Free joyrides with Forza 6 this weekend

Fun until daddy takes the T-bird away Have you been eyeingForza Motorsport 6, but aren’t too sure how good it is? Why not take the game for a test run? You’ll be able to do so this coming weekend and you won’t go to jail for stealing it! Xbox Live Gold members will have access toForza 6this weekend for free. Starting today, the 25th, at 12:01 am PDT and running until 11:59pm, August 28th, you’ll have access to every mode in the game....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Lisa Crawford

GameStop turning its customers onto digital content

Half of digital content buyers are first-timers With its efforts shifting into the digital distribution market, retailer GameStop reveals that it hasconverted a number of its customersonto the idea as well. In fact, half of the customers who have bought digital content from the retailer were doing so for their first time, a trend that Brad Schliesser, GameStop’s director of digital content, hopes will continue. “I always believed if all we did was take customers who were shopping at the Microsoft storefront or the PlayStation storefront and make them our customers, that doesn’t benefit the whole,” Schliesser said in an interview withGamasutra....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Justin Reid

Gears of War studio Black Tusk hosting Q&A stream tomorrow

5:00pm Pacific on Twitch Microsoft is continuing theGears of Warfranchise withBlack Tusk Studios. I wasn’t expecting to hear much about the new installment next month at E3 — perhaps, at best, a teaser trailer — but it’s possible the company will be ready to talk about the project sooner than I had anticipated. Tomorrow at 5:00pm Pacificon Twitch, Black Tusk will put on a live stream with studio manager Rod Fergusson (formerly of Epic and 2K) fielding community questions....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Jonathan Rodriguez

Grand Theft Auto V looks amazing in miniature

Rockstar’s Editor Mode meets tilt-shift If you thought “tilt-shift” photography was just a twee trend of the moment a few years ago and you’d actually be surprised to see it name checked today, well, you’re not wrong, even if the technique existed long before its time as an internet phenomenon and will exist long past it, too. YouTube’sEhmaysidoes it to great effect here, though. I was just having this conversation again with a friend recently: I thinkGrand Theft Auto Vfails in a few ways, but the level of detail in the world is really something else and can keep me roaming around, avoiding single-player missions, dialogue, and most everything else....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Kim Irwin

Here is what’s next on the DLC front for Sleeping Dogs

A fighting tournament on a hidden island, you say? As previously expressed by United Front Games, there’s plenty more downloadable content planned forSleeping Dogsacross PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. While much of it is the obligatory cosmetic- and item-focused stuff that many of us aren’t concerned with, there is at least one more substantial add-on on the way. It all starts on November 14 with theDragon Master Pack, which is essentially a combination of five separate pre-order packs....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Thomas Hernandez

How to find the Challenger’s Rod in Fisch

The Challenger’s Rod is one of the five new rods added toFischas part of the Mariana’s Veil update, and finding it can be a bit of a headache. In terms of costs, the new update has rods that are way more expensive. However, the location of this rod can make you lose a few hairs if you don’t know where to look. Assuming you have already got your submarine by speaking with Dr....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Lisa Armstrong

How to repair the bridge in Fields of Mistria

If you’ve just begun a new game ofFields of Mistria, you’re going to have a lot of quests to complete in the coming in-game days. There’s definitely no shortage of things for you to do, but first and foremost, the bridge needs to be fixed. After Balor guides you over the broken bridge and into town as you first arrive, you’ll have a few days to settle into your new farm home before the residents of Mistria arrive with their first big request....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Nancy Weber

How to show the world you love video games and are bad with money

There goes my food budget One of the more difficult things, for me, about being a gamer is finding ways to display my love for the medium in ways that aren’t entirely tacky. Sure, I’m wearing a juvenileMega Man 9shirt as I write this, but I attempt to be fashionable. Gaming t-shirts are nice but I’m at an age where I shouldn’t be wearing them to job interviews, dates, funerals, or into random houses I think are mine as I drunkenly stumble my way home at night....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Steven Mcdaniel

How to Solve the Open Hand Temple Murders in Baldur’s Gate 3

Once you’ve reached the titular city of Baldur’s Gate in Act 3 of Larian’s RPG, you’ll find yourself embroiled in all different kinds of plots. One particular set of murders in the Open Hand Temple may catch your eye, and it’s worth seeing through for the benefits it offers to yourBaldur’s Gate 3adventures. Upon reaching Rivington, you can head to the Open Hand Temple and notice a commotion. Head inside, and you’ll be introduced to one of the best characters in this entire RPG: Valeria, a flying elephant investigator....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Dustin Morton

How to unlock the Blacksmith for your hideout in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Early on inAssassin’s Creed Shadowsyou unlock and start building up your hideout. One of the early NPCs you can unlock and recruit for your hideout is Heiji, the Blacksmith. Here is how to unlock the Blacksmith for your hideout inAssassin’s Creed Shadows. How to recruit the Blacksmith – Way of the Blacksmith quest guide The first step toward recruiting the Blacksmith to your hideout inAssassin’s Creed Shadowsis to start the Way of the Blacksmith questline....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 363 words · Shawn Harris DDS

Internet swoons over Overwatch Mercy’s concept art

I’m sulking. I’m sulking because apparently some folk have received theirThe Art of Overwatchtomes already and I’m sitting here with noArt of Overwatch tome(which releases next week). Regardless, lucky owners are already sharing pics of some of the concept art for the arena-shooter’s lovable roster of heroes and reprobates. But, among the test-sketches of stages, poster art and everyone’s favourite loot box item, sprays, a portion of theOverwatchcommunity is falling over itself at some Mercy concept art that depicts the angelic healer as a buff-as-hell (heaven?...

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Susan Pacheco

Lucio may be featured in the next Overwatch short film

Interview with his voice actor hints at a new video in the works It’s no secret I’m a big fan ofOverwatch, and Lúcio is my favorite character of the bunch. His voice acting is a big part of that, so I was happy to seethis interview with the voice ofLúcio, Jonny Cruz. If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor andrevisit the video of Cruz walking around Blizzconand interacting with his fellow voice actors....

May 30, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Rebecca Terrell DDS

Minecraft Movie post-credits scenes, explained

A Minecraft Movieis here, so it’s time to grab your pickaxe and armor to get ready to defend the Overworld. Whether you’re off to see it for the first time or reviewing what just happened after finishing it, you may be wondering about the post-credits scene. Not all films have post-credits scenes, but those that do usually set up something important or conclude existing storylines. They’re always worth reviewing, so here’sAMinecraftMoviepost-credits sceneexplainedand everything you need to know about it....

May 30, 2025 · 4 min · 701 words · Lisa Hull