Atmospheric horror-action game Hidden Deep has now launched into beta
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[Update]: January 24th has now arrived, and with it Hidden Deep has now launched into Early Access!
Hidden Deep is an upcoming horror-action game heavily inspired by oldschool classics like The Thing and Aliens. What this means in gameplay terms is that you will spend a lot of time exploring cramped underground caverns, avoiding all sorts of nightmarish monstrosities with specialized equipment like grappling hooks and terrain scanners, and when all else fails, dealing with the problem directly through either firepower or heavy machinery.
As for what exactly all of this looks like in actual moment-to-moment gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
Warframe's next major story update, The New War, is launching this December
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[Update]: After four years of waiting, Warframe's main storyline has now moved forward with The New War!
Being a fan of Warframe's main storyline over the last few years has been a fairly frustrating experience. After going through some rather interesting events surrounding our long-standing guide Lotus that ended in a massive cliffhanger, Digital Extremes proceeded to take the story in multiple different directions without ever resolving that big plot point - a meandering journey that took four actual years!
Thankfully, the long wait will soon be over as Warframe is finally coming back around to the main storyline. As such, once The New War story focused update arrives this December we'll get to see what exactly is happening with the vast Sentients army, Lotus, and the rest of the major factions.
The Binding of Isaac Update 1.7.5 has improved Tainted characters and added even more rooms
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As a part of the recent Repentance expansion, The Binding of Isaac added Tainted versions of playable characters in order to spice things up a bit. Each one has some heavy downsides that provide interesting challenges for veteran players, as well as a couple of potential upsides that can be expanded upon in order to create some monstrously powerful builds.
Unfortunately not all of the Tainted characters were well balanced, which meant that instead of being a fun extra challenge some of them were just downright annoying to play. So in order to sort that out, as well as fix a gigantic pile of bugs, The Binding of Isaac team has now unleashed Update 1.7.5.
Reality-bending puzzle game Baba is You is adding a level editor and a ton of new puzzles
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Out of all the puzzles games I've ever played, Baba is You is probably the one that made me alternate between feeling like a complete genius and an addle-brained moron the most. Still, despite the massive difficulty curve I persevered as there was just something remarkably addictive about using simple mechanics in insanely creative ways to solve problems, often while breaking reality itself in the process.
With all of that in mind, I hope you can realize just how delighted I am to announce that Baba is You is soon getting a bunch of new content! The Baba Make Level update will bring with it a fully fledged level editor, over 150 new puzzles with new objects, art and music, over 100 puzzles that "showcase unused designs and cut content", as well as a bunch of bug fixes and random tweaks.
Remastered GTA Trilogy has recently landed onto PC, only to pretty much immediately disappear
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[Update #2]: December's Update 1.03 has now corrected some of the more annoying problems.
[Update]: The GTA Trilogy has now returned, though the many issues still remain.
Well, it would seem that my original optimism was quite misplaced. Despite the first teaser trailer looking rather good, the actual release version of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition has unfortunately ended up being a bit of a mess, especially on PC.
Not only are there a lot of bugs to deal with, some of which are severe enough that you can barely see what's happening on the screen, but the promised visual overhaul is spotty at best. Some areas and characters look genuinely good, while others feel unfinished and clash with the game's aesthetic. And to make matters worse, the GTA Trilogy has now also suddenly disappeared from PC and is currently unavailable for both purchase or play.
World of Warcraft devs have revealed what's coming with Shadowlands' Update 9.2 - Eternity’s End
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[Update #3]: World of Warcraft's Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End will be launching on February 22, 2022.
[Update #2]: World of Warcraft will finally be adding cross-faction dungeons, raids and rated PvP in Update 8.2.5!
[Update]: Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard for nearly 69 billion dollars.
The quality-of-life focused Update 9.1.5 has only just arrived, and already Blizzard is setting their sights on Update 9.2 - Eternity's End. Shadowlands' most likely final major update will bring with it Zereth Mortis as a mysterious new zone to explore, the return of class-based tier sets, a new raid to conquer, an ancient runic language to slowly decipher, and the list goes on.
You can get a pretty good idea of what this looks like in actual gameplay, as well as what the developers are trying to accomplish, through the recently posted preview. Have a gander:
MTG Arena's vampire wedding themed Innistrad: Crimson Vow expansion has now arrived
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's Innistrad: Midnight Hunt & Crimson Vow double feature draft is coming on January 28, 2022.
[Update]: MTG Arena's digital-only Alchemy format has now arrived, and with it a whole assortment of new and rebalanced cards.
Only a short while has gone by since Innistrad: Midnight Hunt arrived, and already MTG Arena has unleashed its follow-up expansion - Innistrad: Crimson Vow. As you might expect from the name alone, Crimson Vow has brought with it a wide array of vampires, zombies, werewolves and spirits, as well as all sorts of other nightmarish monstrosities that endlessly plague the poor humans of Innistrad.
In terms of actual gameplay mechanics, Crimson Vow has brought back transformations and disturb from Midnight Hunt, while also adding a couple of new ones like blood tokens that allow you to cycle your cards. Here's a brief rundown of the six main mechanics you'll want to keep an eye out for: