Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons beta event is arriving next week alongside the Siege Turtle mount
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[Update #2]: The fourth beta event has now arrived, and unsurprisingly, the Siege Turtle is pretty darn cool!
[Update]: ArenaNet has announced sweeping changes to all nine of the upcoming elite specializations.
Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons expansion will be launching in February 2022, bringing with it the much-anticipated continent of Cantha. Besides a bunch of new zones to explore, End of Dragons will also add an assortment of endgame content, a fishing profession and player controlled boats, nine new elite specializations to toy around with, and even a combat-focused turtle mount that seats two players and is able to briefly fly around thanks to an in-built jetpack!
So if you're interested in what the Siege Turtle might look like in action, as well as what each of the new specializations have to offer, you'll be happy to hear that the upcoming beta event will give you the answers you seek. The whole thing will kick off on November 30th and last until December 4th, during which you'll be able to explore all of the current content with the new additions and see just how each one compares to its predecessors.
Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have revealed the entirety of Nurgle's plague-ridden army roster
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[Update]: The time has come, Creative Assembly has finally unleashed a gameplay preview showing off a battle between Nurgle and Slaanesh. Needless to say, the Nurglings look awesome!
It has only been a couple of days since Nurgle and Slaanesh were first revealed, and already Creative Assembly has given us heaps of information about the Lord of Decay. The last update covered Nurgle's rather unique campaign mechanics, while today's preview is all about the units and heroes we'll be able to toy around with.
As you might imagine, Nurgle's forces will consist of a wide array of plague-ridden daemons, some jovial and some bestial in nature. So while the Plaguebearers of Nurgle, Beasts of Nurgle and even Nurglings will run around the battlefield looking for friends to hug and diseases to spread, the eternally depressed Rot Flies will tirelessly seek to enact revenge on a world that spurned their love. Needless to say, Nurgle's forces will be a colorful lot, even if they mostly do come in shades of puss-green and sewer-brown.
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition is adding the highly adaptable Mexico civilization this December
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[Update]: Following in Age of Empire II's footsteps, Age of Empires III is adding two new civilizations and a brand new 'Tycoon' game mode.
For a series that was sadly ignored for a very long time, Age of Empires has managed to reestablish itself quite nicely over the past couple of years. The new and improved Age of Empires 4 has just launched, Age of Empires 2 is still getting frequent updates, and even Age of Empires 3 is now getting ready for a brand new expansion!
As you might imagine from the title alone, Age of Empires 3's upcoming DLC will add the strategically diverse Mexico civilization. Starting from the Commerce Age, Mexico can choose to Revolt in order to access a whole bunch of new cards, only to later return to Mexico while still retaining access to the benefits granted by any cards selected during the revolution. Combine this with an assortment of Federal States you can advance into when going between the ages, and you'll be able to adapt to pretty much any situation and keep the opponent guessing on what your plans truly are.
Terraria and Don't Starve Together have both just launched a chunky crossover update
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[Update #2]: Terraria's likely final update "Labor of Love" has now arrived with a bunch of improvements.
[Update]: Terraria and Core Keeper are doing a small crossover to celebrate Terraria's upcoming Labor of Love update.
It would appear that today is the unofficial indie crossover day! Not only has Dead Cells added weapons and outfits themed after six other indie games, but Terraria and Don't Starve Together have now launched their very own crossover updates as well!
Funnily enough, the whole crossover started from an offhanded comment during Re-Logic's AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit. The team was asked what game or universe they would love to do a crossover with, to which the answer was Don't Starve. And as it so happens, a member of the Don't Starve team noticed that comment, contacted Re-Logic, and the whole Terraria X Don't Starve Together update was set in motion quickly after.
IO Interactive has revealed their many plans for Hitman 3 in 2022
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[Update #2]: Hitman 3's free July update has added a brand new map to completely ransack- Ambrose Island.
[Update]: IO Interactive has revealed their plans for Hitman in 2022, including things like the Hitman Trilogy, VR support, and new game modes!
2021 hasn't even ended yet, and already IO Interactive have revealed their plans for Hitman 3's Year 2 updates. Needless to say, you can expect to see a whole bunch of new content in the form of new maps, storylines and game modes, though there will also be some fun new extras as well.
First and foremost, VR will be coming to Hitman 3 in January 2022, most likely around January 20th as that's when Year 2 will officially begin! The exact details behind the VR implementation are currently shrouded in mystery, and this includes the supported platforms, but you can get a little bit of an idea of what this might look like in-game by checking out some of the footage from the already available PS VR version.
Dead Cells' big indie game crossover update has now arrived with new items and costumes
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[Update #2]: Dead Cells' second big indie crossover update has added Terraria, Slay the Spire and Risk of Rain themed items, among others.
[Update]: Dead Cells' "Enter the Panchaku" update has added pan-based nunchucks and reworked legendary items.
Dead Cells has seen a fair few updates over the course of its development, though this newest one is certainly the most unique! Instead of simply adding a couple of new items and calling it a day, Dead Cells' 26th update "Everyone is here" has opted to instead theme everything around six popular indie games!
As such, you can now look forward to using fancy new weapons from Blasphemous, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Guacamelee, Hyper Light Drifter, Curse of the Dead Gods, as well as Hollow Knight. Blasphemous has brought with it the 'healing' Face Flask weapon, Curse of the Dead Gods has added a new Machete and Pistol combo to play around with, while Guacamelee's inclusion allows you to transform yourself into a chicken and lay egg-bombs in order to fight your enemies.
Stellaris' Aquatics Species Pack has now launched alongside the free "Herbert" Update 3.2
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[Update]: Stellaris' Toxoids Species Pack has added noble knights, poisonous baths and bad breath.
If you're looking for a few more toys to play around with, you'll be happy to hear that Stellaris has now added a brand new DLC pack alongside a free update. As you would expect from the name alone, the newly added Aquatics Species Pack brings with it an assortment of new options and tools intended to help develop water-born species, and just for good measure, also a massive god-like dragon that can watch over your civilization and its growth.
You can get a bit of an idea of what all of this looks like in actual gameplay through the recently posted developer preview. Have a gander: