One of the most contentious parts of Overwatch 2 may just be something that players have not so lovingly named Counterwatch. It’s the act of swapping heroes mid-fight to counter strong enemies, and it can be enough to send some players into a swirling rage. It’s pretty fundamental to Overwatch 2, but for Stadium it’s…
One fun side effect of every live-service FPS updating on similar seasonal schedules is that a few times a year they all decide to go big at the same time. The last big convergence of shooters happened in March, but October is poised to make March look like hot garbage. No matter what form of…
The big squeak. You’ve probably read a bunch of thoughts and previews about the Nintendo Switch 2 at this point, many of them from us. I was already a little sceptical of Mouse Mode before it was officially announced in the Nintendo Direct. I don’t like playing games on my PC, and if I have…
Today is Control Resonant’s launch day, and as I wrote in our review, it’s peak Remedy. It’s a gorgeously surreal atmosphere to sink into—but I had one main complaint. Its combat system centers around building ways to turn your piddly attacks into heavy hitters, which has the unfortunate side effect of making most of its…
Path of Exile 2 has been a polarizing game right from the beginning. Those of us who have sunk an impossible number of hours in the original were used to a certain pace, one that’s familiar to players of isometric ARPGs more broadly—blast monsters, collect loot, blast monsters faster. PoE2’s guiding vision has been to…
Tencent claims there’s been a “misunderstanding”. The US Department of Defense has officially added Chinese megacorp Tencent to the federal register of companies deemed to have ties to the Chinese military (thanks, Bloomberg). The addition to the list does not come with any specific sanctions for Tencent, though it may affect the company’s ability to…
Final Fantasy 14′s latest patch has dropped, and it’s introduced the North Horn—the next and final step in this expansion’s “exploration zone”, which has been a much-needed boon to the feeling of jolly cooperation I’m trying to get out of an MMO. This expansion is an entirely new map, filled with new Phantom Jobs to…
An updated version is already in testing. Final Fantasy XIV Online is out now for the Switch 2, and like all good MMO launches, it seems there are some teething issues. Square Enix has identified a prolonged loading bug in this version of the game, with a notice on the official game website detailing how…
After Burner! Daytona! Guardian Heroes! The recently-released XenonRecomp tool has already given us a PC port of Sonic Unleashed, but it could be put to (arguably much better) use by reviving many delisted Xbox 360 titles. XenonRecomp converts Xbox 360 executables into C++ code, which can then be recompiled for any platform. “Currently, it only…
How much better are the very latest OLED panels and are they actually worth paying a premium? Handily, the Gigabyte GO27Q24G is here to answer that very question. Because it’s pretty much identical to the Gigabyte MO27Q28GR I reviewed just recently. The difference is that it makes do with an older LG WOLED panel, not…