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Overwatch 2 Devs Testing Doomfist in a Tank Role

OverwatchThe highly-mobile, powerful frontline fighter's role remains up in the air as game development for Overwatch 2 continues. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardAs little bits and pieces of the Overwatch 2 development process continue to trickle out to its invested community, one hero in particular noticeably remains to be seen in teaser images and videos put out by Blizzard — Doomfist.This is not out of neglect or some sort of laziness, however. In fact, it's quite the opposite. As hinted at before by the title's devs in September, Doomfist is

Pokemon GO Exeggutor Kanto vs. Alola: Which is Better?

PokémonImage courtesy of The Pokémon CompanyWe'll be comparing the Kanto and Alolan variations of the palm tree Pokémon, Exeggutor, in Pokémon: GO.Exeggutor is one of the more bizarre-looking Gen I Pokémon. As a bipedal palm tree, its three yellow heads are meant to resemble coconuts. This appearance is even stranger when you consider it evolves from Exeggcute, a group of egg-like Pokémon. The creature received a new Alolan form in Pokémon: Sun and Moon which definitely enhanced its already strange form. Bearing an even greater resemblance to a palm tree,

Niantic Announces Pokemon GO Gameplay Changes

PokémonPhoto by NianticNiantic announced upcoming gameplay changes to Pokémon GO on Wednesday, Oct. 13. The changes will be rolled out in specific regions over the next few months. The full details of the update have not yet been released, but here is what we know so far.Niantic has not yet revealed which parts of the globe will receive the updates first, but there are a couple of sneak peeks of the new features. Many of these features are oriented towards welcoming new players. One such feature is a new special

Niantic is testing Powered Up PokéStops, more new features for Pokémon Go

Niantic does a lot of testing to ensure that new mechanics added to Pokémon Go operate as intended and can be improved with actual player feedback. And in a new rollout to limited markets, several features previously discovered in datamines of the game are finally making an appearance.  The main feature Pokémon Go fans will care about is the ability to “power up” a PokéStop or Gym. This will let players use a scanner feature in the app to scan PokéStop or Gym to boost the location for a set

Valorant Block List Might be Coming

ValorantPhoto Courtesy of Riot GamesThe hottest topic of the week for Riot Games has been toxicity in their games. Riot recently announced an upcoming change they are testing to reduce toxicity - disabling all chat in League of Legends. While this has already proven to be a controversial decision, the team at Valorant is looking to make sure they address these same concerns without offending the player base.In a recent Reddit thread, a Valorant player brought up the idea of minimizing toxicity by implementing a block list feature to the

Quincy Crew stage massive comeback, eliminate Team Aster from The International 10

Team Aster and Quincy Crew both faced multiple hurdles during the group stage of The International 10, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell based on how they played during their best-of-one elimination game today.  Aster, a Dota 2 team that had to deal with playing in isolation and with a stand-in for a portion of the group stage due to the entire roster and staff testing positive for COVID days before TI began, controlled the game for 37 minutes. But QC played things smart and never wavered, whittling

Call of Duty 2022 Title Has Apparently Been Leaked

Call of DutyPhoto courtesy of ActivisionThe Call of Duty franchise is notoriously bad at containing leaks. Call of Duty 2022 will apparently be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.Tom Henderson, a writer at IGN, confirmed the title of next year's installment on Saturday, Oct. 9. Henderson also added that the game's artwork is reportedly very well done. His confirmation corroborates a leak last month suggesting that CoD 2022 will be a sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare. No other information came from the previous leak, as much is likely still

NBA 2K22 MyCareer Physicals: How Much to Put in a Build

Top GamesHere's a breakdown of how much attribute points your MyPlayer build should have in Physicals in NBA 2K22 MyCareer on Current Gen and Next Gen. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, 2KWhen creating with a fresh MyPlayer build in NBA 2K22 MyCareer, most players know that the journey to 99 overall is long, tiring, and most importantly, costs a ton of VC.As such, perhaps nothing hurts more than realizing that a maxed-out build will forever be flawed in a certain area due there being no ability to respec in

Which Attributes to Upgrade First in NBA 2K22 MyCareer

Top GamesWondering which attributes to upgrade first in NBA 2K22 MyCareer? Look no further. / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, 2KWhen starting with a fresh MyPlayer build in NBA 2K22 MyCareer, most players know that the journey to 99 overall is long, tiring and, most importantly, costs a ton of VC.For those wondering what are the essentials to aim for from the get-go, here's a breakdown of which attributes to upgrade first in NBA 2K22 MyCareer on Current Gen and Next Gen."In NBA 2K14, 65,000 VC was enough to get