Deep Rock Galactic and its space Dwarves are digging their way out of Early Access this May 13th
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[Update]: The day has finally come - Deep Rock Galactic has now been unleashed from Steam Early Access!
After spending some quality time in Steam Early Access, the co-op focused Deep Rock Galactic is now nearly ready for its full release! According to the recent announcement, you can expect version 1.0 to arrive this May 13th alongside a major update.
As for what exactly Deep Rock Galactic even is, as well as what it looks like in action, that you can find out through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather long and informative one:
Total War: Warhammer 2's Greenskins focused DLC is nearly upon us
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[Update #2]: The Warden & The Paunch DLC has now arrived, and unsurprisingly, it's yet another pretty good one.
[Update]: The Warden and The Paunch DLC has now been revealed, and unsurprisingly, it features an obese Goblin and his permanently grumpy High Elf rival!
When it comes to Total War: Warhammer 2, the Greenskins are simply not in a good place. Their mechanics and tech tree are highly outdated and completely outclassed by newer factions, while their roster is both inflexible and weak. Not exactly an ideal situation for a race that's supposed to be a nearly unstoppable menace.
Thankfully, this will be changing in the near future as the next update will bring with it the much-needed Greenskins rework. While this shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given the various teasers so far, the update will also arrive alongside a brand new piece of DLC - one heavily focused on the Greenskins themselves.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Crashlands are free to grab for one more day
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If you're looking for something to help pass the time, you'll be glad to hear that both Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Crashlands are currently entirely free to grab. All you have to do is head on over to the Epic Games Store pages for Amnesia and Crashlands, claim yourself a copy of each game, and you'll be good to go.
You might want to hurry, however, as time isn't exactly working in your favor. More specifically, the two games will only be free for another day, so make sure to grab them before they get replaced by the next batch.
Subnautica: Below Zero update has revamped the story and polished up existing content
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[Update #2]: Subnautica: Below Zero will be leaving Early Access and launching in full on May 14, 2021.
[Update]: The next patch in line has added more diversity to the biomes, new machinery, and most importantly of all, alien salad!
Unhappy with the state of the current storyline, Subnautica: Below Zero developers have been hard at work on rewriting the story for quite a while now. While the process still isn't complete, you might be happy to hear that the latest Frostbite update has added the beginnings of an all-new story, as well as an intro cinematic detailing the crash landing onto Planet 4546B.
The update has also brought in a whole bunch of polish for existing content, including an extensive rework of the Glacial Basin biome. The Glacial Basin now not only has more nooks and crannies to uncover, each potentially filled with juicy loot and not-so-juicy monsters, but it also connects more seamlessly with the nearby biomes.
Overwatch is removing the Hero Pools system for Diamond rank and below
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[Update #2]: Blizzard has now officially removed Hero Pools from Competitive Play.
[Update]: Blizzard is also looking into tweaking Moira and the support category as a whole.
Hero Pools (essentially hero bans) have been introduced to Overwatch in order to combat the stale meta and force teams to get creative when it comes to their strategies. However, while Hero Pools have been a decent success in the Overwatch League and in the higher echelons of Competitive Play, their impact in the lower ranks has been pretty negligible.
As such, the next update will be removing Hero Pools for Diamond rank and below, while maintaining it for Master and Grandmaster ranks, as well as the Overwatch League. Furthermore, in order to combat the recent trend of only popular but balanced heroes getting banned, the new Hero Pools will be based on Overwatch League data instead of high level Competitive Play data.
Planetside 2 is adding the Colossus - a massive five-player tank
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[Update #2]: Planetside 2's The Shattered Warpgate update has brought in a giant chunk of new content.
[Update]: The Colossus tank has now arrived, and it's deadly against both air and ground opponents!
It seems that the Planetside 2 developers have fully embraced the 'bigger is better' motto. Just recently they have unleashed the absolutely massive Bastion Fleet Carriers that serve as floating battle stations, and now they have also unveiled the smaller yet still rather sizable Colossus tank.
Unlike the various other Main Battle Tank options, the Colossus will require five players to operate at full capacity. The main player will be doing all of the driving and using the main cannon, while the four other players will provide much-needed support from the various turrets. Here's a little sneak peek at what it looks like in-game:
Apex Legends' Season 5 and its accompanying new character have been delayed until May 12th
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[Update #2]: Season 5's newest preview shows off Loba, massive Kings Canyon changes, and even the new quest system!
[Update]: A brand new trailer has been released, this time around highlighting Loba's abilities and some of the Kings Canyon changes.
As is the case with pretty much every game these days, Apex Legends is having to slow things down a little bit due to most of the developers working from home. As such, Season 5 has now been pushed back an extra week and will be arriving this May 12th with a whole bunch of changes, a new Battle Pass, as well as a brand new character.
It's not all bad, however, as this does mean that Season 4 has been extended by an entire week. So if you still have some cosmetics to pick up from the Season 4 Battle Pass, this would be the perfect (and final) chance to do so.