Monster Hunter Rise PC Review - A great port for a compelling yet unambitious Monster Hunter game
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Monster Hunter Rise continues the proud tradition of poking oversized monsters with ramshackle things vaguely resembling weapons while accompanied only by household pets. It might drastically reduce your life expectancy, but you can't deny that it sounds like a remarkably fun way to spend the evening!
So if you're curious just what Monster Hunter Rise has to offer and how it differs from the excellent Monster Hunter: World, as well as what the freshly released PC port is like, allow me to share my thoughts after a rather eventful playthrough.
It looks like Shadow Warrior 3 will be launching this March 1st, 2022 for PC and consoles
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Shadow Warrior 3 was originally supposed to be released at some point in 2021, but due to the team needing a bit more time to "sharpen its blades" it ended up getting pushed back to early 2022. While nothing has been officially announced since then, the freshly updated pre-order bundle on the Microsoft Store now lists the new release date as March 1, 2022!
Before you start making any sort of plans, it's worth mentioning that this could simply be a placeholder date. I personally doubt it as it's a bit too close to offer the Microsoft Store much leeway to work with, but it's still a possibility and so I would recommend against getting to attached to this specific date.
Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard for nearly 69 billion dollars
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In what is quite possibly the biggest acquisition in the gaming world, Microsoft has just purchased Activision Blizzard, all of their studios and IPs for a whopping ~69 billion dollars. In other words, Microsoft now has access to Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Spyro, Hearthstone, Crash Bandicoot, StarCraft, Candy Crush, and a whole bunch more.
"Until this transaction closes, Activision Blizzard and Microsoft Gaming will continue to operate independently," reads the announcement from Phil Spencer. "Once the deal is complete, the Activision Blizzard business will report to me as CEO, Microsoft Gaming."
After nearly two years in Early Access, the political strategy game Democracy 4 has now fully launched
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Democracy 4, as you might imagine from the name alone, is a political simulator and strategy game about running a country... or rather, desperately trying to run a country while everything collapses around you! In order to bring your vision of the future to life you'll need to carefully handle an assortment of complicated topics, work on passing unpopular laws without losing too much support from your voters, wrangle with the ever-annoying opposition, and most importantly, do whatever you can to stay in power or else it will all go to waste!
How all of this madness translates into actual gameplay, that you can find out through the freshly posted launch trailer. Have a peek, it's a fairly short one:
Overprime is a third-person MOBA heavily based on Epic's long-canceled Paragon
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Given Paragon's constantly dwindling playerbase and the meteoric rise of Fortnite, Epic eventually decided to shut down their ambitious MOBA on April 26, 2018. In the process they did something a bit unexpected - they released all of Paragon's assets onto the Unreal Marketplace for absolutely no cost!
This is where the upcoming Overprime comes into play, as by using Paragon's elements as a base the Netmarble team is aiming to create a new and improved third-person MOBA. Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you one of the gameplay trailers. It's a little bit outdated at this point, but it should give you a pretty good idea of just what the team is trying to do with Overprime. Have a look:
PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has just added a local co-op mode
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In an update that came pretty much out of nowhere, the PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has just received local co-op, which also includes online multiplayer through Steam's Remote Play Together feature! Under the co-op system both players will have access to all of the movement and combat abilities, will be able to discover landmarks and open chests, as well as initiate dialogue and start events. The only thing reserved for player one is the ability to interact with the menus, which includes the world map.
What this looks like in actual gameplay, however, that you can find out through the recently posted preview. Have a peek, it's pretty exciting stuff:
According to leaks, Total War: Warhammer 3 will let you design your own Daemon Prince and faction
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While Creative Assembly has revealed the vast majority of content coming in with Total War: Warhammer 3, they have kept the identity of the final Legendary Lord a closely guarded secret. Considering his importance in the lore and his status among fans, I fully expected this to be Be'lakor at the head of a Chaos Undivided faction, but it looks like it's far more exciting than that!
According to a leak that has just sprung on the Total War subreddit, the final Legendary Lord will be the most awesome one in the entire setting - you! If this isn't some sort of elaborate hoax, it seems like Total War: Warhammer 3 will allow us to play as our very own Daemon Prince, dedicate ourselves to whichever gods we like, and then create our very own Chaos faction from their units.