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Forza Horizon 6 has many ways to challenge yourself against other human players (if you’re bored of beating the AI), and you can also do so exclusively between your friends. While it’s a multiplayer experience, you can use Convoys to create a room for you and your friends only. Let’s figure out how the process works. How to create a Convoy in Forza Horizon 6 The Convoy is Forza Horizon 6′ s equivalent of creating a co-op room. Only you and your friends can enter this room and engage in various activities. If you’re new to Forza Horizon 6 and the series, the Convoy concept could be a tad confusing. Here’s how you can make your own Convoy (or join one your buddy made). Screenshot by Destructoid Go to the Online tab after pausing the game. Head over to the Convoy tab (on the left part of the screen). From here, you can choose one of two options: Join a Convoy that your buddy has created, or make your own. Choose the sec...

Now that Microsoft settled to pay $250 million to Activision shareholders led by Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden, comments of the former chief executive, Bobby Kotick, resurfaced, in which he alleged the lawsuit was merely a means to strengthen Swedish publisher Embracer Group’s position in the market. That is according to Eurogamer , which, citing Game File , writes how Kotick argued the lawsuit was only “aimed to help Embracer increase its foothold in the California market at the expense of Activision.” This was in response to Sjunde alleging that Kotick “rushed” the merger to keep his position in the company and cash in on change-of-control bonuses, as we wrote yesterday , but also to “avoid the consequences of sexual misconduct scandals swirling around the company.” Merging with Activision gave Microsoft control over some of the biggest franchises in gaming, including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft . Image via Activis...

Assassin’s Creed was always known for its cinematic but rather simple combat, which prioritized looks over mechanics. And it was genuinely great and kept getting flashier with each game until Ubisoft, for whatever reason, decided Monster Hunter -style sword sponges were a better alternative. Ever since it introduced this new RPG combat system, players have been criticizing it left and right, and if there was one thing people (myself included) didn’t want to see in Black Flag Resynced, it’s exactly this kind of boring, hack-and-slash fighting. The first trailers and showcases for Black Flag Resynced seemed to avoid showing us any such thing, leading to widespread praise for preserving and polishing the original game’s combat. But, surprise, surprise: Ubisoft couldn’t help itself and decided that at least some part of the game just needed the RPG combat, and it placed it in hunting of all places. Hunting is back In Black Flag Resynced. AC Sh...

The first Festival playlist, aka Welcome to Japan, is now live in Forza Horizon 6 , and we can complete the first Treasure Hunt that takes place at the Ohtani region. Doing so not only gets us five event currency, but we can also find 100,000 credits. But first, you’ll need to locate the Treasure Hunt chest. Ohtani Region Treasure Hunt chest location in Forza Horizon 6 When you accept the task from the Festival Playlist menu, you’ll only find a photo of the location. The chest is located in the Kinkaku-Ji Temple, located southwest of the Horizon Festival Site. The temple has a nearby race event that you might have completed in all likelihood; use the race to fast travel. Screenshot by Destructoid Next, travel to the marked location on the image above. If you have the Treasure Map DLC purchased, you can put a marker. If you haven’t, no worries. Enter the Kinkaku-Ji Temple from the main entrance. Screenshot by Destructoid Next, turn left and ...

You can breathe easy, Grand Theft Auto fans. The next installment in the franchise, GTA 6 , won’t be delayed a third time, Take-Two Interactive confirmed in an earnings call today. Rumors started making their rounds on internet forums earlier in the week that the game would be delayed to February 2027. This all came shortly after Strauss Zelnick—CEO of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar— reaffirmed the game would be launching on Nov. 19, 2026 in an interview with David Senra on May 17 . So even though it was a hard-to-believe rumor in the first place because of Zelnick’s comments, many GTA fans were anxiously awaiting what could’ve been a heart-breaking announcement. And many looked towards today’s earnings call as the place for Rockstar to do it. It wouldn’t have been totally out of left field for another potential delay, seeing as how Rockstar delayed the game twice already, which is why so many tuned into the earnings call with baited breath....

Expenite is a valuable resource in Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core , and we have to farm it to gain different upgrades on our run. While the initial upgrade costs 120 Expenite, the rate goes up the more boosts we get. With so many options available in the current version, you can get confused about what to pick. This guide will provide a complete list of every upgrade you can apply (based on your luck). Table of contents Complete list of Expenite upgrades in Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core Common upgrades Uncommon upgrades Rare Upgrades Epic Upgrades Legendary Upgrades Artifacts Complete list of Expenite upgrades in Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core The following tables have complete information about every upgrade, spread across different rarities. Common upgrades Upgrade Effect Health Reward Adds +20 Base Health. Heals by 100%. Adaptability Everytime you hit an enemy, you get +1% Critical Chance until you inflict a Critical Hit. Adhesive Snare +20% chance to spaw...

ARC Raiders is a unique game among extraction shooters in that there is a very strong social aspect to it. Whenever you play solo (and I consider that to be the quintessential ARC experience), folks will always gauge whether or not to fight you, seeing as you both stand to lose with no one there to back you up. But if you do love hunting people down for sport, you’re in for a world of reckoning when it comes to matchmaking now. Though we’ve known that aggression plays a major part in the game’s queue system, ARC Raiders devs are now looking to honor the right to self-defense by treating unprovoked attacks separately from just minding your own business and fighting to save your hide. In a new post titled “Notes on the matchmaking system,” Embark Studios stated that “your playstyle didn’t capture whether you started a PvP encounter or merely defended yourself” in previous iterations, leading to situations where “cautious R...