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.
RAGE 2's PC update has now removed the often bemoaned Denuvo DRM from the Steam version
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While the Bethesda Launcher version of RAGE 2 released without any additional DRM, the Steam version arrived alongside the often bemoaned Denuvo DRM. As you might imagine, this didn't exactly go over well with the Steam community, especially when people realized that the Bethesda Launcher version was seemingly loading faster.
In order to correct this issue, as well as hopefully ease some of the tensions, Bethesda has now issued a hotfix that completely removes the Denuvo DRM. It is unlikely that Denuvo's removal will greatly increase performance, but to perfectly honest, having less layers of DRM is almost always going to be a good thing in my book.
Valve appears to be working on a new Dota themed game - Dota Underlords
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[Update #2]: A closed beta version of Dota Underlords has now been released for Dota 2 - The International 2019 Battle Pass owners.
[Update]: It would appear that Dota Underlords will be Valve's version of the highly popular Dota Auto Chess mod.
It's been known for a while now that Valve is working on multiple new games, some of which are supposed to be VR exclusives that would showcase what the newly announced Valve Index could do. While the exact nature of these games still remains a mystery, you might be interested to hear that Valve has now filed a trademark for one of them - Dota Underlords.
What exactly Dota Underlords is about, or if it's even a standalone game, nobody currently knows. It is entirely possible it could be an extension of Dota 2, perhaps even tie in with the recent Battle Pass and it's new event, though until Valve releases an official statement I'd take all of this as pure speculation.
Beat Saber is leaving Early Access, while also adding a level editor and increasing the price
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While not exactly a complex game, Beat Saber is still one of the most enjoyable VR experiences I've ever had. There's just something incredibly therapeutic about slicing through countless boxes with lightsabers while jamming out to your favorite music!
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that Beat Saber will not only be leaving Steam Early Access next week, but that it will be doing so alongside a brand new Level Editor. As the name would imply, the Level Editor will give you the chance to create levels for your own audio tracks, and naturally, the ability to share your creations with the whole world. A fairly simple concept, but also one with a great deal of potential behind it.