Valve has revealed some of the changes coming with today's Dota Underlords update
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[Update]: The balance patch has now arrived, and as expected, it's a pretty exciting one!
While Dota Underlords is really fun to mess around with, there are still quite a few problems that need to be resolved. Most notably, the UI on the PC version needs some serious improvements, while some of the units and alliances need a healthy dose of balance changes in order to see any real playtime.
With that in mind, I am glad to say the upcoming update is looking really interesting from a balance standpoint! As is tradition with Valve, there aren't that many details currently available, but here's what you can expect to see later today:
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review - A modern Castlevania game in everything but the name
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, much like the classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, is a combat and exploration focused Metroidvania game. In other words, you can expect to spend most of your time carving a path through numerous bosses and enemies, messing around with a giant assortment of weapons and abilities, and perhaps most importantly of all, using said abilities to open up new shortcuts or to simply explore previously inaccessible areas.
A fairly old formula at this point, but one that has managed to stand the test of time quite well! So if you're wondering just what Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has to offer, as well as how its newly redesigned visuals have fared, allow me to share with you my thoughts after a rather eventful playthrough.
Apex Legends devs have released an extended preview of the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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[Update #2]: Fallen Order's sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is heading to PC and consoles on March 17th, 2023.
[Update]: Respawn is working on three new Star Wars games, including a sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order.
After quite a few rumors and small teasers, Apex Legends studio Respawn Entertainment finally unveiled their upcoming action-adventure Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during this year's E3. Best of all, rather than simply talk about what Star Wars Jedi will be about, they released a fairly lengthy gameplay preview showcasing just what they have to offer!
If that one video just wasn't enough, however, you'll be glad to hear that Respawn has now released a significantly longer version! It's still mostly the same sort of content from the E3 demo, but needless to say, there's quite a few new tidbits and areas not present in the previous video. Have a gander, it's a rather interesting one:
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2's expansion has added a brand new Chaos campaign
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While I can understand the appeal of multiplayer, for me the main focus in Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 and its predecessor is definitely on the campaign. The missions are more interesting than straight up multiplayer brawls, the pace is a lot more relaxed, and perhaps most importantly of all, the story is so delightfully cheesy that I can't help but love it!
With that in mind, I am very pleased to say that Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2's very first expansion has now added a brand new Chaos campaign with its own unique mechanics and storylines. Here's what you can expect to see:
The Sims 4's Island Living expansion has brought in a whole bunch of new content to toy around with
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[Update #2]: The base version of The Sims 4 is now entirely free-to-play on both PC and consoles.
[Update]: Eco Lifestyle, the newest expansion, is bringing in a variety of green technologies and consequences for pollution.
If you're looking to escape the summer heat, or just want brand new ways of messing with your poor Sims, you might be interested to hear that the Island Living expansion has now arrived. As you might imagine from the name alone, Island Living has brought with it a whole bunch of new content related to boats and beaches, a variety of sea-focused jobs like Lifeguard or Conservationist, as well as a whole host of cosmetic items to help you customize your new island home.
Perhaps most importantly, at least as far as messing around with your Sims is concerned, there's also a couple of new mysteries to uncover. One of these will even allow you to transform your Sim into a mermaid with its own special set of powers and weakness. And yes, you can use these new powers to be an absolute nuisance to everyone around you, which is always a good bit of fun!
Killing Floor 2's recent update has added a new map, game mode, and two fancy new weapons
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Continuing with their tradition of constantly adding new content to Killing Floor 2, Tripwire has now returned with yet another major update! This time around you're looking at Steam Fortress as a brand new map, 'Objective' as a new mode that will have you solve a variety of tasks in order to proceed onward, and naturally, three Objective maps to help you get into the swing of things.
Speaking of which, there are also two new and extremely fun-looking weapons. The first of which is the Hemoclobber for the Berserker and Field Medic, which as you might guess from the name alone, allows you to bludgeon enemies and heal allies by bonking them over the head! The second weapon is the Seal Squeal for the Demolitionist which essentially shoots out explosive harpoons. And yes, you can indeed pin enemies to walls with it, or what little remains of them anyway!
Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord will soon be moving towards Open Beta
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[Update]: The long wait is now finally over - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has now arrived onto Steam Early Access!
As the legends have foretold many, many eons ago, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord has now entered the Closed Beta stage! And yes, this does mean that the general public will now finally have a chance to see just what Mount & Blade 2 has to offer after its extremely long and fairly secretive development.
Do temper your expectations, however, as the initial Closed Beta will be fairly small in scope. The plan is to directly engage the current testers and quickly release patches in order to refine the multiplayer experience, after which Mount & Blade 2 will move into a significantly larger Open Beta.