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Community-Made Overwatch 2 Mode Is So Good Fans Want Some Of Its Changes In The Main Game
21.6.2024
Every Overwatch 2 player has opinions about balance changes and reworks for their favorite heroes. Sometimes they’re impractical power fantasies to make their main more powerful, but other times, there are some real thoughtful ideas floating around forums and social media. Blizzard gave a handful...
XDefiant Devs Talk Bunny Hopping, Balance, And New Maps
18.6.2024
As the dust settled on a hectic (and messy) launch, I got the chance to talk with FPS XDefiant’s executive producer Mark Rubin, and creative director Safy Saada, about the free-to-play Call of Duty-like’s first few weeks, how the Ubisoft team balances the game, all-important bunny hopping, creating...
This One Feature Makes Valorant Great On Console
17.6.2024
Ever since Valorant began its console beta on June 14 I haven’t been able to put the game down. I’m not new to Riot Games’ tactical hero shooter, but the console version has reignited my love for it, and it has to do with the port’s headlining new feature: Focus Mode.Read more
Overwatch 2 Teases Transformers Collaboration Ahead Of Season 11
17.6.2024
Overwatch 2’s eleventh season begins on Thursday, June 20, and this time around Blizzard is going with what looks like a Power Rangers tribute theme this season. But that’s not the only thing poking at millennial nostalgia, as Blizzard is teasing that a Transformers collaboration is in...
Frustrated Final Fantasy XIV Healers Are Planning To Strike When Dawntrail Debuts
17.6.2024
After months (and even years) of healer mains in Final Fantasy 14 complaining that Square Enix’s MMORPG has simplified and devalued the job, seemingly to no avail, aggrieved healers are going one step further to make their opinion known: They’re going on strike.Read more
Destiny 2 Should Do More Quests Like Dual Destiny, Not Less
14.6.2024
Like many other Destiny 2 players, I’ve been slowly digging into The Final Shape’s post-campaign offerings, especially as I get ready to take on the expansion’s especially demanding raid. Unsurprisingly, many of these quests, which center around the acquisition of rare and powerful armor...
Every Game We Played At This Year's Not-E3 Summer Game Fest Extravaganza
14.6.2024
Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry...
FromSoftware's Miyazaki On A Bloodborne PC Port: 'I'd Love More Players To Be Able To Enjoy It'
13.6.2024
For years now, Bloodborne fans have wanted the popular PS4-exclusive RPG ported to PC, hopefully with performance improvements and graphical options. And while FromSoftware’s president Hidetaka Miyazaki didn’t confirm that such a port is happening, he did say he’s not opposed to it and suggested...
Overwatch 2 Is Bringing Back The Mercy Skin Everyone’s Obsessed Over Since 2018
13.6.2024
Overwatch 2 typically cycles through skins and other cosmetics in its shop, offering certain skins for a few weeks before removing them. Some you can buy directly from the hero menu after they’ve left the shop. But there are some skins that have only been available through limited means and for...
Modder Adds Dark Ages' Shieldsaw To OG Doom In Record Time
11.6.2024
One of the coolest new Doom weapons in years—the Shieldsaw—just revealed over the weekend during Summer Game Fest 2024, is already available in the original PC version of Doom.Read more
Division 2 Players Really Hate The New Shift To Seasonal Characters
11.6.2024
The Division 2's newest season—Year 6 Season 1—is now live and with it, Ubisoft also revealed its plans for the rest of the year. However, a big change on the roadmap involving seasonal characters that players must create fresh at the start of each new stretch has led to a massive amount...
Everything We’ve Learned About Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
11.6.2024
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 had its big blowout during Xbox’s Summer Game Fest Showcase, and got a focused presentation of its own right afterwards. That show, along with a wealth of previews and interviews that have sprung up in the past few days, have given us a pretty clear picture of all...
14 Cool Details We Spotted In Star Wars Outlaws' New Gameplay Trailer
11.6.2024
On June 10, Ubisoft held its annual Ubisoft Forward event as the final big event of Summer Game Fest 2024. The show was a bit subdued compared to past years, but we did get a huge look at Star Wars Outlaws, which is set to launch on August 30, 2024 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.Read more
Destiny 2’s Next Year Includes Vampire Hunting And Brings Back A Fan-Favorite Destination
10.6.2024
Destiny 2’s Light and Darkness saga has come to an end. Players are jumping into the raid, beating the Witness, and finishing the final mission of The Final Shape, closing the book on years of storytelling. But as one book closes, another opens, and Bungie has taken this opportunity to...
Civilization VII Announced At Summer Game Fest, Also Coming To Consoles
7.6.2024
After leaking ahead of the show, 2K officially unveiled Civilization VII at Summer Game Fest. We already knew 2K was planning on announcing something big at the show, and thanks to an apparent flub on the publisher’s website earlier today, we knew ahead of time that Civilization VII was likely...
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Wants To Give You The Best Summer Vacation Ever
7.6.2024
AFinal Fantasy XIV concluded a massive saga when Endwalker released at the tail end of 2021, and has spent the patches since planting seeds about where it’s headed next. Dawntrail, the long-running MMO’s fifth expansion, is the product of those seeds, and it’s taking players to Tural,...
Why I’m Excited For Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
6.6.2024
I recently got to preview Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (with my travel and lodging furnished by Square Enix), and I’d like to share with you an anecdote from my time with the game. I think it’ll help underscore why I’m so personally excited for this expansion to a game I’ve recently fallen in love...
McDonald’s metaverse debuts in Singapore
6.6.2024
McDonald’s Singapore launches the ‘My Happy Place’ metaverse, letting locals build virtual burgers, play multiplayer games, and earn rewards
Star Wars: Hunters Is A Fun New Shooter Trapped On Switch And Phones
5.6.2024
A new Star Wars game launched yesterday and it’s pretty fun. Odds are, however, that you didn’t know that a new Star Wars game launched yesterday because Star Wars: Hunters—an Overwatch-like F2P shooter—is only available on mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch. That’s a shame, because Hunters...
GTA Online's Next Update Will Add Police Missions And Bounty Hunting
5.6.2024
Grand Theft Auto Online’s next big summer update arrives in June and will add new bounty hunting and police missions to Rockstar’s massively popular crime simulator. Also coming in the future update: New props and modes for the in-game content creator, and some more quality-of-life improvements...