The Biggest Gaming News For February 22, 2023
It's never a dull day in the gaming industry, as we've seen yet another flurry of interesting stories come out over the past 24 hours. One of which comes from Ukraine, as the country is banning both physical and digital sales of Atomic Heart and is asking other countries to boycott as well.
Elsewhere, Overwatch 2 has announced that the next Heroes to be reworked will be Junkrat and Cassidy, while Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 4 Remake will be getting free PS VR2 support and development has just begun. For all the details, just keep reading.
Related: Atomic Heart And The Problem With Keeping Politics Out Of Gaming
Atomic Heart has released and is on store shelves, yet developer Mundfish still can't shake rumors of potential ties to sanctioned Russian banks and enterprsies like Gazprom, despite a lack of any real evidence. That doesn't matter to Ukraine though, which has banned all physical sales of Atomic Heart and is writing to Sony, Valve, and Microsoft to get the game pulled digitally as well. On top of that, the country has also called upon its allies to boycott the game as well, claiming money could potentially be used to fund Russia's invasion efforts.
Much to the delight of Overwatch 2 fans across the globe, Roadhog received a long-awaited rework to help the charcetr fit into the new 5v5 format. He wasn't the only character in need of a rework though, as Blizzard has announced that both Cassidy and Junkrat will be getting reworks during Season 3 to help the former "bring back more synergy" and stop the latter from spamming grenades.
PS VR2 is in the hands of excited fans everywhere, as is the VR mode for Resident Evil Village. However, Capcom has announced that it's not the only Resident Evil game
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