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Overwatch 2 deep-dives the new Stadium mode arriving with Season 16 on April 22
While there are already lots of team vs. team fights to be had in Overwatch 2, none of them is in a more structured...
Overwatch 2 previews Season 16’s new and adjusted perks, prepares to showcase Stadium mode next week
The new season of Overwatch 2 content is slowly building on the horizon, which means that Blizzard is eager to get people excited for...
Overwatch 2 devs discuss how they effectively create and portray disabled characters
In a time when those in power are desperately trying to erase whole groups of people from the annals of history, science, sport, and...
Obituary: Bill Petras, art director for original World of Warcraft and Overwatch, passes away
The visual style of Blizzard's games, especially that found in World of Warcraft, is evocative, immediately identifiable, and arguably a hallmark of the way...
Overwatch 2 collaborates with Kpop’s Le Sserafim (again) and previews Freja this weekend
Overwatch 2 is betting big on Korean cross-appeal as it hosts another collaboration with girl group Le Sserafim this month. The team shooter is...
Microsoft backtracks on its idea to use its generative AI Copilot to help Overwatch 2 players get good
Welcome to the age when gaming companies have constructed entire AI departments that are desperate to prove themselves relevant. That's why Microsoft was pushing...
NetEase believes China’s market is large enough to support Marvel Rivals and the recently returned Overwatch 2
You would be forgiven for thinking that NetEase wouldn't want its own major hero shooter and Overwatch 2 to be in the country at...
Overwatch 2 fields questions from players about its recently added perks system
The perks system that Overwatch 2 added with the launch of Season 15 appears to have gone over pretty well with players. Or maybe...
Overwatch 2’s game-changing Season 15 is here – here are the patch notes
It's a pretty important week for Overwatch 2 this week as Blizzard has put forth its overhaul-rich Season 15 update, bringing with it all...
As player numbers soar, NetEase lays off the American Marvel Rivals team
Marvel Rivals has been the darling of team shooters this season, so of course that means NetEase is laying off the western team? The...
Overwatch 2 invites the pressure of competition, admits the game ‘hasn’t evolved as much as it should have’
When Overwatch 2 unveiled its big shakeup plans for its next couple of seasons, there was a pervasive sense that these moves were a...
Overwatch 2 unveils new perks system, third-person game mode, new heroes, and the return of lockboxes
It would appear that the blowout success of another team vs. team hero shooter has helped prompt Overwatch 2 out of stagnation and into...
Overwatch 2 steps up its technology game with a DirectX 12 beta
Overwatch 2 is taking steps this week to stay on top of the technology curve, as Blizzard announced that it's running a beta for...
Guild Wars 2, Overwatch 2 compensate players for recent tech and sale bungles
This is a tale of two MMO studios and how they handled recent fiascos competently. Happy Friday!
First, ArenaNet announced last night that it is...
Overwatch 2 preps seasonal events, starts new 6v6 experimental team comp, and will rerun the ‘moth meta’
If you're a veteran Overwatch player, the words "moth meta" likely mean something entirely different to you than others; while some people probably envision...
Not So Massively: What we’d like to see from a StarCraft shooter
According to the rumour mill, Blizzard is currently working on a shooter game in the StarCraft universe - again. By my counting this would...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year
Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...
Blizzard roundup: Diablo IV’s treasure goblins, Overwatch 2 x The Last Airbender, and Diablo Immortal’s Diablo boss
If that headline seems like it's a big ol' pile of stuff, well, you're not wrong: Blizzard's variety of games are adding all kinds...
Marvel Rivals director speculates on Concord’s demise: “I don’t think anybody can accurately predict” flops
Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play hero-based FPS that has attracted absolute scads of players following its launch and earning favorable comparisons to Overwatch 2....
