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Overwatch Beta has a release date
Apparently ‘Fall 10th’ was a bust but fortunately the Overwatch beta will officially be launched soon. Blizzard has announced that the beta test will kick off in America by October 27 and Europe and Asia will follow shortly after the official date. If you consider that October is the 10th month of the year maybe we got the hint wrong by believing they were referring to a date instead of a month.
Blizzard has two large goals: Firstly they want to receive feedback about the game-play, balance and of course the amount of fun gamers are having while playing Overwatch. Secondly they want to ‘hammer’ their server infrastructure to highly test it on a wide variety of systems. Beta participants will be divided in two groups: The Closed Beta group and the Beta Test Weekend group.
The Closed Beta will be opened for a small number of players who will be encouraged to give any feedback about heroes, maps, abilities and any other tiny aspect of the game. More details about what the starting game will consist off will be provided once beta testing begins.
The Beta Test Weekends group will consist off any player who has signed up for the Overwatch beta to help Blizzard ‘stress test’ their servers. The first beta test weekend is scheduled to begin after Blizzcon so more information about it might be released during the event. Another thing that Blizzard has announced is that Overwatch beta is for Windows only. If you already signed up for Overwatch beta expect to either receive an email informing you that you are a closed beta participant or check out Battle.net launcher after October 27.
This week, Larian Studios will reveal Baldur’s Gate 3’s fifth major patch and new features for PS5. This update will fix slowdown from the previous patch and Astarion kissing scenes. A list of changes and tweaks will be released soon.
A follow-up tweet from the Belgian developer teases a community update this week that will discuss “some new features” for the game. Since launch, updates have focused on bug fixes and improvements, with only a camp mirror for changing your appearance. As a GOG achievement suggests, a permadeath mode may be added.
Are there any features you hope Baldur’s Gate 3 will get?
Last year, Sonic the Hedgehog and Genshin Impact fans fought for the Players’ Voice award at The Game Awards. This fan-voted battle between some of the biggest games on Earth features multiple knockout rounds. The first phase is live!
The initial pool of 30 titles includes 2023’s biggest hits and those with meaningful updates. Choose ten favorites on the ceremony’s website:
- Alan Wake 2
- Apex Legends
- Armored Core VI
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Counter-Strike 2
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Destiny 2
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
- GTA Online
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Honkai: Star Rail
- League of Legends
- Lies of P
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Minecraft
- Mortal Kombat 1
- No Man’s Sky
- Octopath Traveler II
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Starfield
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Valorant
- Warframe
Gacha games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail have an advantage because HoYoverse can entice fans to vote by promising free in-game currency to spend on pulls. Baldur’s Gate 3 is leading this initial voting phase, which is typical of holiday Best Of lists.
World premiere. You heard The Game Awards’ now-iconic voiceover artist say those two words, right? Host Geoff Keighley says you won’t hear it this year because the organizer has tried to unify all announcements. Thus, it wants world-first trailers alongside deep dives, first looks, etc.
“You’ll see this year, we often put up those cards, ‘world premiere, world premiere’,” he told fans in a livestreamed Q&A. “We’re moving away from that because everything’s ‘is it a first look? An announcement? We consider it all great game content.”
We think this means fewer blockbuster moments, but Keighley denies it. He added, “I don’t know if there will be the same number of world premieres as last year. “Honestly, I haven’t counted. I think similarly but don’t know. I won’t quote a number because it’ll go viral. The show’s length and content are likely similar to previous years.
Keighley said he tried to shorten the show last year, but Chris Judge’s epic God of War Ragnarok acceptance speech extended it. He said, “It’s probably going to be similar to last year with a little bit shorter show.” The Game Awards have been criticized for being too long, but this isn’t a bad thing.
When are the Game Awards? We have a guide for your time zone. The nominees are out, and voting is live, so pick your favorites before it’s too late.
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