Concept art shows Venture holding their drill-like weapon.

Image: Blizzard Entertainment While the new tank hero Mauga was the headliner of Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 showing at Blizzcon this weekend, the dev team also highlighted two more playable characters coming to the hero shooter next year: a DPS character named Venture and a support hero code named Space Ranger.Continue Reading

Famicom games on display at Tokyo used game store Super Potato.

At the start of the 1980s, video games were mostly relegated to coin-gobbling arcade machines, but their emerging popularity prompted a Time Magazine cover story in January 1982 with a cringeworthy warning: “GRONK! FLASH! ZAP! Video Games are Blitzing the World!” What You Should Know About Mario Strikers’ Big FreeContinue Reading

A Parent's Guide to Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Good parenting is a lot like being a solid player two. You want to be supportive, curious, and competent. You’re there to have a good time, and understand going with the flow is key to harmony. This can be a challenge with kids and video games when you’re actually, literally,Continue Reading

Where Is Fortnite OG's Story?

Look, I don’t want to be the guy who cares way too much about Fortnite‘s overall storyline. But I play this game too much. Every season I do every quest and complete every piece of what happens for a story. Its version of a narrative throughline has never been particularlyContinue Reading

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My Time at Sandrock It has numerous tasks that require you to gather, craft, and build all sorts of contraptions. However, one early-game quest might stump you if you’re a newcomer. Our guide discusses how to complete Picking Up the Slack in My Time at Sandrock so you can tackleContinue Reading