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LEGO’s new Technic Dodge Viper GTS-R (set 42234) is an 805‑piece, 1:16 scale model for ages 11+, featuring a live V10 engine with 10 pistons visible on five crank discs, opening doors, and a hand‑of‑God steering system; the kit also unlocks a Forza Horizon 6 livery and sells for $64.99 at LEGO stores.
Forza Horizon 6 players can claim two free Lego-inspired liveries via in-game messages: one for the 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista and another for the 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, as part of a Lego Technic crossover. The designs are subtle, available to all players at no cost, and can be grabbed before diving into Festival Playlist Series 3, reviving a Lego collaboration without the previous FH4 DLC’s more toy-like elements.
Halo: Campaign Evolved debuts at No.1 on the Xbox Top 40 for the week, marking the second-biggest Xbox launch of 2026 behind Forza Horizon 6 and boosted by Xbox Game Pass. It drew about 62% of Forza’s early player count and 93.4% more players than Subnautica 2, while its PlayStation debut was more modest (No.24). Analysts expect GTA VI to possibly dethrone Forza later in the year, with Gears of War: E-Day planned for October.
Empire's mid‑year ranking of 2026's best games spotlights Resident Evil Requiem at No. 1, supported by Saros, Forza Horizon 6, 007 First Light, and Mixtape in the top five, with other notable picks like Pragmata, Cairn, Pokémon Pokopia, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and MIO: Memories In Orbit, underscoring a year that blends cinema-inspired storytelling with bold, varied gameplay.
Halo: Campaign Evolved's premium early access pulled 58.1% of the Xbox player count that Forza Horizon 6 drew during its equivalent period, meaning the Halo remake's debut was roughly half as big. Forza benefited from smoother servers, and Halo is still performing well with a full launch on July 28 expected to boost numbers, aided by an ongoing LASO achievement glitch that could drive more engagement.
Lamborghini designed a Halo-inspired Master Chief 117 Edition Urus (not for sale) and will add a free in‑game livery to Forza Horizon 6 on July 30 to coincide with Halo’s remake, Halo: Campaign Evolved, which drops July 28. A life‑size Warthog built by Hoonigan is on display, and the author met a Master Chief cosplayer while checking out the cars and the remake. A sweepstakes is also offering 1:18‑scale Halo Urus models.
Halo teams up with Lamborghini to unveil the Urus SE Master Chief 117 Edition with a Master Chief-inspired livery and a limited 1:18-scale replica giveaway (open to eligible regions, ends Sept 13, 2026). The Master Chief livery also debuts in Forza Horizon 6 on July 30, 2026. Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28, 2026 with crossplay, enhanced visuals, new missions, and early access for Premium Edition owners.
Forza Horizon 6’s latest update rebrands the Motoki Auto Garage as a temporary Italian Exotics dealership, offering exclusive rides (some usually Wheelspins-only) such as the Ferrari 288 GTO and Lamborghini Diablo GTR, giving players a curated, rarer selection and a stronger sense of place beyond the standard Auto Show rotations.
Forza Horizon 6's Festival Playlist Series 2 Summer is live, offering seven cars to unlock across 50 points from 19 seasonal challenges. At 20 points you can grab the 1989 Volkswagen Rallye Golf, at 40 points the 1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000 QV, and the weekly rewards include the 1993 Porsche 911 Turbo S Leichtbau (80 points) and the 2018 Lotus Exige Cup 430 (160 points). Other rewards up for grabs this week include the DeLorean DMC-12 and the 1988 BMW M3 via various Championships, plus opportunities from The Trial, PR Stunts, Wheelspins, and more, with the Played-List achievement potentially harder to pop this season.
Players used a specific Hummer glitch in Forza Horizon 6’s Eliminator mode to earn tens of millions of credits in minutes. Playground Games temporarily removed Eliminator, then said it would delete the ill-gotten credits and reset affected accounts to a maximum of 10 million. No bans were issued, and all players will receive a free 2021 McLaren Sabre once the mode returns after a hotfix.
The Series 2 patch for Forza Horizon 6 is live on Xbox and PC, delivering AI difficulty balance tweaks, revised Driveatar behavior at race starts, faster Horizon Play leveling, a Roads Driven metric, and Drag Tire adjustments; as a goodwill bonus, every player gets the 2021 McLaren Sabre due to an Eliminator exploit, with Series 2 coinciding with the June 18 Festival Playlist and extensive bug fixes across gameplay, visuals, and saves.
Playground Games' Forza Horizon 6 update reduces the XP grind for the Maxed Out achievement by rebalancing Horizon Play XP between levels 26–100, letting some players reach level 100 much faster (even jumping to 100 from level 32). The patch also improves AI Drivatars, road discovery, and bug fixes, and brings The Eliminator back with a free car as an apology for the downtime.
Playground Games’ June 15 Title Update for Forza Horizon 6 brings general performance and stability fixes, fixes a slow launch after Benchmark Mode, visual improvements (red smoke in Street Races, rain on PC, rear motion blur on a specific Evo), and adjusted Drag Tire physics to discourage their use outside drag racing. The patch also includes AI difficulty balancing tweaks, Drivatar start fixes, and various fixes across Festival Playlist, Horizon Play, Road Discovery, and visuals. Steam will auto-download the update on next launch, with full patch notes detailing all changes.
Forza Horizon 6 debuts to strong praise and record engagement, transporting players to a dense, vertically varied Japan open world with over 550 cars, a new Collection Journal, and ongoing updates like Festival Playlist and evolving world content. Multiplayer features include Convoys and Shared World Meetups, and the game is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC (Steam/Xbox app) and Cloud, with Game Pass inclusion for quick access.
AMD, in partnership with Microsoft, is rolling Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) out to the entire RDNA GPU stack (RDNA 1–4), delivering up to a 95% reduction in shader load times and stutter. In Forza Horizon 6 ASD brings the game from about 1.5 minutes to roughly 4 seconds on supported hardware, with a growing list of titles and ongoing expansion to more devices and IHV hardware.