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The next three heroes may make you cry.

So that's where all the players were.

The post The Past, Present, and Future of Overwatch 2’s Stadium appeared first on Xbox Wire.

I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere. So I can only imagine how absolutely, overwhelmingly irritating it could be on a planet like Arrakis, where a sandstorm could quite easily kill you. Or, I suppose I don't have to imagine, as that's something you can actually experience in Dune: Awakening. This is a video we're talking about here though, meaning there are fixes for problems like these. Namely, base building, which Funcom showed off in a new video of t...

Apple CEO Tim Cook today provided some insight into how the tariffs levied by U.S. president Donald Trump have affected its business, and the future impacts that Apple is expecting should tariffs continue. Cook said that tariffs had a limited impact on the March quarter as Apple was able to optimize its supply chain and inventory. Apple can't entirely estimate the impact of tariffs on the June quarter due to uncertainties, but with no changes, the tariffs will add $900 million to Apple's costs. ...

During today's earnings call covering the second fiscal quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged the Apple Intelligence Siri features that have been delayed. Cook said that Apple needs more time to ensure ‌Siri‌ meets its quality bar, but progress is being made. With regard to the more personal Siri features we announced, we need more time to complete our work on these features, so they meet our high quality bar. We are making progress, and we look forward to getting these features into ...

The Kickstarter campaign for the fantasy TTRPG Defy The Gods has gone live. It is set in ancient Mesopotamia and involves jealous, conspiring gods.

It's been six long years since Hollow Knight sequel Silksong was confirmed to be in development, and fans - starved of much in the way of news - have managed to reach such a frenzy of anticipation in that time, it's a wonder the whole thing didn't end in mass spontaneous combustion. Some of the pressure was thankfully released last month when developer Team Cherry finally confirmed a 2025 launch window, but an exact release date remains elusive. What we do now know, however, is Silksong's set to...

A frustrating thing I frequently find myself thinking about games is that they very rarely try to be more than what they are, at least when it comes to AAA ones (or any kind of game that has enough money for a full blown ad campaign). They're just so often… games. No interest or desire to expand the medium. Luckily, there are people doing the work to rethink what games are, and today we now have Despelote, a "semi-autobiographical", almost documentary-like game about playing football in Ecuador ...

Apple today announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2025, which corresponds to the first calendar quarter of the year. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $95.4 billion and net quarterly profit of $24.8 billion, or $1.65 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $90.8 billion and net quarterly profit of $23.6 billion, or $1.53 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Services revenue reached an all-time high during the quarter, while earnings per share set a March qu...

I was not equipped to enjoy this game in 2006, I'm learning.

Macron congratulated Sandfall Interactive for making "one of the best-rated games in history."

Patreon plans to update its iOS app with new functionality that will allow creators to accept payments from followers without having to pay Apple's in-app purchase fees, a Patreon spokesperson told The Verge. This is a huge moment for creators and their businesses. The iOS app is the number one platform for fan engagement on Patreon, and we believe this ruling allows creators to get paid without giving Apple 30 percent. As a first step, we will submit an app update for review by Apple to enable ...

Gaming is about to get a lot more expensive — at least for Xbox fans. Effective today, May 1, Microsoft is increasing the price of Xbox consoles and controllers, and not by an insignificant amount:  The Xbox Series S 512GB, is now $380, more than a 25 percent increase from $300.  The Xbox Series X 1TB Digital is now $550, a 22 percent increase from $450.  The Xbox Series S 1TB is now $430, a 22 percent increase from $350). The Xbox Series X 1TB with Blu-ray is now $600, a 20 percent increase fro...

Lyft is rolling out a new service called Lyft Silver that's specifically designed to give aging and elderly people a way to get around when driving isn't an option. The basic pitch is that while getting rides from friends and family is great, it can limit the sense of independence an elderly person has. According to Audrey Liu, Lyft's head of Rider and Community Safety, the goal "wasn't just to build a service, but to remove everything that makes getting around a challenge." Lyft Silver will ide...

Google today announced that it is starting to roll out a dedicated AI Mode tab for Google Search. A "small percentage" of people in the United States will start seeing the AI Mode option "in the coming weeks." AI Mode is a feature that Google has been testing with its Labs feature. It is a dedicated search option like News, Images, and Shopping, providing AI answers to queries directly in the search interface. AI Mode uses Gemini 2.0, Google's core AI model. In addition to starting to roll out A...

Ara History Untold was released at precisely the wrong moment. It was September 2024, just three months after the first trailer for Civilization 7. If it had arrived a year or so earlier, 4X fans who’d worn out Civ 6 might have been tempted to try something new. But with Firaxis’ sequel confirmed, a lot of people likely decided they’d just wait. Civilization 7 hasn’t quite met expectations, however, and although Stellaris, Endless Legend, and Songs of Silence put variations on the theme, it seem...

Vox Media has sold Polygon, the gaming site it founded in 2012 as "a new kind of website, built on new technology, backed by a new kind of media company."

It's all love, no hate on both sides.

Bethesda games and modding - the two go hand in hand. We’ve seen some pretty astounding mod projects arise over the years, from Skyblivion to Fallout London. Right up there is Tamriel Rebuilt, which has been expanding the world of The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind with new regions based on the game’s lore. It’s already a colossal mod, and it’s just launched its biggest expansion yet.

Epic Games just announced some changes to its store that should please budding developers. The company will not charge a commission of any kind for the first $1,000,000 in revenue from an app per year. Once a piece of software goes past that threshold, Epic will begin taking its standard rate of 12 percent. The policy goes into effect in June. This sounds like a real boon for smaller devs, especially when you consider that Steam takes 30 percent of sales as commission. Apple isn’t a direct compe...

Somehow we've made it to May already, and with the month of maypoles, mayflies, mayflowers, and mayonnaise upon us, it means there's fresh batch of Prime Gaming offerings for members to enjoy - which this time includes a smattering of Star Wars, Nazi-pummelling in Wolfenstein 2, orifice-clenching horror in Amnesia: Rebirth, and more.

When Everafter Falls was released almost a year ago, we always knew that the game was going to be changing – what we didn’t know was how different it would look after talking with our players. Today, we released a new major content update, which went to some surprising places. Before talking about what’s new […] The post Everafter Falls 2.0 – A Year in Listening and Twisting appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced the full details behind its upcoming limited-time crossover event between Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal and Berserk, the long-running dark fantasy manga created by the late Kentaro Miura. Beginning on May 1 for Diablo Immortal and May 6 for Diablo 4, players will be able to collect cosmetics themed after...

You know, at this point I'm not sure if games, or even just aspects of games, that rely on licensing other works, is really all that good of an idea. It's probably part of why there are some Fortnite skins you never see in the shop anymore, it's absolutely why the Friday the 13th game shut down, and I have a hunch that that's what has happened to Evil Dead: The Game. Recently, the multiplayer game disappeared from both the PlayStation Store and Epic Games Store, leading to a bit of confusion as ...

I think it actually holds up quite well.

I really quite like how simple a title Ratopia has. It's a 2D strategic survival city builder, where you have to build a nice place for rats to live. Ratopia! It gets straight to the heart of it, and it just received its 1.0 release today after an early access period of 18 months. The game has had a lengthy development time too, starting way back in 2020, and in a Steam post discussing the 1.0 release, developers Cassel Games left a nice and lengthy list covering everything that's been added acr...

The highlight of Apex Legends Season 25 is undoubtedly its suave, superstar archer Sparrow - its first new legend in over a year. However, Season 25 also contains something we’ve been waiting even longer for. Returning as a limited-time mode, Apex Legends Arenas is coming back after a two-year absence.

Black also made it onto the Hot 100 with The Super Mario Bros. Movie's Peaches.

With new seasons for Diablo 4, Path of Exile 2, Last Epoch, and Torchlight Infinite all launching in recent weeks, now is a busy time to release a major overhaul for your indie ARPG. But perhaps that worked in the favor of No Rest for the Wicked, the brutal soulslike twist on the format from Ori creator Moon Studios. Marked as the game’s biggest update ever, The Breach has now arrived in NRFTW, and it’s brought the Steam player count to its highest since its initial early access launch.

Oh boycott. The death of physical media has been looming for decades now, essentially since the internet made digital downloads a viable option for purchasing games - or purchasing your licences to play games. While Nintendo got involved relatively quickly (for Nintendo, at least) with WiiWare and Virtual Console digital downloads, there's still always been a strong link between this particular platform holder and the physical article. And it's not just the need to provide stocking-fillers for p...

“Cozy games” are a huge phenomenon right now, because at the end of the day, who doesn’t like being cozy? While some games focus on visceral combat or thrilling narratives, cozy games often focus on creating a comfortable or fulfilling place for players to hang out. Instead of swinging a sword or slaying foes, players...

If you've been eyeing the Google Pixel 9a, now's a good time to pounce. That's because you can get a $100 gift card for free when you buy the flagship-quality midrange phone. In Engadget's review, Sam Rutherford deemed it "the best value of any Android phone.” The $100 gift card bonus is live at Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Store. Each has pros and cons, but it makes the most sense to order from the retailer where you shop the most. The Pixel 9a is Google's entry point into the Pixel ecosyste...

When your big, headline features are just basic quality-of-life improvements, something's not right.

Put on pause.