Apex Legends' Season 8 is launching this February alongside an explosive new Legend - Fuse
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[Update]: The new Season 8 gameplay preview shows off Fuse and the hefty Kings Canyon changes!
After a whole bunch of teasers, Apex Legends has now finally unveiled the Season 8 update. Once it arrives this February 2nd, Season 8 will bring with it Fuse as an explosive new Legend, the 30-30 Repeater lever-action rifle, a whole bunch of new cosmetic items, and most importantly of all, another Kings Canyon rework!
While there is still no gameplay trailer showcasing all of these things in action, you can get a pretty good idea of what's coming through the most recent animated short. Have a gander, it's a surprisingly dark one:
Overwatch is looking to nerf Tracer, Zenyatta and Echo in order to help out tanks
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[Update]: The Tracer, Zenyatta and Echo nerfs have now gone live without any additional changes.
Ever since the somewhat recent shield nerfs, playing tanks in Overwatch has become noticeably more difficult. It feels like even a single mistake can result in you dying within the span of a mere second, which really shouldn't be the case for a class of characters that's supposed to be all about rushing into the thick of battle and making space for the rest of the team.
As such, I am pleased to say that a brand new Experimental update has just arrived with some rather major nerfs to Tracer, Zenyatta and Echo - three heroes that can make any tank's life a living nightmare. Here's what Blizzard is experimenting with:
Path of Exile's newest Echoes of the Atlas expansion has greatly beefed up the endgame
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[Update #2]: Path of Exile's Update 3.20 is making rare monsters more rewarding, easier to understand and less hectic to fight.
[Update]: Path of Exile's January 2022 Siege of the Atlas expansion has reworked the endgame yet again.
After being delayed from its December, 2020 release date due to Cyberpunk 2077's overwhelming presence, Path of Exile's newest expansion has now finally arrived. The Echoes of Atlas update brings with it yet another overhaul of the endgame progression system, a whole bunch of new maps to explore, greatly improved and rebalanced Ascendancy classes, and naturally, a brand new final boss to endlessly die against.
Out of all these new features, it is the endgame improvements that I consider to be the most exciting. Not only are there eleven new and fun-looking maps to teleport around on, but the Atlas itself now comes with its own passive talent tree that ensures you're always progressing forward, and there are even craftable Watchstones that allow you to target specific rewards. Naturally, this doesn't mean you'll be able to get the perfect item within two days of starting the new league, but it will at least make your endgame gearing process a lot more pleasant.
The Binding of Isaac's final expansion Repentance is launching in late March
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[Update]: The Binding of Isaac's final and absolutely massive expansion Repentance has now been unleashed!
After already going through a few rounds of "this is totally the final expansion guys," it seems that Edmund McMillen and The Binding of Isaac team are now finally serious about it. As such, The Binding of Isaac's "FINAL FINAL FINAL mega expansion" Repentance will be launching on March 31, 2021 to not only bring the series to an end (at least for now), but to also make it one of the most insanely replayable games around.
You can expect to see 130 new items to toy around with (which brings the total number to 700), over 100 new enemies and enemy variations, and even a fully fleshed out alternate path that leads to new chapters and a unique final boss. There will also be 25 new random bosses, 2 new playable characters, 5 new challenges, over 100 new achievements, and perhaps most importantly of all, 5000 new room designs to explore!
Total War: Troy's second faction DLC is bringing in Ajax & Diomedes
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[Update]: Ajax & Diomedes have now arrived in order to beef up the Greek side of the conflict.
Back in September of 2020 Total War: Troy added the mighty Amazons as a playable faction with two unique lords. As you might imagine, this left things fairly lopsided as suddenly the Troyans ended up with six playable lords, while the Achaeans only had four.
In order to keep both sides of the conflict fairly equal in terms of power, the second DLC will soon be adding Ajax and Diomedes as unique lords aligned with the Achaean factions. They'll bring with them 18 new units to toy around with, Paragon units that essentially function as regiments of renown, a bunch of new faction mechanics to explore, as well as a new special event to help you conquer Troy.
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey has been delayed until Spring on PC, and Autumn on consoles
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Even though 2020 may be well behind us, its impact is going to be felt in the gaming industry for a long time to come. The latest example of this is Elite Dangerous: Odyssey whose release date has now been pushed back due to the pandemic throwing a wrench into its development.
As such, the PC version of Odyssey will be launching in late spring of 2021, while the PlayStation and Xbox release will follow in autumn of 2021. If you're more eager to get your hands on Odyssey, it's also worth mentioning that there will be an alpha test in early spring. This will be a proper alpha with missing and unpolished features, however, so I'd recommend only diving in if you're looking to help the developers out and give some much needed feedback.
Indie metroidvania Axiom Verge is adding a Randomizer game mode
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Regardless of how good a metroidvania game may be, there always comes a point where you've beaten it so many times that there is no mystery or challenge left. Or rather, that used to be the case. These days, thanks to the ever-growing popularity of modding, many metroidvania games have randomizers that shake up the whole experience and make each playthrough almost as mysterious as the very first one.
In this regard, Axiom Verge is no different. However, instead of leaving everything at the hands of modders, the Axiom Verge team has now decided to join forces with them and release an official randomizer game mode! It's currently only available as a beta update on Steam and the Epic Games Store, though once sufficiently tested, it'll be released for free on all platforms.