Path of Exile devs have detailed the upcoming massive and melee-focused balance changes
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[Update]: The melee-focused Legion update has now arrived!
While most spells in Path of Exile are really fun to mess around with, the melee combat often leaves a lot to be desired. This goes doubly so in the early game when you don't have access to some of the most important support gems, meaning you'll spend most your time swinging around a slow and unwieldy weapon, which is about as fun as it sounds.
With that in mind, you might be glad to hear that these problems will soon be a thing of the past! Once the massive Legion update arrives in three days, melee combat will be receiving a bit of rework, melee abilities will be getting some much-needed improvements, while some of the most powerful spells and items from the previous league will finally get smacked with the nerf-bat.
Shenmue 3 has been delayed once more, this time around until November 2019
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[Update]: Shenmue 3 has been revealed as an Epic Games Store exclusive, despite initially promising Steam keys to Kickstarter backers.
After already being delayed from 2018 to 2019, Shenmue 3's release date has now once against been pushed back. Thankfully, you won't have to wait nearly as long this time around given that Shenmue 3 has simply moved from August 27th to November 19th!
"Whilst almost ready, the game simply needs a little more refinement before being truly finished," reads the official update. "We feel that the extra time we have will help us deliver the true Shenmue experience players around the world deserve!"
New Jurassic World Evolution DLC is coming this June 18th alongside a free update
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If you're looking for a reason to take Jurassic World Evolution for another spin, you might be interested to hear that the Claire's Sanctuary DLC will be coming this June 18th alongside a free update. Expect to see a brand new campaign that's all about saving dinosaurs from an upcoming volcano eruption, a variety of new structures to pretty up your park, three new dinosaurs to mess around with (Albertosaurus, Euoplocephalus and Ouranosaurus), as well as a bunch of other smaller features.
While there isn't much gameplay on display, you can get a bit of a better idea of what Claire's Sanctuary will be about through the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a gander:
Celeste's upcoming free Chapter 9 update will have over 100 new levels
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[Update]: Celeste's free Chapter 9 update has now arrived with over 100 new levels, and they're pretty good!
Back in 2018, the developers behind the excellent indie platformer Celeste announced that they will be releasing a bunch of new levels in early 2019 to celebrate their 500,000 copies sold milestone. As you're hopefully well aware, early 2019 has come and gone, but the free update has yet to appear.
Thankfully, this is not because of any behind-the-scenes problems, but rather because the developers have greatly increased the scope of the update. Instead of just a couple of new levels to say goodbye to Celeste, the upcoming update has now ballooned in size to over 100 new levels!
Civilization VI devs have detailed the improvements coming in with the free June update
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While not as big as an actual expansion, Civilization VI will be getting a pretty sizable free update this June. First and foremost, there will be more diverse ways to increase your production, which should greatly increase your options in the early game. Quarries, pastures and lumber mills will be getting buffed to be more in-line with mines, and perhaps more importantly, you will be able to build lumber mills on rainforest tiles!
The pacing of technologies is also getting a bit of a rebalance, with the biggest change being the increase in cost from the medieval to atomic era. This, combined with some of the new technology requirements, should make for a much more pleasant multiplayer experience.
It's official, The Surge 2 will be launching this September 24th for PC and consoles
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[Update #2]: The Surge 2 now has a lengthy and rather exciting developer walkthrough!
[Update]: Well, in the process of writing all of this up, it would appear that Deck 13 has gone and announced the release date themselves. It's official - The Surge 2 will be launching this September 24th!
[Old story]: Despite being announced all the way back in early 2018 and set for a 2019 release date, very little has been heard about The Surge 2 for quite a few months. And with Lords of the Fallen 2 recently losing its main developer, there were also quite a few rumors about The Surge 2 having a troubled development as well.
Thankfully, it would appear that The Surge 2 is chugging along quite nicely! In fact, according to the pre-order listing on the Microsoft website, The Surge 2 will be arriving in the relatively near future - September 23rd!
The extremely stylish exploration game Journey is coming to PC later this week
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[Update]: After a year of exclusivity, Journey is coming to Steam as well.
Journey was originally a PlayStation 3 exclusive that released all the way back in 2012. As you might expect from the name alone, it was an exploration-focused adventure that was all about navigating a truly gorgeous world, taking in the sights, and slowly but surely piecing together the overall story. A relatively simple formula, but that didn't stop Journey from becoming a massive success from the moment it launched!
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that Journey will finally be coming to PC later this week, on June 6th. Here's what you can expect to see: