Stellaris is celebrating its third anniversary with a free weekend on Steam
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This week sure is a busy one when it comes to promotions on Steam. There's a bunch of sales going on, Conan Exiles is celebrating its first anniversary with a free weekend and a massive update, and now Stellaris is joining the festivities by offering a three-day free trial in honor of its third anniversary.
If you would like to give Stellaris a try for yourself and see just what kind of grand strategy game it truly is, simply head on over to Steam and you'll be conquering unknown worlds in no time. The whole promotion will end at 22:00 CEST / 13:00 PDT / 16:00 EDT on May 12th, so you should have plenty of time to figure out if Stellaris is your type of game or not.
Multiplayer-focused roguelike Risk of Rain 2 has sold over a million copies in one month
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[Update]: Risk of Rain 2's very first content update is coming on June 25th!
Just like the original, Risk of Rain 2 is a fairly challenging roguelike that will have you face off against increasingly large hordes of monsters armed with a variety of items, abilities and powerups. A fairly simple concept, but one that Risk of Rain 2 has managed to execute with resounding successes, even though it only just launched into Steam Early Access.
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that Hopoo Games' work has not gone unnoticed as Risk of Rain 2 has just managed to hit a truly impressive milestone - over a million copies sold in a single month! Just for comparison, it took the original Risk of Rain nearly five years in order to achieve the same number of sales on Steam.
Overwatch's newest Escort (Payload) map Havana has now arrived to the live servers
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After spending a fair bit of time on the test servers, Overwatch's newest Escort map Havana has now finally made its way to the live servers. Much like the previous few maps and heroes, Havana will be locked away from Competitive Play for two weeks in order to give players enough time to adjust to its presence.
Speaking of which, you can get a pretty good idea of what Havana looks like, as well as where most of the fights will take place in, through the recently posted trailer down below. Have a peek, it really is a lovely map:
Dota 2's The International 2019 Battle Pass has arrived with a boatload of new content
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While there are plenty of games that use the Battle Pass system, there are very few that have managed to make them quite as impressive as Dota 2's The International Battle Pass. As such, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that the latest Battle Pass has once again managed to cram in even more content than the previous ones, to the point that simply scrolling down the website is an endurance challenge.
There is now a party finder option and the ability to avoid certain players, a chance to coach lower-skilled players in return for in-game rewards, the ability to vote for the match MVP, as well as a chance to showcase your achievements before each match. While it's currently unavailable, there will also be a special event centered around awakening gigantic bosses to crush your enemies, all in an effort to gain those precious compendium points.
The economy management tycoon game Rise of Industry has recently arrived onto Steam
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As the name itself would imply, Rise of Industry is a strategy-focused tycoon game that will ask of you to build and manage a massive industrial empire. You'll need to build factories, ensure a steady and efficient stream of supplies, produce and ship a variety of goods, and naturally, arrange and manage numerous trade deals in order to keep expanding your empire's reach.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. Have a peek, it's a pretty straightforward one:
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has been pinned for an early 2020 release date
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[Update]: After many, many delays, Bloodlines 2 will be re-revealed in September 2023, though you can now refund your pre-order if you wish
While certainly a cult classic these days, the original Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines stood absolutely no chance on release. Not only did it launch the say day as the much-anticipated Half-Life 2, but it did so with a plethora of bugs and game-breaking issues, some of which were only fixed when the community patches started appearing. A real shame since Bloodlines had plenty of great ideas, which if fully polished could've made it one of the best RPGs out there.
With that in mind, I am delighted to say that the series will finally be getting its second chance next year. The exact release date hasn't been announced just yet, but Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will be coming to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at some point in March of 2020.
The open-world survival game Conan Exiles is celebrating its anniversary with a 3-day free trial
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The open-world survival game Conan Exiles is currently celebrating its one year anniversary. In order to get everyone in on the fun, the developers have now issued a massive update, as well as made Conan Exiles entirely free to try out for the next three days. All you really need to do is head on over to Steam, download Conan Exiles, and you'll be exploring the wilderness in no time.
In terms of content, the anniversary update has brought with it a brand new dungeon set deep beneath the waves, as well as a complete revamp of Sepermeru, New Asgarth, Summoning Place and Volcano regions. There's also a bunch of new pets to unlock, quality-of-life tweaks, and naturally balance changes. You can find more details, as well as the full patch notes, over at the official website.