Total War: Warhammer 3's newest gameplay preview shows off the Grand Cathay campaign in action
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[Update]: According to leaks, Total War: Warhammer 3 will let you design your own Daemon Prince and faction.
As a part of last year's previews Creative Assembly showed off a whole assortment of battles between the various factions. However, despite highlighting some of the new mechanics and ideas, they never really gave us a closer look at how an actual campaign will play out... that is, until now!
So if you're curious about what sort of improvements Total War: Warhammer 3 brings to the table, as well as what Grand Cathay will look like on the campaign map, allow me to share with you the freshly posted preview. Have a peek, it's quite an interesting one:
Apex Legends' Dark Depths update has arrived with a new Arena map and a bunch of new skins
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends' Season 12 preview shows off the new Control game mode and Olympus map changes.
[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 12 - Defiance is launching on February 8, 2022 with the new Legend Mad Maggie.
In order to help pass the time before the big Season 12 update in early February, Respawn has now unleashed the rather humble Dark Depths event for Apex Legends. Dark Depths brings with it a lush new Arena map by the name of Habitat, as well as a whole bunch of new cosmetic items to collect.
Since Habitat is basically the only new bit of content in this update, allow me to first share with you the brief teaser trailer. It should give you a pretty good look at the new map. Have a gander:
Serious Sam 4 is getting a standalone expansion expansion this January 25th - Siberian Mayhem
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[Update #2]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem has now arrived, and so far it's looking like a shorter and slightly improved version of Serious Sam 4.
[Update]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem now has a lengthy, shotgun-powered gameplay preview!
Only a few days have gone by since the teaser, and already Devolver Digital have not only revealed the next big Serious Sam game, but also set its release date for this month! So if you're in the mood for gunning down hordes upon hordes upon hordes of enemies, mark January 25th on your calendar as that's when the Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem standalone expansion will be landing onto Steam.
Unlike Serious Sam 4 which was entirely developed by Croteam, Siberian Mayhem is primarily being worked on by a group of Serious Sam modders under the newly formed Timelock Studio. So while I can't tell you whether Siberian Mayhem will be any good or not, it will at the very least be a bit of a different experience than usual!
Dead Cells' The Queen & the Sea expansion has arrived with new levels, boss and ending
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[Update #2]: Dead Cells' first 2023 expansion will be a rather ambitious crossover with Castlevania.
[Update]: Dead Cells' free update has added The Bank as a blinged-out new biome to ransack.
After a brief round of teasers last year, Dead Cells' newest expansion The Queen & the Sea has now been unleashed. The Queen & the Sea brings with it two chunky new biomes to explore, the Infested Shipwreck and the Lighthouse, which will serve as optional routes running in parallel with the High Peak Castle and Derelict Distillery.
The Queen & the Sea has also added nine new weapons to toy around with, the most ridiculous of which is an actual shark you can throw at people, as well as a variety of new enemies to smash and outfits to help you look good while doing so. Most importantly of all, there is also a challenging new boss to fight, as well as a brand new ending to unlock!
Charity focused speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 has now begun
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For the twelfth year in a row, the charity focused speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick has now officially begun! Much like before, the proceeds will be going towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation - a nonprofit organization focused on cancer research, prevention and early detection.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 will run until January 16th, during which time hundreds of unique games across a variety of genres will get absolutely demolished in record time, all for a good cause. So if you would like to join in, simply head on over the the constantly running stream to catch a random game or check the schedule to find your favorites.
FromSoftware appear to be working on a new souls-like Armored Core game
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[Update #2]: It took over a decade for us to get here, but Armored Core VI will finally be launching on August 25th, 2023!
[Update]: It looks like the rumors were true after all! FromSoftware has unveiled Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon!
According to Red Liquorice over at the Resetera forums, Dark Souls studio FromSoftware appear to be working on a new Armored Core game. I originally didn't feel like talking about this since the rumors were purely hearsay and thus easy to fake, but things have definitely changed today as a whole bunch of screenshots were just added as proof!
So as long as this isn't some sort of highly elaborate hoax, the new Armored Core will take place on the ravaged planet of Bashtar where a mysterious substance called Melange was freshly discovered. As is tradition, a whole assortment of factions will attempt to claim the substance, thus sparking a massive war in which we as mercenaries will play a key part.
Empire of Ember, a Mount & Blade inspired action-RPG, is launching from Early Access on January 20th
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After spending about a year in Early Access, the Mount & Blade inspired action-RPG Empire of Ember is now nearly ready for launch. Once it arrives on January 20th it'll bring with it a combat system designed around massive battles between armies, the ability to design and fully demolish fortresses, and just to spice things up a bit, a bunch of dungeons to pillage for loot and resources in between all of the warmongering.
You can get a pretty good idea of how all of this translates into actual gameplay through the recently posted trailer. Have a peek: