MTG Arena is permanently adding the long requested 100-card Historic Brawl game mode
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena is giving away free Premier Drafts entries and delaying Jumpstart: Historic Horizons. On the positive side, Historic Brawl is coming in a lot sooner than expected!
[Update]: Wizards of the Coast has revealed the full list of cards coming with the Jumpstart: Historic Horizons expansion.
It may have taken well over a year and countless requests from the community, but MTG Arena is now finally adding a dedicated Historic Brawl mode. It'll arrive alongside the Jumpstart: Historic Horizons update on August 12th, and unlike its previous incarnations this Historic Brawl will not be going away after a mere few days!
Best of all, we'll not only be getting Historic Brawl as a permanent format, but it'll also be the much more interesting 100-card variant. Considering how many awesome Modern-era cards are coming in with the Historic Horizons update, the 100-card minimum is definitely a welcome sight as I have no idea how I'd be able to fit all of my favorites otherwise!
Guild Wars 2's third expansion - End of Dragons - is set to arrive in February 2022
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[Update]: End of Dragon's second beta preview event will show off the Elementalist based Catalyst, Warrior based Bladesworn, and Revenant based Vindicator on September 21, 2021.
Quite a bit of time has gone by since the original announcement, but I'm very happy to say that ArenaNet has now finally unveiled Guild Wars 2's third major expansion - End of Dragons. Besides being able to explore the distant land of Cantha, End of Dragons will also bring with it new elite specializations for all classes, a combat-focused turtle mount that will seat two players, new Strikes and challenges to bash your head against, a whole assortment of new items and cosmetics to collect, and naturally, a mysterious new storyline to uncover.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you two of the freshly posted previews. The first is a traditional trailer showcasing some of the fancy locations and important characters, while the second is a more hands-on preview showing off the actual gameplay along with developer commentary. Have a peek:
Adorable action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits has been pushed back to September 21st
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[Update #2]: Kena: Bridge of Spirits has now also landed onto Steam alongside very positive player reviews.
[Update]: After multiple delays, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is now fully ready to launch.
The remarkably charming action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits was supposed to release this August, but according to the newly posted announcement that is sadly no longer going to be the case. Instead you can expect Kena: Bridge of Spirits to arrive on September 21, 2021 for PC and PlayStation.
As for the reason behind the delay, it's thankfully nothing too concerning. The Ember Lab team has simply reevaluated the whole project and figured they could use an extra month in order to get everything polished up and ready to go.
MTG Arena's Jumpstart: Historic Horizons expansion is landing on August 12 with 372 new-to-MTGA cards
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[Update #2]: Wizards of the Coast has revealed the full list of cards coming with the Jumpstart: Historic Horizons expansion.
[Update]: MTG Arena is also permanently adding the long requested 100-card Historic Brawl game mode!
Even though the surprise has been spoiled by an accidental leak, I'm still quite happy to announce that MTG Arena will be adding Jumpstart: Historic Horizons on August 12th. This brand new Jumpstart format will bring with it 782 unique cards to collect, 372 of which will be entirely new to MTG Arena.
While the full list has not been announced just yet, many of these new cards will be fan-favorites from the Modern Horizons and Modern Horizons 2 sets. Perhaps most interestingly, however, Historic Horizons will also bring with it 31 new-to-Magic cards specifically designed with online play through MTG Arena in mind. Here's the sort of keywords you can expect to see on them:
Total War: Troy will be fully embracing its mythological side with the new Mythos expansion
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[Update #2]: Total War: Pharaoh will be Creative Assembly's next mainline, historical grand strategy game.
[Update]: Total War: Troy has now been released onto Steam alongside the new Mythos expansion.
While Total War: Troy ended up being a pretty fun experience, especially once the Amazons update launched, it never really managed to grip me the same way Total War: Warhammer 2 did. Looking back at it I'd say this was primarily because Troy couldn't decide if it was going to be a historical or mythological game. Instead of sticking to one theme and polishing it up to a mirror sheen, Troy tried to please everyone which, as you might imagine, just ended up making it feel unfocused.
Quite a bit of time has gone by since then, but I'm happy to say that the developers will soon be making amends for that little mistake. As a part of the upcoming Mythos expansion Total War: Troy will not only add a whole assortment of mythological monsters and themed units, but also a fully fledged historical mode without any overpowered heroes beating up entire armies on their own!
After a year of exclusivity, Orcs Must Die! 3 has now landed onto Steam and consoles
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Now that its one-year exclusivity period with Google Stadia is over, Orcs Must Die! 3 has finally made its way to Steam, Xbox One and X|S, PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as GeForce Now. Much like its predecessors Orcs Must Die! 3 is firmly focused on the combination of third-person action and tower defense elements, all in an effort to shock, fry, explode or otherwise mangle hordes of dastardly Orcs.
As for what this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it'll clue you in quite quickly on what to expect:
The original Dead Space is getting a fully fledged remake on PC and consoles
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[Update #2]: Pre-orders of the upcoming Dead Space remake will come with a copy of the excellent Dead Space 2.
[Update]: We finally have a date! The Dead Space remake will be launching onto PC and consoles on January 27th, 2023!
While all rumors of Dead Space 4 were squashed many years ago, I'm very happy to announce that there is now hope that the series will make a triumphant return! I say this because EA has just revealed that not only is Dead Space getting re-released for PC and modern consoles, but that this new version will be rebuilt from the ground up as a fully fledged remake!
The exact details are unfortunately still few and far between, but it seems like the focus will be on offering a deeper and more immersive experience. You can also expect to see greatly enhanced visuals, various gameplay improvements, as well as a bunch of quality of life features to round everything out.