Overwatch devs will soon be rebalancing the Rialto map as Attackers only have a 42.88% winrate
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While Rialto is one of my favorite maps, there is no denying the fact that attacking on it can sometimes be a bit of a nightmare. The first point is fairly manageable as there are a couple of flank routes you can take, but once you start pushing towards the second point there's simply no room to maneuver, at least no room that doesn't already contain an enemy Hanzo aiming towards your face. With that in mind, I am very happy to announce that Blizzard will soon be rebalancing the map in order to make it less defense-favored!
"In the past week, Attackers win 42.88%. We always try to balance toward a 50/50 win rate," reads the brief developer update. "We have some minor tweaks we can make to bring the map more in line. We were looking at it late last week and early this week. While it’s not perfect, it’s also not hugely out of line."
Battlerite devs have shared the very first gameplay preview for the upcoming Battlerite Royale
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As you might expect from the name alone, Battlerite Royale will be taking Battlerite's skillshot-based gameplay away from the tiny arenas and into the wide open world filled with plenty of unique abilities to acquire, players to smash, and loot to plunder. Originally Battlerite Royale was supposed to be a game mode within Battlerite, but according to a recent announcement its scope expanded so much it's now going to be its own separate (and paid) game.
If you're wondering what Battlerite Royale looks like in action, however, allow me to share with you the very first gameplay preview. It's not exactly a lengthy video, so have a look:
Ni no Kuni 2's free Adventure Pack DLC has added new bosses, dungeon levels and costumes
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Ni no Kuni 2 has just recently received it's very first piece of DLC, and as I'm sure you'll be glad to hear, it's entirely free for all users! Simply head on over to Steam, download the Adventure Pack by pressing that giant green button, and you'll be good to go.
In terms of content, however, the Adventure Pack DLC brings with it a little bit of something for everyone. There's numerous new costumes to collect for both Evan and the rest of the crew, the Faraway Forest cave dungeon has been expanded with new levels filled with monsters and loot, and if you're looking to challenge yourself, there are now also two new bosses to tackle: Blackhart and Zeta.
World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth expansion has arrived alongside a boatload of new content
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If you're sick and tired of fel-green and soul-sucking-brown that permeated all of Legion's post-launch content, I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that the bright and colorful Battle for Azeroth expansion has now arrived. It brings with it a variety of new and lengthy zones to explore, plenty of new dungeons to conquer and mounts to acquire, a much greater focus on world PvP and faction conflict, island expeditions with crates upon crates of loot to plunder, and the list goes on.
While the most recent cinematic trailer starring the Horde's Varok Saurfang won't exactly tell you much about the expansion's gameplay features, I think it does a pretty darn good job of setting up the conflict and some of the storylines you'll be exploring throughout the expansion. So if you haven't already seen it, I would highly recommend you lower your gaze to the video below:
Total War: Three Kingdoms' Sun Jian trailer shows off the highly colorful and lively campaign map
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Total War: Three Kingdoms is set to arrive in Spring of 2019, bringing with it a bit of a compromise between the outlandish Total War: Warhammer and the much more grounded Rome 2 and Thrones of Britannia. The details are still few and far between, but you can expect to see legendary heroes, a much greater focus on diplomacy and politics, a variety of unique factions vying for the throne, and naturally, a highly colorful campaign map.
While the recently posted trailer won't exactly offer you much in terms of details, it will give you a pretty good idea of just how lovely the campaign map is going to be, as well as what Sun Jian is all about. Have a gander:
Quake Champions has now gone fully free-to-play
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If you're annoyed you've managed to miss the most recent free trial for Quake Champions, fret not as it has now gone fully free-to-play. As expected, you'll need to farm in-game currency to unlock all of the various characters, but thankfully none of the maps or game modes will be sealed away from you.
You can get a bit of a peek at what Quake Champions looks like in action through one of the most recent trailers down below. It's a fairly short video, but to be perfectly honest, you don't need much to get a pretty darn good idea of what Quake Champions is really all about. Have a gander:
Blizzard has revealed that they are working on "multiple Diablo projects"
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While the current version of Diablo 3 is a great deal of fun, the numerous technical errors and design decisions that have plagued it throughout the first few months have unfortunately prevented it from becoming something truly special. And so, while Path of Exile continues to push the boundaries of what an ARPG can accomplish, Diablo 3 has mostly been left in maintenance mode.
There is a chance this will change in the future, however, as Blizzard has just recently revealed that there are currently multiple Diablo projects in the works. What exactly these projects are, and whether any of them are actually Diablo 4, they have not clarified. What I can tell you is that we'll be getting more information about some of these projects later this year, most likely at Blizzcon.