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Latest Overwatch live patch tackles Wrecking Ball and DPS balance

It’s all fun and games until someone nerfs the hamster. Overwatch‘s Aug. 5 live patch is essentially a direct update from the July 29 Experimental Card, which teased balance changes for multiple DPS heroes as well as minor nerfs to Wrecking Ball. The developers have continued to make minor adjustments to heroes like Genji and Moira, who seem to always be on the precarious edge between balanced and boring. Doomfist players will enjoy a major buff to his ultimate, Meteor Strike, which will make escape attempts a bit more viable.

Innersloth introduces physical edition, 3 collector’s editions of Among Us

A physical edition of Among Us is on the way, Innersloth announced today. Additionally, the developer of 2020’s most sensational game revealed that three separate collector’s editions will be made available later this year.  The “Crewmate Edition,” priced at $29.99, includes the base game of Among Us, as well as all of the DLC items available for the game. This includes skins for Airship, Polus, and MIRA HQ, as well as several pets like the Hamster, Bedcrab, Brainslug, and Stickmin. There will also be additional retail-exclusive DLC that comes along

Here are the best July 2 AFR spoilers you may have missed

Spoilers for the upcoming Standard-legal set, Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms revealed Class Enchantments today, along with a handful of powerful Rare and Mythic Rare cards.  The reveal of Commander face cards for the upcoming preconstructed decks was supposed to be the highlight of AFR spoilers today. The heroes of the Commander decks were overshadowed by a full release of Class Enchantments. A total of 12 Class Enchantments are contained in AFR with a rarity of Rare and Uncommon. Many of the Class MTG cards will likely

Predicting Mark Rosewater’s MTG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms teasers

Spoiler season for Magic: The Gathering’s first crossover set Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms begin tomorrow, but Senior Game Designer Mark Rosewater’s pre-release teaser blog gives plenty of hints as to what’s coming. Before every set, Rosewater gives over a dozen hints pointing to new mechanics and unique card designs. These blogs are a great source of speculation throughout the community. With the upcoming set being based on D&D, many of the hints point directly to certain well-known characters and items in the classic role-playing game. Here

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Revealed for Nintendo Switch

Top GamesSuper Monkey Ball Banana Mania Revealed for Nintendo Switch / Photo courtesy of SegaSuper Monkey Ball Banana Mania will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. This game will also be released on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania will be released on Oct. 5, and this game features hundreds of stages with vibrant backgrounds and fast-paced action. Go bananas with the ultimate Super Monkey Ball experience! Bounce, tilt, and roll through over 300 delightfully

Overwatch Anniversary 2021: 5 Heroes Who Should Get Skins

OverwatchOverwatch Anniversary 2021: 5 Heroes Who Should Get Skins | Photo courtesy by Activision | BlizzardOverwatch Anniversary 2021 is on the way and fans are excited to see which characters receive special cosmetics. A select number of heroes receive epic or legendary skins each year.With 32 heroes on the roster, here is our top five for who should receive new legendary skins:Make every second count!We’ll be sealing up this year’s Archives on April 27.Group up, queue up, and load up on Archives loot before it’s too late! pic.twitter.com/aqAPyhOnJI— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch)

Overwatch Experimental Card Goes Live March 22

OverwatchEcho, Mercy, Tracer, Sigma, Genji and Pharah were some of the many heroes that received changes that will go live on March 22. | Courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. OverwatchNaeri posted the upcoming changes that will be live on the Experimental Card.OVERWATCH NEXT EXPERIMENTAL HERO REWORK AND REMAKE PATCH NOTES ?️than 45 hero balance changes that will be implemented in an live Experimental Card for everyone to play in-game from March 22-29. pic.twitter.com/lzXrwm1ze4— Naeri X 나에리 (@OverwatchNaeri) March 15, 2021In summary, most characters received changes of varying degrees. The only exceptions

‘Teardown’ gets Steam Workshop support with over 100 mods

Destruction-fueled heist game Teardown barrelled to the top of the Steam game charts when it landed in early access in October. Over 8,000 concurrent players quickly seized upon the chance to fully destroy its voxel art environments, levelling entire buildings in their wake. After releasing level design tools a few months back, the game's latest version brings Steam Workshop support with access to about 100 mods.To give you a taste of the spoils, developer Tuxedo Labs has handpicked some of its favorites including "The Junkyard" map (which has already amassed

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Mini Motor Racing X’, ‘Super Punch Patrol’, and Today’s Other New Releases, Plus the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 17th, 2020. By the time you read this, Nintendo will have shown their latest Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase. As I write this, however, it is in the future. We will therefore have to bravely take on the monstrous task of covering whatever massive news comes from the presentation in tomorrow’s article. For today, we’ve got summaries of all of the newest games that hit the eShop today. Naturally, we’ve also got the incoming and outgoing sales to chronicle.