missing laser pistol for Knight Torres in Fallout: New Vegas
At some point in Fallout: New Vegas on the Xbox 360, you'll eventually find yourself in Hidden Valley, the secret location of the Brotherhood of Steel. After exploring their bunker, you may find yourself meeting with Knight Torres, the Quartermaster for the Brotherhood of Steel. She will tell you that she is missing a Laser Pistol from her last shipment and wants you to go look for it. Well, not just any old Laser Pistol will do, apparently— she wants something very specific. In this video, y...