Overwatch 2: Invasion is out now August 10th on all platforms including, for the first time, Steam. Invasion brings in Story Missions, new Support Hero, new game mode Flashpoint, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about the Invasion season update in Overwatch 2.
New Support Hero: Illari
Illari is the 10th Support Hero to be added to Overwatch 2. Illari gets her power from the sun, and her kit revolves around solar powered attacks and healing. Here’s how she plays:
Primary - Solar Rifle: Illari uses a long range auto-charging rifle | Secondary Fire: A medium range healing beam that consumes solar energy.
Ultimate - Captive Sun: Illari shoots a fire ball of solar energy that slows hit enemies and explodes them after taking...
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Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author behind the Metro books, has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
As reported by the Associated Press, on August 7, Glukhovsky was found guilty of intentionally spreading misinformation about Russia's armed forces by the Moscow court. Glukhovsky revealed over a year ago that he was placed on a Russian federal watchlist after being accused of discrediting Russia's army in a post on his Instagram account. While Glukhovsky does not live in Russia, he was tried in absentia, according to the Associated Press.
Glukhovsky is a Russian journalist and author best known for his post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel Metro and its subsequent sequels. In addition to a list of successful novels, the franchise has spawned a...
Baldur's Gate 3 launched earlier in August with various members of its localisation team missing from the credits, but the blame lies with the localisation company and not developer Larian Studios.
Responsibility for the incomplete credits, which don't currently include freelancers' names, was immediately placed on the localisation company. "This was all Altagram group," a Larian spokesperson told Eurogamer. "We reached out and compelled them to fix this."
Altagram took to Twitter itself to accept this blame, saying in a lengthy statement it was sorry for the omission of freelancers' names and that it would address the issue in a coming hotfix. It also released seven commitments to improve its crediting standards to ensure the issue...
The original Lords of the Fallen holds the distinction as being one of the first non-From Software developed Soulslikes to put its own unique stamp on the genre. It’s a stamp that, nearly ten years later, is very faint and hard to make out, and also has itself been stamped over many times. That said, this new Lords of the Fallen, developed by the newly formed Hexworks studio, is looking to put a new stamp on the genre as the first truly “next-gen” soulslike, thanks to visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, an ambitious parallel realm mechanic, and a release that leaves previous gen consoles in the dust. I got to play through about two hours, and based on those early impressions, Lords of the Fallen is certainly shaping up to leave quite a...
EA has announced EA Sports FC Mobile, a mobile football game launching on September 26.
FC Mobile is a free update for those who already have FIFA Mobile so there’s no need to redownload, but new players will of course need to download the FC Mobile app to play. Real Madrid and Brazil star Vini Jr. is the FC Mobile cover star.
FC Mobile has authentic running styles, penalty kick stances and celebrations for certain players (Vini Jr. is a given), a “mobile-first and tactile” game speed, a revamped shooting system, a power shot, a knock on dribble, and a hard tackle move.
EA said its mobile community has over 100 million active users, which gives you an idea of just how big FIFA is on mobile.
Meanwhile, EA Sports FC Online, which is...
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has issued an emergency hotfix that changes the way personal story databases work because players had maxed them out.
“As it turns out, many of you were doing so much in Baldur’s Gate 3 that some of your personal ‘story’ databases (where your choices and actions are stored) got too big,” Larian explained in a post on the game’s Steam page.
“We now made the size infinite (or at least as infinite as you have storage space), to account for the sheer amount of things you’re all doing on your journeys.”
Baldur’s Gate 3's monstrously large launch was way beyond Larian’s expectations. It’s one of the biggest games on Steam ever, with over 800,000 peak concurrent players. According to Circana analyst Mat...
The Apex Legends Season 18 update recently dropped, and alongside some balance tweaks and new content, developer Respawn Entertainment rolled out a new secret message for dataminers.
X user KralRindo posted a screenshot of what he found when he went to datamine the latest version of Apex Legends. Instead of finding data that could lead to hints on what content may come down the pipeline, KralRindo was met with a string of code that reads: "const string HI_DATAMINERS = "TOP SECRET DATA HERE ->", and a link that directs to Respawn's careers page.
While Apex Legends enthusiasts may be disappointed in the discovery, the replies on the post seem to have found it quite hilarious.
Respawn has a history with Apex dataminers. After a number...
Sign-ups for the Ghostrunner 2 closed beta are now open, 505 Games has announced, but slots are “very limited”.
Ghostrunner is a well-received 2020 action platformer developed by One More Level. You play Jack the Ghostrunner in a fast-paced, cyberpunk-themed first-person "slasher" that's all about dashing, jumping, wall-running, grappling, and sliding. There’s a cool slow down time mechanic that lets you dodge and deflect bullets in midair.
In May, 505 revealed vehicular combat, with Jack getting his very own ninja motorcycle. The new Previously in Ghostrunner video, below, recaps the events of the first game that led to Jack’s escape from Dharma Tower, setting the scene for him to explore the wasteland beyond in the sequel.
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The best cyberpunk games let you fight back against the evils of capitalism, enjoy the neon sights, and hopefully get some cool robot limbs or something. It’s basically what a rebellion nowadays would be like in the real world, but with the bonus of having useful robotic parts, instead of just ageing joints that make […]
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The best space exploration games are the ones that inspire wonder. It’s not necessarily about going into space itself, it’s more about the feeling of awe that such a thing would cause. That feeling that you’re seeing something genuinely otherworldly, and it’s a feeling that a lot of people are going to be seeking out […]
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Modern Warfare 3’s latest trailer includes snippets of in-game footage that have set tongues wagging within the Call of Duty community.
While it’s clear from the trailer (below) that Modern Warfare 3 will see Captain Price and company attempt to take down franchise antagonist Vladimir Makarov once and for all, fans are speculating about the missions and settings the campaign may include.
The headline here is a potential fresh take on No Russian, one of the most controversial video game levels of all time. The original No Russian is a mission in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2 in which the player participates in a mass shooting at a Russian airport. While the player is not forced to shoot any civilians, and can even skip the level, No Russian...
If you've been holding off on purchasing Tears of the Kingdom, now's the time to strike. Because, o' patient one, the standard edition has dropped down to $69 (after being back up at 79-ish for a while). More importantly, the once rare and oft-sold-out Collector's Edition has been chopped by 40 bucks. Basically, you'd be deku nuts to miss out on this.
In historical news, it's the 14th birthday of Braid (on PC, at least). This clock-bending platformer stands the test of time quite well. The mere mention of it also makes me want to relive its developmental woes in Indie Game: The Movie.
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Fallout: New Vegas and Outer Worlds developer Obsidian Entertainment was originally making upcoming RPG Avowed a cooperative multiplayer game before returning to its single player roots.
Speaking in a documentary celebrating Obsidian's 20th anniversary, studio head and founder Feargus Urquhart admitted to being wrong after pushing for Avowed to be multiplayer.
"One of the things where I really pushed was that Avowed was going to be multiplayer, and I kept on that for a long time," he said. "I know in the end it was the wrong decision to keep on pushing on it."
Head of development Justin Britch said earlier in the documentary that Obsidian showed Avowed to Microsoft early on in the acquisition process, and while Urquhart didn't...
I keep wanting to love Atlas Fallen. I mean, it’s a delightful Prince of Persia-inspired open-world action RPG with big ideas, big monsters, and even bigger weapons to fight them with, so it’s got that going for it. And I did enjoy myself as I explored each of its four unique zones, which stretch as far as the eye can see and deliver some mouthwatering, if kinda washed out, vistas. After spending about 18 hours with its mix of respectable monster slaying and brisk platforming, I can comfortably say it’s a good time – especially if you bring a friend into its seamless drop-in co-op. At the same time, its C-tier story is so campy and bone-dry – in both writing and character performance – that it’s clear Atlas has fallen a notch or two...
Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada confirmed that the next main installment in the Tekken franchise will not include the anti-piracy software Denuvo.
In a post on the social media platform X (spotted by PCGamer), Harada confirmed that the development team will not introduce Denuvo "or anything else" into Tekken 8. Harada made the statement after a now-deleted post pointed out that Tekken 8's End User License Agreement on Steam mentions Denuvo is being used under the third-party software category.
"[T]his EULA is probably simply a copy/paste of TEKKEN7 or something..." Harada posted. "Anyway, I've no plans to introduce Denuvo or anything else in TEKKEN8, so stop your tedious allergic reactions to every single thing & sit quietly (sit...
The Five Nights at Freddy's franchise keeps expanding in 2023. Not only is the series getting a live-action movie adaptation, now it's becoming a tabletop game courtesy of Funko Games.
Ahead of the Gamestop Expo later in August, IGN can exclusively reveal the Five Nights at Freddy's: FightLine collectible game. Get a closer look at the full starter set and expansions in the slideshow gallery below:
The FightLine series is a new line of Funko Games products aimed at providing quick, 15-minute matches between two players. The base game, dubbed the Fightline Premier Pack, includes everything two players need to play the game, including four character figurines exclusive to the FightLine series.
Funko will also sell additional...
At the heart of Lords of the Fallen is the existence of two parallel realms: The realm of the living, Axiom, and the realm of the dead, Umbral. What makes them special in gameplay is the ability of the player to both reach across, and fully transition between those realms. But there’s a lot more to Umbral than just a Stranger Things-esque Upside Down dimension with creepy tendrils and eyeballs following you wherever you go. So let’s raise our lamps into the unknown and do a deep dive into Lords of the Fallen’s most unique element.
Illuminate the Dead
When your character begins their journey, they’ll be given the Umbral lamp, which is your bridge between the realms of Axiom and Umbral. While you’re in Axiom, you can open up a window...
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus Games Catalogue line-up for August 2023, which includes Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, Sea of Stars, Lost Judgement, and more.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, a total of 17 games are joining the library: 14 in the Games Catalogue available to Extra and Premium members and three in the Classic Games Catalogue only available to Premium members.
These games will be available from August 15 with the exception of Sea of Stars, which doesn't launch until August 29 but will be available for no additional cost to Extra and Premium members then.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is the second to most recent expansion for Bungie's sci-fi shooter and still requires the base game to play, but since this was made...
If you’ve played Diablo 4 for an extended period of time, you may have run into the Butcher, a super powerful enemy who seemingly pops up at random to ruin your dungeon crawling.
The Butcher is a mysterious and tough boss who spawns to scare the life out of players, particularly low level players or, even worse, Hardcore character players that have permadeath.
The Butcher can randomly appear in any dungeon in Diablo 4 so there is no way to guarantee the spawn. No way known currently by players, anyway. And while you can hear the Butcher stomping about and even breathing when he's very close, it’s more a case of the Butcher finding you than it is you finding him.
But, as YouTuber GoinPostle2 has discovered, there is at least a way of...
EA has announced the next wave of games set to lose their servers.
As noted on EA's Online Services Shutdown support page (spotted by PureXbox), the publisher plans to close the servers for Crysis 3, Dante's Inferno, and Dead Space 2 before the year's end. Crysis 3 will shut down its servers on September 7, while Dante's Inferno and Dead Space 2's servers close on December 8.
EA released a remaster of Crysis 3 back in 2021, along with Crysis and Crysis 2. Unfortunately, each game in the Crysis remastered trilogy is single-player only with no online multiplayer component. Though Crytek did announce back in 2022 that it was working on Crysis 4, news on the next installment in this otherwise dormant franchise has been seldom.
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A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer has revealed series antagonist Vladimir Makarov and snippets of in-game footage.
Narrated by Captain Price, the Makarov reveal trailer (below) combines live-action footage of Makarov as he gets a new tattoo with brief moments of in-game footage. We spotted what looks like a swimming section set under ice, with an explosion causing a vehicle to submerge and its inhabitants prone for a trademark Call of Duty neck stab. Perhaps this hints at new underwater gameplay in which you can set charges that blow up ice underneath enemies.
Subsequent gameplay shows a level set at night in the pouring rain, with a team of soldiers seemingly preparing to infiltrate a stone fortress of some kind. We’re then...
We’ve seen some unusual genre combinations, but Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical immediately caught my eye for being a supernatural murder mystery visual novel musical; as far as I can tell it’s a one-of-a-kind video game, but an idea that we can only hope will become more common because of how boldly bonkers it is. There’s a magical moment when characters – both mortals and the gods of Greek myth – burst into song and you can choose your response, which impacts how your character feels, affects how other people respond, and even changes the lyrics of the tune you’re helping create. Musical battles evolve to a whole new level when you can decide who sings and how they’re expressing their emotions. Inevitably, the initial thrill of...
After Baldur’s Gate 3’s explosive launch on Steam, millions of people are exploring its hardcore role-playing trappings with a single finger poised over one button on their keyboard: F5.
F5 triggers a quicksave without having to go through the laborious process of opening the main menu and manually saving. Many games have a quick save option, of course, but for Baldur’s Gate 3 it’s crucial, because this is a game seemingly built for save scumming.
Save scumming, for the uninitiated, is the act of saving before key decisions, or expected key decisions, so that you can reload if you end up with an undesirably outcome. Baldur’s Gate 3’s chaotic freedom and sometimes random, brutal difficulty are such that undesirable outcomes are part...
Capcom has come under fire for the high cost of Street Fighter 6’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DLC.
Each DLC costume costs 750 Fighter Coins, or roughly $15. As is the video game premium currency way, you can’t buy 750 Fighter Coins exactly. You need to buy 610 for $12, then an extra 250 for $5. If you want all four costumes (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo), you’ll need 3,000 Fighter Coins. The cheapest way to buy that amount is to fork out $50 for 2,750 and $5 for 250.
Or, you can grind for Fighter Coins just by playing, but it will take you weeks, perhaps even months, to earn enough for these costumes.
It’s worth noting these Turtles costumes are just that. They are not new playable characters but avatar costumes...
While EVO 2023 may be done and dusted, your cheap fisticuffs opportunities are many. Case in point: Humble has a Brawl Til You Fall sale that has fist-violence (and fist-violence-adjacent) games discounted. Speaking of punching on, I should also like to steer you to the thwack-tastic Batman Arkahm Trilogy on Switch. Helluva series. And I love me a good typo.
In historical news, it's the 21st birthday of Quake III: Gold, a ludicrously popular compilation of Quake III Arena and the Team Arena expansion. The glory of it lives on (freely) in OpenArena.
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- Yakuza 3 (PS4) 2018. Remaster
- Quake III: Gold (PC) 2002.
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Since Baldur's Gate 3 launched last week, we've heard a lot about how wildly horny it lets players be. And in pursuit of steamy encounters, it turns out that many players are willing to overlook some pretty significant character flaws. This has resulted in a lot of the community uttering variations on "I can fix them" for characters like Shadowheart, Astarion, and one other spoilery party member.
Warning: Below are very light spoilers for the early plots of Shadowheart and Astarion. Read on at your own risk.
While all the origin characters have their, well, issues, Shadowheart and Astarion are becoming especially known in the community for being "problematic faves" of sorts. In Shadowheart's case, she has some pretty strong feelings...
If you are looking to buy a Steam Deck but aren't a fan of the starting retail prices, a refurbished one might be a good option.
In a blog post today, Valve announced that it is now selling "certified refurbished" portable handheld gaming PC units. Buying a refurbished unit can save you up to $130, and Valve says that the units it's selling are going through it's certified testing process.
64 GB model – $319 (was $399)
256 GB model – $419 (was $529)
512 GB model – $519 (was $649)
Valve also confirmed in a post on X that GameStop will also begin selling refurbished Steam Decks in select locations starting today.
Now as you'd expect with any refurbished product, you might see some "minor cosmetic blemishes or scratches. But Valve...
With recent rumors swirling around the potential for a successor to the Nintendo Switch, many fans and developers have been concerned about a possible lack of backward compatibility for such a console. And while the verdict hasn't quite been delivered on whether or not a "Switch 2" would have the feature, one major publisher doesn't seem too concerned about the prospect: Take-Two Interactive.
Speaking to IGN ahead of the company's Q1 earnings announcement, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that he felt backwards compatibility was "a benefit to consumers." However, he added that he'd "be surprised if platforms didn't offer that with an upgrade that is sort of mid-cycle, however I'm not certain it's a must-have."
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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has detailed the second big post-launch update for the hit RPG. On Steam, Larian posted patch notes that include fixes for nearly 300 crashes, blockers, and bugs.
Hilariously, a couple of the changes fix bugs with genitalia and undergarments in Baldur's Gate 3. Under the "Gameplay" section of the patch notes, the first two fixes read like this:
Penises C and D no longer clip through some githyanki clothing.
Male gnome sorcerers are no longer missing their undies.
Larian promised that Baldur's Gate 3 would be "big-budget horny" in a way AAA games have never seen, but that doesn't mean we always needed to see gnome sorcerers going commando. Thankfully, that's been removed along with hundreds...
After teasing it last week, Behaviour Interactive has officially announced that the sci-fi horror franchise Alien is the latest property to cross over with its asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight.
Dead by Daylight: Alien will be available on all platforms starting August 29. And as you'd expect, the latest crossover will introduce the Xenomorph as a new killer while Ellen Ripley will be a new survivor added to with her memories being utilized to reconstruct the spaceship the Nostromo.
Behaviour Interactive points out that the Xenomorph is "the embodiment of the stealth killer," noting it can strike survivors with its tail, and its power is called Runner Mode, which allows it to walk on four legs and become stealthier.
Outside...