Respawn is working on three new Star Wars games, including a sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order
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[Update]: Fallen Order's sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is heading to PC and consoles on March 17th, 2023.
Given how successful Respawn's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order ended up being, it should come as little surprise to hear that they have now partnered with Lucasfilm Games to make a sequel! The details are currently nonexistent, but even so, it's good to finally confirm the long-running rumors stating that Jedi: Fallen Order 2 is indeed in development.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Respawn are actually working on three new Star Wars games in total! The second of the bunch will be a first-person shooter developed at Respawn itself, while the third will be a strategy game produced in collaboration with the freshly formed Bit Reactor studio.
Vampire Survivors is a remarkably simple and remarkably addictive action-roguelike
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[Update]: Vampire Survivors will be getting a new engine with greatly enhanced performance this Summer.
Like many things in life, good games come in all shapes and sizes. There are some that are so ridiculously elaborate that you can spend dozens of hours playing them without feeling like you've cracked the surface of what's on offer. And then there are games that do exactly one thing, but they do it so well that you can't help but keep playing them into the wee hours of the morning.
The recently released Vampire Survivors, a game that has been making quite a splash over the past week, belongs in that second category. It's essentially a Castlevania inspired and super-casual roguelike where you get to mow down hundreds upon hundreds of enemies while watching your powers grow to absurd levels.
MTG Arena's cyberpunk themed Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty will be landing on February 10th
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[Update #2]: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty has now arrived alongside a host of cyber-ninjas, biker rats and mechanized goblin samurai.
[Update]: All of MTG Arena's cyber-ninja infused Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cards have now been revealed.
If you're tired of Innistrad's gothic horror and you're itching for something completely different, you might want to give the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty set a closer look. To put it simply, it's a cyberpunk-inspired version of Japan where ghosts live in machines, mice run biker gangs, goblins are ferocious samurai, and ninjas like to dress up in glowing neon armor!
While it doesn't cover all of these themes, you can get a pretty good idea of what Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty's style is all about through the recent teaser trailer. Have a look:
Planetside 2 has just added the brand new continent Oshur and underwater-based gameplay
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For the first time since 2014, I'm happy to report that Planetside 2 has just added a brand new continent - Oshur! These tropical isles offer plenty of cliffs and beachheds to pin potential invaders, wide swaths of open space where tanks and aircraft can dominate, as well as a whole assortment of new facilities and bases to capture!
Most interestingly of all, Oshur has also brought with it a complete revamp of the water mechanics. Infantry and treaded vehicles can now prowl alongside the ocean floor, hover vehicles can float above water, air vehicles can dive beneath the waves like submarines, while all projectiles that enter water will be hit with heavy drag and will require a different style of aiming. In other words, Planetside 2 has just added a whole new layer to its combat system!
Apex Legends' Season 12 - Defiance is launching on February 8th with the new Legend Mad Maggie
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[Update #2]: Season 12 - Defiance has now arrived, and so far the new Control game mode is looking remarkably fun!
[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 12 preview shows off the new Control game mode and Olympus map changes.
After being teased for quite a while, Apex Legends Season 12 has now finally been revealed! Season 12 - Defiance will be launching on February 8th alongside the new Legend Mad Maggie, a reworked Olympus map, an assortment of new cosmetics, as well as a brand new PvP season.
Additionally, in celebration of Apex Legends' third anniversary, Season 12 will also bring with it three giveaways. From February 8-15 you'll be able to snag Octane and three thematic packs, from February 15-22 it'll be Wattson and three thematic packs, and from February 22 - March 1 you'll get to grab Valkyrie, three thematic packs and a legendary pack. Best of all, you won't even have to do any sort of challenges to unlock all of the freebies. All it takes is just logging in once each week!
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' first expansion Inevitable Excess is coming on February 15th
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[Update]: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' Inevitable Excess expansion has now arrived, though sadly alongside some harsh criticism.
If you've gone through the herculean task of finishing everything there was to do in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and you're now itching for even more content to devour, rejoice as the very first expansion is nearly upon us! That last part is not an exaggeration either, as the story-focused Inevitable Excess will be launching on February 15th!
Given the ending of Wrath of the Righteous, it should come as little surprise to hear that Inevitable Excess will be ramping up the power level to ridiculous degrees. As such, not only will you be getting access to "unparalleled mythic powers," but you'll also have to fight for the very fate of the space-time continuum!
Social deduction and survival game Dread Hunger has now launched from Early Access
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Dread Hunger is one of those survival games where the challenge isn't in staying alive amidst the freezing cold, but rather in trying to actually do anything productive while the entire world descends into utter madness around you. After all, it's not every day you get to see a group of grown men furiously argue aboard a sinking ship about who deserves the last bowl of soup, completely unaware you poisoned the entire batch a while ago!
If that kind of nonsense sounds like something you'd love to sink your teeth into, you'll be happy to hear that after about a year in Early Access Dread Hunger has now been officially released! Here's a brief trailer showing off the whole premise: