Metro Exodus' free PC Enhanced Edition will be launching this May 6th
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[Update]: Metro Exodus' free Enhanced Edition has now been unleashed onto PC.
As a part of the new PC Enhanced Edition, Metro Exodus will soon be adding greatly improved visuals for Ray Tracing-capable GPUs. And when I say soon, I really do mean that as the PC Enhanced Edition will be launching on May 6th for free to all owners of the original Metro Exodus!
"It offers additional Ray Tracing features including Advanced Ray Traced Reflections and support for the much requested DLSS 2.0 on NVIDIA hardware, which offers sharper image details and increased framerates and display resolutions," explains the brief developer update. "Further collaborating with NVIDIA, this update improves our existing Ray Traced Global Illumination tech innovated with the original release of Metro Exodus to make every light source fully Ray Traced, and implements our Ray Traced Emissive Lighting tech from The Two Colonels throughout the game."
Paradox is stopping development on Imperator: Rome for the foreseeable future
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[Update]: Paradox has slowly begun fixing Europa Universalis IV's disastrous Leviathan expansion.
When Imperator: Rome first released it was met with a very lukewarm reception thanks to its numerous bugs and half-baked features. However, thanks to a series of increasingly better and better updates, these days Imperator: Rome is a pretty solid game and an excellent addition to Paradox's grand strategy roster.
Unfortunately, this is where I have to bring in some bad news. In an effort to bolster their other development teams Paradox has pulled the majority of people from Imperator: Rome and essentially put the whole game on pause. So while they are currently working on regrowing the team and continuing development, Imperator: Rome will likely remain as it is for a long period of time.
Resident Evil Village PC demo will be going live later today, May 1st
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[Update]: Resident Evil Village has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking quite good!
If you're interesting in seeing just what Resident Evil Village has to offer and how it compares to its predecessors, you'll be happy to hear that Capcom will soon be launching a free gameplay demo. The demo will be going live at 5pm PST on May 1st, and will remain active until 5pm PST on May 9th.
Much like some of the previous Resident Evil demos, this one will also be time-limited. You will have a total of 60 minutes to roam across both the village and the castle, which if the Resident Evil 2 demo is any judge, should be ample time to thoroughly explore everything at a fairly leisurely pace.
Total War: Rome Remastered has now launched alongside a somewhat mixed reception
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A mere month after its original announcement, Total War: Rome Remastered has now been fully unleashed onto PC. The new and improved version brings with it support for modern resolutions, better visuals and audio, enhanced UI and controls, and naturally, a whole bunch of quality of life tweaks to make things run smoother.
As for what exactly all of this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it' a fairly short yet nostalgic one:
Apex Legends has detailed all of the additions and balance changes coming in with Season 9
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends has nerfed the newly added Bocek Bow along with the Spitfire.
[Update]: The massive Season 9 update has now brought in Valkyrie, Arenas and plenty of server issues!
The rather massive Season 9 - Legacy update will be heading over to Apex Legends on May 4, 2021. It'll bring with it Valkyrie as a brand new Legend, the medium-ranged Bocek Bow, a slight overhaul of Olympus, an action-focused new Arena game mode, and naturally, an absolute ton of balance changes and gameplay tweaks!
First things first, Respawn has now finally spilled the beans on Valkyrie! While not quite as versatile as Titanfall 2's Northstar, Valkyrie shares many of its abilities and as such is already looking like an incredibly fun Legend to mess around with. As for what she looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the new reveal trailer:
NieR Replicant remaster has now landed onto PC, thought not without some issues
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After a few rounds of teasers and previews, the remastered version of NieR: Automata's prequel has now finally arrived onto PC and consoles. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (and yes, that is actually its name) brings with it enhanced visuals and support for modern resolutions, a brand new soundtrack recorded by NieR:Automata composer Keiichi Okabe, as well as a bunch of quality-of-life tweaks to make the gameplay flow a bit better.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in action through one of the recent trailers. Have a gander, it's a rather interesting one:
Alien: Isolation and Hand of Fate 2 are free to grab until April 29th
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If you're looking for some new and interesting games to play, you'll be happy to hear that both Alien: Isolation and Hand of Fate 2 are currently entirely free to grab. Simply head on over to the Epic Games Store, add both games to your account, and you'll be ready to go after a bit of a download.
The only catch is that the giveaway is time limited. As such, make sure to claim both games before April 29th, after which you'll be able to play them whenever you want and for however long you want.