Highly stylish turn-based strategy Othercide has now landed onto PC and consoles
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If you're in a bit of a turn-based strategy kind of mood, you might want to check out the newly released Othercide. Besides sporting a lovely horror themed aesthetic where monochrome backgrounds clash with bloody-red highlights, Othercide is a highly dynamic turn-based strategy with some roguelike elements thrown in for good measure.
You'll need to plan out elaborate combos and execute a whole chain of attacks in order to take down your enemies, grow and eventually sacrifice your very own characters in order to heal the next generation, and naturally, try to figure out just what in the world is happening with the story. And should you ever find yourself failing, worry not as this is where Othercide's roguelike qualities come into play. Every death will make you slightly stronger, so long as you persevere, you'll eventually have what it takes to challenge everything Othercide can possibly throw at you.
World of Warcraft: Classic update has brought in the legendary Gates of Ahn'Qiraj event and two raids
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[Update]: After a successful beta, World of Warcraft Classic's fresh servers are coming this November 16 with the Season of Mastery.
Out of all the events throughout all of World of Warcraft, the original opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is probably the most memorable. Not only did it require the combined efforts of an entire server in order to kickstart the invasion, but it also brought in two highly mysterious and long-awaited raids.
While the mystery is sadly long gone at this point, what with us knowing everything including C'thun's favorite brand of eyeliner, you can at least experience a bit of that oldschool excitement now! In other words, as a part of the latest World of Warcraft: Classic update, the Ahn'Qiraj event has just returned in all of its glory!
Total War: Warhammer 2's next update will bring the long-anticipated Wood Elf rework
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 2's The Twisted & The Twilight DLC is bringing in goodies for Wood Elves and Skaven.
[Update]: The massive Wood Elf focused DLC has been pinned for a December 2020 release date.
Much like the Beastmen that came before them, Total War: Warhammer 2's Wood Elves suffer from being one of the earliest pieces of Total War: Warhammer DLC. While their units are an absolute joy to play around with, their campaign mechanics are tragically outdated and infuriating to deal with, especially the whole Amber nonsense given how it limits army creativity and diversity.
Thankfully, the next DLC and free update will be sorting all of this out, just like how the recent patch has sorted out the now-amazing Greenskins. While the details are unfortunately still shrouded in mystery, the free update will add a brand new hero, the aforementioned rework of the Wood Elves, as well as major improvements to one of the Total War: Warhammer 2 races.
The Steam version of Prey (2017) has now removed the somewhat controversial Denuvo DRM
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In a bit of a surprising turn of events, the Prey (2017) developers have now come to announce that they have removed the somewhat controversial Denuvo DRM from the Steam version. This now make the Steam copy the same as the one found on other storefronts like GOG or the Microsoft Store.
When it comes to concrete improvements, however, there is a chance this will make your Steam version load slightly faster, suffer from slightly fewer crashes, as well as sport slightly better performance. The reason I'm so conservative in my estimates here is that all of this will heavily depend on your individual PC, so don't be shocked if you either see a gigantic shift or barely any changes at all.
Valorant's next Agent will be the defense and turret focused Killjoy
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[Update]: The newest patch has added Agent Killjoy, deathmatch, and Raze nerfs!
If there is one thing FPS players seem to universally hate, it would be automated turrets. This is a fact that even the Valorant developers themselves are clearly aware of given that the newly announced and turret-placing Agent is rather cheekily named Killjoy.
When it comes to abilities, Killjoy has the aforementioned turret that can cover a fairly large area, though its damage output is thankfully not all that high. If that's just not enough protection for you, however, Killjoy also sports a stationary alarm bot that can explode and make enemies more vulnerable to damage, thus directly synergizing with both the turret and Killjoy herself.
Overwatch devs have suddenly pulled back the freshly launched Genji nerfs
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[Update]: The latest patch has brought in experimental Assault (2CP) changes and Genji nerfs.
Due to the recent shuriken buffs, Genji has quickly become one of the most powerful heroes in all of Overwatch. In order to put a stop to his rampage and make it so ranked games revolve around more than just nano-blades, Blizzard has quite recently issued a small but reasonable nerf to his damage.
However, it would appear that Genji has become even more powerful than anyone could've expected as he has just straight up deflected these nerfs right back into Blizzard's face! And so, in a move that doesn't happen all that often with Overwatch, Blizzard has pulled back the update and will be releasing it again in the near future.
Vermintide devs are working on a new Warhammer 40k themed co-op action game - Darktide
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[Update #2]: After playing for about 50 hours now I've decided to create a beginner's guide covering some of the basic concepts and combat strategies. So if you'd like your first run through Darktide to be a nice and pleasant one, I'd welcome you to give it a look.
[Update]: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is already looking like new and improved version of Vermintide.
After making one of the best depictions of the Warhammer Fantasy universe, Vermintide studio Fatshark is now setting their sights on Warhammer 40,000. While the details on the upcoming Darktide are unfortunately few and far between, it will once again be a four-player co-op action game that will have you face off against hordes upon hordes of Chaos fanatics and monstrosities!
You can get a little bit of an idea of what to expect, as well as what sort of malformed enemies you'll be fighting against, through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, and just remember, these four unfortunate saps won't be the playable characters: