After two sets of delays, Dirt 5 is set to launch this November 6th
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Like a good chunk of games this year, Dirt 5 has had to adjust its release date multiple times in order to account for the pandemic messing everything up. So instead of launching on October 9th as originally planned, the release date ended up being pushed back to October 16th, and then to November 6th quickly after.
Thankfully, there is a happy ending to this whole story. Not only is Dirt 5 now fully on track to launch this November 6th, but pretty much all of the reviews so far seem to be positive! So if you're in a bit of a racing mood, you might want to keep an eye on Dirt 5.
Blizzard's massive Blizzcon Online convention will be entirely free to watch this February
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[Update]: BlizzCon Online schedule has now been revealed, and sadly Overwatch 2 won't have much of a presence.
As you might expect given the currently ongoing pandemic, Blizzard has canceled their annual Blizzcon convention for this year. Instead, they will be switching to a fully online version with pretty much the same amount of announcements, previews, developer panels and fan contests.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Blizzard's president J. Allen Brack has now come out to announce that Blizzcon Online will be entirely free to watch! So whether you're in it for the big announcements or some of the more technical developer interviews, you'll be able to view all of them without having to pay for a virtual ticket.
MTG Arena's historic Kaladesh Remastered set is coming next week
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's viking themed expansion Kaldheim is launching on January 28, 2021.
[Update]: The Kaladesh Remastered set has now arrived with plenty of Artifacts in tow.
When it comes to MTG Arena's competitive modes, there are two main formats: Standard and Historic. Standard consists only of the most recent sets and is usually a bit lower in power and easier to enter as a beginner, while the Historic format draws from the entire pool of MTG Arena cards, which as you might imagine, means it's the home of the most streamlined and bombastic decks out there.
With that little bit of explanation now out of the way, I'm happy to say that the pool of Historic cards will soon be expanding even further! As a part of its remastered series, MTG Arena will be getting the massive Kaladesh Remastered set this November 12th.
The indie management/strategy game Kingdom: Classic is free to grab this week
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If you're looking for something short and interesting to occupy your time, I'm pleased to say that I bring good news. The indie management/strategy game Kingdom: Classic is currently entirely free to grab over at the Humble Store, and it will remain like that for another six days.
As for the actual gameplay, Kingdom: Classic is all about establishing and keeping your little kingdom safe. You'll need to hire a bunch of soldiers and workers, construct layered defenses and invest your hard-earned gold into infrastructure, and then once night comes, hunker down and survive the relentless hordes that will crash against your walls.
Valorant's Update 1.11 has returned, this time around without the gamebreaking bugs
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[Update]: Valorant update has fixed some of the common complaints about the Icebox map.
When Update 1.11 arrived a little while ago, it brought with it a brand new Agent by the name of Skye, numerous balance changes, the introduction of the Icebox map to competitive play, and a whole bunch of quality of life improvements. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the update also broke the entirety of Valorant.
On the funnier side of things you had bugs like Omen's smoke displaying Sage's texture files for some bizarre reason, while on the less fun side of things you had bugs that caused performance problems and malfunctioning abilities, both of which made regular gameplay a bit of a nightmare. With all of that in mind, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that Riot Games quickly pulled the patch back.
Little Hope, Man of Medan's spiritual successor, has now arrived for PC and consoles
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Much like Supermassive's previous games Until Dawn and Man of Medan, Little Hope is a highly interactive story where you singlehandedly guide the fate of all the various characters. Depending on your actions you can escape the endless horrors with the full squad intact, watch as the group slowly dwindles into nothingness over the course of the campaign, or perhaps something in between.
As for the story itself, Little Hope brings with it a fairly simple premise. Four college students and their professor are stranded in the abandoned town of Little Hope where they're constantly haunted by visions of the past. From there you'll need to figure out what in the world is happening, how you can solve the problem, and hopefully, how you can make it out in one piece!
Everspace 2's Early Access launch has been pushed back to January in order to avoid Cyberpunk 2077
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[Update]: Everspace 2 has now docked in Steam Early Access alongside some fairly positive reviews.
It would appear that Cyberpunk 2077's most recent delay has impacted far more than the ambitious RPG. In order to avoid competing with Cyberpunk 2077, Path of Exile's new expansion has been pushed back until January, and now Everspace 2's Early Access launch is following suit as well.
"Let’s get the cyber elephant out of the room right away: The Cyberpunk 2077 release has just been pushed back to December 10, which is a major blow to our planned EVERSPACE 2 Early Access release in mid-December," reads the developer update. "Not only will every media outlet and content creator cover the arguably most-anticipated AAA game in history throughout the entire holiday season (and not much else), we also know that there’s quite a bit of audience overlap within our community (and our team), so after a quick consultation with our marketing friends we’ve decided to push back the EVERSPACE 2 Early Access release to January."