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Who killed Zachary? There’s been a murder in the Dartmoor level of Hitman 3, and it’s up to Agent 47 to solve this mystery. This murder mystery is at the center of a Mission Story called Means, Motive, and Opportunity, and it actually makes your real mission of eliminating Alexa Carlisle and retrieving the Case File much easier if you complete it. She can even hand the file directly over to you without a fight if you play your cards right....

Horizon Forbidden West has today debuted its 1.09 update across all PlayStation platforms, so here’s the full list of changes and fixes with this patch. Today’s update is quite beefy as far as bug fix updates go, bringing about a whole heap of fixes for areas such as quests, world activities, graphics, and much more! Despite the game launching back in mid-February, the team at Guerilla seem quite diligent when it comes to correcting mistakes with the game....

You can now customize the appearance of the allies you take with you while wandering the Wastelands of Fallout 76. Previously, they had a default appearance. These customization options give you the chance to provide them with some better fitting outfits, making them stand out a bit more while you wander around the game. To change an ally’s outfit, take them your C.A.M.P, and approach them. From there, you should now have the option to go about customizing your ally’s appearance....

Take your Pokémon out for a stroll in Pokémon Sword and Shield‘s expansion pack, The Isle of Armor. You will be able to do this by naturally progressing through the story and completing the quests given to you by Mustard, the Master Dojo leader. He will continually give you trials to complete until you unlock Kubfu, the new legendary Pokémon that every player receives with the expansion. Everyone unlocks Kubfu after defeating their respective rival, Klara and Avery....

Windows has had the same File Explorer interface for ages with little to no change in terms of appearance and file handling. However, a Redditor has discovered a hidden File Explorer on Windows 10 which is based on the newer UWP (Universal Windows Platform) standards. The new interface looks quite modern and consistently fluent in design language. It no longer looks legacy by any means and I absolutely love this new look....

A game about a bunch of dwarves working in a mine might make you think about the Snow White song “Heigh-Ho,” and for good reason. The entire gameplay loop revolves around putting your population work. Without labor assignments, you simply won’t get anything done. Here’s a quick run-through of how to make sign your dwarves up for these all-important tasks. Dwarf Fortress labor assignments, explained There are many work details available on the labor menu (the hammer icon in the left row)....

Sifu has five gang bosses for you to take down, and none of them are easy. Fajar might be the first one you face, but that doesn’t make him weak by any means. The mute botanist will confront you in The Squats once you’ve reached his indoor garden. Here’s how to stop him. Fajar begins every fight with a long-distance attack: he’ll leap off of the planters and fly towards you with a high kick....

Shovel Knight is joined by many of his friends and foes in Pocket Dungeon, which means you’re going to have to face rival warriors like King Knight once again. The burrowing Mole Knight has a chance to appear once you’ve cleared the Chromatic Caverns, and he can be quite challenging if you go in without a strategy. Fortunately, we have one for you right here. Almost immediately, Mole Knight will begin bouncing around the grid as rocks and Molers start pouring in....

The first impressions of Gran Turismo 5 have started to trickle in via internet and print sources. One of the first is from the Official PlayStation Magazine, reviewed as a six page feature ” The Truth about Gran Turismo 5 ” has finally been revealed. All in all, the gaming magazine had good things to say about the upcoming racer but one thing that was blatantly pointed out was the computer driver AI and how it was neglected in favor of graphics and content....

For those worrying about how the quality of Horizon Forbidden West will be on the PS4 compared to the PS5, fear not. Guerilla Games has released photographic evidence of the game looking and playing nearly as well on the 8-year-old piece of hardware as it does on the PS5. Guerilla Games tweeted four screenshots from the PS4 version of its upcoming sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, which is set to release on the same day as the PS5 version, February 18, 2022....

A few weeks ago, we informed you about Shawn Layden leaving under mysterious circumstances from his role as head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios. It’s the organization that includes all the first-party teams at PlayStation, like Guerrilla Games, Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, and several more. Today, we finally have the first information about who’s going to take that role in the future: it’s Hermen Hulst, managing director at Guerrilla Games....

In case you missed the news among The Game Awards hype and Cyberpunk 2077 finally releasing, 343 Industries has shown off another batch of Halo Infinite armor variants that should tickle your fancy. In this month’s Inside Infinite blog post, together with announcing the game’s latest release window of Fall 2021, Lead Progression designer Chris Blohm provides some insight regarding the game’s armor customization options. Looking back at Halo: Reach‘s “breadth and depth”, he and his team knew that they had to not only return to that level of customization but add more stuff into the game....

If you own Halo: Reach, you may not have a good time playing it on Xbox One. The backwards compatibility feature cannot seem to run the game properly. As reported by Kotaku, Halo: Reach drips down to 10fps when people are playing the game on their Xbox One consoles. Kotaku’s own writer described the experience as “pretty damn crusty”. I still have my copy lying around and tried it out for myself....

The latest Halo TV series trailer has been unveiled at the 2021 Game Awards. This is a full trailer following a previous tease by Paramount and reconfirmed the release date on Paramount Plus of sometime in 2022. The Halo TV series, first announced in 2018, will star Pablo Schreiber of American Gods and Den of Thieves fame as the iconic armored super-soldier, Master Chief, and will have Jen Taylor reprise her role from the games as his AI companion, Cortana....

The adventure about love makes its way to three new platforms very soon! Haven is one of those indie games that doesn’t get talked about but should be talked about a lot more. It’s a true hidden gem, and one you’d be a fool to pass up. Its current foray on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S has proven immensely successful, with 93% positive reviews on Steam....

HBO Max’s Batgirl has officially started production and has announced three new cast members to the production: Ethan Kai, Rebecca Front, and Corey Johnson. Batgirl is set to be an HBO Max Original movie and already has a stellar cast. Batgirl’s cast includes Leslie Grace in the iconic role of Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. It was already announced that J.K. Simmons will play her father, Commissioner Gordon, in the film....

Ninja Theory has announced today that the psychological horror adventure Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has passed 500,000 sales, reaching the profitability point and staying well above the initial expectations of the company. The game, developed independently by the studio, was released this past August for PS4, and PC, and it stood out for its high production values and its refreshing take on the horror genre, portraying a character that suffers severe psychological issues, in an attempt to draw attention to mental illnesses....

At its WWDC 2019 keynote last night, Apple announced its latest mobile operating system — iOS 13, that brings a bunch of performance improvements, a new Dark Mode to iOS, and redesigned apps, along with a bunch of incredible stuff. The iOS 13 developer beta is live right now, so if you have an Apple Developer account, a compatible iOS device, and the will to risk having to completely wipe your phone, you can try it out right now....

IO Interactive has announced that it’s taken Hitman 3’s serves down for four hours of maintenance ahead of the launch of Hitman 3 Year Two later this week. The outage will affect all platforms, meaning no one can access the game’s online features. Hitman 3 Year Two launches on January 20, but the game’s servers need to be updated and tested before that can happen. IO Interactive is notorious for scheduling a short period of maintenance that ends up taking far longer than anticipated....

The latest MTG Arena card set introduces several new mechanics new and veteran players may not be familiar with. Innistrad: Minight Hunt focuses on werewolves, undead hordes, and witches so it makes sense one of those abilities is called coven. It’s not strictly attached to witches but instead relies on you having multiple creatures on the battlefield. It’s meant for decks that rely heavily on creatures with different powers. Let’s dive into how it works....