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The new patch for Overwatch, which is already available now across all platforms, makes one other major change to the game. Besides making it less likely that Mercy will earn Play of the Game at the end of a match, Blizzard has also tweaked the new Eichenwalde map that was added earlier this month. From this point forward, the payload on Eichenwalde should move a little quicker, making the map less difficult for those on the Attack side....

Fans can look forward to trying out the new Overwatch hero on July 24th. Some fans were also wondering whether Wrecking Ball will be available for competitive play immediately, to which the Overwatch Twitter replied that “the usual buffer will be in place.” This indicates that, unfortunately, players may need to wait a week or two after the character’s release before being able to use Wrecking Ball in competitive play, as has been the case for previous new characters....

The trailer gives a behind-the-scenes look at Blizzard’s design process for Orisa, her role in the Overwatch meta, and why the team’s so excited for the quadruped robot. When Overwatch’s director, Jeff Kaplan, can’t stop smiling while describing how fun Orisa is to play, it’s clear the developers have something special. Blizzard has kept Orisa on the Overwatch Public Test Region for a much longer period of time than other characters added to the game post-launch due to worries regarding her balance....

The news of Blitzchung, a Hearthstone player who was banned by Blizzard Entertainment for saying “Free Hong Kong” during the Grandmasters event, has made it hard to stay “focused” on Overwatch, team members said, adding that they feel that it’s important they represent the “face of Hong Kong people proud of representing their country” at Blizzcon. The team set up a fundraiser in August because they were unable to afford to travel from Hong Kong to Anaheim, California....

A cash-value policy creates savings that you can withdraw or borrow against. You also need cash values to keep your coverage in force, at affordable premiums, in old age. Term insurance, by contrast, contains no cash. You don’t expect to keep it forever because you’re investing somewhere else. Some cash-value policies were built to last. But many others are tottering, especially those bought in the 1980s when insurers projected double-digit rates of return....

Josh Harris and David Blitzer, who recently became major investors in London’s Crystal Palace FC of the Premier League, have a simple strategy, according to an unidentified business associate of Blitzer: “Get to know the market’’ and see how things operate there for their bid to land an NFL team in London, by expansion or relocation. MORE: NFL’s richest owners | Worst owners in sports | Washington going back-to-back in London?...

Michael Pratt and Matthew Wolfe, owners of the GirlsDoPorn website and its GirlsDoToys affiliate, along with producer Ruben Garcia and administrative assistant Valorie Mosser, used deception and false promises to “lure” young women into performing pornography, the statement alleges. According to financial records, the two websites generated revenue upwards of $17 million. The women had responded to ads for modeling jobs—with promises to receive $5,000—but were then allegedly coerced to perform sexual acts on film....

The subscription video streaming service first began taking steps to integrate gaming into the platform in 2018 when it partnered with Telltale Games. Since then, a number of titles have been released on Netflix, which are playable on portable devices like Android and iOS phones and tablets. The company acquired mobile developer Boss Fight Entertainment in March 2022, and on September 26, Netflix announced that it will be starting an internal game studio in Helsinki, Finland....

Ozil and Kolasinac were victims of an apparent attempted carjacking last month and missed the 1-0 win at Newcastle United on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, but they returned to training on Tuesday. Footage of the incident showed Kolasinac confronting and scaring off two masked attackers who approached a vehicle driven by Ozil. The duo featured in the 2-1 pre-season friendly defeat to Barcelona on August 4, but they were then ruled out indefinitely for “further security reasons”....

The Germany star arrived at London Colney on Thursday where he will be assessed by the club doctor, with Ozil missing Arsenal’s last two Premier League games through illness. Ozil will sit out the FA Cup third round match against Preston on Saturday but looks set to return for the trip to Swansea a week later. 28-year-old record signing Ozil is currently locked in contract talks over a new long term extension with the club....

RELATED: Overwatch 2: Pharah Guide (Tips, Abilities, And More) This used to be simple, but the button has been moved since the original game. Instead of pulling up abilities, the old left on the D-pad button brings up a ping menu. That’s convenient, but some Overwatch 2 players are still wondering where the old skill description is. Checking Out Hero Abilities With A Keyboard The button at the beginning that says to hold F1 for hero abilities while inside of the respawn area also works outside of the area....

As any invested Overwatch 2 fans will know, Blizzard have put a great deal of effort and care into developing a fleshed-out world and storyline for its hugely popular online hero-shooter. Each of the 35 currently-playable heroes have their own lengthy backstories, with many of the characters having complex relationships with each other. Blizzard’s series of cinematic shorts, alongside character voice lines and occasional events that happen in-game, help players learn more about the world and story of Overwatch 2....

Cassidy is the iconic cowboy-style vigilante character seen in Overwatch 2. Famous for his Peacekeeper revolver and powerful Deadeye Ultimate ability, Cassidy is a damage hero built around landing precision hits on enemies and using his grenade to gain the upper hand during fights. While he used to be equipped with a flashbang grenade that would briefly stun enemies, this was changed in Overwatch 2 to a sticky magnetic grenade instead....

The private Overwatch 2 beta test will include 5v5 gameplay, several reworked heroes, and four brand-new maps. The ping system and Push game mode will also be included, and while all of this is exciting, only a portion of the fan base will be getting a chance to experience the game. Not only does the first beta require a sign-up process, it is only available to those on PC – a questionable move for a few important reasons....

Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s sequel to their massively popular 2016 hero shooter, Overwatch. Featuring the return of characters from the original title alongside a roster of new heroes, Overwatch 2 had 35 million players in its first month of release despite receiving decidedly mixed reviews from many players. Controversies surrounding the free-to-play sequel range from complaints about the move to 5-v-5 format, a highly divisive reduction in team size from the original Overwatch, to delays in the release of the game’s PvE mode....

In the most surprising news related to Overwatch this week, Blizzard announced just how much will shared between from Overwatch and its sequel. Both games will, for the foreseeable future following Overwatch 2’s launch, get all new maps and heroes that are released for the Overwatch universe. Progression, levels, and unlocked cosmetics will carry over between games as well, but the fine details of this unusual arrangement have yet to be revealed....

While the upcoming hero shooter is taking a smart approach by making new heroes like Sojourn available through Overwatch 2 beta testing, as this allows for early community feedback and balancing, it could prove to be too much of a good thing. If every new hero from Overwatch 2 features in the betas, as well as every new map, the eventual release of the game could feel far less exciting....

Announced on the Overwatch forums by developer Scott Mercer, a 6v6 competitive elimination game mode is being added to the arcade menu for a limited time. It will be available for players to participate in until May 7th at 5 o’clock PDT. Not only will previous elimination maps be in rotation, but Ayutthaya has been added as well. The game’s special “lockout” rule is also in place for the elimination mode, meaning once team wins with a hero, that hero will not be available to pick for the remainder of the match....

As seen in the video below, Overwatch fans can get their first look at Widowmaker’s Halloween Terror 2018 skin, with Blizzard having tweaked her original look a bit by adding darker colors and spiderwebs on the character’s weapon and garb. While it’s safe to presume that some may not enjoy the skin’s design scheme, many will likely rejoice simply for the fact that the developer has finally given Widowmaker her own Halloween outfit....