Shenmue 3 PC system requirements have been revealed, it'll require 100 GB of hard drive space
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Shenmue 3 has somewhat recently been delayed until 2019 for both PC and PlayStation 4. While the actual release date is still unknown, I am glad to say that the PC system requirements have now been revealed, which should give you plenty of time to come up with a PC that's going to be able to run it without much trouble.
The game is still in development, however, so don't be too surprised if some of these requirements end up changing by the time Shenmue 3 is closer to launch. With that said, here are the minimum system requirements, straight from the Kickstarter update:
Path of Exile devs have announced their plans for the future, including things like improvements to parties
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Path of Exile's most recent Incursion league has quickly turned out to be one of the most enjoyable periods in the game's history. The new temple mechanics are fun to mess around with for both casual and hardcore players, there are new and relatively consistent ways of getting powerful gear, and just as importantly, the accompanying update made a bunch of new skills endgame viable.
With all of that in mind, I'm sure you'll also be glad to hear that are a whole bunch of improvements coming in the near future as well. First and foremost, we'll be getting Update 3.3.1 at some point next week. It'll bring with it two new series of temple rooms, a bit of a Cold Snap rebalance, a variety of bug fixes and small tweaks, as well as some much-needed performance improvements for players with slower graphics cards.
The next Overwatch hero is going to be a fluffy Hamster piloting a ball-shaped mech - Wrecking Ball
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From the recently posted teasers it became obvious that the next Overwatch hero is going to either be Hammond (a highly intelligent animal from the Horizon Lunar Colony) or Wrecking Ball (an arena champion from the Junkertown map). As it turns out, the next hero is going to be both - a sentient hamster called Hammond that fights with a gigantic ball-shaped mech called Wrecking Ball!
Since I'm aware all of that sounds completely and utterly insane, allow me to prove that I'm not joking by sharing the recently posted origin story trailer. Have a look, it's quite something alright!
World of Warcraft devs have gone into detail about the history of the game and its development
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To say that World of Warcraft has had a big impact on the game industry would be one hell of an understatement. Its success singlehandedly reshaped the MMO genre and inspired dozens of companies to try their own hand at a theme park MMO, none of which have managed to topple World of Warcraft despite it being around for 14 years now.
So if you're wondering what exactly made World of Warcraft so special, as well as what sort of challenges the developers had to overcome along the way, I would highly recommend you check out the recently posted 'interview' by Wired. The video is fairly long, but if you're a fan of Warcraft or game development in general, it's well worth the time. Have a gander:
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has reached the rather impressive 1 million copies sold milestone
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[Update]: Ninja Theory is working on a highly ambitious sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is one of those games I would love to see more of. It had a very specific story it wanted to tell, a fairly modest budget to do so with, a whole lot of creativity behind it, and perhaps most importantly for us customers, a highly appropriate price tag. Did it end up being perfect? Not at all, but it's a lot easier to overlook any problems when a game is both affordable and oozing with creativity.
With that in mind, I am delighted to announce that Ninja Theory's Hellblade has now reached the rather impressive 1 million copies sold milestone! Naturally, this is across all three platforms (PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4), but it is still an impressive achievement and one that should be celebrated.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance update has added a rather interesting new survival/hardcore game mode
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If you've mastered Kingdom Come: Deliverance and you're looking for an additional challenge, or if you're just a fan of hardcore games in general, you might want to check out the latest 1.6 update. Besides the usual batch of bug fixes, the update has added a new Hardcore Mode where you will need to pay close attention to your health, stamina, energy, nourishment, location, and even permanent negative effects!
That last part might just be the most intriguing aspect of this new game mode as you will have to choose at least two negative perks before starting up your playthrough. These 'perks' can be things like nightmares that cause you to suffer from a short-term debuff after waking up, conditions like hemophilia that make you bleed a lot more profusely, or even something as benign as claustrophobia which makes your attacks clumsier while using the helmet visor. All of these are relatively small effects, but when it comes to spicing up an already difficulty game, I do believe they will do their job quite admirably!
The Dark Souls inspired action-RPG Death's Gambit is set to arrive this August 14th for PC and PS4
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Death's Gambit is a highly challenging action-RPG that will have you face off against overwhelmingly powerful enemies that would love nothing more than to smash you straight into the ground. In order to survive you will need to learn their attack patterns, avoid their blows, and once the opportunity presents itself, dish out a whole bunch of damage in return. Along the way you'll also be able to obtain numerous weapons and abilities, explore vast regions filled with enemies and secrets, and just enjoy the rather fetching art style.
Since words alone will never do a game like this justice, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It's a fairly short video, but it should give you a pretty darn good idea of what Death's Gambit is all about. Have a gander, it really is a lovely art style: