The legendary Halo 3 has made its way to PC alongside numerous technical improvements
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[Update]: Halo 3: ODST has now made its way to the PC version of The Master Chief Collection.
After going through a rather successful beta phase, the legendary Halo 3 has now finally made its way to PC. The remastered version brings with it support for 4K resolutions and 60+ FPS, a variety of customization and graphical options, an FOV slider, as well as the Forge tool to create entirely new ways to play the game.
As for what exactly this looks like in action, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it really is a rather nostalgic one:
Overwatch is bringing in Sigma's Maestro Challenge and accompanying Legendary skin this July 14th
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[Update]: Overwatch update has improved Career Profiles and brought in Sigma's Maestro Challenge.
With the Summer Games event still a few weeks away, Blizzard has decided to fill the gap by releasing a brand new event. This time around it's all about the music, and unsurprisingly, the free skin you can grab throughout the event will be the above-pictured Maestro Sigma.
While the details haven't been confirmed just yet, it's highly likely this event will follow in the footsteps of the previous ones. So once it goes live this July 14th, you'll simply need to win nine games across any official game mode, at which point you'll be awarded the Maestro Sigma skin and a couple of new sprays to toy around with.
Wildfire's very first post-launch update has brought in a bunch of fixes, tweaks and improvements
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As the name would imply, Wildfire is no ordinary stealth game. Instead of spending the entire game moving from shadow to shadow and praying the guards don't glance in your direction, Wildfire allows you to use elemental magic to create new pathways, incapacitate enemies, and obviously enough, cause a gigantic and nearly unstoppable blaze for your opponents to worry about while you slip by unnoticed.
Wildfire released back in late May to some pretty solid reception, and after collecting a variety of feedback, the appropriately named Sneaky Bastards studio has now returned with a major update. This very first patch brings with it over 100 fixes, tweaks, improvements and changes, all in an effort to iron out some of the annoying bugs and make the whole experience a lot smoother.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla gameplay preview shows off the combat, exploration and insult-battles
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[Update #2]: Ubisoft has now detailed the PC system requirements for Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
[Update]: Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be launching a week earlier than expected, on November 10th!
As announced during Ubisoft's recent Forward stream, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be launching onto PC, consoles and Google Stadia this November 17th. It'll also be coming for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, though it appears that will be at a later date.
When it comes to the actual gameplay, Valhalla will allow you to choose between a male or female protagonist, as well as utilize any combination of weapons you can possibly find - including silly things like dual shields! You will also need to take care of your settlement and fellow vikings, launch raids against a myriad of English fortresses, and as is tradition, engage in a bit of insult-fighting to help pass the time!
Microsoft Flight Simulator has been pinned for an August 2020 release date on PC
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[Update #2]: Microsoft Flight Simulator has now landed onto Steam, the Windows Store and Game Pass!
[Update]: Microsoft Flight Simulator will support both TrackIR and VR, and will also be launching onto Steam
If you're a fan of soaring across the virtual skies, you'll be happy to hear that the much-anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator is nearly upon us. And I really do mean that, because Microsoft has just announced it'll be launching this August 18, 2020!
As for what exactly you can expect in terms of gameplay, that you'll find out through two of gameplay previews down below. The first is your run-of-the-mill launch trailer, while the second is the start of a developer-guided series discussing everything Microsoft Flight Simulator has to offer. Have a gander:
Croteam has released a brand new gameplay preview for Serious Sam 4
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[Update #2]: Serious Sam 4 has now exploded its way onto PC and Google Stadia.
[Update]: Serious Sam 4 has now been delayed and will be launching in September, 2020
Serious Sam 4 will be heading over to Steam and Google Stadia at some point this August, with the console versions set to arrive in early 2021. You can expect to see a whole host of enemies charging at you while screaming at the top of their lungs, a variety of high-powered weapons that you can fire without ever worrying about reloading, and naturally, a four-player co-op campaign to maximize the chaos.
If you're curious what this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as how Serious Sam 4 might differ from its predecessor, allow me to share with you the newly posted gameplay preview. Have a looksie:
Total War: Warhammer 2 beta update has corrected most of the annoying bugs
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 2's next major update will bring the long-anticipated Wood Elf rework!
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 2's big bugfixing update has finally been unleashed.
The recent The Warden & The Paunch DLC added a variety of new content for the Greenskins and High Elves to mess around with, as well as a rather unfortunate amount of new bugs. To Creative Assembly's credit, they quickly tried to sort all of these issues out, though sadly their efforts only created even more problems!
Thankfully, after a rather long wait, the newest beta update has now arrived to finally put a stop to these bugs. Legendary Lord traits can now once again be acquired through manual battles, Norsca and Greenskins confederation dilemmas will now correctly appear after defeating the enemy faction leader, while players in a co-op Greenskins campaign will now finally be able to acquire WAAAGH! points while their teammate is using theirs.