Killing Floor 2's Halloween update has added five new weapons and the new Ashwood Asylum map
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[Update]: Killing Floor 2's summer 2021 update lets you escape the scorching heat by going into space!
As is the case with every October, Killing Floor 2 has gone all-out with the Halloween atmosphere and decorations. All of the malformed enemies have received even spookier models based around famous horror monsters, while the players themselves will get to enjoy the appropriately grim Ashwood Asylum map and accompanying cosmetics.
Naturally, there's also a bunch of weapons to endlessly smash ZEDs with, though this time around they're split between paid weapons and free ones. On the free front you have the HRG Healthrower for the medic that spews out a stream of healing gas, HRG Nailgun for the SWAT that does exactly what you might thing it does, and the HRG Buckshots for the Support that are essentially repurposed revolvers that now fire ridiculously oversized shells.
Monster Hunter inspired Dauntless has recently launched from Early Access
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After spending over five years in development, the free-to-play focused Dauntless has now finally launched from Early Access. The release version brings with it whole bunch of monsters that are in dire need of slaying, a variety of weapons and upgrades to customize your character with, and as is tradition these days, a Season Pass that's focused around cosmetic rewards.
You can get a pretty good idea of just what all of this looks like in game, as well as what sort of monsters Dauntless will have you endlessly bash your head against, through one of the recent trailers. Have a gander, it's a pretty brief one:
Overwatch devs have released a PTR update aimed at weakening the current double shield meta
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[Update]: Blizzard has now greatly reduced the power of shields on the PTR in order to further weaken the double shield meta.
Overwatch has recently introduced Role Queue and a 2/2/2 lock across all main game modes, and while those were generally positive additions, they have unfortunately caused a bit of a balance problem. As it turns out, buffing Orisa for an entire year has made her significantly stronger than other tanks, which combined with the newly released Sigma has led to the rise of the incredibly tedious double shield compositions.
In order to break away from this made and make Overwatch a bit more dynamic again, Blizzard has now released a rather hefty PTR update. You can find the full list of changes over at the official update, but for now here are all of the major hero changes:
Subnautica: Below Zero update has added the mighty Ice Worm and new regions to explore
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[Update #2]: Subnautica: Below Zero has now launched from Early Access, and without any sort of major technical issues!
[Update]: The Deep Dive update has now added the Shadow Leviathan and a variety of new biomes to explore.
If you've been using Subnautica's islands as a way to escape the dangers that lie within the depths of the sea, I'm afraid you'll have to change up your strategy in Subnautica: Below Zero as the developers have just added the mighty Ice Worm. As the name itself would suggest, the gigantic beast tunnels through the icy surface, always on the lookout for tasty explorers it can munch on!
Besides the new gigantic new leviathan, this update has also added two new biomes to explore. The first are the Lilypad Islands that provide a fairly surreal environment to roam around in, and one that's full of shallow-dwelling creatures you'll need to keep an eye on. On the opposite side of things we have the Arctic Spires, a frozen wasteland dotted by large cliffs and guarded by the Ice Worm itself. Certainly a dangerous region to explore, but also one that will have a lot of significance to the story at some point in the future.
Apex Legends' Season 3 is coming this October 1st alongside a brand new map, weapon and Legend
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 3 patch has now arrived, and as expected, it's a pretty fun one!
It's only been a little while since the Wraith themed Voidwalker event has arrived, and already Apex Legends is preparing itself for another batch of new content. However, instead of a simple event, this time around we're looking at the start of Season 3.
Once Season 3 arrives on October 1st you can expect to see a brand new hacker Legend by the name of Crypto, an awesome-looking new map called World's Edge, as well as the rather devastating new Charged Rifle weapon. There will also be a new Battle Pass with a variety of items to collect, as well as a whole bunch of improvements to the Ranked Mode.
Vermintide 2 update has greatly weakened the newly-added Beastmen hordes
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[Update #2]: A brand new update has now arrived, and as expected, it has brought in even more Beastmen nerfs .
[Update]: As expected, the newest update has now tweaked the Beastmen animations even further.
Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic has arrived a little while ago, bringing with it the Beastmen as a brand new faction to fight against. While the addition was certainly a welcome one, the Beastmen ended up proving themselves to be far stronger than their Skaven and Chaos cousins, especially on the higher difficulty levels.
So in order to sort this little problem out, Fatshark has now released a pretty sizable update that's almost entirely about the Beastmen. Just about everything from their behavior to their damage has been tweaked in some way, which should make them significantly more pleasant to fight against, or as pleasant as a bunch of unwashed goatmen can possibly be.
Overwatch's Lego themed Bastion event is set to end this September 30th
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[Update]: It took a while for the next big crossover to arrive, but Overwatch 2 has now released a bunch of One-Punch Man themed character skins!
In order to bridge the gap between major content updates, Blizzard has started releasing more and more mini-events. Usually these events require you to win nine matches in any game mode, and reward a couple of sprays and a fancy new epic skin for your troubles. Not much in the grand scheme of things, but it's certainly a fun little addition.
The latest event, however, is a little bit more special! Instead of simply rewarding a recolored epic skin, Bastion’s Brick Challenge offers you a chance to grab a Lego themed Bastion skin. But not only does the Brick Bastion skin look straight up awesome, it also features custom sounds and animations - all of which are Lego flavored!