Death Stranding Director's Cut is heading to PC on March 30th and will set you back $10 to upgrade
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[Update]: The greatly improved Death Stranding Director's Cut has now landed onto PC.
After a whole bunch of teasers and half-reveals, 505 Games have now finally confirmed that Death Stranding Director's Cut will be heading over to PC on March 30, 2022. The full game will set you back $40, while upgrading from the original (on both Steam and Epic) will cost $10, just as it did on PlayStation.
When it comes to the actual improvements, the Director's Cut will add a variety of new equipment to play around with, everything from the colossal cargo catapult to the buddy bot, as well as smoother controls and better melee combat. You can also expect to see new missions and storylines, UI improvements, as well as some quality of life tweaks and fixes.
Steam's Lunar New Year 2022 sale has now arrived with the usually impressive array of discounts
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[Update]: Steam's chunky JRPG sale has just arrived and will stick around until March 21st, 2022.
If you've somehow managed to go through the massive onslaught of sales over the past month with some pocket money still left intact, you might be happy (or potentially worried) to hear that Steam's big Lunar New Year sale has now arrived. While the sale sadly doesn't bring with it any tiger-themed gimmicks, there's at least a huge list of games at equally huge discounts!
The whole thing will last until February 3rd, so if you have any favorites you were eying up, you might want to get on that before it's too late. If you don't know what to grab, however, allow me to give you some ideas. All of these are games I've greatly enjoyed over the years, so if you're into the genre they should treat you well. Here they are, in no particular order:
MTG Arena has banned Alrund's Epiphany and rebalanced a variety of Dungeon-themed cards
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[Update #2]: All of MTG Arena's cyber-ninja infused Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty cards have now been revealed.
[Update]: MTG Arena's cyberpunk themed Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty will be landing on February 10, 2022.
Given the dominance of blue-flavored control and mono-colored aggro decks in Standard, I'm very happy to say that Wizards of the Coast did not wait for the upcoming Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty expansion before making some much-needed adjustments. To be more specific, Alrund's Epiphany, Divide by Zero and Faceless Haven have now been banned from Standard, while the previously suspended Memory Lapse has now been fully banned in the Historic format!
Additionally, in order to shake up the Alchemy meta, Wizards of the Coast has also unleashed an assortment of balance changes. Highly powerful cards like the Fearsome Whelp, Inquisitor Captain and Hullbreaker Horror have been toned down, while many dungeon-themed cards have been significantly buffed as the whole archetype was pretty much nonexistent in ranked play.
For Honor has just added the Outlanders as the fifth faction alongside the stylish Pirate hero
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In an effort to experiment with some unusual hero designs and ideas, Ubisoft has now introduced a fifth faction into For Honor - the Outlanders. Unlike the previous factions, however, the freshly introduced Outlanders are not a cohesive group with a unifying culture, but rather a diverse batch of adventurers, mercenaries and opportunists.
With that in mind, it probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that the very first member of the Outlanders faction is a notorious Pirate! Here's a brief rundown of what she's like in action:
Burning Crusade Classic has now added the fan-favorite The Black Temple and Mount Hyjal raids
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I hope you're ready for some seriously heated arguments over loot, because Burning Crusade Classic's Phase 3 has just arrived alongside The Black Temple and Mount Hyjal raids. In other words, Illidan's highly prestigious and incredibly rare Warglaives are now up for grabs!
Besides a whole assortment of new bosses to slay and items to hoard, Phase 3 has also brought with it Epic quality Jewelcrafting gems, improved loot in the Serpentshrine Cavern and Tempest Keep raids, and most importantly of all, the Netherwing reputation and the accompanying quests that allow you to obtain the always-awesome Netherdrake mount!
Dying Light 2 devs have now revealed their plans for post-launch updates and DLC
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[Update #2]: Dying Light 2 studio Techland is now working on a new and massive, fantasy themed open world RPG.
[Update]: My review for Dying Light 2 is now up, and I'm happy to say that it's a somewhat misguided yet still highly entertaining bandit-kicking simulator!
As a part of a recent announcement, the Dying Light 2 team revealed that they are committing to at least five years of post-launch support! With the vast majority of studios that would be a ridiculously overambitious claim, but considering that the original Dying Light is currently getting ready for a brand new update, I'm fully inclined to believe Techland here.
If you're wondering what exactly these post-launch updates will even contain, I'm happy to say that Techland has now also released a rough roadmap! Here's a quick rundown of what you can expect to see and when it will arrive:
Crytek has announced that they're working on the long-awaited Crysis 4
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In an announcement that might not come as too much of a surprise given the Nvidia leaks from a while ago, Crytek has now revealed that they are working on the long-awaited Crysis 4! Right now Crysis 4 is still in the early stages of development so there's sadly no actual details to share, but what I can tell you is that the team is trying to make it a "truly next-gen shooter."
It's pretty much the same situation as with Blizzard's freshly unveiled survival game, though this time around we at least have a small teaser trailer! Have a peek, though don't expect to see anything in terms of real gameplay: