Biggest Gaming News of the Week: 5/17/21 – 5/23/21

In this week’s gaming news recap, Blizzard announces major balance changes coming in Overwatch 2, while Destiny 2 Guardians compete for the Vault of Glass Raid race. Game Rant has compiled some of the biggest gaming news stories from this past week together into a concise post for fans and enthusiasts to stay up to date on the most important events in the industry per week. Highlighting the most relevant stories, this list is not inherently and totally objective, and will not contain every news story this week. Rather, this is intended for gaming fans who want a quick rundown on the largest/most impactful stories that occurred in the last week in games. In this week’s gaming news, Deep Silver announces a decade-old franchise is returning after its long dormancy. In Destiny 2, Guardians competed over the weekend for the coveted World’s First Raid race championship belt. Blizzard finally revealed new details on how PvP is changing in Overwatch 2. Microsoft is reportedly holding a joint conference with Bethesda during this year’s E3 trade show. Grand Theft Auto 5’s release date for PS5 and Xbox Series X has been unveiled for later this year. Twitch addresses the hot tub controversy, as well as an additional…
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