Due to the pandemic, Wasteland 3 has been delayed until late August
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The post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 3 was originally slated to arrive this May 19th, but sadly that is no longer going to be the case. Instead, due to the pandemic forcing the team to adjust to working from home, Wasteland 3's release date has been pushed back until August 28th.
"As with most companies, we moved to a work-from-home environment some weeks ago, and that's of course introduced new challenges that many of us throughout the world have been learning to manage, reads the brief developer update. "We've been excited to see the Wasteland 3 Beta so well received, but the reality is that with these new logistical challenges our release was going to be impacted."
Riot Games' competitive 5v5 shooter Valorant is heading into Closed Beta this April 7
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League of Legends studio Riot Games is currently in the last stretches of development on a new 5v5 character-based tactical shooter called Valorant, which as you might imagine, has piqued the interest of quite a few FPS players. With that in mind, it's worth mentioning that while Valorant's characters seem to take a fair bit of inspiration from games like Overwatch, its moment-to-moment gameplay is most similar to slower-paced, tactical shooters like Counter-Strike.
Even though the recent teaser trailers are all unfortunately fairly short, they can still give you a pretty good idea of just what Valorant is trying to be. So for now, here's two of them to help clue you in:
Action-adventure Hob and the exploration-focused Gone Home are free for a few days
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Another week is nearly upon us, and as is tradition at this point, there is a brand new giveaway. This time around you're looking at the self-explanatory Drawful 2, the action-adventure Hob, as well as the exploration-focused 'walking simulator' Gone Home.
If you're interested in either game, all you need to do is head on over to the Epic Games Store, create or log into your account, and you'll be good to go. The whole giveaway will only last until April 9th, however, so do make sure to at least add the games to your account before you forget entirely.
Trails of Cold Steel IV has been announced for PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch
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Trails of Cold Steel III has only just made its way to PC alongside some highly positive reviews, and already I have more great news to share! In a rather brief announcement, Nihon Falcom has revealed that Trails of Cold Steel IV is being developed for PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch!
Expect to see the largest roster of characters in the entire series, with plenty of fan-favorites returning to the battlefield once more. The combat itself is also being spruced up, and much like the characters, it'll feature a combination of new and old ideas. The same trend applies to the out-of-combat activities as well since Trails of Cold Steel IV will be adding an assortment of new minigames, along with some of the more popular ones from before like Vintage Master.
Borderlands 3's newest DLC has brought in an over-the-top wedding and an old friend
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If you're in the mood for even more bandits to gun down in Borderlands 3, you might be interested to hear that a brand new DLC has just arrived - Guns, Love, and Tentacles. As the name would suggest, the DLC brings with it a bombastic wedding between Hammerlock and Wainwright, multiple new regions to explore, as well as an old friend from Borderlands 2.
You can get a bit of an idea of what all of this looks like in action, as well as who the old friend might be, through the reveal trailer down below. Have a gander:
Overwatch devs have revealed new Echo cosmetics and plans to change the Competitive Map Pools
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After a brief round of teasers, Overwatch's Hero #32 has been revealed as the mysterious Omnic Echo. However, instead of being a support hero as many expected, Echo has been unleashed as a highly mobile, and just as deadly, shape-shifting damage dealer.
While Echo will soon be making her way to the live version of Overwatch, you can check out her and her newly introduced cosmetics ahead of time by visiting the PTR. If you don't feel like downloading an entirely new client, however, you can also give the new skins a sneak peek over at the Overwatch Twitter. Needless to say, they are pretty darn amazing!
Resident Evil 3 Remake has now arrived, though it's a fair bit shorter than expected
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The Resident Evil 2 Remake, while not a completely faithful adaptation of the original horror classic, set an incredibly high standard for any future Resident Evil games to follow. As such, it might not come as too much of a surprise to hear that the newly released Resident Evil 3 Remake has fallen a bit short of its mighty predecessor.
Now don't get me wrong, Resident Evil 3 is by no means a bad game. In fact, I'd go as far as to say it's a pretty darn good one, though it does have some noticeable flaws. For example, the whole campaign can be completed in under five hours without any prior knowledge, while a couple of the iconic Resident Evil 3 locations like the clocktower were cut from the game entirely.