Blizzard is scrapping Overwatch 2 hero missions and progression: 'It's clear that we can't deliver on the original vision for PvE'

Blizzard announced in a midseason livestream that the originally planned "hero missions" that would feature co-op, long-term progression, and talent trees have been cancelled.

On May 13, one day after Tears of the Kingdom's official launch, the developers of Switch emulator Yuzu announced that the game is fully playable, with native Switch-level performance attainable on "most" modern hardware, with resolutions in excess of its original 900p accessible with no external hacks required⁠—just the emulator and your own legally dumped copy of TotK.

During the initial weekend betas, class balance was a complete mess. Sorcerers were nuking everything in sight and Barbarians struggled to lift their axes, while Necromancers watched their skeletons clear entire dungeons. Blizzard promised buffs and nerfs, so heading into the "Server Slam" I was curious to see those changes. I'm left with even less confidence Blizzard has any idea how to make this game fun.

In 2003, I didn't appreciate how good Ray Liotta was in the role of Tommy Vercetti, Vice City's loudmouth protagonist. I did think he was hilarious, but only looking back do I realize how different, and how natural, his performance was compared to the Command & Conquer cutscenes I grew up on. Even 20 years later, Liotta's performance runs circles around the likes of Crime Boss: Rockay City.

Once again Fallout/Outer Worlds co-creator and Troika Games co-founder Tim Cain has said something that blew my damn mind. He's already regaled us with tales of a Lord of the Rings RPG that never was, "the true purpose of the Vaults in Fallout," and rough plans for a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines sequel set in Barstow/Vegas. A few days ago, he also dished on helping train a US Department of Defense AI to play D&D.

In the course of his regular exorcising, Russell Crowe exercises his right to check out a spooky crypt tied to the Spanish Inquisition. You can tell it's the Spanish Inquisition because that's their symbol chiselled on the wall, only they actually put the symbol of the Dragon Age Inquisition up there.