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Don’t Worry, Overwatch Has More Tank And Support Heroes In Development

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Following the reveal of Overwatch's newest Damage hero Echo, game director Jeff Kaplan said Blizzard has "multiple tanks and supports in development," addressing concerns relating to role availability.Kaplan made the comment in a recent developer livestream, where he noted the number of Damage characters Overwatch has when compared to other roles. As it stands, there are 17 Damage heroes, eight Tanks, and seven Supports in total. Overwatch's roster, with the inclusion of Echo, is 53% damage-focused."I know a lot of people are going to be like, 'Oh my gosh, she

Splinter Cell Is Crossing Over With Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Soon

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Splinter Cell is crossing over with Ghost Recon again, with Sam Fisher joining in for a new adventure announced for the series' latest iteration, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. The event will go live on March 24, along with a big content update that hopefully won't be delayed due to COVID-19.A teaser trailer features the infamous agent conversing with a member of the Ghosts present on Auroa--the fictional island that is home to the armed-drone nightmare of Breakpoint's main campaign. Fisher also mentions Terminators, which references a limited-time event that was previously

New Chrono Trigger-Inspired RPG, Sea Of Stars, Revealed By The Messenger Dev

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2018's The Messenger was a stellar throwback to the action-genre from the era dominated by the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Developed by Sabotage Studios, it took great inspiration from games like Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden, while at the same time possessing an incredibly self-aware and humorous story with the protagonist traveling between the 8- and 16-bit realms. Following the success of The Messenger, the developers have their eyes set on bringing their talent for stylized sprite work and action gameplay to the realm of the JRPG.With their follow-up, Sea

Super Doom: How id Software’s Opus Made the Jump to Super NES

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ON DECEMBER 10, 1993, ID Software's developers uploaded Doom to a high-speed file-sharing server maintained by an IT administrator who oversaw University of Wisconsin's network. The shareware episode arrived to great fanfare. So great, in fact, that the admin had to ask hundreds of users eager to download Doom to log off so id could transfer the game. Instantly the chat rooms became ghost towns. At midnight on the dot, the gamers at id uploaded their game, and all hell broke loose. Grown adults in businesses suits clogged office networks

Untitled Goose Game Wins Another Game Of The Year Award

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Untitled Goose Game has won another Game of the Year award. The whimsical game in which you play a grumpy, mischievous goose has won the overall Game of the Year award at Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, following its GOTY win at the D.I.C.E Awards in February.Untitled Goose Game was developed by Australian studio House House. After launching on PC and Switch in September, the game came to Xbox One and PS4 in December. A line of Untitled Goose Game clothing was also released in the wake of the game's

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Devs Love Your Doom Crossover Art

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March 20 will see the release of two very different games from long-running franchises, Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch and Doom Eternal on PS4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC (the Switch version will arrive later). Fans have responded to the tonal disparity between these two games with plenty of fan art, and the producer and director of Animal Crossing have taken notice.In an interview with IGN, New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami have commented on the Doom/Animal Crossing fan art they've seen."I definitely do notice

Apollo 11 Situations: John Romero on Porting Doom and Wolfenstein 3D

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id Software's co-founder recounts converting Wolfenstein 3D to Super NES in three weeks, how the studio viewed ports of its games, and more. Working at id Software in the 1990s was like working inside a bunker, only with more pizza, soda, and video games. The studio started small and remained small through development of Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and Doom. After Doom's release in December 1993, John Romero turned his attention to scouting for opportunities to collaborate on external projects related to id's games, namely strategy guides and ports. Romero

Cloud Saves In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Aren’t Supported, Here’s Why

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Back at E3 2019, Nintendo revealed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be one of the few Switch games not to support Nintendo Switch Online's cloud save function. According to the company, the reason for this is to prevent players from cheating, and now director Aya Kyogoku has elaborated further on the impact it would have had on the game.Speaking to IGN, Kyogoku explained that New Horizons does not support cloud saves because players could exploit that feature to multiply their bells or items. "It messes with the economy of

The Fourth Horseman – Destiny 2

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Complete In Rides a Pale Horse and get The Fourth Horseman Exotic Shotgun in Destiny 2. This guide will show players how to get The Fourth Horseman Exotic Shotgun in Destiny 2. This is an energy weapon that deals Arc damage and can be obtained by players who complete an Exotic quest called, In Rides a Pale Horse. How to get The Fourth Horseman The Exotic quest to get The Fourth Horseman isn’t short. It involves quite a bit of busy work, but nothing overly difficult until the end of

Next Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 Direct delayed due to COVID-19

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According to a recent Famitsu interview, Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai has stated that the next presentation of Smash Bros Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 DLC has been delayed. As containment and concerns over the global pandemic of COVID-19 have continued, many developers including Nintendo have opted to work remotely. Even so, usual plans have been disrupted entirely. According to a recent interview, Super Smash Bros Ultimate Director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that plans for a Nintendo Direct featuring the next Smash Ultimate Fighters Pass 2 character have been delayed due to