Overwatch 2 Director Responds to Stadium Mode's Biggest Issue

Summary Game Director ofOverwatch 2, Aaron Keller, has reassured fans after the game’s ambitious new Stadium game mode garnered complaints due an unusually high rate of players leaving mid-match. Stadium represents an entirely new way for fans to playOverwatch 2, introducing a third-person camera perspective and an overhauled selection of maps, while also evolving the previously introduced hero perk concept and giving players unprecedented control over their playstyle. Released alongside thelaunch ofOverwatch 2’s Season 16, Stadium is a permanent new mode which sees two 5-player teams facing off in a best-of-seven round format....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Tiffany Hayes

Persona 5: Phantom X's Global Release Could Give Atlus an Opportunity

Persona 5: The Phantom Xisn’t like any of the other titles in Atlus' repertoire. For starters, the game is being developed not by P-Studio, the Atlus subsidiary that stewards the overallPersonafranchise, but by Perfect World Games, a Chinese company that’s known for making games-as-a-service titles.P5X, as it’s often called, is also a live service mobile gacha game. That means that, even though it’s free-to-play, the game is filled with microtransactions, the likes of which have never been seen before in a mainlinePersonainstallment....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Paul Jenkins

Pokemon Fusion Fan Art Combines Luvdisc and Overqwil

Summary APokemonfan has shared a fusion of Luvdisc and Overqwil, two fish-like Pokemon that are typically seen as complete opposites. Luvdisc tends to be popular in thePokemonseries and its world due to looking like a pink heart, while Overqwil is a spiky, aggressive pufferfish-like pocket monster that typically draws the opposite reaction. Combining two Pokemon lacking much in common is one of the appeals ofPokemonfusion fan art. While some creations put similar Pokemon together, there’s nothing stopping talented artists from imagining some of the most disparate Pokemon around and showing what it might be like if they were fused into one being....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Shawn Simmons

Pokemon GO Player Gets Super Rare Pokemon from Friend That Stopped Playing

Summary APokemon GOplayer has shared a jaw-dropping trade with the community, revealing they received a super-rare Pokemon as a gift from a friend who stopped playing the Augmented Reality mobile game.Pokemon GOplayers can perform Special Trades with friends to transfer Legendary, Ultra Beasts, and Shiny Pokemon, but the amount of Stardust it costs to make these trades is much higher. Pokemon GOwas first launched in 2016 and took the community by storm thanks to its free-to-play model and gameplay that used a player’s GPS to present pocket monsters to capture, train, and battle virtually....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Dylan Ford

Pokemon GO Sweet Discoveries& Rewards

Quick Links Pokemon GOSweet Discoveries 2025 event features multiple Research tasks with valuable rewards. The event debuts Applin along with its evolutions, Flapple and Appletun. Completing the Research tasks can reward numerous Apples and Applin encounters. ThePokemon GOSweet Discoveries event starts onThursday, July 23, 2025, at 10 AMand ends onTuesday, June 03, 2025, at 8 PM Local Time. The event runs for6 daysand brings numerous Research quests, including a Field Research, a Free Timed Research, and a Premium Timed Research....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Ashley Haley

Reasons To Revisit The Gears Of War Trilogy

Summary Gears of Warneeds no introduction. For many players, particularly those who owned an Xbox 360 in its heyday,Epic Games' original trilogy was a highlight of that generation and set a gold standard for third-person shooters. Now, with theGears of War: Reloadedremaster set to launch for Steam, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5 later this year, a return visit to Sera to tangle with the Locust seems timely. There is so much to love about the flagship franchise, whether for new players who have never sampled its gruesome delights, or anyone who just wants topick up a Lancer againand gun that chainsaw bayonet for old time’s sake....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Wesley May

RUMOR: Sam Wilson's First Avengers Team Lineup Revealed Ahead Of Avengers: Doomsday

Summary One of the biggest questions heading intoAvengers: Doomsdayis surrounding who will be part of Sam Wilson’s first Avengers lineup.He was tasked with creating a fresh version of the group inCaptain America: Brave New World, and while Marvel Studios may have since introduced the New Avengers into the franchise, Anthony Mackie’s character will still be leading another group inAvengers: Doomsday. While there will likely be changes to the lineup moving forward, just as there were with the original version of the Avengers, the first group will always be memorable....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Annette Padilla

Star Wars Battlefront 3 Gets Show of Support from Andor Actor

Summary Andoractor Muhannad Ben Amor has joined the ranks of fans asking EA forStar Wars Battlefront 3. It’s been nearly eight years since EA and DICE’s lastBattlefrontgame came out, and as players have dived back into it, more have started calling for a third entry in the revamped series. Now, the voices demanding aStar Wars Battlefront 2sequel include someone actually involved with theStar Warsfranchise. Battlefront 2was divisive when it first came out, with many criticizing the game’s heavy reliance on lootboxes and microtransactions....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Mr. Brian Williams

Star Wars in Disney Dreamlight Valley Makes it Likely for Kingdom Hearts 4

One could viewKingdom Heartsas a predecessor toDisney Dreamlight Valleydespite their differences in genre. The two Disney-themed games are immensely popular, withKingdom Heartsspawning over a dozen titles andDisney Dreamlight Valleyadding new content for players every season. But it might beDisney Dreamlight Valley’s turn to lead the pack when it comes tonew content in both of these Disney titles. A surprise addition toDisney Dreamlight Valley’s Premium Shop has opened the floodgates for what might join the hit simulation game in the future....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Ashley Nicholson

Starfield Reveals May 2025 Update Patch Notes

Summary Bethesda has revealed the new Update 1.15.214 forStarfield, which is already available for beta testers on Steam, but it may take a while to reach all gamers. The newStarfieldupdate introduces some new features and fixes many bugs as Bethesda continues to polish its popular open-world space game. Originally released in 2023,Starfieldgained mostly positive reviews from criticsat launch. Players were more divided about the title, though, as some loved the open-world space exploration game, while others criticized how empty the universe was....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · William Benson

Sunderfolk Devs Discuss the Making of this Unique Tabletop-Inspired Game

The development journey ofSunderfolkis a fascinating one. Dreamhaven and Secret Door wanted to create a game that accurately reflected the feeling of sitting around a table and playingDungeons and Dragonsor another tabletop game with friends and family. The result isSunderfolk,a tactical RPG in which players will use their phones as controllers to choose from six adorable animal characters and fight off a range of foes while protecting the town of Arden, bonding with its residents, enhancing its facilities, and more....

July 3, 2025 · 9 min · 1914 words · Michelle Lewis

The Best Governments In Crusader Kings 3

Governments inCrusader Kings 3essentially dictate the gameplay of rulers and their realms. They unlock different mechanics, decisions, activities, and much more. As a result of how different they are, some are stronger than others, and players may find certain Government types more fun. There are a few Government types inCK3where a specificDLC is required, and in other cases, experiences are enhanced by expansion packs. At the time of writing, the following Government types are unplayable, but exist for the AI and can be interacted with: Republics, Theocracies, Herders, Mercenaries, and Holy Orders....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 807 words · Amber Shaffer

The Edge of Fate’s Reception Is Proof That Destiny 2 Needs to Go Further

Summary It was always going to be difficult to follow up on the decade-long Light and Darkness Saga that formedDestiny 2’s core identity, but finally, the game is ready to tell a new story. InThe Edge of Fate, Guardians will be summoned to Kepler, a small planetoid on the edge of the Solar System, heeding the call of the Nine, although no one seems to know why. Here they will find dark matter, exiled Fallen, and some strangely familiar sights ripped straight out of history....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Danielle Rodriguez