Overwatch 2 has a lot to prove as it finally releases today
Big changes are coming to Overwatch with Overwatch 2, but will they be enough to bring back players back to Blizzard’s struggling team-based online shooter?
Big changes are coming to Overwatch with Overwatch 2, but will they be enough to bring back players back to Blizzard’s struggling team-based online shooter?
Shortly after the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on March 22nd 2019, a discussion developed within the gaming community regarding difficulty and accessibility standards. Many commentators argued that Sekiro, and many From Software games in general, were willfully excluding certain player groups with the difficulty of the games they created, particularly those who suffered…
Brazil Game Show is also a big event for independent developers, and in between appointments and hands-on demos that were held in the ‘indie avenue’ of São Paulo’s Expo Center Norte, I was able to have a quick chat with Mario Silveira, the CEO of 2Axion Games, the Los Angeles based studio behind the free-to-play…
Blizzard has just announced that Mercy’s getting a new cosmetic skin called Pink Mercy. Unlike other skins, though, you can buy this one directly through the Blizzard store, and 100% of what you pay will go to and benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). This promotion starts today and will last until May 21st,…
After reading through Gareth’s excellent analysis of Hearthstone, I’ve decided to talk about Blizzard’s other hit, Overwatch. Mainly, I wanted to touch upon what bothers me the most about it: the loot boxes. Like a litany of other online multiplayer games, Overwatch “drops” are tied to an acronym whose mention sends shivers down the spine…
It’s New Year’s Eve. Usually the end of the year is bittersweet, but it also provides some kind of relief. We made it through another year, now let’s make the next one better, we tell ourselves. The start of a new year always feels like a fresh start of sorts, a chance to wipe the…
Many are considering 2016 to be one of the worst the world has ever seen. Games, however, have been pretty freaking great all year round, so at least they’ve helped keep people entertained while all sorts of chaos takes place in the real world. Here are a few of my personal standouts. Are some of…