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After a successful rebrand earlier this year, the mood around Overwatch has been far more positive recently. Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon, associate game director Alec Dawson attributed the recent success to ditching the fear of changing core systems–such as the introduction of a Perk system that fundamentally alters hero capabilities–embarking on a year-long narrative, and […]

For years, Overwatch had an infamous player toxicity problem. A few years after its successful 2016 debut, the problem became especially bad whenever a new hero was added to the game, and that was an issue Blizzard wanted to solve. How did it do that? By simultaneously dropping five heroes into the game earlier this year, […]

A new PS5 firmware update has arrived, and it’s upgrading the console with more than just extra stability. Firmware update version 26.06-14.00.00 offers a new tweak for the PS5 Pro console, voice chat improvements, and tweaks to longstanding features. Here’s a breakdown of everything. For PS5 Pro owners, the update will now see the option for enhanced PlayStation […]

Joe Brammer, the CEO of Wardogs developer Bulkhead, has stated that the studio avoids hiring people that aren’t willing to crunch.

If you’ve ever wondered which Overwatch heroes the people actually making the game enjoy playing, the answer is surprisingly varied. At BlizzCon 2026, GameSpot spoke with Overwatch game director Aaron Keller and associate game director Alec Dawson about their personal favorites, their original mains, and the newer heroes they think you should be playing. Here […]

Capcom, publisher of not one or two but three well-received games so far this year (Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword) is opening its first retail store in the U.S. It’ll be a pop-up in Little Akihabara in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The grand opening is this Saturday, September 19, and […]

Time to bust out my CD binder.

Robert Downey, Jr.’s Doctor Doom will wear at least two costumes in Avengers: Doomsday, and a new action figure gives us a much better look at his alternate suit of armor.