The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset's latest preview shows off the ancient Psijic Order
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The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming expansion will be shifting the action to Summerset, the fabled home of the High Elves and an area of the world we haven't been able to visit since the very first Elder Scrolls game. You can expect to see a variety of new and interesting zones to explore, a whole bunch of public dungeons, delves, bosses and group-content to conquer, the ability to craft jewelry with powerful effects, as well as the opportunity to join the ancient Psijic Order in order to unlock a whole set of new spells.
If you haven't heard about the Psijic Order and you're currently wondering what they're all about, or if you're just curious about what sort of new spells you'll be able to mess around with, you'll find your answers in the recently posted preview down below. Have a look, the video's fairly brief:
Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet will soon be visiting Fortnite as a part of a limited time crossover event
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If you ever needed concrete evidence that Fortnite has become ridiculously popular, look no further than the newly announced Fortnite x Avengers: Infinity War crossover. According to an interview Entertainment Weekly held with Avengers: Infinity War co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo, the Mad Titan will be hopping into Fortnite's Battle Royale mode for a limited time starting on Tuesday, May 8th.
The upcoming "Infinity Gauntlet Limited Time Mashup" mode will play pretty much exactly the same as a standard Battle Royale round, though with a very slight addition. As you might imagine, the almighty Infinity Gauntlet is going to spawn somewhere on the map, giving one lucky player the ability to become Thanos himself and absolutely annihilate anyone and anything that might stand before them!
The western version of Dragon Quest 11 will be coming to PC and PS4 on September 4th
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Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age has been available in Japan for quite a while now, but soon it will be coming to the West as well, though on slightly different platforms. To be more specific, you can expect to see Dragon Quest 11 on PC and PS4 this September 4th, while the Switch version will be coming much later.
Besides English voice acting, the western version will bring with it a variety of additions and improvements: an overhauled user interface, a first-person camera, a dash ability in order to make exploration just a bit smoother, and the Draconian Quest - a hard mode designed for veterans of the series. How exactly the new Draconian Quest is going to function, I'm afraid we currently don't know, but it's still good to hear that Dragon Quest 11 will be getting a bit of extra replay value.
XCOM creator Julian Gollop has recently held a lengthy preview for his upcoming turn-based strategy game Phoenix Point
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For those of you that might not be aware, Julian Gollop was the designer and one of the main driving forces behind the original XCOM series. While he has had no direct input in the two modern XCOM games, a lot of his ideas have managed to stand the test of time and are still being used today. As such, I am very glad to say that he is currently working on a brand new turn-based tactics game by the name of Phoenix Point.
While the fine details are still being worked on, in gameplay terms you can expect to see a variety of constantly-evolving aliens to fight against, numerous human factions with their own goals and agendas, a deep customization system for your soldiers, destructible environments, and the list goes on a for a while. If this sounds like the type of game you'd love to mess around with, you might be interested to hear that Julian Gollop recently held a lengthy presentation showing off what Phoenix Point is really all about. So if you are eager to learn more, the video below is a pretty darn good start! Have a look:
The stylish action-stealth game Aragami is soon getting a major expansion - Nightfall
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The action-stealth game Aragami released on PC and consoles in October of 2016 to some rather favorable reviews. Not much has been heard about it since then, but I am glad to say that all of that will soon change as Aragami is getting a major expansion this May 15th - Nightfall.
The Nightfall campaign will take place before the events of Aragami, and will provide a variety of new and complex challenges to overcome. In order to help you deal with the increased difficulty you will also have access to 3 new and highly versatile Shadow Techniques, as well as the ability to play the whole campaign with a friend in cross-platform online multiplayer.
Total War: Warhammer 2's next DLC appears to have been leaked - The Queen and The Crone
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Creative Assembly has been announcing brand new additions to Total War: Warhammer 2 for quite a few weeks now, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that something big is brewing. As discovered by maark91 over at Reddit, the Total War: Warhammer 2 IMDb page has been updated to show that Joel Gorf is voicing a Shadow Walker in a currently announced "The Queen and The Crone" DLC.
While no actual confirmation has been given just yet, this seems to be a pretty darn credible 'rumor'. After all, there are still plenty of High Elf and Dark Elf units and lords to draw from, and what better characters to pick than Alarielle the last Everqueen and her counterpart Crone Hellebron, one of the most ancient and powerful Hag Queens.
Quake Champions devs are working on a greatly improved and completely over-the-top gore system
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Quake Champions is already a fairly gory game, what with the enemies exploding into a shower of giblets when killed, but according to id Software it is apparently not gory enough. As such, you can expect to see a brand new and heavily improved gore system coming in the near future.
The details are still few and far between, but as you'll see in the preview video, the new system will individually model the tiniest pieces of each champion. The end result, as you might imagine, will make some truly spectacular killing blows. It's completely over-the-top and not realistic in even the loosest definition of the term, but it sure looks like a bit of fun. After all, what's the point of dominating your enemies if you can't also send their assorted giblets straight into the Moon!