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With 2023 now in full swing, Activision Blizzard should start feeling the pressure to deliver on its promised PVE content forOverwatch 2. A completely separate experience from the game’s PVP modes,Overwatch 2’s PVE modes are supposed to deliver narratives that continue the lore set by the firstOverwatch. Because even thoughOverwatch’s characters and futuristic Earth were well-established by the original creators thanks to the initial game and multimedia (with theOverwatchanimated shorts deserving special mention), not much took place in this world that needs more heroes....

Overwatchplayers waiting for a new event to play will not have to wait any longer, as the Year of the Ox is live now. To celebrate the popularOverwatchevent’s return, Blizzard highlights everything that will be available to do and unlock over the next few weeks. The trailer begins by highlighting a new emote fortheOverwatchmascot Tracer, and it sees the hero wearing the large dragon head seen in a previous highlight intro....

Pokemon Scarlet & Violethave been a massive success for Nintendo and GameFreak despite receiving mixed reviews from players due to their technical shortcomings. This time around, the games have an open-world setting that can be explored in any way the players want to. A total of 400 Pokemon have been included in the Gen 9 games including an impressive107 new Pokemonfor players to catch and train. RELATED:Pokemon: The Most Ruthless Characters In The Games Like always, the starters were the first trio of Pokemon to be revealed forPokemon Scarlet & Violet....

As part of an ongoing event,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers can redeem a Mystery Gift code and score something useful for a limited time. The news arrived as part of a big week forPokemon Scarlet and Violet, which shared details of the new event during the June 21 Nintendo Direct broadcast.In the opening segment of the Nintendo Direct,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetpulled back the curtain on what players can expect when The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC launches this fall and winter....

So long Quibi, we hardly knew ye. The little streaming service rose up out of the shadows to smack down the naysayers and prove that their quirky, ten-minute, phone-exclusive concept could compete with the likes of Netflix. They attracted nearly $1.75 billion in investment, spent millions on advertising and swiftly and decisively proved the naysayers correct bycollapsing in on themselvesin less than a year. The company announced that the service would be shutting down today, December 1st, and indeed it seems that the app is no longer usable to anyone who still has it downloaded....

At the end of everyReady or Notmission is an overall score counter that keeps track of everything the team has done, from the objectives they’ve completed to the pieces of evidence they’ve collected and the penalties they’ve incurred. A final tally determines a letter grade that ranks the squad’s performance, giving everyone a clearer picture of how they did that round. Earning an S rank inReady or Notis one of the biggest badges of honor a player can get in the game....

With theunveiling of the PlayStation 5supposedly right around the corner, it seems there have been more leaks than ever before in regards to what major exclusives could be making their way to the console. From the likes of anewRatchet and Clankto aHorizon Zero Dawnsequel, it appears there are a number of massive games that fans can expect to get their hands on fairly quickly after the release of Sony’s newest piece of hardware....

Summary Although audiences adore the loveable cast of misfits that comprise theGuardians of the Galaxyteam, fans almost saw different Star-Lord played byShazam!star Adam Brody. Since their first cinematic debut in 2014, theGuardians of the Galaxyhave become an iconic part of the MCU. With three films and a Christmas special, it’s easy to see that the Guardians are a fan-favorite team. Although fans couldn’t imagine anyone else playing the team today, it shouldn’t be surprising that the original film enticed several actors to audition....

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeonis headed to the Nintendo Switch. The puzzle spinoff of the beloved platformer was first revealed last year, but now it is confirmed for Nintendo’s hybrid console later this winter. There were a plethora ofbig announcements during Nintendo’s August 2021 Indie World Showcase, but the update onShovel Knight Pocket Dungeonmay have been chief among them. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeonwas announcedin February of 2020 as an action-packed puzzle game based in the same universe as 2014’sShovel Knight....

Quick Links Star Citizen’s most recent patch features a range of changes that bring entirely new systems to the game’s dynamic universe.Patch 3.18 features Persistent Entity Streaming (PES) and Server Meshing, easily the biggest changes the developers have introduced. This allows items to persist for an indefinite period of time, creating new opportunities for gameplay loops. However, on top of this, players can now partake in racing missions. This is something the community has been requesting for years, and it’s awesome to finally have it in the game....

Summary AStarfieldplayer unwittingly made a ship shaped like Blastoise from thePokemonfranchise. After realizing the similarity, they decided to go all out, giving theirStarfieldcreation a paint job to match that of the classic pocket monster. Starfieldrecently left its roughly one-week early access period, allowing even more players to have the chance to play the game. As a result, many have been usingStarfield’s customization featuresto make characters and ships based on popular franchises....

Valve has been hard at work deploying substantial updates to theSteam Deckover the past few weeks, with the optional beta version of the device’s operating system already loaded with a number of much-needed improvements and upgrades. Not everything seems to be according to plan, however, as one Steam Deck user may have discovered a serious flaw. Namely, Redditor Dacvak recently posted on theSteam Decksubreddit with a series of discoveries about the device’s actual input latency, and things are not looking good....

Tropes can be found across the entertainment industry, regardless of medium.Movies have their own set of unique tropesand trends, as do TV shows, all slowly growing from unique ideas that became immensely popular and were soon branded as the staple way of doing things. The video game industry is no different, and while a lot of its tropes are so subtle that gamers would never realize their existence, others are pretty blatant, and the ‘Musical spoiler’ gaming trope is certainly one of those....