John Wick Hex is a newly announced and action-packed strategy game
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Thomas Was Alone and Volume developer Mike Bithell has announced that he and his team are now not only tackling their very first licensed game, but a John Wick game at that! The freshly revealed John Wick Hex will be a fast-paced strategy game where players will need to carefully consider every move and action they take, as every single one can have both immediate and long-term consequences.
Since trying to explain this trough words alone is a bit of a pointless task, allow me to share with you the recently posted announcement trailer. Have a gander, it's certainly an interesting one:
Pillars of Eternity 2's final update has arrived with a fully-fledged turn-based mode
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If you ever wanted to give Pillars of Eternity 2 a try, or just a brand new playthrough, you're in luck as this would probably be the best time to do so. After spending a fair bit of time in beta, the final 5.0 update has now arrived with a variety of improvements, including a brand new and fully-fledged turn-based mode!
Instead of simply slowing down the action and keeping everything else the same, Obsidian has pretty much rebalanced the entirety of the combat system in order to ensure the turn-based mode is more than a simple gimmick. Character abilities are now a lot more impactful, buffs and debuffs are a lot more potent as you can't simply spam them, and some of the previously useless abilities have suddenly become amazing as the combat has shifted towards a more tactical direction. So whether you're a fan of oldschool CRPGs or not, I'd highly recommend checking out the new turn-based mode - it really is quite good!
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is coming this September for consoles, and this winter for PC
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Well, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Capcom has now finally announced a release date for Monster Hunter: World's Iceborne expansion - September 6th. The bad news is that the PC version will once again play second fiddle to the console ones, and as such its release date will be at some point this winter.
In terms of content, the Iceborne expansion will bring with it a massive new region to explore, a variety of new and old monsters to hunt, new movesets and elemental combos for each weapon, as well as a couple of new gadgets to play around with. There will also be a new Master Rank to strive for, a brand new storyline that directly follows on from the original and revolves around a mysterious new Elder Dragon, and the list goes on.
Total War: Three Kingdoms' newest preview shows off the multiplayer campaign in action
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Total War: Three Kingdoms will be coming this May 23rd, bringing with it a variety of new features and improvements over the previous Total War games. Diplomacy is being reworked from the ground up, espionage will be getting a variety of improvements to make it more interesting and relevant, your actions in battle will have an effect on your heroes and their relationships, there will be realistic and Dynasty Warriors inspired game modes to mess around with, and the list goes on for a while.
If you're wondering how all of this might translate into a multiplayer campaign, allow me to share with you the recently posted developer preview. It's unfortunately a bit light on action, but it is an insightful video regardless. Have a peek:
Apex Legends devs have announced that they will soon be fixing most of the major bugs
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While most games get criticized due to some of their design issues, things are a bit different with Apex Legends. The core gameplay was and still is extremely solid, but it is the numerous bugs and technical problems that have held the whole experience back ever since launch.
Respawn promised they would fixed all of the issues nearly a month ago, and while no major updates have been added since then, it would appear that they are finally getting close to nailing most of egregious bugs. According to the latest developer update, the problems with hit registration, the health bug that affects Cuastic and Gibraltar, laggy servers and audio problems will be all be getting fixed next patch.
Pathologic 2's latest trailer shows off the foreboding atmosphere and some bizarre characters
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After quite a few years in development, the highly atmospheric and often bizarre adventure game Pathologic 2 will be coming to PC this May 23rd. Much like the original, you can expect Pathologic 2 to bring with it a heavy and oppressive atmosphere, plenty of unique and outright crazy characters, as well as a story that is anything but straightforward.
While all of this is incredibly difficult to showcase through a single video, I'd say the recently posted trailer does a pretty good job of establishing just what Pathologic 2 is all about. Have a gander, it's certainly an interesting one:
The Witcher 3's Geralt has now arrived to the PC version of Monster Hunter: World
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The Witcher 3's Geralt made his way into the console versions of Monster Hunter: World all the way back in February, bringing with him a whole bunch of content to mess around with. Quite a few months have passed since then, and while the wait certainly wasn't easy, I am happy to say that The Witcher 3 crossover event has now finally made its way to the PC version as well!
Instead of being a simple cosmetic re-skin, Geralt has arrived alongside his own unique quest and voice acting, equipment, combat moves, as well as two new bosses to face off against - the Leshen and its significantly more dangerous counterpart, the Ancient Leshen. As is tradition, the crossover event has also brought in a variety of Witcher-themed gear to craft, both for yourself and for your Palico companion.