World of Warcraft will finally be adding cross-faction dungeons, raids and rated PvP in Update 8.2.5
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[Update #2]: World of Warcraft has now added cross-faction grouping along with Dark Ranger themed character customization options for elves!
[Update]: World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' final major Update 9.2 - Eternity's End has now been unleashed!
One of the very worst things about World of Warcraft, and one that I frequently ran into over the years, is finding out a friend of yours also plays the game... but on the opposite faction. It was always a moment of pure elation, immediately followed by the crushing realization that you two can never play together without investing an insane amount of hours catching up on a new character.
With that in mind, I am beyond excited to say that after a decade of these types of complaints, Blizzard has finally listened! As a part the still distant Update 8.2.5, World of Warcraft will allow both factions to team up in order to do Mythic dungeons, raids and all forms of rated PvP!
Multiplayer-focused Evil Dead: The Game has been pushed back to May 13, 2022
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If you were eager to see what Evil Dead: The Game would look like once it launched at some point this February, I'm afraid I have some bad news to deliver. According to a recent announcement Evil Dead: The Game has now been pushed back to May 13th, which quite fittingly happens to be a Friday!
"When we set out to create a brand new game worthy of the Evil Dead franchise, we knew it had to be groovy as hell," explains the brief developer update. "This delay gives our team the time they need to get things just right, so your boomstick will be polished, fully loaded, and ready to blast Deadites."
Souls-like Metroidvania Death's Gambit is getting its very first expansion this February 10th
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[Update]: Prepare to die over and over again as the Ashes of Vados expansion has now arrived.
After greatly expanding the world and fixing many of the post-launch complaints with the chunky Afterlife update, the Souls-like Metroidvania Death's Gambit is now getting ready for its very first paid DLC - Ashes of Vados. You can expect to see it launch onto PC this February 10th, while the Switch and PlayStation versions will be arriving at some point in Spring.
In terms of content, Ashes of Vados will bring with it the continuation of the main storyline along with a climactic boss fight against Ash. Should you manage to succeed, you will also unlock a drastically different and much more challenging version of the encounter called "The Eldritch Hand!" Keeping on with the theme, there will also be devious new platforming challenges to overcome in the appropriately named Halls of Cruelty.
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!