Summary Your birthday is a special occasion that often involves gathering with family and friends, enjoying cake, and celebrating another year of your life by doing the things you love. As great as these activities can be, it’s sometimes nice to just relax on the couch with your favorite game for a low-key party. It’s not incredibly common, but certain video games acknowledge your birthday with a special event or cutscene when you boot them up on your special day....

Quick Links Becoming the best cop in Averno City takes time, however, there’s plenty of experience to be gained. InThe Precinct, you play as Nick Cordell, the son of a famous officer who died in the line of duty. As such, you have some big shoes to fill, but you’re more than up to the task. One of your objectives, aside from breaking up the gangs controlling the city, is to locate all the missing museum artifacts for Spencer I....

Quick Links There is a lot of war, combat, and fighting that you will be doing during your time playingTainted Grail: The Fall Of Avalon, and many quests revolve around it as you try to recover all the pieces of King Arthur. However, not all quests have to revolve around violence and death. Some simpler people worry about smaller problems, not the bigger issues like war and power struggles. This is exactly the case with Morag, an innkeeper whose biggest concern is why her inn was shut down....

There are a handful of ways for your character to interact with the world around them in a game ofDungeons & Dragons. Combat, roleplaying, and exploration are the three major pillars of how this is done, but from there, they split down into a variety of different methods. The way your character interacts comes down to a roll of some sort to see how successful you are. You have seventeen skills fromthe six ability scoresthat make up what your character is good at....

Quick Links Are you ready to try and tackle today’sWordlepuzzle? If you’re worried that you seem to be quickly running out of attempts without much luck, fear not as you’ve come to the right place for help. All the letters and full answers are hidden from view, so you don’t have to worry about any accidental spoilers. We’ve also got a few clues to help you narrow down what the word might be without actually peeking at any answers....

Xboxis facing criticism from the gaming community and the wider industry this week afterlaying off around 9,000 employees. This has included studio closures and game cancellations, making many lose whatever faith they had left in Xbox after a troubles console generation. Now, someone from another company that is no stranger to criticism is weighing in on the conversation. As spotted byMP1st,EAJapan’s general manager shared his thoughts on the layoffs, blaming Xbox’s obsession with short-term success in return for long-term investments....

Wolfensteinis getting a TV show, withAmazonhelming yet another video game adaptation. It’s in the hands of Kilter Films, the studio owned by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who produced Amazon’sFalloutshow. These details are being reported byVariety, but there’s not a whole lot else to know about the show right now. One thing that has been nailed down, though, is the logline: “The story of killing Nazis is evergreen.” Nice. A Wolfenstein Show Is Coming To Prime Video With The Same Producers As Fallout According to Variety, writer Patrick Somerville will serve as showrunner, while Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will return from Fallout as executive producers....

Nobody does rhythm games quite like indieszero. Over the years, it’s produced bangers likeKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, Electroplankton, Theatrhythm games forFinal FantasyandDragon Quest, and even that one3DSgame you could once play in The Louvre. I have been a fan of this small yet compelling Japanese studio for years, and for the past two, one of their games has become a regular part of my daily life. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Final Bar Linelaunched for thePS4andNintendo Switchback in February 2023 and might be the most comprehensive licensed rhythm game ever made....

Quick Links College football has always been a sport punctuated by player swagger and personality, something the developers ofCollege Football 26went out of their way to capture in the game. Players can taunt their opposition and laud a well-executed play, hopefully frustrating anyone on the receiving end. Some may consider it poor sportsmanship, but it undeniably gives you a psychological edge. Whether you’re scoring, advancing the ball, or picking it off, there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate on the gridiron....

Quick Links Check out theAnime Fantasy Re codeslisted below to claim free in-game rewards and boosts; they will give you a helpful start as you jump into the game. Just remember, these Roblox codes expire quickly, so be sure to redeem them as soon as you can. Keep in mind that we’re always on the lookout for new codes and regularly update this list, especially after game updates, so you don’t miss out on the latest rewards....

Baldur’s Gate 3’srest mechanicsmight take a little getting used to if you haven’t playedDungeons & Dragonsbefore, but put simply, you just need to make sure your party gets some sleep and something to eat every now and then. Depending on the difficulty you’re playing on, you’ll need a different amount of camp supplies (food and drink) to fully heal and replenish resources, so it’s best to get into the habit of picking up snacks along the road....

Dating mechanics in video games can be found in many different genres. From talking frequently to party members in RPGS until things turn flirty, all the way up to full-on dating simulators. Romance takes many forms in the gaming world, but many of them don’t translate to the real world. If you’ve ever hoped to gain some insight into romance and dating from games, then tread carefully. If you employed some of these romance mechanics in real life, you’d be waving more red flags than a red flag tester, and are unlikely to get the results you want....

In the summer of 1964, The Beatles performed at the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to droves of fans. It was commonplace at the time for critics to remark on how little could actually be heard of the band’s performance, thanks to the screams of The Beatles' thousands of die-hard fans. In the summer of 2025, not much has changed for the venue with the arrival of Dimension 20’s Battle at the Bowl....