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Overwatch Sprinkles Mei Revealed for Summer Games 2021

OverwatchSprinkles Mei will release tomorrow in the 2021 Summer Games Event / Photo by Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch’s Summer Games event returns tomorrow which means Blizzard Entertainment has begun revealing the event-themed skins, amongst them is a Mei skin. Here is the Sprinkles Mei skin revealed for the Summer Games 2021.The new skin can be found in the Summer Games event’s loot boxes or be bought for 3,000 credits. Overwatch credits can be obtained via loot boxes which can be either bought or are awarded from loot boxes due to leveling up

Sprinkles Mei revealed for Overwatch Summer Games

While most of Overwatch’s heroes are heating everything up during the Summer Games event, Mei is here to cool us down with a sweet new skin.  Overwatch’s Summer Games event begins on July 20 and fans can unlock Sprinkles Mei, a Legendary skin that gives the freeze queen the look of a retro soda fountain worker. Don’t let her adorable exterior fool you, though: That Blizzard still packs a punch.  Mei is usually decked out in an artic-appropriate fur parka, but this Sprinkles skin focuses on fashion over function. She

Retro Soulslike Eldest Souls Gets New Animated Trailer; Coming To Consoles and PC Later This Month

If you’ve been hankering for a new Soulslike to play, then we may have some good news for you. Yes, developer Fallen Flag Studios and indie publisher United Label have confirmed that their upcoming isometric 16-bit Soulslike, Eldest Souls, is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on July 29. Coinciding with the game’s confirmed release date was a brand new animated trailer shedding some fresh light on the world that awaits us. Feast your eyes on the new animated trailer down below: [embedded

Black Ops Cold War Zombies: How To Complete The EASTER EGG QUEST | Mauer Der Toten

The Tin Man Easter Egg quest has been completed in record time by the voracious Call of Duty: Zombies community. This series of hidden objectives and tough challenges has been absolutely devoured, and we’ve put together the pieces to explain how to complete each step of the quest. Like most of these massive Easter eggs, you’ll need to do just about everything there is to do on the map — unlock Pack-a-Punch, rebuild Klaus, get the Wonder Weapon, and much more. Thankfully, this Easter egg is surprisingly straightforward. Is it

Vertical Arcade Shooter, Rangok Skies, Coming Soon to iiRcade

For those in our iiRcade family that like Gunbird and Strikers 1945, they will love Rangok Skies CHICAGO (PRWEB) July 13, 2021 iiRcade Inc., a premium home arcade cabinet that allows gamers of all ages to play their favorite retro and modern games in arcade style at home, is pleased to announce that Rangok Skies, developed and officially licensed by Samurai Games, is coming soon to iiRcade. Rangok Skies, which was first released in March 2021 on Steam, is a vertical scrolling arcade shooter that was inspired by the genre

Mint Sealed Super Mario 64 Copy Sells At Auction for $1.56 Million

[embedded content] Sealed, mint copies of games continue to top each other’s price at auctions, but this one might just take the cake. A copy of Super Mario 64 with a near-perfect Wata score sold at auction over the weekend for the eye-watering sum of $1.56 million. The Heritage Auction page says of the game: “Well — we’re a bit speechless on this one. What can we even say that would do this copy the justice it deserves? The cultural significance of this title and its importance to the history

Parsec head of marketing Max Sebela on the post-pandemic esports landscape, making online gaming more accessible

Despite esports and gaming events slowly returning to in-person gatherings after more than a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion of online play and various alternatives to physical competitions aren’t just going to go away.  Even beyond competition, playing games with friends became dependent on those titles having online modes. And if the online infrastructure for a game isn’t good or, in the case of older titles, doesn’t exist, that would lead to connection issues, poor performance, or an inability to enjoy a game.  As the pandemic

Best Linux distros for gaming

Windows is the standard for gaming on a PC, but many users are turned off by how Windows handles personal data and its closed-source nature. This dissatisfaction is where Linux comes into play. Linux operating systems are open-source and can be the primary operating system on a PC, dual-booted, or run in a virtual machine. However, most Linux distributions aren’t as optimized for gaming as Windows. Thankfully, there are some Linux distributions (distros) created explicitly for gaming. Retro gaming, couch gaming, and desktop gaming are all possible with the right

Xbox Game Pass Free Games July 2021

Top GamesXbox Game Pass makes Rock of Ages free to play for July. / Photo courtesy of ACE Team/Modus GamesXbox Game Pass' free games for July 2021 include four games modern games and a tall stack of retro arcade titles.The modern games in the set are alien adventure Planet Alpha, platformer Conker: Live and Reloaded, and wacky competitive tower defense game Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. The pack also includes the Midway Arcade Origins anthology.If you've already turned this month's Quests, congratulations! there's no need for you to

Star Fox’s Co-programmer Would Love to Make a New Star Fox Game With “No Gimmicks”

Star Fox is most associated with Nintendo, but the original game was actually developed by both Nintendo and a small team known as Argonaut Software. Argonaut also designed the Super F/X chip, which is what made the game’s 3D graphics possible on the SNES. They would also work on Star Fox 2, which was finished in 1996, but released in 2017 on the SNES Classic and later Nintendo’s Switch Online service. Argonaut closed its doors in 2004, but that doesn’t mean the people who worked on the original Star Fox