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The Shogun 2 multiplayer can be a bit confusing to those unused to the Total War conventions. It even confuses us, and we love the Total War series! Thankfully, Creative Assembly has released a trailer detailing all of the functions you can perform in multiplayer, and it covers nearly everything. It has details on everything you might be confused about, from retainers to province influence to matchmaking. Despite the game having been out for a while now, this trailer is definitely appreciated.

Download the Shogun 2: Total War Multiplayer Tutorial, Part 2
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Those that love level creation will definitely enjoy these two Operation Arrowhead trailers. Well, actually, calling them trailers is a bit disingenuous. They are more along the lines of video tutorials, and they cover the modding system of Operation Arrowhead in quite some depth. The first tutorial, above, details the basics of mission creation: placement of objects, creating triggers, and linking events together. The second tutorial, below, goes into a little more detail with the scripting system. It's worth paying extra attention to the second trailer, as the developer does some tricks you might not notice if you just casually glance at it. While they aren't full of gameplay footage, they're intriguing regardless

To get ahead in Blur, players putting their racing skills to work blasting away opponents and pleasing fans. Acquiring enough fans earns the player extra lives. Continue after the jump to watch more fan related videos like how to fulfill fan demands and how to complete fan runs. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like these fans will actually cheer you on or send adoring letters, but you can still brag about how many you've accumulated when Blur releases next week on May 25th.

Download HD Blur 'Fan Target' Tutorial Video (67 MB)
Download HD Blur 'Fan Demands' Tutorial Video (124 MB)
Download HD Blur 'Fan Run' Tutorial Video (86 MB)
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Blur takes racing to a different level with the use of power-ups to help change things up. So, players will have use abilities strategically to stay ahead and win. Continue after the jump for another tutorial video featuring advanced tactics, including how to use power-ups to hit players behind you, use power-ups defensively or to gain an edge when performing sharp turns. Players will be able to put all these lessons to use when the game releases on May 25th.

Download HD Blur 'Race' Tutorial Video (137 MB)
Download HD Blur 'Advanced Tactics' Tutorial Video (268 MB)
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In Blur, players will get to use spectacular power-ups against opponents to get ahead. These tutorial videos use gameplay to demonstrate teach racers how to play. The video shown above provides a brief rundown of each power-up and how to use them. Continue after the jump to watch a video showing how to get ahead in the single player career mode. Blur is scheduled to release on May 25th.

Download Blur 'Power-up Basics' Tutorial Video (104 MB)
Download Blur 'Career Mode' Tutorial Video (65 MB)
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These six tutorial videos teach players how to play All Aspect Warfare, ranging from basic infantry to aerial combat. The video above shows basic infantry movement and the rest can be seen after the jump. You can put these techniques to the test right away by download the demo and demo patch.

If you end up liking the game, you might also want to try out the spin-off game, Angle of Attack. The Angle of Attack demo and demo patch are available for download.

Download HD All Aspect Warfare Basic Infantry Training Video (208 MB)
Download HD All Aspect Warfare Infantry Combat Training Video (488 MB)
Download HD All Aspect Warfare Adv. Infantry Combat Training Video (172 MB)
Download HD All Aspect Warfare Fighter Air Combat Training Video (318 MB)
Download HD All Aspect Warfare Gunship Air Strike Training Video (280 MB)
Download HD All Aspect Warfare Team Command Video (191 MB)
Download All Aspect Warfare Demo (242 MB)
Download All Aspect Warfare Demo Patch (31 MB)

Anyone who has played any kind of empire building game understands that it's not enough to start a thriving civilization with a thriving economy. When it comes right down to it, it takes a powerful military to make any diplomatic option worthwhile. In this tutorial video for Dawn of Discovery (a.k.a. Anno 1404), the developers offer some tips on how to build up and use military might.

Download HD Dawn of Discovery 'Military' Tutorial Video (251 MB)
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It's not a road map to fixing the real economy, but this tutorial video for Dawn of Discovery (a.k.a. Anno 1404) shows what it takes to build one from the ground up in the history themed strategy game.

Download HD Dawn of Discovery 'Economy' Tutorial Video (344 MB)
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Battlefront.com released several instructional videos teaching players how to play Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943. Lessons range from basic gameplay such as camera control to using more advanced tactics.

Download Theatre of War 2 'Camera' Tutorial Video (30 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Density of Fire' Tutorial Video (16 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Grenades' Tutorial Video (18 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Spotting and Scouting Skill' Tutorial Video (22 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Turning' Tutorial Video (9 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Unit Selection' Tutorial Video (6 MB)
Download Theatre of War 2 'Waypoints' Tutorial Video (26 MB)
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These seven tutorial videos teach the gameplay basics of BattleForge, the massively-multiplayer online real-time strategy game. The first video is shown above and the rest can be seen after the jump.

Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #1 (36 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #2 (26 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #3 (32 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #4 (36 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #5 (29 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #6 (32 MB)
Download BattleForge Tutorial Video #7 (34 MB)
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