Former Blizzard president thinks Marvel Rivals is a rip-off of Overwatch and that Black Widow is a copy of Widowmaker, or maybe he's joking—it's impossible to tell
January 23, 2025
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Former Blizzard president thinks Marvel Rivals is a rip-off of Overwatch and that Black Widow is a copy of Widowmaker, or maybe he’s joking—it’s impossible to tell

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Mike Ybarra, the former President of Blizzard Entertainment, has graced us yet again with a terrible take or a terrible joke concerning the upcoming release of Marvel Rivals—we honestly can’t decide which one it is. “Looks like Overwatch Marvel Rivals ships tomorrow,” Ybarra says. “Much like Light of Motiram (a clear copy of HZD) out…

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Microsoft says 64 GB is the ‘ideal spec’ for Flight Simulator 2024 but I’ve tested it with 96 GB, and it makes a big difference

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When Microsoft released the system requirements for its latest iteration of Flight Simulator, there was probably a worldwide intake of breath, followed by a groan of despair from the sim community. Apart from recommending a Core i7 14700K and RTX 4080 combination as the ‘ideal spec’, Microsoft also suggests 64 GB of system memory would…

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Valve’s new ‘Powered by SteamOS’ branding has been unveiled, but it’s more about clawing handhelds away from Windows than it is about new desktop Steam Machines

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Hooo mama, what a time it is for Valve. It seems like a Steam Controller 2 is already in mass production and now it looks like SteamOS might soon be making its way onto third-party handhelds, or perhaps even other machines. It sure is an exciting time for anyone interested in GabeN’s gubbins, which is…

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There was a Lego James Bond pitch that never got made, presumably because of all the murder and sex involved with James Bond

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A concept trailer for an abandoned Lego James Bond game has leaked online, and is currently being chased around by lawyers in a game of copyright whack-a-mole. The minute-long trailer, first shared on X but now mirrored across various platforms and easily findable, shows a selection of the different Bonds and recreations of some iconic…

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