The new and improved Mass Effect Legendary Edition has now been unleashed
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If you were itching to give the Mass Effect series another playthrough, or perhaps dive in for the very first time, you'll be happy to hear that the new and improved Mass Effect Legendary Edition has now been unleashed. It brings with it remastered versions of all three games, all of the various pieces of DLC, as well as plenty of gameplay improvements and quality of life changes.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted comparison trailer. It should give you a pretty good idea of just what has changed and how much better the Legendary Edition looks. Have a gander:
Overwatch's big Anniversary 2021 update will be launching later today (May 18)
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[Update #2]: Overwatch will be adding Ashe’s Deadlock Challenge on June 22, 2021.
[Update]: Overwatch's June 2021 update has brought in small but noticable nerfs to McCree, Zarya, Baptiste and Echo.
If there is anything you've missed from the previous Overwatch events, be that a cosmetic or limited-time game mode, you might be pleased to hear that the Anniversary 2021 update is nearly upon us. Once it launches later today (May 18) it'll bring with it an assortment of new cosmetics and dances, as well as all of the various skins, voice lines, animations and game modes from all of the previous events!
While there is still no proper trailer, Blizzard has at least revealed a couple of the new hero skins. Sombra will be dressing up like Catwoman, Moira will be going back to nature, while Baptiste is looking to light up the dance floor with a funky new look!
MTG Arena's Preator-filled Historic Anthology 5 is launching this May 27, 2021
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[Update]: Historic Anthology 5 has now arrived, bringing with it a bunch of exciting graveyard shenanigans!
The Historic meta has barely settled from the influx of Mystical Archives cards, and already MTG Arena is preparing to add a brand new batch of fan-favorite cards! Historic Anthology 5 will be launching onto MTG Arena this May 27, and once it does it'll bring with it 25 entirely new-to-Historic cards.
These include the always popular Phyrexian Preators, Commands from Dragons of Tarkir, classic annoyances like Stifle and Relic of Progenitus, as well as a bunch of other fun stuff. You can find the full list of cards over at the MTG website.
Total War: Warhammer 3's first preview has unveiled a brand new battle type featuring Chaos and Kislev
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's release date has been pushed back to early 2022.
While its release date has not been set just yet, you can expect Total War: Warhammer 3 to arrive at some point this year. It'll bring with it four playable factions (Kislev, Cathay, Khorne and likely Tzeentch), a massive new map to conquer, a rework of siege battles, as well as a whole bunch of other additions and improvements.
If you're curious what some of these additions might look like, as well as what the Khorne and Kislev rosters will be made out of, you'll be happy to hear that Creative Assembly has now released the very first gameplay preview! You can check it out right below, along with the new in-game cinematic trailer. Have a peek:
Subnautica: Below Zero has now launched from Early Access without any major technical issues
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[Update]: The Subnautica team is now working on a "wholly unique" turn-based strategy game.
After a myriad of updates and a massive story rework, Subnautica: Below Zero has now finally been released from Steam Early Access. So if you're in the mood for once again exploring the depths of Planet 4546B, this would the ideal time to dive in as the launch has been remarkably smooth, even on the technical side of things!
As for what exactly you can expect in terms of gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's quite a pretty one:
Blizzard has toned down the absurdly expensive Character Copy service for Burning Crusade Classic
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On June 1, 2021 World of Warcraft Classic will be transitioning to Burning Crusade Classic. This will increase the level cap to 70, unlock Paladins for the Horde and Shamans for the Alliance, as well as give players a brand new world to explore alongside the freshly introduced Blood Elf and Draenei races.
However, if you would like to continue enjoying the original version of World of Warcraft without any of the additions or improvements, Blizzard will also be running a bunch of Classic era servers. While this is certainly a welcome addition to the WoW Classic experience, there is a bit of a catch. Unless you pay for the Character Copying service, each of your current characters will have to make a permanent choice on whether to remain in the Classic era or update to the Burning Crusade.
Ubisoft's pirate-themed Skull & Bones has now been delayed for the fourth consecutive year
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[Update]: Skull and Bones has been delayed yet again, though this time we have an actual release date - March 9th, 2023!
The pirate-themed Skull & Bones was originally announced in 2017 and pinned for a 2018 launch - just in time to compete with Rare's Sea of Thieves. Unfortunately, Skull & Bones ended up facing a lot of problems and so the game was delayed time and time again. First it was pushed back until 2019, then 2020, then 2021, and now it looks like even that estimate was far too optimistic.
According to Ubisoft's latest earnings report, Skull & Bones is still nowhere near ready and will require a fair bit of extra work. So while there is still no official release date, Ubisoft expects it to release at some point in 2022-23.