Blood: Fresh Supply, a remastered version of the classic horror FPS, has now arrived
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Out of all the "Build engine" games I've played, and this includes classics like Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior, the original Blood has always been my favorite. It had a rock solid atmosphere, one of the best oldschool shotguns, a nice variety of enemies, plenty of dynamite to throw around, as well as a deviously challenging difficulty that resulted in my younger self being glued to the screen for days on end.
With that in mind, I hope you can realize just how happy I am to announce that Blood: Fresh Supply, a remastered version of the original horror FPS, has now made its way to PC. Here's what it looks like in action:
The turn-based strategy Age of Wonders 3 is free to grab for the next two days
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Age of Wonders: Planetfall is set to arrive this August 6th, bringing with it a massive world to conquer, a variety of factions filled with customizable units, as well as a plenty of options to help guide your civilization in whichever direction you want. In order to get everyone acclimated to this style of gameplay, as well as potentially interested in the upcoming Planetfall, the developers are now giving away the original Age of Wonders 3 for free!
All you need to do is head on over to the Humble Store, go through the brief confirmation process, and you'll be well on your way to conquer the world. The only catch is that this whole promotion will last for a mere two days, so do make sure to grab yourself a copy as soon as possible.
League of Legends is giving players a chance to decide which champion gets reworked next
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Given how old League of Legends is and how many characters it currently has milling about, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that some of them need a bit of help in order to stay relevant. And since they couldn't decide which one to rework next, Riot is now giving the community a chance to make that choice for them.
The five lucky candidates are: Fiddlesticks, Shyvanna, Nocturne, Dr. Mundo and Volibear. Besides the obvious tweaks to their abilities and playstyle, the rework will also spruce up the chosen champion's visuals, story, animations, voice acting, skins, and pretty much everything else. So whatever champion you decide to go with, know that they will be getting the full treatment!
Guild Wars 2's Episode 6 - War Eternal will add a fancy new fire-breathing dragon mount
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Out of all the games I've played, Guild Wars 2 has the most unique and exciting mounts. Not only do they have their own personalities and are fun to ride around on, but much like weapons and abilities in a Metroidvania game, each one offers a distinct advantage that you can use to navigate the environment and engage enemies.
With that in mind, I am extremely happy to say that Guild Wars 2 will soon be getting the Skyscale, a flying dragon mount that can climb walls and breathe fire! If that sounds as awesome to you as it does to me, then mark May 14th on your calendar as that's when Guild Wars 2's Episode 6 – War Eternal will be swooping in.
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: