Metro Exodus' free PC Enhanced Edition has arrived alongside major visual improvements
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If you have a newer GPU and you're looking to put it through its paces, you might be interested to hear that Metro Exodus' free PC Enhanced Edition has now arrived. It brings with it an assortment of Ray Tracing features, DLSS 2.0 inclusion, an FOV slider, increased framerates and even support for higher resolutions.
Naturally, given that Ray Tracing is by far the biggest part of this upgrade, you will need a Ray Tracing-capable GPU in order to actually run the PC Enhanced Edition. While that does make this a bit pricey, the good news is that the upgrade itself is entirely free for all owners of the original Metro Exodus!
Total War: Warhammer 3's big gameplay reveal is coming this Thursday, May 13th
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's first gameplay preview has unveiled a brand new battle type featuring Chaos and Kislev!
After a series of cryptic teasers Creative Assembly announced the much-anticipated Total War: Warhammer 3 back in February. While this announcement was immediately followed by an awesome cinematic trailer, the whole thing left me wanting more as Creative Assembly sadly didn't reveal any sort of gameplay details.
A fair bit of time has gone by since then, but I'm happy to say that the long wait will soon be over. Not only will we be getting heaps of new information on Total War: Warhammer 3 at 5pm BST on May 13th, but also the very first gameplay preview showing off a battle between Khorne-aligned Chaos forces and Kislev!
Resident Evil Village has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking quite good
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[Update]: Capcom is planning to add some kind of free DLC for Resident Evil Village.
If the recent gameplay demo left you itching for more, you'll be pleased to hear that Resident Evil Village has now finally been unleashed. Best of all, unlike some of the recent AAA releases that were plagued with technical problems, Resident Evil Village seems to be running quite smoothly on PC!
As for what exactly you can expect in terms of gameplay, I'd say a mixture of Resident Evil 4 and 7. It's not quite as action-packed as Resident Evil 4, and it's not nearly as focused on atmosphere and horror as the early parts of Resident Evil 7. It's right there in-between, and from what little I've experienced so far it looks like it strikes the balance between them rather well.
MTG Arena's Dungeons & Dragons inspired expansion is arriving on July 8, 2021
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[Update]: MTG Arena's Preator-filled Historic Anthology 5 is launching on May 27, 2021 and it's already looking quite exciting!
It has only been a little while since Strixhaven arrived, and already Wizards of the Coast are starting to look towards the next expansion. However, instead of the usual Core Set that releases around this time, the next MTG expansion will be the Dungeons & Dragons inspired Adventures in the Forgotten Realms.
While a few cards have already been spoiled, the 'proper' previews for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms will going live on June 29th. As for the expansion itself, you can expect to see it arrive onto MTG Arena and Magic Online shortly after, on July 8th.
Guild Wars 2's long-running The Icebrood Saga storyline has now reached its climactic finale
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[Update]: Guild Wars 2's third expansion End of Dragons will be launching in February 2022!
After being dragged out for far longer than expected due to the pandemic messing everything up, I'm happy to say that Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga storyline has now finally reached its climactic conclusion. Without spoiling too much, expect to see plenty of both Jormag and Primordus!
If you're not afraid of some minor spoilers, however, you can also get a bit of a sneak peek at the update through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's about as cheesy as you'd expect given the story build-up so far:
Burning Crusade Classic is launching on June 1st, and the pre-patch on May 18th
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[Update]: Blizzard has toned down the absurdly expensive Character Copy service for Burning Crusade Classic.
A fair bit of time has gone by since the original announcement, but I'm happy to say that the long wait will soon be over! According to Blizzard's latest developer update, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic will be launching at 3pm PDT on June 1st!
If you would like to get in on the action a little bit ahead of time, it's also worth mentioning that the pre-expansion patch will be arriving on May 18th. It'll bring with it all of the major balance changes and gameplay tweaks to help pave the way towards Outland, as well as the ability to create and level Blood Elf and Draenei characters, including Paladins for the Horde and Shamans for the Alliance!
Apex Legends massive Season 9 update has brought in Valkyrie, Arenas and plenty of server issues
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends' Season 10 is launching on August 3 alongside a new Legend, weapon and map rework.
[Update]: Apex Legends has nerfed the newly added Bocek Bow along with the Spitfire.
As is tradition, Apex Legends' newest season has just landed with quite a splash! Season 9 - Legacy brings with it the hotshot pilot Valkyrie as a brand new Legend, the nifty Bocek bow as a new midrange option, a fast-paced Arena game mode, a whole bunch of balance changes, and naturally, horribly unstable servers alongside plenty of in-game lag!
The good news is that Respawn is already working on fixing these problems, and more importantly, that the new content is pretty good fun to mess around with! As for what exactly all of it looks like in action, that you can find out through the freshly posted gameplay trailer. Have a peek, it's a rather detailed one: