Half-Life: Alyx's three newest gameplay previews are looking downright impressive
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[Update]: Half-Life: Alyx has now been released, and I'm pleased to say it's been well worth the wait!
Valve's VR-exclusive Half-Life: Alyx will be making its way to Steam this March 23rd. The action will take place between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2, and as you might imagine, it will focus on Alyx Vance as she attempts to weaken the Combine's grip on City 17 and the planet as a whole.
As for the actual gameplay, you can learn more about that through the three recently posted (and rather impressive) previews. Each of the videos features a unique chunk of gameplay and a different style of movement, so do make sure to give each one a peek. The first video showcases teleportation, the second uses the teleportation method with a bit more movement added into the mix, while the third one sports my personal favorite - continuous movement. Have a gander:
Risk of Rain 2's rather hefty Artifacts 2.0 update is coming in late March
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[Update #2]: Risk of Rain 2 has now left Early Access alongside the massive new Update 1.0!
[Update]: Risk of Rain 2's Artifacts update has now arrived, and unsurprisingly, it's a pretty good one.
While there were some delays here and there, Risk of Rain 2 developers have so far stuck to their roadmap with admirable precision. As such, I'm sure it won't come as much of a surprise to hear that the big Artifacts 2.0 update will be coming this March 31st, only a little bit later than what the team predicted quite a few months ago.
The details are still few and far between, but I can tell you the update is going to bring with it a brand new stage to explore, multiple new bosses, as well as a variety of items and equipment to experiment with. Most importantly of all, the update will bring with it improvements to the Artifact system, as well as even more Artifacts to help spice things up.
Diablo 4 devs have detailed their plans for the UI, monster design and control scheme
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[Update #2]: Diablo 4 devs have detailed their plans for player skills, items and unique legendaries.
[Update]: The newest Diablo 4 blog post is all about the open world gameplay, storytelling and multiplayer.
While Diablo 4 is still a long way away, you might be interested to hear that Blizzard has just announced a series of blog posts discussing various gameplay elements. The most recent one is all about the decisions that led to the current user interface, the team's inspirations and goals with the monster design, as well as what the control scheme will be like.
"A surprising number of players asked for the option to rebind their primary skill to anything but the left mouse button so that they could separate moving from attacking," reads the developer update. "Adding more flexibility to our binding options had already been on our radar for a while, and the demo feedback helped confirm that this was a customization feature that players really wanted."
Hack & slash roguelite Curse of the Dead Gods has just launched onto Steam Early Access
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[Update]: Curse of the Dead Gods will be launching onto PC and consoles this February 23rd.
Curse of the Dead Gods is a hack & slash roguelite that will have you explore a variety of dungeons littered with traps, hordes of enemies, and permanent curses that can be both beneficial and devastating - all depending on how you deal with them. In other words, Curse of the Dead Gods is going for a 'challenging but fair' style of difficulty, with the enemies being subject to all of the same attacks, curse effects and traps as you are.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as what some of the curses are like, through the recent gameplay overview trailer. Have a peek, it's a pretty informative one:
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope is an upcoming horror game from Man of Medan and Until Dawn devs
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[Update]: Little Hope has been pinned for an October, 2020 release date.
Continuing on with The Dark Pictures Anthology series, Supermassive Games have now unveiled their next horror game - Little Hope. Much like Until Dawn and Man of Medan that came before it, Little Hope will be highly interactive and will feature a variety of (hopefully) tough decisions to make.
The details are still few and far between, but you can get a bit of a sneak peek at some of the new characters, as well as what will be stalking them, through the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a look:
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!