Satire is Just as Important as Pride within the Games Industry

Blizzard has perfected the RTS and now they’ve laid a fantastic foundation for the FPS. Though simple on the surface, Overwatch manages to create depth thanks to its 21 character roster and 12 intricately designed maps, consistently rewarding players that master their characters, learn the maps and work as a team. Putting a competent team […]

Overwatch’s Dedication to Being Inclusive is its Greatest Strength

With Overwatch, the charming hero shooter from Blizzard, launching this week, we want to make sure that you’re as prepared as possible to help your team dominate. Overwatch’s main focus is clearly on the interplay between its dynamic characters, so in order to become competent, you’ll need to understand how every character works. Throughout the […]

Marvel Rivals Characters That Match Your Favorite Overwatch Characters

When it comes to the many Marvel heroes and villains to choose from, Marvel Rivals even has similar gameplay elements, as Overwatch -like characters are mixed in with new ones. Some are more noticeable than others, which is a good way for Overwatch players to get into Marvel Rivals by having a sense of familiarity […]

Overwatch vs. Battleborn: Which is the Better Hero Shooter?

Yesterday evening (December 1st, at the time of writing this) was the night of the annual Game Awards show, a lavish live-streamed spectacle where the best and brightest of the video games industry gathered in Los Angeles — in order to receive awards voted on by industry peers and journalists, celebrating the year in gaming. […]

Satire is Just as Important as Pride within the Games Industry

Out of the gate, there are effectively only two types of gameplay modes available: attack/defend, or escort/prevent. Not exactly a deep pool to draw upon as both of these modes have already been run into the ground years ago. There are, admittedly, some slight variations. Sometimes, a point must be captured, and then a vehicle […]

Overwatch Character Guide: Pharah, Symmetra, Mei

Out of the gate, there are effectively only two types of gameplay modes available: attack/defend, or escort/prevent. Not exactly a deep pool to draw upon as both of these modes have already been run into the ground years ago. There are, admittedly, some slight variations. Sometimes, a point must be captured, and then a vehicle […]

Overwatch Character Guide: D.Va, Soldier: 76 and Lucio

If you’re looking to dive into the world of being a tank but don’t necessarily want to just absorb damage or worry about only fighting at close range, then D.Va is the character for you. What makes this particular hero unique is that she’s an absolute beast when inside of her mech, but once its […]

Blizzard Talks Overwatch’s Balance, Progression, What Makes Tracer Rad

Bastion is a good example of that. He’s a hero where the original ultimate we had on him, which we actually showed at Overwatch’s first BlizzCon, just wasn’t really working. We actually had an internal joke: what’s the ultimate of the week for Bastion? It felt like we were doing that for half the project. […]

Overwatch vs. Battleborn: Which is the Better Hero Shooter?

If you’ve been on the internet this past week, you’ve probably been inundated with story after story about Overwatch , a team-based shooter from Activision-Blizzard that’s blowing away fans and critics. Based on the overwhelming acclaim and massive sales numbers (it actually sold out on Amazon ), the game is well on its way to […]

Overwatch Character Guide: Zarya, Genji, Reinhardt

If you’re looking to dig your teeth into a hero with an exceptionally high variance between high and low-level play, then look no farther than Mei. If you were to take a poll of everyone’s favorite and least favorite characters, assuming that you’re speaking to players who have sampled each of them, then it’s likely […]