Guides And Walkthroughs

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is filled with all sorts of fun things to do, but Dragon Shouts are some of the most epic things you can play with in the game. With our Dragon Shouts guide, you'll be able to find out where you can acquire all 20 Shouts, what they do, and why you need all of them to truly enhance your role playing experience.

Before we begin, let's talk about some Skyrim lore and what the Shouts actually are. Basically, a Shout is the utterance of one or more Words of Power in order to achieve a specific magical or unique effect. Shouts let you do things like strike foes with a blast of force, stun them, call down lightning storms, and more. As a Dragonborn, you can use these shouts that all consist of up to three Words of Power.

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In order to learn the Words of Power you must find Word Walls which are spread all throughout Skyrim. Each word is powerful, but for each additional word you know in the shout, it will become that more powerful. The trick is that you'll always learn them in the order of the three-word final phrase, so it doesn't matter which Word Wall you visit first. Another thing to remember about Words of Power is that after you learn them, you have to unlock them with Dragon Souls that you acquire after you kill a dragon.

Now that you know all about Word Walls and Shouts, here is our list of all of the Dragon Shouts in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Of course, these contain minor spoilers so if you don’t want to ruin your Skyrim experience then consider yourself warned!

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So you're gearing up for the Star Wars: The Old Republic release date, pouring over which class will suit your style.  You've always wanted to wield a blade of searing light that goes vvvoowwmmm, wammm because hey, who hasn't? But the Jedi Knight? That's not the path for you. You're too hardened, too independent for ancient codes and nonsense about honor. You want to be the biggest and the baddest, a symbol of fear and power as much as you are a player. You, my friend, want to be a Sith Warrior.

You Should Play A Sith Warrior If: If Darth Vader was your hero and icon you looked up to as you grew up, you'll fit right in with the Sith Warrior. And a heavy-handed family therapist. But we're not here to judge. Like its Republic counterpart the Jedi Knight, the Sith Warrior is the first to leap into battle, lightsaber flashing across the bodies of his foes as they fall all around him.

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Although the Rule of Two wouldn't be instituted until much later amongst the Sith, it's still helpful for figuring out where the Sith Warrior falls in with the Empire's grand scheme; a proper analogy would be to see Darth Vader as the Sith Warrior and his master, Darth Sidious, as the Sith Inquisitor. The latter may make the cunning and devious plan, but the Sith Warrior is the arm that accomplishes the Sith vision.

Background: The Sith Warrior is a fearless, ruthless and unyielding force of destruction. For levels 1-10 he is an ambitious student at the Sith Academy on Korriban, eager to please the Dark Lords who oversee his progress. Student rivalry is prominent and so the Sith Warrior in SW:TOR is one who has been groomed to seek out and destroy all who oppose him, even if he has to go out of his way to do so. After all, a Sith Warrior with nothing to destroy is like a Yoda who talks normal; it just doesn't satisfy.

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There’s no doubt that Saints Row: The Third offers up some of the craziest, over the top action this holiday season, but there is one thing that can make the action even crazier: Another person. Saints Row: The Third includes the same excellent co-op system from Saints Row 2, albeit with some minor changes, allowing every satchel charge explosion, garbage truck super jump and sex toy beat down to be experienced with another person laughing alongside of you.

There’s a lot to do and see in Steelport, so read on for some tips to make your co-op experience the best it can be.

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Alchemy in Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim can be daunting. The potions, poisons and ingredients of Skyrim are just as numerous as everything else in the game, so there are endless powders, plants and other items littered throughout the huge game world. Each ingredient has four effects, making for a nearly infinite number of possible combinations. You can mix up potions randomly at the game's many alchemy stations, but you'll end up with a lot of useless mixtures through trial and error. The path to creating useful draughts that restore health or bring other effects takes know-how and patience. To save you some headache, we've created this lovely Alchemy Guide for Skyrim.

The basic rule: Potions and poisons are created by combining items that share a common effect. Combine two ingredients that boost health, and you've got a health boosting potion. Simple... except that you can't tell immediatly what effect an ingredient has.

Luckily, the first effect of any ingredient can be discovered by simply eating the item, at your own risk of course. After that, you'll unlock ingredient effects through creating successful potions or poisons, or unlocking alchemical perks through the game's skill tree.

Below you'll find a list (in alphabetical order) of the effects you can replicate via potions, and ingredients that offer those properties. But before we list them we think we should warn you, G4 does not condone sneaking into an alchemy store and stealing these ingredients, even though it would be way easier than actually looking for them. 

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So you have a gamer girlfriend/wife/”special lady” – lucky you! Chances are, you’re the subject of envy among gamers whose better halves don’t "get" the hobby. Holiday shopping should be a breeze – unless, of course, it turns into a minefield. To avoid the worst of the holiday explosions, we present a holiday gift guide full of suggestions for the best gifts for your gamer girlfriend.

One quick word of advice – listen to her, and you can’t go wrong. Take note of the types of games she plays, the themes she enjoys, and the stuff she’s not into. If she’s a hardcore shooter fan with an aversion to pastels, she may not appreciate it if you wrap up Kirby’s latest with a pink bow. Likewise, a smart lady who enjoys her puzzle-platformers may not be thrilled with Duke Nukem Forever. Keep your eyes open, and you’re bound to make your gaming goddess very happy this season.

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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 arrived a couple weeks ago with twelve new characters itching for a fight --six famous faces pulled from the historic annals of each company. Today we look at the tale of the tape for Capcom's new combatants and point out a few comics worth reading to better understand their motivation as they wither under some online jerk's Sentinel spamming.

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We've been bringing you guides to Skyrim all week, whether you're interested in a Skyrim's vampire guide, werewolf guide, how to kill a dragon, guide to virtue, and more. We're closing out the week with a look at Skyrim's many and varied shrines to the Daedric Princes of Oblivion.

If you spend enough time wandering around the world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you're bound to come across shrines to the Daedric Princes of Oblivion. There's an Achievement/Trophy for finding 15 Daedric Artifacts, not to mention the rewards for these quests are some of the best items you can find. Some of the quests may involve some less than scrupulous actions, so if you're playing a moral/virtuous character it might be difficult to justify the quests. But for people playing a morally ambiguous character, these quests should be high on your side-quest radar.

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You thought the battle was over. You defeated Galactus with your cross-company trio of Ryu, Captain America, and MODOK, and saved two worlds in the process. Little did you know that just a few short months later a dozen fighters would show up to ruin everything.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 arrived last week with twelve new characters itching for a fight--six famous faces pulled from the historic annals of each company. Today we look at the tale of the tape for Marvel's new combatants and point out a few comics worth reading to better understand their motivation as they wither under some online jerk's Sentinel spamming.

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All week long here on TheFeed we've been zeroing in on helping you understand and get a better grasp on various fine points in the sprawling world you explore in Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. For my final guide, I'm going to step back and take a more all-encompassing look at things. Skyrim is a big place after all, and a diverse assortment of groups are out there looking for your help.

So let's now take a more general look at the game's various factions. Will you start out by throwing your lot in with the mages at their college in Winterhold? Slink into the thieves' den in Riften in search of a fence? Perform grotesque acts in order to catch the attention of the Dark Brotherhood assassins? Or maybe you'll just step up and choose a side in Skyrim's ongoing civil war.

Many factions are out there in Bethesda's fictional world, and they all want something from you.Here are some tips to help you figure out where to turn first and what to do once you get there.

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Saints Row has never been a very serious franchise. While other open-world games have sober storylines and far-reaching narrative ambitions, the folks at Volition have instead embraced the gleeful chaos of the sandbox genre. Instead of poker-faced gangsters and cowboys, the Third Street Saints live in a world so steeped in over-the-edge urban theatrics that you’d be hard pressed to find a better embodiment of satire in videogame form.

A huge part of that success is in the weapons. On top of the more mundane guns and toys in your arsenal, you’ve always been privy to insane arms – like the pimp cane, samurai sword and the septic waste-spewing truck from Saints Row 2. You may think that was hard to top, but Saints Row: The Third ups the ante, with weapons so ridiculous that it’s hard to imagine that a group of particularly creative middle-schoolers weren’t consulted in the weapon design process.

Here’s a look at some of the game’s most insane hardware, featuring everything from the infamous “fart in a jar” to the even more infamous “penetrator”.

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It's Green Week here at G4, and we're totally going Green! I'm not talking about swimming in cash like Scrooge McDuck, or stroking the felt on a talking frog puppet. I'm talking about the kind of green that conserves power and saves the planet. While a typical gamers' consoles, HDTVs, and surround sound systems suck a lot of juice, we thought we'd take a look at some alternatives that will give your electric bill and the planet a break. You don’t have to do a lot to do a lot, and we promise our green alternative will be a lot of fun.

There are some extremely low-power games out there that don't run on anything AC/DC at all. Brainpower is all that is needed for these games, and most of them will set you back for less than the cost of a console title. Bonus: they're all multiplayer, and you won't have to worry about some 13 year-old kid calling you a d-bag. Probably. Board games provide for amazing strategy, gameplay, and creativity, and here are five that will keep your power switch off, and your fun switch on.

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Welcome to the The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Troll guide, fellow warrior! These tips will help you kill nasty Frost Trolls or Cave Trolls, including how to counter their amazing brute strength and incredible healing powers. So the next time you spot a troll in Skyrim, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to face him and his troll gang with ease and style.  So come along as I share my troll killing secrets.

Know Thy Enemy

Trolls are some ugly mugs. They are monkey-shaped monsters with, shaggy, matted fur, lengthy arms and sharp claws. Nasty! They have razor sharp teeth that shatter your bones, and a third eye in the center of their foreheads. Some people say that the third eye can see into the future, but if you follow this guide, the only future they'll see is their own death.

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Werewolves aren't new to the Elder Scrolls universe, but they return in Skyrim for the first time since their arrival in the second Morrowind expansion, Bloodmoon. Unlike Skyrim's vampire disease, contracting lycanthropy is not as simple as doing battle with one of these fearsome creatures. Partially because you won't randomly encounter them out in the wilderness and partially because that's just not how things work.

Werewolves factor into one of Skyrim's faction questlines, so heed this important caveat before you read our Skyrim Werewolf guide any further: SPOILERS AHEAD.

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Vampires have had a rough few years since the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Those Twilight books have corrupted the myths surrounding the legendary bloodsuckers. You'll be pleased to learn then that Skyrim's vampires don't sparkle in the sunlight, nor do they spend their days acting emotional and pining for marriage.

In fact, longtime Elder Scrolls fans will be pleased to learn that vampirism hasn't changed too much since its appearance in Oblivion and Morrowind before it. The same strategies you used to survive as a blood-sucker in the older games will still be useful in Skyrim. This Skyrim vampire guide will help you come to terms with your newfound gifts, a valuable aid for Elder Scrolls newcomers and longtime fans looking for a bit of a refresher.

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Need help completing all the missions in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3? G4tv.com invited Daniel 'Clockw0rk' Maniago to help us create a UMvC 3 Mission Mode guide for all the fighting gamers out there. This guide only covers the new characters in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and shows you how to clear each mission, all you have to do is pick the character you need help and you'll clear all the missions in no time. Go ahead choose your fighters.

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