Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have detailed the upcoming (and surprising) Dwarf rework
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 2's final and ridiculously huge The Hammers & Herdstones update has now landed, and it's quite an impressive one!
Instead of letting Total War: Warhammer 2 languish while they work on Total War: Warhammer 3, Creative Assembly has decided to say farewell with a mighty bang by releasing one last super-massive update. As such, on July 14th we'll not only be getting The Silence & The Fury DLC with plenty of toys for the Beastmen and Lizardmen, but a rather chunky free update as well!
This free update will bring with it the long-awaited Beastmen rework, the Great Brey Shaman as a generic lord for the Beastmen, Ogre mercenaries that can be hired by every faction, as well as the highly temperamental Thorek Ironbrow as a new Legendary Lord for the Dwarfs. That alone would make this the most impressive update Total War: Warhammer 2 has had in a while, but Creative Assembly has gone a step further and also reworked the Dwarf faction for the second time in the game's history!
World of Warcraft's brand new Sanctum of Domination raid and Tazavesh dungeon are now live
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[Update]: Sadly, it looks like the culmination of Patch 9.1 storyline is a complete and utter mess.
Patch 9.1 - Chains of Domination arrived last week, bringing with it a much-needed influx of new content. It added Korthia as a new end-game zone to explore, a variety of changes and improvements to the rogue-like Torghast, the beginning of a new story campaign, and naturally, a whole host of new cosmetics and mounts to collect.
While all of that is certainly a nice little addition, today's server resets have brought with it something far more exciting! The Sanctum of Domination raid has opened its doors on both Normal and Heroic difficulty, while the Tazavesh, the Veiled Market megadungeon has added some fun new challenges for even the more casual side of the playerbase.
MTG Arena's upcoming Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion has been fully revealed
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[Update]: The Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion has now arrived with 261 cards in tow!
Before each Standard rotation Magic: The Gathering tends to release a Core Set as a way to reprint highly useful cards without the designers being constrained by any one plane or storyline. However, this time around the usual Core Set will be getting replaced by a fully fledged Dungeons & Dragons themed expansion - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
As the name alone might imply, this expansion will bring with it dungeons as a brand new mechanic, as well as a plethora of powerful dragons to toy around with. There will also be dice rolls, references to numerous Dungeons & Dragons spells and abilities, equipment and enchantments themed after the various classes, as well as a couple of god-like beings to spice things up.
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has now landed onto PC and Switch, and so far it's looking pretty good
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[Update #2]: A year after launch, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has just unleashed a surprise PC performance patch.
[Update]: As a part of the January 2022 update, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has added a co-op mode on PC!
After spending a good chunk of time on the PlayStation 4, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has now finally made its way over to both PC and Switch. I'm also happy to say that, unlike Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana's nearly unplayable launch, this initial version of Ys IX is already looking remarkably well polished and optimized on PC!
And speaking of looking, you can get a pretty good idea of just what Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is trying to do through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have finally detailed the upcoming and massive Beastmen rework
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 2's final and ridiculously huge The Hammers & Herdstones update has now landed, and it's quite an impressive one!
[Update]: Creative Assembly has now also revealed the surprisingly chunky Dwarf rework!
Out of all the factions in the current version of Total War: Warhammer 2, the Beastmen are by far the most miserable to play. Even if you can overcome the fact that literally everyone hates you and build up a solid army, actually wiping out your enemies is still a rather nightmarish process. Since the AI loves nothing more than to resettle all of the ruins you leave in your wake, pretty much every single Beastmen campaign eventually turns into a Warhammer themed whack-a-mole where the only prize is your inevitable loss of sanity.
Thankfully, all of this nonsense will soon be coming to an end. Once The Silence & The Fury DLC arrives this July 14th we'll not only get a whole bunch of new Beastmen monsters to play around with, but also the long-awaited rework that will land as a part of the accompanying free update!
RimWorld will soon be getting the massive free Update 1.3 and Ideology expansion
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[Update]: The Ideology expansion and its accompanying free Update 1.3 have now arrived alongside a pretty positive reception.
It may have taken well over a year since RimWorld's Update 1.2 and Royalty expansion, but I'm happy to say a brand new batch of content is nearly ready to be unleashed! Much like before the upcoming patch will be separated into two parts: the free Update 1.3 and the paid Ideology expansion.
Despite being free, Update 1.3 will be a rather chunky one. Expect to see a new AI system to make base raids a more dangerous affair, a pens-and-fences system for animals, a reworked faction goodwill system, combat formations, improved mod support, better visual indicators for things like wounds and body modifications, new beards, a whole bunch of quality of life tweaks, and the list goes on for a while.
Doom Eternal is shifting development from the PvP Invasion mode to the single-player Horde mode
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[Update]: Doom Eternal's Update 6.66 has added Horde Mode, new Master levels and Battlemode 2.0.
In a bit of a departure from the usual FPS game modes, Doom Eternal wanted to add the Invasion Mode as a post-launch update. This Dark Souls inspired mode would have you invade a random player's campaign and possess a powered-up version of one the demons, after which the two of you would have a brief but highly explosive duel, with the victor getting some nifty prizes out of the whole ordeal.
However, as with many other things, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into those plans. This, combined with the community's interest in the Invasion Mode waning with time, has convinced id Software to stop working on it and instead focus on a totally new single-player horde mode.