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Image: Blizzard Entertainment If you’ve ever wanted to play competitive, ranked Overwatch 2 games with your friends but have been foiled its rank restrictions, Blizzard is adding a new mode that will help alleviate some (but not all) of the rules that prohibit that. The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Diablo IV Team Queue is a new mode outlined …

At the heart of the multiple ongoing legal challenges to Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one core theme has cropped up again and again: will Xbox take Call of Duty exclusive if the deal is done? Xbox has repeatedly said no both verbally and in writing, and according to a judge in the recent FTC v. Microsoft trial, that attitude …

SteelSeries’ Arena gaming speaker lineup is discounted during Prime Day 2023, making this a perfect time to upgrade your PC gaming audio setup. The biggest savings are for the giant SteelSeries Arena 9, which offers a 5.1 surround sound experience for just $439 (down from $550). The setup includes five speakers (one center channel, two front channels, and two wireless …

Okay, I’m a little late with this one. Call it a personal failing on my part, but I seem to deprioritize playing games on subscription services like Netflix and Apple Arcade compared to games I’ve paid money for upfront. As someone who enjoyed developer Snowman’s previous efforts, I made it a point to download Laya’s Horizon (Free) as soon as …

Image: Larian Studios Baldur’s Gate 3 entered early access almost three years ago, so players have had ample time to take its opening hours for a spin. If you’re one of them, you may have even seen the RPG’s first few acts several times at this point. However, if you’re gearing up to play the full game when it launches …

Microsoft just held its latest ID@Xbox showcase highlighting a slew of indie games that will make their way onto Xbox platforms. While this is not saying all these games will be console exclusive, Xbox wanted to highlight just a handful of some of the many wonderful indie titles that its fans can look forward to in the future. If you …

Microsoft scored a partial victory in its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard this week, with a US district court judge in the US paving the way for the deal to go through. However, the $68.7 billion merger is not signed and completed yet, and some key hurdles remain, including the status of the buyout in the UK. Following Microsoft’s partial …

The wait might finally be over? maybe? Following the confirmation in December 2022 that Nicalis would be bringing The Binding of Isaac: Repentance to iOS with controller support, we hadn’t heard much about the release until a Tweet last month. Today in the official Nicalis newsletter, the publisher confirmed that The Binding of Isaac: Repentance update for iOS has been …

With Microsoft now able to purchase Activision Blizzard after the FTC lost its bid for an injunction, the company is setting its sights on getting the deal passed with UK’s regulatory body. In April, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the acquisition, whch Microsoft quickly appealed, stating it would explore other options to acquire the Activision Blizzard. The CMA …

Gif: JLaservideo / Kotaku YouTuber JLaservideo managed to create a Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse cosplay with operational “portals” with a couple of tubes and a good paint job, he explained in a recent TikTok. It resulted in a Spot costume that looks as good as it is functional. The Year’s Funniest Anime Is Lycoris Recoil Crossed With Yakuza Villainous Spot’s …