Overwatch devs have announced even harsher measures against toxic and abusive behavior
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Overwatch's Scott Mercer went to the official forums earlier today in order to discuss what Blizzard is doing to make Overwatch a friendlier and more competitive place. Perhaps most importantly, he also announced some rather significant changes to how punishment will be dished out, especially for players with a history of abusive behavior.
"We’ve also made some changes to how we penalize repeat offenders for abusive chat. Repeat offenders used to be penalized with a silence, restricted from communicating with other players in the game, with each subsequent infraction incurring a longer silence duration," explained Mercer. "We’ve changed this so repeat offenders can now be suspended, and therefore unable to play Overwatch, for longer and longer durations. If someone continues to use abusive chat even after being warned, silenced, and suspended enough times, they’ve proven they do not want to be a positive member of the Overwatch community and will be permanently banned from playing Overwatch."
Sonic Mania Plus will be coming this July 17th with two new characters and a brand new Encore mode
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[Update]: The next big Sonic the Hedgehog game will focus on open-world exploration.
Sonic Mania Plus is set to arrive this July 17th, bringing with it a bunch of new content to play around with. You can expect to see two new and incredibly obscure characters (Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel), support for four-player multiplayer, a new Encore more that's supposed to provide plenty of replayability, as well as brand new zone to explore.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have recently posted a trailer. The gameplay parts are a little bit on the short side, but it should still give you a decent idea of what Sonic Mania Plus is trying to achieve. Have a look:
The PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete has been delayed until Summer due to a major bug
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The PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete was supposed to arrive this May 7th, but unfortunately it would appear that it has now been delayed. As it turns out, players of the recently released demo have uncovered a potentially catastrophic issue, an issue that will take a bit of time and effort to resolve.
"As beta testing has been ongoing, we have been fixing bugs and issues as they were discovered. While working on corrections last night, we came across a new issue that requires additional attention that will take more time to resolve," explains the brief announcement. "Unfortunately, until this issue can be resolved, the release date will be postponed, and we are now targeting a release for Summer 2018. We offer our sincerest apologies to all who have been looking forward to this release of the game."
The final "The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+" booster update has added a whole bunch of new content
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[Update]: The Binding of Isaac's final and absolutely massive expansion Repentance has now been unleashed!
The Binding of Isaac is one of those games that offer a seemingly limitless amount of replayability. There's tons of different bosses and enemies to fight, an absurd amount of items and combinations between them, as well as a variety of map layouts to explore and endlessly die on. With that in mind, I am very glad to say that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ has now become even more diverse as the final booster update has brought in a whole bunch of new content.
You can expect to see 8 new community made items, 5 new enemies, a brand new boss, 64 new achievements to hunt down, and perhaps most impressively of all, 817 new rooms! Besides all of the new content, this update has also brought with it an absolutely massive amount of bug fixes and changes. There is no easy to way to summarize this, so if you're interested in all of the details you should head on over to Reddit.
State of Decay 2's gameplay launch trailer shows off what it takes to survive the apocalypse
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Despite being a zombie survival game in a sea of other zombie survival games, the original State of Decay managed to break away from the formula by focusing less on one overpowered character, and more on an entire community that had to work together in order to survive. It was most definitely a flawed game, but it was one with a whole lot of potential, potential that State of Dacay 2 will soon have a chance to try and live up to.
If you're curious about what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. While it won't tell you whether State of Decay 2 is any good or not, it will at least give you a pretty darn good idea of what you can expect to see from it. Have a look:
The latest Humble Bundle features a variety of CryEngine games and game-making resources
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Unlike the past few Humble Bundles which were all about the games, the recently launched Humble 'CryEngine' Bundle offers a combination of game-making resources and actual CryEngine games you can draw inspiration from. Expect to see setups, source files, training videos, project assets and animations, as well as a variety of games like Ryse: Son of Rome and Aporia: Beyond the Valley.
If this sounds like the type of bundle you would like to mess around with, you'll find the full list of features and games right below, as well as the pricing tier they appear in. Have a gander, it's quite an extensive list:
The PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete now has a free demo available
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[Update]: Due to a massive error discovered in the demo, the PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete has now been delayed until summer. Unfortunately, this also means that the demo is going to be inactive until the error has been fixed.
The PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete, a rather well received JRPG with a focus on endless progression and completely ridiculous combat, is set to arrive this May 7th. As you might except given the name, the Complete Edition will bring with it all of the DLC, as well as all of the content that was previous exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, or if you're just curious about the state of the PC port, you'll be glad to hear that the developers have now released a free demo. There is one catch, however, and that is the simple fact that you will need to go through Alienware Arena in order to secure yourself a copy. The whole process is still fairly simple, so don't let that discourage you from giving Disgaea 5 a try.