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Blizzard Responds To Overwatch 2 Review Bombing
18.8.2023
On Friday, Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller responded to the hero shooter’s Steam review bombing which led to the game becoming one of the most “overwhelmingly negatively” reviewed games on the storefront. Read more
Troubled Warhammer 40K: Darktide Is Getting A Major RPG Overhaul
18.8.2023
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide was one of my most anticipated games of 2022. I couldn’t wait to play Fatshark’s first-person shooter evolution of the rat-infested melee frenzy that was Vermintide 2. Unfortunately, it had its fair share of issues at launch, from performance frustrations on PC to...
Overwatch 2 Is Buffing Brigitte’s ‘Guns’ In A New Update
17.8.2023
Fans of Overwatch 2’s shield-bashing support hero, Brigitte, can rejoice, as her arms will soon be restored to their former glory with an update to her new skin. Read more
Destiny 2 Promises New Map Pack And Free Eververse Armor To Win Back Players
15.8.2023
The Destiny 2 community has been spiraling ever since a disappointing State of the Game update earlier this month failed to address what some fans see as core issues with the modern version of Bungie’s sci-fi MMO. Now game director Joe Blackburn has taken the unusual step of addressing...
Overwatch 2 Is Steam’s Worst-Rated Game, But It’s Complicated
14.8.2023
Overwatch 2 is, by far, the worst rated game on Steam, and developer Blizzard’s messy breakup with China in 2022 is, in part, responsible for it. Read more
Overwatch 2 Steam Reviews Are Predictably Brutal, Say Porn Is The Best Part
11.8.2023
Blizzard added first-person shooter Overwatch 2 to Steam on August 10 alongside its stacked Invasion chapter, and the game is already getting review-bombed to the lowest circles of Hell. Read more
Overwatch 2's New Content Drop Is Its 'Broadest' Ever, Blizz Says
10.8.2023
Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller gave a bold, but accurate, statement during an exclusive press presentation two weeks before the massive Invasion content drop. While introducing the new content, Keller (who also said, somewhat pointedly, that Overwatch 2’s PvE mode was “not dead”) noted that...
The New Overwatch PvP Mode Is Just What The Shooter Needs Right Now
10.8.2023
When Overwatch 2 launched in October 2022, it debuted a brand-new PvE mode called Push. Reactions were mixed, with some players happy to have a new way to prove their superiority in battle, and others frustrated by its core concept: Push a robot across a map until it’s in your enemy’s spawn point....
Overwatch 2’s Story Missions Are Good, But Not $15 Good
10.8.2023
Halfway through the Toronto-based story mission that’s part of Overwatch 2: Invasion, things get a little scary. Omnics, Overwatch’s in-universe sentient robots, are under attack from a terrorist organization called Null Sector, and you’re there to help them—but as your squad of carefully curated...
Overwatch Fans Worried Reaper Is Getting Deleted After Hoax
10.8.2023
Overwatch 2: Invasion may be moments away from dropping, but the dominant dialogue isn’t about the new PvE mode, the new support player, or even the new map—it’s whether or not Blizzard is deleting Reaper. A viral TikTok sent players into a frenzy worrying about whether or not the staple character...
Destiny 2's Most OP Abilities Are Getting Nerfed
10.8.2023
Bungie recently revealed the next major overhaul to combat in Destiny 2, and while the update mainly focuses on strengthening a number of underutilized Exotics, some of the biggest changes have to do with the overpowered subclass abilities players have been using to rampage through the game....
PS Plus Titles For August Include Destiny 2’s Best Campaign Ever
9.8.2023
Gather ‘round, gamers—more specifically PlayStation Plus subscribers—because a new lineup of games is coming to you this August and unlike last month’s horror-themed offerings, this month’s helpings feature a tonal variety of games, including a turned-based role-playing game hitting the service...
Overwatch 2's Great Sojourn Short Is Only Viewable In The Game
4.8.2023
I like Sojourn, the latest damage hero to be added to Overwatch 2, and have been eagerly awaiting her animated short, Calling, since it was teased over a year ago. Now that it’s here, I am so infatuated with her dog, Murphy, that I barely processed any of the cool shit that happened in...
Destiny 2 Promises It Won’t Drip Feed Upcoming Expansion’s 'Climatic Conclusion'
3.8.2023
Destiny 2 players have spent a long time waiting for answers to some of the loot shooter’s biggest questions. Bungie claims they’re coming in 2024’s The Final Shape expansion, and they won’t be dragged out across four seasonal story updates like some of the most important parts of Lightfall...
All The Big Changes Coming To Destiny 2 Later This Year
3.8.2023
It’s been a messy time for Destiny 2 as players burn out on existing content and revolt against some of the game’s increasingly pricey microtransactions. Five months after Lightfall’s troubled launch, Bungie took the opportunity to update players on the state of the game and what’s to come...
Despite Advancements, Games Still Aren't Doing Enough To Stop Toxic Voice Chat
21.7.2023
I started regularly playing competitive online games in 2007, with the launch of Halo 3. Back then, participating in in-game voice chat was harrowing for a 17-year-old girl whose voice betrayed her gender and her youth. I was subjected to such frequent and horrific hostility (rape threats...
Overwatch 2 Players Are Playing And Spending Less Now, Blizzard Says
20.7.2023
Overwatch 2 is in a rough spot as Blizzard prepares for one of its biggest content drops yet next month. After a collection of bad news since its October 2022 launch, including the gutting of PvE content and charging $15 for story missions, Overwatch 2’s engagement and money investment...
Overwatch 2 And Other Blizzard Games Are Coming To Steam
19.7.2023
If you, like many others, are very particular about which PC launcher you like to open to play your games and are partial to Steam, you’re in luck. Blizzard has announced it’s bringing some of its games to the platform, starting with Overwatch 2. So you won’t have to worry about keeping...
New Overwatch 2 Mode Lets You Drag Your Scrub Friends Into Ranked
11.7.2023
If you’ve ever wanted to play competitive, ranked Overwatch 2 games with your friends but have been foiled its rank restrictions, Blizzard is adding a new mode that will help alleviate some (but not all) of the rules that prohibit that.Read more
10 Things You Should Never Say To An Overwatch Player
6.7.2023
When it comes to things you should never say to a gamer, we’ve covered the console wars extensively, offering you sayings to avoid in the presence of PS5 dudes and PC elitists to prevent any confrontation. Now, however, we want to give you some tips to ensure things remain copacetic between you...