Overwatch 2 staff reportedly miss bonus payments

The highly anticipated game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second installment in the ambitious Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, received widespread critical acclaim when it launched in late February.

Ascendant Studios has reportedly been hit with another major blow. The studio, which released its debut title Immortals of Aveum last year, seems to have furloughed the “majority” of its staff, which means they have been placed on indefinite leave without pay, but continue to be employed by the company on paper.

Immortals of Aveum maker Ascendant Studios has apparently furloughed the majority of its employees.

Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff.

Ascendant Studios, the developer behind last year's EA-published magic shooter Immortals of Aveum, has reportedly furloughed the majority of its staff.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League isn't one of the most popular titles out there at the moment, and the introduction of The Joker in Season 1 hasn't done much to fix that. There are a bunch of reasons for Suicide Squad's frosty reception, one of them being the treatment of iconic hero Batman, who most fans will know is bumped off by Harley Quinn.

We've datamined updated 3-piece set bonuses from Sunken Temple item sets, now providing interesting class-specific effects. Prior to today's build, they were quite generic with bonuses giving passive stat gains. A new level-up raid coming in Phase 3 Season of Discovery, Sunken Temple will be on a weekly lockout and contains hundreds of new pieces of loot from eight new bosses. In addition to the item sets with changes detailed below, you can preview more of the datamined loot in our Sunken Temple Guide: Sunken Temple Raid Loot Today's datamining had even more notable item updates, including reputation levels, dungeon reitemization, and P3 item tuning: More Item TuningReitemized Dungeon LootReputation Levels for Emerald Wardens Rewards

An Overwatch 2 player has discovered a Venture combo that allows them to quickly defeat enemy Widowmakers. Widowmaker has been a force to be reckoned with since before Overwatch 2 was released, even after some nerfs, but the new hero may be a perfect counter against the sniper.

Overwatch 2 players have created a new custom game mode to recreate Overwatch 1's signature 6v6 matches within the game. The game mode appears to be the most authentic way to experience 6v6 matches in Overwatch 2, as a dedicated fan ensured the mode carries over aspects of the final release version of the original Overwatch game.

Since its release in 2022, has attracted more than its fair share of controversy. From its admittedly rough launch to its heavy emphasis on microtransactions, it's easy to wonder why Blizzard has implemented these changes from the original, especially since one of the main draws of the sequel, a dedicated PvE mode, was canceled.

Overwatch 2 might be working on introducing new types of Mythic cosmetics besides skins. While Overwatch 2 hasn’t confirmed anything yet, a recent interview response seemed to suggest these customizations were a distinct possibility.

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