Dead or Alive 6 has made its way to PC and consoles alongside somewhat mixed reviews
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After being absent for quite a few years, the Dead or Alive series has now returned to both PC and consoles with Dead or Alive 6. It brings with it a new engine and improved visuals, visible damage on characters as the battle goes on, and perhaps most surprisingly given the series' history, the toning down of "jiggle physics" in favor of more interesting costumes.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you one of the earlier trailers. I'd usually go for the more recent launch trailer, but it's unfortunately a bit of an incoherent mess, so here's the release date trailer instead:
Gwent's Crimson Curse expansion will be coming to PC and consoles in late March
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After a fairly lengthy period of turmoil, CDPR unleashed the Homecoming update back in October and pretty much rebuilt Gwent from the ground up. While initial impressions weren't exactly great, CDPR stuck to their guns and slowly but surely brought Gwent into a rather nice position, both in terms of balance and design.
In order to improve things further, as well as give players more toys to mess around with, CDPR has now also announced a brand new expansion - Crimson Curse. While the name alone should clue you in on what exactly the Crimson Curse will be about, you can also find out in the recently posted teaser trailer down below. Have a peek, it's quite a fun video:
World of Warcraft's Kul Tiran Humans and Zandalari Trolls are finally coming next week
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During the original Battle for Azeroth reveal, Blizzard announced that one of the Allied Races the Horde will get on launch will be the Zaldari Trolls. However, as development on Battle for Azeroth progressed, the Zandalari Trolls were replaced with Mag'har Orcs and delayed for an undetermined amount of time along with the Kul Tiran Humans. Many expected they would arrive with the first content update, but alas, the Tides of Vengeance patch came and went without either of the two races becoming available.
Thankfully, the extremely long wait will soon be over as Blizzard has now finally announced that Kul Tiran Humans and Zandalari Trolls are ready to go. So if you're eager to start a brand new character, make sure to put a pin on March 12th as that's when both of the new races will become available.
Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic expansion will add the Beastmen and a brand new game mode
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While its initial few months were riddled with problems, Vermintide 2 has slowly but surely transformed itself into a phenomenal game. The only real problem I have with it these days is that through the process of rebalancing weapons and making the enemies more consistent, Vermintide 2 has also become a bit too easy on the highest difficult setting.
With that in mind, I am delighted to say that Fatshark has now announced a brand new expansion - Winds of Magic! Not only will Winds of Magic bring with it a raised level cap and an even higher difficulty setting, but it will also add the Bestmen as an entirely new faction, as well as a variety of new weapons to toy around with.
Overwatch's next update is looking to address the dominance of triple tank, triple support teams
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If you've been paying attention to the Overwatch League, chances are you've noticed that most teams are running some variant of GOATs (triple tank and triple support), with very few DPS heroes ever being played for any extended period of time. Not exactly an ideal situation, especially considering that DPS heroes make up the greatest portion of Overwatch's roster.
In order to address this problem, as well as freshen up the competitive meta, Blizzard has once again updated the Overwatch PTR with a variety of balance changes. You can find all of the details over at the official website, but for now, allow me to share with you the most important changes:
Ubisoft has detailed what you can expect to see in the upcoming The Division 2 Open Beta
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The Division 2 will be coming to PC and consoles this March 15th, but if you would like to give it a try ahead of time, you might be interested to hear that Ubisoft will be holding an Open Beta from March 1st to 4th. A relatively small timeframe, but it should be plenty of time to let you know whether The Division 2 is your style of game or not.
When it comes to the actual content, Ubisoft has now announced that the Open Beta will have quite a few missions and modes to mess around with. There will be three story focused missions to explore, five side missions, a 4v4 PvP mode and a new Dark Zone to fight other players in, as well as a variety of other, relatively minor activities.
Darksiders 3's combat-focused DLC "The Crucible" has now arrived for PC and consoles
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If you're a fan of Darksiders 3's combat and you're looking for a fresh excuse to beat up some demons, you might be interested to hear that the combat-focused DLC "The Crucible" has now arrived. As you might imagine, The Crucible is essentially one giant arena battle where you'll have to cleave through wave after wave of increasingly more difficult enemies in order to get better and better loot.
There are 101 waves in total, and depending on how far you go, you can expect to receive new armor sets and enhancements, as well as a variety of crafting materials to help beef up your arsenal. You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in gameplay terms through the recently posted trailer down below. Have a gander: