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Overwatch 2 Ditching 6v6 Was a Massive Fix for a Major Problem but A Simple Tweak Could Bring It Back When Overwatch 2 first launched, it made a controversial move of removing 6v6 gameplay, leading to backlash from the community. However, Blizzard’s decision to ditch 6v6 in favor of 5v5 was not without a concrete reason. The move was, in fact, a fix for one of the biggest problems: the long, frustrating queue times. But […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 21

Review: Marvel Rivals Is Better Without Balance Cartoonish visuals, slick, sans-serif fonts, and a roster of heroes encompassing almost every role under the sun? You wouldn't know what hero shooter I'd be talking about on the market these days, or at least the ones that still exist. Marvel Rivals is Disney and Marvel's attempt into what many consider an oversaturated genre that had it's time in the sun nearly a decade ago. And while it does take queues from it's predecessors, namely Overwatch , it still manages to distinguish itself from it's different gameplay perspective, self-contained story, and wide cast of characters. Marvel Rivals appeals to the casual player, which I've become over the course of a decade. While I had dedicated some hours to Overwatch during it's original release in 2016, and played a substantial amount of Valorant over the past two years, Rivals benefits from a lack of role queue and implicitly forced meta. Yes, a competitive mode does exist, which can prove frustrating to player that expect the compositions from hero shooters such as Overwatch to translate one-to-one in specific situations. But Rivals ' large roster of characters means that you can flex between it's Vanguards, Strategists, and Duelists with ease and come out with an advantage to shut down enemy teams forcing choke points or refusing to swap. Image via NetEase For example, if the enemy team is solely focused on using Hit Scan characters like The Punisher and the Winter Soldier, you can swap to Doctor Strange or Captain America to shield your team from an aggressive spray of bullets. Or even utilize Cloak and Dagger's ability to blind opponents temporarily to get a foothold and push forward. Generally, there is always an answer to some tactic and I've found Vanguards that are capable of jumping into the backline can generally change the tide. Wolverine is excellent in this way, even if he can be hard to get a hang of due to just how much he moves around due to his kit which focuses on diving. That said, there is a high barrier of entry to characters like Wolverine and Spider-Man specifically. I can't play Spider-Man for that reason, as he's too mobile and makes me feel sick, similar to Genji in Overwatch . But the third person perspective helps circumvent that for me in the case of Venom, which I would consider a "dive tank." It's that lack of enforced meta and loosely defined roles between the Vanguard, Sentinel, and Strategist that allow for Marvel Rivals to more or less carve out it's own space in what is already an oversaturated market. While being vastly different from Valorant , which is more akin to Counter-Strike , and Overwatch 2 being it's closest competitor, it has (for the time being) managed to carve out a space for those with a preference to the third person shooter — or the casual. While playing with my dedicated group, which includes our very own GC Vazquez, one of the most common sentiments I heard was that regardless of the role you pick, you feel like you're doing some kind of damage. Which for some makes it feel like you're contribution to the team is more tangible. Strategists, which are Marvel Rival 's version of healers, don't feel boxed in to just pocketing a DPS to make some kind of sizable impact on team fights. It felt good to play Jeff the Landshark (God's greatest or worst little solider depending on who you talk to, but arguably the best design in the game to date) or Cloak and Dagger and still pile on kills while chasing our Wolverine through stages to keep him alive in more frantic team fights. Especially as I had to content with destructible environments in the game's two different game modes; escort the payload or capture the point. Image via NetEase I also won't pretend Marvel Rivals is a perfect game, even if it is a very fun one. Because there isn't a focus on balance you can sometimes win super hard or lose at a staggering pace. Though I would chalk this up to team coordination. Sometimes a single player can impact a chance of walking away victorious (I have a 100% win rate on the Winter Soldier for example) but more often than not, swapping characters for counters and having that team synergy is going to be the most important, like any team game. Marvel Rivals does have some team synergies available, with the Scarlet Witch impacting Magneto's basic attack and Rocket Raccoon allowing for the Winter Soldier to have unlimited ammo when in proximity to one of Rocket's skills. These aren't as important as they sound, since they tend to be circumstantial and can, again, be countered with the right team. It's just about your team willing to make those concessions and swap off characters that aren't working. Because Marvel Rivals is a team game above all else, and as mentioned previously, you won't go far without coordination. You could be an incredibly skilled Iron Fist player (another character that can dive the backline to cause problems for the enemy team's strategists) but if you get shut down every time you dive, you're going to be useless in more important fights. And I genuinely believe it's due to Marvel Rival 's lack of balance that allows for this. As the team isn't concerned with making sure every character works within specific parameters, but instead of the player fantasy of being the hero or villain you select. Image via NetEase Playing the Winter Soldier feels good, and his kit aligns with his character. Cloak and Dagger having a character swap that plays into their lore is cool. And sometimes the rule of cool wins out over everything else. As a game being fun, especially one that leans into such a heavy cooperative experience, will determine how long an audience is willing to engage with it. This is what I'm most concerned about regarding Marvel Rivals . While it's rife with recognizable characters like Iron Man and Captain American, it still has some more niche characters like Jeff the Landshark, to appeal to different kinds of fans of Marvel's behemoth of an IP, I'm worried about future support. The Battle Pass is extremely generous and allows you to hold onto it to slowly work through rewards at your own pace, and skins are reasonably priced with all of the extra bells and whistles that come with it. But I have no idea what Disney and Marvel expect in terms of profits, and if they are unreasonable, I'm worried Marvel Rival s will shut down in a handful of years. Yes, the game has hit over 20 million players, which is extremely impressive, but if a good chunk of those players stop buying skins and Battle Passes, what will that mean further down the line. It's that live service model that concerns me, above all else, when it comes to the future of Marvel Rivals and the kind of game it could eventually become. As it stands, it's a serviceable hero shooter, and perhaps the one I've had the most fun with in a very long time. It's easy to pick up and put down. The destructible environments make for unique level design and presents more ways to tackle obstacles. The large roster of character also helps with counterplay, and gives players a lot to work with. But who knows what kind of game it could be in six months, or even a year from now depending on who has a say in what. Marvel Rivals is available for the PlayStation 5, PC , and Xbox Series X. The post Review: Marvel Rivals Is Better Without Balance appeared first on Siliconera .

Dec 20

A Cancelled Mode Can Still Help Overwatch 2 Beat Marvel Rivals That’s Shattering All Records Overwatch 2’s biggest competitor, Marvel Rivals, seems to be shattering all the records at the moment, which is the biggest contributor to the former’s dying relevance in the market. However, Blizzard seems to have a plan to tackle the situation. Blizzard has rehired a former developer who specializes in creating PvE modes. This raises speculations […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 20

Monster Hunter’s Zinogre Will Appear at Haneda Airport A near-life-sized balloon of Zinogre from the Monster Hunter series will appear temporarily at Haneda Airport's Terminal 2. It will become the primary spotlight of a Capcom pop-up store that it will set up in collaboration with Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. , the company that manages the airport's first two terminals. People will be able to spot the Zinogre balloon throughout the 2025 New Year holidays from December 23, 2024, until January 13, 2025. The balloon will be around 4.5 meters (~14'9") tall and 10 meters (~32'10") long. Capcom chose Zinogre because it won the Hunter's Choice popularity poll during the Monster Hunter 20th anniversary event in 2024. Capcom will also place physical demo builds of Monster Hunter Wilds at the airport on the last three days of the event in January 2025. This demo will be the same as the one that appeared at Tokyo Game Show 2024 and Jump Festa 2025 , as it will mostly let players hunt the Doshaguma. The pop-up store will primarily feature early-bird sales of new And Chips sweaters featuring the Felyne and Melynx priced at 6,930 yen (~$45.10) each. However, Monster Hunter will not be the only franchise to have its merchandise sold at the store. Capcom will also sell items based on other series like Resident Evil and Street Fighter . The Capcom pop-up store at Terminal 2 of Haneda Airport, which includes a near-life-sized display balloon of Zinogre, will appear from December 23, 2024, until January 13, 2025. Physical demo builds of Monster Hunter Wilds will also appear at the airport on the last three days on January 11-13, 2025. The post Monster Hunter’s Zinogre Will Appear at Haneda Airport appeared first on Siliconera .

Dec 18

Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender Crossover Is A Match Made In Gaming HeavenWater, Earth, Fire, Air. The post Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender Crossover Is A Match Made In Gaming Heaven first appeared on Kakuchopurei .

Dec 18

Avatar: The Last Airbender Collab Showcased in New Overwatch 2 TrailerEarlier this month, Blizzard teased its latest pop culture collaboration for its popular hero shooter Overwatch 2. Season 14 will see some of its roster don looks based on Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender. A brand new trailer sees these new cosmetics in action. When do Avatar: The Last Airbender skins release in Overwatch 2? […] The post Avatar: The Last Airbender Collab Showcased in New Overwatch 2 Trailer appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More .

Dec 17

Avatar Overwatch 2 Trailer Shows Character Skins Last week , Activision and Blizzard announced the Overwatch 2 crossover with Avatar: The Last Airbender , and now there’s a trailer showing us more of the character skins we’ll be able to get. There are six heroes who will be available, with some of the most notable being Zenyatta as Aang and Mei getting a free Katara costume. The event starts on December 17, 2024, and it will end on December 30, 2024. The trailer begins with a teaser showing silhouettes of the different Overwatch 2 characters in the Avatar skins as they perform actions. It is then that it cuts to Zenyatta in the Aang attire. We get to see footage of him, as well as first-person gameplay. The Katara version of Mei comes up after that. The video makes sure to point out that we are able to earn this Epic Skin by playing. It’s free, unlike the others. After Mei, we see Venture in Toph attire. That’s followed by Genji in the Zuko skin. Kiriko shows up as Suki after that, followed by the Orisa Appa skin. Here’s the full trailer from YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBE-YE7xHbM&ab_channel=PlayOverwatch While the skins are the most obvious and likely desirable items in the crossover, there are other items too. Challenges will be available until December 30, 2024 that are based on the show. If you complete them, you can get cosmetics like icons, sprays, and voiced lines. These kinds of Overwatch 2 crossovers with other series are common now , and we’ve seen quite a few notable ones before this Avatar collab. For example, there was a One Punch Man one in 2023. A My Hero Academia crossover followed that. In 2024, we also ended up seeing Transformers and Cowboy Bebop show up. Overwatch 2 is available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC. The Avatar: The Last Airbender event runs until December 30, 2024. You can find the Avatar series streaming on Netflix . The post Avatar Overwatch 2 Trailer Shows Character Skins appeared first on Siliconera .

Dec 17

Instead of Overwatch 3, Blizzard Should Partner With Marvel’s Rivals for a Next Gen 6v6 Hero Shooter When NetEase Games initially revealed Marvel Rivals, the Overwatch 2 team called it a clone and something that it doesn’t have to worry about. However, now that the NetEase game has finally debuted, it’s making waves in the community and surpassing Overwatch in every aspect. Many in the community believe that Blizzard might be scrambling […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 16

“Please, PLEASE, reverse the decision”: Despite Fans Loving Hazard, Overwatch 2 Has One Major Problem in Ranked That’s Making Us Realize Why He Hated Blizzard Recently, Blizzard brought a brand-new tank character, Hazard, to Overwatch 2. As the 42nd hero and 13th tank added to the game’s ever-expanding lineup, he has gained the spotlight for his Scottish accent, muscular build, and affiliations with the Phreaks. Hazard has proven to be an incredible attention to the hero-shooter. Blizzard has already buffed […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 16

Overwatch 2 Is Bringing Avatar: The Last Airbender To The BattlefieldImmerse yourself in the elemental arts The post Overwatch 2 Is Bringing Avatar: The Last Airbender To The Battlefield appeared first on WellPlayed .

Dec 12

Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender Collab Brings the Four Elements to LifeThe post Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender Collab Brings the Four Elements to Life appeared first on Xbox Wire .

Dec 12

With Dwindling Player Count, Overwatch 2 Must Go Batsh*t Crazy on One Feature To Survive Marvel Rivals Right upon its initial reveal, NetEase Games’ Marvel Rivals was projected to be the “Overwatch 2 Killer”. It was yet another hero-shooter, but the fact that it had a cast of iconic Marvel heroes, fun gameplay mechanics, and non-predatory monetization practices immediately grabbed players’ attention. Now that NetEase’s hero-shooter is finally out in the wild, […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 12

“This game needs some form of…”: Fans Whine Marvel Rivals Needs the Same Feature Casual Players Hate Overwatch 2 For Ah, here we go again. Barely a week after Marvel Rivals exploded onto the scene with its refreshingly chaotic take on the hero shooter genre, the competitive crowd is already sharpening their pitchforks. The target? The game’s gloriously unrestricted team composition system that lets players actually, you know, have fun. It’s a tale as old as competitive […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 12

Marvel Rivals Devs Went Ham on Animations Making Overwatch 2’s Skins Intros Look Weak in Comparison Marvel Rivals seems to be doing everything right at the moment and has even made Overwatch 2′s skin intros look too weak in comparison. However, the latter’s intros had been getting lazy for a while. Ever since the release of Marvel Rivals, it has been compared to Overwatch 2 left and right, enabling users to […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 12

Toronto Defiant Steps Away from Overwatch 2 in 2025 – But the Ultra March OnDefiant bows out, Ultra rises! The post Toronto Defiant Steps Away from Overwatch 2 in 2025 – But the Ultra March On first appeared on Kakuchopurei .

Dec 12

Overwatch 2 Season 14: Hazard is Now LivePlay as the new brawl dive tank, unlock the new Mythic Thor skin for Reinhardt, or sit back and wait for the Avatar collaboration.

Dec 11

Overwatch 2’s Last Ditch Effort Powerless Against Marvel RivalsOverwatch 2 falters as Marvel Rivals takes centre stage. The post Overwatch 2’s Last Ditch Effort Powerless Against Marvel Rivals first appeared on Kakuchopurei .

Dec 10

Overwatch 2 Can Reclaim the Hero Shooter Throne From Marvel Rivals but It Has a Steep Hill to Conquer Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch has been the face of the hero shooter genre in video gaming since the release of the game in 2016. But with Overwatch 2 (OW2)’s release, this grip in the industry loosened a bit with some mishandling from Blizzard. Now there is a new challenger with the launch of Marvel Rivals. This […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 10

Overwatch 2’s “Mercy for a Cause” Campaign Raises $12.3M for the Breast Cancer Research FoundationThe post Overwatch 2’s “Mercy for a Cause” Campaign Raises $12.3M for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation appeared first on Xbox Wire .

Dec 9

Marvel Rivals Has One Gameplay Feature That Makes It Way More Fun Than Overwatch 2 With just a few days left until its December 6 release, Marvel Rivals is all set to send 2024 off with a bang! Developer NetEase Games has recently given us a look at the last of its playable characters with a launch trailer and what else players can look forward to in the game. Ever […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

Dec 9

Overwatch 2Overwatch 2 is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.