A hero and a battleground After the release of two other non-Warcraftheroes, we’re getting yet another one withOverwatch‘s Genji — the fourthOverwatchcharacter to hitHeroes of the Stormafter Tracer, Zarya, and Lucio. I had a chance to test him out, and I think bothOverwatchandHeroesplayers alike are going to be pretty happy. Especially when they go at it on the new Hanamura map. My first experience with Genji was actually on the receiving end (followed by many other first-hand tests), having played agaist HorsePants, one of the best soloHeroesplayers in the scene....

The Indigo Diskis the second part of thePokémon Scalet and VioletDLC, and it’s releasing this December. The Pokémon Company has already revealed new Pokémon, new moves, and the legendary Terapagos, which is the poster Pokémon of this expansion. We have compiled all information revealed so far aroundThe Indigo Disk, including the new and mysterious 19th Tera type. If you like Pokémon battles better thancompleting your Pokédexor shiny hunting,The Indigo Diskmay have a lot of juicy content for you....

$79.99 PowerA is set to release a Limited Edition (5,000 units)Star Foxfigure out into the wild on February 22, andit’ll be a GameStop exclusivepriced at $79.99. The company sent over a sample for me to check out, and considering it’s made of resin (the only material that isn’t is the visor), it has some heft to it. The statue features none other than Fox McCloud, and at 8 inches, it’s enough to make a splash without taking up too much room....

For those of you who are big into having all the content you possibly can on your PSP, SCEE is rolling out a download-to-own service for digital comics. Accordingto Joystiq, some European consumers were polled over whether they’d prefer an a la carte or subscription service. While news is slim on this, they’re most likely going to fall in line with traditional comics pricing scheme, which is around $3 per issue....

Waaaaaaail Secret of Manaseries composer Hiroki Kikuta took to Reddit this week to let fans ask anything in an effort to better connect with overseas fans. That haunting wail you hear in “Fear of the Heavens”inSecret of Mana? Kikuta says that is a whale. Here’s why the wail was used: The beginning of the game shows the mana tree and the calm surrounded the landscape and this track tries to build on that calm....

When did Sega start hating fans? Over the past few days,Sega has been forcing YouTube usersto remove uploaded videos of the Sega Saturn RPGShining Force IIIlest their entire channels get shut down. While this is not an altogether uncommon practice for a company trying to protect its IP, the fact that Sega is targeting just specific content is rather curious. In any case, it’s pretty damn heartless. Thelikely reasonfor this action is that a new PSP installment in theShiningseries,Shining Ark, will launch in Japan in February, thus Sega is afraid that consumers searching YouTube for trailers will find old gameplay footage instead and confuse the two....

In addition to whatever new ideas the developers have A properAnimal Crossingon Wii U would, in all honesty, have been a waste of a game. The system constantly struggled in sales and the series has never exactly been a blockbuster when it’s been tied to a stationary home console. It’s always at its best when it’s on the go, letting us visit our little slice of paradise wherever we may be....

Sony has been adding more PlayStation 2 games to its Classics catalogue on PlayStation Plus, starting withTomb Raider Legend,Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the firstSly Coopergame. Hopefully, the other twoSlysequels will follow suit. But, in the meantime, it’s said thatSly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonushas been the most popular so far, and has even had the biggest debut ever on PS Plus Premium. This is according toTrueTrophies, which sampled data from over 3....

Sony has admitted that it’s having trouble getting publishers to remain invested in thePlayStation Vita, with Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida claiming it’s been tough getting companies to return after their initial support. “We’re having a more difficult time than we had anticipated in terms of getting support from third-party publishers,” confessed the lovely executive toOfficial PS Magazine, “but that’s our job.We will continue to talk to development communities and publishing partners and tell them why Vita can provide a great experience for the IPs they have....

FRESH! At the end of today’sArmsdirect, Nintendo showed off some of the single-player fromSplatoon 2. While it doesn’t look like a massive improvement over the first game, extra enemy variety and some nifty environments make it look great. There is also a distinctJet Set Radiovibe from some of the grinding you can do. Along with the trailer, we’ve got some artwork from Nintendo’s press site. I really like that art style and I’ve gotta say, I really love the style Marie is rocking at the intro of the trailer....

Square Enix president Yoichi Wada isn’t easy to fool. While Microsoft is pumping billions into the hype machine to convince the general public that Kinect isn’t just a big “me too” bandwagon ticket, the outspoken executive stated that neither Kinect, Move or even the 3DS are the true battleground of this generation. “I missed Microsoft’s conference. Having said that, I think that what they have focused on for Kinect is very interesting and I hope they will attract an even wider audience,” Wada states....

Another low-key mind-blowing Stardew Valley tip What’s in your memory palace? If we’re talking games, mine has an entire wing dedicated tosmallbut surprisingStardew Valleytidbits that make this game feel thoughtful — like every facet mattered to the designer. Here’s another find that I just had to try as soon as I heard about it: you can curve your cast to one side or the other while fishing, and while it’s super optional, the technique does have its uses in certain situations inStardew Valley....

Well this is interesting Swery65’s intriguingnew gameD4will definitely be exclusive to the Xbox One,the designer has confirmed today. It’s a pretty odd development for sure, but if you recall,Deadly Premonitionwas exclusive to the Xbox 360 for about three years in the US (it launched on PS3 in Japan-only beforecoming here eventually). Our own Steven Hansen points out thatwhen speaking to Swery himself, he mentioned that Japanese gamers didn’t quite “get”Deadly Premonitionlike the US audience did....