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Overwatch’s Echo Plays Like A Hero Designed To Fit Any Situation, With Devastating Effect

Overwatch's list of characters just got a little bigger with the addition of Echo, the game's 32nd playable hero. Blizzard first showed off Echo in action, at least a bit, during the "Zero Hour" cinematic trailer for Overwatch 2, and finally announced her arrival in the game earlier this week. We now have a sense of what Echo's role is on a team, how she'll play, and where she came from.Blizzard gave GameSpot an early look at the character ahead of her launch on the public test realm, showing us

Overwatch Echo Preview: A Hero Who Can Switch Roles To Devastating Effect

Overwatch's list of characters just got a little bigger with the addition of Echo, the game's 32nd playable hero. Blizzard first showed off Echo in action, at least a bit, during the "Zero Hour" cinematic trailer for Overwatch 2, and finally announced her arrival in the game earlier this week. We now have a sense of what Echo's role is on a team, how she'll play, and where she came from.Blizzard gave GameSpot an early look at the character ahead of her launch on the public test realm, showing us

Half-Life: Alyx release time

The Half-Life: Alyx release time has been revealed and it is close, very close. Half-Life: Alyx has finally got a release time that players can look forward to. While we’ve known about the release date for a while (it’s still hard to believe it’s actually happening), players have been holding out for an exact time they can get in and experience the world of Half-Life again. Well, the wait is over. Half-Life: Alyx release time Half-Life: Alyx has a release time of 10AM PT and 1PM ET on Monday, March

Interview: President of Carrera talks slot cars and Nintendo

The president of Carrera dives into the evolution of slot cars along with their partnerships with Nintendo and Ferrari. Slot car racing may have seen a dip in popularity, but were once atop every kid's wishlist. Although the medium may have a smaller audience, its quality has continued to rise over the years. Carrera has been one of the most prominent names in slot cars for decades, manufacturing top of the line vehicles and tracks. We interviewed the President of Carrera at New York Toy Fair to get a closer

Todd McFarlane talks about bringing Spawn to Mortal Kombat 11

The Mortal Kombat series has been home to a number of guest fighters over the past three games. Arguably none of those guest characters have been more anticipated than Spawn, the Image Comics icon. That was largely evidenced by the positive reception to his reveal trailer from last weekend's Final Kombat. Among those ecstatic to see Spawn clashing with Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and the rest of the cast is Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. Shacknews recently had the opportunity to speak to the comic book legend about the process in bringing Spawn

Bloodshot Movie Gets Digital Release 11 Days After Premiere

Considering that state governments are asking people to not gather in large crowds because of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, movie studios are releasing movies a whole lot earlier to the digital market, considering no one can or should go to the theater right now. The latest movie to arrive early is the superhero movie Bloodshot.The film, which is in theaters now, will have a digital release on Tuesday, March 24 through various retailers like Movies Anywhere, Google Play, Vudu, and iTunes. Bloodshot only just arrived in theaters on March 13."Sony

Michael Walsh and Mass Nerder Pack the House for 150th

The Mass Nerder Podcast and guest Michael Walsh celebrated their 150th episode with a live show to a packed house at Hamilton’s Arcade Mass Nerder performs live to a packed room – Photo By Mia Rosa Ally Blundy, James “Cubby” Nelan in his sweet R2D2 hat and Cole Rispin of The Mass Nerder Podcast – Photo By Jeff Fitzgerald Standing Room Only Hamilton, Ontario – Higher Mentality’s own cannabis infused pop culture podcast, Mass Nerder celebrated their 150th milestone episode by hosting their very first live show at licensed retro-arcade

The internet changed gaming forever. How’s player support keeping up?

“Gaming has changed,” I thought to myself as I slowly maneuvered past the young cosplayers crowding the halls at Gamescom, the largest gaming conference in Europe for players and industry professionals.I thought back to my childhood, and the games I grew up with. Mario and Sonic were still present, I could still find Street Fighter and Fallout merchandise, and FIFA 20 was, somewhat expectedly, huge. But that was pretty much it — the gaming universe I used to know, tucked in between massive displays of games I’ve never heard of.