Jon Spector, commercial lead for Overwatch, stated that “roughly a day before Overwatch 2 launches, we’re going to be taking down the Overwatch 1 servers. So that means, as a practical point, that October 2nd really is the last day to go in and play Overwatch 1.” There will be a 27-hour downtime to give the Overwatch devs enough time to get the servers up and running. The downtime will also give players time to download Overwatch 2 ahead of the launch date....

Now, word has it that Vanguard is going to put a new spin on the popular battle royale mode. How much smaller is Vanguard’s battle royale mode going to be? According to the most recent set of unofficial information about Call of Duty: Vanguard, the game is going to have a small-scale battle royale mode. — Tom Henderson (@Tom_Henderson) August 13, 2021 Reputable leaker and industry insider, Tom Henderson, was the first to talk about this new mode on Twitter....

While Warzone has been struggling with other issues as well, the poor reception of Vanguard definitely contributed to this slump. As the battle royale game has been integrated with each mainline release since its own launch in 2019, Vanguard left its mark on the game most notably with the introduction of the Caldera map, moving the action to an island in the pacific theatre of World War II. Warzone’s Vanguard-fueled woes struck almost immediately, as the map was both delayed and poorly received when it finally launched....

Call of Duty Mobile first launched in 2020, quickly growing to become one of the most played mobile shooters on the market with a budding esports scene. Thus, it only makes sense for Activision to bring back the competitive scene for Call of Duty Mobile for a second season. What Does Activision Have in Store for Call of Duty Mobile Esports in 2021? To promote this year’s competitive scene, Activision showcased a highlight reel filled with all the best things that happened in last year....

To curb cheating and smurfing, Activision Blizzard is denying players from around the globe access to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by enabling “SMS Protect” in the game. Activision implemented this controversial feature in Overwatch 2 at launch but retracted it after numerous complaints. Many likened this unfair requirement to punishment for being poor. The publisher has since changed it so that it only applies to “accounts that were not connected to Battle....

CD Projekt Red is a small-ish studio with a staff of fewer than 1,000 employees, located in two cities in Poland. While Witcher 3’s massive success brought about a ton of goodwill for the studio, Cyberpunk 2077’s launch state tarnished that reputation. It’s not just the fans and critics that have turned against the studio, but their own investors have filed multiple lawsuits against them. From such a cornered state, can CD Projekt Red make a grand comeback from the disaster called Cyberpunk 2077?...

EPIC League Division 1 Group Stage Results EPIC League Division 1 had a Group Stage full of surprises. But in the end, most of the favorites survived and even advanced to the Upper Bracket of the Playoffs. The complete results were the following: 1st: Virtus.pro: 7 W – 2 L 2nd: Vikin.gg: 6 W – 3 L 3rd: Natus Vincere: 6 W – 3 L 4th: Team Secret: 5 W – 4 L 5th: Team Nigma: 5 W – 4 L 6th: Team Liquid: 5 W – 4 L 7th: OG: 5 W – 4 L 8th: Just Error: 2 W – 7 L 9th: Alliance: 2 W – 7 L 10th: mudgolems: 2 W – 7 L...

According to Capcom, “[It] aims to provide a Monster Hunter smartphone experience like none before through leveraging its popular IP with TiMi Studio Group’s production knowhow. The TiMi Studio Group is a subsidiary of Tencent Games and has a track record of co-developing titles with game makers throughout the world. The game is currently in development and will appeal to not only fans of the series but to newcomers as well....

The teaser, whose runtime is a little over a minute, opens with a scene that seems to have come right out of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, with Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra playing in the background, but instead of a tribe of hominins, we get a group of small girls playing with their dolls, and instead of an alien monolith appearing in their midst, a colossal Barbie appears. The trailer then proceeds to give us a little peak into the Barbie live-action world, which is filled with hues of pink and blue....

Cyberpunk 2077 is the biggest cautionary tale of its generation if not all time. The highly anticipated game was widely considered as the next big thing in gaming - until it wasn’t. Cyberpunk 2077 was plagued by issues and bugs for months after it was released in late 2020 to the point that Microsoft and Sony decided to pull the game from sale until it was playable, which took nearly a year....

For one thing, Stray is a legitimately good game. Many reviews can’t help but throw praise at a game that could teach AAA studios a thing or two. But, because Stray also came out on the PC, modders have had a field day adding stuff to the game. As usual, mods Stray mods are harmless. Some are even having fun adding their own pets into Stray, which is nice and wholesome....

Activision-Blizzard has been in a lot of hot water due to what may be the highest profile sexual harassment lawsuit in gaming history to date. Gripping the attention of gaming media, the case has gone through some pretty major twists and turns so far. A sizzle reel of the whole controversy thus far would include Frances Townsend’s initial response to the lawsuit which set off a powder keg that escalated matters even further, game reveals and updates were delayed, employees walked out, the CEO only addressed the issue after stocks tanked, a famously anti-union law firm was hired to audit, a bunch of offending high-ranking employees left, McCree’s name is getting changed and the company destroyed key evidence while cracking down on workers with unethical new NDAs....

Titled as EA Sports PGA Tour, the company detailed that they’ll be using the critically-acclaimed Frostbite engine for the game’s graphics. EA also added that the game will include some of the most famous golf courses and professional golfers in the world. However, EA did not say specifically which golfers or courses will be made available for EA Sports PGA Tour. EA Sports PGA Tour Announced EA SPORTS PGA TOUR, a new next-gen golf game....

There are no subscriptions or purchases required. Players who do not have an account can sign up to avail themselves of this once-a-year bonanza. There were rumors as early as two weeks ago that the Epic Games holiday tradition will return, and were confirmed when a mystery game showed up at the storefront last week. To kick things off, we’re giving away Bloons TD 6! But hurry - you only have 24 hours to claim!...

For years, Epic has made a living one-upping both itself and the competition. Back in 2018, Epic brought Thanos into Fortnite, effectively kickstarting the crossover-hype market of today. Since then, Epic has crashed Fortnite on purpose because it was sucked in by a black hole and held virtual concerts in the game, among other events. But, one thing that no one thought would happen in Fortnite is for Epic to remove the one thing that separated it from other battle royale shooters - building....

Campbell’s image shows one of the franchise’s most recognizable characters, a female Deadite, staring through a peephole with a creepy grin on her face. The hole she is peeping through has blood splattered on it. — Bruce Campbell (@GroovyBruce) October 31, 2022 At the moment, Warner Bros. Pictures has only released Evil Dead Rise’s synopsis. It reads: The entertainment behemoth has not released a trailer for the film even though its release date draws nearer....

As players constantly bombard Rockstar with questions about GTA 6, it appears that the studio has decided it has had enough. Is Rockstar ever going to announced Grand Theft Auto VI? Fans have gone to extreme lengths to try and coax Rockstar into announcing GTA VI. Earlier this year, a fan went up on stage in front of a live TV audience to ask the host if he knew anything about GTA 6....

As promised, the FF16’s producer, Naoki Yoshida, was present at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to unveil the new trailer for his upcoming project. On top of giving us a look at the game’s more mature content, the trailer was literally packed full of action. It’s easily our best look at the real-time action-oriented combat system of Final Fantasy 16. Finally, it gives us what we’ve all been waiting for all along - the release date....

According to the latest updates as per WCCF Tech, Undead Labs is getting help from Gears of War developers, The Coalition. Xbox Games Studio Head, Matt Booty, joined Xbox’s Major Nelson in a recent podcast to provide an update for State of Decay 3. In the episode, Booty talks about Xbox Game Studios’ different developers and what they’re working on. As the topic of Undead Labs comes up, Booty shared that the two studios are already working together and “using some of the technology around Unreal Engine 5 and some of the stuff that’s been in Gears of War before to bring that into State of Decay....

Three huge Genshin Impact updates in and the game’s player base shows no signs of slowing down. But, of course, Genshin Impact wouldn’t be this popular if not for the efforts of miHoYo, who seem to have found out the formula of knowing what players want and giving it to them when they want it. With that said, the latest Genshin Impact update just arrived (1.3), and already, fans are eagerly waiting for the next one....