Dead Cells' second DLC, Fatal Falls, is set to launch this January 26th
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[Update]: The Fatal Falls DLC has now arrived alongside two fancy new biomes to explore.
Nearly a year has gone by since The Bad Seed, Dead Cells' very first piece of DLC, but the long wait for additional content will soon be over as the second DLC is just around the corner. And I really do mean that, because the Fatal Falls DLC will be launching onto PC and consoles this January 26th!
In terms of content, Fatal Falls is once again going to be on the smaller and cheaper side of things. You can expect to see two new mid-game biomes filled with an assortment of traps and neat-looking enemies. The Undying Shores will have you scale a massive sea cliff, the Fractured Shrines will have you hop across a bunch of floating islands, while the boss focused Mausoleum will have you face off against an aging gardener that loves flowers, mushrooms and trying to chop your head off with a giant scythe!
Overwatch's newest free-for-all map Kanezaka is launching today alongside a Hanzo challenge
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[Update]: Kanezaka has now landed alongside some major Sigma, Ashe and Wrecking Ball nerfs.
In a bit of a surprising announcement, Blizzard recently revealed and put up for testing a brand new free-for-all map called Kanezaka. The map itself is located right outside the walls of Hanamura and features a variety of distinct locations designed to support all sorts of playstyles, including a downright adorable cat cafe that stars all of Blizzard's pet cats!
If all of that sounds like a good bit of fun, you'll be happy to hear that the fully finished version of Kanezaka is just about ready to be unleashed. In fact, it'll be launching later today (January 12) alongside a brand new Hanzo challenge!
System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition will let you smack cyber-monkeys in VR
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Back in 2019 Nightdive Studios announced that System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition is in development. While that was certainly an exciting piece of news, what followed was a very long period of silence, which as you might imagine has led to quite a few people wondering just what the Enhanced Edition will be all about, or if the project is even still alive.
Well, I'm happy to say that I bring good news on both fronts. Not only is System Shock 2 still in development, but Nightdive Studios have just announced VR support for it! So if you ever wanted to smack a cyber-monkey across the noggin with a wrench, consider your disturbingly specific wish fulfilled.
Guild Wars 2 will be shutting down its macOS version this February, 2021
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If you're currently playing Guild Wars 2 on macOS, I'm afraid I have some bad news to deliver. Due to technical problems that have been brewing for a few years now, ArenaNet will be shutting down support for the macOS client on February 18, 2021.
"In 2018, Apple ended support for the OpenGL graphics technology that Guild Wars 2 uses on the Mac," explains the brief update. "While games and other software that rely on OpenGL still work for now, Apple has made it clear that this will not always be the case in new OS versions. They have also stopped actively fixing problems on Mac OS related to OpenGL, including graphics hardware driver issues."
Legends of Runeterra is introducing its first co-op event next week
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[Update]: Just as planned, the January 13th update has brought with it the very first co-op game mode!
As a part of the new Experimental Lab, Legends of Runeterra will be introducing a co-op vs AI game mode this January 13th. You and your partner will need to communicate and strategize through newly introduced emotes, alternate between acting as the primary attacker and defender, and do whatever it takes to make sure you fend off the Noxus invasion led by either Darius, Draven or Swain.
Before you even begin, you will be offered a selection of Champions, each of which will have a unique deck for you to explore. Naturally, every single Champion will have their own strengths and weaknesses, so choosing complementary partners and building up a shared strategy will be an important part of this new co-op mode.
Overwatch is heavily nerfing Sigma, Wrecking Ball and Ashe, while also buffing Hanzo
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[Update]: Overwatch's new map Kanezaka has now landed alongside the Sigma, Ashe and Wrecking Ball nerfs.
Continuing with last year's effort to reduce the overall power level of heroes, Blizzard has now released a brand new experimental update for Overwatch. It brings with it some heavy nerfs to Sigma, Wrecking Ball and Ashe, as well as an unexpected buff for Hanzo.
All of these changes are currently available for testing in-game through the Experimental game mode, but before you run off, here's what exactly Blizzard is looking to tweak:
Total War: Warhammer 2 update has made the Wood Elf legendary lords a lot more exciting
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 2 is adding Rakarth the Beastlord as a free Dark Elf faction leader this week
[Update]: Creative Assembly has begun teasing a major Total War: Warhammer announcement.
Thanks to the somewhat recent The Twisted & The Twilight update, Total War: Warhammer 2's Wood Elf faction and campaign have been reworked from the ground up. This rework brought with it an entirely new set of campaign mechanics focused around healing a variety of magical forests, new legendary lord abilities and buffs, a rebalance of the entire unit roster, and perhaps most importantly, the removal of the Amber restriction for purchasing high-tier units.
While these changes were certainly a step in the right direction, some of them have ended up falling a bit short of their goal, especially when it comes to making the oldschool Wood Elf legendary lords more interesting to mess around with. So in order to correct this, Creative Assembly has now released a brand new update that's almost entirely about polishing up the Wood Elves.