The games industry analysts at NewZoo have revealed the top 20 most-played PC games of 2025, showing that the majority of playtime is concentrated across a select few long-running IPs like Counter Strike, Diablo, WoW, Call of Duty and more. We are currently living in an age where every publisher is trying to crack the … Read more
Blizzard recently announced a bunch of new heroes alongside a slew of structural and gameplay changes coming in a new update at the start of 2026’s season 1. One of the characters announced to be landing in the season 1 update, Anran, received some backlash from the community, who called her design generic and samey. … Read more
Blizzard Entertainment rolled out its hero ban feature for Overwatch 2 in April, and if you’ve been playing any competitive games during season 16, you’ve probably noticed that certain heroes (e.g., Sombra, Zarya, Symmetra, Ana, Mercy) are among the most consistently banned characters. Newly published data from Blizzard shows that to be the case, with … Read more
Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch team has formed a wall-to-wall union under the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union, which has been recognized by parent company Microsoft, includes nearly 200 developers “across all disciplines,” from design and production to quality assurance, the said in its announcement. It’s the latest development in a broader organizing effort by … Read more
Eternal Strands Demo: A Sneak Peek Before the January 28th Launch Get ready, gamers! Yellow Brick Games, the independant studio founded by Dragon Age veteran Mike Laidlaw, has announced a public demo for their highly anticipated debut title, Eternal Strands.The demo will be available starting January 21st, 2025, giving players a taste of the full … Read more
Marvel’s ‘Rivals’ Shoots to the Top: Why This Hero Shooter is Dominating 2024 Forget superhero fatigue, Marvel Rivals is proving that the hero shooter genre still has plenty of life left. One of 2024’s biggest gaming surprises has been Marvel Rivals, a third-person PVP shooter featuring a roster of beloved Marvel heroes and villains. The … Read more