After over a year of requests, Battlefield 2042's Update 3.2 will finally bring back Classes
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From the moment players got their hands on them, Battlefield 2042's Specialists were largely seen as a less interesting alternative to the oldschool Class system. Their biggest issue, at least in my eyes, is the simple fact that they can be kitted out to deal with almost every obstacle. This then leads to a whole lot of min-maxing, and eventually a situation where most players are using the exact same loadout for every scenario, which is far from ideal for a Battlefield game.
With all of that in mind, I have some good news to share! While Specialists are still going to be a key part of the game, Battlefield 2042's upcoming Update 3.2 will bring with it a return of the Class system, and with it a much greater focus on co-operation as everyone will need to help cover each other's weaknesses.
Returnal, PlayStation 5's third-person roguelike, is launching onto PC this February 15th
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It took nearly a year for us to get here, but I'm happy to say that PlayStation 5's third-person roguelike Returnal will finally be launching onto PC this February 15th, 2023. The PC version will bring with it support for NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR and the less powerful NVIDIA NIS alternative, along with ray-traced shadows and reflections to really help the visuals stand out... provided you have the hardware to make all of it run smoothly anyway!
What some of these additions look like in moment-to-moment gameplay, that you can get a little sneak peek at through the freshly posted PC features trailer. Have a gander:
Deep Rock Galactic's Lunar Festival 2023 has just arrived with silly hats and double seasonal exp
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I hope you're in the mood for yet another holiday event, because Deep Rock Galactic's Lunar Festival 2023 has now arrived. Much like its predecessor, the Lunar Festival brings with it a couple of silly, themed hats to acquire, a highly lucrative assignment, and most importantly of all, double seasonal experience!
That last part does have a bit of a catch, however. In order to activate the double experience bonus you'll first need to find a Lunar Rabbit hiding away somewhere in each level. They're thankfully not too hard to snag, so as long as you're even slightly observant you should be good.
Forspoken devs have now detailed the PC system requirements and their expected performance
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[Update]: Forspoken has now arrived with a free demo and an outrageous price tag.
After going through a lengthy delay, Square Enix's exploration focused action-adventure Forspoken will finally be launching onto PC and consoles this January 24th, 2023. If you're now curious about what sort of PC you'll need in order to run it smoothly, you'll be happy to hear that the Forspoken team has just released the various PC system requirements and their expected performance.
However, as you'll quickly see, there is a little bit of a problem here. The minimum and recommended system requirements are both targeting 30fps, while the most common 1080p/60fps combo isn't listed at all. While this could just be a strange set of presets and nothing else, I'm somewhat worried this might mean that Forspoken is going to be another in a long line of poorly optimized PC games.
MTG Arena update has nerfed the Goblin Trapfinder combo, as well as buffed numerous Spirits & Samurai
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[Update]: All of MTG Arena's Phyrexia: All Will be One expansion cards have now been revealed.
After a fair few months without any sort of balance updates, the MTG Arena team has now snuck in a whole bunch of new changes with the latest shop update. These include a massive to the Goblin Trapfinder combo, a variety of nifty buffs for the Samurai archetype, and even more buffs for blue/white Spirits.
What exactly these changes look like in action, that you can check out through the patch notes below. Have a gander:
Overwatch 2's Lunar New Year 2023 event has now arrived with Capture the Flag and very little else
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2 will be fixing many of the frustrating aspects of Competitive Play in Seasons 3 and 4.
[Update]: Overwatch 2's likely final Season 2 update has now nerfed Roadhog, Sojourn, Kiriko and Orisa.
If you were disappointed with how little the recent Battle for Olympus update brought to the table, I'm afraid the freshly released Lunar New Year event isn't much better. Nearly all of the seasonal content is stuff from the original Overwatch, including the various Capture the Flag game modes, the free-for-all Bounty Hunter mode, as well as the usual array of old festive skins.
When it comes to the new toys, you might be surprised by how little there truly is. You can look forward to a single mediocre and store-only Mei skin, a souvenir and weapon charm you can unlock through achievements, as well as the old (yet admittedly awesome) Kkachi Echo skin recycled as the grand prize for completing four of the seasonal achievements. That really is it as far as new additions to the Lunar New Year are concerned!
Season: A letter to the future is a story-focused adventure about documenting life ahead of a mysterious cataclysm
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Aiming for a more somber tone than the usual exploration and story focused adventure, Season: A letter to the future stars a young woman determined to document, photograph, and record the lives of everyday people before some kind of cataclysm washes them all away. Quite the contrast to the otherwise charming and cheery visuals!
What exactly is happening with the world, and more importantly why, is going to be up to your to discover by roaming across the land and talking to the various characters. There's only a couple of them around on account of the whole cataclysm thing, but the good news is that each one is unique and emotionally complex, so unraveling their life's story should be quite a ride.