Overwatch's Anniversary Remix event has now arrived with stylish recolors of popular skins
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[Update #2]: Overwatch's bittersweet final event, Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3, is launching on August 9th.
[Update]: Blizzard has unveiled Sojourn's origin story in preparation for the upcoming Overwatch 2 beta.
While this shouldn't come as too much of a shock given that the festivals have been getting smaller and smaller over time, Blizzard has just announced that they have canceled this year's Archives, Summer Games and Anniversary events. Thankfully, it's not all bad news since these updates will instead be getting replaced with a trio of Anniversary Remix events.
The first of these remixes has now arrived, bringing with it all of the previously available game modes, all of the previously available cosmetic items, as well as a couple of stylish recolors of some of the most popular skins. And just to spice things up a bit, Anniversary Remix: Vol. 1 has also added three weekly challenges that give you a chance to snag the previously exclusive Nano D.Va, Bastet Ana and Combat Medic Baptiste skins!
You Should Try Total War: Warhammer 2 - An RTS classic perfected over five years
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"You Should Try" is a series of articles where I get to showcase a game I really enjoy while explaining what exactly makes it so much fun. This can be any game: new or old, action or strategy, indie or AAA. The only requirement is that it has to be something I've found myself obsessed with and in need of sharing with the world.
Today I think you should try Total War: Warhammer 2 - a supremely satisfying strategy game where pirates are both zombies and vampires, barnyard animals harbor a seething hatred for humanity, the French are hopelessly addicted to sipping from the holy grail, and where interdimensional daemons attacking your village is just another Tuesday! So if you would like to experience an RTS game whose scope is without equal, allow me to show you why you should give Total War: Warhammer 2 a try.
Indie platform-fighter Rivals of Aether is getting an ambitious 3D sequel
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If you're a fan of the indie platform-fighter Rivals of Aether, I come bearing some good and bad news. The good news is that Aether Studios have just revealed Rivals of Aether 2 which aims to not only expand and greatly improve upon the original's formula, but also take it into a 3D direction!
As for the bad news, well... that would be the release date. Rivals of Aether 2 is currently pinned for a 2024 launch, though even that doesn't appear to be set in stone. But no matter what happens, it looks like we'll still have to wait for quite a while before getting a chance to dive in.
Sengoku Dynasty is an upcoming city-building life sim set in feudal Japan
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Similar to last year's Medieval Dynasty, the upcoming Sengoku Dynasty is a detailed life sim about trying to build a thriving village in feudal Japan. Whether you're aiming to do this in singleplayer or co-op, the whole process will start with you manually harvesting resources and slowly crafting tools, as well as personally protecting your humble settlement from both hordes of bandits and the weather itself.
However, once you manage to automate most of the simple tasks with the help of your villagers, Sengoku Dynasty will become more a town management game rather than a purely survival-based life sim. At that point your goal will be to focus on expanding your community all across the valley, researching advanced technology like medicine and gunpowder, and handling any potential disputes with your neighbors in a hopefully somewhat civilized fashion.
Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 6.1 will mark the beginning of a brand new story
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[Update]: Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 6.1 has now arrived alongside a sizable PvP rework.
Now that Final Fantasy XIV's long-running storyline has reached its ultimate conclusion with the Endwalker expansion, it's time for a brand new chapter to begin. As such, once Patch 6.1 arrives this April 12, 2022 it'll bring with it an assortment of new Main Scenario quests that will see your character return to the life of a simple adventurer... at least for a little while anyway!
Besides the new storyline, you can also expect to see the option to play A Realm Reborn main scenario dungeons and trials alongside a party of NPCs. While initially limited to only a small batch of dungeons and trials, the concept will eventually be expanded to support all of the expansions and their content.
Rivals of Aether's dungeon crawler spin-off Dungeons of Aether is coming to PC in October 2022
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[Update]: Dungeons of Aether has now been delayed until February 28th, 2023.
Set in the same universe as Rivals of Aether, the upcoming Dungeons of Aether is a roguelite dungeon crawler that will follow the stories of four heroes, each with their own unique skills, playstlyes and personalities. Most interestingly, despite the combat being turn-based and centered around dice rolls, it doesn't look like luck will be much of a factor.
The reason I say this is because Dungeons of Aether will use a dice drafting system. So regardless of the pool of dice you have available you'll always be able to pull off some sort of strategy. This does also apply to your opponents as well, so I'm quite curious to see how Dungeons of Aether will balance everything out.
Superfuse is a freshly announced comic book and superhero themed ARPG
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[Update]: Superfuse has now landed into Early Access, though sadly in a bit of a rough state.
If you're looking for another ARPG to throw into the rotation, you might want to keep an eye on the freshly announced Superfuse. To put it simply, it's a superhero-based hack & slash that will have you rampage across a myriad of procedurally generated levels with five different character classes, hoard a seemingly endless supply of loot with randomized stats, and explore a fully voiced campaign in either singleplayer or co-op.
Most importantly, each class will have multiple superpowers to choose from, as well as a deep and expansive skill tree to dive into. So as long as everything ends up being somewhat balanced, Superfuse should support a wide variety of playstyles, which is always a positive for an ARPG.