Darktide devs have revealed more about the upcoming RPG-like talent trees and accompanying balance changes
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After half a year of mostly bug fixes and general improvements, Darktide will be getting an absolutely massive content update this October 4th. The definite highlight is the addition of RPG-like talent trees for all four classes, which includes a plethora of new abilities, effects and playstyles to explore.
For example, Psykers will be able to deploy a massive shield to protect their team, blast lightning out of their hands without having to use the surge staff, or even just replace their brain burst ability with homing physic shards. Best of all, this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Overwatch 2's Anniversary Event 2023 has arrived with 'free' cosmetics and reruns of popular events
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Overwatch 2's first anniversary is nearly upon us, so in order to get everyone into a festive mood Blizzard has now released the annual Anniversary update. As you would expect, it brings with it reruns of popular events like Lúcioball or Catch-A-Mari, as well as some fancy cosmetics that can be acquired without cracking open your wallet.
First things first, in order to make sure the various event game modes end up having a healthy playerbase, Blizzard has split them up into three weeks. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect during each one:
Lies of P is a Bloodborne inspired Souls-like RPG starring Pinocchio of all people!
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Instead of going with the usual medieval fantasy themes like knights, dragons and wizards, the freshly released and Bloodborne inspired action-RPG Lies of P has instead decided to give you control of Pinocchio (yes, seriously!) and set you against an assortment of mechanical monstrosities! While the premise seems incredibly silly, I'm delighted to say that the game itself is by no means a joke. In fact, from what I've seen it's actually quite good!
The combat flows well, the difficulty is nicely tuned, there's a real sense of atmosphere to the places you explore, and most importantly of all, there don't appear to be any major glitches or performance issues. So is Lies of P better than Bloodborne then? Almost certainly not, but very few games are able to reach that level of excellence. That said, there's a lot of potential here and I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the Neowiz team moving forward as I'm curious to see what else they're capable of.
Broken Roads, a Fallout inspired RPG set in post-apocalyptic Australia, is coming this November
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If Baldur's Gate 3 has gotten you into a bit of an RPG mood, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Fallout inspired and narrative driven RPG called Broken Roads. As you might imagine given its inspiration, Broken Roads will have you chat up a variety of unique and interesting characters, undertake lengthy quests all across a post-apocalyptic version of Australia, solve dilemmas based on your character's philosophical leanings, and naturally, fight against all sorts of enemies in turn-based combat while looting everything that isn't nailed down particularly well!
What all of this looks like in action, as well as what sort of tone Broken Roads is going for, that you can check out through one of the trailers below. Have a gander:
Chants of Sennaar is a clever and colorful language-based puzzle game
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If you're a fan of puzzles games and you're in the mood for something a little bit out of the ordinary, you might want to check out the recently released Chants of Sennaar. Inspired by the Tower of Babel myth, Chants of Sennaar puts you in the shoes of a traveler attempting to decipher ancient languages in an effort to restore the connections between the now-divided peoples of the tower.
In order to do that you'll need to collect, catalogue and expand upon a variety of phrases, solve all sorts of tricky puzzles, and once you find yourself in some of the more hostile areas, even do a little bit of sneaking around to get to the bottom of things! What all of this looks like in action, as well as what it sounds like, that you can check out through the launch trailer below. Have a peek:
Supergiant Games' Hades 2 will be heading into Early Access in Q2, 2024
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A fair bit of time has gone by since Hades 2 was first announced, but I'm happy to say that we now have at least a bit more information about it. First and foremost, Hades 2 will be heading into Early Access (both on Steam and the Epic Games Store) in Q2, 2024, though no exact release date has been announced just yet.
Much like its predecessor, the initial version of Hades 2 will come with a sizable amount of content, which will then be expanded through a variety of updates guided by player feedback. These types of updates will bring with them additional characters (likely meaning non-playable ones), new and expanded storylines, deeper interactions, and naturally, more areas to explore and enemies to clobber.
Northgard studio's Dune: Spice Wars strategy game has now launched from Early Access alongside mixed reviews
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After spending a little over a year in Early Access, Northgard studio Shiro Games' real-time strategy Dune: Spice Wars has now finally been unleashed alongside a sizable update. Version 1.0 brings with it House Ecaz as a brand new faction, numerous mechanical reworks, the often-requested ability to scale the UI, and naturally, a whole bunch of bug fixes and balance tweaks to help tie everything together.
What all of this looks like in action, as well as what Dune: Spice Wars is even trying to do, that you can check out through the freshly posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it's a fairly short one: