Overwatch devs are working on two experimental updates, the first of which is coming next week
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[Update #2]: The latest patch has brought in experimental Assault (2CP) changes and Genji nerfs.
[Update]: Overwatch devs have now also shared a behind-the-scenes look at their tools, engine and potential challenges.
While they aren't always successful, the experimental updates have proven themselves to be quite useful for improving Overwatch as a whole. They allow Blizzard to quickly test balance changes and see the community's reaction to them, as well as mess around with some of the fundamentals like the number of tank players per team without actually disrupting the usual gameplay.
As such, I am very happy to say that Blizzard is currently planning to unleash two new experiments in the near future. The first one will be balance-focused and will bring with it some much-needed nerfs to Genji, as well as yet another batch of potential changes for Moira, all in an effort to make her a more fair and interesting character to play.
PC remake of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has now landed onto Steam
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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, formerly a part of the Harvest Moon series, was a rather excellent Game Boy Advance game from 2003. While there were plenty of similar games released around the time, Friends of Mineral Town is the one that has quite handily stood the test of time and inspired the vast majority of the modern 'country life simulators', including one of my favorites - Stardew Valley.
With that in mind, I'm very pleased to say that the full remake of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has now landed onto PC! It brings with it improved visuals, a nice chunk of extra content to spice things up, and perhaps most importantly, a plethora of quality-of-life changes including the ability for your farm animals to actually feed themselves without you having to manually push them around every day!
Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion has been pushed back until November
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[Update]: Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion has arrived alongside a new story campaign and weapon crafting.
If you were looking forward to Destiny 2's upcoming Beyond Light expansion, I'm afraid I bring some bad news. Due to the ongoing pandemic, Beyond Light's release date has been pushed back from September 22nd to November 10th.
"As the first chapter in a new trilogy of expansions, Beyond Light is the beginning of a new era of Destiny 2," reads the developer update. "We have a powerful story to tell and incredible new features that we're really excited for players to experience. As always, our goal is to make the coolest, most entertaining expansion we can possibly make for our fans. To that end, we are doing what’s best for the game and moving the launch date."
Danganronpa creator's FMV mystery game Death Come True has now made its way to PC
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Kazutaka Kodaka, the creative mind behind the bizarre yet enthralling Danganronpa series, has now released his brand new game onto PC - Death Come True. As you might imagine given his previous work, Death Come True is a bit of a strange game. Instead of your usual run-of-the-mill horror adventure, Death Come True is entirely made out of FMV (full motion video) sequences and plays like an interactive movie more than anything else.
If you're curious what this looks like in action, as well as how good the actual acting even is, you can find what you seek through one of the recent trailers. Have a little peek, and don't forget to turn on the subtitles!
Rogue Legacy 2's Early Access release date has been pushed back to August
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[Update #2]: After two years in Early Access, Rogue Legacy 2 is set to be unleashed on April 28th, 2022.
[Update]: After a brief delay, Rogue Legacy 2 has now made its way to Steam Early Access!
Rogue Legacy 2 was originally supposed to launch into Steam Early Access this July 23rd, but alas, it has now been delayed until August 18th. The reason, as you might imagine, is that the developers need a little bit more time in order to get everything polished up and ready to go.
"Game development is a lot like football," reads the brief announcement. "It's weird, unpredictable, and we don't know the rules. And just like football, when you get the ball, sometimes you've just gotta run with it."
Overwatch update has improved Career Profiles and brought in Sigma's Maestro Challenge
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[Update]: Overwatch devs are working on two experimental updates, the first of which bring some Genji nerfs.
After spending a surprisingly long amount of time on the test realm, the long-requested improvements to the Career Profiles have now gone live. Under the new system you can see exactly how much time you've spent in each game mode, the various statistics have been cleaned up and organized in a more intuitive way, achievements are now sorted by category, and perhaps most importantly of all, player icons can now finally be both sorted and filtered!
Besides this rather nice quality-of-life change, the recent update has also brought in Sigma's Maestro challenge. Much like the previous challenges, this one requires you to win nine games before July 27th in order to receive some rather nifty cosmetic rewards. These include a spray, a legendary emote, as well as the genuinely excellent Maestro Sigma legendary skin!
After some delays, Death Stranding has now finally made its way to PC
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[Update]: The greatly improved Death Stranding Director's Cut has now landed onto PC as a $10 upgrade
If you're in the mood for a game that is completely out of the ordinary, you might be glad to hear that Death Stranding has now arrived for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The PC version brings with it support for high framerates and ultra-wide monitor setups, a brand new photo mode to help take the perfect screenshot, as well as some rather nifty cross-over content from none other than Half-Life!
As for what exactly Death Stranding looks like in action on PC, that you'll find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather pretty one: