Overwatch’s New Hero Is Orisa

Overwatch’s new and 24th hero is the robot tank Orisa, who fights with a “fusion driver,” or a projectile machine gun. In a developer update video, Overwatch game developer Jeff Kaplan says her weapon has more range than nearly any other tank hero. She’s currently on the PTR. The robot was created by the 11-year-old…

Someone Is Speedrunning Breath Of The Wild Before It’s Even Out

An accomplished speedrunner has been working hard all week to get to the end of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before the game is released. So far, he’s managed to reach the final boss in 50 minutes, but not beat it yet. This isn’t quite a shock. This new Zelda game, which…

Overwatch Team Will Roll Back Bastion’s Unpopular Buff

Earlier this week, Overwatch’s Bastion buff went live and, as usual, the sky fell. Players were so devastated about the changes, and so vocal, that the game’s director Jeff Kaplan just said he’d roll them back, a little consolingly. But two days post-patch, did players really have enough time to develop workable strategies to counter…

Fan-Made Mother 4 Is No Longer ‘Mother 4‘

Mother 4, the long-awaited fan-made sequel to Mother 3, will be rebranding after several high profile DMCA takedowns of other fan games. The Mother 4 team said in an announcement made yesterday on Reddit that while they have not been hit with a takedown request, they do see rebranding as a preventative measure after seeing…

The Art Of Horizon: Zero Dawn

Horizon: Zero Dawn isn’t just a very good game, it’s a very pretty game, and that goes all the way back to the game’s genesis with Guerilla’s art team. Below you’ll see a collection of images from throughout Horizon’s development, including work done by both Guerrilla’s in-house artists as well as those at design studio…

Modders Have Already Made Breath Of The Wild’s Link For Smash Bros

Breath of the Wild isn’t out until tomorrow, but someone’s already modded the new Link into Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Hackers and modders are still keeping the Wii U alive, and well, here’s proof. The download link won’t go live until tomorrow, but you can check out Breath of the Wild’s Link in…

Doctor Fate Is Our Best Hope Against Superman In Injustice 2

Weaker heroes in the Injustice 2 universe take a pill to make them capable of standing up to the likes of Superman, but there is no pill to make Superman less vulnerable to the magical mastery of the newly-revealed Doctor Fate. Doctor Fate’s signature ankh appeared on some of the earliest marketing images for Injustice…

Overwatch Wins Game Of The Year At The 2017 GDC Awards

The Game Developer’s Choice Awards were last night, and you’ll be shocked to learn Overwatch won “Game of the Year.” But there were other awards too, because there are other games. There are games besides Overwatch you guys. The GDC Awards are voted on by folks in the industry, so the nominees and winners always…

YouTuber Wishes Peers Would ‘Look At The Damn Lens’ 

If you hadn’t watched many YouTubers before last week’s news, then you might come away from their videos with one question: why do they all look slightly to the left? Jarrod Alonge has an answer. Jarrod Alonge has long been one of my favorite YouTubers since his video poking fun at pop punk bands from…

AMD’s Ryzen CPUs Are Here To Take On Intel

AMD today launches the first three models of its Ryzen desktop processor, a trio of eight-core CPUs that promise power to rival Intel’s finest at a more accessible price point. AMD has spent four years and thousands of hours working on the Zen core microarchitecture, and the three Ryzen processors launched today represent the culmination…

The Switch’s Day One Update Adds A Spartan eShop And Dreaded Friend Codes [Update: Good News!]

The day one update is now available for the Nintendo Switch. It’s a quick download that adds some basic functionality to the system. It sets the eshop live, complete with nine listed games. And, oh no… friend codes. The biggest effect of the update is that it lets the Switch go online. That enables it…

The New Pokémon Movie Shows How Ash And Pikachu Became Friends 

Last December, we first got a look at upcoming Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! The teaser made it seem like the flick was a reboot. The latest trailer confirms it, showing how Ash and Pikachu teamed up. Their relationship doesn’t start out so great, but Pikachu eventually warms to Ash. (That is, even after…

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Celeste, A Platformer Covered In Spikes

Celeste is a game about climbing a mountain. A mountain covered in spikes. As part of a recent Nintendo showcase during GDC, I got to try out a bunch of indie games that are coming to the Switch. Of those, Celeste was my favorite. It’s from the creators of very good multiplayer archery fighting game…