Path of Exile 2's lengthy new gameplay preview shows off some impressive improvements
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[Update]: Path of Exile's January 2022 Siege of the Atlas expansion has reworked the endgame yet again.
Once it arrives at some point in 2022, Path of Exile 2 will bring with it a whole host of improvements over the original. There will be an entirely new story campaign spread across seven acts, a massive rework of the skill tree, over a dozen new Ascendancy classes, support gems will socket into active skills rather than gear, and naturally, there will also be a variety of visual and audio enhancements across the board.
While the full list of changes hasn't been announced just yet, I'm very happy to say Grinding Gear Games have now released a lengthy new gameplay preview for Path of Exile 2, and so far it's looking pretty darn impressive! Have a look for yourself:
Tyrant's Blessing is a newly announced tactical RPG heavily inspired by Into the Breach
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While a little bit on the short side of things, Into the Breach was still a brilliant and highly enjoyable strategy game. Mercury Game Studio seem to have thought the same thing as their newly announced Tyrant's Blessing is a turn-based tactical RPG that borrows quite a few elements from Into the Breach.
Enemies always display their next move in advance, all of your heroes are highly specialized and powerful in different ways, the battles take place on small maps where every decision matters, and naturally, each unique biome offers its very own obstacles and hazards. However, unlike Into the Breach where the bugs have the common courtesy to stay dead, any living unit that falls in battle will soon be raised as a part of the titular Tyrant's army and will once again start marching against you.
World of Warcraft has made the Ve'nari reputation account-wide and thus removed weeks of grinding
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[Update #2]: Blizzard has finally increased Anima rewards from World Quests!
[Update]: The major Update 9.1 - Chains of Domination has now made its way to the PTR.
In part due to the inability to mount, and partly due to the very limited array of daily quests, the Maw is by far the most hated and controversial zone in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Unfortunately, it's also the only zone that's tied to player power thanks to conduit upgrades and sockets you can purchase with Stygia once you have enough reputation with Ve'nari.
Going through all of that once is quite a and arduous long journey, as I've experienced while working on my review, but doing it for every single character you play on is absolutely nightmarish. The issue is that not only do you need to gather enough Stygia to be able to afford the items themselves, but each of your characters also needs to individually farm the Ve'nari reputation which is a seriously time-consuming ordeal.
Arkane's time-bending shooter Deathloop has been delayed until September 14th
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[Update #2]: Deathloop has now arrived and, outside of some early performance problems, it seems to be getting a pretty positive reception.
[Update]: Arkane has detailed the PC system requirements and advanced settings for Deathloop.
If you were itching to get your hands on Arkane's time-bending shooter Deathloop this May 21, I'm afraid I bring some bad news. Due to the pandemic messing things up and slowing development, Deathloop has now been pushed back until September 14, 2021.
"We're committed to quality and preserving our team's ambitions for Deathloop while ensuring the health and safety of everyone at Arkane," reads the brief update. "We'll be using this extra time to accomplish our goal: Create a fun, stylish and mind-bending player experience."
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Season 6 has arrived with a new map and gun-game inspired mode
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If you're looking for an excuse to dive back into The Master Chief Collection, you'll be pleased to hear that the Season 6 update has now arrived. It brings with it the usual assortment of themed weapon, armor and vehicle skins, alongside some pretty exciting gameplay additions.
First and foremost, Halo 3 players have just received a brand new map to mess around with - Waterfall. That said, calling it brand new is a bit disingenuous given that Waterfall was originally designed for the now-canceled Halo Online, and was merely reworked to fit in with Halo 3. But whatever the case may be, it's still an interesting (and entirely free) new location to fight in!
Diablo 2: Resurrected's very first technical Alpha will begin tomorrow and run until April 12th
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[Update]: Diablo 2: Resurrected has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking pretty good!
The ARPG classic Diablo 2 will be getting a fully fledged remaster later this year. You can expect to see greatly improved visuals and support for modern resolutions, an extended stash and the ability to easily trade items between characters, better anti-cheat and enhanced leaderboards, as well as cross-platform progression!
If all of that sounds as exciting to you as it does to me, you'll be quite happy to hear that the Diablo 2: Resurrected Technical Alpha will be starting tomorrow (April 9)! In order to get in all you need to do is head on over to the Diablo 2 website, opt into the test, and that's it. After that it's all in the hands of Lady Luck.
Survival horror Deadly Premonition 2 is heading over to PC via Steam in 2021
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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise was a long-awaited sequel to the cult classic survival-horror Deadly Premonition. It originally launched in 2020 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, though now it appears to be heading over to PC as well!
While the full announcement has not been made just yet, the Thunderful Group 2020 annual report states that the PC version is under development by Toybox - one of the three studios behind the Switch version of Deadly Premonition 2. Similarly, there is no concrete release date to report, but it looks like we can expect to see Deadly Premonition 2 to land onto Steam at some point in 2021.