Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is heading to PC and Switch on July 6, 2021
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[Update #2]: Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has now landed onto PC and Switch, and so far it's looking pretty good!
[Update]: PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox now has a free demo available on Steam.
After spending a fair bit of time on PlayStation 4, the western version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is now finally getting ready to move onto other platforms. In other words, you can expect to see it launch onto PC and Switch on July 6, 2021!
As for what exactly Ys IX looks and plays like, that you can find out through the freshly posted trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather short one:
Apex Legends' newest character Valkyrie will be launching alongside Season 9 next month
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends has detailed all of the additions and balance changes coming in with Season 9.
[Update]: Newest Season 9 preview shows off Valkyrie and the three new Arena maps!
If you're tired of the various limited-time events and are itching for something to really shake Apex Legends up, you'll be happy to hear that Season 9 is just around the corner. Once it arrives this May 4th, Season 9 - Legacy will bring with it a brand new Legend by the name of Valkyrie, the deadly medium-range Bocek Bow, a nature-infested version of Olympus, and naturally, a new Battle Pass and ranked season.
While the actual details are still few and far between, you can learn a bit more about who Valkyrie is and what she's fighting for through the newest animated short. Have a gander, it's a pretty fun one:
Vermintide 2's massive rogue-lite expansion Chaos Wastes has now been unleashed
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[Update]: Vermintide 2's June 14th, 2022 update will add Be'lakor's presence to the rogue-like Chaos Wastes.
After learning from their mistakes with Winds of Magic's Weaves, Vermintide 2 devs have now returned to give the whole rogue-lite game mode thing another try. And as luck would have it, the brand new Chaos Wastes expansion is not only some of the best content Vermintide 2 has received so far, but the whole thing is also entirely free to boot!
The brand new Expedition game mode features thirteen fancy new maps to explore, a whole assortment of randomized traits and weapon upgrades to kit yourself out with, a bunch of new events and modifiers to contend with, and as is tradition, an innumerable tide of rats and Chaos worshipers to cleave your way through. And unlike the Weaves that fragmented the community into a hundred different queues, Expeditions use good ol' fashioned Quick Play to get you into matches pretty much instantly.
Deep Rock Galactic's improved Modding Support has been slightly delayed
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's massive mod support update has now been unleashed!
[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic has now added elite enemies, a ton of balance changes, and improved gunplay.
Once it arrives this April 22nd, Deep Rock Galactic's next major update will bring with it the long-awaited weapon rebalance, a bunch of elite enemy variants, as well as additional difficulty modifiers for those of you that enjoy a bit of a challenge. The update was also supposed to add a bunch of quality-of-life changes and improvements to Deep Rock Galactic's mod support, though sadly that has now been delayed.
"We know that some of you were worried initially that needing a separate save game for mods would make playing with mods a frustrating experience," explains the brief developer update. "And when we removed that requirement, some of you were worried that the ranks and promotions you had worked so hard to achieve would be indistinguishable from those of players that just boosted their ranks through modding shortcuts."
World of Warcraft's super secret Slime Serpent mount has finally been discovered
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Thanks to datamining it has been known for a very long time now that there is a hidden Slime Serpent mount somewhere in World of Warcraft's newest Shadowlands expansion. The obvious place to check was the Plaguefall dungeon given that you can see said serpent swimming through the ooze-filled water, yet despite all of this knowledge and a considerable amount of effort on the part of the playerbase, no one could actually figure out how to get it.
Then, as is often the case with these things, the answer was discovered by pure chance. While going through Plaguefall as a part of his series to solo every single Mythic dungeon, Durendil found the mystical Slime Serpent just kind of chilling next to the third boss after he cleared the dungeon!
Jeff Kaplan, Overwatch's fan-favorite Game Director, has left Blizzard
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[Update]: Overwatch's new Game Director Aaron Keller will be revealing some juicy Overwatch 2 PvP details on May 20, 2021!
If you're a fan of Overwatch, you might want to brace yourself as I have some rather sad news to deliver. Jeff Kaplan, a storied Blizzard veteran and one of the driving forces behind Overwatch, has now decided to leave the company.
"I am leaving Blizzard Entertainment after 19 amazing years," reads the surprisingly brief farewell message. "It was truly the honor of a lifetime to have the opportunity to create worlds and heroes for such a passionate audience. I want to express my deep appreciation to everyone at Blizzard who supported our games, our game teams and our players. But I want to say a special thanks to the wonderful game developers that shared in the journey of creation with me."
Top-down action-roguelike Synthetik is getting a fully 3D sequel this summer
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Only a few months have gone by since Synthetik: Legion Rising's last update, and already Flow Fire Games have come to announce a brand new sequel! The rather plainly named Synthetik 2 will bring with it four-player online co-op, extensive mod support, an assortment of new weapons, levels and enemies, and perhaps most excitingly of all, the switch to full 3D action!
You can get a bit of a little bit of a peek at what Synthetik 2 will look like in action through the recently posted announcement trailer. Have a gander: