Owlcat's expansive Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader CRPG will launch alongside a co-op mode on PC
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[Update]: Good news! Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is coming to PC on December 7, 2023!
If Baldur's Gate 3 has given you an appetite for playing complex RPGs alongside a friend or two, you'll be happy to hear that the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, from the studio behind Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Kingmaker, will be launching with a co-op mode as well. That's certainly bound to be one heck of an adventure as Owlcat's games tend to take nearly 100 hours to fully finish, and that's with only one player at the helm!
As for the actual details, including the number of potential players, I'm afraid nothing has been revealed so far. The good news is that Owlcat has promised to share more in the near future, so we hopefully won't have to wait for too long.
Vermintide 2 will be adding Sienna's completely unexpected Necromancer career on October 19th
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[Update #2]: Vermintide 2's A Parting of the Waves update is adding a brand new map and shield-bearing enemy.
[Update]: Many years after being canceled, Vermintide 2's PvP Versus mode is coming back.
It took a surprisingly long time for us to get here, but Sienna's long-awaited fourth career has now finally been revealed! The big surprise is that instead of getting one of a variety of fire based specializations like many have been speculating about over the past year, Sienna will begin dabbling into necromancy on October 19th!
Before I say anything else, allow me to share with you the cinematic trailer setting all of this up. Have a gander, it's a fun one:
Darkest Dungeon 2's first post-launch update has now added new enemies and full Steam Deck support
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In order to help spice things up and improve replayability, the Darkest Dungeon 2 team has now released a small content update. You can expect to see two new mini-bosses, six new champion-tier enemies, a bunch of tweaks to the Torch and Infernal Flames system, and most importantly of all, full gamepad and Steam Deck support!
I won't spoil what exactly the new enemies are like, but what I will say is that one of the mini-bosses is a fan-favorite from the original game while the other is a brand new creation made through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Furthermore, all of them, and this includes the Champion enemies, can appear in any region. As such, chances are good you'll be able to see at least a couple during your next run!
Vampire Survivors has added four-player local co-op and fully switched to a new engine
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[Update]: Vampire Survivors is soon getting a sizable, Among Us inspired DLC - Emergency Meeting.
While the pace of Vampire Survivors' updates has slowed down due to it being on a bunch of different platforms, their quality has thankfully not changed. With that in mind, I'm happy to say that Update 1.6 has now not only brought in a whole bunch of bug fixes, but also the often-requested local co-op mode and the full switch to a new engine!
The co-op mode supports four players in total, with each player being visible on the same screen at the same time and sharing the same experiencing bar. There are no special levels or achievements exclusive to co-op, though there is a new Friendship Amulet item that gives everyone a single weapon upgrade. Similarly, there is no versus mode or anything competitive like that, though if you want to annoying the hell out of your friends you can still do that by picking up items like Gatti Amari!
World of Warcraft: Classic will be launching Hardcore/Permadeath realms on August 24th
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[Update #2]: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be getting the Classic treatment and many new improvements in 2024.
[Update]: World of Warcraft: Classic has now launched Hardcore servers, and I'm happy to say they're quite fun!
After witnessing how popular the 'no death' runs have been in World of Warcraft: Classic over the past couple of months, Blizzard has now decided to make the whole thing official. As such, on August 24th WoW Classic will be getting Hardcore realms with slightly adjusted rules and only a single shot at life. This means no resurrections, reincarnations, soulstones or anything similar.
If you end up making a mistake and kicking the bucket, don't worry as you character won't simply disappear. By using the Free Character Move service you'll be able to transfer your character to any Classic Era realm, though obviously Hardcore servers will forever be locked for them.
Dota 2 is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a bunch of thematic (and free) cosmetic items
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[Update #2]: Dota 2's Patch 7.34c has arrived to fix some of the recent balance mishaps.
[Update]: Dota 2's final Summer update has enhanced the visuals and massively improved the report system.
In order to celebrate Dota 2's upcoming 10th anniversary, Valve has now released a commemorative treasure chest containing a variety of unique cosmetics items from Dota 2's history. And since this is the 10th anniversary we're talking about, naturally there are thirteen items up for grabs!
The list includes the 'controversial' cowboy Ursa set that was deemed too silly for the game back in the day, Earthshaker's awesome Bindings of Deep Magma set, a recolor of Void Spirit's 2019 Immortal set, and even the anime-themed Mirana persona. If you want to play Dota 2 on hard mode, there's also a really distracting CRT filter to mess around with.
Alan Wake 2's launch has been pushed back until October 27th due to overcrowding
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If you were hoping to dive into Alan Wake 2 this October 17th, I'm afraid I have a bit of bad news. According to the latest developer update, Alan Wake 2's release date has now been pushed back ten days, or until October 27th to be specific.
As for the reason behind the delay, that would be the simple fact that October is absolutely stacked with interesting games so Remedy figured they'd give themselves, and their players, a bit of breathing room. Additionally, this puts Alan Wake 2's launch closer to Halloween, which is definitely a plus given its atmosphere and tone.