Speaking in a recent AMA on Reddit, game director Aaron Keller confirmed what Blizzard stated previously when it said the Overwatch and Overwatch 2 clients will merge to avoid fragmenting the player base. “When Overwatch 2 launches on October 4, it will be a replacement for the current Live Service,” said Keller. Blizzard pretty much confirmed this when it first announced Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon 2019 stating it was part of the team’s mantra of no player left behind, as former game director Jeff Kaplan said during the event....

US Standard-Edition pre-orders Deluxe Edition pre-orders Ultimate Edition pre-orders UK Standard-Edition pre-orders Deluxe Edition pre-orders Ultimate Edition pre-orders Life is Strange: True Colors editions and pre-order bonuses While previous titles in the franchise have released episodically, True Colors will launch as a complete game and isn’t split into individual episodes. The game takes place two years after the events of Life is Strange 2, placing you into the shoes of Alex Cheng, who uses her powers of empathy to uncover the truth behind her brother’s mysterious death....

Clued Up The main objective when you enter a match of Hunt: Showdown is to track down a target, kill them, and extract with the bounty, either solo, or as a duo or trio. How you do this is up to you, and there are several side activities that you can carry out on your way to the boss. The maps of Hunt: Showdown are compact, but filled with ruined buildings, misty swamps, and other points of interest depending on which map you load into....

It’s true that for many its the max level content that means the most, so knowing how to approach the levelling experience with that in mind is key. Our Dragonflight levelling guide will take you through some important tips to get your to level 70 fast. Even if you’re not too fussed on going through quickly the first time round, knowing how to efficiently push to 70 is useful if you want to get any alts to max level in the future....

Switch owners will be able to jump into World War Z like their PC, PS4 and Xbox One brethren. It is currently in development for the console and is without a release date, via IGN. In a separate press release issued today, Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive announced a Game of the Year Edition for PC on the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It will run you $49....

Taking a trip to Dreamgrove, the most popular World of Warcraft Druid Discord channel where players exchange tips around their chosen class, channels are packed with discussion on the latest developments. While dedicated pages for Restoration, Guardian or Feral Druids are living large, the Balance Druid page is filled with confusion, frustration, and doomer conclusions. “It does no damage, a bug loses you 20% damage in AOE, it dies to a light breeze, your damage requires the longest ramp in the game and still does 30% less damage compared to the worst melee in the game even if you didn’t count the ramp!...

Since even before it was delayed, something about Halo Infinite’s development never seemed quite right. Setting aside how long the game has been in the works, developer 343 Industries has been losing one lead after another, until more recently director Chris Lee left the team. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, however, says you shouldn’t worry. Speaking to GameSpot, the exec said he isn’t anxious about staff departing the developer, going on to say that pushing back the project’s release date so close to the gameplay reveal in July painted a different public picture to what’s actually going on behind the scenes....

It’s a more basic version of the current Series 2, comes in white, and features adjustable-tension thumbsticks, shorter hair trigger locks, and a wrap-around rubberized grip. It will run you $129.99. However, you can change components on the controller by opting to purchase the Complete Component Pack that comes with interchangeable thumbsticks, paddle shapes, and D-pad. The pack includes a carrying case, charging dock, and USB-C cable. It will run you $59....

Speaking with Gi.biz, Xbox boss Phil Spencer brushed off the opinion that Xbox Series X games will be “held back” by Microsoft’s development studios creating games that are also compatible with Xbox One. Spencer likened cross-generation development to PC games, which have a diverse ecosystem when it comes to hardware. You have games that are powerful with the “highest fidelity” which will also “work across a set of hardware.” “Frankly, held back is a meme that gets created by people who are too caught up in device competition,” said Spencer....

Resident Evil 3 solves one of Resident Evil 2 Remake’s big problems. You may recall that in Resident Evil 2 Remake, all knives had a durability meter, which meant that they would break after only a couple of uses. This prevented players from using them to attack enemies, saving them instead for those zombie grab attacks. Giving knives durability also had the unfortunate side effect of essentially killing knife-only runs....

The world is no stranger (pun not intended) to Final Fantasy side projects; we’ve seen fighting games, rhythm games, Monster Hunter clones, RPG experiments, cart racers and god knows what else over the past 30 years. Now – finally! – we also have a Final Fantasy ‘soulsborne’ game from the deft hands of Nioh developer, Team Ninja. But can this outsourced experiment in the Final Fantasy series live up to the lofty standards of the main series?...

The leak was posted on Reddit, and it shows what’s said to be a very early alpha build of the game from 2020. There are also a few screencaps over on Resetera. The look of it reminds me a bit of Sea of Thieves and other games with similar graphics. While we can’t confirm the footage, the idea of a Horizon multiplayer game isn’t out of the question, considering Guerrilla said back in December it was working to “expand the world of Horizon,” and was on a hiring spree....

With the new feature, it seems Sony is more or less testing the waters so to speak because, at present, there are only two games available: Death Stranding Director’s Cut and Sackboy: A Big Adventure. The Death Stranding Director’s Cut trial contains six hours of playtime, and you can play Sackboy: A Big Adventure for five hours. All progress, save data, and Trophies from the trials will carry over into the full game should you decide to purchase the games....

New ASTD codes appear regularly, and it’s more than worth your time to check back each month or after big updates to see what rewards you can claim. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of all of the active and expired codes from the game’s developers, Top Down Games, so you know exactly which ones you should use. Working All Star Tower Defense Codes Expired All Star Tower Defense Codes How do I redeem All Star Tower Defense Codes?...

Though it’s not really a gaming laptop, the Huawei definitely looks like the right option for a work-from-home setup, with a good battery life, built-in touchscreen and 512GB of SSD memory. It’s also built thin enough to easily carry around in any laptop bag, letting you work from anywhere. However, being a Deal of the Day, you only have until midnight tonight to grab it and make it your own....

From November 16-25, you’ll be able to catch falling Maple Leaves just like you could catch Cherry Blossoms earlier this year. You’ll need to be on the lookout for large Red Maple Leaves and will need to use your trusty net to catch them. This guide is for Northern Hemisphere players only - folks in the Souths already had their chance to catch Maple Leaves earlier in the year....

And it’s honestly an extraordinary effort (thanks, Kotaku). So much so that Mako is getting asked whether it’s even real. And it is, although attempting it isn’t for the feint of heart. In a tweet, Mako describes the complicated process of recreating a song in Animal Crossing using in-game instruments. Each instrument is played by a villager and recorded individually, before being composited into a single scene. Using random notes, Mako cuts it all together into a single composition....

In addition to this free update, Happy Home Paradise gives you the chance to join Lottie and the Paradise Planning team. In your new role, you’ll travel to a chain of islands where you can design vacation homes, decorate island facilities such as a school and a restaurant, and discover new ways to create and personalize as you gain experience designing for your clients. Here’s the rundown: Work With Lottie as a Member of the Paradise Planning Team: Clients with different dream vacation requests will visit a new resort area located in an archipelago, made up of several different islands, where the Paradise Planning team is located....

The statement comes from an interview staged by Spanish website La Vanguardia, where Kyogoku spoke candidly about subjects ranging from capitalism, to Nook loans, to the push for diversity in the Animal Crossing series. When roughly translated from Spanish, the last point is what lands the most. “Users can now freely change their character’s skin tone, which until now had been used to show how tan he was,” Kyogoku told La Vanguardia....

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Wisp returns once again - and is actually available at a more reasonable hour of the day than typically in the series’ past. The Wisp is a spirit who looks a little like a friendlier version of the Boo ghosts from the Mario series, floating around with a glowing, blue-hued spectral form. The New Horizons version of Wisp will offer the player some neat rewards - but only if you complete a special task for him....