Serious Sam 4's compact standalone expansion Siberian Mayhem has now landed onto PC
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[Update]: While a lot smaller in scope, the Serious Sam spin-off rogue-lite Tormental has now also been unleashed.
The freshly released Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a standalone expansion for Serious Sam 4 developed by a group of veteran modders under the newly formed Timelock Studio. So as you might imagine, Siberian Mayhem is all about gunning down hordes upon hordes of enemies with over-the-top weaponry, laughing at incredibly low-brow jokes, and naturally, backpedaling your way across the various maps in order to avoid the endless hail of projectiles heading your way.
What all of this nonsense looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted and shotgun-fueled gameplay preview. Have a gander, it's a pretty fun one:
Blizzard has announced a new survival game set in a completely original universe
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If you're one of those people that likes to joke about Blizzard chasing trends, just with a five year delay, today's announcement should give you plenty of new material to work with! While the details are currently few and far between, Blizzard has just revealed that they are working on a brand new survival game for PC and consoles.
The most important bit of information, however, is that this survival game will not be set in the Starcraft, Diablo or even Warcraft universe. Instead, you can expect to see something entirely original, which is a rare delicacy with Blizzard these days.
Souls-like action-rpg Achilles: Legends Untold is heading into beta on January 27th
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[Update #2]: Achilles: Legends Untold has launched into Early Access, and while it does show promise it's still a bit rough around the edges.
[Update]: Achilles: Legends Untold has now launched into Open Beta, so if you're interested in giving it a try, make sure to do so before the whole thing closes down on February 10, 2022.
The upcoming Achilles: Legends Untold is bit of an interesting combination of genres. On one hand it is a Diablo inspired action game where you get to slice and dice your way through entire armies, and on the other hand it's a Souls-like RPG where timing and positioning are often the only difference between being victorious or simply splattered across the floor.
In order to spice things up even further, the AI in Achilles: Legends Untold is designed to cooperate rather than simply rush at you. So as long as they have numerical superiority, the enemies will try a variety of different strategies in order to catch you off your guard. A pretty neat idea, provided it doesn't get too predictable anyway.
The excellent VR adventure The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is getting a big new sequel
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When it comes to video game adaptations, The Walking Dead has been all over the place in terms of quality. Some of the games have been absolutely amazing and have done the series justice, while others were little more than poorly thought out cash grabs.
The 2022 VR action-adventure The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners falls firmly within that first category, because not only did it make good use out of The Walking Dead world, but it was also a remarkably fun VR experience in its own right. As such, I'm quite pleased to say that it's getting a sequel with a somehow even longer name - The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution!
La-Mulana 2's very first DLC has now added some of the most challenging puzzles in the whole series
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Much like the original, La-Mulana 2 is a deviously challenging puzzle-exploration game that doesn't hold your hand in any way. As such, an average playthrough is going to have you singlehandedly dismantle complex puzzles, solve obscure riddles, and often spend considerable amounts of time trying to figure out if the strange wall in front of you is simply ornamental or some kind of mysterious clue you aren't fully comprehending!
If that kind of difficulty sounds like something you live for, you'll be happy to hear that La-Mulana 2 has just added its very first piece of DLC - The Tower of Oannes. The newly added map stands shoulder to shoulder with the Hell Temple in terms of difficulty, which as you might imagine given the name, means that you're in for quite a ride!
The Thing and Aliens inspired horror game Hidden Deep is launching into Early Access today
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After going through a bit of an extended closed beta test, The Thing and Aliens inspired horror-action game Hidden Deep is now nearly ready for its big launch. That's not an exaggeration either, as Hidden Deep will be launching into Steam Early Access within the next hour or two!
Given its influences, it should come as little surprise that Hidden Deep will have you explore a cramped system of underground caverns that are filled to the brim with all sorts of nightmarish amalgamations. In order to survive you'll need to use specialized equipment like grappling hooks and terrain scanners, as well as slightly less subtle things heavy machinery and high-powered weaponry.
For Honor is bringing in a fifth faction and the Pirate hero on January 27th
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[Update]: The Pirate has now arrived, and unsurprisingly, being able to blow your opponents away in a fighting game is quite entertaining.
While it was expected that Ubisoft would announce a brand new For Honor hero this week, I don't think anyone could've predicted it would be the Pirate! So if you're in the mood for something a little bit out of the ordinary, mark January 27th on your calendar as that's when the Pirate will be arriving as a part of the new Outlanders faction.
What the Pirate looks like, as well as what she has to offer in terms of actual gameplay, that you can find out through the freshly posted teaser. Have a peek: