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• Overwatch's next hero is a mad scientist named Sigma

  Blizzard’s been teasing Overwatch news for a few days now, but today, the company officially revealed Sigma, the 31st hero on the roster.

• Cyberpunk 2077's motorbike screams Akira

  The Cyberpunk 2077 team gave us a new look at the game’s motorbike today, and it’s everything Akira.

• The best Minecraft Seeds you need to play right now

  The best Minecraft seeds – what are they? In fact, what even are Minecraft seeds? In the simplest terms, seeds are a collection of digits that decide what goes where in Minecraft.

• Next Halo: Reach PC test is all about Firefight, coming this month

  343 Industries is very pleased with how the first Halo: Reach flight on PC went.

• Gears 5 Arcade is designed for people who hate Gears multiplayer

  The Coalition debuted Gears 5’s new Arcade mode during a livestream overnight.

• Gears 5 never featured any smoking as a result of Rod Fergusson's desire not to glamorise it

  The Coalition studio head Rod Fergusson has clarified why smoking won’t be featured in Gears 5.

• You can attack most people in Cyberpunk 2077, but kids and story NPCs are off limits

  Whenever I play shooters, the first thing I do when I’m dropped in an NPC situation is see what happens if I point a gun at my allies. Would I do this in real life? Heck no. But in a game environment, I want to understand the rules of the world. How much can I […]

• This Cyberpunk 2077 lore book belongs on your coffee table

  They say an author is only able to share 10 percent of the world they build. The other 90 percent often remains a mystery. Developer CD Projekt Red doesn’t want Cyberpunk 2077’s 90 percent to be a mystery, so it’s publishing everything you need to know about Night City in a book called “The World […]

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey's final DLC Judgment of Atlantis brings the series' long-running meta-story to center stage

  Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s final piece of DLC, Judgment of Atlantis, launches July 16, and Ubisoft’s new gameplay trailer previews the new weapons, abilities, and locations you’ll interact with on your final bout through Ancient Greece.

• Gods and Monsters is Assassin's Creed Odyssey on steroids

  Developer Ubisoft took some creative liberties with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Although the team tried to depict Ancient Greece with as much historical accuracy as possible, there’s still a Medusa, a Minotaur, and other mythical creatures hiding in the map’s farthest reaches. Gods and Monsters, then, is what happens when a team of folks who spent […]

• Minecraft Earth beta coming soon, new gameplay released

  Mojang has shown off the first gameplay footage of Minecraft Earth as the game approaches public testing.

• Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo looking into moving production out of China - UPDATE

  Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are preparing for the worst by planning to move a portion of console manufacturing out of China.

• Game Pass gets Play Later section in new Xbox One update

  This month’s Xbox One system update puts more focus on Game Pass.

• Here's your first look at Sindel in Mortal Kombat 11

  Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon gave us our first look at Sindel today, an upcoming DLC character for Mortal Kombat 11.

• Destiny 2 isn't running on Ryzen 3000 series CPUs right now, but Bungie is working on a fix

  Destiny 2 players running the game on Ryzen’s new 3000 series CPUs aren’t able to start the game right now, but developer Bungie is aware of the problem and sussing out a solution.

• Someone modded Bloodborne's combat into Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

  Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a hard game, but if you’ve memorized every boss pattern and crave an extra challenge, someone’s created a mod that replaces Sekiro’s combat systems with those from Bloodborne.

• Watch today's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 livestream for details on the upcoming zombies update

  Developer Treyarch is hosting a livestream on its YouTube channel today to reveal new details on Operation Apocalypse Z Rising, a major Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 update coming this week.

• Borderlands 3 will have a ping system similar to Apex Legends, among other accessibility features

  Borderlands 3 developer Gearbox has detailed the ways it’s making co-op more accessible in its upcoming loot shooter during a Guardian Con panel, including an Apex Legends-style ping system.

• Gears 5 versus multiplayer technical test kicks off July 19

  Microsoft will host two versus multiplayer technical tests sessions for Gears 5 later this month.