Pouring points into Starfield's Security skill gives you access to this essential lockpicking hack

One skilled Starfield player has turned the RPG's lockpicking mechanic into a game all of its own.

doesn't force the main character to explore its more than 1,000 planets alone, and followers can be a valuable tool in combat. Each companion will be combat ready with their own weapon, but asking them to trade gear will let the player give them a new loadout and choose what items they have equipped. Giving companions good weapons early on when ammo is scarce is a great way to ensure they're effective while fighting, but putting one other item in their inventory will increase their efficacy even more.

When it comes to working for Ryujin in Starfield, nothing is ever off the table, so long as it doesn’t bring it back to the company’s doorstep. When you’re working on The Key Ingredient quest, there will be a point where you need to find your way to the Clinic, and you have to get into the Secure Wing.

Picture the scene: World of Warcraft‘s spectacular Dragon Isles laid bare beneath your wings as you dragonride through the skies. When approaching the North Sea, sparkling beneath you, you feel that urge to go rogue; to become a menace of the MMORPG‘s high seas. ‘Avast,’ ye ask yerself – ‘where can I find meself a noble beast befitting of a cap’n like me?’ Well, I have the answer: you can get a pirate dragon in the new WoW Dragonflight event – but you’ll have to act fast.

Today, GamesIndustry.biz has reported GSD (Game Sales Data) showing that Starfield has become the biggest Xbox launch this generation in Europe, beating Forza Horizon 5 in this regard. It is also the fastest-selling game based on a new intellectual property released in 2023 thus far.

Another day, another Starfield exploit. This one lets players plunder the inventory of the poor unsuspecting shopkeeper in Akila City.

Bethesda's sci-fi space adventure, , has a lot of amazing features that are borrowed from the developers' other properties, such as the and games, but there is still one seemingly insignificant piece that was overlooked. For the most part, systems of these older games were used as a foundation to build upon for, most notably, the immersive narrative that has followed many of Bethesda's titles. Many of the in-game mechanics are similar as well, including the available customizations and skill systems in place.

Band of Brothers, the Emmy-winning miniseries created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, turns 22 this year. For the first time ever, the historical drama — which stars Damian Lewis (Homeland), Ron Livingston (Office Space), and a litany of other recognizable faces on the brink of stardom, from Tom Hardy to James McAvoy — will be available on a subscription streaming service other than HBO’s Max. It arrives on Netflix starting Sept. 15, and if you’ve never seen the seminal program, there’s no better time than now.

Unexpected Studios has announced that their co-op furniture building game KallaX will release on PC September 18, 2023.

To say that Starfield is huge is an understatement. There are over a thousand planets and moons to explore, which means traveling to several solar systems. More of the worlds you’ll discover are barren, though they have useful resources to help you craft. A few rare planets will hold life, and some will even be hospitable enough for humans to settle permanently.

Starfield's jogging speed can appear to be a little fast but thankfully if you're finding it to be an issue a few players have already created some mods to help. 

Mortal Kombat 1 is set to release later this week in early access (on Thursday, September 14 to be exact), and its full list of PS5 trophies has now been unveiled. Amongst them, one particular achievement will be awarded for bloodthirsty players who spill a whopping 5,000 pints of blood.