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EA Reveals First Look At Next Battlefield And How To Play It Early
3.2.2025
EA has pulled back the curtain on the next mainline entry in its long-running Battlefield franchise, explaining a new development plan involving four different studios, as well as a new way for players to hop in early to provide feedback on what the teams are making. Read more
There's A Great New RPG On Game Pass And A Fantastic New Dungeon Crawler On Steam
1.2.2025
This week, our roundup of takes includes a recommendation for a very cool new RPG on Game Pass and an even stronger rec for a new dungeon crawler on Steam. Also, we look at what certain reactions to a new Superman TV spot reveal about how some fans relate to movies nowadays, and see why the trading...
Overwatch 2 Removes Its Newest Mode From Competitive Play
31.1.2025
Overwatch 2 has what Blizzard calls “groundbreaking changes” on the way next month, but before that, it has a smaller, welcome one in the pipeline. Clash, introduced in season 12, is Overwatch 2’s newest game mode. As director Aaron Keller describes it, the mode was inspired by the original hero...
Livid Overwatch 2 Fans Are Asking For Refunds After Paid Skin Is Made Free A Day Later
30.1.2025
On January 29, Blizzard announced it would be holding an Overwatch 2 Spotlight event next month to reveal “groundbreaking changes” to the hero shooter after about two months of Marvel Rivals eating its lunch. The announcement included confirmation that the support hero Lucio’s Cyber DJ legendary...
Overwatch 2 Promises 'Groundbreaking Changes' And With Marvel Rivals' Success, It Had Better Deliver
30.1.2025
Blizzard has announced it’s holding a big blowout event for Overwatch 2 next month. The Overwatch 2 Spotlight showcase will take place on February 12 at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern and will unveil “groundbreaking changes to the PvP experience that will be unlike anything you’ve seen before,”...
Six Things Marvel Rivals And Overwatch 2 Can Learn From Each Other
29.1.2025
Marvel Rivals has been given a lot of shit for its unapologetic poaching of Overwatch’s ideas. From the overall format down to individual hero’s kits, NetEase copiedBlizzard’s homework and didn’t try to change it much. That being said, it’s nice that Overwatch 2 has a direct competitor to put...
Star Wars Skins Are Coming To Destiny 2
28.1.2025
During a Destiny 2 livestream today, developer Bungie announced that it’s adding new Star Wars-themed cosmetic skins and items to the popular free-to-play shooter next month. Read more
Even Marvel Rivals' Seasonal Events Are Overwatch Knock-Offs
21.1.2025
Look, I know half the conversation around Marvel Rivals is taken up with comparing it to its obvious inspiration, Overwatch 2, but sometimes it’s hard to talk about much else when developer NetEase continues to copy Overwatch 2’s homework and makes little effort to hide it. Not only does this hold...
Ranking Marvel Rivals' Heroes, Spotting Details In The New Mario Kart, And More Notes For The Week
18.1.2025
This week’s catch-all of nifty tips, info, and observations features rankings of two of the three groups of heroes in Marvel Rivals: the support heroes and the damage dealers. So if you’ve got strong feelings about where, say, the Punisher should land in such a tally, you can see for yourself just...
As Marvel Rivals Soars, Lapsed Overwatch Fans Grieve A Game They May Not Go Back To
15.1.2025
Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s stab at a hero shooter starring Marvel’s iconic heroes, is doing exceptionally well a month after launch. It’s accumulated over 20 million players across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and its second season starring the Fantastic Four is off to a strong start. The studio...
Smite 2 Crossplay And Cross-Progression, Explained
6.1.2025
The MOBA genre may be a bit niche, but players who play them tend to fall head over heels for certain games, keeping them alive for the long-haul. One of the most beloved and long-running games in the genre has been Smite, which is currently in its 11th year of service, so it only makes sense that...
Marvel Rivals: How To Earn Units To Buy New Costumes
27.12.2024
Finding out how to get Units in Marvel Rivals is a surprisingly difficult task. The game doesn’t outright tell you how to earn them anywhere. And, when you do earn them, it’s hard to tell where they’re coming from. However, this galactic currency will be very important in-game.Read more
Marvels Rivals Is The Hero Shooter We Didn’t Know We Needed
22.12.2024
One of 2024’s biggest success stories has been Marvel Rivals, a third-person PVP shooter starring Marvel heroes and baddies. The game has already picked up over 20 million players and shows no signs of stopping. Which is cool but also very surprising!Read more
The Best Marvel Rivals Tips, Steam Winter Sale Deals, And More Of The Week's Most Helpful Gaming Info
22.12.2024
This week, Marvel Rivals continued to pull players in with its enjoyably chaotic take on the hero-shooter genre, and we’ve got heaps of tips to help you come to grips with the game and see what cool strats other players are using. We’ll also fill you in on everything we know about Intergalactic...
5 Marvel Rivals Characters That Will Remind You Of Your Overwatch Main
19.12.2024
Marvel Rivals is the newest hero shooter on the block, following closely in Overwatch’s footsteps. It takes inspiration from Blizzard’s game in plenty of ways, from general game modes to its style of monetization. Another way it takes inspiration is in its characters.Read more
Marvel Rivals Streamer Finds The Most Hilarious Use For Doctor Strange’s Portal Yet
18.12.2024
Doctor Strange’s portal—a skill that lets the sorcerer create a pathway between any two points on the map—is one of the most useful abilities in Marvel Rivals. Players have used it to set up game-changing plays like giving teammates a shortcut into the enemy backline, or sending foes falling...
Here's One Thing Marvel Rivals Won't Copy From Overwatch 2
17.12.2024
Guangyun “Guangguang” Chen, creative director behind Marvel Rivals, says that while many players have requested a role queue system, a matchmaking option to help create balanced teams, there are currently no plans to implement one in the free-to-play character shooter.Read more
Marvel Rivals Still Doesn't Have Cross-Progression But The Devs Are Working On It
17.12.2024
On seas awash with the wreckage of lesser online multiplayer shooters, Marvel Rivals has managed to not only stay afloat but maintain some momentum following its big free-to-play launch earlier this month. However, the live-service game is still missing one very big feature: cross-progression. Read...
Indiana Jones, Marvel Rivals, Secret Level, And More Of The Week's Reviews
14.12.2024
The long-anticipated Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has finally arrived, and it’s different—and better—that what we expected, really putting you in the boots of Harrison Ford’s adventurous archaeologist to become something of an Indiana Jones simulator. Read our full review for lots more...
Overwatch 2’s Avatar: The Last Airbender Collaboration Finally Gives An Underserved Hero A Skin
12.12.2024
After a brief tease at the end of its most recent trailer, Overwatch 2 has finally revealed the specifics of its Avatar: The Last Airbender collaboration. The event includes six skins for different heroes based on characters from the beloved animated series, but most importantly, it gives one hero...