In the interest of developing complex narratives for Overwatch's characters, Jeff Kaplan has revealed that Symmetra is on the autism spectrum. Kaplan recently wrote a letter to a fan which said: "I'm glad you asked about Symmetra. It was very astute of you to notice that she mentioned the spectrum in our comic. Symmetra is autistic. She is one of [...]
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New World Interactive, the developer of Insurgency, announced today that its World War II first-person shooter, Day of Infamy, will be launching on March 23rd, having spent only approximately eight months in Early Access. At launch, players' ranks will be reset due to the fact that "units will be available to unlock by attaining rank milestones." Day of Infamy will [...]
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Paragon's latest hero has been unveiled. The new addition is a melee carry named Yin. She wields a whip and wind magic, giving her a unique set of abilities. Yin's abilities are as follows. Backlash (RMB/R1) - Yin cracks her whip, dealing damage in an area in front of her. If enemy projectiles are hit by the whip, they will [...]
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I've rather enjoyed the time I've spent on Steep, but perhaps you will need a bit more convincing than simply half a sentence. Should you be on the fence about buying Ubisoft's winter sports pseudo-MMO, you can try it for free this weekend as part of a free weekend event. In addition to the free weekend, starting tomorrow, Steep will [...]
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Bethesda Softworks published the first Quake Champions Champion showcase trailer today, which focuses on the stealthy Champion Nyx. Ultimately, there are two major facets to this reveal: we now know how a specific champion works, but we also now know how champions work in general. Many have been concerned about the way that a "Champion" with "abilities" would fit into the [...]
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Icebird Games' RTS/MOBA hybrid Subsiege has officially launched on Steam Early Access. The game tasks players with defeating all opposing teams while simultaneously attempting to gather resources to buy and upgrade ships, including replacing lost ships, and gather oxygen to stay alive. A timer is constantly ticking down as you play, reminding you that your time is finite if you don't find [...]
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One year of Early Access and "over half a million downloads" later, Faeria officially launched earlier today. You guys remember Faeria, right? The card game/strategy game hybrid in which you have the chance to build the battlefield you fight on as you play? Yeah, that one. Faeria is launching with new cards and content. The team also notes that more [...]
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Despite some forum rumors about the status of Overwatch's newest hero Orisa, the quadruped robot will NOT be on the live servers tomorrow. Some players apparently confused the message of an IGN snapchat. Jeff Kaplan took to the forums to clarify: Hi. Wow, what a thread! Just to clarify, we're leaving Orisa on the PTR for a little while. [...]
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Imagine the wacky and creative worlds of Second Life but as a virtual reality experience and you end up with Sansar: Linden Labs' next project that is coming soon[ish]. A few hundred creators—people who make assets to be used in the world—were recently invited to test out Sansar, according to VentureBeat. As with Second Life, players with some artistic [...]
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After just over a year and a half in Early Access, LEGO Worlds launched today on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The title is a procedurally-generated LEGO sandbox in which you can create whatever you want without worrying about not having enough blue LEGO bricks—you also don't have to worry about stepping on LEGO bricks that you drop on the [...]
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