Resident Evil 3 Nemesis screenshot from the trailer

[Update #2]: Resident Evil 3 and its companion Resident Evil 3 Resistance have been released, though sadly they don't seem to have lived up to the high standards set by Resident Evil 2.

[Update]: The demo has finally arrived, and I'm happy to say Resident Evil 3 is looking pretty darn good right now!

The Resident Evil 3 remake is set to arrive this April 3rd, bringing with it the mighty Nemesis as an even more omnipresent and terrifying threat than Resident Evil 2's quite dapper Mr. X! So if you're like me and you're currently more than eager to get your hands on the remake, you'll be glad to hear that Resident Evil 3 will be getting a free demo like its predecessor.

While I would love to tell you when exactly the demo will drop, I'm afraid Capcom has left things at a rather vague "in the near future." That said, quite a few previews have already gone live, all of which seem to be based on the same chunk of gameplay, so I think it's safe to say the demo really is just around the corner.

Total War: Warhammer 2 Lizardmen fighting Elves

[Update]: The upcoming Proving Grounds patch is looking to shake up the campaign experience, as well as finally break up the endless 'Order-tide'.

Ever since The Shadow and The Blade DLC arrived, Total War: Warhammer 2 has suffered under two rather massive bugs. The first and most noticeable one affected only the campaign and essentially made it so Vampire Coast, Vampire Counts and Lizardmen factions couldn't recruit more than a single army. Because of this, the balance of power between the various factions became even more lopsided than usual.

The second bug affected only the multiplayer mode, but it was even more insidious as it was incredibly hard to spot. This is because the bug made it so units receiving chevrons (levels) in battle while under the effects of buffs/debuffs would have their base stats set to an incorrect value. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but when multiplayer is carefully balanced around unit cost and performance, having the latter suddenly shift upwards or downwards causes quite a few problems to pop up.

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time official artwork without logo

[Update]: Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time has just landed onto PC and consoles!

When it comes to tie-in games, they are usually released around the same time as the movie or TV show. So seeing as Samurai Jack concluded around three years ago, it might come as bit of a surprise to hear that there is a brand new game on the horizon - Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time.

The details are few and far between, but what I can tell you is that Battle Through Time will feature many of the fan-favorite characters and enemies from the show, and will directly tie into the series' grand finale. Expect to travel through different time periods slicing and dicing your way through Aku's minions, as well as slowly but surely unlocking new powers and weapons to toy around with.

Warcraft 3: Reforged Night Elf archer artwork

[Update #2]: Warcraft 3: Reforged devs have shared a preview of the upcoming Player Profiles.

[Update]: Warcraft 3: Reforged is now getting a major balance patch targeted at low tier heroes and the various mercenary camps.

Blizzard released Warcraft 3: Reforged back in January, and unfortunately it ended up being a bit of a mess. Not only were the actual improvements relatively few in number, but there was also a large amount of bugs and performance issues, while some classic Warcraft 3 features like player profiles ended up missing entirely.

In order to correct this, as well as hopefully make Reforged the remake Warcraft 3 truly deserves, Blizzard announced a series of updates aimed at addressing community concerns. The first of these updates arrived in early February and brought with it some much-needed changes for the Classic Mode, as well as a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint screenshot of a forest ambush

According to an earlier announcement, Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Immersive Mode and Engineer class were supposed to arrive by the end of February as a part of a major update. Unfortunately, it would appear that this will not be the case. Instead, the Immersive Mode and its accompanying update will be released at some point this spring.

"We understand that you have been requesting more transparent communication and we aim to provide this whenever possible," reads the brief update. "There are a lot of moving parts in development which has made locking in dates challenging so we haven’t been able to communicate as much as we would have liked. We apologize for that and will be providing details on these upcoming additions starting early next month."

Early Genji concept artwork for Overwatch

[Update]: The Triple Damage update has now arrived alongside Ashe's Mardi Gras challenge.

While the recent Role Queue update has drastically improved the quality of matches, it has also revealed a bit of a problem - the disparity between the number of people playing DPS heroes and those playing tanks. As you might imagine, this disparity then leads to extremely long queue times for DPS players, as well as potentially lopsided games for tank players as the system tries to get them into a match as quickly as possible.

In order to hopefully fix this problem, as well as test out what would even happen, Overwatch devs will soon be introducing the "Triple Damage" experimental game mode. This new game mode will have the same competitive rules as usual, just with the roles being locked to 1 tank, 3 DPS and 2 support heroes. This doesn't mean any of the changes will stick around once the "Triple Damage" mode goes away, but even so, it'll be interesting to see what happens when you take some of the core concepts of Overwatch and flip them upside down.

No Man's Sky screenshot of the newly added living ships

[Update]: No Man's Sky's Desolation update has brought in a bit of a survival-horror atmosphere.

I have to give credit where credit is due. Despite the initial version catching a fair bit of criticism, and rightly so, Hello Games didn't stop working on No Man's Sky for a single moment. And now, years after launch, No Man's Sky has slowly but surely managed to transform itself into a pretty darn good game.

With that in mind, I'm happy to say that the updates don't look like they'll be stopping any time soon as Hello Games have just released another major one! This time around they have added mysterious and really cool-looking living ships, new story missions revolving around them, as well as some rather strange space encounters to gawk at.

Rogue Lords official artwork for Bloody Marie

I don't know what exactly has happened over the past year or so, but there are suddenly a whole bunch of different roguelike strategy games being released or announced, and I couldn't be happier about it! The latest addition to this ever-growing pile is the freshly announced Rogue Lords, a turn-based roguelike developed by Call of Cthulhu and Styx developer Cyanide.

The action in Rogue Lords takes place in 17th century New England where instead of playing as the good guys, you'll be taking control of a variety of high-profile bad guys in order to sow as much chaos throughout the lands as possible. The full list hasn't been announced just yet, but expect to see some colorful characters given that Bloody Mary, Dracula, the White Lady and Baron Samedi have been confirmed so far.

Minecraft: Dungeons screenshot of a castle overflowing with lava

[Update #2]: Minecraft: Dungeons has now landed onto both PC and consoles, and so far it seems to be pretty solid!

[Update]: The release date for Minecraft: Dungeons has been pushed back from April to May 26th on all platforms.

Minecraft: Dungeons is an upcoming action-adventure inspired by classic dungeon-crawlers. As you might expect from that alone, Minecraft: Dungeons is all about roaming across a variety of levels in search of secrets, beating down hordes of monsters to fill your pockets with more shiny loot than you could possibly know what to do with, as well as saving the world if there's time to spare after dinner.

When it comes to the levels themselves, you can get a pretty good idea of what Mojang has cooked up through the recently posted developer update. Have a peek, it's a pretty fun one:

The Division 2 Warlords of New York official artwork and logo

[Update]: The Warlords of New York expansion is now live across both PC and consoles.

If you're looking for an excuse to dive back into The Division 2, or simply more content to play around with, I'm sure you'll be interested to hear that the Warlords of New York expansion is coming this March 3rd. The big threat this time around with be the former Division agent Aaron Keener and his network of rogue agents, all of which you'll need to dismantle as you roam across the hurricane-stricken streets of Lower Manhattan.

Naturally, taking down Keener will not be as simple as waltzing into his stronghold and having a big ol' firefight. First you'll need to get rid of all of his main agents, each of which will have their own unique storylines and special skill, which you'll then be able to learn once you defeat them. There'll also be a variety of improvements to the gearing system, a slight UI overhaul, a rework of Dark Zones to better reward player-vs-player interactions, and the list goes on.