Saints Row: The Third Remastered is free to grab for about a week
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In honor of the recent Saints Row reboot announcement, Volition and Deep Silver are currently giving away Saints Row: The Third Remastered for free. All you have to do is head on over to the Epic Games Store, go through the 'purchasing' process, and you'll be good to go as soon as you download it.
As always, there is also a bit of a time limit to this giveaway. So if you're interested make sure to grab yourself a copy before Thursday, September 2nd, after which you'll be able to play Saints Row: The Third whenever you want.
Overwatch is changing McCree's name due to the recent sexual harassment accusations
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[Update #2]: I'm afraid the update was extremely uneventful. All that happened was that McCree was renamed to Cole Cassidy. There was no event, no story, and no in-game explanation as many had hoped for.
[Update]: Overwatch has added a brand new deathmatch map onto the test servers - Malevento.
As you're most likely heard by this point, Blizzard was recently hit by a massive sexual harassment lawsuit. The lawsuit specifically called out many high ranking employees, and with the evidence against them being quite damning a good chunk of them have already been let go from the company.
Among these people was Diablo 4's lead designer and Blizzard veteran Jesse McCree, which as you might imagine, has created an extremely awkward situation for the Overwatch team. So in order to distance themselves from this whole mess, as well as offer a bit of solidarity to the victims, Overwatch will be changing McCree's name in the next big update.
MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons expansion has just arrived with 372 new cards
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena has banned Tibalt's Trickery and Memory Lapse from the Historic format, as well as changed some of the digital-only Jumpstart cards.
[Update]: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has now landed alongside the yearly Standard set rotation.
After being delayed for a few weeks due to technical issues, MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons expansion has now finally been unleashed. Historic Horizons brings with it 782 unique cards to collect, 372 of which are entirely new to MTG Arena and bring with them the potential to create brand new deck archetypes.
It's also worth mentioning that 31 of those new cards are designed exclusively with online play in mind, and as such they contain keywords and abilities that are simply impossible to handle in paper formats. Here's a brief rundown of what to expect:
Six years after its big reveal, Psychonauts 2 has now finally been unleashed onto PC and consoles
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Sixteen years have gone by since the original Psychonauts, and six years since its big announcement, but Psychonauts 2 has now finally been unleashed onto both PC and consoles. Much like the original from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, Psychonauts 2 is a quirky platformer that's all about exploring the bizarre, touching and often hilarious nonsense that occurs within the minds of everyday people.
What all of this look like in actual gameplay, however, that you can find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it'll clue you in quite quickly:
World of Warcraft is bringing in Nightborne improvements and solo Island Expeditions
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[Update #2]: Blizzard has detailed the return of the always popular Mage Tower challenges.
[Update]: Patch 9.1.5 will also remove Covenant restrictions, bring back Legion Mythic+ dungeons, and add a bunch of other quality of life changes.
One of my biggest annoyances with World of Warcraft is how frequently old content gets abandoned and ignored, even if the playerbase is genuinely interested in continuing to explore it. Battle for Azeroth's Island Expeditions are a perfect example of this as they are a veritable treasure trove of cosmetic items, yet are almost completely unplayable since you need to find two other players in order to even enter them.
This sort of nonsense has been going on for years, so you can imagine my surprise when Blizzard suddenly came out and announced a positive step forward - solo Island Expeditions! We will have to wait a little while in order to get in on the action as they're scheduled to arrive alongside patch 9.1.5, but regardless of the wait it's good to see Blizzard finally go for some easy yet highly welcome quality-of-life improvements.
Co-op focused shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite will be launching tomorrow, August 24th
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As you would imagine from the name alone, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a co-op focused third-person shooter that will pit you and your companions against hordes upon hordes of acid-spewing Xenomorphs. The launch version will bring with it four unique campaigns set within familiar locations, as well as a plethora of customization options for each of the marines and their weaponry, all in an effort to keep things fresh and interesting for a long time to come.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in actual gameplay, however, allow me to share with you one of the recent trailers. It should clue you in quite quickly on just what Aliens: Fireteam Elite is trying to accomplish. Have a peek:
Apex Legends has finally begun nerfing the all-powerful new Legend Seer
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends' Season 11 will be adding Titanfall 2's Ash, a brand new tropical map, and more.
[Update]: Apex Legends' newest update has beefed up Rampart and added a new Rampart themed map location.
Apex Legends' recent Season 10 update brought with it a brand new Legend by the name of Seer. Unfortunately, while his visual design was phenomenal, Seer launched in such an overpowered state that he quickly and decisively took hold over the entire game. As it turns out, having permanent wall hacks along with the ability to interrupt healing is a pretty potent combo!
With all of that in mind, I'm happy to say that Seer's reign of terror seems to be coming to to an end thanks to the newest balance update. This one has nerfed literally every single aspect of his kit, some of it quite severely, so I do hope it'll be enough to keep Seer from overshadowing every other Legend. As for the actual changes, here are the relevant bits: