Valorant has pulled back the recent Update 1.11 due to massive technical issues
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[Update]: Valorant's Update 1.11 has returned, though this time around without the gamebreaking bugs.
The most recent Update 1.11 for Valorant added a brand new Agent by the name of Skye, as well as a whole bunch of bug fixes, balance tweaks and quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, the update also brought with it a surprisingly large amount of bugs.
Some of these were humorous, like Omen's smoke filling your entire screen with Sage's texture files, while others were downright game-breaking and made heroes like Viper and Brimstone almost useless. Given the impact and sheer number of problems, Riot has now decided to pull the entire patch back.
Dying Light's crossover event has added Left 4 Dead's Bill and the majestic Gnome Chompski
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[Update]: There's even more stuff coming! Dying Light devs are now working on a next-gen update.
Much like the zombies that litter its streets and farmlands, Dying Light simply refuses to fade away! Despite releasing in the ancient times of 2015, Dying Light has just recently launched a major expansion, and has now decided to follow that up with a Left 4 Dead 2 themed crossover event!
So if you ever wanted to be an old man leaping from rooftop to rooftop with the grace of a ninja, you'll be happy to hear that Left 4 Dead's Bill has been added as a new playable model. You can also expect to see Gnome Chompski make an appearance as a two-handed weapon, and more importantly for those of you that love a bit of fire and brimstone, there's even new incendiary ammo for shotguns!
The co-op focused hack & slash Vermintide 2 is free to try out until November 1st
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If hacking and slashing your way through untold numbers of ratmen and Chaos cultists sounds like a downright jolly time for you, I come bearing good news. As a part of Vermintide's 5-year anniversary celebration, Fatshark has now unleashed an extended free weekend for Vermintide 2!
And when I say extended, I really do mean that as Vermintide 2 will be entirely free-to-play until November 1st! Simply head on over to Steam, click on that giant green button, and you'll be practically covered in rats in no time!
Former Warcraft 3 and Starcraft 2 devs have started up a new RTS-focused studio - Frost Giant
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With Blizzard slowly winding down Starcraft 2, there is a very clear RTS-shaped hole in the market that's just begging to be filled. As such, it should come as little surprise to hear that a brand new studio has just been founded with the express purpose of creating classic real-time strategy games.
However, what you might not expect is that the newfound Frost Giant studio is entirely staffed by former Blizzard devs! And not just any developers, mind you, but mostly those that have been in leading roles for Warcraft 3 or Starcraft 2, so the talent is certainly there.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed once more, this time until December 10th
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[Update #2]: The day has finally come, Cyberpunk 2077 has been unleashed!
[Update]: In order to avoid Cyberpunk 2077, Path of Exile's next big update has been pushed back until January. So in a way, CDPR has managed to add yet another delay to their tally!
You know, it's sort of becoming hilarious at this point. The moment you think Cyberpunk 2077 is just around the corner and you'll finally be able to play it, CDPR swoops in and announces a brand new delay. Unfortunately, today's big reveal is no different.
Instead of launching this November as previously planned, Cyberpunk 2077 has now been pushed back by 21 days, until December 10th. The reason is that the team requires a bit more time to ensure Cyberpunk 2077 works correctly on all nine platforms, which I can't imagine is an easy task.
Apex Legends' massive Season 7 update is bringing in a new map, legend, vehicle and even guilds
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends has now landed onto Steam alongside the massive Season 7 update, though not without major problems.
[Update]: Apex Legends Season 7 preview shows off the flying Olympus map and Trident transport vehicle.
During the recent announcement, developer Respawn Entertainment revealed that Apex Legends will be coming to Steam this November 4th alongside a massive Season 7 update. While the full details behind Season 7 are still shrouded in mystery, the stuff shown so far indicates it might just be the biggest updates Apex Legends has ever seen!
First and foremost, the Season 7 update will bring with it a huge new map to explore - Olympus. Most of the action will take place in a beautiful floating city, which as you might imagine, means there will be plenty of places to accidentally (or perhaps even intentionally) plummet all the way down to the planet's surface.
Warcraft 3: Reforged update has sorted out most of the recent balance problems
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[Update]: After a lengthy period of testing, Warcraft 3: Reforged has now unleashed Update 1.33 alongside player profiles, leaderboards and ranked play.
Even though Warcraft 3: Reforged's major content-filled update is still in development, Blizzard has thankfully continued releasing smaller balance patches in order to shake up the meta. The most recent Update 1.32.9 is exactly that as after listening to community feedback and watching some of the newer tournaments, Blizzard found that there was definitely room for improvement when it comes to faction balance.
As you'll quickly see, the focus of this update is on making Human players less prone to early-game harassment, as well as to hopefully push them towards quickly expanding. Because of this peasants have received more health, Undead's early game aggression has been toned down, while the Pitlord's level 1 rain of fire range has been reduced specifically to help weaken rush strategies against Human players.