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:
Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have detailed Nurgle's pestilent campaign mechanics
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[Update #2]: 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!
[Update]: The newest developer update has now revealed the entirety of Nurgle's army roster. Unsurprisingly, they're quite a jovial bunch!
After a fair bit of buildup, Creative Assembly has recently begun teasing Total War: Warhammer 3's final two launch factions. Unsurprisingly, the dynamic duo will be none other than the Dark Prince Slaanesh and the Lord of Decay Nurgle.
While Slaanesh is still shrouded in mystery, I'm happy to say that thanks to the newest developer update we now have a pretty good idea of how Nurgle's campaign will function! Needless to say, it'll involve a lot of plagues, a lot of demons, and I can only assume a lot of manic cackling as well.
Volition's big Saints Row reboot has been pushed back all the way to August 23, 2022
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[Update]: Volition's big Saints Row reboot has now arrived, though not without a fair bit of criticism.
If you were hoping to get your hands on the big Saints Row reboot early next year, I'm afraid you're going to have to wait for a while longer. According to the newest developer update, Saints Row has been pushed back from its February 25, 2022 release date all the way to August 23, 2022.
"Our priority is to create the best Saints Row game yet and, if we released on the original date, it wouldn’t be up to the standards we’ve set ourselves, and that you’re expecting and deserve," the update explains. "The team just need more time to do our vision justice; we’re doing some fine tuning and there won’t be much change in the game outside of overall quality and polish."
Dead Cells November 22nd update is bringing in six indie game crossovers
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[Update]: The big crossover update has now arrived, and unsurprisingly it's looking like a pretty fun one so far.
After a whole bunch of teasers over at Twitter, Dead Cells' studio Motion Twin has now finally revealed that the next big update will feature six indie game crossovers! The games in question will be Blasphemous, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Guacamelee, Hyper Light Drifter, Curse of the Dead Gods, as well as Hollow Knight.
While the exact list of changes has not been announced just yet, you can expect to see themed cosmetics, abilities and items based on each game. For example, Blasphemous will bring with it the "reviving" bile flask, Guacamelee will let you transform into a chicken, while Hollow Knight's inclusion will allow you to bounce on the heads of your enemies.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has just received a free graphics and accessibility focused update on PC
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In an announcement that I must admit has caught me completely by surprise, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice studio Ninja Theory has just revealed and released a brand new (and free) update for PC! The freshly added Enhanced update brings with it all of the improvements made to the Xbox Series X|S version, including ray traced reflections and shadows, upgraded materials, better particles and LOD (level of detail), as well as support for both Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR.
As an additional little bonus, the Enhanced update has also added some new accessibility options. These include full controller remapping, subtitle customization, color blindness presets for Deuteranopia, Protanopia and Tritanopia, and more.