Terry Cavanagh has released the source code to his excellent platformer VVVVVV
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[Update]: Seven years after its last one, VVVVVV is getting a brand new update.
The classic indie platformer VVVVVV is having its 10th anniversary this year, and in order to celebrate this momentous occasion, its creator Terry Cavanagh has done something a bit out of the ordinary. As you might guess from the title alone, he has released the full source code for VVVVVV!
Best of all, he released the source code for both the original desktop version and the newer mobile version! So if you ever wanted to peek behind the curtains of game development, or simply see what a fully finished project might look like, you should head on over to Github.
Overwatch test server update has added Hero Pools and massive Workshop improvements
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[Update #2]: Blizzard has now officially removed Hero Pools from Competitive Play.
[Update]: The Season 21 update has finally brought in Hero Bans, a brand new map rotation, and even more balance changes.
According to a recent developer update, Overwatch will soon be getting its own take on hero bans - Hero Pools. These Hero Pools will be manually curated by Blizzard, and will briefly remove a couple of heroes from Competitive Play in order to shake up the meta. As of right now, the plan is to remove two DPS heroes, one tank and one support each week.
If you're curious about what sort of effects on the meta this could have, as well as whether the system is even any fun, you might want to check out the newly released PTR update. Since it's the test server, Blizzard is currently rotating through the Hero Pools on an hourly basis, so you should be able to get a pretty good impression of just how heavily this new system will impact the competitive balance.
Apex Legends' Season 4 has arrived alongside a new legend, map changes and cosmetics-filled battle pass
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After a couple of rounds of teasers, Apex Legends' Season 4 update has now finally arrived. It brings with it Revenant as a highly aggressive new legend, a battle pass filled with all sorts of cosmetic goodies, a new bolt-action sniper rifle, as well as some highly needed changes to the World's Edge map.
As you might guess from the original trailer, Revenant has a rather interesting set of abilities. His passive allows him to crouch walk faster and climb higher up walls, while his active ability is a grenade that deals damage and disables all enemy abilities for 10 seconds. The ultimate takes the cake, however, as Revenant drops a totem that protects both him and his teammates from death. Instead of simply getting downed, those affected by the totem will return to it with 1 health, which means you can play as aggressively as you want, as long as the totem itself is safe.
Classic strategy RPGs The Lords of Midnight and Doomdark's Revenge are now free on GOG
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If you're up for a deep dive into gaming history, you might want to check out GOG's latest announcement. From this day forward, two classic strategy-focused RPGs The Lords of Midnight and Doomdark's Revenge are entirely free to grab.
Despite being written for extremely limited hardware, both games are surprisingly deep and expansive. In a way, you can even consider them a distant predecessor to the Heroes of Might and Magic series. So expect to see a whole bunch of challenging turn-based combat, exploration, resource management, and even storytelling.
World of Warcraft devs are now finally rebalancing the overpowered Corrupted Gear
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[Update]: Blizzard is now making it significantly easier to acquire Corrupted Gear.
In an effort to respond to players complaining about the random power boosts from titanforged gear, Blizzard implemented a brand new system with the Visions of N'Zoth update - corrupted gear. In theory, corrupted gear was supposed to be incredibly powerful, yet also risky to wear as the strongest pieces would give you debilitating effects until you leveled up your legendary cloak. A pretty neat idea, all things considered.
When it comes to reality, however, corrupted gear ended up being an even worse version of titanforging. Not only is corrupted gear acquired completely at random, but certain corruption effects are so ridiculously strong that they can account for 20-30% of a player's damage. So if you got lucky and landed on the right pieces, you could absolutely demolish your competition in both PvE and PvP. And if you didn't, well, sucks to be you!
Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy about hunting legendary monsters
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After spending a fairly short amount of time in Steam Early Access, Here Be Dragons has now been released in full. It brings with it a story dripping with satire, turn-based combat against a variety of legendary monsters of old, a bit of a strange world to navigate, as well as some rather charming visuals.
Since trying to explain that latter part through words alone is a bit of a pointless task, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. It'll give you a pretty good idea of just what Here Be Dragons looks like, as well as what the actual gameplay is all about. Have a little peek:
Resident Evil 3 remake's recent trailer highlights the omnipresent threat of the tyrant Nemesis
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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 newly released preview is all about Jill and the 'friends' she meets along the way.
After the extremely well made Resident Evil 2 remake, Capcom will be attempting to push things even further with Resident Evil 3 this April 3rd. That's not going to be easy, however, as Nemesis will need to be an even more impressive and terrifying threat than Resident Evil 2's rather dapper Mr. X!
While the details about Nemesis are still few and far between, especially when it comes to his behavior now that there are no load zones, you can get a bit of a sneak peek at what the big boy has to offer through one of the recently posted trailers. Have a gander: