Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding is once again free to grab on PC, this time until May 25th
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[Update]: The next giveaway has now arrived, and this time around it's the truly excellent story-focused RPG Fallout: New Vegas.
If you're curious about Hideo Kojima's take on the whole 'walking simulator' genre and you've somehow managed to avoid giving Death Stranding a try all this time, consider this your lucky day... or perhaps unlucky depending on when you happen to stumble upon this article. In either case, the PC version of Death Stranding is currently free to grab over at the Epic Games Store.
As always, there is a bit of a catch, and that would be the time limit. In this case the giveaway will only be live until May 25th, so do make sure to snag yourself a copy before it goes back to its regular price. You don't even need to install it right now - just add it to your account and you'll be able to play it whenever you want and for however long you want.
PowerWash Simulator's first actual DLC will be a SpongeBob crossover, of all things
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[Update #2]: PowerWash Simulator has unleashed a Warhammer 40,000 crossover DLC filled with heavy machinery.
[Update]: PowerWash Simulator is getting a VR version and Warhammer 40k crossover in 2023.
After getting their feet wet with the Lara Croft and Final Fantasy VII themed crossover updates, it looks like the PowerWash Simulator team has now decided they're finally ready to try out a proper DLC. And naturally, what better place to start than at the bottom of the ocean in Bikini Bottom!
The overly wordy "PowerWash Simulator SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack" will bring with it a mini-campaign consisting of six levels featuring iconic locations and objects like: Conch Street, The Bikini Bottom Bus, The Krusty Krab; The Patty Wagon; The Invisible Boatmobile and The Mermalair. Unlike the previous few updates, the SpongeBob crossover will also come with a redesigned player character and equally thematic powerwashing gear. After all, what would a DLC set deep underwater be without immersion?
Humanity is a Lemmings inspired puzzle game about protecting hordes of people with no survival instinct
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If you're like me and you have fond memories of the ancient Lemmings puzzle/strategy series, you might want to check out the freshly released Humanity. Much like its inspiration, Humanity is all about trying to prevent a horde of people with absolutely no survival instincts from accidentally flinging themselves off cliffs, running face-first into traps, or simply slamming their heads into walls because the very notion of having to think on their own terrifies them.
In order to get everyone to safety you'll need to micromanage just about every step of their journey. This includes deciding when they should turn around, jump, activate switches, and so forth. It's a very simple system to understand since you're only ever issuing the most basic of commands, though don't let this lull you into a false sense of security as you'll frequently need to get multiple moving pieces working in unison in order to transport everyone safely to the end.
Overwatch 2 will be drastically downscaling the scope and amount of its long-awaited PvE missions
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[Update #2]: Bad news, I'm afraid. It looks like Overwatch 2's downsized PvE content will be locked behind a $15 purchase.
[Update]: Overwatch 2's Season 6: Invasion preview shows off the Story Missions and new Flashpoint game mode
In an effort to make Overwatch 2 as impressive as it could possibly be, Blizzard essentially decided to put the original game on pause. And so, despite its immense popularity, the last few years of Overwatch saw no real content updates outside of the occasional balance tweak attempting to make things feel fresh again.
Unsurprisingly, this decision did not go over well with the community, though there was still a certain amount of optimism surrounding the whole thing as Overwatch 2's PvE mode sounded awesome! It promised to add new storylines and dialogue options for a whole bunch of fan-favorite heroes, plenty of co-op focused shooty action which is always a good time, and even a fair bit of replayability thanks to unique talents for each hero. What more could you really ask for?
Deep Rock Galactic's Season 4 is coming June 15th with jetpacks, new enemies and arcade games
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's Space Beach Party 2023 event has arrived with festive decorations, silly hats and doubled Battle Pass experience.
[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic's Season 4 has arrived with new enemies, boss, jet boots, and an arcade cabinet.
After a lengthy series of cryptic teasers, the Deep Rock Galactic team has now finally revealed the first bit of concrete information about Season 4: Critical Corruption - the release date! You can expect to see the PC version arrive on June 15th, while the console players will be able to dive in a week later, on June 22nd.
While the exact list of new features and additions has not been announced just yet, allow me to give you a brief rundown of everything that has been teased so far, as well as what I think it might actually be. Without further ado, let's dive in:
Firmament is Myst studio's newest steampunk puzzle-adventure for both VR and standard displays
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[Update]: Firmament has now arrived, and while the puzzles are fun, the plethora of bugs is sadly not.
It took quite a few years for us to get here given that the original Kickstarter campaign was concluded all the way back in 2019, but Myst studio's newest steampunk flavored puzzle-adventure Firmament is now nearly upon us! And when I say nearly, I'm really not joking as Firmament will be launching in a mere few days, on May 18th.
As you would expect given the studio and its pedigree, Firmament is going to be all about exploring a large and detailed world, messing around with a variety of strange devices without having the faintest clue about what they actually do, and naturally, trying to unravel ancient secrets in between all of that puzzlin' around. It's pretty much the same formula as Cyan's previous games, so with a bit of luck Firmament should be a nice bit of fun as well.
Dota 2's Update 7.33c has arrived with yet another massive round of buffs, nerfs and improvements
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[Update #2]: Dota 2 is getting rid of its Battle Pass and instead focusing on more frequent updates.
[Update]: Dota 2's Patch 7.33d has nerfed Vanguard, Octarine Core and some of the overperforming heroes.
As a part of the recent Update 7.33 Dota 2 greatly expanded its map, reworked a whole bunch of core mechanics and rebalanced just about everything and everyone. Unsurprisingly, bringing in this many massive changes all at once resulted in a fair few balance problems, both for the heroes and the items.
So in order to sort this newfound mess out, as well as buff some heroes that got left behind in the previous patch, Valve has now unleashed the rather chunky Update 7.33c. Wisdom runes now also grant bonus experience to the lowest-level hero on the team, clearing stacked camps now gives a portion of the experience to the person that stacked them, a variety of deceptive tree paths have been reshaped, while universal heroes now gain 0.7 damage per attribute rather than 0.6.