Sunless Skies, the sequel to Sunless Sea, has now been fully released from Steam Early Access
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Sunless Skies, much like its predecessor Sunless Sea, is an exploration-focused adventure set in the absolutely bizarre and endlessly intriguing Fallen London universe. It'll ask of you to wonder across a variety of massive regions filled with ancient horrors and bountiful treasures, balance your resources carefully so you and your crew don't end up being a bunch of half-starved madmen, and perhaps most importantly of all, slowly but surely piece together what exactly is happening with the world.
If you're curious about how all of this translates into gameplay, as well as what sort of mysteries you can expect to see on your travels, you'll find some of the answers you seek in the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
Gwent's recent update has added five new leaders and a bunch of balance changes
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Despite it originating from The Witcher 3, the Gwent of today has undergone so many changes it's almost an entirely different game. The alpha version brought with it a fresh take on The Witcher 3's ideas, the beta expanded upon them and then subsequently made a bit of a mess, and with the somewhat recent Homecoming update Gwent once again reshaped itself from the ground up.
Thankfully, that period of turmoil has come to an end, and Gwent is now finally looking towards adding a steady stream of content over simply changing the existing one. And what better way to start the process than by adding a bunch of new leaders to mess around with: Gernichora for the Monsters faction, Ardal aep Dahy for Nilfgaard, Queen Meve for Northern Realms, Eldain for Scoia'tael and Arnjolf the Patricide for Skellige.
Rainbow Six Siege's newest CGI short offers a closer look at Thatcher's character and background
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While each of the operators has their own distinct personality, Rainbow Six Siege has never really been focused on storytelling. However, given the latest CGI short, it would appear that Ubisoft is now looking towards expanding the lore, fleshing out the characters, and moving the overall story forward.
So if you're interested in a closer look at Thatcher, one of Rainbow Six Siege's original operators, as well as the Korean hacker Dokkaebi, you'll find the The Hammer and the Scalpel CGI short right below. Have a gander, it's quite an entertaining one:
PlanetSide Arena has been delayed once again, this time until summer
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[Update]: PlanetSide Arena will be closing down its servers on January 10, 2020.
PlanetSide Arena was originally supposed to arrive in late January, but just a couple of days before launch Daybreak announced that they are pushing the release date back to March. And now, after a couple of weeks of closed beta testing, Daybreak has once again decided to delay PlanetSide Arena, this time around until summer when it'll launch alongside the PS4 version.
While Daybreak has not given an exact reason for the delay, I think it's safe to say that the massive success of Apex Legends has caused them to reconsider some things. Whatever the case may be, I can only hope that once PlanetSide Arena finally arrives, it will do so in exactly the same way as Apex Legends - fully polished and ready to dazzle the world!
Civilization VI's rather hefty Gathering Storm expansion has now arrived
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While each individual Civilization game tends to be alright on its own, it is the expansions that transform them into something quite special. With that in mind, I am glad to say that Civilization VI's rather hefty Gathering Storm expansion has now finally arrived!
Gathering Storm brings with it environmental effects like volcanoes and storms, engineering projects that can reshape the world, a greater focus on strategic resources, the World Congress to help you resolve disputes and achieve diplomatic victory, and naturally, a whole bunch of new leaders and civs to mess around with. If you're wondering what all of this looks like in-game, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather informative one:
Resident Evil 2's free Ghost Survivors DLC tells a couple of short but interesting "what if" stories
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If you've completed everything Resident Evil 2 has to offer and you're looking for a few more tidbits of content, you might be glad to hear that Capcom has now released the free "Ghost Survivors" DLC. While neither of the three stories is particularly lengthy, they do offer some interesting new enemies to fight against, as well as "what if" scenarios for some of the characters that unfortunately perish in the official Resident Evil story.
In the first chapter you'll have to help the gun store owner Robert Kendo contend with a new type of poisonous zombie as he wonders around in search of some sort of escape route. The second story follows Katherine Warren, the daughter of Raccoon City's major, as she attempts to sneak away from a brand new zombie that seemingly can't be stopped. As for the third story, it's about a soldier that has managed to survive the initial zombie outbreak and is now desperately fighting his way to freedom.
The free-to-play shooter Blacklight: Retribution will be shutting down its servers this March
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When Blacklight: Retributed first released it had a rather sizable playerbase, and pretty much everyone agreed that the gunplay was extremely solid, the various abilities fun to mess around with, and the free-to-play system actually quite fair. What followed next was a series of rather unfortunate updates, which slowly but surely drained the playerbase and soured the public's opinion about Blacklight: Retribution.
And now, with the playerbase frequently dipping well below 100, I am sad to announce that Blacklight: Retribution will be shutting down its PC servers on March 11th. The PS4 version will still continue to operate as it doesn't use any dedicated servers, but all future updates and support will be getting canceled just the same.