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.
Crowns and Pawns is an upcoming hand-painted puzzle adventure inspired by Broken Sword
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[Update]: Crowns and Pawns has now arrived, and with quite a few tricky puzzles in tow!
Inspired by classics like Broken Sword and Syberia, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is an upcoming point & click puzzle-adventure. As you might imagine from that description alone, Crowns and Pawns will task you with solving a wide variety of tricky puzzles as you attempt to unravel a grand mystery, all the while letting you chat up a variety of strange and interesting characters.
In an interesting little twist, Crowns and Pawns will also give you the ability to customize your character from head to toe. However, instead of this simply being cosmetic, the different appearances will factor into the puzzles and how people respond to you. A pretty neat idea, I must admit!
Haunted hide-and-seek game Midnight Ghost Hunt has now landed into Early Access
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Midnight Ghost Hunt is a 4v4 hide-and-seek game where a team of hunters must scour a variety of haunted locations in order to destroy all of the ghosts. Should they fail and the clock strikes midnight, the tables will turn and the hunters will need to survive the onslaught of vengeful spirits while waiting for rescue to arrive.
In order to make things interesting the ghosts are able to not only use traps and misdirection to mess with the hunters, but also posses objects in order to hide in plain sight. The hunters on the other hand have a technological advantage, and with it a variety of handy gadgets they can use to sniff out the ghosts wherever they might be hiding.
Generation Zero's incoming Base Assault update will start the big push against the robots
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[Update #2]: Generation Zero studio is now working on a challenging open world action-roguelite - Ravenbound.
[Update]: The patch has now gone live, and so far it seems to be enjoying quite a positive reception.
In celebration of its third anniversary, the robot-infested Generation Zero will soon be getting a chunky free update. While the details are still few and far between, the Base Assault update will see the robots go on the offensive and fortify a whole bunch of new locations, all of which you'll have to sort out in a series of sieges.
As such, you can expect the update to add new Base Assault missions and a variety of side missions, as well as bring in some extra toys to play around with and make all of that easier. What this looks like in action, that you can find out through the freshly posted trailer:
Dead Cells' free update has added The Bank as a blinged-out new biome to ransack
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[Update]: Dead Cells' "Enter the Panchaku" update has added pan-based nunchucks and reworked legendary items.
It has only been a little while since The Queen & the Sea DLC brought in a bunch of new content to explore, and already the Dead Cells team has returned with more. Best of all, this time around everything is entirely free!
So thanks to the freshly released Break the Bank update you can expect to see the titular Bank as a blinged-out new biome, 3 new gold-based enemies to smash, 3 new gold-based weapons to do the smashing with, and naturally, 3 new gold-based mutations to help round everything out. What all this gold looks like in action, however, that you can find out through the recent trailer. Have a peek: