After a year of exclusivity, Orcs Must Die! 3 has now landed onto Steam and consoles
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Now that its one-year exclusivity period with Google Stadia is over, Orcs Must Die! 3 has finally made its way to Steam, Xbox One and X|S, PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as GeForce Now. Much like its predecessors Orcs Must Die! 3 is firmly focused on the combination of third-person action and tower defense elements, all in an effort to shock, fry, explode or otherwise mangle hordes of dastardly Orcs.
As for what this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it'll clue you in quite quickly on what to expect:
The original Dead Space is getting a fully fledged remake on PC and consoles
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While all rumors of Dead Space 4 were squashed many years ago, I'm very happy to announce that there is now hope that the series will make a triumphant return! I say this because EA has just revealed that not only is Dead Space getting re-released for PC and modern consoles, but that this new version will be rebuilt from the ground up as a fully fledged remake!
The exact details are unfortunately still few and far between, but it seems like the focus will be on offering a deeper and more immersive experience. You can also expect to see greatly enhanced visuals, various gameplay improvements, as well as a bunch of quality of life features to round everything out.
Apex Legends' Season 10 is launching on August 3 alongside a new Legend, weapon and map rework
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If you've had your fill of the smaller events and are now itching for something a bit more substantial, you'll be happy to hear that Apex Legends' Season 10 update is now nearly upon us. Once the Emergence update goes live on August 3rd it'll bring with it the mysterious Seer as a new Legend, Rampart's very own Rampage LMG, a whole bunch of changes to the World's Edge map, as well as ranked Arenas!
While the exact details are still few and far between, you can get a little bit of a peek at some of the changes through the recently posted launch trailer. I'll also throw in Seer's story-focused cinematic short because it's quite a gorgeous one! Have a gander:
RimWorld's Ideology expansion and rather ambitious free Update 1.3 have now arrived
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After being suddenly announced and going through a brief round of public testing, RimWorld's second expansion Ideology has now been unleashed. As the name would suggest Ideology allows you to create your very own belief systems and then enforce them upon your colony, with this covering everything from nudist hippies to technology obsessed cannibals. There's also brand new roguelike-styled quests to spice things up, alongside new creatures, improvements, and perhaps most excitingly, a brand new ending to uncover!
You can get a pretty good idea of how all of this translates into actual gameplay, as well as how insane the whole thing can get, through the freshly posted launch trailer. Have a peek:
MTG Arena is soon adding a bunch of Modern Horizons 1 and 2 cards, alongside 31 brand new ones
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In an announcement that was accidentally posted, and then immediately removed, Wizards of the Coast have revealed that they are bringing in Jumpstart: Historic Horizons to MTG Arena on August 12. This new Jumpstart event will bring with it hundreds of cards from Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2, along with 31 new-to-Magic cards specifically designed with the Historic format in mind!
Needless to say, this little leak has resulted in quite a few arguments among the MTG community, with the main sticking point being the MTG Arena exclusive cards. Personally, I'm of the opinion that MTG Arena is so different from the paper version of Magic that it's essentially its own beast, so treating it as such and releasing cards specifically designed for it makes a lot of sense.
Amazon's New World MMO has now entered Closed Beta in preparation for its August launch
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After being delayed time and time again, it seems that Amazon's New World MMO has now finally sorted out all of its major issues and is getting ready for its full release on August 31, 2021. So in order to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible, New World has now launched a closed beta test that will last until August 2nd.
If you would like to give it a chance for yourself, there are two ways to get into the beta. The first and most obvious one involves pre-ordering New World on either Amazon or Steam for guaranteed access, while the second one involves signing up for the beta and hoping you get lucky. That said, the random beta invites will be flying out all throughout the event, so even if you're reading this fairly late into the beta test there's still a chance you can get in.
Cris Tales, a hand-drawn homage to classic JRPGs, has now landed onto PC and consoles
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Just like many of the JRPGs from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, Cris Tales is all about wondering across the world in search of adventure, befriending and recruiting a variety of over-the-top characters, and then teaming up with them to face off against a whole host of enemies in turn-based combat. That said, things don't stay that simple for very long as Cris Tales heavily focuses on time-traveling and allows you to visit individual locations in the past, present and future!
You can get a little bit of an idea of what this looks like in actual gameplay, as well as what Cris Tales looks like in general, through the rather handy overview trailer. Have a peek: