Overwatch devs have revealed new Echo cosmetics and plans to change the Competitive Map Pools
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[Update #2]: Overwatch's final hero Echo has now been released for both casual and competitive play.
[Update]: Overwatch is retiring Map Pools, as well as removing Paris and Horizon Lunar Colony from Competitive Play.
After a brief round of teasers, Overwatch's Hero #32 has been revealed as the mysterious Omnic Echo. However, instead of being a support hero as many expected, Echo has been unleashed as a highly mobile, and just as deadly, shape-shifting damage dealer.
While Echo will soon be making her way to the live version of Overwatch, you can check out her and her newly introduced cosmetics ahead of time by visiting the PTR. If you don't feel like downloading an entirely new client, however, you can also give the new skins a sneak peek over at the Overwatch Twitter. Needless to say, they are pretty darn amazing!
Resident Evil 3 Remake has now arrived, though it's a fair bit shorter than expected
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[Update]: The comprehensive Resident Evil 4 Remake has now arrived alongside solid reviews and a free demo.
The Resident Evil 2 Remake, while not a completely faithful adaptation of the original horror classic, set an incredibly high standard for any future Resident Evil games to follow. As such, it might not come as too much of a surprise to hear that the newly released Resident Evil 3 Remake has fallen a bit short of its mighty predecessor.
Now don't get me wrong, Resident Evil 3 is by no means a bad game. In fact, I'd go as far as to say it's a pretty darn good one, though it does have some noticeable flaws. For example, the whole campaign can be completed in under five hours without any prior knowledge, while a couple of the iconic Resident Evil 3 locations like the clocktower were cut from the game entirely.
Multiplayer-focused pirate adventure Sea of Thieves will soon be docking onto Steam
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[Update #2]: Sea of Thieves has now landed onto Steam with cross-play between all three versions.
[Update]: Sea of Thieves has been pinned for a June 3rd release date on Steam.
Sea of Thieves has been around on the Xbox One and Microsoft Store for around two years now, but if you're not a fan of either platform, I do have some good news to share. According to announcement that came pretty much out of nowhere, Sea of Thieves will soon be making its way to Steam!
The details are basically nonexistent right now, to the point that we don't even know when Sea of Thieves will be launching. Thankfully, we won't have to wait for too long to find out as the full announcement should be coming quite soon.
What I can tell you for certain, however, is that there will be cross-play support for the Xbox One, Windows 10 and Steam versions. So regardless of what platform you end up choosing, you'll be able to play with exactly the same people.
World of Warcraft has made it significantly easier to collect cosmetics from Legion raids and dungeons
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If you're a fan of collecting cosmetic armor sets in World of Warcraft, this should be a pretty good week for you. As a part of the recent update, Blizzard has made it so Legion raids and dungeons now follow the 'Legacy Loot' system, which should make it considerably easier to acquire those fancy tier sets.
Basically, what Legacy Loot means is that instead of only getting one piece of personalized loot every couple of bosses, each boss will now drop an entire raid's worth of items for you and your group. Naturally, these items might not be usable for your class, but even so, the odds of you getting what you want will be heavily increased simply due to the amount of loot involved.
Apex Legends is adding permanent Duos, map picking, and a Bloodhound themed arena
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[Update]: The Old Ways update has now arrived, and I'm pleased to say it's a pretty fun one so far!
Out of all the characters in Apex Legends, Bloodhound is probably the most mysterious. We don't know where they're from, we don't know who hides behind that mask, and besides their love of the hunt, we basically know nothing about what makes Bloodhound tick.
So if you're interested in learning a little bit more about Bloodhound, as well as figuring out where the iconic helmet comes from, you might want to check out the newly posted animated short. It's a fairly long one, but thankfully it's also a pretty fun one! Have a look:
Minecraft: Dungeons has been pinned for May 26th on both PC and consoles
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[Update]: Minecraft: Dungeons has now landed onto both PC and consoles, and so far it seems to be pretty solid!
Originally, Minecraft: Dungeons was supposed to arrive at some point in April 2020 for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. However, according to the newest announcement from Microsoft, the release date has now been pushed back to May 26th.
While no official reason has been given for the delay, the fact that it has only been pushed back a single month is a very good sign in my eyes. When this kind of thing happens it means that the team is pretty happy with the state of the game and is mostly just working on getting things as polished as possible. And for an action-adventure like Minecraft: Dungeons, the gameplay feel really is everything.
Control's first expansion The Foundation has arrived alongside strange new mysteries to uncover
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[Update #2]: It took a while for this announcement to arrive, but Remedy Entertainment is now officially working on Control 2!
[Update]: Remedy has announced that Control is getting a co-op focused spin-off - project Condor!
If you've finished Remedy's Control and you're still hungry for more mysteries to uncover, you might want to check out the newly released expansion - The Foundation. As the name itself would suggest, The Foundation will have you uncover the bizarre origins of the Oldest House, as well as try to stop reality from collapsing while you're there.
You can get a little bit of a sneak peek at what some of this might look like, as well as what The Foundation offers in terms of gameplay, through one of the recent trailers down below. Have a look: