Season 12 of Overwatch Competitive Play has now arrived alongside more "Avoid as Teammate" slots
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With the extremely short post-season break now well and truly over, Overwatch's 12th competitive season has now officially begun. While this new season will most likely feel quite similar to the previous one, mostly because all of the major balance changes and bug fixes are still on the PTR, there is an important change you need to be aware of - the Avoid as Teammate slots have been increased from two to three.
It's not exactly a massive improvement to the ranked experience, but it should still go a long way towards making your games just a bit more pleasant, especially if you're at the higher or lower ends of the ladder as there are less players around. That said, it sure would be nice if Blizzard also made it so avoiding a new player would remove the oldest one from your list, just to help streamline the whole process.
Divinity: Original Sin 2's massive Definitive Edition has now arrived as a free update for PC players
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 has now made its way to both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One alongside a whole bunch of improvements and bug fixes, all of which have also been added to the PC version for free! You can expect to see a much better tutorial, a new difficulty setting, a whole bunch of new dialogue and voice acting, an improved journal to help keep track of quests, changes to the Act 3 storyline, and most adorably of all, a new mini-companion in the shape of a squirrel knight riding a skeletal cat!
I would love to go into more detail, but if I tried we'd probably be stuck here for the next couple of days, so instead I will recommend you head on over to the official patch notes. There is quite literally 50 pages of text to go through, so if you're planning on reading it all, you might want to brew up some coffee beforehand. This Definitive Edition patch really is that massive!
The rat-slaying 'simulator' Vermintide 2 is entirely free to try out until Monday, September 3rd
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If you're a fan of Left 4 Dead styled games, or just heavily co-op focused games in general, you might want to try Warhammer: Vermintide 2 as it's currently having a free weekend. Simply head on over to Steam, click on that giant green button, and you'll be able to hack and slash your way through hordes of ratmen and fanatics until Monday, September 3rd.
For those of you on the fence, I would highly recommend giving Vermintide 2 a chance. It might have some annoying bugs and the very first DLC has been a bit controversial, but it's still one of the best co-op games I've ever played as there are very few things more enjoyable than standing shoulder-to-shoulder with your friends and cleaving through hundreds of filthy ratmen. So if you have even a bit of interest in the concept, do make sure to at least give it a try while it's still free.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 in-game trailer shows off all 12 playable factions in action
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After the success of Battlefleet Gothic: Armada the developers were left with a rather tricky question: which of the numerous factions to include in the sequel? Well, it would appear that the answer is "all of them" as Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is set to bring all 12 playable factions from the tabletop, as well as three distinct, narrative-driven campaigns!
If you're wondering what exactly these factions are, as well as what sort of ridiculous ships they like to do all of their fighting in, wonder no more as Focus Home Interactive have now posted a decently lengthy faction trailer. Have a look:
Overwatch PTR update has fixed numerous Reinhardt bugs and the latest Roadhog hook problem
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While Reinhardt is in a pretty good place right now, the poor guy's abilities are so buggy that it's almost guaranteed you'll lose at least one fight per session because of some bizarre interaction. As such, I am delighted to announce that the latest Overwatch PTR update has corrected many of his bugs, most notably the ones related to charge and earthshatter.
The update has also corrected the most recent bug that caused Roadhog's hook to randomly break, an issue that prevented Widowmaker's grappling hook from attaching to certain ledges, and perhaps most importantly of all, the bug that resulted in Wrecking Ball doing the same area-of-effect damage to all targets regardless of distance. The patch notes are fairly small, so if you're interested, here are all of the details:
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine is completely free on Humble Bundle for the next ~25 hours
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If you're a fan of the Warhammer 40k universe, or if you just love ridiculously over-the-top action, you might want to give Warhmmer 40k: Space Marine a try as it's entirely free to grab for the next ~25 hours. Simply head on over to the Humble Bundle website, sign up for the newsletter, and you'll be able to blast Orks and Chaos fanatics at any time you want.
As for whether Space Marine is actually worth the trouble, I would say the answer is a bit of a cautious yes. It's not the most complex or lengthy game around, and the last time I played the multiplayer scene was fairly dead, but all of that pales in comparison to the sheer amount of carnage you can wreak with a chainsword and a jetpack! So if you're up for an action game where you can turn off your brain and enjoy the spectacle, Space Marine is likely to be right up your alley.
Overwatch's Nano Cola challenge is offering a new D.Va skin and a bunch of adorable sprays
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This month has been a pretty darn good one for D.Va fans. She has found herself at a very stable place in both pro and casual play, the latest cinematic short is all about her fight against the Omnics, and there is now also an in-game event that offers a brand new D.Va skin, as well as plenty of adorable sprays.
The way you can acquire most of these items is fairly simple. Just win 9 games and you'll get the D.Va epic skin, two Nano Cola themed sprays, and a brand new player icon. To unlock the rest of the sprays, however, you'll have to watch a certain amount of partnered Twitch streams (the always-popular Seagull for example). You can find all of the requirements and details over at the official website.