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• Overwatch’s new hero, Sigma, has bare feet “to sell the ‘asylum’ look”

  Overwatch has a new hero! Yay! He seems like he has cool abilities! Yay! He also doesn’t wear shoes or socks. What?

• Rainbow Six Siege breaks monthly active user records, Crash Team Racing claims June - report

  Most of June’s digital winners are years-old games.

• Overwatch’s new hero Sigma now playable on the PTR

  The latest Overwatch hero, Sigma, is now available through the PTR.

• 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.

• Overwatch: Blizzard seems to be dropping hints about its 31st hero

  Overwatch continues to expand, and it’s starting to feel an awful lot like a new hero reveal is right around the corner.

• Overwatch's Role Queue lock creates more problems than it solves

  Role Queue forces Overwatch teams to have two people in each of the hero categories – and it’s another mistake for Blizzard’s competitive shooter.

• Overwatch introduces new Role Queue system for Quick Play and Competitive

  For the first time ever in Overwatch, Blizzard will require players to select a role before they even attempt matchmaking.

• Overwatch Summer Games 2019 event is live with Weekly Challenges - here's a look at the new skins

  The Overwatch Summer Games are live.

• Next Overwatch hero will be released later than planned, Summer Games coming earlier

  Overwatch Summer Games will come a bit sooner than usual, and the next hero will be released “later” than originally planned.

• Game developers, it’s time to stop listening to the fans

  Don’t get mad, there’s a bit of hyperbole in that headline – among all the detritus of the internet, the occasional bit of usable feedback exists. It’s just that the shit floats to the top until it’s all you can see.

• Creative Assembly's new IP could be more Overwatch than Alien

  A little late for the hero shooter train, aren’t you?

• Overwatch was built on the bones of Blizzard’s cancelled MMO, Titan

  During a talk at GameLab, Barcelona, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime spoke about the painful cancellation of Titan, its ill-fated MMO.

• Overwatch's next legendary skin for Zenyatta is based on a pro player

  Overwatch League 2018 MVP Bang “Jjonak” Sunghyeon is getting his own legendary skin.

• Blizzard's Baptiste short story teased a new Overwatch skin after all, and here's how to earn it

  Blizzard released a new Overwatch short story Monday teasing a new skin for its latest hero Baptiste. From now till July 1, you can participate in Baptiste’s Reunion Challenge to earn it.

• Baptiste goes on a dangerous mission in new Overwatch short story

  Blizzard released a new Overwatch short story today spotlighting the newest addition to the game’s 30-strong roster: Baptiste.

• Blizzard canned a Starcraft FPS for Diablo and Overwatch sequels - report

  The curse of Starcraft spin-off games lingers with another cancellation.

• Overwatch is finally getting replays

  Blizzard has brought replays to Overwatch.

• The Overwatch Workshop is now available for all

  After roughly a month of testing, the Overwatch Workshop is now live for all players.

• Why don’t triple-A games like Overwatch take better pride in LGBT characters?

  The moment Assassin’s Creed Odyssey revealed that you could not only play as a female protagonist but also have the option to romance characters of either gender, I knew that Kassandra was destined to be a queer gaming icon. At least until controversial DLC chapter ‘Shadow Heritage’ came along.