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Blizzard adding new character Moira and “Blizzard World” map to Overwatch

Posted on November 3, 2017 by John Scalzo

Blizzard blew the ceiling off BlizzCon today with the unveiling of another new character for Overwatch… a cybernetically-enhanced sinister scientist known as Moira. According to the game’s official website, Moira is a “Support Plus” character who will be able to provide healing and deliver damage in the middle of a fight:

Role: Support Plus
Moira’s biotic abilities enable her to contribute healing or damage in any crisis. While Biotic Grasp gives Moira short-range options, her Biotic Orbs contribute longer-range, hands-off damage and healing; she can also Fade to escape groups or remain close to allies in need of support. Once she’s charged Coalescence, Moira can save multiple allies from elimination at once or finish off weakened enemies.

Ability: Biotic Grasp
Using her left hand, Moira expends biotic energy to heal allies in front of her. Her right hand fires a long-range beam weapon that saps enemies’ health, healing Moira and replenishing her biotic energy.

Ability: Biotic Orb
Moira launches a rebounding biotic sphere; she can choose between a regeneration effect that heals the allies it passes through, or a decay effect that deals damage to enemies.

Ability: Fade
Moira quickly teleports a short distance.

Ability: Coalescence
Moira channels a long-range beam that both heals allies and bypasses barriers to damage her enemies.

In addition to a new character, Blizzard is also planning to add a new map to Overwatch in the near future. “Blizzard World” is a theme park built around Blizzard’s award-winning stable and players will soon be able to battle it amongst the attractions including the Hearthstone Tavern, the Heroes Arcade, Flight to Duskwood, and more.

You can get a closer look at Moira and “Blizzard World” after the break. (more…)

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Call of Duty: WWII, Mutant Football League, King of Fighters 97, more added to Xbox Store

Posted on November 3, 2017 by John Scalzo

We’re going back to the past (yet again) in today’s Xbox Games Store update.

Leading the way is Activision’s Call of Duty: WWII, the first game in the franchise to explore the European Theater since 2008’s Call of Duty: World At War. Digital Dreams Entertainment has resurrected the Mutant Football League franchise, which is now available to download for the Xbox One through the Game Preview program. And Hamster Corporation has re-released SNK’s The King of Fighters 97.

You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)

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The Video Game Canon – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Posted on November 3, 2017 by John Scalzo

Dig deeper into the Video Game Canon with a look at the creation of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and the massive growth of the Call of Duty franchise. Here’s a teaser…

General William Tecumseh Sherman famously declared that “War is Hell” in a speech in 1880, though I think it’s safe to assume that more people are familiar with the anti-war protestations of a certain green Muppet from 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back. While this sentiment has existed in the public consciousness for hundreds of years, the basic structure of a game as a confrontation that pits the player against the CPU (or another player) makes armed conflict an ideal setting.

War might be Hell, but it has also been very good for Activision’s bottom line thanks to the Call of Duty franchise.

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Rive: Ultimate Edition will be released for the Switch on November 17… Owlboy will come to consoles on February 13

Posted on November 2, 2017 by John Scalzo

If you’re a fan of side-scrolling platformers, you’ll be delighted to know that Rive and Owlboy will soon make their way to new platforms.

You can learn more about the new destinations for both games after the break. (more…)

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Guardians of the Galaxy Episode 5 coming next week… The Walking Dead Collection will be available on December 5

Posted on November 2, 2017 by John Scalzo

Telltale Games has announced a lot of exciting news for the fans, including a release date for Guardians of the Galaxy‘s final episode and a massive compilation of every chapter in The Walking Dead saga.

You can learn more about both games after the break. (more…)

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8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume 1, Spintires: MudRunner, Disneyland Adventures, more added to Xbox Store

Posted on November 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

Today’s Xbox Games Store update is hitting the nostalgia button hard.

First up, Abstraction Games will launch 8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume 1, a point and click compilation that includes Shadowgate, The Uninvited, and Deja Vu.

Microsoft will also re-release Disneyland Adventures and Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, two games that originally made their way to the Xbox 360 a few years ago. These Xbox One updates will add full controller support and an Xbox Play Anywhere option for all purchasers.

Finally, Xbox One owners will be able to play in the mud today with Spintires: MudRunner. It’s not a re-release, but younger folks should ask their parents about “mud pies” someday.

You can learn more about all of today’s additions to the Xbox Games Store after the break. (more…)

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Electronic Arts reiterates that Battlefield V and Anthem are coming in 2018

Posted on November 1, 2017 by John Scalzo

UPDATE: EA has announced that “Battlefield 6” will officially be known as Battlefield V.

ORIGINAL STORY: Electronic Arts delivered their quarterly financial report to investors last night, and Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen delivered some (not unexpected) news about the publisher’s 2018 slate of games.

Jorgensen reiterated that the currently untitled Battlefield 6 will be released in 2018, alongside a “full slate” of EA Sports titles (presumably FIFA 19, Madden NFL 19, NHL 19, and NBA Live 19), and BioWare’s Anthem. It looks like multiple in-game events for Star Wars: Battlefront II are also on tap for next year:

The core of our fiscal 2019 is in a full slate of sports titles and their associated live services, plus new live services from Star Wars: Battlefront II. We will add the next Battlefield game and moved into the action genre with Anthem. We expect our subscriber base to continue to grow and our new mobile titles to benefit from players looking for deeper experiences with higher production values.

Later in the presentation, CEO Andrew Wilson added that EA Sports is planning something connected to next year’s World Cup:

On World Cup, we don’t have any news to announce right now, but at EA Sports we have a long tradition of celebrating the World Cup and bringing it to life for fans, stretching back to the World Cup 1998. So as it gets closer, the world’s largest sporting event, we’ll announce more details on how we’ll continue this tradition.

Electronic Arts’s stock is down more than 4% in trading on the stock market so far today.

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will launch on the Xbox One on December 12… Stranger Things Skin Pack now available in Minecraft

Posted on October 31, 2017 by John Scalzo

A hundred players parachute onto the island, but the game is almost ready to parachute onto the Xbox One. That’s right, PUBG Corp has announced a release date for the Xbox One launch of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds at Paris Games Week.

Also today, Mojang is adding the potent fanbase of Stranger Things to Minecraft with a new Skin Pack.

You can read more about both stories after the break. (more…)

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