Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, newest digital adaptation of the popular card game, has now arrived
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If you ever wanted to dive into Yu-Gi-Oh! and have as even of a playing field as possible, the freshly released Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel is probably your best bet. It features a free-to-play system that lets you acquire a solid collection over time, over 10,000 unique cards to mess around with, a variety of game modes and events, and most importantly of all, it's still brand new so you can easily compete with the rest of the playerbase.
What all of this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can get a sneak peek at through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
The Closed Beta for Ubisoft's big The Settlers reboot has now officially begun
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[Update]: I have some bad news to deliver - The Settlers reboot has now been postponed due to negative beta feedback.
After many teasers and just as many delays, Ubisoft's big The Settlers reboot has now finally been pinned for a March 17, 2022 release date. If you would like to give it a try ahead of time and see if it's your kind of game, however, you'll also be pleased to hear that that Ubisoft is currently running a free Closed Beta!
The Closed Beta will last until 10am CET on January 24th, during which time you'll be able to play around with two of the factions (Elari & Maru) on two different Skirmish maps in both 1v1 and 2v2 game modes. Best of all, you'll be able to play with and against other players or AI, so regardless of your preference you should have a pretty good time.
Humankind's very first DLC has added six new African cultures, as well as new events and wonders
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Given the importance of unique cultures to Humankind's replayability, it should come as little surprise to hear that the very first DLC has focused almost entirely on adding new ones. To be more specific, the freshly released Cultures of Africa DLC brings with it six new cultures spread across six eras, as well as new events and wonders to further help spice things up.
As for which cultures have been added, and what sort of gameplay style they specialize in, that you can find out through the brief rundown below. Have a look:
The surprisingly massive Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will be launching on April 5th, 2022
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[Update]: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has now arrived, and so far things are looking quite good.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was originally supposed to launch in early 2021, but was unfortunately delayed time and time again due to the pandemic messing everything up. Thankfully, the long wait will soon be over as TT Games have now come out to announce a concrete release date - April 5, 2022!
Once it arrives, The Skywalker Saga will be quite possibly the biggest Lego game ever as it'll combine the storylines from all nine mainline Star Wars movies into a single adventure! Just to put things into perspective, there will be over 300 playable characters, over 100 vehicles to accidentally crash into walls, as well as 23 different planets to explore.
Total War: Warhammer 3's final faction will be Chaos Undivided led by your very own Daemon Prince
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[Update #2]: Creative Assembly has now detailed the rather massive changes to Chaos corruption.
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's newest and rather lengthy gameplay preview shows off the Chaos Undivided faction in action!
While this might not come as a massive surprise given the recent leak, Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have now come out to announce the final launch faction - Chaos Undivided led by a Daemon Prince of your own creation. To put it simply, by doing a variety of tasks to honor the four Chaos gods you'll be given Daemonic Glory, which can then be used to acquire thematic new body parts and weapons, as well as unlock new god-themed units to play around with!
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you two of the recently posted trailers. They'll give you an excellent overview of just what this Chaos Undivided faction has to offer, as well as how awesome it truly is. Have a look, starting with the cinematic trailer and ending with the more in-depth preview:
Monster Hunter Rise PC Review - A great port for a compelling yet unambitious Monster Hunter game
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Monster Hunter Rise continues the proud tradition of poking oversized monsters with ramshackle things vaguely resembling weapons while accompanied only by household pets. It might drastically reduce your life expectancy, but you can't deny that it sounds like a remarkably fun way to spend the evening!
So if you're curious just what Monster Hunter Rise has to offer and how it differs from the excellent Monster Hunter: World, as well as what the freshly released PC port is like, allow me to share my thoughts after a rather eventful playthrough.
It looks like Shadow Warrior 3 will be launching this March 1st, 2022 for PC and consoles
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[Update #2]: Shadow Warrior 3's pre-launch preview shows off wacky enemies, bad jokes and loads of colorful explosions!
[Update]: It's official, Shadow Warrior 3 will be launching on March 1, 2022!
Shadow Warrior 3 was originally supposed to be released at some point in 2021, but due to the team needing a bit more time to "sharpen its blades" it ended up getting pushed back to early 2022. While nothing has been officially announced since then, the freshly updated pre-order bundle on the Microsoft Store now lists the new release date as March 1, 2022!
Before you start making any sort of plans, it's worth mentioning that this could simply be a placeholder date. I personally doubt it as it's a bit too close to offer the Microsoft Store much leeway to work with, but it's still a possibility and so I would recommend against getting to attached to this specific date.