Overwatch has added cross-platform multiplayer alongside a new Ashe themed event
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[Update #2]: Blizzard will be adding cross-platform progression with Overwatch 2.
[Update]: Overwatch is now also looking to heavily nerf hitscan heroes like Ashe, McCree and Baptiste.
After yesterday's announcement I was expecting today's Overwatch update to be a fairly simple one. However, in a bit of a shocking twist, Blizzard has now not only unleashed Ashe's Deadlock Challenge event, but also introduced cross-play to Overwatch!
In other words, from this day forward you can group, talk and play with friends across all four platforms. In order to keep things fair for everyone involved, however, PC and console Competitive Play modes will remain entirely separate. Similarly, if a PC and console player want to team up for some Quick Play or Arcade matches, they will be grouped exclusively with players in the PC pool in order to avoid giving the PC players a massive and unfair advantage. Pretty reasonable stuff, all things considered.
Co-op focused Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance has now arrived, though not without trouble
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[Update #2]: The Dark Alliance studio is being expanded in order to work on a AAA Dungeons & Dragons RPG developed on Unreal Engine 5.
[Update]: Despite Dark Alliances' rather frigid reception, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro have opened up a new PC and console gaming division.
If you're a fan of both co-op focused RPGs and the Dungeons & Dragons universe, I bring both good and bad news. The good news is that the co-op focused Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance has just arrived, bringing with it some fan-favorite characters like Drizzt Do’Urden, Catti-brie, Wulfgar, and Bruenor Battlehammer.
The bad news is that Dark Alliance is currently getting bad to mediocre reviews across the board from both critics and players alike. The main issue, from what I can tell, is that Dark Alliance is seemingly completely unfinished and in lacking polish, so the interesting ideas it does have just end up getting buried under the weight of technical problems and unresponsive combat.
Total War: Warhammer 3 devs have revealed the full roster for both Kislev & Khorne armies
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's newest preview shows off Grand Cathay and Tzeentch's armies for the very first time.
[Update]: Creative Assembly has now detailed the various improvements and changes coming to battles.
While Total War: Warhammer 3's release date is still nowhere to be seen, Creative Assembly has now released some rather juicy information to help keep us occupied. The information in question contains the full roster details for both Kislev and Khorne armies, alongside brief lore snippets describing each unit and their role. That latter part might not sound significant, but given that some of these units had literally no lore beforehand, it's actually pretty exciting stuff!
When it comes to Khorne's forces, it's pretty much exactly what you would expect - a bunch of demons and war beasts bolstered by hordes of mortal followers and the odd bit of machinery. That said, there is one little surprise hidden within the Khorne roster reveal - the Soul Grinder!
World War Z is getting an expansion with new levels, characters, and even bigger zombie hordes
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[Update]: Aftermath has now shambled onto PC and consoles, though not without some technical trouble.
Despite the vast majority of tie-in games being somewhere between awful to completely unremarkable, World War Z managed to successfully beat the odds and release as a genuinely good co-op shooter. Best of all, thanks to a newly announced expansion the future is now only looking brighter and brighter for World War Z!
Once it arrives later this year, World War Z: Aftermath will bring with it three new episodes set in Rome, Vatican City and Kamchatka, a variety of new characters and weapons to toy around with, and naturally, a whole bunch of new undead monstrosities to slice and dice your way through. And if you're looking for a little bit of extra immersion, there will also be a first-person mode option.
Overwatch will be adding Ashe’s Deadlock Challenge tomorrow, June 22nd
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[Update]: Overwatch has added cross-platform multiplayer alongside a new Ashe themed event!
In an effort to keep players occupied while most of the development team is working on Overwatch 2, Blizzard has been releasing smaller, cosmetic-focused updates for quite a few months now. However, while the previous Anniversary update brought with it cosmetics for a variety of heroes, tomorrow's (June 22nd) Deadlock Challenge will be all about Ashe.
The exact details haven't been announced just yet, but I think it's safe to say that we'll be getting a fancy new skin, a couple of sprays, as well as a player icon showcasing the skin itself. If some of the other challenges are any indicator, it's also likely that there will be a streamer-focused event that will grant another couple of sprays depending on how long you watch the partnered streams.
Biomutant's Update 1.5 has improved the loot, increased the level cap, and fixed a bunch of crashes
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After being mercilessly teased for nearly five years, the post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu RPG Biomutant finally arrived onto PC and consoles back in May. Unfortunately it did so alongside a somewhat mixed reception, with most of the complaints focusing on the numerous and annoying bugs, somewhat janky combat, and an overall lack of polish.
While some of these issues still remain, I am pleased to say that the freshly released Update 1.5 seems to have addressed many of the more pressing concerns. Combat has undergone a variety of improvements aimed at making it feel smoother, item drops have been made more exciting across the board, and even the level cap has been increased from 50 to 100.
Diablo 2: Resurrected will be heading to PC and consoles on September 23, 2021
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[Update]: Diablo 2: Resurrected has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking pretty good!
If you're as eager as I am to dive back into the timeless classic that is Diablo 2, you'll be extremely happy to hear Blizzard has now finally announced a release date! You can expect to see Diablo 2: Resurrected land onto PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch on September 23, 2021.
The remastered version will bring with it improved visuals for monsters, heroes, items, spells and just about everything else, all the while maintaining the exact same gameplay that made the original so addictive. It's also worth mentioning that even though there will be no cross-play between the four platforms, there will at the very least be cross-platform progression so you'll be able to keep playing the same characters regardless of what device you're using.