Destiny 2 is going free-to-play, moving to Steam, and getting cross-platform saves
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[Update]: Destiny 2's PC transfer service and cross-platform saves will be going live on August 20 and 21 respectively.
Earlier this year Bungie parted ways with Activision-Blizzard and announced exciting plans for the future, though back then they didn't specify what exactly those plans might entail. Now that the full announcement has been made, I can definitely see why they didn't want to reveal their hand ahead of time!
First and foremost, Destiny 2 will be adopting a free-to-play model with optional expansion packs. In other words, you'll be able to experience all of the year one missions, activities, strikes, pvp modes and rewards without paying even a single cent. However, if you would like to continue on further, you will need to buy each of the new expansions piece by piece. A pretty good system, all things considered.
Darksiders Genesis is a newly announced top-down ARPG starring the gunslinger Strife
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THQ Nordic announced a little while ago that they would be revealing a brand new Darksiders game, which as you might imagine, made everyone think we'll be getting Darksiders 4 starring the gunslinger Strife. As it turns out, that ended up being only technically true!
We are getting a new Darksiders game and it will indeed star the gun-toting Strife, though it will not be Darksiders 4, but rather a top-down ARPG spin-off called Darksiders Genesis! Here's a brief trailer showing off what Genesis has to offer:
Apex Legends devs have detailed which bugs they're currently working on squashing
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[Update #3]: Respawn has now released an updated list of bugs and gameplay problems they're currently working on fixing.
[Update #2]: The first of these bugfixing patches has now arrived with some solid changes in tow!
[Update]: Respawn has now also announced the contents of the upcoming Season 2!
Apex Legends' most recent update has added a whole bunch of new cosmetics, quality-of-life changes and bug fixes. While all of this is certainly a step in the right direction, the update has unfortunately also brought with it some brand new problems.
Most notably, the Havoc and Devotion have received a substantial ammo reduction, while any sort of aiming done while sliding is now Stormtrooper levels of inaccurate. Players are also having problems with the game constantly putting them on the wrong servers, the audio glitching out while they're playing Octane, the healing keybinds not function correctly, and other such lovely new 'features'.
Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2 studio has now officially announced Baldur's Gate 3
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[Update #2]: After three years in Early Access, Baldur's Gate 3 has now launched to overwhelming praise!
[Update]: Larian Studios have now released an extended gameplay preview for Baldur's Gate 3 and confirmed that the combat will be turn-based rather than real-time.
A little while ago Larian Studios, the developers behind the truly excellent Divinity: Original Sin 1 and 2, released a simple teaser website pointing towards some sort of mysterious sequel. Or at least that would be the case if the information-hungry players didn't rummage through absolutely everything they could and ran across multiple mentions of Wizards of the Coast and Baldur's Gate 3!
However, while the announcement might not come as much of a surprise, I am still extremely happy to say that Larian Studios is officially working on Baldur's Gate 3! Here's the announcement trailer, it's quite an interesting one to say the least:
According to new rumors, Blizzard is working on Diablo 4 and a story-focused Overwatch game
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While they got somewhat buried under the slue of new announcements, quite a few rumors surfaced yesterday about Blizzard canceling one of their games after two years of internal development. No official explanation was given, but it would appear that the canceled game was a Starcraft themed FPS, possibly Blizzard's second attempt at the once greatly anticipated Starcraft: Ghost.
However, that was not everything that came as a part of the recent rumor mill. According to some of the now-deleted comments and the often-accurate Jason Schreier, the developers on this canceled project are not being let go from the company, but are instead being shifted towards two upcoming games: Diablo 4 and an Overwatch-themed spin-off.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne story trailer shows off some of the new monsters and locations
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[Update #2]: Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's latest preview shows of the vast majority of monsters we'll get to fight against, and unsurprisingly, they're all pretty cool!
[Update]: The PC version of Monster Hunter World - Iceborne will be coming in January 2020!
While Monster Hunter: World certainly has a story, I wouldn't exactly call it an important part of the gameplay. It's mostly just there to slowly guide you through all of the various monsters, as well as to showcase which ones you should really be worried about!
With that in mind, you shouldn't too surprised to hear that Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's story trailer has continued that trend by mostly being a showcase of the interesting new locations and monsters we'll get to fight. Have a look, it's quite an interesting one:
GOG's DRM-free version of Diablo has now received the Hellfire expansion for free
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In an announcement that I must admit came as a great surprise, GOG and Blizzard recently teamed up to re-release Warcraft 1, Warcraft 2 and Diablo. Best of all, each of the three games arrived without any sort of DRM attached to them!
The good news doesn't end there, however, as GOG has now also included Diablo's Hellfire expansion free of charge. And yes, this includes both current and future owners of the original Diablo!