Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have begun teasing a new and mysterious free DLC
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[Update #2]: Creative Assembly has fully revealed Thorek Ironbrow and the Ogre Mercenaries which are coming as a part of the free DLC.
[Update]: Creative Assembly has revealed the full scope of the upcoming Beastmen vs Lizardmen DLC, and I was kind of right about the mercenaries!
Total War: Warhammer 2's penultimate DLC The Silence & The Fury will be arriving on July 14, 2021, bringing with it a whole host of goodies for both the Lizardmen and Beastmen. While the exact details haven't been announced just yet, you can expect to see Oxyotl as a Legendary Lord for the Lizardmen and Taurox for the Beastmen, a variety of new units and heroes, unique campaign mechanics for both faction, and if the recent Wood Elf DLC is any judge, a massive rework of the Beastmen faction as a whole.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Creative Assembly has also just revealed that there will be a sizable free DLC accompanying The Silence & The Fury. Once again very few details are currently available, but what I can tell you is that the free DLC will bring with it a new Legendary Lord, a new unit, and most mysteriously of all, new reinforcements!
MTG Arena's D&D inspired Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion is coming next week
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[Update #2]: The upcoming Adventures in the Forgotten Realms expansion has now been fully revealed.
[Update]: MTG Arena is pausing development on the long-requested Pioneer Masters set.
Instead of the usual Core Set that mostly serves as a way to reprint highly useful cards into the Standard format without them being constrained by any one plane, Wizards of the Coast will soon be releasing a fully fledged Dungeons & Dragons themed expansion - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. The set will bring with it 261 cards spread across all rarities, a good chunk of which will stick to the theme and feature dragons, dungeons and perhaps even dragons in dungeons!
While dragons will mostly function as classic Magic cards, the new dungeon mechanic will be quite a departure from the norm. There will only be three pre-set dungeons that everyone will always have access to, each of which will have multiple paths that offer small benefits once you go through them.
Killing Floor 2's summer event lets you escape the scorching heat by going into space!
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[Update]: Killing Floor 2's Christmas themed Chop Til’ You Drop update has brought in festive enemies and costumes.
Continuing on with the tradition started in the original Killing Floor over a decade ago, Killing Floor 2's summer update has now added a nice chunk of new content to mess around with. The most exciting of these additions is the brand new Moonbase map which, as I'm sure you'll be shocked to hear, takes place on a secret Horzine research outpost on the Moon and features low gravity across the map!
You can also expect to see two new free weapons: the HRG Blast Brawlers for the Support that serve as an alternative to the Static Strikers, and the HRG Bastion for the SWAT that serve as an alternative to the Stoner 63a LMG. As for the paid DLC, the update has also added the FAMAS Masterkey for the Commando and Support that is essentially an assault rifle with a shotgun attachment, as well as the Thermite Bore for the Firebug that, true to its name, launches thermite grenades that both explode and light enemies on fire.
Borderlands devs are working on a more RPG focused spin-off - Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
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[Update #2]: Mark March 25, 2022 on your calendar, as that's when Tiny Tina's Wonderlands will be launching for PC, PlayStation and Xbox!
[Update]: Borderlands 2's highly memorable Tiny Tina focused DLC has been released as a standalone game.
One of the best pieces of DLC across all three of the main Borderlands games is Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. The DLC poked fun at the very concept of RPGs with boatloads of ridiculous enemies and wildly imaginative locations, featured some of the best writing across the entirety of the series, and perhaps most importantly of all, had a nice little emotional note at the end to make you really care for the characters.
Given how well that whole experiment turned out, it should come as little surprise to hear that Gearbox are now looking to give it another try... though this time around as a fully fledged game! The freshly announced Tiny Tina's Wonderlands will have you roll your very own multiclass hero, after which you will be set loose on an outlandish world to destroy hordes of monsters and loot anything that isn't nailed down particularly well.
Apex Legends' Genesis event is bringing back the original Kings Canyon and World's Edge maps
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[Update]: The Genesis event is now live, though the servers are struggling a bit with the sheer amount of players.
If you're in the mood for a bit of nostalgia, or if you simply want to check out where it all began, you'll be happy to hear Apex Legends' upcoming Genesis event will bring back the original Kings Canyon and World's Edge maps for a limited time. They will rotate in one hour increments throughout the duration of the event in both normal Trios and Duos, which should give you plenty of chances to enjoy the madness that is the southern part of the original Kings Canyon!
Speaking of which, I'm also happy to say that one of the most iconic locations in all of Apex Legends, the original Skull Town, will be coming back as a brand new Arena map. Best of all, this Skull Town will be sticking around for good!
Shadowlands devs have detailed all of the changes coming with Update 9.1 - Chains of Domination
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[Update]: It took a while to get here, but Chains of Domination has now arrived with a bunch of new content.
After an extremely long wait, especially when compared to Legion's rapid update schedule, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' very first major content update will be launching after the server resets on June 29. Patch 9.1 - Chains of Domination will bring with it a massive new zone to explore, a brand new dungeon and raid to keep you busy for months on end, a new story campaign alongside 40 new Renown Levels, as well as the long-awaited ability to fly in the original Shadowlands zones!
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted and developer-narrated survival guide. It'll give you a pretty good idea of what all of these features will look like in-game, as well as what you can expect to get out of them. Have a gander:
Steam's massive annual Summer Sale has now arrived alongside some hefty discounts
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[Update]: Steam's Autumn 2020 sale has now arrived alongside the Steam Award nominations.
If you find yourself in the luxurious position of having too much money and free time, and you wish to remedy that clearly horrible situation, you'll be happy to hear Steam's massive Summer Sale has now arrived! While there are sadly no fun gimmicks like in some of the earlier years, the amount of games that are currently on a hefty discount is pretty insane, so the whole thing is well worth checking out regardless.
For those of you that aren't sure what to even look for, or simply want to try out something a bit different, allow me to share some of personal recommendations. All of these are games I've greatly enjoyed over the past few years, so if the concept seems even remotely interesting, I'd highly recommend looking into them. For now, however, here's the list in no particular order: