Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard's MOBA, has received a new patch, focused on balance. The update will rework Blaze, one of the tanks in the game, to give a popular ability earlier in the game. Blizzard also highlighted changes to Muradin Storm Bolt and Stitches getting nerfed, in addition to some bug fixes.Smells like Balance Patch Day! 🔥 Blaze updates🔨 Muradin Storm Bolt changes🪝 Stitches gets a bit less beefy🪲 Bug fixes and more!Patch Notes: https://t.co/L5BfrSsU7v pic.twitter.com/2k5QL9kNRj — Heroes of the Storm (@BlizzHeroes) June 15, 2021Heroes of the Storm combines iconic Blizzard characters from across all of its games, putting characters from Diablo, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and more together on a single battlefield. Sometimes, it even has skins so characters can cosplay as each other, like a Soldier 76 skin for Starcraft's Jim Raynor. The game has been on Blizzard's back burner since 2018 when the company decided to cancel its esports tournaments and move developers onto other titles.The June 15 balancing patch provides changes to 12 heroes in addition to some bug fixes. You can read the full notes on Blizzard's website or below:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty's Season 4 is just days away, and Treyarch has detailed the patch notes for Black Ops Cold War's update on June 17. This new season of multiplayer and Zombies content will go live in Black Ops Cold War starting at 9 PM PT June 16 / 12 AM ET June 17.MultiplayerAs previously revealed by Call of Duty's Season 4 roadmap, Black Ops Cold War's new season will launch with a limited-time "Ground Fall" event, which will have players find and secure SAT-Links to score exclusive rewards. A new battle pass will be available with 100 Tiers to progress through, alongside new multiplayer maps of Collateral, Hijacked, and Amsterdam.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With the promise of 128 player matches on current-gen consoles, Battlefield 2042 would need a consistently high player count to make sure players always have an enemy to fire at. Since that's not possible to guarantee, developer DICE has thought of a way around the issue: lots of bots.According to a post on EA's website, Battlefield 2042 will be keeping servers constantly packed using AI soldiers. That being said, there isn't a guarantee that you'll be going up against bots in every match. AI soldiers will be "used for server-filling capabilities, ensuring your matches remain full, no matter your location." In other words, if your server can be filled with 128 real players, they will be.It's worth noting that on last-gen consoles, players likely won't see as many bots thanks to a lower player count. On the PS4 and Xbox One, games of conquest and breakthrough will only go up to 64 players, as opposed to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, which can house up to 128 per match.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bloober Team's psychological horror game The Medium will make its way to PS5 on September 3 with full DualSense support, Sony has confirmed. It's unclear if the game will launch on PS4 as well, which may be unlikely since it didn't arrive on Xbox One alongside PC and Series X|S either.The PlayStation maker revealed the news in a new trailer on YouTube. The minute-and-a-half-long video is entirely composed of cutscenes from the game, with a few pull quotes interspersed. The trailer claims that The Medium is "more immersive than ever" thanks to the DualSense, but Sony hasn't specified how the game takes advantage of the controller's features.The Medium has been a massive success for Polish studio Bloober Team, becoming profitable just a few days after launch and carving out a spot on Steam's top-selling games of January 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Game Builder Garage, Nintendo's game design tool and teacher, is now available on Nintendo Switch and has a free demo to try out the game. The demo contains the first interactive lessons from the game which should provide a basic lesson in game design.#GameBuilderGarage is now available! Want to take a trial lesson with the Nodon? You can experience the whole first interactive lesson in the free Demo Version, available now on #NintendoSwitch #eShop! https://t.co/KlPOdJcZeT pic.twitter.com/Y5MmpYK0VA — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 11, 2021Game Builder Garage takes one of the smaller features of Nintendo Labo--the cardboard DIY game--and turns it into a full toolset. Labo had the Toy-Con Garage, which allowed you to tinker with the minigames and create small ones of your own using Labo. Game Builder Garage takes that and expands it into an all-digital, cardboard-free experience, where you can create your own games and play other people's creations.Game Builder Garage is available now for $30 USD. The Nintendo Direct presentation for E3 2021 happened earlier today, showcasing Breath of the Wild 2, Metroid Dread, Warioware: Get It Together, and more.Info from Gamespot.com

Two new events are kicking off soon in Pokemon Go. The game's Solstice event is set to run from June 17-20, and it introduces the Legendary Pokemon Regigigas to the game. Shortly after that, Niantic is holding a Bidoof-themed event featuring Shiny Bidoof.Solstice EventThroughout the Solstice event, Lunatone, Solrock, Spheal, and other Pokemon will appear in the wild more frequently than normal. There will also be unique wild Pokemon spawns and Raid bosses depending on your hemisphere. You can see which Pokemon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres below.Northern HemisphereWild PokemonContinue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Deviation Games says its upcoming PlayStation exclusive will be "big in scope." The brand new studio, set up by former Treyarch developers Dave Anthony and Jason Blundell, made its first appearance during last week's Summer Game Fest kickoff event by announcing that it's working on a "groundbreaking" new IP for Sony."Make no mistake: This game is gonna be big in scope," CEO Anthony said in a recent interview with Eurogamer. Deviation has already been working on the game for over a year at this point and has over 100 people on staff. The game's still a ways out, though, and Anthony is keen to hire more developers to continue building up the studio with the right people and the right culture.With the game being this far out, Deviation and Sony are keeping tight-lipped on any specifics, even when it comes to platforms. With that said, PlayStation Studios' Hermen Hulst is clearly excited to talk about the potential of the new partnership. "Together we're bringing a new IP that's bold, that stands on the shoulders of what these guys have learned over their careers that speak for themselves," Hulst said. "We're always looking to offer fresh new experiences to the audience, to the PlayStation community. It's also an honour for me as the head of PlayStation Studios to find a group like Jason, Dave, and their team to work with us."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You'll need to find spray cans this week in Fortnite as part of the Fortnite Week 2 challenges. Spray cans are an item that will only appear on the map so long as your related Epic Quest is active, and though there are eight to be found across Pleasant Park and Dirty Docks, you'll ultimately only need to know two Fortnite spray can locations to complete the challenge and earn 30,000 XP. Here's where to collect spray cans from warehouses in Dirty Docks or garages in Pleasant Park.Fortnite Spray Cans In Pleasant ParkThe convenient thing about this challenge is that there are eight spray cans available on the map, but you'll finish it off much sooner after just two spray cans are collected. Not only that, but the cans are evenly split across Pleasant Park and Dirty Docks, with four in each location, so you actually won't even need to venture to the second locale once you've found two at the spot of your choosing.Because every match is different and the best drops are often based on where the Battle Bus is heading, we'll still show you all eight spots anyway, beginning in Pleasant Park.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

GameStop has announced that it will refresh its stock of Xbox Series S and X consoles tomorrow, June 16, for customers to purchase in-store.Quantities will be limited to one per person, with each customer able to trade-in their used games and accessories for "a huge trade offer" to offset the consoles' price. GameStop's official Twitter published a cheeky tweet referencing the availability of the Xbox Series S and X systems. The retailer also confirmed that it has refreshed its stock on Nintendo Switch consoles. It's worth calling your local GameStop before heading down there to ensure either console is still available.What's that? You say you heard GameStop stores would have Nintendo Switch consoles available in-store on 6/15, and Xbox Series X|S consoles available in-store on 6/16? Hmm... pic.twitter.com/f0KftNWaLh — GameStop (@GameStop) June 13, 2021If you miss your chance to grab an Xbox Series X|S from GameStop, we have an inventory tracker that we update regularly as more consoles become available. We also track PS5 restocks, which continue to sell out quickly.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Fortnite Week 2, you'll want to interact with a dead drop in Weeping Woods to earn 45,000 XP. This Week 2 challenge is another of those that is only visible while the Legendary Quest is active and is meant to relay more story details in the backdrop of the ever-popular battle royale game. Here's where to find all three dead drop locations in Fortnite.Fortnite Dead Drop Locations In Weeping WoodsFor this challenge, you'll of course need to head to Weeping Woods, either fresh off the Battle Bus or during your travels across Apollo. There are three different dead drops available in Week 2, but interacting with any one of them will complete your challenge. You'll find dead drops in the following spots:near the north side of the bridge in the northeast section of Weeping Woodsnear the south side of the same bridgeat the base of a tree near the river northwest of the largest cabin in the localeAll three dead drops in Weeping WoodsEach week brings with it one challenge worth more than the rest. It's always the first Legendary Quest, and in Season 7, it's always worth 45,000 XP. The dead drop challenge is that special Quest this week, but you can catch up on all the Week 2 challenges for the full run of XP. As always, the Legendary Quests disappear each week when a new list of challenges drops, so you'll want to be quick about those. The Epic Quests, meanwhile, can be completed at any time during the season, so you've got until mid-September to finish those off. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo closed its E3 2021 presentation with a fresh look at one of the most anticipated games in a long time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel. The new trailer showed off more of the game's setting, gameplay, and tone, and it also confirmed a release window for the game: 2022. Though a specific date hasn't been revealed, retailers clearly thought that was good enough for them to push their listings live, which means you can finally preorder Breath of the Wild's sequel right now.As thrilling as it is to see the sequel pop up at stores as a real, physical thing you can actually buy, it's worth keeping in mind this game is still very far out--we don't even know if it's called Breath of the Wild 2. Right now, retailers have opened preorders for the game's standard edition, which is priced at $60 USD. The Breath of the Wild sequel is sure to have some kind of collector's edition, so if you're the type to hold out for a special edition like that, it's probably not worth snagging the standard edition just yet. But if the base game is all you want, you can secure your order today, if you'd like. Preorder The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 $60 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel is finally up for preorder if you're content with owning the standard edition--or just want to feel the thrill of preordering it this far out. Both Amazon and Best Buy have listings up, but no box art is available yet. See at Amazon See at Best Buy Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A tenured development team has found a new porpoise as Intellivision has announced Amico-exclusive Dolphin Quest, a brand-new game from the developers of Sega Genesis classic Ecco the Dolphin.The announcement was part of the Intellivision E3 2021 presentation, a ten-minute showcase of the Intellivision Amico console coming later this year and a slew of games coming to it. Dolphin Quest is being developed by "the original Ecco the Dolphin team," according to the game's brief debut.Other games announced for Intellivision Amico during the presentation were remakes of classic Intellivision games--including Night Stalker and Cloudy Mountain--as well as original IP like platformer Finnegan Fox and a brand-new entry in the Earthworm Jim franchise. The Sesame Street and Care Bears franchises appeared with new edutainment titles for kids, while partnerships with Major League Baseball and Data East were also announced.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Forza Horizon 5 was officially revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda E3 Showcase. The reveal trailer gave us plenty of information, including its Mexican setting, dynamic weather system, and the introduction of a new Horizon Arcade that lets you compete in over-the-top racing challenges. Now, we also know that Forza Horizon 5 will be the biggest and most diverse game in the series, as creative director Mike Brown explained during an interview with IGN."Right from the very beginning of development, we knew that we wanted to make the biggest Horizon ever," Brown says. He explains that part of this approach means doing something new rather than simply expanding the scope of the game while offering more of the same. "So it also has to be the most diverse and the most contrasting Horizon ever, as well," he continues.Mexico stood out because of its natural diversity, with snowy mountains, historic cities, jungles, rolling hills, farm land, beaches, and mountain ranges all part of its expansive landscape. It should allow for more varied gameplay opportunities than we've seen from the series before.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Jessica Henwick, who is also among the newcomers for The Matrix 4, is joining the Knives Out 2's sizable cast, according to Deadline. "Sizable" may be an understatement, as a new ensemble member for the whodunit has been announced at a steady pace over the last few weeks.Henwick joins Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Kate Hudson (Kung Fu Panda 3), Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision), Dave Bautista (Army of the Dead), Janelle Monáe (Homecoming), Edward Norton (Fight Club), and Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton) in a cast positively bursting with big names. Daniel Craig's detective character, Benoit Blanc, will be returning as well.Although no plot details are known, it is assumed that the massive list of names will, as in the 2019 movie starting the franchise, comprise a huge number of potential suspects and trails to follow as Benoit Blanc interrogates people involved in a murder. It would not at all be out of the question to expect further casting announcements in the coming weeks.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A hacker collective has figured out how to run the 1993 shooter Doom using the components of an Ikea lightbulb--because why not. If it has a computer inside, it can probably run Doom, and this is the latest demonstration of that.Next-hack published a lengthy blog post detailing how the group disassembled the approximately $20 TRÅDFRI LED wireless lightbulb to extract its RF module and combine that with other components--a bit more flash memory, a cheap160×128 SPI display, etcetera--to build the setup.There were some restrictions the group put on themselves, however, namely that the "microcontroller [must have] reasonably limited computing power and/or memory, with respect to vanilla Doom's minimum requirements." On top of limiting computing power, next-hack required themselves to play Doom using the embedded microcontroller, not some replacement.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com