Deep Rock Galactic devs have shared an infographic with some truly impressive stats for 2022
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[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic's Lunar Festival 2023 has now arrived with silly hats and double seasonal exp.
Due to popular demand, the Ghost Ship Games team has now once again released a brief infographic covering some of Deep Rock Galactic's most interesting (or simply peculiar) stats from 2022. Just as a little example, it looks like your fellow Dwarves are far more dangerous to your own health than even the mighty Glyphid Dreadnought! The whole thing sounded a bit absurd to me, though when I remembered how many Scouts I've accidentally blown up with C4, I must admit I'm genuinely surprised the gap isn't even wider!
It's also worth mentioning that Deep Rock Galactic has had a massive period of growth in 2022. Not only have the daily active users seen a sharp increase, but the number of copies sold has nearly doubled compared to last year! As such, there are now over 5,5 million Dwarves getting drunk and operating heavy mining equipment all over Hoxxes IV!
Apex Legends' Spellbound update is bringing back Control, buffing the Sentinel and adding a bunch of new cosmetics
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In order to help spice up the last stretch of Season 15, the Apex Legends team is currently in the process of releasing a sizable new update. Once it arrives later today, the Spellbound update will bring with it a variety of new cosmetics to collect (including a heirloom for Seer), the ability to create private matches, a refreshed version of the 9v9 Control game mode, as well as some small yet impactful balance changes.
Since the new cosmetics are the most eye-catching part of the update, allow me to share with you the gameplay trailer showing off both the paid and free ones. Have a gander:
First Cut: Samurai Duel is a 2D sword-fighting game where every single strike is lethal
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True to its name, First Cut: Samurai Duel is a 2D sword-fighting game where landing even a single blow on your opponent will instantly kill them, and the same goes in reverse! While the concept is simple, getting actually good at it is going to be quite a journey as you'll have master a wide assortment of moves that each come with their own drawbacks - everything from different attack types to defensive options like parries, pushes, dodges and blocks.
If all of this sounds oddly familiar, that would be because First Cut: Samurai Duel is a new and improved version of 2017's First Cut. Besides the various gameplay enhancements, the biggest difference is that First Cut: Samurai Duel will feature a campaign, survival mode, as well as numerous unlockables like laser swords to help spice things up and increase replayability.
Immortals of Aveum is an upcoming singleplayer, magic infused first-person shooter
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If you're tired of being competitive and just want to blast things apart in the comfort of a singleplayer campaign, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Immortals of Aveum. In short, Immortals of Aveum is going to be a singleplayer, first-person shooter where instead of conventional guns you'll have to rely on an assortment of powerful spells and magical doodads to carve a path through hordes of enemies.
No gameplay trailer has been released so far, but you can get a bit of an idea of the sort of world, weapons and atmosphere Immortals of Aveum is going for through the announcement trailer below. Have a gander:
Final Fantasy XIV's major content Patch 6.3 is set to launch on January 10th
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[Update]: Patch 6.3 is now live. Have fun with all of the new stuff!
A fair few months have gone by since Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 6.2, so I hope you're nice and ready for an influx of brand new content. I say this because the rather chunky Patch 6.3 will be launching tomorrow, on January 10th!
You can expect to see a new dungeon and raid, a variety of new main and side quests to dive into, a bunch of new additions for Island Sanctuaries, as well as a whole host of new items, cosmetics and corgi-themed accessories. There's also going to be new treasures maps leading you to delicious loot, new craftable items to decorate your house, as well as an assortment fixes and quality-of-life improvements to spruce up the endgame.
After nearly seven years in development, the System Shock Remake will finally be launching in March 2023
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It took nearly seven years and a whole bunch of delays for us to get here, but the end of the road is finally in sight! If everything goes according to plan, the System Shock Remake will be fully unleashed at some point in March 2023.
The System Shock Remake will bring with it all-new HD visuals, updated controls, an overhauled user interface, entirely new sounds and music, and even a bit of extra performance from the original voice actor of SHODAN. And just to spice things up even further, the System Shock Remake will also bring with it a couple of new enemy variants in order to provide the players with all sorts of new challenges.
Luck be a Landlord is a deckbuilding roguelike about using a slot machine to earn rent money
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If you're in the mood for a bit of an unusual roguelike, you might want to give the freshly released Luck be a Landlord a try. To put it quite simply, it's a deckbuilding roguelike that will task you with using an overly elaborate slot machine to earn rent money. And no, there are no microtransactions - the slot machine is mostly there to help mix things up a bit.
Since trying to explain all of this through words alone is a bit of a fruitless effort, allow me to share with you the release trailer. It should give you a decent idea of just what Luck be a Landlord is even trying to do. Have a look: