Hearthstone's next expansion Rastakhan's Rumble is set to arrive early next week
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If you're tired of the current Hearthstone meta and you're looking for something to help spice up your matches, you might be glad to hear that the next expansion is just around the corner. To be more specific, the overwhelmingly Troll themed Rastakhan's Rumble will be coming to PC and mobile on December 4th.
Much like the last few expansions, Rastakhan's Rumble will offer 135 new cards to collect, Overkill as a brand new keyword to toy around with, as well as a singleplayer event by the name of Rumble Run. Since the cards themselves are by far the most important part of this expansion, I would highly recommend you pay the official list a visit and see what exactly Rastakhan's Rumble has up its sleeves.
Total War: Three Kingdoms will bring with it greatly improved diplomacy and alliances
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While Total War games have always had diplomacy, in more recent times it has become a nearly meaningless feature. Alliances with the AI rarely result in any sort of coordinated actions, a good portion of the deals are far too basic and easy to break, and most of the time the only way you'll ever be able to get an alliance with someone is by being in a position where you have no benefit from said alliance. Long story short, it's a bit of a mess.
Thankfully, it appears that Total War: Three Kingdoms will be going to great lengths in order to ensure that diplomacy is not only a relevant part of the game, but also one that is fully fleshed out and interesting to toy around with. If you're curious what exactly this entails, allow me to share with you two of the recent previews discussing just that:
Bethesda has delayed their mobile-focused The Elder Scrolls: Blades to early 2019
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Given the current hubbub about Diablo Immortal and the state of Fallout 76, it would appear that Bethesda has wisely decided to delay their free-to-play and mobile-focused The Elder Scrolls: Blades in order to ensure it launches with as few problems as possible. The exact release date has not been revealed just yet, but according to the brief developer update it will be arriving at some point in early 2019.
If you're currently confused about what The Elder Scrolls: Blades even is, or if you just need a bit of a refresher, allow me to share with you the original announcement video. Have a gander, it'll tell you pretty much everything you need to know:
The space sim/sandbox game X4: Foundations has now made its way to Steam
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Nearly 20 years have past since the original X: Beyond the Frontier released, and thankfully it would appear that the series is still going strong as X4: Foundations has recently made its way to Steam alongside some fairly positive reviews. Much like it's predecessors, X4: Foundations is all about roaming around space, building your own ships and stations, fighting or trading with the various factions, and naturally, creating an empire that will dominate all others.
Since trying to explain all of this through words alone is a bit of a pointless venture, allow me to share with you one of the gameplay previews. It should give you a pretty darn good idea of what X4: Foundations is all about and what you can expect to see. Have a gander:
After some delays, Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 will be finally arriving in January 2019
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The very first episode of Life is Strange 2 arrived a little while ago to almost universal praise, which as you might imagine, has made players quite anxious to get their hands on the second episode. Unfortunately, it would appear that we're all going to have to wait for a little while longer as Dontnod has now announced that Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 will be arriving in January 2019.
"The Life is Strange series is a project close to all of our hearts and one for which we do not want to rush development and thereby fail to meet the benchmark of quality and emotional impact that you, our players, deserve," reads the brief developer update. "This is why we so far have not announced an official release date - we want to ensure that we will be in a position to release something that we are proud of and that you will enjoy and remember forever."
Fallout 76 devs have now detailed the upcoming December 4th update
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In an effort to correct some of Fallout 76's problems, Bethesda has recently announced that two large updates will be coming over the course of the next two weeks. The first one will arrive this December 4th and bring with it improvements to boss loot and various quality of life changes, while the December 11th update will work on enhancing the C.A.M.P. system while also adding further bug fixes and tweaks.
The exact details for the December 11th update have not been released just yet, but I am glad to say that Bethesda has now revealed the full patch notes for the upcoming December 4th update. Here's what you can expect to see:
Loria is a newly released RTS that's heavily inspired by both Warcraft 2 and 3
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If you're feeling nostalgic about Warcraft 2 and 3, you might be interested to hear that the newly released Loria has taken some heavy, heavy inspiration from both of them. The visuals are greatly reminiscent of Warcraft 2, there are two playable races with their own unique campaigns, each faction has dozens of units and upgrades to juggle, you can level up and equip six different heroes, and the list goes on.
You can get a pretty good idea of what Loria looks like in gameplay terms, as well as how the Warcraft 2 styled visuals hold up in motion, through the recently posted trailer down below. Have a gander: