Vampire Survivors is soon getting a sizable, Among Us inspired DLC - Emergency Meeting
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In announcement that I don't think anyone could've ever predicted, the Poncle team have revealed that Vampire Survivors will soon be getting an Among Us inspired DLC! And when I say soon, I really do mean that as Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting will be launching on December 18th, 2023 for PC and Xbox, while the Switch and mobile versions will be coming at a later date.
As is tradition, this announcement was followed by a somewhat insane, albeit still awesome animated trailer. Have a gander, it's quite a fun one:
Darktide's Anniversary Update Part 2 has added a new map, combat Stims, new weapons, and more
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[Update]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.
It took a full year for us to get here, but it looks like Fatshark has finally settled into a good rhythm with Darktide. And so, only a short while after Patch #15 arrived, The Traitor Curse - Part 2 update has now been unleashed with a variety of new content to mess around with!
There's a brand new map set in the Carnival zone, a time-limited event that will see your team randomly ambushed by one of the Karnak Twins, consumables stims that function similarly to Vermintide 2's potions, a new batch of weapon variations that includes a revolver with a fan-the-hammer mode, and as is tradition, yet another rework of the Veteran's skill tree. Best of all? It's all good stuff!
MTG Arena is adding a super high powered new format with no bans - Timeless
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[Update]: Khans of Tarkir and the Timeless format have now arrived, though not without some server trouble!
In an announcement that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given the recent experimentation with Historic 'no bans' events, Wizards of the Coast has now unveiled a brand new format for MTG Arena - Timeless. As the name might suggest, Timeless will be a 60-card, ridiculously high powered format encompassing every single card ever released onto Arena, and no bans whatsoever!
That said, the last part is only technically correct. While no card has been banned, three of them have been restricted, which means you can only run one copy of them in your deck (sideboard included). The deadly trio is Channel, Demonic Tutor and Tibalt's Trickery, with the latter being restricted purely to prevent stupid non-games where the victor is decided based on a dice roll on turn 2.
Grand Theft Auto VI's very first trailer has suddenly arrived a day ahead of schedule
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If you were excitedly waiting for the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer to finally drop, I bring some good and bad news. The good news is that, spurred on by the recent leaks, Rockstar Games have now released the very first trailer a day ahead of schedule!
Without spoiling any of the surprises, allow me to share with you the first look at GTA VI. Needless to say, it's quite an exciting one! Have a gander:
MTG Arena's Alchemy: Ixalan mini-expansion is launching December 5th with some spicy new cards
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[Update# 2]: MTG Arena has re-released Khans of Tarkir and launched Timeless - a new high-powered format.
[Update]: The Alchemy mini-expansion has now arrived, and I have to say, the cards below ended up being even more fun than I expected!
Despite the entirety of Khans of Tarkir coming this December 12th for Historic and Explorer players, the MTG Arena team has somehow managed to find the time to create another in a long line of expansions for the Alchemy format. As such, the titular Alchemy: Ixalan mini expansion will be launching on December 5th with 30 new cards to toy around with.
Much like before, a good chunk of the cards have been designed to beef up the various archetypes and mechanics found in the main set. Or in other words, you can expect to see support for things like dinosaurs, pirates, merfolk and artifacts, as well as a couple of individually spicy cards that are bound to make a splash even in older formats like Historic Brawl.
Darktide's December update will add potions, new weapons, new map and a dual boss encounter
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[Update #2]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.
[Update]: The second part of the Anniversary update has now arrived and, unsurprisingly, it's quite good!
It's only been a short while since Patch #15 arrived, and already the Darktide team is planning a new batch of content to mess around with. Once it arrives at some point in early to mid December, The Traitor Curse - Part 2 update will bring with it four new consumable items, new weapon variants, a brand new map, yet another rework of the Veteran's skill tree, as well as a time-limited boss fight against the Karnak Twins showcased during the last update.
First and foremost, let's talk about the four new consumable Stimms. While the details are still few and far between, it appear that they're going to be slightly tweaked versions of Vermintide 2's potions. In other words, you'll be able to use them to either heal, boost damage, increase speed or hasten cooldown reduction, with the downside being that they'll most likely take up a valuable inventory slot. They might not sound like a big deal now, but given how useful they proved themselves to be in Vermintide 2, I'm sure they'll be invaluable in Darktide as well.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy has added crossplay between all the different versions
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The Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy team has recently launched Update #2 with it a whole bunch of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. While its name and contents might seem quite unassuming, Update #2 is actually rather significant as it also brings with it a highly important and often requested feature - crossplay!
Thanks to Update #2 you're now able to join games and play together with your friends regardless of which PC storefront or console they might have the game on. And in order to make sure private games can function under the new system, consoles have also been given a virtual keyboard to facilitate password input. It's a little bit clunky, but it sure beats having random people barge in!