Loot boxes are back in OVERWATCH 2, completing full 180 degree turn

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NEWS THIS WEEK

• Everything Announced At The February 2025 PlayStation State Of Play
• Overwatch 2 is bringing loot boxes back from the dead
• Valve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile games
• Homebound, At Last. Afterlove EP is out now
• Inaugural Olympic Esports Games will now take place in 2027‍

RELEASE RADAR

• AVOWED - 18 February 2025 - PC, Xbox Series X|S
• LOST RECORDS: BLOOM AND RAGE: PART 1 - 18 February 2025 - PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
• LIKE A DRAGON: PIRATE YAKUZA IN HAWAII - PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4
• PGA TOUR 2K25 - 21 February 2025 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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