BioWare has now officially announced a brand new Dragon Age game
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[Update #2]: A decade after Inquisition, BioWare is now finally coming back to Dragon Age with The Veilguard.
[Update]: BioWare has revealed that the next big Dragon Age game will be a "singleplayer-focused experience".
During one of their recent developer updates, BioWare announced that there are some interesting things happening with Dragon Age behind the scenes, and that we will be hearing more about it in the near future. As such, I'm sure it won't come as much of a surprise to hear that BioWare has now unveiled a brand new Dragon Age game! What might come as a bit of a shock, however, is that we currently know almost nothing about it.
So while I can't give you any actual details, I can share with you the recently posted and rather intriguing teaser trailer. Have a gander, and if the voice sounds familiar, that would be because it's Solas doing the narration:
The Epic Games Store will be giving away a free game every two weeks, starting with Subnautica on December 14th
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The Epic Games Store, as you would imagine from the name alone, is Epic Games' newly revealed storefront that promises some pretty great features for both developers and players alike. For example, instead of the usual 30% cut you might find on Steam, the Epic Games Store will only take 12% off each purchase, and if the game itself was developed in the Unreal Engine, also waive the usual 5% royalty fee.
A pretty good deal for developers, there's no denying that, but not exactly relevant for the actual players. So in order to satisfy this second group, Epic Games have just announced that they will be giving away a new game every two weeks throughout 2019. The first free game will be the always-excellent Subnautica, available from December 14th to December 27th, after which you'll have a chance to grab Super Meat Boy from December 28th to January 10th.
Fallout: New Vegas devs are now working on a new story driven RPG - The Outer Worlds
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[Update]: Obsidian has now released a new E3 trailer for The Outer Worlds, and I'm glad to say it's looking quite similar to Fallout: New Vegas!
While both Fallout 3 and 4 are games I've had a genuinely good time with, it is Fallout: New Vegas that I consider the very best of the modern trilogy. It may have been slightly rushed and the Legion storyline never really got the attention it deserved, but its world-building and storytelling are so strong that I still feel the need to reinstall it every couple of years, just to experience it all over again.
With that in mind, I hope you can understand just how delighted I am to announce that Obsidian Entertainment is now working on a new open world, story-driven RPG called The Outer Worlds. As you might imagine given Obsidian's previous work, the focus in The Outer Worlds will be on exploring the wide-open world and seeing what sort of nonsense you can find, chatting up a variety of companions, and perhaps most importantly of all, making some tough decisions that will have an impact on the overall story.
The gorgeous exploration-adventure game Journey will soon be making its way to PC
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Long before "walking simulators" were even thought of as a genre, Journey released as a thoroughly enjoyable exploration and adventure game. While the gameplay itself was relatively simplistic, none of that truly mattered as Journey was all about navigating the gorgeous world, taking in the sights, and slowly but surely piecing together the overall story. Or in other words, it was all about the journey!
However, despite receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from across the globe, Journey did have one major flaw - it was a PlayStation exclusive. Thankfully, it would appear that this will soon stop being the case given that Journey now has a store page on Epic's newly revealed Epic Games Store.
The Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG is now entirely free to try out until December 12th
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While it originally launched as a bit of a mess, The Elder Scrolls Online has slowly but surely managed to carve itself a comfortable niche among the incredibly competitive MMORPG genre. So if you would like to see what exactly has improved over time, as well as what The Elder Scrolls Online has to offer as a whole, you might be interested to hear that the developers have now announced a free weekend.
More specifically, from now until December 12th you can experience everything the base game and its Morrowind expansion have to offer, which should be enough content to keep you busy for quite a while. And if you find yourself itching for more, the most recent Summerset expansion will also be on a 50% discount until December 20th.
PC version of Monster Hunter: World will be getting Final Fantasy's Behemoth this December 21st
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Despite starting off fairly slowly, the PC version of Monster Hunter: World has now just about caught up with its console counterpart. Just this past month or so we've received the rather festive Winter Star event, Lunastra and Arch-tempered Kirin, as well as the gold-plated raid boss Kulve Taroth.
On December 21st the PC version of Monster Hunter: World will be taking another step forward as Final Fantasy's iconic monster Behemoth will finally be making an appearance. Besides the cuddly monster himself, the update will also add a new Insect Glaive weapon, a new armor set, a new Moogle inspired Palico set, Cactuars as brand new critters that roam the land and cause trouble, as well as various other cosmetic effects.
Vermintide 2's Back to Ubersreik DLC is coming this December 10th with 3 remastered classic maps
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[Update]: Back to Ubersreik has now arrived alongside a secret new game mode!
It would appear that Fatshark has now finally hit their stride with Vermintide 2. Just recently they have released an update that has rebalanced or reworked just about every single weapon, career and enemy in the game, while this December 10th they'll be adding remastered versions of three classic maps as a part of the Back to Ubersreik DLC.
Out of the three maps only one has been announced so far, and as you might imagine it's one of the most popular maps from the original game - Horn of Magnus. As for the other two, my guess would be the Wizard's Tower and the Gardens of Moor. Both are fairly lengthy maps with some truly memorable locations, so they would definitely be a perfect fit for Vermintide 2.