World of Warcraft: Classic's Dire Maul dungeon is coming this October 15th
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If you've already reached level 60 in WoW Classic and are currently looking to get yourself geared up for raiding, you'll be glad to hear that Blizzard has now announced that the Dire Maul dungeon is coming next week, on October 15th! While it was originally a part of Phase 2 (which also includes PvP ranks and world bosses), Dire Maul has been pushed a little bit forward in order to keep a steady stream of content.
For those of you that might be unfamiliar with Dire Maul, it is a three-wing dungeon filled to the brim with bosses and goodies. Much like Blackrock Depths, Dire Maul is an absolutely massive dungeon that is almost impossible to clear in one run. Combine this with some great visual design and atmosphere, the somewhat unorthodox "Tribute" run that has you spare bosses instead of killing them, as well tons of amazing items that can compete with Molten Core epics, and you've got yourself a recipe for one of the most popular dungeons in the entirety of World of Warcraft.
Apex Legends' Halloween event "Fight or Fright" is coming this October 15th
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Apex Legends' Season 3 update has only just arrived with a brand new map, weapon and Legend, but if you're already itching for more content, I'm happy to say that the Halloween event is just around the corner. More specifically, the Fight or Fright event will be running from October 15 to November 5, bringing with it a variety of cosmetics and an interesting new game mode.
The game mode in question is Shadowfall, a time-limited bloodbath that will take place on a spooky, nighttime version of Kings Canyon. Things will start off fairly simply with you and 34 other solo players dropping across the map, but once people start dying the whole atmosphere will drastically change!
Untitled Goose Game is a thoroughly charming and stealth focused sandbox game
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If you ever wanted to feel what it's like to be a feathery menace to society, look no further than the recently released Untitled Goose Game. It's essentially a stealth-focused sandbox game about a thoroughly grumpy goose that simply cannot stand the sight of other people being happy.
As such, you'll be expected to complete a variety of charming and hilarious tasks, all in an effort to disrupt and annoy the people around you. This includes things like stealing a man's shoes, throwing a farmer's rake straight into the river, locking a young boy in a phone booth, as well as making a TV appearance by screaming like a maniac. Basically, you'll have to act like a goose!
World of Warcraft developers have detailed all of the content that's coming with Patch 8.3
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Update 8.2.5 has only just arrived with the cinematic conclusion to the War Campaign, and already Blizzard has shifted the focus towards Patch 8.3 - Visions of N'Zoth. Unlike the previous update, however, Visions of N'Zoth brings with it a massive amount of new content, both in terms of story and gameplay.
As you might imagine from the name alone, Visions of N'Zoth will be largely focused around the Old Gods and their plans. Throughout the update the veil between our world and the void will slowly break apart, bringing forth numerous invasions by N'Zoth's forces. According to Blizzard, these assaults will be incorporating everything they've learned from the previous faction invasions, so hopefully they will be pretty fun to mess around with.
Doom Eternal has been delayed until March 20, 2020
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Doom Eternal was originally supposed to launch in November of 2019, but according to the latest announcement that's no longer going to be the case. Instead, Doom Eternal will be making its way to both PC and consoles on March 20, 2020.
As for the reason behind this delay, it is thankfully nothing catastrophic. Instead, it would appear that id Software is simply looking to get a few more months of polishing in order to make sure Doom Eternal lives up to its predecessor.
World of Warcraft: Classic devs are preparing to entirely remove the controversial Layering system
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When it comes to World of Warcraft: Classic, there has been no feature more controversial than the layering system. Essentially, the layering system allows Blizzard to have servers within servers, all in an effort to ensure that there are plenty of players in each zone, as well as to avoid the extremely lengthy queue times that have marked the early days of the original World of Warcraft.
While the layering system has done its job admirably in this regard, it has also caused a couple of issues. Most notably, players aware of how the layering system works were able to constantly shift between them and farm rare materials almost endlessly. Blizzard quickly put a stop to this by introducing a variety of restrictions so things never really got out of hand, though the core problem still remained.
Apex Legends' Season 3 update has added a new map, character and energy weapon
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If you're looking for an excuse to boot up Apex Legends, the newly released Season 3 update is certainly a good one. Not only has it brought in a massive new map to explore, but it has also added Crypto as a new Legend, as well as the Charge Rifle as a brand new energy sniper to toy around with!
The Season 3 update has also rebalanced a whole bunch of weapons, somewhat reshuffled the loot, as well as adjusted how the ranked mode functions. You can find the full details over at the developer update, but the most important thing you need to know is that assists now matter just as much as kills. In other words, playing as a team and focusing fire will no longer be inadvertently punished in the ranked mode!