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Overwatch’s “Hero Mode” Needed to be a Spinoff

Deconstructor of Fun

A lot of ink has been spilled on the debacle of Overwatch 2 canceling their co-op PvE “Hero Mode”. Putting emotions aside, I think it’s worth re-examining why co-op PvE seemed like a good idea in the first place, and what went wrong in development. I’ve seen both sides of the coin here and can speak from experience.

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The future of gaming is as opaque as ever

Game Daily

They attract rampant financial speculation, leading to esports-like bubbles that must inevitably deflate. Like esports, it is the focus of unwise speculation and hype. The woeful 2010 predictions focused on techno-utopian, science fiction fantasies that are still, today, a long way from realization.