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Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser

Blizzard is selling the classic charity skin and some brand new goodies in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Activision Blizzard is bringing back a fan-favorite Overwatch skin as part of a charity drive in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

by

Anna Washenko

17 hours ago

  • 06.13.2024Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world
  • 06.13.2024Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter
  • 06.12.2024Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer
  • 06.12.2024Lego Horizon Adventures might be Sony’s most important game of the year
  • 06.11.2024The biggest threat to Marvel Rivals is all the other rival team shooters
  • 06.11.2024Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess feels as luscious as it looks
  • 06.11.2024Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a fantasy epic filled with big decisions

Discord calls on PS5 will soon be far less convoluted

PS5 players will soon be able to start Discord calls directly from their console, sans app.

Discord calls were available previously on PS5, but setting them up was nowhere near seamless.

by

Cristina Alexander

a day ago

Get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $35

You can also pick up 30 days for $12.

Get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $35. You can also pick up 30 days for $12.

by

Lawrence Bonk

06.13.2024

Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

I desperately want to play all of it, right now.

Take me back.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

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Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

I desperately want to play all of it, right now.

Take me back.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter

Repeat.

Skate Story encourages you to enter a peak state early on, only so you can chase that feeling the rest of the game.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.13.2024

Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer

PlayStation is leaning into fun and it feels fantastic.

Astro Bot is as precise as it is ridiculous, and this is exactly what makes it so damn delightful.

The biggest threat to Marvel Rivals is all the other rival team shooters

It’s a fun but hectic team-shooter in a hectic genre.

Marvel Rivals pits its greatest heroes against each other and it’s a lot of fun. It’s also a familiar kind of fun if you’ve ever played Overwatch.

by

Mat Smith

06.11.2024

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess feels as luscious as it looks

The game's first-ever demo proves it's way more than a pretty trailer.

After playing for nearly an hour at Summer Game Fest, it’s clear that Kunitsu-Gami is much more than a beautiful screenshot.

by

Jessica Conditt

06.11.2024

Skydance's Behemoth brings giant climbable monster fights to VR

Like Shadow of the Colossus, it’s all about battling giants.

Behemoth is an action-adventure game that draws on the combat and physics of The Walking Dead VR games but with a bigger focus on fighting. Also: scaling a giant and killing it dead.

by

Mat Smith

06.04.2024

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The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let Engadget help you demystify it all.

Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

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Igor Bonifacic

The best free games in 2024 that you can start playing today

Some great games don't cost a thing.

These are the best free games you can play today, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The best Xbox games for 2024

Whether you have Series X, Series S, One X or One S, there's something here for you.

Here's a list of the best games for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The 20 best PC games you can play right now for 2024

Where to start with a juggernaut like PC gaming?

Here is a list of the best PC games you can get right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Latest news

  • Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser

    by

    Anna Washenko

    17 hours ago

    Activision Blizzard is bringing back a fan-favorite Overwatch skin as part of a charity drive in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

  • Discord calls on PS5 will soon be far less convoluted

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    a day ago

    Discord calls were available previously on PS5, but setting them up was nowhere near seamless.

  • Get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $35

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    06.13.2024

    Get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for only $35. You can also pick up 30 days for $12.

  • Phoenix Springs offers breathtaking beauty in a desolate neo-noir world

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    06.13.2024

    Take me back.

  • Skate Story hands-on: Kick, push, shatter

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    06.13.2024

    Skate Story encourages you to enter a peak state early on, only so you can chase that feeling the rest of the game.

  • King Ice teases bejeweled Pokémon bling

    by

    Danny Gallagher

    06.12.2024

    If you’re looking for a birthday gift for the Pokémon fan who has everything, jewelry brand King Ice may have the solution.

  • PlayStation Plus June offerings include Monster Hunter Rise and three Lego games

    by

    Danny Gallagher

    06.12.2024

    Sony just announced a slew of new games coming to its various PlayStation Plus tiers.

  • Astro Bot is a supremely silly and incredibly smooth platformer

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    06.12.2024

    Astro Bot is as precise as it is ridiculous, and this is exactly what makes it so damn delightful.

  • Lego Horizon Adventures might be Sony’s most important game of the year

    by

    Aaron Souppouris

    06.12.2024

    Lego Horizon Adventures might not have generated the Summer Game Fest headlines that the new Doom and Assassin’s Creed games did, but in many ways its legacy may be more interesting.

  • Netflix drops a proper trailer for Arcane's second (and last) season

    by

    Anna Washenko

    06.11.2024

    Arcane's second season on Netflix will be its last.

  • Modder adds the vicious Shield Saw to the original Doom

    by

    Cristina Alexander

    06.11.2024

    The Doom modding community has already brought a few brand-new weapons from an upcoming game to the classic original shooter.

  • The biggest threat to Marvel Rivals is all the other rival team shooters

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.11.2024

    Marvel Rivals pits its greatest heroes against each other and it’s a lot of fun. It’s also a familiar kind of fun if you’ve ever played Overwatch.

  • BeReal, the buzziest app of 2022, has been bought by a mobile game publisher

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.11.2024

    Game publisher Voodoo has bought the social platform BeReal for €500 million. Although BeReal has fallen off the radar since its much-hyped peak, Voodoo says the app has grown to 40 million active users.

  • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess feels as luscious as it looks

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    06.11.2024

    After playing for nearly an hour at Summer Game Fest, it’s clear that Kunitsu-Gami is much more than a beautiful screenshot.

  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a fantasy epic filled with big decisions

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.11.2024

    For fans of Dragon Age, the latest installment is aimed at expanding the world you probably already love. And once again, there are big decisions to make in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

  • Thrasher, the psychedelic game from the artist behind Thumper, arrives in July

    by

    Mariella Moon

    06.11.2024

    Thrasher, which its developers describe as a "mind-melting arcade action odyssey," will be available for the Meta Quest and the Apple Vision Pro on July 25.

  • Just Dance VR is coming to Meta Quest headsets in October

    by

    Mariella Moon

    06.11.2024

    Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity will be available on October 15.

  • Resident Evil 7 and the Resident Evil 2 remake are coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac

    by

    Will Shanklin

    06.10.2024

    On a day when there were a few other Apple-related announcements, Capcom snuck in one of its own. Two more Resident Evil games are coming to iOS, iPadOS and macOS: Resident Evil 7 biohazard, coming next month, and the Resident Evil 2 remake, which is under development.

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a tale of two very different assassins

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.10.2024

    Instead of choosing a single character to play the entirety of Assassin's Creed Shadows, you can switch between the characters for assassination runs and exploration segments. They have two very different playstyles, too.

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is still happening and it's coming out 2026

    by

    Mat Smith

    06.10.2024

    After all the delays, studio switches and confusion, Ubisoft says its troubled Sands of Time remake is coming in 2026.

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