Apex Legends' War Games update has brought in a bunch of new limited-time events
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[Update]: Apex Legends' newest character Valkyrie will be launching alongside Season 9 in May, 2021.
To help us pass the time before the massive Season 9 content update arrives, Apex Legends has now unleashed a brand new patch. However, instead of adding new locations or tons of balance changes, the newly launched War Games update is all about messing around with a variety of new limited-time events.
There are five of these events in total, each of which will run for three days before being replaced. As for what exactly the events have to offer, as well as which dates they'll be live on, that you can find out through the brief description below:
Vermintide 2's rogue-lite Chaos Wastes expansion is launching on April 20, and it's entirely free!
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[Update]: The Chaos Wastes expansion has now finally arrived, and as expected, it's a pretty good one!
After teasing it time and time again, Fatshark has now finally detailed the upcoming Vermintide 2 expansion! You can expect to see the Chaos Wastes make its way to PC this April 20th, and in a shocking twist, it will be entirely free for everyone! The console version will also be coming, though at a future date.
The Chaos Wastes expansion will primarily focus on a rogue-lite game mode that will have you have undergo a variety of expeditions into the very realm of Chaos in search of magical artifacts. Along the way you'll acquire interesting new abilities and talents, purchase powerful boons from shrines, as well as explore 15 new and unique locations.
World of Warcraft's major Update 9.1 - Chains of Domination has now arrived onto the PTR
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[Update #2]: Shadowlands' very first major content patch will be landing at the end of June.
[Update]: Blizzard has finally increased Anima rewards from World Quests!
While the full release is still quite a few months away, you might be happy to hear that World of Warcraft's Update 9.1 - Chains of Domination has now landed onto the test servers. So if you would like to take a sneak peek at some of the new content, as well as help the developers out by sharing much-needed feedback, make sure to hop onto the PTR and take the update for a spin.
Update 9.1 - Chains of Domination brings with it Korthia as a chunky new zone to explore, new Torghast layers to test yourself against, a brand new Covenant Campaign story and Renown levels, and as is tradition, some massive nerfs to the currently most powerful specs like Affliction Warlocks and Fire Mages. As for the new raid, the first two bosses of the Sanctum of Domination will become available for testing tomorrow, April 16th.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV has now concluded the massive saga on both PC and Switch
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[Update]: It took over a decade, but The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero is coming to PC in Fall 2022.
Only a year has gone by since the excellent The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, and already the sequel has now made its way to PC and Switch. Trails of Cold Steel IV brings with it the finale of the massive saga, an equally huge roster of characters that takes from the entire series, as well as a whole host of new mini-games and abilities to mess around with in battles and outside of them.
You can get a little bit of an idea of which characters will be playing a major role, as well as how all of this looks like in actual gameplay, through one of the trailers below. Have a gander, it's a fairly long one:
Pokemon inspired Monster Sanctuary has added New Game Plus and two extra difficulty modes
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Ever since the Pokemon inspired Monster Sanctuary launched one of the most frequent talking points among the community has been the difficulty curve. The reason for this is that while things start off fairly easy, eventually Monster Sanctuary reaches a point where you can't just haphazardly fight enemies and bosses, but instead have to carefully pick and choose your team in order to counter your opponent's tactics.
Rather than take either side, however, Moi Rai Games have now decided to give a little bit of something to everyone with their first major update. As such, not only is there a New Game Plus mode that lets you continue playing around with your favorite teams, but there are also two new difficulty modes: Casual that lets you enjoy the game at a fairly leisurely pace and Master that will gladly slam you into the dirt you if you aren't paying attention.
Age of Empires 4's newest gameplay preview shows off a mixture of nostalgia and innovation
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[Update #2]: The long wait is finally over - Age of Empires 4 has now been unleashed!
[Update]: Relic has just unveiled a full-length multiplayer match between the Holy Roman Empire and Rus factions.
After quite a few years in development, Age of Empires 4 will finally be heading over to PC in fall 2021. It'll bring with it eight playable factions (Chinese, Delhi Sultanate, English and Mongol are the known ones so far) with their own unique mechanics and visuals, four story-focused campaigns, and naturally, a whole host of gameplay improvements over its predecessors.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted and rather lengthy gameplay preview. It should give you a pretty good idea of what Age of Empires 4 is all about and just how much inspiration it takes from the classics. Have a gander:
Seven years after its last update, indie platformer VVVVVV is soon getting a brand new one
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Back in 2010 when indie game were still incredibly niche, only the most unique and interesting ones ever got any sort of recognition. Despite this massive hurdle, the highly challenging platformer VVVVVV released to an overwhelmingly positive reception and has remained a staple of the genre ever since.
So if you've never given VVVVVV a try, or if you're in the mood for a bit of a nostalgia trip, you might be interested to hear that there is a brand new update brewing. The first one after a sever year hiatus!