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How To: Unlock the Ghost achievement in COD: Modern Warfare 2

If you love playing the multiplayer mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then you might wanna try out the campaign. Although it may not be as fun for some, it's still a challenging game that offers players plenty of things to shoot at.

How To: Unlock the Bridge Limbo achievement in Just Cause 2

If you've been playing Just Cause 2 and love flying all the various aircrafts in the game, then you'll love this next achievement.

How To: Unlock the Boob Tube achievement in Alan Wake

For this achievement tutorial, you'll be finding out how to unlock the Boob Tube achievement. As it sounds, you'll have to turn on a TV and let it play for awhile.

How To: Get the Space Ranger Elite achievement in Toy Story 3

If you loved the movie Toy Story 3, then you'll have a good time playing the game as well. Aside from all the missions and objectives you have to complete, you can also unlock some easy achievements as well. In this tutorial, you'll find out how to get the Space Ranger Elite achievement in the game.

How To: Unlock the Sneaky Sneaky achievement in Toy Story 3

Attention all achievement hunters, it's time to play one of Disney's most popular franchise, Toy Story! The game is Toy Story 3 and the achievement is called Sneaky Sneaky.

How To: Hack mini-sentry level 3 in Team Fortress 2 (07/09/10)

In this clip, learn how to hack Team Fortress 2 and build a mini-sentry, level 3. This cool glitch probably won't last long, so catch it while you can. Follow along with the tutorial and get up and running with this new gun in TF2.

How To: Hook up a keyboard and mouse with XFPS Sniper XBox 360

Studies have shown (yes, there have been studies on this) that the keyboard and mouse control setup employed by PC gamers is better for first person shooters than a console controller. Fortunately, there's a nifty peripheral for the Xbox 360 called the XFPS Sniper that allows you to connect a keyboard and mouse to the console and use them to control your characters in Call of Duty, Halo, Gears of War, or whatever other of the dozens of shooters on the XBox 360 you play. This will give you a p...

How To: Install Talismoon Whisper Legacy fan upgrade XBox 360

The Talismoon Whisper Legacy is one of several fan upgrades available for the XBox 360 that can help mitigate the console's extreme cooling issues. This video will show you how to install this model of fan upgrade in your console. Trust us, you console will work better and be nearly immune to the Red Ring of Death.

How To: Flash an XBox 360 ms28 disc drive

There are several different kinds of disc drives that come in different iterations of the XBox 360, and each one has to be hacked a little differently. This video will show you how to flash the ms28 drive used in some systems, the second part of the video will show you how to determine what model of drive you have. It is very detailed, and should have you well on your way to hacking you beloved XBox 360 and maximizing its potential.

How To: Replace an XBox hard drive with a larger one

If you still own and use an original XBox console, good for you! You've got a little piece of history right there that most people just tossed or sold to a game store for $10. This video will show you how to replace the paltry 8gb hard drive that the console came with with a big honking 120gb drive. This will allow you to store more data, and since hacking the original XBox is the best reason to keep it around at this point, you should probably make sure that you can do that.

How To: Add Microsoft prepaid card points to XBox Live account

If someone has ever gotten you one of the prepaid Microsoft point cards for XBox Live as a gift or you've bought one off of eBay or something, you may be wondering how to redeem it. Poking around in the XBox 360 menu would yield the answer pretty quickly, but if that's not your style this video will show you how to redeem the points from your card quickly and easily, allowing you to buy more games and addons and just keep playing.

How To: Install games onto your XBox 360 hard drive (HDD)

When Microsoft came out with it's big XBox 360 firmware update at the beginning of last year, one of the cool abilities that they added to the console is the ability to install games directly to the hard drive. This will make your games load much faster and improve your gameplay experience. If you're lucky enough to have a big hard drive on your XBox 360, you should really do this to you whole library.

How To: Transfer data between XBox 360 removable hard drives

If you are unfortunate enough to own one of the XBox 360's that shipped with a 20gb hard drive, then you've realized that that is way to little storage for everything that you want to have on your XBox. If you've decided to buy a larger drive from Microsoft, this video will show you how to transfer your precious saves and other files from the old hard drive to the new one using a transfer kit. Now you can buy as many downloadable games as you want or even install your disc games on the hard d...

How To: Install heat sinks in you XBox 360 to cool it

The XBox 360 has mammoth cooling problems, and people have devised all manner of products and mods that address that. This video will show you how to install one of those products: heat sinks that will cool your motherboard directly. This will keep you XBox a lot cooler without making a lot of noise like a 12 volt fan mod.

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: Install some custom case mods on an XBox 360

Modding you XBox 360, or whatever your console of choice may be, is a fun way of making your expensive toy your own. This video will show you how to install some cool mods: a Talismoon Whisper Max fan upgrade, LED strips for your drive door, and a clear fan tunnel. This is all great stuff and will leave you XBox 360 cooler looking and cooler running.

How To: Paint your XBox 360 console case with spraypaint

Painting the console case of your XBox 360, or any other console for that matter, is a great way to customize you favorite toy. This video will show you how to paint a XBox 360 properly with spraypaint, including sanding, priming, and painting. Off-white is so boring, give your XBox some style for Pete's sake!

How To: Install a custom ring of light board on an XBox 360

The ring of lights on the front of the XBox 360 console is one of its most distinctive features, but almost everyone has the same old green LED's. I say almost because it is possible to install a custom RoL board in your console that can have any color of lights you want! This video will show you how to install a custom RoL board after you've ordered one of eBay or some other outlet.

How To: Stealth patch XBox 360 ISO's with AGBX 360

If you have a hacked XBox 360, you've only accomplished part of the process required to allow you to played burned copies of games on your console. You also have to burn the games correctly, and part of doing that is stealth patching you ISO files to make sure that they are up-to-date and won't get you noticed by Microsoft. This video will show you how to use AGBX360 to stealth patch you files and make them ready to play.

How To: Disassemble the Xbox 360 with simple tools

If you want to mod your XBox 360 at all, you're going to have to learn how to take your precious baby apart. This video will show you how to do so quickly and easily using only two simple tools: a flathead screwdriver and a Torx T-10 screwdriver. Now you can add a bigger hard drive, flash you disc drive and install new firmware that allows you to play burned copies of games, or cut a big friggin X-shaped hole in the side of the case. You can learn how to do all of that on our site by the way.

How To: Install Talismoon Whisper Max fan upgrade in XBox 360

If you've owned an XBox 360 for very long, chances are you've run into a cooling problem. The stock fans in the console case just aren't powerful enough to cool the processors. This video will show you how to alleviate the cooling problems by installing a Talismoon Whisper Max, a third-party fan upgrade that allow you to cool you XBox at either the default 5 volts or crank it up to 12 volts with a nitro switch when you're playing a 3D game or doing something else that demands a lot of the XBo...

How To: Easily get the VS with nuke attached in Lost Planet 2

If you're playing Lost Planet 2 and are looking for how you can get a nuke of your very own in multiplayer, this video will help.

How To: Use the scout class in Transformers: War for Cybertron

If you recently purchased the game Transformers: War for Cybertron, prepare to spend many hours playing this game. Not only does it have a fun and exciting campaign mode, but the multiplayer mode is also very exciting as well.

How To: Get the Crackshot achievement in Dead Space

Attention achievement hunters! In this next tutorial, you'll be finding out how to get the Crackshot achievement in the game Dead Space for the Xbox 360. To get it, you must achieve a perect score in the Shooting Gallery in the game.

How To: Get the Z-Baller achievement in Dead Space

This next tutorial is going to show you how to get the Z-Baller achievement in Dead Space. The achievement can take some time, but will result in 5 gamerscore for your profile.

How To: Play media on your XBox 360 over a network

The XBox 360 is a big, beefy console that can perform all sorts of multimedia tasks. Did you know that one of its many abilities allows it to play media files from a networked PC? This video will show you how to connect your XBox 360 to a network PC with Windows Media Player 11 or higher and stream movies and music from the latter to the former. Now you're much closer to maximizing the potential of that expensive little console you've got there.

How To: Fix an unplayable disc error and noise on XBox 360

The Hitachi disc drives included in many XBox 360 consoles are prone to a specific kind of malfunction that results in a unplayable disc message when you try to play games and a telltale grinding noise from the drive when it spins. Fortunately, this is a pretty simple problem to fix. These videos will show you how to do it by taking your drive apart and reaffixing one tiny piece to it's intended area.

How To: Fix unplayable disc error on a Hitachi XBox 360 drive

The XBox 360 console, especially the older models of it, is not very well-made. There are all sorts of different design errors that can effectively shut your system. This video will teach you how to deal with just one, the unplayable disc error that plagues the disc drives included in the system. You will learn how to fix this error on the Hitachi DVD drive included in many consoles, saving you money and helping you get back to playing games as quickly as possible.

How To: Find all the mystery maps in Batman: Arkham Asylum

If you're having a hard time finding certain items or just your way around Arkham Asylum, then this next tutorial should help. In the game Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Riddler has planted a bunch of secret maps throughout the game. Collect them all to help you in your quest to stop the Joker and whatever he has planned. It's really easy to follow the video, so good luck, pay attention, 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: Extract the key from a LiteOn DG-16D2S XBox 360 drive

If you want to flash the disc drive on your XBox 360, you are going to need to know the key to that drive or another one so that you can reassign a key to the drive after you flash it. This video will show you how to do that, as well as how to make your own DIY XBox connectivity kit. That will save you about $30 and make you feel much more legit as you hack away at you XBox 360.

How To: Upgrade a flashed BenQ XBox 360 drive to IXtreme 1.61

If you've already flashed your XBox 360's disc drive, then congratulations, you've accomplished the most challenging step involved in hacking you XBox. You aren't done though. As Microsoft keeps updating it's firmware to try and fend off hackers, you must keep updating your custom firmware to thwart their efforts. This video will show you how to upgrade your flashed BenQ XBox 360 disc drive's firmware to IXtreme 1.61 using Jungle Flasher 1.61. NOw you can play your burned games with a greater...

How To: Use AGBX360 to stealth patch your XBox 360 games

You can hack you XBox 360 as perfectly as you please, but if you don't burn the games that you want to play on it properly than it will all be for naught. This video will teach you an important part of the process, using AGBX360 and S360X to stealth patch your .iso game files and make sure that they are SSv2. Taking these steps will ensure that the games you are burning are ready to be played on XBox 360's and ensure greater enjoyment of you XBox hacking experience.

How To: Upgrade a BenQ XBox 360 drive to LT-IXtreme firmware

LT Ixtreme firmware is the custom firmware of choice for XBox 360 modders for it's ease of use and great functionality. This video will show you how to flash / upgrade your BenQ disc drive's firmware to the newest version of LT Ixtreme, allowing you to play all your burned games and other mods as easily and effectively as possible.