Blizzard Entertainment has credited the launch of Marvel Rivals with pushing the Overwatch 2 team to embrace bigger creative risks, according to Walter Kong, senior vice president and head of development. In a group interview attended by the author, Kong stated that Marvel Rivals’ December 2024 arrival in the hero shooter space forced Blizzard to reconsider ideas it had previously been...

Blizzard has published the 3.1.0 patch notes for Diablo IV, coinciding with the Season of Death Awakening. The update brings sweeping changes to Ruptures, Enchanting, items, skills, Paragon nodes, and numerous bug fixes. Below is a concise summary of the most impactful adjustments for build-focused players. Ruptures and Realmwalker Adjustments The spawn rate for elite monsters in Ruptures has...

The Marvel Rivals Creator World Championship, held June 26–29 with a $300,000 prize pool and 12 international teams, generated far more discussion off the server than on it. Team Canada—comprising xQc, aramori, Dokibird, Fanfan, Surefour, and Warn—finished 9th–12th, earning $12,000 while Team AMER United took the $75,000 top prize. The post-tournament controversy,...

Borussia Dortmunds Nachwuchs hat ein neues Ausnahmetalent im Kader: Mathis Albert. Der 17-jährige US-Amerikaner gab in der abgelaufenen Saison sein Bundesliga-Debüt gegen den SC Freiburg (4:0) – in den letzten 120 Sekunden sammelte er sechs Ballkontakte, zwei erfolgreiche Pässe und eine Flanke. Kurz nach seinem 17. Geburtstag nahm EA SPORTS ihn in FC 26 auf und stattete ihn...

We're in the thick of mid-season drama across MLB, and the 2026 All-Star Game is just around the corner. SDS kept things interesting this week by dropping a fresh program style alongside the usual Diamond Dynasty content. Let's dig into what's worth your time and what's best left on the bench. Mookie Betts: 300th Homer Commemoration Future Hall of Famer Mookie Betts cracked his 300th career...