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:
Overwatch is looking to heavily nerf hitscan heroes like Ashe, McCree and Baptiste
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[Update]: The hitscan nerfs have now gone through, and I can only hope things end up well for poor Soldier 76.
It has only been a few days since Overwatch was thrown into chaos with the addition of cross-play, and already Blizzard is looking to shake things up even further. This time around they're looking to do so by removing some of the GOATs (triple tank, triple support) era buffs and toning down hitscan heroes across the board.
As such, the new experimental update has made it so hitscan heroes like Ashe, Baptiste and McCree now lose upwards of 70% of their damage when shooting outside of their optimal ranges, up from the previous 50% penalty. This essentially forces hitscan heroes to play closer to the front lines, while also giving long-ranged heroes like Pharah some much-needed leeway against their counters.
The truly excellent Shadowrun Trilogy is free to grab for the next two days
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I hope you're in the mood for some adventuring, because the truly excellent Shadowrun RPG series is currently free to grab! Simply head on over to GOG, sign up for the newsletter which will then give you the Shadowrun Trilogy, and after that you'll be good to go after a bit of a download.
As always, the one catch is that the giveaway is time limited. So if you're interested, make sure to grab the Shadowrun Trilogy in the next ~46 hours before the whole thing goes away.
Souls-like action-platformer Death's Gambit is getting a massive free expansion
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[Update]: Not only has Afterlife arrived, but Death's Gambit is also getting its very first paid expansion on February 10, 2022!
Given the fairly positive reception the Souls-like, action-platformer Death's Gambit enjoyed ever since it first launched back in 2018, it should come as little surprise to hear that the developers have now announced a massive new expansion. What might come as quite a shock, however, is that the Afterlife expansion will be entirely free!
Afterlife will bring with it 10 new levels to drastically increase the size of the world map, all the while bringing in plenty of new items and secrets to make exploring and re-exploring the existing areas more exciting as well. You can also expect to see 6 new bosses, 22 new weapons, a whole bunch of new talents and customization options, and naturally, a brand new storyline that will culminate with multiple new endings!
Minecraft's newest DLC has added none other than Sonic the Hedgehog
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In celebration of Sonic's 30th anniversary, Microsoft and Sega have teamed up to release something I doubt anyone could've expected - a Sonic DLC for Minecraft! And no, this doesn't mean just a couple of new Sonic themed skins or blocks. Instead the newly launched DLC attempts to recreate Sonic's gameplay in Minecraft, which is about as ambitious as it sounds!
Since words alone simply can't even begin to describe this cross-over, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It should clue you in quite quickly on just what to expect from Sonic in Minecraft. Have a gander: