Month: June 2025

Blackbeard attacking in Rainbow Six Siege / Image credit: Ubisoft Website TL;DR At the beginning of a round in Siege X, the Pick and Ban system allows teams to vote on an operator to ban. Bans reset upon a role swap. Some operators will be prohibited more often based on their gadgets and weapons, affecting…

Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR The Palace Royals Overwatch 2 Mega Bundle is a royalty-themed cosmetics bundle. It includes skins, sprays, name cards, player icons, and a weapon charm. It costs 4,500 Overwatch coins at the time of writing. This bundle has some great skins, especially the Royal Princess Mercy skin. However, there are also…

Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2 has released the official trailer for Season 17, Powered Up, which introduces an 8-bit arcade fighting theme to the hero shooter. From Stadium updates and new limited-time modes to map bans and reworks, here are the biggest esports-related headlines from Blizzard Entertainment’s latest Overwatch 2 update. Keep Reading Overwatch…

Image credit: Ubisoft Ubisoft has revealed details for acquiring tickets for its upcoming Rainbow Six Siege X esports tournament, the BLAST R6 Munich Major, which will take place from November 8th-16th, 2025. Fans can acquire the tickets from Wednesday, June 18th, when the presale begins, before they eventually go public on Friday, June 20th, 2025….

Image credit: Ubisoft TL;DR Siege X is the successor to Rainbow Six Siege. It upgraded the graphics and introduced a variety of other improvements. Characters in Siege X are called operators, and they can be picked at the beginning of a new round. Each operator has a special gadget and a unique lineup of weapons….

L-R: CS2 and Siege X gameplay / Image credit: Valve / Ubisoft TL;DR R6 Siege X is a bit more ‘tactical’, and CS2 is more ‘shooter’. Siege X brings a larger Dual Front mode, which expands Siege’s game style. Operators are key to Siege X gameplay, while Agents are cosmetic in CS2. Siege X offers…

TL;DR Tracer is one of the more popular Overwatch heroes, so she has a lot of skins.  Some of the best Tracer skins in Overwatch 2 are Will-O’-Wisp, Graffiti, Adventurer, and Operative Oxton.  Skins can be purchased for Overwatch Coins or Credits in the hero menu, the in-game store, or the vault.  Some Tracer skins…

TL;DR Tracer is one of the more popular Overwatch heroes, so she has a lot of skins.  Some of the best Tracer skins in Overwatch 2 are Will-O’-Wisp, Graffiti, Adventurer, and Operative Oxton.  Skins can be purchased for Overwatch Coins or Credits in the hero menu, the in-game store, or the vault.  Some Tracer skins…

Image credit: Ubisoft Rainbow Six Siege X developer Ubisoft has released several patches to address the most burning issues plaguing the Siege X update since it launched on June 10th, 2025. Various patch notes were posted online by the official Rainbow Six Siege X account, addressing notable bugs and glitches such as audio issues, missing…

 Image credit: Ubisoft TL;DR Clash is a defender who carries a shield that can use an electric attack to slow enemies. For years, Clash has been a controversial character in Rainbow Six Siege due to her shield’s abilities and unintended exploits. In Siege X, Clash received a rework that updated her CCE Shield gadget. Clash…