Dante Stanfill

Since there are just so many games coming out this month, I think I am going to have to not only invent a time machine and keep traveling back to play them, but I'll also have to forgo sleep, eating, and writing for fps Game Missions Rant. Just kidding, I really like sleep and eating. My Games: Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Skyrim, LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7, Assassin's Creed Revelations, Saints Row: The Third, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and Halo Anniversa

Gears of War 3 - There's nothing quite like chainsawing through your friends - especially with Halloween approaching - and if your chainsaw happens to be attached to your gun, well, all the better. Football Manager 11 - With midterms abound, there's nothing like a good bout of sports management that you can run in the background whilst you focus on cracking out papers. Until league mods come out for FM12, I'll stick with last year's version. The The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim - This game can't come out soon enough. My housemates may worry when I disappear for three days without food into my room, but trust me, it'll be worth it. Most Anticipated Game: Uncharted 3 hands down. The original Uncharted was fantastic, and the sequel only built upon that and provided excitement all the way through. From the pieces I've played of Uncharted 3 so far, the full game will be an experience to beh

SEASON 3 COMPETITIVE PLAY Competitive Play's second season will end on November 23 at 4PM PDT (November 24 at 0:00 UTC), and the third season will begin on November 30 at 4PM PDT (December 1 at 0:00 UTC). During the week-long off season, you'll still be able to queue for matches using the Competitive Play ruleset, but your skill rating will not be affected and no Competitive Points will be awarded. We've also made a few adjustments to the skill rating system for season 3. Players will be distributed more broadly across the skill tiers, which means that your season 3 rating will probably be lower than the previous sea

Did you know Overwatch is different depending on whether it's on the PC or a console? Though the game is mostly the same across platforms, there are a few outlying situations where changes were made out of necessity. One of these changes is with everyone's favorite Swedish engineer that they just love to hate: Torbjörn. Due to perceived differences in reaction time from PC to console, the console version of Torbjörn's turret was adjusted to have lower damage, as it was difficult to notice and avoid his turret's lock-on before it was too late. This was an adjustment made early into the game's release, which has since seen most other characters get modified health or armor and altered damage outputs. Many players, either Torbjörn fans or teammates that just want their stubborn friends to be more successful in putting enemies down, think it's time to revisit Torbjörn's damage and make him more viable as a defensive hero. People always underestimate the engine

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

And that's it. A new trailer was also released to celebrate Sombra's launch -- you can check it out be

Despite all the big titles set to release this month, I'm still in catch-up mode. I can't ignore the buzz anymore, so I'm planning on playing both Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City this month via OnLive . And when my gaming window is tight, I'll work on making my fingers bleed courtesy of Rocksmi

You mentioned that there were classic things and animations that you were wary of changing, where do you draw that line? How do you figure out what people considered to be the classic experience and what you might need to change?

It happened during the Olympics. It happened during Halloween. It happened during the Winter holidays, and you can be sure it will happen again. Every holiday season that sees cool new legendary skins, players complain about how little gold they get for recieving duplicates from loot boxes. It's a fair complaint when the coolest legendary skins are only available for a short time, and maybe you've received three of one you didn't want. And when the price of a seasonal legendary skin is 3000 gold, it can be a bit frustrating to only recieve 200 coins. Or worst-case-scenario for an impatient player, who splurges on the skin they wanted only to get it's duplicate in their next holiday box! It can take awhile to grind that kind of gold. Whether the Overwatch development team hears these complaints and addresses them or not, players can always take refuge in the fact that the Earth will make at least one more rotation around the sun, and whatever fancy seasonal holiday skin that eludes them will still be available next year. Well, maybe four years for the Olympics skins. O

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