Square Enix's simplified, card-battling RPG Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden has now arrived
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Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden, just like its predecessor Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, is a traditional swords & sorcery RPG where literally everything is done through the use of cards. You'll explore the world by shuffling cards around, fight enemies by flinging cards at them, and unsurprisingly, even make dialogue choices through the use of cards.
Since the concept is a little bit 'out there', allow me to share with you the recent announcement trailer. It should give you a fairly good idea of just what The Forsaken Maiden actually plays like. Have a look:
VR puzzle-adventure Tentacular will put you in the tentacles of a mild-mannered sea monster
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Instead of sticking with tradition and having you fight some sort of gigantic sea monster, the upcoming VR puzzle-adventure Tentacular instead lets you play as the horror from the deep... well, sort of! Tentacular is actually a story about a massive yet kind-hearted tentacle beast trying to figure out its place in the world, which as you might imagine, isn't without its fair share of complications.
Rather than ramble on, allow me to share with you the freshly released announcement trailer. It should clue you in quite nicely on just what Tentacular is trying to accomplish. Have a peek:
Elden Ring devs have now shared the minimum and recommended PC system specs
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[Update #2]: Elden Ring has now finally arrived, though sadly not without some technical problems on PC.
[Update]: FromSoftware has now shared a detailed preview showing off the combat, story and environments.
In an announcement that comes surprisingly close to its February 25th launch, the Elden Ring team has now finally revealed the minimum and recommended PC systems specs. They are a fair bit spicier than the usual FromSoftware fare, however, so I really do hope your rig is prepared for the first truly open-world Souls game!
But enough babbling from me, here's the brief rundown of what you'll need for both the minimum and recommended configuration:
Cyberpunk 2077's massive Patch 1.5 has brought in a boatload of bug fixes, tweaks and improvements
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[Update #2]: Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners Patch 1.6 has added cross-platform progression, outfit customization and more.
[Update]: Cyberpunk 2077's very first expansion Phantom Liberty will be heading to PC and consoles in 2023.
It took quite a while for Patch 1.5 to get here, but I'm happy to say that Cyberpunk 2077's biggest bug-fixing update has now finally arrived. Patch 1.5 brings with it a variety of visual improvements, better combat animations and AI behavior, along with new weapons and attachments to toy around with, as well as sweeping changes to many perks and items.
On the slightly less violent side of things, Patch 1.5 has also overhauled driving in order to make it less cumbersome, as well as improved AI reactions and pathfinding while driving. The same goes for the random NPCs you encounter on the street as they should now behave more realistically when threatened, get stuck or despawn less often, and hopefully act more like actual people rather than soulless automatons.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' very first expansion has now been pushed back to March
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[Update]: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' Inevitable Excess expansion has now arrived, though sadly alongside some harsh criticism.
If you were hoping to get your hands on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' Inevitable Excess expansion this week, I'm afraid I bring some bittersweet news. In order to give the team enough to time to balance and polish the high-powered DLC, Owlcat Games have now pushed back Inevitable Excess to March 3, 2022.
"After we ran a number of internal tests, we realized that the experience you would get from this new adventure was not as mythic as we wanted it to be," reads the brief announcement. "We wanted you to feel great and powerful, but also face the foes that would be tricky and challenging enough. But some of the new battle encounters we designed didn’t convey our intentions properly, and we felt like the new enemies and their mechanical features needed more balancing"
Total War: Warhammer 3 has now finally arrived, though not without some technical trouble
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have detailed their plans for the upcoming improvements and bug fixes.
After a ridiculous amount of teasers and previews, Total War: Warhammer 3 has now finally arrived! It brings with it a bunch of interesting new factions to mess around with, including fan-favorites like Kislev and Grand Cathay, as well as a sizable new chunk of the world to explore, a large array of improvements and quality-of-life changes, and even the ability to build your very own daemon prince!
You can get a pretty good idea of what to expect in terms of actual gameplay through one of the recent previews. Have a gander, it's quite an informative one:
Action-roguelike Children of Morta has now added the long-requested online co-op mode
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In order to fulfill the very last checkmark left on the roadmap, the Dead Mage team has now unleashed one seemingly final update. As you might guess from the title, the freshly released Fellowship Sanctuary update brings with it one of the most frequently requested new features - online co-op!
The one bit of bad news is that online co-op is currently only available on the Steam version. Work is already underway on getting the other PC and console versions up to par, however, so while no release date has been revealed just yet, rest assured that other platforms have not been ignored.