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How To Make Your Profile Hot
Welcome to the new GameInformer.com! As you’ve hopefully noticed by now, we’re very focused on community. We want you to join in and interact with us and each other. In this post, I’ll help you get started by showing you how to join up and make your profile look awesome.
One Of Us: You want to join Game Informer? Good, we want you to as well! Look at the top of the screen while you’re on the site and click that “Join” button to begin the process. You’ll need to put in your name, e-mail address, and time zone here. Keep in mind that the name you put in here is the same name that everyone else on Game Informer will see on your profile and any comments, user reviews, or blogs that you post.
Once you’ve finished this easy step, you’ll get a helpful note that the account has been created. You’ll need to check your e-mail address to get a temporary password. I recommend changing your password immediately so that it’s something you’ll remember.
Introduce Yourself: The first and easiest step to getting involved is to fill out your profile information. You can fill in basic details like your location and birthday, write up a short biography letting us know who you are and what you do, and fill out tons of other info. Let the community know where else they can find you on the web (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), what games you love more than anything, and who your best character is in your favorite MMO. Click “Save Profile” at the top when you’ve filled in as much info as you want.
Show Off Your Conquests: If you filled out your profile completely, you’ve just passed on a whole lot of info about yourself to the Game Informer community, but we can’t forget what it’s all really about: the games. If you click “Edit Profile” and look on the right sidebar, you’ll see a small section for “Online Gaming Info.” In this area, you can enter your Xbox Live Gamertag, your PlayStation Network ID, your Wii Friend Code, and your XFire ID.
Filling out this info will automatically allow your Xbox Live Gamercard and XFire Info Card to display on the right-hand side of your profile. If you’d also like to display your PlayStation Trophy Card, you’ll need to do a little bit of footwork. First, head to Sony’s PlayStation Network website at http://www.us.playstation.com/. Log into your account by clicking the “Log In” button in the upper right corner.
Once you’ve logged in, click the “My Profile” button that will appear in the same corner as “Log In” was. On your Sony profile page, click the “Portable ID” button to the far right.
On the Portable ID page, click the “Get Your Portable ID” button.
Bam! Now when you add your PlayStation Network ID to the Game Informer site, your PlayStation Trophies Card will appear in your profile. Now you can show off all the games you’ve been playing and the amazing feats you have achieved.
Becoming A Hero: See that huge image at the top of your blog? That’s what we call a Hero Image. When you first create your account, it will automatically be set to an image from a Game Informer cover.
If you run your mouse over the Hero Image, you’ll see a pencil appear in the corner. If you click that, you’ll be able to upload your own image. The Hero Image will look the best if it’s at least 940 pixels wide by 324 pixels high. Technically, the height can be anything, but try to go for 940 pixels across.
Below your Hero Image, you’ll notice a smaller box with a faceless dude holding a controller. This is your Avatar, which will appear on all comments you make. Obviously you’ll want something more interesting than that, so be sure to change this as well.
To make your Avatar look the best possible, make sure you choose a square image that is 128 pixels by 128 pixels (or looks good when shrunk down to that size).
Follow these steps, and you’ll have a full profile that will help the Game Informer community get to know you much faster. Remember, your profile is a space to show off your personality and what you’re enjoying. Feel free to change Avatars and Hero Images based on your changing interests. We’ll certainly be doing so as well!
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