Skateboarding action-platformer OlliOlli World is heading to PC and consoles on February 8th
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[Update]: OlliOlli World has now arrived, and so far it's looking quite good!
If you're in the mood for a bit of an usual platformer, look no further than the upcoming skateboarding adventure OlliOlli World. Once it arrives this February 8th, OlliOlli World will bring with it the vibrant and rather bizarre world of Radlandia to explore, an assortment of challenging levels with multiple paths to take, as well as plenty of customization options to make your character look as ridiculous as possible.
What all of this looks like in action, that you can find out through the recent gameplay overview trailer. Have a gander, it's a remarkably charming one:
Sifu is an upcoming martial arts action-roguelike from the team behind Absolver
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[Update]: Sifu has now arrived, and as expected, it's quite a challenging experience!
Inspired by Kung Fu movies of old, Sifu is an upcoming martial arts action-roguelike about revenge, perseverance, and naturally, beating up scores upon scores of nameless henchmen. Much like Sloclap's previous game Absolver, Sifu offers you a massive array of moves and combos to experiment with, along with the ability to counteract everything your opponents throw at you... provided you're skilled enough to actually pull it off.
Failure is not the end, however, as even death itself is only a mere inconvenience to Sifu. Should you fall in battle you will rise again, older and more haggard than before, but more than capable to bring righteous vengeance to those that felled you. This obviously can't go on forever, so while you do get plenty of chances, you'll still need to do your best to stay alive and young in order to clean out all of the big bad bosses.
Path of Exile's newest Siege of the Atlas expansion has reworked the endgame yet again
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[Update #2]: Path of Exile's Update 3.20 is making rare monsters more rewarding, easier to understand and less hectic to fight.
[Update]: Path of Exile's August 2022 update "Lake of Kalandra" will allow you to create and explore your own dungeons.
If you're looking for an excuse to dive back into Path of Exile, the freshly released Siege of the Atlas expansion is a pretty good one. It has not only brought with it new endgame bosses and an assortment of fancy items to collect, but also a gigantic Atlas-wide Passive Tree with over 600 skills, a brand new Challenge League to explore, as well as a reworked Atlas mapping system.
Basically, under the new system there are no more regions in the Atlas, which means that your specialization now affects every map you run. Similarly, instead of having to collect a bunch of Watchstones to upgrade your maps, you now only need to get four Voidstones to raise the tier of all maps on your Atlas. So while it's still quite an ordeal, things should at least be a lot easier to understand from now on.
Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have detailed many of the upcoming changes to Corruption
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[Update #2]: Creative Assembly has now detailed their plans for the upcoming improvements and bug fixes.
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3 has now finally arrived, though not without some technical trouble.
Even though it was present since the very early days of Total War: Warhammer, corruption has never been all that interesting. As a player you could easily avoid its negative effects by simply doing what comes naturally - attacking enemy factions bordering your territory. It was even less relevant for the AI as their public order bonuses vastly outscaled any negatives from corruption, making the whole system just kind of pointless on both ends.
As such, I'm very happy to say that Total War: Warhammer 3 will be bringing with it some significant changes, including massively increased positive and negative effects! Here's a brief rundown of what you can expect:
Action-roguelike Children of Morta will be adding online co-op with its final update
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[Update]: The seemingly final update has now arrived, and with it the much-anticipated co-op mode!
All good things must eventually come to an end, and so the story focused action-roguelike Children of Morta is now preparing for its final update. In order to give it the sendoff it truly deserves, the February 14th update will bring with it one of the most frequently requested features - an online co-op mode!
So instead of having to rely on local split-screen, or various services that emulate that, after this final update you'll be able to just join a friend and venture into the wilds together without any sort of hassle. A remarkably simple concept, but also one that took a fair bit of time and effort to actually implement.
All of MTG Arena's cyber-ninja infused Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cards have now been revealed
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[Update]: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has now arrived alongside a host of cyber-ninjas, biker rats and mechanized goblin samurai.
After an extended stay in the land of eternal darkness and gothic horror, Magic: The Gathering is now going in a completely different direction with the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set. Once it arrives this February 10th onto MTG Arena, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty will bring with it an assortment of colorful cyber-ninjas, dastardly biker mice, ancient dragon spirits, and even mechanized goblin samurai!
Unsurprisingly, the actual card mechanics will also be focused around the divide between tradition and innovation, between spirituality and advanced technology. As such, there's plenty of artifact and enchantment synergy, a wide array of nifty vehicles and pilots that can crew them, cards that want you to honorably fight the opponent by only attacking with one super-buffed creature at a time, as well as a couple of surprises best not spoiled just yet.
Square Enix's card-battling RPG Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is launching on February 17th
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[Update #2]: The third game in the series, Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, is launching on September 13th, 2022.
[Update]: The Forsaken Maiden has now arrived, and unfortunately it seems like it has missed the mark compared to the original.
Much like its predecessor Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, the upcoming Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is a traditional swords and sorcery RPG where everything is done through the use of cards. You'll explore the world by moving around cards, you'll fight enemies by flinging cards at their face, and you'll make important decisions by choosing between different cards to respond with.
The idea behind the two games is to recreate a sort of Dungeons & Dragons like experience where your only view into the world and the characters comes from the dungeon master running the whole adventure. It's a pretty neat idea, and judging by the reviews for The Isle Dragon Roars, one that Square Enix has executed rather well.