One of the great things about doing this column is that everyone at TheGamer has different tastes. James is usually powering through a Yakuza game. I'm always playing 50 different things, and promising to get back to some long RPG I started months ago. Jade is usually reviewing a JRPG or three. But not this week. This week, it's all about Sco
Another new Push map, Colosseo takes you to the famous Colosseum to duke it out in Rome, Italy. The map starts around the exterior of the Colosseum, where you'll be fighting over the robot while the distant sounds of gladiatorial combat encourage you on. Just don't ask how the giant robot fits
This energetic, music-loving hero is a fun and effective way for players to dip their toes in the support role. Thanks to his swiftness, mobility (largely through Wall Ride), and area-of-effect heals, Lucio can be quite effective to newcomers and franchise vets al
Overwatch 2 gives us a new mode to play, with new maps to accompany it. The mode, called "Push," is centered on getting a robot to move a barricade further into the enemy's space, with whichever team gets it the furthest, or to the objective, wins. It's a fun twist on the escort maps, with an objective that moves with players, like a huge and very violent game of tug-of-
Brigitte is a melee Support with some Tank mechanics ; she has a Barrier Shield with 250 health that she can use to protect herself and her allies. With this, she can Shield Bash into opponents, knocking them back and dealing some decent damage. While swinging her Rocket Flail around and hitting enemies, she also gradually heals her nearby allies with her passive, Inspire. This kit makes her distinctly versat
Reinhardt is a great Tank pick for new players , as he's now one of the few characters with a shield — and a large one at that — to protect himself and his teammates. His Firestrike ability now has two charges, and can pierce through enemy shields to deal major damage. Reinhardt's Charge can displace enemies, and can also be canceled if players change their minds halfway thro
Some heroes of Overwatch got an overhaul regarding their abilities. Orisa, for example, can no longer create shields, and her ultimate has gone from team-oriented to another devastating attack. These changes, for the most part, were made to make the game more aggressive, forcing you to place offensively rather than defensiv
Everyone has that one game they must keep at arm's length, lest its wiles tempt them back into another multi-hour, multi-day, multi-week session. For me, that's Klei Entertainment's Oxygen Not Included. I love how it combines a creative sci-fi direction with real-world physics and thermodynamics. It perfectly nails the right balance of mechanics and flavor to keep me sucked in forever. And with a new update having been released, I have an excuse to go back once again. Oxygen Not Included is my digital lotus fruit. But I am not Odysseus. I lack the willpower to resist. So once again, I return, a lack of oxygen forming the bars of a prison built for me. And what a joyous prison it
The original Overwatch was pretty generous when it came to characters. From the jump, you could choose any hero. Of course, they were of varying difficulties to play, so you may not start out "good" at them, but the option was always open to
Yeah, you have a match to get to, and your team is running to the objective at full speed, but isn’t it fun to just take a minute and admire the neat details in the new maps? Like, the New York art deco vibes in Midtown or the futuristic update to Toronto’s iconic red streetcars in New Queen Street? So take a second, kill some time - the enemy will still be there whether or not you speed forw
Still, it’s awesome to have a batch of new, interesting heroes to play as, and it’s just as fun to play against them to learn their move sets and the best ways to counter them. Everyone has to learn them together, so you don’t have to worry too much about your effectiveness. Overwatch 2 DLC is all about being dynamic with your favorite heroes, after
When Overwatch launched in 2016, it was an instant mega-hit. Within a year, it was a phenomenon. Even if you had never picked the game up once, you knew about it. You recognized the characters, the basic premise, and how beloved it was to its fanbase. If you weren't playing it yourself, someone you knew
Shaving off one player per team is perhaps the most significant change that Overwatch 2 offers. For veteran players, this can be anything from a travesty to just plain confusing - so many of us are used to seeing five fellow team members running around the map. It messes with your muscle memory - like you're waiting for a respawn that will never c
So we test all our old favorites, bringing them into quick play matches and seeing how well they hold up to the version we remember so fondly. Sometimes, they feel even better than before, and sometimes, they’re practically strangers to