Total War: Warhammer 2 beta update has fixed the devastating weapon strength bug
- By Ash
- in News
[Update #2]: The next big bug-fixing patch is scheduled for early July.
[Update]: The newest beta update has greatly beefed up Orcs and their Black Orc Big Boss hero.
Total War: Warhammer 2 just recently added The Warden & The Paunch DLC alongside a massive Greenskins rework. The rework made it so Waaagh! armies are now significantly more fun to manage, scrap has been introduced as a new means of upgrading Greenskins troops, while the new tech tree ensures that even the lowliest goblins can become viable in the end-game.
While all of that is certainly a solid addition, the update unfortunately brought with it a rather sinister bug as well - any additional weapon strength is simply not being counted. So if you're wondering why Grimgor with his 900 weapon strength seems to be struggling to beat up a skirt-wearing Empire wizard, that would be your answer. He and the other units are permanently stuck on their initial weapon damage, and no matter what items, Waaagh! buffs or events that pop up, they will never move from that number no matter what the unit card says.
Physics based bridge-builder Poly Bridge 2 has now been unleashed onto Steam
- By Ash
- in Indie Games
Much like its predecessor, Poly Bridge 2 has now arrived in order to show everyone exactly how hard the job of an architect truly is. Expect to see numerous bridge-related puzzles that revolve around safely guiding lunatic drivers from one end of the map to another, as well as a slow descent into madness once you realize your carefully constructed bridges are about as effective as ramshackle scrapheaps that fall apart after one use.
As for what exactly this looks like in gameplay terms, the first part anyway, that you'll find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a little peek:
Doom Eternal PC update has removed the highly controversial Denuvo Anti-Cheat
- By Ash
- in News
[Update]: Update 2 has now improved Empowered Demons and added a new Battlemode map.
A short while ago, Doom Eternal received a fairly hefty new update. It brought in Empowered Demons to spice up the singleplayer campaign, prestige leveling that lets you continue unlocking fancy insignias even after you've hit level 250, as well as an assortment of quality-of-life changes and bug fixes.
Unfortunately, all of the good stuff in the update was overshadowed by the inclusion of Denuvo Anti-Cheat in both multiplayer and singleplayer. Given that the playerbase was already riled up due to Riot's somewhat similar anti-cheat for Valorant making a big mess, the addition of Denuvo Anti-Cheat to Doom Eternal quickly resulted in massive amounts of complaints and negative reviews on Steam.
SNK's fighting game Samurai Shodown is coming to PC this June
- By Ash
- in News
[Update]: Samurai Shodown has now arrived, and as expected, the PC version is having mixed reception.
After being exclusive to consoles for about a year now, SNK's Samurai Shodown fighting game is now just about ready to make its way onto PC. You can expect to see it arrive this June 11th for the Epic Games Store at a €50 price tag.
What exactly Samurai Shodown has to offer, as well as what the PC version even looks like, that you'll find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
Total War Saga: Troy devs have detailed how they'll deal with mythical monsters and legendary heroes
- By Ash
- in News
The divide between Total War: Three Kingdoms and Total War: Warhammer 2 is fairly self-evident. The first is almost entirely focused around portraying historical events with appropriate units and technology, while the second is a completely crazy fantasy world where half-naked barbarians go toe to toe with rats manning machine guns.
However, when it comes to the upcoming Total War Saga: Troy, things start to get a little bit muddled. There are very few historical records about Troy, and the ones we do have frequently delve into the fantastical themselves. So the big question Creative Assembly had to answer is: do you stick to Troy's historical roots, or do you go the way of Warhammer and just portray characters like Achilles as super-human?
Warhammer themed Skulls for the Skull Throne event has recently arrived onto Steam
- By Ash
- in News
[Update]: Skulls for the Skull Throne 2021 has arrived with a ton of new content and sales for Warhammer games.
If you were planning to grab a Warhammer Fantasy or Warhammer 40k game, this would be the ideal time to do so. I say this because The Skulls for the Skull Throne 4 event has just recently landed onto Steam, bringing with it an assortment of discounts for a wide variety of Warhammer games.
Many of the games have also received a small content update to help celebrate the event and bring glory to Khorne's name. Total War: Warhammer 2 has added the Black Orc Big Boss, Vermintide 2 a special frame and a rather skull-heavy keep rework, Chaosbane a brand new Infinite Tower mode, and the list goes on.
Overwatch is soon getting its very first novel - The Hero of Numbani
- By Ash
- in News
Even though the Overwatch community has been begging for more lore ever since the game first launched, Blizzard has never really expanded its universe beyond the occasional short story. There were originally plans for a graphic novel detailing the fall of the Overwatch organization, but after that one got canceled, Blizzard seemingly lost any interest in trying again.
With that in mind, I am both surprised and pleased to say that Blizzard has now come out to announce the very first Overwatch novel - The Hero of Numbani. As you might imagine from the name alone, the novel will follow Orisa and her creator Efi on their various adventures throughout the futuristic city of Numbani. Here's the brief summary: