Overwatch devs have begun teasing a brand new hero, perhaps even the mysterious Hammond
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Quite a lot of time has passed since Brigitte first appeared in Overwatch, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Blizzard has now begun teasing the next hero. What might come as a bit of a surprise is that unlike the previous few teasers, Blizzard has opted to give us very little new information this time around.
If you're wondering just how little we're talking about, let's just say that they've quite literally posted a six-second-long video of a wall in Rialto! The one interesting aspect of this teaser is that the wall now features a couple of new images, most notably a small, swinging monkey. Before I say anything else, you should probably go and check out the video over at the Overwatch Twitter.
All currently inactive World of Warcraft accounts can play for free until June 25th
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If you're like me and you play World of Warcraft in short bursts, you might be glad to hear that it's currently having a free weekend. From now until June 25th, all currently inactive accounts are being given full access to the game without requiring a subscription or any sort of payment. So if you're up for revisiting your characters ahead of the Battle for Azeroth expansion, now would be the time to do so!
On the other hand, if you're a brand new player and you're wondering whether this promotion extends to you as well, you might want to check out the free Starter Edition. You'll only be able to reach level 20, but you'll be able to play with all of the races and classes, so as far as "try it before you buy it" is considered, I'd say the Starter Edition is a pretty darn good deal. You can find out more over at the official website.
Vermintide 2 update has fixed many Challenges and removed the Red Shell tracker
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Vermintide 2's Update 1.1 brought in a whole bunch of new cosmetics, as well as daily quests and challenges with major rewards behind them. While the challenges were and still are a pretty nifty addition, a good portion of them were unfortunately impossible to complete on launch. You probably already know the ones I'm talking about: pushing Gutter Runners off allies and mid-flight, killing Blightstormers while they're channeling, and killing a Ratling Gunner while they're pinning your ally. Thankfully, all of those issues have now been fixed!
Perhaps more interestingly, this update has also removed the highly controversial Red Shell tracker. It's intended use is to give developers information about the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns, but given that it's a third-party software people were rightly worried that their private information could end up in the wrong hands. Well, you no longer need to worry about that as Fatshark has now decided to remove the Red Shell tracker entirely.
Shadowrun Returns is free on Humble Bundle for the next ~14 hours
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If you're a fan of turn-based RPGs with a great deal of customization, you might be interested to hear that Shadowrun Returns is currently free on the Humble Store. The catch is that the promotion will only last for another ~14 hours, so do make sure to grab it as soon as possible.
As for whether it's actually worth your time, I would say the answer is a definite yes if you're an RPG fan. While Shadowrun Returns is the weakest of the three modern Shadowrun games, it's still a highly entertaining RPG that kept me glued to the screen for two days straight, and that is about as high of a praise I can offer. So for the low, low price of free, I would say it's well worth giving it a try!
Darkest Dungeon's The Color of Madness DLC has added a new region and an Endless Quest mode
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[Update]: Darkest Dungeon 2 is heading into Early Access on October 26, 2021
If you're interested in getting even more playtime out of Darkest Dungeon, you might want to check out the newly released The Color of Madness DLC. While it doesn't expand upon the story in any major way, it does bring with it an Endless Quest mode, an all new faction of corrupted farmers, three new bosses, four new districts, and naturally, a whole bunch of items and quirks to toy around with.
You can get a bit of a sneak peek at what all of this looks like in-game through the recently posted trailer down below. Have a look, it's a short but interesting video:
Soulcalibur VI's PC system requirements have been revealed alongside a new gameplay trailer
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After a whole bunch of teasers, Soulcalibur VI has finally been pinned for an October 19th release date on both PC and consoles. If you're wondering whether you're going to need to upgrade your PC in preparation for its release, wonder no more as the PC system requirements have now been revealed.
They've originally been posted on Nvidia's website so I'm afraid there are no AMD GPUs to be found anywhere on the list, but I'm sure you'll be able to figure out where you stand with relative ease. But enough babbling from me, here's the full list:
Overwatch devs have addressed some of the most common misconceptions about groups, rating and matchmaking
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There is a well-entrenched belief in the Overwatch community that grouping up with anything less than a fully organized team is a recipe for disaster. Either you're going to get matched with vastly better players, or you're going to end up in games so lopsided your rating gains and losses will end up being noticeably worse than if you simply played solo. Well, if you subscribe to this sort of thinking, you'll be glad to hear that Blizzard's Scott Mercer has now come out to address exactly these kinds of misconceptions.
"The first and maybe most common misconception I want to correct is the belief that the Competitive Play system decreases your SR gains and increases your SR losses when playing in a group," reads the lengthy developer post. "The simple answer here is that there’s no SR penalty based on your group status. It doesn’t matter if you’re solo, grouped with one other person, or in a full group of six."