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How To: Create a character, customize a ship and start playing Star Trek Online
It's time to boldly go where no man has gone before! This video walks you through the first few minutes of Star Trek Online, including how to customize both your character and ship, and a quick rundown on hand to hand combat in the game.
How To: Find and use kits for your character when playing Star Trek Online
Kits are something your character might come across while playing Star Trek Online - special items which will augment or improve your character's specific skill set. This short video explains what kits do and how you find and use them.
How To: Customize your ship when starting to play Star Trek Online
In Star Trek Online, not only do you play an individual character, you can also play your own ship while on space missions! And just as the characters are customizable, so are the ships! This tutorial shows you how to customize your ship to get it just the way you want it.
How To: Import a custom skin for your favorite League of Legends champion
Give your League of Legends champion a new look! Alter the .dds files in the game directory so you can import custom skins. This video walks you through the process for obtaining and installing custom skins. Be aware that this will only change the way champions appear to you.
How To: Play Katarina as your League of Legends champion on the Fields of Justice
Katarina is one of the champions you can use in League of Legends, being able to both deal out damage and handle taking it herself. Here's a quick overview of what she can do, and the best way to incorporate this champion into a team game on the Fields of Justice.
How To: Play Malzahar as a nuke in League of Legends
Malzahar's strength is being able to damage over time. With his silence ability, he is also good at harassing the other team. Here's a video which explains what Malzahar can do as a champion, and then a demonstration of him in action on the Fields of Justice.
How To: Fight with Nasus effectively during laning in League of Legends
Laning is one of the more important phases during a battle on the Fields of Justice. This tutorial shows you the best way to use Nasus when you're trying to take or hold your lane. Make sure you choose the right abilities and items to make Nasus more than able to hold his own during your next game.
How To: Scan down cosmic signatures when exploring in EVE Online
Avoid an ambush and detect what's available in a given star system! You'll need to learn how to use probes to scan the surrounding area if you want to do a lot of exploring in EVE Online. This video shows you how to set up your probes and execute the scanning function.
How To: Use the weapon grouping function when playing EVE Online
Weapon grouping has become available in the Quantum Rise expansion for EVE Online. This allows you to load ammunition for up to three separate weapons at a time - useful in a dogfight! This tutorial shows you how to group your weapons to take advantage of this new feature.
How To: Outfit your ship for an exploration mission in EVE Online
Part of what makes EVE Online so much fun is the option to explore different moons, planets and asteroid belts. However, it can be dangerous. This tutorial explains the equipment you'll want and the best way to explore in a non-combat situation.
How To: Find the best agent for your character when playing EVE Online
Need to find a good agent for your character when playing EVE Online? Starting from docking your ship in the station, this tutorial shows you how to find the best agent possible to help out your character in the game.
How To: Play Ezreal as a high-damage champion in League of Legends
Ezreal is a champion you can bring onto the Fields of Justice. This video demonstrates what Ezreal, a strong ranged fighter, can do and the best ways to use him in combat. Here are a few good strategy tips when it comes to scaling his abilities, and a few ideas on how to fight certain opponents.
How To: Play Ryze as your League of Legends champion from level 1 to level 12
Start with Ryze as your champion at Level 1 and play him straight up through until Level 12. This tutorial shows you how to start his build and what spells, items and abilities to invest your points into so you can maximize his damage potential.
How To: Play Malzahar strategically in your League of Legends game
Malzahar can certainly be a viable champion to play on the Fields of Justice. This video shows you how to build up Malzahar by using the correct abilities, items and summoner spells to increase his strength in battle.
How To: Use the planetary interaction function in EVE Online
Planetary Interaction is a feature of the EVE Online expansion, Tyrannis. This video guide shows you how to use this new function. Choose your own planet, buy the command center and start exploiting its resources for your own gain!
How To: Play Vladimir as your champion in your next League of Legend game
Vladimir the Crimson Reaper is the closest thing to a vampire you can bring onto the Fields of Justice. His abilities are focused on taking health from his enemies to build himself up, and this tutorial shows you the best build with spells, runes, abilities and items to take advantage of his unique talents.
How To: Play Gangplank the Pirate as your League of Legends champion
Want to play a pirate in League of Legends? Go with Gangplank, the Saltwater Scourge! He can put out an amazing amount of damage while giving some good buffs to his teammates. This tutorial shows you the best way to put this pirate to work for your summoner on the Fields of Justice.
How To: Play Kayle the Judicator as a support DPS champion in League of Legends
With his abilities to slow, heal and deal splash damage, Kayle the Judicator is useful as a support DPS champion to fight with on the Fields of Justice. This tutorial shows you how to build Kayle as a strong caster to ensure victory for your summoner in your next League of Legends game.
How To: Play Zilean the Chronokeeper as your champion in League of Legends
Despite the perception that Zilean is only a support champion, if you build him properly, he can hold his own, even an 1v2 battle. Here are some good insights into how to use Zilean effectively on the Fields of Justice.
How To: Play Kennen as your champion in League of Legends
Kennen, along with Shen, is another ninja you can play on the Fields of Justice. This tutorial goes into some useful strategy tips when you pick Kennen as your champion. He excels at crowd control, but can sometimes be squishy. Make sure you play him effectively!
How To: Play Pantheon as your champion in League of Legends
Pantheon is a hoplite-style champion you can play on the Fields of Justice. This tutorial goes into the mechanics behind the Artisan of War, and shows you the best items, abilities and strategy to employ when you take him into battle.
How To: Join and create various chat channels in EVE Online
Part of the fun of an online game is being able to chat with your friends! This tutorial goes over how you can use the in-game chat system to join a chat channel. It also gives you a few channels useful for everyone to join, especially new players. Or create your own channel. Avoid pirate corporations!
How To: Use probes to scan the area when playing EVE Online
Know what's out there! You can send out probes to explore the area surrounding your ship. This tutorial shows you how to send out five probes and manipulate them in order to quickly and easily scan the local territory.
How To: Create custom skins for your League of Legends champions
Personalize your League of Legends champions by altering their skins! This method will only change their appearance for you. This shows you how to obtain custom skins and apply them to your favorite champion (or one you just want to change around).
How To: Create a custom skin in Photoshop for your League of Legends champion
Even if you're not a graphic artist, you can still use Photoshop to recolor the available skins for your League of Legends character. This tutorial shows you the tools and techniques to create your own skins for your favorite champion.
How To: Play Warwick the Blood Hunter as your champion in League of Legends
Warwick is one of the champions your summoner can bring onto the Fields of Justice, whose speciality is jungling. This tutorial lays out the best items, glyphs and masteries to take advantage of his innate talents so you can ensure victory in your next League of Legends game.
How To: Get started mining asteroids when playing EVE Online
Mining is one of the best ways to earn resources when you play EVE Online. This tutorial includes everything you need to know in order to profit from mining - all you need is a ship and a mining laser!
How To: Play the online multiplayer battle arena game League of Legends
Time to get started playing League of Legends! This recently released game is a completely free to play multiplayer online battle area game. Play a powerful summoner and pit your chosen champion against your oppnents and defend your tower! Here's an easy guide to getting started playing League of Legends.
How To: Set up your character attributes and skill training queue in EVE Online
Make sure your character progresses the way you want! This tutorial explains how character attributes and skill training work within EVE Online so you can maximize your character's potential in the game. This tutorial also explains how to navigate the character sheet function. Always be learning at least one skill!
How To: Start ratting as a new player in the game EVE Online
Quickly turn a profit during a combat mission by ratting - killing NPC enemies who spawn in asteroid belts. The difficulty of rats depends on how secure your system is - the lower security, the harder the rats are to kill. This tutorial shows you the best way, as a new player, to earn money by ratting.
How To: Build an effective first shelter in Minecraft
If you're just starting with Minecraft for the first time and seem to be failing at surviving through the first night, maybe it'd be a good idea to watch this video from Machinima! In this video you'll learn how to get started, harvest resources, create a work station, and other tips for survival.
How To: Build a water trap to stop zombies and other creatures in Minecraft
Sometimes taking the route where you don't fight at all in Minecraft is the best plan of attack! If you're looking for a clever way to take down almost all types of creatures (well, except for spiders), check out this awesome video! You'll learn how to make a crafty water trap that'll keep them stuck until they drown to death, or burn up in the sun, and then it's a quick, simple matter of running down there and getting the loot that they drop.
How To: Plant a tree in an underground tunnel in Survival mode in Minecraft
If building an underground fortress/tunnel system in Minecraft is one of the strategies that you're undertaking, going back up top side to grab wood is a big pain. Wouldn't it be great if you could harvest wood underground!? Well, in this video, you will learn how and it's only a two step process:
How To: Make a cannon in Minecraft
Tired of running around and destroying blocks with a sword? Or your fist? Looking for a solution that involves explosives, a little ingenuity, and a much faster destruction rate!? Well, you ask, and you receive! In this video you will learn how to make your very own canon! Just remember, the water is NECESSARY to keeping the canon intact, since it absorbs the shockwaves of the TNT. Enjoy!
How To: Create water loops in five steps in Minecraft
While building your fortress in Minecraft you might have thought about doing some work with water. Sure, you could just build a moat, but what's cooler than making your own water loops!? Line them up with each other and watch them cycle water among one another in a very cool way! In this video you will get a quick five step tutorial on how to create one of the coolest things in Minecraft!
How To: Hide your redstone circuits for gates and other things in Minecraft
Minecraft is all about survival and building the coolest fortress in the land! But if you're looking for something that's a little more aesthetically pleasing for your gates without having to have all those redstone circuits everywhere, you're in luck! In this video you will learn how to hide your redstone circuit lines to give a more natural look to your gates and buttons!
How To: Install texture and skin packs for Minecraft
After playing Minecraft for a while, the old skins and textures can start to get old. But thanks to the internet, there's a LARGE community creating skins and textures that you can put right into the game! If you're wondering how to do this, this video will get you quick tutorial on how to quickly copy and paste your textures and skins right into the right folder and use them right away!
How To: Use redstone to make gates in Minecraft
Minecraft is a pretty addicting game, and building your own fortress is half the fun of the game itself! If you're wondering how to use the redstones to make wires and create operational objects, look no further! In this video you will learn how to use redstone circuits to build useable gates in the world.
How To: Make a basic web game with no plugins using only HTML5 and Javascript
Making web games using Flash and all the other plugins out there is fine, but compatibility and resource use are always going to be issues for them. Amazingly enough though, HTML5 is far enough along now that someone has made BioLab Disaster, one of the first if not the first web game to be made entirely with HTML5 and Javascript with zero plugins. The game's maker, Dominic Szablewski, was nice enough to make this video describing what he did to program this landmark game. It even describes w...
How To: Play a powerful summoner in League of Legends
Your summoner is the core character in your League of Legends game, the one who summons the champions to fight on your behalf on the Fields of Justice. Going screenshot by screenshot, the summoner aspect of the game is explained. Stay up to date on your score, monitor your champions and keep track of your points!