Weird West devs have released an extremely lengthy preview of their dark fantasy action-RPG
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[Update]: Weird West has now arrived alongside some pretty positive reviews.
Weird West is an upcoming dark fantasy action-RPG that combines the classic stories about cowboys and gunslingers with fantastical creatures and otherworldly events. Expect to see ridiculous things like talking pigmen, sentient tornadoes, friendly werewolves, and all sorts of bizarre cultists that want to bring about your end.
For those of you wondering just what all of this madness might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have now posted an extremely lengthy preview. Have a gander, the whole thing has quite an interesting premise:
Indie Metroidvania Axiom Verge 2 will be heading over to Steam this August 11th, 2022
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2D Metroidvania Axiom Verge 2 arrived onto PC via Epic Games Store, PlayStation and Switch back in late 2021. However, if you're not a fan of either of those platforms and are patiently waiting for some other options, you might be happy to hear that it will also be coming to Steam this year.
The one downside is that you'll have to wait a fair few months in order for the Steam version to actually arrive as the exclusivity agreement with Epic was signed for a full year. As such, Axiom Verge will only be landing onto Steam this August 11th, 2022.
Capcom's upcoming game Exoprimal is all about ridiculous fights between mechs and dinosaurs
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[Update]: Exoprimal has now been unleashed and, much to my surprise, it's surprisingly competitive!
It's not every day someone takes your childhood fantasies and makes a game out of them, yet that's exactly what Capcom is doing with Exoprimal. To put it quite bluntly, Exoprimal is a team-based action game that's just an excuse to have mechs duke it out with hordes of dinosaurs, and yes, I absolutely want to play it!
Since words alone can't really do this concept justice, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It should give you a pretty good idea of just how ridiculously over-the-top all of this truly is. Have a peek:
The comprehensive Dead Space remake will be heading over to PC and consoles in early 2023
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[Update #2]: We finally have a date! The Dead Space remake will be launching onto PC and consoles on January 27th, 2023!
[Update]: Motive Studio are now also working on an Iron Man single-player action-adventure.
Almost a year has gone by since the big Dead Space remake was announced, and I'm afraid another year will go by before we can actually get our hands on it. According to the freshly posted developer update, the Dead Space remake will be heading to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in early 2023.
I can't tell you much about the actual improvements as pretty much no details have been revealed just yet, but what I can say is that the upcoming Dead Space will be a full remake of the original with a focus on offering a deeper and more immersive experience. So while the Dead Space remake will follow the same story and rough structure as the original, expect to see some diversions like in the excellent Resident Evil 2 remake.
Co-op focused beat'em up RPG Young Souls has now landed onto PC and consoles
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The freshly released Young Souls is a rather charming hybrid between an action-RPG and a beat'em up. What this means in gameplay terms is that you will spend a fair bit of time crunching through hordes upon hordes of goblins in side-scrolling levels, picking up or buying all sorts of items and accessories to help customize your playstyle, as well as beefing up your stats or simply having a chat in between levels.
What this looks like in actual gameplay, however, that you can check out through one of the recent trailers. Have a gander, it's a rather informative one:
Vermintide 2 devs have revealed the 4th anniversary quality of life improvements and Elf changes
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[Update]: The quality-of-life focused anniversary update has now arrived, and so far it's looking quite impressive!
Vermintide 2 is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary, and in order to make it a special one Fatshark is currently working on a giant, quality-of-life focused update. Many of these additions have been influenced by popular mods, and as you might imagine, offer some optional but highly useful features.
Once the update arrives this March 15th you can expect to see an option that lessens or removes camera movement while attacking, a more detailed UI that lets you see the exact numbers behind various things like health and ammunition, as well as the ability to tweak the hit marker so it flashes differently depending on if you've hit an enemy, an ally or even just confirmed a kill. There's also going to be an easy way to adjust a character's inventory without directly swapping to them, better bot behaviour, extra tooltips for special attacks like Saltzpyre's rapier shot, and the list goes on for a while.
Overwatch 2's PvP mode will finally be heading into Closed Beta this April 2022
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's PvP Closed Beta has now been pinned for April 26th, 2022.
[Update]: Blizzard has now revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for the Overwatch 2 Beta.
After what feels like an eternity of waiting, Blizzard is now finally getting ready to show off Overwatch 2... or at the very least the PvP part of it! So if you're as eager as I am to learn what Overwatch 2's competitive mode has to offer, you'll be happy to hear that the very first PvP Closed Beta will be going live at some point in late April.
In terms of content, the PvP beta will bring with it a couple of hero reworks and cosmetic redesigns, the new 5v5 game mode with significantly stronger tanks, as well as the railgun wielding Sojourn as a new hero. There will also be four new maps to explore, the first appearance of the Push game mode, and even an Apex Legends inspired ping system to help with in-game communications.