Risk of Rain 2's Survivors of the Void expansion has arrived with new characters, stages and enemies
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[Update]: The original Risk of Rain is getting a remaster with new content, improved multiplayer and smoother gameplay.
A fair bit of time has gone by since Risk of Rain 2 first arrived, so if you're itching for some new content to sink your teeth into, you'll be pleased to hear that the very first expansion has now been unleashed! The aptly named Survivors of the Void brings with it two new survivors to play around with (Void Fiend and Railgunner), an assortment of new corrupted items that function in strange and interesting ways, as well as a bunch of new enemies, bosses and elites to fight.
You can also expect to see new stages to explore, new interactibles to poke as you run around from scores of enemies, an alternate ending, and most importantly of all, a brand new game mode - the Simulacrum. The new mode is essentially a beefed up horde mode where you'll have to face off against waves upon waves of enemies, with each major victory giving you access to some sort of upgrade in order to keep things fresh and interesting.
Steam Deck's Portal-themed tech demo Aperture Desk Job has now been unleashed for free
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Now that the initial batch of orders have been confirmed, Valve's much-anticipated Steam Deck handheld PCs have finally begun shipping. So in an effort to help everyone familiarize themselves with the controls, as well as to showcase just what the Steam Deck is capable off, Valve has now unleashed the free Aperture Desk Job 'game'.
As the brief description will quickly tell you, this is not Portal 3 or anything like it! Yes, Aperture Desk Job is set in the same universe and shares the shame style of humor, but it's more of an amusing tech demo than a fully fledged game. In fact, Aperture Desk Job will likely take you a mere 30 minutes to complete, which is probably a good thing as it ensures it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Back 4 Blood's Tunnels of Terror expansion is coming this April 12th with new characters and enemies
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[Update]: The Tunnels of Terror expansion has now arrived, and I'm happy to say that it has brought with it some excellent quality-of-life improvements.
After a couple of updates mostly focused around rebalancing the combat, the Back 4 Blood team has now finally set their sights on new content. As such, you can expect to see Tunnels of Terror, the very first of the planned DLCs, arrive this April 12, 2022 for both PC and consoles.
While the details are few and far between, Tunnels of Terror will bring with it three new zombie variants (the Ripper, Shredder and Urchin), as well as two new Cleaners: Sharice who seems to be a firefighter and is likely to be melee focused, as well as Heng who looks like a fisherman or some sort of outdoorsy type and will probably have a support role.
Piranha Bytes' ambitious action-RPG Elex 2 has now landed onto both PC and consoles
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If you're a fan of Piranha Bytes' overly ambitious and somewhat janky take on action-RPGs, you'll be pleased to hear that Elex 2 has now landed onto PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Much like the original, Elex 2 gives you the chance to explore a massive open world, befriend or antagonize a variety of major factions, fly into all sorts of cliffs with your trusty jetpack, and naturally, make a whole bunch of story decisions that will eventually come back to bite you.
What this looks like in action, however, that you can find out through the freshly posted "Explanation" trailer. Have a gander, it's quite an informative one:
Dota 2's Update 7.31b has now landed with fixes for some of the newfound balance problems
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[Update #2]: Dota 2's Patch 7.31c has toned down annoying heroes like Primal Beast and Death Prophet.
[Update]: Dota 2's Spring Cleaning 2022 update has brought a whole bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
As a part of Update 7.31, Dota 2 has added the Primal Beast as a new hero, reworked Techies, as well as tweaked just about every single hero and neutral jungle creep. Unsurprisingly, due to the sheer amount of changes some rather... questionable ones have ended up slipping through the cracks.
So in order to correct some of these newfound balance problems, as well as to fix up a couple of broken skills, Valve has now unleashed Update 7.31b. Mana cost reduction now stacks diminishingly so Storm Spirit can't just zip across the map without a care in the world, Batrider is no longer a ranged version of Ursa, while Lina's recent nerfs have been somewhat counteracted with a couple of nifty buffs.
Shadow Warrior 3 has now arrived with a short but explosive campaign
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After a whole bunch of lengthy previews, and an equally lengthy delay, Shadow Warrior 3 has now finally landed onto PC, PlayStation and Xbox. It brings with it vast hordes of colorful enemies to slice, dice, shoot or simply explode, a treasure trove of terrible one-liners, as well as a whole bunch of movement skills to help spice everything up.
What this looks like in action, that you can very quickly find out through two of the recent trailers. The first is a brief cinematic setting up the ridiculous atmosphere, while the second is a purely gameplay focused preview. Have a gander, both are quite fun:
Diablo 2 Resurrected's Patch 2.4 is adding ranked Ladders and buffing a bunch of niche builds
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[Update]: After a small delay, Diablo 2: Resurrected's Patch 2.4 has now been unleashed.
Unlike Warcraft 3: Reforged which still hasn't managed to reach parity with the original, Diablo 2 Resurrected has thankfully ended up being a faithful remake of the ARPG classic. Best of all, things are only going to get better in the near future as Blizzard is currently experimenting with a variety of nifty changes with Patch 2.4.
First and foremost, the biggest addition in Patch 2.4 will be the introduction of the competitive Ladder. It'll be an optional, ranked system where you'll get to start as a fresh character in a bunch of different modes. Much like Path of Exile's variants, each Ladder will have its own specific content to spice things up and will task you with reaching as high of a level as possible. Once the Ladder season ends the rankings will reset, your characters will be transferred to the non-Ladder mode, while a brand new season will spring up in order to give you a new batch of challenges to overcome.