Hearthstone's Voyage to the Sunken City has brought in gigantic creatures and mixed up the Core Set
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[Update]: Hearthstone's March of the Lich King expansion has added a brand new class - the Death Knight.
After a whole bunch of teasers and previews, Hearthstone's Voyage to the Sunken City expansion has now finally arrived. It brings with it a boatload of new cards including creatures so gigantic they simply can't fit on a single one, Naga as an interesting new minion type to experiment with, as well as a whole bunch of changes to the Core Set.
First things first, allow me to share with you the rather unique cinematic trailer alongside a brief rundown of the three main new keywords and mechanics:
Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 6.1 has begun a brand new story chapter as well as reworked PvP
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[Update]: Final Fantasy XIV's major Patch 6.3 is set to launch on January 10th, 2023 with a whole bunch of new content.
With the main storyline now concluded thanks to the Endwalker expansion, it's time for Final Fantasy XIV to head towards a brand new adventure. As such, thanks to the freshly released Patch 6.1, you can expect to see an assortment of new Main Scenario quests that will have your character return to the humble and carefree life of an adventurer... at least for a short while anyway!
Besides the new storyline, Patch 6.1 has also fully reworked PvP actions in order to make things simpler to control and understand, yet more complex to master. Similarly, maximum HP, MP and damage modifiers have been rebalanced across the board, while all incoming and outgoing damage will now be completely predictable and no longer subject to RNG. Add to that a brand new 5v5 game mode by the name of Crystalline Conflict, and you've got yourself quite the PvP update!
Blizzard has unveiled Sojourn's origin story in preparation for the upcoming Overwatch 2 beta
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's closed beta has now begun, and soon everyone will be able to jump in.
[Update]: As expected, Blizzard has now detailed Sojourns abilities and playstyle!
Almost exactly two years have gone by since Echo joined the Overwatch roster, so in order to celebrate this little anniversary Blizzard has now decided to reveal some lore about one of the new heroes - Sojourn. While the actual gameplay details are still mostly rooted in rumors and speculation, we at least have a shred of information about Sojourn's backstory!
So if you're curious what she's all about, as well as what her role in Overwatch was before she moved on, you can find your answers in the origin trailer below. Have a gander:
Back 4 Blood's Tunnels of Terror expansion has now arrived with new characters and enemies
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[Update #2]: Back 4 Blood will not be getting any more content updates as Turtle Rock Studios are now working on a brand new game.
[Update]: Back 4 Blood's Children of the Worm expansion has now added a new story chapter, enemies and more.
Many months and balance updates have gone by, but Back 4 Blood's very first bit of new content has now finally arrived. The freshly released Tunnels of Terror DLC brings with it two new characters, three new zombie variants, as well as Ridden Hives that serve as optional PvE challenges you can dive as you push through the story campaign.
You can also expect to see some fancy new player and weapon skins, new legendary weapons and attachments, as well as a variety of cards to help spice up the gameplay. The one bit of bad news is that the DLC has has not added any new maps or campaign levels to explore, so outside of the brief excursions into the Ridden Hives you're mostly going to be slicing and dicing your way across the same old locations.
Cook, Serve, Delicious devs have announced a story-focused spin-off - Cook Serve Forever
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[Update]: Cook Serve Forever will be heading into Early Access on May 8th, and it'll likely stay there eight to ten months.
When it comes to cooking and restaurant management games, the Cook, Serve, Delicious series is certainly an outlier. While the food is colorful and the music upbeat, the actual world these games take place in is a near-apocalyptic nightmare where your can even get shot at by rival cooking gangs!
So in an effort to explore that kind of bizarre universe, the Vertigo Gaming team has just announced a brand new spin-off - Cook Serve Forever. Even though cooking will still play a major part in Cook Serve Forever, the focus this time around seems to be on telling a dramatic, fully voiced story with plenty of sidequests to help you explore the solarpunk city of Helianthus.
Bugsnax's hefty free expansion The Isle of Bigsnax is coming this April 28th
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[Update]: The Isle of Bigsnax expansion has now arrived, and while it's not exactly lengthy, it's still a pretty fun ride.
If you're itching for some more Bugsnax weirdness to delve into, mark April 28th on your calendar as that's when the completely free The Isle of Bigsnax expansion will be launching. You can expect to see a newly risen island filled with massive species of Bugsnax, an assortment of new quests and challenges, hundreds of decorations for your house, and most importantly of all, cute little hats you can give your Bugsnax friends to wear!
In order to access the new content you'll first need to complete all of Snorpy Fizzlebean's quests, after which he'll contact you with a matter of grave importance. If you've already completed the game, however, simply loading up your save file will put you before the point of no return and you'll be able to go through all of the new stuff without having to replay any of the old.
Vampire Survivors update has weaponized cats and added gameplay-altering Arcanas
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[Update]: Vampire Survivors' May 2022 update has added an in-game shop, a trippy boss fight, and many secrets.
After being teased for a couple of weeks, Vampire Survivors has now finally added Arcanas and with them a whole new level of power creep. To put it simply, Arcanas are gameplay-altering power-ups that can make certain stats cycle between very low and insanely high values, unlock new mechanics like critical hits on specific weapons, or even just make your projectiles explode!
You can pick one Arcana at the very start of the run, and then you'll get to choose from additional ones randomly through treasure chests. There are only six Arcanas to browse through right now, though more will be added in future updates.