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"We are hope. We are honor. We are courage. We are justice. We are compassion. We are determination. We are harmony. We are Overwatch!" Thus sayeth the new Overwatch theatrical trailer. As these stirring words are said by several of the characters, a glimpse is shown of their superheroics, giving you a bit of flavor of what each hero embodies. It's...

Yeah, we give up. Just go ahead and spoil the hell out of the new Star Wars movie in the comments. Talk about how Kyle Wren or whatever his name is supposed to be rides a totally sick motorcycle with rainbows into the Imperial headquarters and then breaks out in a guitar solo. Wait, there are no guitars in...

Let's be frank: While it certainly is enjoyable to give gifts, very few of us are going to be upset to be on the receiving end of one. The surprise and excitement and unexpected nature of getting a particular gift can be a heady rush indeed. On occasion, MMOs give us gifts -- and not always in the middle of...

ArenaNet offered Guild Wars 2 world-vs.-world fans an early Christmas present this evening in the form of a sneak-peek at a set of changes on the way at some point in early 2016. Objectives upgrades will no longer be automatic based on time. They will upgrade based on dolyaks that reach them. Smaller groups can now prevent an objective from...

If you're really in love with the current PvP experience in World of Warcraft... oh, whom am I kidding? Pretty much no one is happy with it. If you are happy with it, though, you might be less happy to know that the whole thing is being smashed to bits with the next expansion. And when will you get...

A year can make a massive difference for an MMO, especially one in development. The upcoming sandbox Wild Terra took a short breather this week to reflect on its first year of alpha testing and how far the title has come during that time. "During this year, the game evolved and changed rapidly," the devs posted. "It's difficult to imagine,...

As the year wraps up, Albion Online continues to handle several irons in its alpha fire. One of these is release of a community feedback patch in which the team addressed several areas that players have deemed important. These include improvements to the frame system and destiny board, better spawn rates for tier 5 mobs and resources, and more...

Marvel Heroes is no stranger to rocking a Christmas event, and this year's is going to last 14 days. Starting today, you can log in every day for the next two weeks and snag some specific rewards, from splinters and marks to uniques and boosts. Random costumes, random heroes, and a fresh round for the Groot pet are all on...

Elite: Dangerous is busy celebrating the launch of Horizons this week, but if you've never played before, you could probably use some training, and that's exactly what Frontier has on deck in the latest newsletter. The studio has pubbed four "pilot training" videos to introduce players to the new season, covering everything from landing to settlements. David Braben also says Merry Christmas,...

As part of Daybreak's ongoing H1Z1 Showdown festivities, Twitch broadcaster CDNThe3rd recently hosted an amusing H1Z1 Battle Royale match that pitted a hardcore team of six loot-bedecked bros on voice comms against... a small army of 100 nakeds wearing only their undies and sporting makeshift bows and arrows. My favorite bit is around 26 minutes in when the nakeds start...