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Blizzard has officially scrapped Overwatch 2’s long-awaited PvE Hero mode, but the game’s creative leads are assuring fans that PvE is still a focus for the game moving forward.

On a Twitch stream detailing Overwatch 2’s content roadmap, executive producer Jared Neuss explained the decision to cut the PvE content.

“Development on the PvE experience has not really hasn’t made the progress that we have hoped,” Neuss said. “The team has created a bunch of amazing content so there’s awesome missions that are really exciting. There’s brand new enemies that are super fun to fight and some truly great and ridiculous hero talents.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom builds upon an already massive Hyrule from Breath of the Wild to add a simply unbelievably large vertical scope from sky to ground…and beyond. Without loading screens, you can climb ridiculously high up and jump down into Hyrule from almost anywhere. So naturally, we had to figure out just how high it all goes. And we did.

There is, it turns out, an upper limit to the sky. It’s all the way up at +3300 on the Y axis (visible on the minimap in the bottom right corner of the screen). Unfortunately, you don’t get anything for reaching that high — just a message that says “You can’t go any farther.

Our Zelda experts have worked hard to bring you many, many updates to the IGN Tears of the Kingdom Walkthrough and Strategy Guide. We’ve put in thousands of hours of gameplay across dozens of players to bring you our latest findings. We still have you covered on every Shrine, Fairy Fountain, Tower, and much more. The latest walkthrough updates take you to Hebra Mountains and Death Mountain and beyond on your quest to sovle the reginal phenoenon mestries and uncover the Temples related to Hyrule’s woes:

New Tears of the Kingdom Guide Walkthrough Updates

• Tulin of Rito Village – Get to know Tulin, a helpful Rito companion and ally who will take you into the sky.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom builds upon the groundbreaking open world design of 2017’s Breath of the Wild, and the creative leads behind the sequel have seemingly confirmed that the Zelda team will stick with this formula for future entries.

In an interview with Game Informer, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi discussed the future of the Zelda franchise, saying the open world format — or “open air” as Nintendo liked to call it in 2017 — is here to stay.

“With Ocarina of Time, I think it’s correct to say that it did kind of create a format for a number of titles in the franchise that came after it,” Aonuma said.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out now, and simply bursting at the seams with secrets, hidden treasures, little detours, and easter eggs. Its main story path is fairly easy to follow in the midst of all that, and generally will get you to collect all the key powers, items, and story points you’ll want before eventually beating the game. However, Tears of the Kingdom’s best quality of life feature sits somewhere in between main story and secret, and is possible to miss entirely. We’re talking about the Autobuild power.

Following a “challenging” year of losses and few releases, Ubisoft is preparing to pump resources into the Assassin’s Creed franchise to secure its future. It will include a restructure that will increase headcount on Assassin’s Creed title development by 40% in the coming years, following a rash of layoffs that reduced the company’s global headcount below 20,000.

In its full year earnings today, Ubisoft reported that in a fiscal year in which its only major releases were Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Just Dance 2023, and Rocksmith+, its net sales were €1.81 billion ($1.97 billion) down 14.6% from last year, and it overall reported an operating loss of €500 million ($543 million).

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out in the wild for a weekend now, and fans are spotting all kinds of fun easter eggs and tidbits all over the place. One of our favorites? Link’s cooking animations have gotten the smallest, sweetest musical upgrade. Yes, Link sings now!

In Breath of the Wild, Link’s cooking animation was pretty wholesome on its own. He would toss the ingredients into a pot, hum a few abstract notes cheerfully as they stewed, and then express delight when the dish was done (assuming it wasn’t…dubious). But in Tears of the Kingdom, his cooking is even more adorable, because Link actually sings multiple recognizable songs from his own games while food is cooking.

As someone who has spent over ⅔ of his life riding a skateboard, I’ll be the first to say that skating is not an easy skill. Between falling, destroying your shoes on grip tape, and spending weeks trying to land that first kickflip, it’s as grueling and time-consuming as it is rewarding and fun. VR Skater is no different in that regard. While it’s obvious that a VR skateboard will never replace the real thing, I was still skeptical about how “real” it would feel coasting over digital concrete while having a bulky PSVR2 headset strapped to my face. But after landing that first kickflip over a set of tires, all my doubts were gone, and I found myself looking forward to mastering my next trick.

In Breath of the Wild, which released almost two years after the death of late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Nintendo seemingly included a tribute to his memory in the form of Satori Mountain and its resident Lord of the Mountain. And now, in the sequel Tears of the Kingdom, that tribute has been further expanded upon with one of the game’s most mystical hidden encounters.

On Satori Mountain in Breath of the Wild, players who visited on certain nights could see a beautiful spectral creature called the Lord of the Mountain and witness a number of Blupees gathering.

Microsoft has officially announced its second wave of games hitting Xbox Game Pass in May. The latest blog post includes a handful of new games coming to the service in the following weeks, including the likes of Planet of Lana, Railway Empire 2, Eastern Exorcist, Ghostlore, Cassette Beasts, Massive Chalice, and Chicory: A Colorful Tale. FIFA 23 will be coming to EA Play on May 16, and by proxy, this also means it’ll hit the libraries of PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members as well.

Weird West, Shadowrun Trilogy, Ravenlok, Redfall (see our review here) and more were also among the first wave of releases for Game Pass in May.