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News: Hetero, Gay or Bi? Bed Your Soulmate in Dragon Age 2
When you grab a video game off the shelves, finding love is probably not your end goal. Most games focus on letting the player shoot guys, order other guys to shoot guys, or build houses. Mass Effect 2 comes closer than most titles to offering virtual romance, but the relationships are shallow and strictly heterosexual. I found whoring my way around the Normandy much more satisfying as a gameplay option than developing an emotional connection to another character.
How to Walkthrough Bayonetta: Ch. 1 - The Angel's Metropolis
There's a lot of fighting to endure in the Xbox 360 game Bayonetta. In Chapter 1 - The Angel's Metropolis, it's your first real battle. Central Station Platform - Go to the far side of the platform and go through the security gates. The door on the far side of this hall is locked, but on one wall in the hallway you'll see a strange sphere. Walk up to it and start doing combos to open a door.
How to Walkthrough Darksiders: The Hollows
There's plenty of action on this level of the Xbox 360 game Darksiders. In the Hollows, there's Gas Mains, Tremor Gauntlet, Three Platform Room, Turntables, Pump Room, Griever, and Chronomancer. You enter way looks to have once been a train station. As you approach the Redemption lying on the ground you'll be ambushed by the Griever. Quickly pick up Redemption and begin to alternate between rapid fire shots and charge shots. You need to aim for the blue glowing belly of the monster. Dash arou...
News: Crazy Awesome Xbox 360 Mod Up For Auction
Jeez, Microsoft is really pulling out all the stops lately. First, a whole lotta bling, and now they celebrate their millionth console sold with this limited edition Halo Xbox 360, designed by Richard Taylor and the Weta Workshop. The one-of-a-kind console is being auctioned off on Ebay, and the winning amount will be matched by up to $10,000 by Microsoft New Zealand for a donation to Cure Kids.
How To: Make it to Round 40 on Kino Der Toten multiplayer for Call of Duty: Black Ops
Survive to Round 40 and beyond! This tutorial focues especially on the Kino Der Toten map in Call of Duty: Black Ops. If you're fond of playing either one person or two person games, this video was made for you!
How To: Mod your XBox 360 case
The XBox 360 is expensive and powerful. Does yours not do enough for you, or do you just want to give it a cool new look? Mod it! This three-part video will teach you how to do a pretty intense case mod on an XBox 360 step-by-step, the end result of which is an X-shaped plexiglass window in the side of your XBox. Looks cool, stays cool, all in all, a very cool mod that you should try next time you're feeling bold enough to take a saw to you 360!
How To: Make a Jason Voorhees Call of Duty Black Ops emblem
Jason Voorhees has made the old-fashioned hockey goalie mask synonymous with psychotic violence, and his image is perfect for a Call of Duty Black Ops emblem. Watch this video for a guide to making one using the in-game emblem / playercard editor.
How To: Find the secret rave easter egg in Halo Reach on the Xbox 360
On mission 7 in Halo: Reach, there is an awesome hidden easter egg for the highly perceptive person. If you're a fan of house music, or if you're looking to have a good time with some grunts, check out this hidden rave easter egg! In this video you'll get the location of two switches that will activate this easter egg hidden in mission 7!
How To: Make a Playboy Bunny emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Interested in using the Playboy logo as your Black Ops playercard emblem? This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor, bowtie & all.
How To: Make a happy Pikachu Pokémon playercard emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Learn how to recreate Pikachu from Pokémon as your playercard emblem with the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor!
How To: Unban your Xbox 360 live account
This video tutorial is in the Video Games category which will show you how to unban your Xbox 350 live account. For this you will need the eXen card and the eXen Neox card with the USB cable. Turn off your Xbox and plug in the eXen card in to the front of the Xbox with the USB. Turn on the Xbox by pressing and holding the red button on the eXen card. Once the Xbox turns on, immediately press the white button next to the red button. When the blank screen comes up, press the button 3 times and ...
How To: Improve your "my player" in NBA 2K10
Check out this clip to get the most out of your "NBA Career". In NBA 2K10, there is a brand new career mode called "My Player". Follow along with this tutorial and build the ultimate player that will take you all the way to the Championships.
How To: Play the Black Ops Zombies Ascension Easter Egg song
There is an awesome teddy beat (just made that up) Easter Egg song that you can unlock in the Ascension map in Black Ops Zombies that requires you to find and activate a series of teddy bears. This video will show you where they all are and how to make them work their magic.
How To: Walkthrough chapter 11 - Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: SD's on Xbox 360
Spidey finally finds the location of where Scorpion was planning on taking his fragment, a high tech building in the city. And to his surprise, he finally finds the mastermind behind the whole plot: Doctor Octopus, or Doc Ock, or Sa- oh who cares what her real name is? She's gone mad with delusions of power thanks to her discoveries with the shard and she's planning to the take over the world (craaaaaaazzzzyyyyyyy). In this video you will get a full walkthrough for chapter 11 of Spider-Man: S...
How To: Set up Xbox Live using a laptop and ethernet cable
This video shows you how to set up XBox Live using a laptop and Ethernet cable. The materials you will need are an Ethernet cable, an Xbox 360, and a laptop or desktop computer. First, you will need to connect your computer to your wireless network. Next, you must connect your computer to your Xbox 360 using your Ethernet cable. Power up your computer, go to the start menu and select network. In the window that appears, select the Network and Sharing Center located below the address bar. A ne...
How To: Learn combo skills FIFA 09 for XBOX 360
Learn how to combine the various skills in Fifa 09. Play with flair, skill, and creativity, this is the essence of Joga Bonito.
How To: Get out of the map/demo barrier in the Skate 3 demo
In this tutorial brought to you by the guys at Achievement Hunter, you'll be finding out a secret in the Skate 3 demo. This video shows you how to get out of the map, or in this case demo barrier, into another skating area. This is the main place where you can find the infamous shark that is so difficult to jump. Enjoy!
How To: Make a Pokémon Pokéball emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Love Nintendo in general and Pokémon in particular? Show the world by using a Pokéball as your Black Ops playercard emblem! This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor.
News: 5 Alternative Uses for Your Xbox 360
Video games consoles have long wanted to be more than just consoles. Nintendo Japan called the NES the Famicom because they wanted to make it the sole family computer. Obviously that didn't work out, and most efforts to make consoles into all-in-one entertainment systems have had similar fates. Sony has done the best job with the Playstation consoles, probably because they have experience with other types of electronics that most video game companies do not.
How To: Draw a Michael Jordan Jumpman emblem in the Black Ops emblem editor
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Nike Jumpman logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
News: 5 Month Retrospective of the Hacked Kinect
Nintendo's Wii Remote came close, but never has a video game peripheral garnered such adoration from the hacker community than the Kinect.
How To: Flash the firmware on your Xbox 360
Flashing the Xbox 360 is the first step to modding the console. It allows you to modify the firmware on the consoles disk drive to make it read burned discs. You will need to buy this and this. Then you need to disassemble your Xbox 360; we have several videos on the site detailing how to do this, like this one. Now, download this, connect your Xbox's drive to your computer, and follow the rest of the steps.
How To: Play 4-player multiplayer on Kino Der Toten in Call of Duty: Black Ops
This video is an extensive and in depth analysis of how you can best play a four-person team on a multiplayer match in Call of Duty: Black Ops, especially on the Kino Der Toten maps. Always know where to look out for campers!
How To: Solve the rift in the Coliseum in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Each of the ten rifts hidden in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood can take you to a secret area in the game where you will have to solve a few puzzles. This video shows you how to find the rift in the Coliseum and solve the second puzzle.
How To: Record Dazzling Xbox 360 Gameplay Videos with Pinnacle's Dazzle (Mac + PC)
For all of you gamers out there who haven't started recording your gameplay, you'll be happy to know there's an easy solution— Dazzle.
How To: Burn games for a hacked Xbox 360
Do you own a hacked XBox 360? Do you want to burn some games for it? Well, in this video, the viewers will first be taught how to download games using peer-to-peer software, such as uTorrent. Then, with a combination of software, such as IMGBurn and abgx360, the viewers will learn how to convert the files that they have downloaded and burn them onto disks for their XBox 360. The video shows what is being done on the computer, so it should be relatively straightforward for the users to follow ...
How To: Hook up a headset microphone to your Xbox 360
This video is for XBOX360 users, and includes general suggestions for the types and models of headsets to use for the gaming system. The man on the screen giving advice is Michael Weezner, who says he is an "avid video gamer" and who has much experience about selling, buying and playing video games and accessories. He recommends the Turtle Beach Wired Headset for the XBox 360 or the Turtle Beach Wireless Headset for the XBox 360. Both have built in sound counseling features, and will block ou...
How To: Do the MK fatalities in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
MK vs DC. Sounds like the perfect game, doesn't it. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe is a great two-player game for the Xbox 360, but what's even better is the fatalities from the Mortal Kombat characters. Maybe even the heroic brutalities from the DC guys.
How To: Make a Monster Energy Drink playercard emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Interested in using the Monster logo as your Black Ops playercard emblem? This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor, bowtie & all.
How to Walkthrough Darksiders: Iron Canopy
In the Xbox 360 game Darksiders, you'll eventually have to play the Iron Canopy level, which consists of The Seesaw, Webbed Floor, Two Lifts 1 Bomb, Loom Wardens, Broodmother, Silitha and Return Silitha's Heart. War will be ambushed and captured as he enters the Iron Canopy. When he comes to, you'll find him hanging from a spider web. Tap the Action button to break free. Make your way around to the left to discover a Soul Chest in hidden nook behind your starting location. Now cross the webbe...
How To: Create a Pikachu Pokémon playercard emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Learn how to recreate Pikachu from Pokémon as your playercard emblem with the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor!
How To: Find and rescue all 25 hostages / civilians in LEGO Batman
LEGO Batman is one of the most popular of the surprisingly fun LEGO movie games (LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones...) and its challenge belies it's childish appearance. THe game has 25 hostages / civilians for you to rescue scattered throughout the levels. This two-part video will show you how to find all 25 of them.
How To: Update your jtag to your Kinect Dashboard
This tutorial is for those who have just gotten the newly released Kinect, and are wondering how you will be able to update your jtag into your Kinect. Make sure you have a USB flash drive before you start updating!
How To: Fix the Xbox Live strict NAT type to open
Your router is automatically equipped with firewalls meant to protect your PC from intruders. However, these firewalls often misread information needed to run online video games, and block necessary files from reaching your XBox. In this tutorial, learn how to change the NAT settings of your modem to "Open" and allow these files to get through. By doing so, you will be able to take full advantage of your XBox Live account.
News: Kinect Hacked To Play Full-Body World of Warcraft
The world has been overflowing with Microsoft Kinect hacks, each more amazing than the last. The latest innovation, created by a group of engineers at USC, promises an exciting future in gaming (and gets gamers off their asses). The program is called FAAST, and allows for full body motion control in different PC applications, such as World of Warcraft, as demonstrated below: Previously, Hacked Kinect Captures 3D Video in Real Time.
How to Walkthrough Darksiders: Scalding Gallow
See the steps that lead up to the Phantom General in the Xbox 360 game Darksiders. See each and every step involved for the Scalding Gallow level. Once you enter this new area, make your way up the steps to the left to find a Soul Chest on the half demolished second floor. Now step out of this building and into the middle section of this map. In front of you is a long sharp tooth lined walkway. Before venturing to the circular portion in the middle, make your way around to the left. Back here...
How To: Walkthrough Halo Wars - Mission 10: Shield World
Check out this walkthrough of Halo Wars - Mission 10: Shield World for XBOX 360. This walkthrough is a wonderful creation from Mahalo Gaming. This is a 5 part series on how to beat the entire Mission: Shield World.
How To: Use a wired XBox 360 controller to play PC games
The wired XBox 360 controller are almost unused since the wireless controllers came out, but they still have one useful feature: they can be connected to a PC without buying the XBox wireless receiver for Windows! This video will teach you how to connect your XBox 360 wired controller to your PC, allowing you to play ROMs and other PC games with the pinnacle of console controller design.
How To: Create an Autobot playercard emblem in Call of Duty: Black Ops
Learn how to draw and use the Autobot logo from Transformers as your playercard emblem with the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor!
How To: Earn the "Combination Shock" Achievement in BioShock: Infinite
Hooray for superpowers! Well, in BioShock: Infinite, these superpowers are called vigors and they are sweet as hell. Here's a list of all of the vigors you can collect in the game.