After 14 years in development, Black Mesa will finally be released this March 5th
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[Update]: The long journey has now come to an end! Black Mesa has been officially released!
It has a been a long and difficult road, with the project seeming quite dead on multiple occasions, yet Black Mesa and its developers have persevered and will soon be reaching the grand finale of their entire journey. According to the latest blog post, the fan re-imagining of the original Half-Life will be releasing in full this March 5th!
You can get a pretty good idea of just what Black Mesa has to offer, as well as how much of an improvement it is over the original, through one of the recent trailers for the Xen chapter. Have a gander:
Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding is coming to PC this June alongside minor improvements
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[Update #2]: Kojima Productions have now announced the minimum and recommended PC specs for Death Stranding.
[Update]: Death Stranding has been delayed until July due to the ongoing pandemic.
While this announcement shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given the previous leaks and teasers, you might still be happy to hear that Death Stranding has now officially been pinned for a June 2nd release date on PC. You can expect to see it launching simultaneously on the Epic Games Store and Steam, so regardless of which platform you prefer, you should be covered.
The PC version will bring with it the new Photo Mode, support for high FPS, and naturally, support for ultra-wide resolutions. And if you're a fan of silly little cosmetics, it's also worth mentioning that Death Stranding will come with a variety of knick-knacks based on Valve's very own Half-Life series!
Lies Beneath is an upcoming VR-exclusive survival-horror game with some rather stylish monsters
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[Update]: Lies Beneath has now arrived, and judging by the user reviews, it's pretty good!
VR's greatest strength is immersion, something that is of the utmost importance for horror games, which makes the two a near-perfect fit. As such, you might be interested to hear that the surprisingly stylish Lies Beneath is an upcoming survival-horror game made exclusively with VR in mind!
Expect to see a variety of comic book inspired monstrosities, highly atmospheric locations that often play fast and loose with reality, and naturally, plenty of melee and ranged weapons to help you fight against whatever lurks in the darkness. Here's what all of this looks like in action:
RimWorld devs have announced their plans for future content updates
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[Update #2]: RimWorld is getting the massive free Update 1.3 and Ideology expansion in July 2021.
[Update]: RimWorld's new Update 1.2 has added difficulty customization and a bunch of new content.
RimWorld's very first expansion Royalty released a little while ago alongside Update 1.1. The two of them brought in royalty as a new social class, powerful psychic powers, a variety of new animals and quests, a new mechanoid type and mechanoid hives, as well as even more items to toy around with.
The influx of new content won't be ending there, however, as RimWorld developers have now come out to announce their plans for the future. In the short term you can expect a variety of bug fixes and improvements based on player feedback, while in the long-term the Royalty DLC will be expanded with a with a bunch of new features. Here's a brief list highlighting what the developers are currently working on:
Baldur's Gate 3 now has a lengthy gameplay preview, with combat looking quite similar to Original Sin 2
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[Update #2]: After three years in Early Access, Baldur's Gate 3 has now launched to overwhelming praise!
[Update]: Baldur's Gate 3 has now launched into Early Access with around 25 hours of content.
After quite a bit of speculation, Larian Studios have now released an extended gameplay preview for Baldur's Gate 3 and confirmed that the combat will be turn-based rather than real-time. For me this is positive news as the isometric combat system never really gelled with me, especially since it already played like a turn-based game with all of the pausing, but I can definitely understand if any die-hard Baldur's Gate fans might feel a bit disappointed by this announcement.
Whatever camp you might belong to, I'd still highly recommend you check out the recently showcased demo as it'll give you a pretty darn good idea of just what Baldur's Gate 3 truly has to offer, both in combat and outside of it. The demo presentation itself is also pretty fun, especially when things break down in unexpected ways, so have a peek:
Arc System Works' fighting game Granblue Fantasy: Versus is coming to PC this March 13th
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[Update]: Granblue Fantasy: Versus has now landed onto PC, and while the gameplay itself is pretty solid, the €60 price tag is also pretty steep.
If you're looking to sink your teeth into a brand new fighting game, you might want to keep an eye on Granblue Fantasy: Versus as it's coming to PC on March 13th. The studio behind it is Arc System Works, and given their previous success with Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear series, odds are that Granblue Fantasy: Versus will be good bit of fun as well.
In terms of features, the PC version will bring with it graphical customization options, support for both gamepad and keyboard/mouse controls, as well as both Japanese and English voice options. Unfortunately, there will no cross-play with the PlayStation 4 version, nor will there be a bonus code for the Granblue Fantasy mobile game.
Classic Xbox strategy game Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders has now made its way to PC
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Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is an action-strategy game released back in 2004 for the original Xbox. The gameplay consists of primarily rushing into hack & slash combat with a variety of unique characters, as well as ordering and upgrading your armies in order to help even the odds. A fairly simple formula, but given Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders' cult following, it would appear that it's one that has been handled quite well.
As such, I'm pleased to say that you won't need to dig up an original Xbox in order to play Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders anymore as it has now received an HD remaster on PC! While the remaster itself is fairly basic, mostly just improving the widescreen support and adding an option to use mouse & keyboard controls, the actual gameplay seems to have made the transition to PC without any real problems.