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INNOVATION AWARD The Witness (Thekla) Inside (Playdead) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic) Pokemon Go (Niantic) Honorable Mentions: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games), The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment), SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT Team), Thumper (Drool), Quadrilateral Cowboy (Blendo Ga 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 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 This is the smallest change, but oh so beneficial. Currently on console, auto-joining teamchat is turned off by default. All Overwatch players on console want is to have it turned on be default. For a game that takes a lot of team cooperation to win an objective, it's essential that the players be able to communicate. On PC, it's fairly simple to press 'p' and click from 'Group Chat' to 'Team Chat.' But on the console, it's not so simple, where you have to navigate through several menus each time. And if you join a match with some players already grouped, it's almost impossible to communicate to them asking them to switch. On PC, you can always just type and ask your teammates to hop in the right chat, on console, there just isn't time. This results in a lot gifs that look like this , with players having to pantomime yes's and no's to get their point across. Entertaining? Yes. But not all that good for you if you're trying to The ability to control dragons is a trait of the Shimada family, which is why Genji's Ultimate also allows him to summon a dragon made of spirit energy. It seems that the ability to control dragons is limited to the clothes that the Shimada wear, as it is possible to turn Hanzo's dragons into wolves. If Hanzo is wearing the Lone Wolf or Okami skin, then the twin dragons of the Dragonstrike will change into two wolves. All of Hanzo's quotes that refer to dragons will also switch to talking about wol With beautiful settings, fun campaigns, and excellent multiplayer, Halo continues to be one of the greatest shooter franchises ever made. Call of Duty differs greatly from Halo , but Infinite Warfare draws so heavily from Halo that most fans of Infinite Warfare would have much more fun with the Halo serVoting started on December 24th, and ended on January 21st. Each voter was asked to give ten preferences in order, with the first fps Game collectibles scoring four points, second and third scoring three, ranks from four to six scoring two points, and the rest only one. Two honorable mentions were also allowed, but scored no points. Genji wasn't quite as dead as Hanzo thought. His life was saved by the members of Overwatch, who revived him in order to help them take down the Shimada crime family. The two brothers were finally reunited a decade after their first fight, which was seen in the Overwatch animated short, called " Dragon When it comes to character matchups in Overwatch, Hanzo has the most trouble when facing off against his brother. Genji is all about getting up close and personal with his sword. His melee prowess, coupled with his fast movement speed, makes it hard for Hanzo players to hit him at close range. The true anti-Hanzo weapon in Genji's arsenal is his Deflect ability, as this allows him to reflect Hanzo's arrows straight back at Titanfall 2 makes up for the faults of its predecessor, providing a well-rounded game with excellent single-player and multiplayer options. While Infinite Warfare acts futuristic but offers surprisingly little versatility, Titanfall 2 fully optimizes its setting. Pilots may zoom through maps or quickly ascend buildings while the slower Titans destroy anything in sight. The Titanfall games revolutionize shooters through brilliant use of 3-D space, forcing players to constantly watch both ground and sky in order to surv As spoiled as Overwatch fans may be, there are a few legitimate concerns and complaints that have resonated throughout the community, and many fans hope the Overwatch team continues to deliver by addressing these issues in the coming year. This list won't be too concerned with 'nerfing Symmetra' or 'buffing Winston' as Overwatch is really good about making slight adjustments to their characters over time, and measuring their overall performance, but will instead focus on elements of the game that players either simply want more of or have found to be troubling for some time now. These are 18 Changes Overwatch Fans Want In 20