XCOM inspired Mutant Year Zero has just received its very first expansion - Seed of Evil
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an XCOM-inspired, turn-based RPG that released in 2018. While it did have some noticeable problems due to its mid-budget origins, they weren't exactly hard to overlook as the actual gameplay and cast of colorful characters proved to be pretty fun to mess around with.
So if you're a fan of the genre and you're looking for something new to sink your teeth into, you might be interested to hear that Mutant Year Zero has just now received its very first expansion - Seed of Evil. It brings with it Big Khan the moose as a brand new character, a bunch of new plant-infested enemies, new weapons and abilities to toy around with, and naturally, a continuation of the original's storyline.
Vermintide 2 devs have shared their vision and plans for the upcoming Winds of Magic expansion
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[Update #2]: Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic expansion has now fully arrived for PC players. The console versions are still under development, though no release date has been announced just yet.
[Update]: Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic expansion is already playable for those that have pre-ordered!
Vermintide 2's Winds of Magic expansion is set to arrive this August, bringing with it an absolutely massive array of changes. We're getting a complete overhaul of the combat system, a whole batch of new talents, Beastmen as new enemies, Cataclysm as a new and brutal difficulty setting, as well as pre-set Weaves in order to give challenge-seeking players a chance to prove themselves to the world.
However, as you might imagine given the quantity and severity of the changes, not all of the additions have been received positively by the playerbase. So in order to ease some of the concerns, as well as to showcase just what they plan to do with Winds of Magic, Fatshark has now released a rather lengthy "note from the team" discussing the expansion and some of its potential pitfalls.
Slay the Spire devs are working on a brand new (and free) DLC character
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[Update #2]: Slay the Spire's fourth character The Watcher has now finally been released in full, and unsurprisingly, she's pretty fun to play around with!
[Update]: Slay the Spire's fourth character The Watcher is now playable in the Steam Beta.
Slay the Spire developers have been fairly busy with various ports over the past few months, so things have been fairly quiet as far as new features are concerned. However, while the details are still few and far between, I am glad to say that Mega Crit Games are working on something pretty exciting!
As you might guess from the title alone, that something is a brand new and completely free DLC character, making it the fourth to eventually join the roster. What exactly this character might be or when it's set to arrive, the developers unfortunately haven't shared just yet.
For Honor and Alan Wake are both entirely free to grab until August 9th
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If you currently have a bit of free time and would like something to help you resolve that little 'problem', you might want to check out Epic's latest giveaway. It's a pretty darn good one as well, given that it contains both For Honor and Alan Wake!
All you need to do is head on over to the Epic Games Store, go through the 'purchasing' process, and you'll be ready to play in no time. You don't even need to install the games, just make sure you add them to your account before the giveaway ends on August 9th and they'll be yours to keep. It really is as simple as that.
Monster Hunter: World's Iceborne expansion will be coming to PC in January 2020
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[Update #2]: Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne has now arrived, though not without a couple of nasty issues that will need to be resolved over the coming weeks.
[Update]: To help new players reach the Iceborne expansion as quickly as possible, Capcom has now released some incredibly powerful catch-up gear to the PC version of Monster Hunter: World!
Monster Hunter: World's Iceborne expansion will be coming to consoles this September 6th, bringing with it a whole bunch of new content. Expect to see a new storyline with even more delicious food cutscenes, an entirely new region to explore, a massive pile of new gear to craft, and obviously, a plethora of new and returning monsters to tackle!
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Capcom has now finally announced the fate of the PC version. According to the fairly brief Twitter message, Monster Hunter World - Iceborne will be coming to PC in January 2020, though no exact release date has been revealed just yet.
Colony management sim Oxygen Not Included has now been fully released from Early Access
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[Update]: Oxygen Not Included's very first expansion Spaced Out! has now arrived.
After spending two eventful years in Steam Early Access, Klei Entertainment's colony management sim Oxygen Not Included has now finally released in full. Best of all, it ended up being pretty darn fun, though this probably won't come as a surprise to many of you given that it's a heavily survival-focused game from the studio behind Don't Starve!
As for what exactly Oxygen Not Included has to offer, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It's not exactly in-depth, though it does take place in a variety of caverns and showcases just what kind of nonsense Oxygen Not Included is all about. Have a little look:
Dota Underlords update has reworked the ranked mode and added numerous balance changes
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Unlike the incredibly slow development speed on Artifact, work on Dota Underlords has been proceeding at a genuinely impressive pace so far. Every few weeks Valve has come out with a major feature, some sort of rework, massive balance changes, and naturally, a wide variety of quality of life improvements to top it all off.
This week is no different as Valve has once again brought in a whole bunch of new and exciting changes. The ranked mode has been reworked and somewhat simplified, numerous three-star heroes have received visual enhancements, while the balance changes themselves have affected everything from the core gameplay to the items and heroes.