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It’s been six long months since Blizzard unveiled the most recent Overwatch animated short, the long-awaited introduction to Sombra titled “Infiltration”, but fans of those films are in for a treat. As it happens, a series of new shorts are currently in the works. Speaking to Polygon during a recent New York City press event, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan revealed that the team are currently working on a second “season” of animated short films....

CD Projekt Red took to Twitter yesterday to tease a Cyberpunk 2077 appearance at Gamescom this week and it didn’t take long for the highly-anticipated title to make an appearance at the big show. Today has already been jam-packed with news about upcoming Switch games, The Division 2 news, and other industry updates, so be sure not to let these gorgeous new screenshots slip through the cracks. Fans who had their fingers crossed for new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay footage may be a bit disappointed, but the new screenshots are gorgeous and continue to flesh out the high tech dystopian city that gamers will be exploring in the upcoming RPG....

Bungie just released a new trailer for Destiny 2: Beyond Light showcasing Europa in its fullest. Among the many awe inspiring scenes was a shot of an Exo next to a Vex frame, hinting at a possible major story reveal. Avid players already knew that the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion will heavily feature the Vex and the Exos. While the story regarding the Darkness was kept vague, the trailer also teased the deeper connections Europa has to the pyramids via never-before-seen ominous structures players will get to explore....

The Game Awards 2018 presentation introduced an enticing project from a young, small developer with triple-A roots. Scavengers is a new IP from Midwinter Entertainment, a studio comprised of roughly 20 developers headed by ex-343 Industries lead Josh Holmes, who helped design Halo 5’s Warzone mode. The studio’s very first game is an ambitious futuristic survival shooter based in the “not-so-distant” future, pitting teams of players against the threat of a hostile natural environment and inhabitants, limited resources, and opposing players....

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan teases that a new hero is “on the horizon.” The confirmation comes just a few weeks after Kaplan revealed that a new Overwatch hero is “very far along in development.” The PlayOverwatch Twitch channel recently held a stream celebrating the launch of the Overwatch Anniversary event and game director Jeff Kaplan stopped by to answer some questions. Kaplan had lots to say about upcoming content for the popular multiplayer shooter, noting that “there’s also some really cool hero news just on the horizon, so hopefully people will be excited by that....

Nintendo is finally pulling back the curtain on Pikmin 3 Deluxe, as it presented a deep dive into the upcoming title during its latest Treehouse Live. During its showcase, we got an extended look at the game’s updated Story Mode and new control options for the Switch, including motion controls. There’s also a fun Camera Mode that lets you take pictures from the viewpoint of your tiny adventurers. Another new addition is the Hint system, which gives you a bit of guidance if you get stuck during some of the more difficult missions....

Ubisoft plans to help gamers explore the final frontier in the world of VR with Star Trek: Bridge Crew. The virtual reality game is set to be officially revealed at E3. There have been a lot of rumors that E3 2016 would put a focus on virtual reality hardware like new console upgrades, but the EA Play presentation didn’t make any mention of the technology. Although Electronic Arts might not be investing in the VR future, Ubisoft has already confirmed that VR will play a part in its E3 presentation Monday evening....

It’s no secret that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has quickly become regarded as one of the best RPGs of all time. With the success of The Witcher Netflix series and the recent milestone of 50 million copies sold, it won’t come as a shock that many players are still dedicated to Geralt and his many adventures. Now it seems that players can expect a new way to enjoy the game through a graphics overhaul mod....

Microsoft is revealing several new retail accessories which will launch in time for the holidays, including two colorful controller designs and a white stereo headset. With the holiday season quickly approaching, Microsoft is going through its usual routine of preparing a line-up of Xbox products sure to pull in shoppers looking for deals. Whether it be a sale, a bundle, or a new product entirely, gamers can expect Microsoft has something in the works....

Destiny didn’t ship with the same kinds of problems as, say, Halo: The Master Chief Collection or Battlefield 4, but it’s not like everything worked straight out of the box. That’s to be expected: Destiny is a huge game, and glitches were bound to sneak through, especially given the game’s prevalent multiplayer component. When things don’t work, players have to cut Bungie some slack. The studio is clearly trying - otherwise, Destiny wouldn’t be getting regular patches a full eight months after release....

Marvel’s Avengers fans are finally set to get some big news about the game soon, as the next War Table stream will include information on its Hawkeye DLC. The next-gen versions of Marvel’s Avengers will also be shown off, and hopefully release dates will accompany the news. For those unfamiliar with War Tables, the monthly streams are used to update Marvel’s Avengers fans on what content is coming to the game while recapping the previous month and addressing community concerns....

Video game modding communities can augment titles with a seemingly endless array of ideas, and one large repository of these mods is a site called Nexus Mods. As of this writing, Nexus Mods lists itself as having 275,687 files for modifications across 1,078 games, ranging from Fall Guys being added as followers in Skyrim to premiering films like The Godfather in the Stardew Valley movie theater. However, for the foreseeable future, no mods related to sociopolitical issues in the United States will be allowed on the site....

The wide world of racing just got a little bit bigger, with 70 Nickelodeon characters now appearing in Kart Racers 2, including rising star Jojo Siwa, as seen in the top left of the lineup below. Most of the characters will come into play through the new Pit Crew mechanic. Whoever is selected as the racer’s Pit Crew Chief will provide a unique primary power-up effect during the race, which is recharged by driving through slime....

The 2021 Nintendo Switch line-up is looking bare when it comes to familiar franchises, as the only first-party game that has a solid release date is a port of a Wii U game. Nintendo had an incredible year, even though the 2020 schedule was comparatively dry. The bulk of the sales can be placed squarely at the feet of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which took the world by storm in 2020....

2020 was not the best year for Nintendo and many Switch fans were disappointed by the lack of game releases compared to previous years. 2021 sought to fix things by producing a lot of releases, including Switch Games developed by Nintendo and others published by third-party companies. As not all of the upcoming titles are popular, there are many that seem to have fallen under everyone’s radar. These are some 2021 Switch games that players may have forgotten about but don’t want to miss out on....

The launch of Nvidia’s 30 Series graphics cards has not gone smoothly. First, RTX 3080s sold out near-instantly, in large part due to bot networks and scalpers. Then, in the weeks since release, a bigger issue appeared. Some 3080 users have been reporting that games were either freezing or crashing, with the only common factor being the new graphics card. It led to a major controversy among the PC gaming community, but while the stock of Nvidia’s 30 Series cards is still near to zero, Nvidia has apparently fixed its crashing issue....

Nvidia’s roll-out of its 30 Series graphics cards has not gone smoothly. Despite that, Nvidia’s continued trudging on, following up the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 card’s launch with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090’s release on September 24. While neither card has remained in stock across retailers, everything looked on-schedule to launch the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 mid-October as planned. But plans change, as Nvidia’s now confirmed that it will be delaying the release of 3070 cards....

Xbox hosted its first installment of Inside Xbox for 2020, offering fans a look at a number of new games and tech coming to Xbox this year. While many were disappointed about a lack of Xbox Series X news, fans were given an inside look at games like Obsidian’s new title, Grounded. Obsidian previously announced its new survival game in 2019, showing off that the developer will be working on a brand new IP within a fairly unfamiliar genre for the studio....

Jagex brought Tempoross to players’ attention earlier this year, when the team was first discussing how to implement a Fishing Skill boss in the world of Old School RuneScape. Now, as we inch towards 2021, the specifics of the encounter are starting to come together. A poll goes live tomorrow, where you’ll be able to cast your vote for various aspects of the new content, but Jagex is giving you an early look at what will be on the ballot....