Overwatch 2 Reveals New Designs for Seven Heroes

Overwatch 2’s announcement left manyOverwatchfans a mix of both confusion and excitement.Overwatch 2will be both a sequel, featuring an expansive new cooperative multiplayer mode with a ton of new story content, as well as a perpetuation of the competitive environment inOverwatch. The specifics of what that exactly means, however, remain a matter of dispute. But one thing that’s clear is that inOverwatch 2, heroes are getting a makeover. Blizzard has confirmed that every single hero inOverwatch 2is getting a visual update, in addition to severalbrand new heroes like Sojournbeing added....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Dr. Ricardo Fowler Jr.

Palia: Where to Find Long-Nosed Unicorn Fish

Quick Links Some fish are much more difficult to find than others inPalia. Some have specific requirements that must be met to find them, such as certain areas,particular bait that must be used, the time of day when you’re able to find them, and more. One of these elusive creatures is the Long-Nosed Unicorn Fish. While it might seem incredibly tough to find this one, it is still possible, but it will take some time and effort....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Zachary Hatfield

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl: Where to Find the Good Rod

There have always been three types of fishing rods in thePokemonseries: the Old Rod, the Good Rod, and the Super Rod. These items make an appearance in the remakes forPokemon DiamondandPokemon Pearl, and players can get all three of them throughout their journey through the Sinnoh region. IfPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlplayers already have theOld Rodfrom Jubilife City, they will eventually want to find the next upgrade, the Good Rod. The Old Rod will pretty much only catch Magikarp, but more options will open up with a Good Rod....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Kaitlyn Murray

Pokemon GO Team GO Rocket Balloon Event Details

After a week full of mysterious teasers and “accidentally sent emails” it appears that Team GO Rocket is back at it again and invading the mobile AR world ofPokemon GO. As players continue working through theFree Weekly Challenges to prepare for the upcoming GO Fest 2020 event, they are going to have the added feature of some GO Rocket grunts floating overhead in hot air balloons looking to pick a fight....

July 9, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Terry Wright

Popular Destiny Community Manager is Returning to Bungie

Summary Community manager Dylan Gafner, also known as dmg04, is returning to Bungie after two years in a major new position representingDestiny 2. Through the years, dmg04 has been an important voice in theDestiny 2community, and he will be making his return later this month. Back in 2022, dmg04 announced his departure from his role as community manager forDestiny 2. Before leaving the company, dmg04 had been with Bungie for quite a long time....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Timothy Morton

Rihanna's Super Bowl Stage Gets Compared to Smash Bros.

During the Super Bowl halftime show, a few eagle-eyed viewers came to the realization that Rihanna’s halftime performance looked an awful lot likeSuper Smash Bros. This caused an onslaught of hilarious tweets comparing Rihanna’s stage to the stages and platforms seen inthe popular Nintendo fighting game.Being one of the most popular fighting games to exist,Super Smash Bros.is known for its platforms that are displayed from one perspective, showing all the players brawling across the screen to be left as the standalone victor....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · David Brown

Rocket League Sideswipe: How to Spin and Air Roll

Rocket Leagueis an extremely popular game, but its success isn’t that surprising. It combines the world’s most popular sport with cars, and its toy-like appearance givesRocket Leagueplenty of room for crossover events. But its success doesn’t just come from brand names and aesthetics.Rocket Leaguehits the ideal of easy to learn but hard to master, with an intuitive game system that gives players plenty of fine control. RELATED:Rocket League: How To Trade It’s no surprise thatRocket Leaguehas a free-to-play mobile spinoff....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Regina Garcia

Rocky Both Invented And Subverted The Sports Underdog Formula

Everybody loves a good underdog story, it’s been said countless times, but that doesn’t make it any less true. However, it can be easy to overlook Sylvester Stallone’s historic contribution in establishing that notion, because untilRockythe world really didn’t know how powerful these stories could be. Sure, before there were plenty of realsportsunderdogs, think Jackie Robinson, Abebe Bikila winning the Olympic marathon barefoot or even Muhammad Ali defeating Sonny Liston, though none of them were really likeRocky....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 896 words · Meghan Meyers

Rumor: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Borrows Elements from an Unexpected Genre

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2may feature some substantial horror elements, according to a newly surfaced rumor about Insomniac Games' upcoming title. This possibility showed up online just asInsomniac reaffirmed thatMarvel’s Spider-Man 2is a single-player game. The third installment in theMarvel’s Spider-Manseries is still without an official release date, although likely not for much longer. Not only has Sony repeatedly said that this PlayStation 5 exclusive is targeting a late 2023 launch, but the company’snext PlayStation Showcase is also just around the corner....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Michelle Rodriguez

SMT5: Vengeance Shows Pros and Cons of Atlus' 'Re-Release Girl' Formula

Summary This article contains endgame spoilers for Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance. Atlus’Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeancewas an interesting case in the company’s take on the “re-release girl” formula given the original’s story critiques. When it was announced thatVengeancewould bean enhanced edition ofSMT5complete with a diverging storyline, some were skeptical about new character Yoko Hiromine’s inclusion. To add a new face to an already underdeveloped cast would pose natural difficulties in narrative focus, and thoughVengeancepulls off the majority of its new plot points well, it does highlight some flaws with undertaking such a formula....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 928 words · Stephen Bowers

Sonic Colors: Ultimate Reveals New 'Tails Save' Feature

Last week, a Nintendo Direct-styled Sonic Central presentation was held in celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary. The presentation came loaded with announcements, such as a newclassicSonicgame collection inSonic Origins, upcoming Sonic cameos in a variety of SEGA games, as well as a teaser for the next mainlineSonic the Hedgehoggame. However, the most substantial reveal wasSonic Colors: Ultimate. An HD remaster of the 2007 Nintendo Wii gameSonic Colors,Sonic Colors: Ultimatewas revealed to release later this year on September 7 on all major platforms....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Donald Hicks

Sonic Frontiers Could Appear At The Game Awards

Following Sega’s decision to change its approach to developing new games in theSonic the Hedgehogseries, fans were left ultimately disappointed that after hyping upSonic the Hedgehog’s 30th anniversary for months, all the publisher revealed about the next mainline game in the iconic series was a 30-second teaser of the blue blur doing what he does best - running. This blow was made worse by the controversial release ofSonic Colors: Ultimate.Sonicfans may be looking to end 2021 on a high note however, as recent evidence indicates that the nextSonicgame, currently dubbed “Sonic Frontiers,” could be appearing at The Game Awards later this week....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Jonathan Hartman

Soul Hackers 2: Team Building Tips

Soul Hackers 2, much like other JRPGS, heavily depends on battling and beating major characters to move forward in the storyline. While saving the world as Ringo, a witty strong-minded humanoid AI, players team up with Demons and Demon Summoners against their enemies. Players can make key strategic moves outside of leveling up to strengthen their teams. Demons are equipped with Skills and Effects and, like the party members, can level up as they win battles and earn EXP....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Kenneth Russell