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Overwatch 2 Will Let You Buy Old Mythic Skins—For A Lot Of Money
16.4.2024
Overwatch 2’s tenth season begins today, April 16, and it’s bringing a new hero, a new limited-time event, and also a new way to earn Mythic Skins, the rare, customizable skins you can get through progressing through the entire premium battle pass. It’s a nice change for folks who haven’t bought...
Overwatch 2's Most Independent Tank Is Becoming A Team Player
15.4.2024
Overwatch 2’s tenth season begins tomorrow, April 16, and it’s bringing a new hero in Venture, a limited-time event that swaps the series’ good guys and bad guys, and a big balance patch to top it all off. A lot of these changes are predictably small adjustments, but one hero is getting a pretty...
Let A Former Overwatch 2 One-Trick Teach You How To Play Moira
5.4.2024
When I first started playing Overwatch, the original 2016 hero shooter that spawned the 2022 free-to-play sequel Overwatch 2, it was right when Moira was first introduced. The morally repugnant scientist joined the game’s support roster in 2017, and for a newcomer like myself, she seemed like...
Overwatch 2 April Fools’ Patch Continues A Hilarious Tradition
1.4.2024
As has become tradition, Blizzard has once again released an absolutely absurd, fully playable Overwatch 2 patch for April Fools’ Day. It is every competitive purist’s worst nightmare. But it is so unhinged and thorough I have to respect it.Read more
Get Five Of 2023's Best Indie Games At Nearly 50 Percent Off
18.3.2024
This year’s Steam Spring sale only has a few days left until it ends on March 21. We’ve already done a roundup highlighting 12 of the best games you can get for cheap during the annual sale, ranging from 2023’s big AAA tentpoles, to some older hidden gems that are worth grabbing. But one of...
Overwatch 2 Just Killed One Of Its Most Famous Hero Combos
13.2.2024
Overwatch 2 is bringing a lot of sweeping changes in its season nine balance patch, and some of them are controversial. Between giving every hero a passive self-heal and every character getting a health buff across the board, Overwatch 2 feels like it’s shifting from a team-based shooter into...
I Played Overwatch Comp In An Airport Gamer Lounge
29.1.2024
I am notoriously early for flights. I consistently get to the airport more than two hours before a domestic trip, even during off-peak times. Because of my arrival anxiety, I have a lot of downtime at airports which I can (and often do) spend boozing at an overpriced “Irish pub” or relaxing in...
Every Game We Saw At Nintendo’s Latest Indie World Showcase
14.11.2023
It’s been a surprisingly strong year for the Nintendo Switch even as sales slow and fans eagerly await its successor, and today the company promoted a bunch of indie games that will fill out the console’s release calendar heading into 2024, from a new Shantae action-platformer to a port of beloved...
I Use My Xbox Series S For Shooters And My PS5 For Everything Else
1.11.2023
On the frontline of the console wars, it’s difficult to find perspective. Whether you’ve already chosen a side and are deep in the trenches, or you’re just trying to figure out if an Xbox Series X (see on Amazon) or PS5 (see on Amazon) makes a better Christmas gift this year, you’d be hard pressed...
Overwatch 2’s Latest Patch Is Nerfing The Support Heroes
31.10.2023
Overwatch 2’s latest balance patch ahead of the upcoming Le Sserafim collaboration event is hitting Support heroes hard. Blizzard said this was its plan in a developer update earlier this month, but looking at the actual patch notes, it definitely looks like medics are feeling the latest nerfs...
Excuse Me, They Gave The Overwatch Hamster Nipple Rings
11.10.2023
Overwatch 2’s newest season is now live and suitably spooky, featuring demons, monsters, Diablo characters, and nipple rings on a hamster. Wait, what?Read more
Overwatch 2 Players Raise Hell Over Moira's Pricey Lilith Skin
11.10.2023
Overwatch 2’s Halloween-infused seventh season, Rise of Darkness, went live on Monday, bringing with it a swath of creepy new skins for its heroes, including a hotly anticipated skin based on Diablo IV’s Lilith for sardonic healer Moira. Unfortunately, players who eagerly dived into the season...
Overwatch 2’s New Patch Has A Lot More Than Sombra’s Rework
10.10.2023
Overwatch 2’s seventh season is upon us, and while a new battle pass, new map, and the questionable Sombra rework headline the season, we’ve also got a lot more to unpack in the latest patch notes.Read more
Sombra’s New Overwatch 2 Rework Is Here, And I Hate It
4.10.2023
Sombra, Overwatch 2’s hacking, harassing, stealthy damage hero, has been one of my favorite characters on the hero shooter’s roster since I started playing in 2019. Her cloaking and hack-based kit is distinct, and even after her rework leading into Overwatch 2, I’ve still had a lot of fun with...
Overwatch 2's Diablo IV Crossover Finally Gives Moira A Good Skin
2.10.2023
Overwatch 2 announced its creepy season seven, Rise of Darkness, in a teaser trailer on October 2. The full trailer will go live on October 4, but, for now, fans should prepare for a Diablo IV crossover. Read more
Overwatch 2’s New Healer Could Be Your Worst Nightmare
10.8.2023
Support mains are ecstatic that Overwatch 2 is adding a much-needed new healer to the roster, but Ilari may not be the healer you’re looking for. I got in some (albeit limited) playtime with the new character, who’s dropping with Overwatch 2: Invasion, and I’m a bit worried for my healer mains....
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Get Lost In
7.7.2023
Well. What a week it’s been, huh? I don’t know about you, but I could definitely go for some good times mashing buttons to a moving image—especially since I basically threw out my neck and destroyed my voice at that Cynic concert last night; I ain’t goin’ anywhere for a couple of days, so I need...
Since There's Time, Catch Up On What's Happened In Overwatch 2 Before The Story Missions
6.7.2023
Blizzard is finally, finally moving hero shooter Overwatch 2’ story forward when it launches its ($15) story missions on August 10. Despite this being the most forward momentum, lore-wise, that the series has had since it launched in 2016, there’s actually a lot of story to catch up on—just most...
Overwatch Audio Bug Sure Sounds Like This Character Is Cursing Real Bad
21.6.2023
You probably overlooked a tiny, seemingly insignificant line about an audio bug in the latest batch of Overwatch 2 patch notes. It makes sense–the patch notes included the return of the long-missed “on fire” animation along with a host of hero updates, so a single line about “audio reverb settings”...
Overwatch 2’s Lifeweaver Is Getting Overhauled Two Weeks After Launch
21.4.2023
Just two weeks after launching in Overwatch 2’s fourth season, Lifeweaver is getting a pretty significant update to make him more viable as a support hero.Read more