Helldivers 2 will soon be getting the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits teased all the way back at launch
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[Update]: Helldivers 2's first balance update has now landed, and it's unfortunately a very messy one. Thankfully, at least the mechs are great!
If you were eagerly waiting for the mechs to arrive ever since they were teased in that one pre-launch trailer, I'm happy to say I bring good news! According to a brief Tweet, the EXO-45 Patriot Exosuits will soon be heading to a battlefield near you!
I'd love to tell you more, but I'm afraid the details are currently nonexistent. That said, Arrowhead have previously revealed that they will be releasing a major update on the second Thursday of each month, so there's a pretty good chance the EXO-45 will be launching on March 14th. This is obviously just speculation, however, so don't get too attached to that day just yet.
All of MTG Arena's upcoming Alchemy: Karlov Manor mini-set has now been revealed
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's next mini-expansion, Alchemy: Thunder Junction, will be launching on May 7th.
[Update]: MTG Arena's next set Outlaws of Thunder Junction is coming April 16th alongside 3 batches of bonus cards.
Once it arrives this March 5th, MTG Arena's Alchemy: Karlov Manor mini-expansion will bring with it 30 new cards to toy around with. Much like the previous sets, these will help beef up some of the currently underplayed deck concepts, add a couple of goofy cards to brew with, as well as introduce a brand new mechanic to explore - Incorporate.
"A card that incorporates adds an additional mandatory mana cost to another card, and that second card gains additional attributes/text. Incorporate perpetually adds an additional casting cost to that card, adding any new colors from that cost, and adds abilities/text to that card for the rest of the game."
PowerWash Simulator has unleashed a Warhammer 40,000 crossover DLC filled with heavy machinery
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After toying around with Lara Croft and Final Fantasy VII crossovers, among others, PowerWash Simulator has now decided to give the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40k universe a good scrubbing. And so, dressed up as a lowly member of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the new DLC will task you with cleaning a variety of heavy machinery like the Land Raider, Dreadnaught or Imperial Knight.
What all of this nonsense looks like in action, as well as just how nasty the vehicles start off as, that you can check out through the trailer below. Have a gander:
Helldivers 2 is Phenomenal! - Review after 70+ hours of spreading democracy throughout the stars
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Inspired by Starship Troopers, Helldivers 2 is a highly satirical shooter that has you spread peace, liberty and managed democracy across the stars through the use of overwhelming firepower. And much like Starship Troopers, despite obviously being cannon fodder with the life expectancy measured in minutes, Helldivers 2 does a phenomenal job of making you feel like you're an unstoppable badass... all the way until you accidentally call down an orbital bombardment directly on your head and send yourself flying into the stratosphere Team Rocket style!
So if you're curious about where exactly Helldivers 2 excels, as well as where it misses the mark and falls flat on its face, allow me to share with you my thoughts after spending well over 70 hours playing it since launch. Spoiler alert: it's pretty darn good!
After exactly a year in Early Access, survival-focused horror Sons Of The Forest has now been unleashed
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After exactly a year of updates that have fleshed out everything from the gameplay mechanics to the world and story, Sons Of The Forest has now been released from Early Access. Personally I think that may have been a bit premature as there's still parts of the game that feel underbaked, but that's a fairly minor nitpick as the basic gameplay loop of exploring, fighting and base-building is very satisfying.
As for what exactly all of this looks like in action, as well as what sort of style and atmosphere Sons of the Forest has gone for, that you can check out through the launch trailer below. Have a gander:
Overwatch 2's Season 9 has arrived with massive changes to core principles like health and damage
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2 will be testing whether 6v6 is worth coming back to in Season 14.
[Update]: Overwatch 2's Season 10 will introduce Venture, unlock all Heroes, and make Mythic skins more accessible.
After struggling with balancing the heroes and roles for quite a while now, Blizzard has decided to undertake some drastic measures in Season 9. As such, not only has Competitive Play been made more transparent and... well, competitive, but the actual core design principles behind the various heroes have also been tweaked.
First and foremost, hero health has been increased by around 15-25% in an effort to prevent fights from devolving into who can one-shot who first. Then, in order to prevent healers from becoming too dominant with the increased health pools, Damage heroes have swapped their reload speed passive for one that reduces enemy healing by 20% for 2 seconds upon hitting an enemy.
MTG Arena's Alchemy: Murders at Karlov Manor mini-set is launching on March 5th
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's next set Outlaws of Thunder Junction is coming April 16th alongside 3 batches of bonus cards.
[Update]: All of MTG Arena's upcoming Alchemy: Karlov Manor mini-set has now been revealed.
In order to help tide everyone over until Outlaws of Thunder Junction arrives this April, MTG Arena will soon be releasing the Alchemy: Murders at Karlov Manor expansion. Once it arrives on March 5th, the 30-card mini-set will help beef up some of the currently underplayed archetypes, introduce at least one new mechanic to toy around with, and more likely than not, add a some goofy new cards for Brawl players to smash each other over the head with.
Speaking of the new mechanics, the only one confirmed thus far is called Incorporate. Long story short, it's a way to grant cards additional stats and effects, while simultaneously increasing their mana cost. Sort of like stapling on a mandatory Kicker effect. Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you an example of Incorporate in action, as well as the full description of the mechanic straight from the MTG Arena team: