Valve has shared their plans for Artifact's upcoming revival and 2.0 Beta
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[Update #2]: Valve is ceasing all development on Artifact and Artifact 2.0.
[Update]: Valve has detailed the core mechanic and progression changes coming with Artifact 2.0.
After Artifact lost the vast majority of its playerbase and failed to meet the expectations of both Valve and the community, the developers hunkered down and started working on a massive update. Very little was heard from the team since, and with month after month quickly passing by, Artifact's future didn't exactly look bright.
However, I'm pleased to say that Valve is not only still working on Artifact, but that they are pretty much reworking it from the ground up. The details are still few and far between, but what I can tell you is that the gameplay will still revolve around three lanes, though the camera will be zoomed out and allow you to view and access all three at once.
Resident Evil Resistance Open Beta has been delayed for PC and PS4 due to technical troubles
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[Update #2]: Resident Evil 3 and its companion Resident Evil 3 Resistance have been released, though sadly they don't seem to have lived up to the high standards set by Resident Evil 2.
[Update]: The open beta for Resident Evil Resistance is now finally live on PC after some major delays.
Resident Evil 3 will be making its way to PC and consoles this April 3rd, but it won't be doing so alone. It will be bundled with Resident Evil Resistance, a 4v1 asymmetrical multiplayer game where a group of survivors attempts to escape the clutches of an evil mastermind that controls both the traps and enemies.
In order to get everything squared away for launch, Resident Evil Resistance was supposed to have an Open Beta starting from March 27 and ending right before the official release. Unfortunately, it would appear that only the Xbox One beta will be proceeding as planned given that the PC and PS4 versions have now been delayed due to technical problems.
Time-bending exploration game Outer Wilds is coming to Steam this June
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[Update]: Right on cue, the Outer Wilds has now landed onto Steam.
The Outer Wilds, not to be confused with Obsidian's The Outer Worlds, is an exploration-focused adventure game about being stuck in a time loop. However, since things can change between each reset, both the challenge and the reward in the Outer Wilds is to figure out ways to enable further exploration and hopefully figure out what in the world is even happening. A pretty fun concept, all things considered.
While the Outer Wilds has been around on PC and consoles for quite a few months now, the PC version was exclusively available through either the Epic Games Store or the Microsoft Store. If you're not exactly a fan of either one, then you'll be glad to hear that the Outer Wilds will also be making its way to Steam this June 18th.
Total War: Three Kingdoms' A World Betrayed update has greatly expanded the campaign
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[Update #2]: Total War: Three Kingdoms' The Furious Wild DLC is bringing in the southern Nanman tribes
[Update]: A World Betrayed has now also made its way to both Linux and macOS.
As a part of the A World Betrayed update, Total War: Three Kingdoms has just received a brand new DLC and a massive free patch. On the paid side of things, the DLC brings with it two new factions led by Lü Bu and Sun Ce, thirteen returning factions with new challenges on the campaign map, new story-focused events, and naturally, even more units to toy around with.
The free update is even more impressive as it not only adds a bunch of new and interesting characters to recruit, but also a better spying system, quality of life tweaks, as well as numerous balance tweaks. Most importantly of all, the free update has also greatly reworked the bandit factions and given them a bit of a unique playstyle. So even if you're not planning to grab the DLC, the bandit rework alone should keep you entertained for quite a few hours.
World of Warcraft is bringing in 'Legacy Loot' for Legion dungeons and raids
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[Update]: The patch has now gone live, which alongside the new 100% increased experience gain event, makes it the perfect time to give WoW another try.
The Legion expansion and its various raids feature some of the most amazing class-based sets World of Warcraft has ever seen. Unfortunately, farming those sets is currently a bit of a nightmare due to Personal Loot. Instead of killing a boss and then simply looting a raid's worth of items from them, Personal Loot makes it so you only get a single item every couple of bosses, and that item might not even be what you were looking for.
As such, I am delighted to announce that Blizzard is bringing in 'Legacy Loot' for Legion dungeons and raids. Essentially, Legacy Loot makes it so raid and dungeon bosses drop the maximum amount of loot regardless of your group size, which in the case of raids means five items per boss. So if you can solo some of the Legion raids, or even complete them with a small group, you'll have a much greater chance of acquiring the exact items you need.
Resident Evil 3's newest preview is all about Jill, her troubles and the 'friends' she meets along the way
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[Update #2]: Jill Valentine will be heading over to Resident Evil Resistance on April 17, 2020.
[Update]: Resident Evil 3 and its companion Resident Evil 3 Resistance have been released, though sadly they don't seem to have lived up to the high standards set by Resident Evil 2.
Capcom's Resident Evil 3 is set to arrive this April 3rd, bringing with it a remastered version of the 1999 horror classic. While it won't follow in exactly the same footsteps as the original, the recently released demo has shown it to be a remarkably faithful adaptation, so I must admit I have incredibly high hopes for Resident Evil 3.
Whether that optimism will come to bite me later on, that still remains to be seen, but the newly posted and Jill focused preview is certainly pointing towards a positive direction. Have a gander, you'll see what I mean:
Vermintide 2's newly released Enchanter's Lair map has brought in the best boss fight yet
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[Update]: Vermintide 2's next update is adding Grail Knight Kruber as a new class, as well as new weather variations for the maps.
While Vermintide 2 has quite a few maps to its name, the recent Curse of Drachenfels trilogy is among the very best, with each new map being noticeably better than the last. As such, it might not come as too much of a surprise to hear that the newly released Enchanter's Lair map is not only awesome to explore, but that it contains the most exciting boss fight in all of Vermintide 2!
The reason for this is that Nurgloth the Eternal, the Rotbloods’ chief soothsayer and Burblespue Halescourge’s arch-rival, doesn't just stand around like most of the other bosses. Instead, he's either sending hordes of minions to distract you while he attacks from range, or he's spreading plague through most of the boss arena while chasing you around with his scythe. To put it simply, he feels like an actual boss rather than a beefed up minion, and I can only hope Fatshark will be adding more bosses like him in the future as well!