Slay the Spire has now released from Early Access alongside overwhelmingly positive reviews
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Slay the Spire is quite an interesting combination of turn-based strategy and rogue-like progression systems, with a couple of card game mechanics thrown into the mix to help spice things up. A relatively simple concept, but given the sheer variety of playstyles and combinations on offer, it is one that I found to be rather irresistible!
With that in mind, I am very happy to announce that Slay the Spire has now not only released from Steam Early Access, but that it has done so alongside overwhelmingly positive reviews! If you're wondering why that is the case, as well as what Slay the Spire even has to offer, allow me to share with you the launch trailer. Have a gander:
Metro Exodus will be launching exclusively on the Epic Games Store, though Steam pre-orders will be honored
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The Epic Games Store released a little while ago with two major positives to its name: noticeably higher revenue sharing for developers, and a free game every two weeks for the rest of us. That alone would be enough to make most people at least check it out, but then Epic decided to take things a step further by offering developers seemingly large sums of money in exchange for a year-long exclusivity period.
The latest in this list of exclusives, as you can probably guess from the title, is the soon-to-be-released Metro Exodus. All current pre-orders (both digital and physical) will still contain a Steam key as previously promised, and will still be able to grab all of the possible expansions and DLCs as normal. Any future purchases on PC, however, will need to be done on the Epic Games Store until the exclusivity deal expires on February 14th, 2020.
Resident Evil 2 Remake Review - Not exactly faithful, but thoroughly enjoyable regardless
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Unlike the most recent Resident Evil 1 remaster, the Resident Evil 2 remake is not exactly a faithful recreation of the original horror classic. In fact, the new Resident Evil 2 has changed so many fundamental aspects of the original that I would say it's fair to treat them as two similar, yet still rather distinct games. However, while the Resident Evil 2 remake has definitely altered the formula, I am very glad to say that it not only manages to reach all of the same heights as the original, but occasionally even exceed them!
So if you're curious about where exactly the two versions differ, as well as what the Resident Evil 2 remake has to offer, allow me to share my thoughts now that I've spent a good chunk of time exploring its zombie-infested hallways.
Overwatch's Lunar New Year event has now arrived alongside a rather impactful balance patch
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Overwatch's third annual Lunar New Year event has now arrived for PC and consoles, bringing with it a variety of new and old cosmetics to collect, competitive capture-the-flag to help bolster your supply of Competitive Points, as well as some pretty darn impactful balance changes.
You'll find all of the details over at the official website, but if you're just interested in the short version, allow me to share with you the most relevant balance changes. Have a peek, they're quite an interesting bunch:
The standalone expansion Subnautica: Below Zero will be coming to Early Access this January 30th
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Unknown Worlds announced back in August that they are working on a chilling standalone expansion - Subnautica: Below Zero. As you might expect from the name alone, the upcoming expansion will offer a brand new storyline set in the Subnautica universe, and will take place in the ice-bound region of planet 4546B after the events of the first game. Other than those little tidbits of information, however, we are almost entirely in the dark about Subnautica: Below Zero.
With that in mind, I am very glad to say that Unknown Worlds has now come out to announce that Subnautica: Below Zero will be heading to Early Access next week, on January 30th! The initial version is expected to be both unpolished and lacking in content, so if do decide to grab it as soon as it becomes available, make sure you're doing so with the intent of providing the developers with some much-needed feedback. Personally, I'd recommend waiting until the game is fully finished as that will give you the best possible experience, but I can definitely understand why some of you might be tempted to get in there as soon as possible.
The Resident Evil 2 remake has now arrived for PC and consoles, and it's pretty damn excellent
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After quite a few teasers and previews, the Resident Evil 2 remake has now made its way to both PC and consoles. It brings with it greatly enhanced visuals, support for modern resolutions and 60 FPS, significantly adjusted movement and aiming mechanics, a variety of changes to the environment and puzzles, and the list goes on for quite a while.
I'll have a full review up in a day or two once I've collected my thoughts, but what I can tell you right now is that that new Resident Evil 2 is a pretty damn excellent game! It's not exactly a faithful remaster of the original as it features significant changes to nearly all aspects of gameplay, but thankfully the vast majority of those tweaks have gone towards making an incredibly compelling horror game, and one I would highly recommend you check out.
Metro Exodus developers have now released detailed PC system requirements
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In a bit of an unusual move, Deep Silver revealed late last year that Metro Exodus will not be releasing on February 22nd as previously announced, but rather on February 15th. A relatively small leap in the grand scheme of things, but also one that could indicate that the team is quite confident in the current state and performance of Metro Exodus.
Whatever the case may be, you might be glad to hear that the developers have now also released PC system requirements covering everything from the bare minimum to the top of the line. Here's what you can expect: