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Dec. 8, 2017
By Tim Mulkerin

‘Overwatch’ fans celebrate the return of hipster Hanzo

Hipster, undercut Hanzo is going to be an in-game skin. Finally.

The adorable ‘Animal Crossing’ smartphone game is the holiday escape you’ll desperately need

By Tim Mulkerin
Nov. 21, 2017
The holidays are tough. Why not catch a few butterflies along the way?

‘Star Wars: Battlefront 2’ fans stood up to Electronic Arts and won — but will it last?

By Tim Mulkerin
Nov. 17, 2017
Following an unprecedented fan backlash, EA is making huge changes to 'Star Wars: Battlefront 2.'

Here’s why everyone is pissed about the new ‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’ game

By Tim Mulkerin
Nov. 13, 2017
EA's official response to fans is now the most downvoted Reddit comment of all time.

A Nintendo Switch Hulu app is coming — could Netflix or YouTube be next?

By Xavier Harding
Nov. 9, 2017
The Nintendo Switch is getting its first TV streaming app.
Nov. 7, 2017
By Tim Mulkerin

‘Overwatch’ fans think it looks like Moira shoots magic pee from her hands

Two aspects of the 'Overwatch' visual language have overlapped to create something decidedly urinary.

As the ‘Overwatch’ Moira release looms, some fans hope for a transgender hero

By Tim Mulkerin
Nov. 6, 2017
Moira's David Bowie-inspired look has some 'Overwatch' fans crossing their fingers.

Right-wing gamers are furious about the American Nazi-killing in ‘Wolfenstein II’

By Tim Mulkerin
Oct. 7, 2017
The anti-fascist themes of 'Wolfenstein' are suddenly a little too relevant.

NRG Esports bragged about the diversity of its ‘Overwatch’ team. Zero women were invited to try out.

By Tim Mulkerin
Oct. 6, 2017
Zero women have been recruited to teams in the 'Overwatch' League so far.

‘Overwatch’ Halloween Terror: Blizzard teases new skins for McCree and Reaper

By Tim Mulkerin
Oct. 3, 2017
Hype alert! Halloween Terror is back, baby.
Sept. 28, 2017
By Tim Mulkerin

‘Overwatch’ just debuted its first gender-nonconforming character, but you probably missed it

Unless you follow the lead writer for 'Overwatch' on Twitter, you missed out on something big.

Thanks to new ‘Overwatch’ comic ‘Searching,’ we finally know Sombra’s real name

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 27, 2017
Zarya takes center stage, but the comic’s most dramatic reveal is that we finally know Sombra’s real name: Olivia Colomar.

SNES Classic Edition Review: It’s fun as hell, but it should really be a Nintendo Switch app

By Xavier Harding
Sept. 27, 2017
With the SNES Classic, what's old is new again.

Why is video game development so secretive? Online harassment, one developer says.

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 26, 2017
Three years later, Gamergate is still rearing its ugly head.

The latest ‘Overwatch’ update to Mercy might be bad news for its casual player base

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 20, 2017
The game’s most effective gateway drug is now a pill that’s a little too tough to swallow.
Sept. 16, 2017
By Tim Mulkerin

Harassment experts: The latest ‘Overwatch’ developer update was an uninformed, incoherent mess

'Overwatch' game director Jeff Kaplan finally released a video laying out the team’s ongoing efforts to curb its toxicity issues. It didn't inspire much confidence.

We tested all the official ‘Destiny 2’ candles, and now we have more questions than answers

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 14, 2017
“It smells like a nursing home I worked in one summer.”

PewDiePie posts apology video for using racial slur in YouTube livestream: “I’m just an idiot”

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 12, 2017
"I’m just an idiot. But that doesn’t make what I said or how I said it OK. It was not OK."

“Heated gaming moment”: How a defense of PewDiePie’s racial slur became a darkly funny meme

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 11, 2017
“Hey, can people stop freaking out over PewDiePie saying the N-word in a heated gaming moment?”

Video emerges showing popular YouTuber Pewdiepie using a racial slur while streaming a game

By Tim Mulkerin
Sept. 10, 2017
Disgruntled fans are discussing the moment using the hashtag #PewDiePieIsOverParty.