Last weekend saw more amazing Overwatch World Cup action as groups C and D battled it out for a shot at a coveted appearance at the Blizzcon finals. The Sydney qualifiers took place from July 21 to July 23 and featured four powerhouse European teams in Sweden, Finland, Spain and Portugal. Next time on the Overwatch World CupWe’re in for some fireworks when the Overwatch World Cup returns from Poland. FaZe, eUnited and Bazooka Puppies all lend their talent to the Russian Overwatch team, and it mi

The player has just moved to his third organization since the Spring Split started, playing on Immortals, Counter Logic Gaming, and now returning to his first organization, Team Liquid. As far as surprise roster switches go, it’s not as momentous as Doublelift heading to TSM, but it does raise some interesting questions… especially since Dardoch and Team Liquid originally parted ways on such bad terms. Even in games that Liquid couldn’t quite take to the finish line, Dardoch consistently stood

EA has announced in a financial report that Battlefield 1 surpassed 21 million players “as of quarter end.” That’s a growth of around 2 million, as EA reported 19 million players back in May. As for what’s next for Battlefield 1, it’s set to receive its next expansion, In the Name of the Tsar, this September. EA CEO Andrew Wilson has said to expect “a new offerring that will bring the richest Battlefield 1 experience yet” to be announced at Gamescom. This is no simple rehash and replacement, and

A Titanfall 2 trial is available to everyone for free this weekend, but those with Origin Access subscriptions will soon be able to enjoy the entirety of the excellent first-person shooter as much as they like. The free weekend trial lasts until July 30, while the full game hits Origin Access on August 1. The release date comes after we learned that both Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 would make their way to Origin Access sometime by September 1. All of this comes soon after Titanfall 2 received

But alas, that’s exactly what Planet Coaster creator Brad Hamilton made, and I couldn’t be happier with the result. You can subscribe on the Steam Workshop to take the ride for a spin yourself, but you don’t have to own Planet Coaster to experience the engineering masterpiece. This isn’t the first time Brad’s created a movie-themed ride for Planet Coaster. Brad isn’t the only one creating movie-themed rides and attractions for Planet Coaster. Late last year, I talked to Planet Coaster player Mar

I’m a big fan of Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani—he’s a very funny actor. But after watching the latest video of him in action as The Agonizer, an orc in Middle Earth: Shadow of War, I’m not sure how I feel. He stays up all night writing insults, and then when it comes to the moment of delivery he second guesses himself. Nanjiani’s voice has not been modified at all—there’s none of that familiar orcy rasp. What do you make of Nanjiani’s character?

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene’s Arma 3 mod has catapulted him to success, and now he wants to let people mod his game in the hope of finding “the next PlayerUnknown”. “Allowing people to run their own dedicated servers would mean releasing the server files and that could lead to piracy. The goal, ultimately, is to allow other players to created spin-off games the same way that he did with Arma 3. He also spoke about the future of Battlegrounds, which is still in Early Access ahead of a planned

The Knights of Pen & Paper games cast you as a player in a tabletop fantasy role-playing game—Galaxy of Pen & Paper does the same, but instead of swords and mages there’s spaceships and pew-pew lasers. It’s actually fairly light on the tabletop elements, although the dialogue will give you a real Dungeons & Dragons vibe. The combat is turn-based and there’s heaps of character customisation based on the items you find in the world. This one is from Behold Studios, the same folk behind the origina

Last week we asked you to show us your dream daddies. And by dad dating, we mean dads dating other dads, exclusively. It’s the premise of Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, which starts of with a great character customizer, proven by some of the fantastic fathers you sent our way. Dad: Adam WildeDesigner: Mathilde Semin”Adam Wilde, the Hipster Dad. A good dad.

Shoot-’em-up Sine Mora has been remastered for PC, and for the current generation of consoles, with a gaggle of new modes, a more common aspect ratio, and 4K support. That’s the pretty shmup featuring anthropomorphic animals piloting bullet-spewing ships, created by Digital Reality and (Killer is Dead developer) Grasshopper Manufacture. You can find Sine Mora EX on Steam here, where the page proudly boasts of the update’s additional features. Here they are, if you’re curious:16:9 Aspect ratio (i

Lovely Planet was a wonderfully colourful, speedrunning first-person shooter/platformer, while its sequel Lovely Planet Arcade ditched the y-axis and focus on platforming, to put more emphasis on the business of shooting stuff. That trend for reinvention continues in the third entry, Super Lovely Planet, which has just released on Steam and the Humble Store. There’s no shooting (at least on your side) in this third Lovely game, and rather than as a person you play as a big bouncing ball. “I have

Preorder bonuses are a common part of the videogame business, but they usually come by way of a game’s publisher, and not the platform where it’s being sold. But GOG would like you to think about buying games from its digital storefront rather than, you know, elsewhere, and so it’s offering free games to people who purchase Absolver, Hello Neighbor, The Pillars of the Earth, and/or Sudden Strike 4 through its storefront. Preorder Absolver on GOG and you’ll also get Furi; pony up for Hello Neighb

On September 1, 2016, Overwatch’s triple-tank comp became the new king of the game’s meta. It wasn’t just that the triple-tank comp was powerful; the problem was that it was boring. Following triple-tank’s rise to power, the phrase “dive comp” began to appear more often across various Overwatch channels . The tactic had been around since Overwatch’s early days, but the proliferation of triple-tank teams gave the dive comp new life. Meta fluctuations are inevitable, and the story of the dive team

It’s not because Stormblood sucks—it’s one of the best MMOs I’ve played in years. I’m not playing because over this past year I’ve realized that my relationship with MMOs often sours because I feel like I constantly have to play them. If I’m not grinding dungeons and getting the currencies I need to upgrade my gear, I’m going to fall behind my friends and other players. It’s a great system that I still enjoy, but if you’re not constantly grinding artifact power, you’re going to fall seriously be

But with the release of next month’s Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion, it looks like we’re getting some substantially more complex cards than we’ve become accustomed to. I want to highlight three cards that encourage greater strategic depth, beginning with a gnarly-looking spider:FatespinnerFatespinner What’s in the box?! But the cute thing is going to be whether you dare trying to trick your opponent into making suboptimal plays. Previously cards like Reno Jackson and Kazakus proc’d their

Because of the timing, the two streamers immediately accused Lotoe of stream sniping too, and his viewers began filing complaints. There is no way you can prove anyone is stream sniping unless they give you hard evidence themselves. “Stream sniping is dishonourable but you simply cannot ban players for something that cannot be proven and something streamers can avoid with delays,” he wrote. Apologies for not addressing current ban system issues earlier. We do not ban players based on what we see

James Davenport: It’s a dateBungie finally announced a date for the Destiny 2 PC beta , happening August 28 to 31. A nearly two-month delay might be a good thing for PC players in the end. Whether or not the PC version stays up to date with other versions of Destiny 2 hasn’t really been outlined yet. Plenty of screen real estate and enough pixels per inch where I could barely make out the individual pixels. And the magnificent What Remains of Edith Finch is one of the most emotionally affecting

Surprisingly, those locks will also be joined by an insurance system: initially, a basic one, though it sounds like ship insurance is something that can—and will need to—grow considerably more complex. Chris RobertsOf course, like real insurance companies, Star Citizen’s fictitious insurance company won’t be completely forgiving. And if it is, and you have ship insurance, you can file a claim to have your ship replaced. First of all, the stolen ship is still out there, somewhere. However, sellin

A new car is coming in August to Forza Horizon 3—a long, rakish, gleaming beast that might seem oddly familiar to some of you, even though it’s never been seen on the road in real life. It’s the Regalia, the sleek cruising machine that provides road-trip transportation for Noctis, Gladiolus, Ignis, and Prompto in Final Fantasy 15, and everyone is getting it for free. The Regalia in FH3, which was inspired by cars like the Cadillac Ciel concept and the Maybach Exelero, is 6.4 meters long, 2.2 met

Tower of Time, now on Steam Early Access, is an RPG tale of a once-beautiful land left broken by a mysterious cataclysm. 1000 years later, a great tower is uncovered by a massive earthquake, and the power within its walls compels a young boy (because it always is!) Tower of Time offers five difficulty levels, accommodating players who want a story-focused adventure without all the crushing combat. “When we enter the tower, we know very little about what happened in the past and why the land is d