MTG Arena devs are celebrating Christmas with a free Pauper event and some alternate card artwork
- By Ash
- in News
With the holiday season now well and truly upon us, MTG Arena devs have decided to spread the holiday cheer with a free Pauper event. So bring your most powerful deck constructed only out of common cards, and see how far your skills will take you in a format that's quite different from the usual ranked mode shenanigans.
Besides being a pretty fun game mode to mess around with, the reason you should definitely dive into the Pauper event is because it has also brought with it the very first cards with alternate artwork since the closed beta. The two alternate cards on offer are Llanowar Elves and Firemind's Reaserch, and I am glad to say that both of them look pretty darn good!
Guild Wars 2's long-awaited "All or Nothing" story update is coming next month alongside a new Fractal
- By Ash
- in News
About three months have gone by since the previous "A Star To Guide Us" episode, which is why I am very glad to say that the grand storyline will soon continue with Episode 5: All or Nothing. You can expect to see a massive battle against the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik, a new Fractal by the name of Siren's Reef, as well as a large new map to explore. The details are still few and far between, but those of you that have played the original Guild Wars might be happy to hear that the map will prominently feature the Dwarven Thunderhead Keep!
Besides all of the new areas to roam around in, the All or Nothing update will also add a new Legendary bow to craft, a new mount mastery to unlock, as well as a variety of new gear and weapons to play dress-up with. Here's a brief preview of what all of this will look like in game:
Overwatch developers are giving away five Winter Wonderland boxes as small Christmas gift
- By Ash
- in News
Even if you're currently overstuffed with cake and not in the mood to play Overwatch, you might still want to turn it on as Blizzard is currently giving away five Winter Wonderland loot boxes. You don't even need to do anything spacial in order to claim them. Simply launch Overwatch, accept the prompt that appears on your screen, and that's quite literally it.
The only catch is that this giveaway will last for a short amount of time, though no exact end date has been given just yet. So if you have your PC or console on hand, I would highly advise you claim the free loot boxes sooner rather than later, just to be on the safe side.
Vermintide 2 update has brought in a festive treasure hunt, balance changes, and double XP
- By Ash
- in News
Vermintide 2's latest Back to Ubersreik DLC brought in five new weapons to toy around with, three remastered classic maps to explore, and perhaps most impressively of all, a lengthy treasure hunt that led to a secret new game mode! I won't spoil the surprise if you're up for hunting down all of the secrets yourself, but what I will say is that Fatshark has now also added a second treasure hunt as a part of the festive Mondstille update!
You'll find all of the details in-game as a part of an achievement, but long story short, you'll need to scour four specific maps in order to find hidden bonfires that unlock the very first (and very icy) animated portrait. These maps are: Hunger in the Dark, Fort Brachsenbrucke, War Camp and Skittergate. The Skittergate and War Camp ones are fairly easy to find if you look for strange new additions, but if you're going in blind for the Hunger in the Dark and Fort Brachsenbrucke ones, do make sure to be thorough with your search as they are rather deviously hidden!
Biomutant's in-game trailer shows off a variety of characters, enemies and environments
- By Ash
- in Indie Games
[Update #2]: Biomutant has now been pinned for a May 25, 2021 release date!
[Update]: The old previews have been removed for whatever reason. You can find a brand new one over here.
Biomutant is an upcoming open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu RPG that offers you the ability to mix melee attacks, shooting and various mutant powers in order to wreak havoc on your enemies. Since most of that is par for the course these days, it is also worth mentioning that Biomutant's world and characters are imaginative, colorful, and quite unlike anything I've seen these past few years!
So while the recently posted trailer won't show you much in terms of actual gameplay, it will give you a pretty good idea of the sort of characters you'll get to interact with, enemies you'll have to beat up, as well as locations you'll be able to explore. Have a peek, Biomutant's world is a rather interesting one:
NieR: Automata's 2B has arrived to Soulcalibur VI as a brand new DLC character
- By Ash
- in News
After being teased all the way back in October, NieR: Automata's combat android 2B has now made its way to Soulcalibur VI as a new DLC character. As you might expect, 2B's combat style consists of fast melee attacks that can be easily combo-ed together, as well as a variety of ranged attacks that come from her support unit and allow her to do coordinated strikes.
If you're wondering what all of that looks like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the original teaser trailer for 2B. Have a gander, it's a fairly short but enjoyable video:
Hearthstone devs have announced some massive nerfs to most of the current meta decks
- By Ash
- in News
Hearthstone's latest expansion Rastakhan's Rumble arrived a little while ago with 135 new cards in tow, as well as a couple of new mechanics to play around with. While that is certainly a large influx of new cards, they have unfortunately not be able to make much of an impact on the meta given how entrenched and well-optimized some of the decks have become over the past few months.
With that in mind, I am delighted to announce that Blizzard has now revealed nerfs to pretty much all of the meta decks, and perhaps most importantly, nerfs to Druid's most powerful ramp spells! Here's what's changing: