World of Warcraft's Rise of Azshara update has now arrived with a bunch of new content
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[Update]: WoW's Update 8.2.5 has now brought with it the epic conclusion to the War Campaign.
After spending a considerable amount of time on the test servers, World of Warcraft's long-awaited Patch 8.2 has now finally arrived. It brings with it a brand new storyline focused around stopping Queen Azshara, a somewhat reworked Heart of Azeroth system, as well as two hefty new zones to explore: Nazjatar and Mechagon.
There's also a whole bunch of balance changes and quality of life fixes, new profession items to toy around with, the last step towards flying in the new zones, as well as a whole bunch of new mounts and pets to collect. Speaking of cosmetics, it's also important to mention that the Tauren and Gnomes have now received their very own Heritage Armor!
Apex Legends devs have detailed the upcoming Daily and Weekly Challenges
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 2 update has now arrived, and so far it's pretty good!
As you're most likely well aware, trying to reach level 110 in Apex Legends' very first Battle Pass has not exactly been an easy task. Each level took well over an hour of gameplay, and with only two bonus experience events throughout the entire season, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of Battle Pass owners ended up finishing the season without the fancy Havoc skin.
Thankfully, history will not be repeating itself with Season 2 as Respawn has now detailed a variety of Daily and Weekly Challenges that will greatly speed up your progress. Best of all, there will be a large variety of challenges present from launch, so the entire server won't all be doing the same thing at the same time and essentially ruining the match in the process!
The Surge 2's latest developer preview shows off a whole host of improvements over the original
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[Update]: The developers have now released ~13 minutes of pure gameplay footage. Perfect if you're still unsure about The Surge 2!
As announced relatively recently, the Souls-inspired The Surge 2 will be coming this September 24th for PC and consoles. Much like its predecessor, The Surge 2 will focus on skill-based combat against enemies that can easily dismantle you, customization through both weapons and changes to your exo-suit, and naturally, the exploration of a massive world riddled with both dangers and loot.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as the developers have now shared a rather lengthy preview. Have a look, it's a pretty informative one:
Steam's absolutely massive Summer Sale will be running until July 9th
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If you're looking for an excuse to escape the summer heat, you might be interested to hear that Steam's massive Summer Sale has now arrived. The whole thing will last until July 9th, so even if you're currently unsure of what to grab, you should have plenty of time to figure things out.
Much like some of the earlier Steam sales, the current Summer Sale has a bit of a gimmick associated with it. Simply put, you can join and support one of the 'racing' teams in order to have a chance to receive the top item from your wishlist. The odds aren't exactly amazing given Steam's userbase, but since it doesn't cost you anything to enter, I'd say it's still worth checking out. Who knows, you might just get lucky!
Gwent's second expansion "Novigrad" has now arrived with a whole bunch of new cards
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[Update]: Gwent's newest expansion, Merchants of Ofir, has now landed with an additional 70 cards!
After a small teaser, Gwent's second major expansion "Novigrad" has now finally arrived in full. In terms of major features, it brings with it a whole bunch of new cards to play around with, a brand new faction called The Syndicate, as well as its five new and rather interesting leaders to experiment with: Whoreson Junior, Cyrus Hemmelfart, King of Beggars, Gudrun Bjornsdottir, and Cleaver.
Naturally, the Novigrad expansion has also added a couple of new features and quality-of-life changes to spice things up. The most exciting one out of the bunch, at least as far as the gameplay experience is concerned, is that special cards will now produce a distinct sound effect when played, which should help make them feel just a bit more fun to slam onto the game board!
Apex Legends' latest preview shows off what the upcoming Season 2 has to offer
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends' Season 2 update has now arrived, and so far it's pretty good!
[Update]: Respawn has now detailed their plans for the upcoming Weekly and Daily Challenges.
Apex Legends' Season 2 will be coming this July 2nd, bringing with it a whole bunch of new content to play around with. You can expect to see a defense-focused legend by the name of Wattson, a whole host of new cosmetics and animations to collect, as well as fixes for some of the most egregious bugs.
There will also be a brand new Battle Pass with its own weekly and daily challenges, a plethora of new skins to toy around with, as well as a brand new L-STAR rifle to never receive from Supply Drops. Perhaps most importantly, at least as far as moment-to-moment gameplay goes, the various beasties from the Titanfall universe will rampage across Kings Canyon and greatly alter the landscape!
Risk of Rain 2's very first content update is coming this June 25th
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[Update]: The Scorched Acres patch has now arrived, and as expected, it's a pretty good one!
Risk of Rain 2 released on Steam a little while ago, and much to my delight, ended up being a massive improvement over the original. Such an improvement, in fact, that Risk of Rain 2 ended up selling more than a million copies in a single month!
In order to celebrate this momentous achievement, as well as give players something to look forward to, the developers released a roadmap filled with new content. Very little was said about it since then, but you might be glad to hear that the very first of these major content updates will be coming this June 25th!