DualShockers Game Of The Year Awards: The Case For Overwatch

[XB1, PS4] Bastion now takes 20% less damage while in Configuration: Sentry or Tank (formerly 35%)




_Developer Comments: After the last update, Bastion became a little too difficult to deal with, so we’re reducing his new passive to give enemies more opportunities to counter. _ Jun

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered had a tough job to complete. Not only did it have to match player’s nostalgic expectations, but also remain fun after nine years, and in some ways, it's successful. The campaign resonates today as much it did nine years ago, the Multiplayer is still a blast, and the visual overhaul is the best any remaster has ever received. What Raven has accomplished is impressive, but it has its limits. Their strict dedication to not tampering with the original formula means that the flaws from 2007 are clearly visible. Issues that were fixed in later Call of Duty titles are left unchecked in Modern Warfare Remastered, and it can drag the experience down. In the end, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is a solid remaster that enhances the original game with beautiful new visuals and a little bit of extra multiplayer content, but Raven Software may have stuck to the original a little too much. A few tweaks would have gone a long way to fixing some balancing issues, but for those looking for a blast from the past, this works just fine


Ability cooldown now starts when the barrier is placed, instead of when it ends



_Developer Comments: This change should help Winston do what he does best: distract the enemy team and block damage. _ Z


Discover brand new ways to play Overwatch in the Arcade. Choose from a variety of regularly rotating game modes, maps, and rulesets that don't quite fit into Quick Play or Competitive Play. Whether it's 1-on-1 duels, 3-vs-3 skirmishes, our alternating selection of brawls, or special rulesets like "no hero switching," you should have no problem finding a game that fits your mood. Experience is earned just like any other mode, but you can also earn Arcade-specific rewards, like Loot Bo


Fixed a bug that occasionally produced incorrectly colored health bars when spectating Custom Games


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A Bastion that goes unchecked can devastate a team, particularly on defense. While the recent changes to his kit made him more sustainable and mobile, he is ultimately relegated to niche situations in most matches. An attack Bastion is generally frowned upon in higher levels, and a defensive Bastion can get focus-fired out of existe


**Overwatch ** is a game about diversity in hero selection, and everyone has their own personal favorite. Some people may play heroes near the bottom of this list. That doesn't mean that they are bad players; it only means that the hero may not be the strong


The Half-Life games are known for revolutionizing the first-person shooter genre and Half-Life 2: Episode Two is no exception. With multiple weapons in your inventory, the game packs a lot of action into its relatively short campaign. You’ll encounter traditional classes of human enemies as well as bizarre aliens that are as much frightening as they are challenging. If you’re looking for a small but thrilling shooter, Episode Two offers a cheap and thoroughly enjoyable experie


Where I could see myself enjoying a 5-6 hour single-player campaign with a loose story of some sort, I've had far more enjoyment from seeing the world of Overwatch unfold so organically. In every match that I've played, I've discovered some new bit of the world I hadn't uncovered before, whether it's a poster hanging in the Hollywood map, or a piece of dialogue between characters that opens up key bits of information about their relationships and bonds. More than pretty much any other multiplayer game I've experienced (save for maybe Team Fortress 2 ), Overwatch 's world and characters are incredibly likable, compelling, and engaging even without a campaign to establish them all, and it's all the more reason why Blizzard's design have kept me coming back to the game throughout the y


_2016 has come to a close and while the new year ahead has plenty of games for us to look forward to, the beginning of the year is also the perfect time to reflect on the games that made the previous year so exceptional, with 2016 being no exceptiona


There’s a reason the remastered version of Modern Warfare was released in a bundle with Infinite Warfare . Modern Warfare perfected the shooter genre, providing thrilling rewards in online competition and making shooting far smoother than in the prequels. The single-player campaign is the most exciting and believable campaign of the series, combining great missions with six playable charact


That philosophy not only extends from the game's design and multiplayer, but also deep into the themes and characters of Overwatch itself. The FPS game Walkthrough's shining optimism and diverse character designs run deep throughout the experience. More than anything, Overwatch brims with character and charm - Blizzard somehow took a talking gorilla, a sassy time-bender, a shotgun-toting reaper ( who has made for a hilarious parody Twitter account ), and so many other weird, wonderful characters and made them all feel a part of this shared universe and established wo