Overwatch's Anniversary event will be coming this May 21st with both new and old cosmetics in tow
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I hope you've managed to save up some in-game currency, because Overwatch's third Anniversary event will be arriving this May 21st. No official end date has been announced just yet, but given that the previous events stuck around for three weeks, I think it's safe to say this Anniversary event will end around June 10th.
As far as content is concerned, the Anniversary event will bring with it a bunch of new cosmetics (including a D.Va skin that is so good it'll "break the Internet"), all of the previous seasonal brawls, as well as all of the previous event cosmetics. And yes, this does include the most recent Storm Rising event. So if you have any achievements you want to complete or skins you want to collect, this would be your last chances for the foreseeable future.
The steampunk, card-based RPG SteamWorld Quest will be coming to PC this May 31st
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After being exclusively released on the Nintendo Switch, the stylish turn-based RPG SteamWorld Quest will be making its way to PC this May 31st. Expect to see a whole bunch of charming characters and hand-drawn locations, a variety of cards with which you can customize your playstyle, and naturally, an entire world filled with treasure to loot and steampunk dragons to slay!
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as the developers have recently posted a fairly lengthy trailer. Have a gander, the art style really is lovely:
Steam's "Skulls for the Skull Throne" sale is offering big discounts on Warhammer games
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If you're looking for something to play, or just to fill out your backlog, you might want to check out the currently ongoing "Skulls for the Skull Throne" sale on Steam. From now until 10am PST on Monday, you can pick up a variety of Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40k games at deep discounts.
The excellent Total War: Warhammer 2 has added a brand new Amethyst Wizard for the occasion, as well as reduced the price by 33%. Vermintide 2 has slashed the price even further by offering a 60% discount, along with a couple of in-game goodies for those that are willing to spill blood for the blood god.
Apex Legends' long-awaited bugfixing patch will finally be coming next week
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After repeatedly announcing that they will announce an announcement next week, I am very glad to say that Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has now finally revealed that the long-awaited bugfixing patch will be coming early next week. No exact date has been given just yet, but considering that most of the updates so far have been done on Tuesdays, I think it's safe to say the same thing will apply here as well.
In terms of actual content, the update isn't exactly massive, but it does bring with it fixes for some of the most important issues. First and foremost, Gibraltar and Caustic players will be happy to hear that their Fortify (10% damage reduction) passive will no longer cause damage to their health and will instead work as advertised.
Monster Hunter: World's Geralt and Ciri themed cosmetic armors are now available on PC
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[Update]: Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne has continued the cross-over tradition by now including Resident Evil 2's Clair Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy and Mr. X!
After a rather long wait, Monster Hunter: World's recent PC update has finally added The Witcher 3 collaboration event. As you might expect given the name and the image above, the event introduced Geralt as a playable character with his own unique quest, voice acting, armor, equipment, as well as a fancy new boss to fight against - the Leshen.
While the quest is certainly fun, and the Geralt themed armor decently powerful for new characters, the real meat of this whole collaboration event has only just arrived. By defeating the newly unlocked and extremely challenging Ancient Leshen you can now craft Ciri's armor, cosmetic variants of both Geralt and Ciri's armors, as well as Ciri's "Zireael" dual blades.
PC versions of Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human will have free demos
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[Update #2]: The PC version of Detroit: Become Human has now landed onto the Epic Games Store alongside support for 4K resolutions and 60 fps.
[Update]: Detroit: Become Human will be coming to PC this December 12th, after which the whole 'series' will be fully playable on PC.
After being exclusive to consoles for quite a few years now, Quantic Dream's story-focused games will be making their way to PC throughout 2019. Heavy Rain will be the first one to arrive on June 24th, Beyond: Two Souls will follow on July 22nd, while the newest and most interesting Detroit: Become Human will be released at some point this fall.
If you're not exactly sure what these games have to offer, or if you're curious about the quality of the PC port, you might be interested to hear that Quantic Dreams has now announced that all three will have a free demo. Best of all, the demos will arrive a good few weeks before the game itself, which should give you plenty of time to decide whether to open up your wallet or not.
The Metroidvania brawler Guacamelee is free to grab for the next ~14 hours
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Guacamelee is a Mexican-themed action-platformer with quite a few Metroidvania elements thrown in for good measure. As you might imagine from that description alone, you'll spend a good chunk of your time beating up hordes of enemies, acquiring new moves, and then using said moves to further explore the map and beat up even more enemies. A simple formula, but a rather satisfying one!
If that sounds like it's right up your alley, you might be glad to hear that Guacamelee is currently entirely free on the Humble Store. The only catch is that the giveaway will end in around 14 hours, so do make sure to grab yourself a copy as soon as possible.