Overwatch may have just received a new hero in the highly anticipated Sombra, but veterans will be pleased to learn that one hero who has been somewhat neglected in the past is due for a much-needed revamp. That’s right, Symmetra players, your favorite support hero is getting more than just a rebalance, she’s getting some new abilities.
Symmetra has been a bit of a mixed bag. Her skill set was very helpful, but as Blizzard’s game director Jeff Kaplan admits, she’s been a very situational choice in the past, and not exactly the kind of character that could serve as the cornerstone of a player’s repertoire. She was more of an acquired taste, which led to her receiving less screen time than her more capable counterparts.
According to Kaplan, Symmetra’s redesign will include a few new tricks that should increase the number of players willing to take a chance on the hard-light-wielding scientist. First up, Symmetra is getting an all-around boost to her hit points, and a buff to her turrets – she’ll now be able to deploy six instead of just three.
What about those new powers? Well, she’s getting a new ultimate that players will be able to use instead of a teleporter, which is her traditional ultimate.
Don’t worry, the old one isn’t going away, she’s just getting another option for those times when a teleporter isn’t the best strategic choice. The new ultimate deploys a shield generator instead of a portal, which lends nearby allies a damage-absorbing shield.
Since she now has a generator to shield allies, she no longer needs the ability to just pop her shield on any passersby. Replacing that ability will be a new one called “Photon Barrier” which is reportedly a barrier that moves along a trajectory once fired — like a mobile version of Reinhardt’s big blue shield.
According to EuroGamer, the new Symmetra update is slated to hit the public test realm sometime after the release of the Oasis map teased at BlizzCon earlier this year.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
Why does this run so well on Apple devices?
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”