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Walkthrough Assassin's Creed 2: Glyph Puzzle 12

This is the 12th puzzle, entitled "Titans of Industry", in Assassin's Creed 2. Code wheel puzzle 1: The key here is in the “4=1” on the blueprint at the left of the screen. Line up the red 4 over the gray 1 and input the following code: 917240. Image 1: This one’s the opposite of the light-bulb “puzzle” from before – just move the dollar sign over the bulbs to extinguish them. Image 2: Highlight the glowing ball at the center of the image. Code wheel puzzle 2: Your hints here are the “2” on t...

How To: Fly a helicopter with a keyboard in GTA IV

Use mouse and keyboards to play this game. To move the camera, press and hold the right mouse button. Moving mouse freely moves the helicopter. Acceleration is set in (W) button in keyboard. To slowdown press (S). Rotating left is set in (CTRL) and right in (ALT). Use (CTRL+ALT) to power fly. Pitching backwards and forwards is also set in the mouse. Holding space bar gives you another angle. Using the controls the helicopter can be flied through narrow ways, broad-ways etc. Firing is set in s...

How To: Bring a Stripper Home in GTA 5 Without Embarrassing Yourself Online

It's easy to forget sometimes that even when you're sitting in the basement playing Grand Theft Auto 5 Online that you're not really alone. Everything you say into the mic can be heard by anyone else in that same session.

How To: Mod Fallout 3 for the XBox 360 without using Modio

Fallout 3 is one of the most popular and biggest (content-wise) games on the XBox 360, and has thus become a popular target for hackers to mod. This video will show you how to mod your Fallout 3 saved game from the XBox 360 version using some FREE software. This does not include Modio, the popular for-money save game editor that many hackers use. Here are the files:

How To: Clear your World of Warcraft cache

In this tutorial, we learn how to clear your World of Warcraft cache. First, you will go to your computer, then the local disk (C:), then users. From here, go to the public folder, then click on 'games', and then 'Word of Warcraft'. Once here, you will need to delete the 'cache' and 'wtf' folders. Next, you can exit out of this and continue to play your game as normal. This will clear out history from your game and make it load faster than before. If you aren't a Vista user, you will be able ...

How To: Control Your PS3 with Your iPhone (And Vice Versa)

While it's not a highlight of the PlayStation 3, you can actually control the video game console with your smartphone. However, only certain aspects of the PS3 can be controlled from your iPhone, and it's not very obvious what you can and can't do — but that's where we come in.

How To: Add apps to the Homebrew channel for Nintendo Wii

For this tutorial to work, you will need the Homebrew channel already loaded onto your Wii, an SD card (preferably one with more than 64 MB of storage) and your chosen homebrew application. Then just follow the steps in this video to load your apps!

How To: Find dungeons in Minecraft with the X-ray texture pack

Have you found a dungeon in your Minecraft world yet? There are a lot of great items and resources in dungeons, so if you are having a hard time locating one, consider using the X-ray texture pack and the technique demonstrated in this video.

How To: Unlock all 11 unique executions in Gears of War 2

Kick 'Em When They're Down Achievement 1. Rude Awakening

How To: Solve the bridge puzzle at Andraste's Temple in Dragon Age: Origins

Apparently, only people who are good at solving puzzles are worthy to find the sacred ashes of Andraste... This is one of the few puzzles in the game, but it's very difficult to solve. Here's how you have each of your party members stand on the stones so you can get across the bridge.

How To: Fix a PS3 Black Screen of Death

In this Video Games video tutorial you will learn how to fix a PS3 Black Screen of Death. For this you got to put the PS3 into stand by mode. Press down the button located at the top end of the console for 7-10 seconds and listen for 3 beeps. Repeat this step again. Then this message is flashed on the TV screen – ‘connect the controller using a USB cable etc’. Once you connect the USB cable, the trouble shooter prompt comes up displaying 6 options. You can use the 6 options to troubleshoot yo...

Walkthrough Assassin's Creed 2: Glyph Puzzle 8

Learn about the 8th puzzle, titled Martyrs, in Assassin's Creed 2. Image 1: Highlight Czar Nicholas’ staff. Image 2: Highlight Joan of Arc’s sword. Image 3: Move the fireball to Joan of Arc’s portrait. Image 4: Move the photo of Rasputin onto Czar Nicholas’ portrait. For more info, watch the whole gameplay.

How To: Access the character command list in Mugen

This is a tutorial on how to access characters command list in Mugen - the custom PC game engine - to see how to perform special attacks and basic moves.

How To: Get your PSP to play your ISO or CSO

Did you know that you could make an ISO or CSO image of your PSP UMD and then run it off your memory stick. This solves space issues and the games even run faster! What you need to do is first go to the root of your memory stick and make a folder called 'ISO". Put the ISO that you've made from your UMD into this folder and then startup your PSP. In the PSP menu go to 'GAME' and then launch the custom firmware enabler. Inside go into the settings menu and into configuration and change the UMD ...

How To: Dial all GTA 4 cheats

Want all of the GTAIV cheats? This is a Grand Theft Auto hack like you'd never believe. Get the cheat codes for every glitch and cheat in the game.

How To: Import your face into PES

Look at the new editor feature in Pro Evolution Soccer to import your own face in the game. This is for the PC version!

How To: Combine a GameCube and N64 into One Awesome Hybrid Gaming Console

The biggest problem with having a lot of gaming systems lying around the house is the clutter. Each device has several cables and adapters that need to be plugged in somewhere and it could leave your gaming area look something like this... Not a pretty sight, huh?

How To: Make a Minecraft server to play multiplayer online

If you're interested in playing multiplayer Minecraft, check out this video to learn how to set up your own server. Download Logmein Hamachi, watch the video and follow all of the instructions and you'll be playing in no time.

How To: Build a dispenser trap in Minecraft

This video will show you how to build a clever trap for killing animals in Minecraft, using a dispenser, red clay, cake, and torches. This trap is a great way to get pigs and cows, it is very effective and simple.

How To: Update your cheats on your R4/M3 card

Update your cheats on your R4/M3 card

How To: Sign in offline to Xbox LIVE

In this tutorial, we learn how to sign in offline to Xbox LIVE (Xbox 101). First, you will go to your Xbox console and then go to 'my Xbox'. After this, you will go to your preferences and then go to 'Xbox live'. From here, change your setting to make it say that you are offline. Save this and then everyone will think you are offline when you are really on and playing! This can help you out if you don't want to play group games or chat, but your friends want to. Just make sure to set it back ...

How To: Get the Arcane Warrior specialization in Dragon Age: Origins

The Arcane Warrior specialization is a tricky one to find, as there's only one place in the game you can get it. You have to fight your way through the ruined elven temple in the Brecilian Forest on your way to Witherfang, and then find the small phylactery hidden in a corner. Talk to the spirit there, and he'll give you the specialization.

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...

How To: Create your own maps using the map editor for StarCraft 2

Part of the fun of games like StarCraft II is being able to design and mod your own maps. This tutorial shows you how to use the map editor included in the game to create a small map of your own.

How to Walkthrough Sniper: Ghost Warrior on the Xbox 360

Do you have what it takes to join the elite and become a sniper? Maybe not in real life, but in a video game, you surely have the guts to become a military sniper. In Sniper: Ghost Warrior, you control a highly trained sniper, amongst a team of US Special Forces, as you try to control a military coup d'état (or just "coup") in the island of Isla Truena, which is a small fictional Latin Amercian country. Can you and your sniper team save the country from ruin?

How To: Use the Terran Double Barracks build order in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty

If you're playing StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty as a Terran, this build order should be plenty helpful to you. This video will cover the whole build order for the Terran double barracks. This one is a very aggressive build order and has strong transition for mid-game play. In this video, he pushed out with marines with two barracks while he transitioned into hellion and banshee.

How To: Obtain all 120 green stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Nintendo Wii

This video guide for Super Mario Galaxy 2 is from NextGenWalkthroughs and focuses on obtaining all 120 of the green stars. So, pull out your Nintendo Wii and get ready to collect all of those green stars! This is just part of the 242 stars in the game.

How To: Find all the packages in Storming Asgard for Hydro Thunder Hurricane

This next tutorial is for the Xbox Live Arcade game Hydro Thunder Hurricane. This game is a remake of the popular game Hydro Thunder, that was released originally for the Playstation and Sega Dreamcast consoles.

How To: Walkthrough The Smurfs (1994) on the SNES

The Smurfs. The Super Nintendo. Together, they're a nostalgic combination of our youth. Hanna-Barbera and 16-bit video games. There's nothing better than taking a trip down memory lane… and kicking its butt!

How To: Change your NAT settings to OPEN on a PS3

This video shows how to change the NAT type on a PS3. Go to connection settings>network settings>internet connection settings>OK>custom>wired connection>auto detect>manual. Choose an IP address that is different from your router, any other consoles, etc. Click right>automatic>do not use>enable. Press x to save settings, and test your connection. In this example, NAT type is 2. Now go to your PC and open IE. In the address bar, input router IP address, username and password. Go to Firewall Rul...

How To: Emergency eject a disc stuck in the PS3 Blu-ray drive

Sometimes (it happens to everyone), your PlayStation 3 will eat your discs. Your Blu-ray DVDs will be… you will be unable to eject them. You may not know what to do in this case, but after watching both parts to this video, you should be able to emergency eject a stuck disc in your PS3's Blu-ray Disc drive. Recover it without scratching and damaging it.

How To: Make your own Xbox 360 faceplate

Purchase a silver XBox 360 faceplate from your local gaming retailer. You can also remove the faceplate currently on your XBox 360.

Walkthrough Left 4 Dead 2: C2, Dark Carnival - Barns

Need a little help with your L4D2 gameplay? Watch for some tips and tricks for Campaign 2: Dark Carnival - Barns. Grab supplies and go out the door. Make your way to the left, past the booths. You will see a bumper cars attraction to your right. Go inside here and back out to the alleyway. In order to get the gong show achievement you will need adrenaline and a melee weapon. If you have neither, you should be able to find a guitar and some adrenaline in the tent across from the bumper cars. N...

Walkthrough Assassin's Creed 2: Glyph Puzzle 15

Get all of the info on the 15th puzzle, entitled "Guardians", in Assassin's Creed 2. Puzzle wheel: Seemingly every other ring is linked here, so we’ll cut straight to the chase: Turn the third (and fourth) rings right twice, the fifth (and first) right four times, the fourth (and first) right five times, the fifth (and first) left five times and the second left five times. Finally, move the fifth (and second) rings right five times. Image: Another gimme – just move the Assassin logo over the ...

How To: Make custom characters for Icy Tower (11/10/09)

Make your own custom characters for Icy Tower! It's as easy as drawing stick figures, believe it or not. Only stickman don't look as cool, unless of course it's a stickman that you want to use as your Icy Tower character.

How To: Hack Bloons Tower Defense 2 (10/19/09)

This is a BTD2 hack. This is your one-stop resource for hacking BTD. Cheat Engine is a must. So, familiarize yourself with Cheat Engine before moving directly into this Bloons hack… or not.

How To: Beat Bloons Tower Defense 3 (09/27/09)

Bloons Tower Defense 3 is a flash game from Ninja Kiwi. Learn how to hack Bloons Tower Defense 3 with tricks and cheats. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to beat Bloons Tower Defense 3 (09/27/09). This walkthrough was in Medium mode, not Hard or Easy.

How To: Make Your Xbox 360 Games Region Free

You've had your Xbox 360 for a few years now and your game collection is pretty extensive. Maybe it's not that extensive, but it's still substantial. Now imagine that you live in Europe and you're moving to the United States. I don't know why—maybe your dad got a job offer. Don't ask me, ask your parents. They're the ones that are making you move. Anyways, as most Xbox users know, games are coded by region. Games that work in Europe might not work in the United States. Does this mean you shou...

How To: Become a Stripper in GTA 5 Online with This Secret Glitch

I'm not ashamed to admit that I've spent a fair amount of time at the various strip clubs in Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto 5. Some of my characters may have even met a few "overly friendly" dancers. Nonetheless, having a strip club in a video game is great, and they're so much better than they are in real life...

Walkthrough Assassin's Creed 2: Glyph Puzzle 6

See the key to the sixth puzzle "Brothers" in Assassin's Creed 2. This is where things start to get tricky; while the first batch of ring puzzles were simple, these link some of their rings together, so that you can’t move one without moving another. For more info, watch the whole gameplay.