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Overwatch screenshot of Brigitte holding her shield up

Season 10 of Overwatch competitive play has now arrived, though unfortunately the Hanzo rework and its accompanying balance changes have not yet left the test servers. On the positive side, Brigitte has now finally become available in competitive play, which should shake up the meta quite significantly. Whether that is a good or bad thing, that still remains to be seen.

As far as the new payload map Rialto is concerned, you can expect to see it released on May 3rd. It's not going to be available in the competitive rotation until a future patch, but that's probably for the best given how confusing it can be to play on a completely new map, especially in competitive.

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The Forest screenshot of the various enemies attacking the player

[Update]: Sons of the Forest, sequel to the The Forest, will be launching on May 20, 2022 for PC.

After four years in early access, and a whole bunch of updates, the survival-focused horror game The Forest has now finally been released. Besides polishing up all of the existing content, the 1.0 Update has brought with it a significant re-work of the endgame, a new alternate ending, a whole bunch of new items to craft and play around with, and the list goes on. If you're interested in all of the details and specific bug fixes, you should head on over to the patch notes.

On the other hand, if you're more curious about what all of this new content might look like in-game, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It's not exactly lengthy, but it should still give you a bit of an idea of what The Forest is all about. Have a look:

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Slay the Spire artwork of the new character The Defect

After being teased for quite a while now, Slay the Spire's long-awaited third character has now arrived onto the beta servers. Continuing with the tradition of bizarre and highly unique characters, the newly added The Defect is essentially a robot wizard that is built around using orbs that provide both passive and active bonuses. So far The Defect seems much more complex than both The Silent and The Ironclad since you can not only maintain three of these orbs, but also cycle through them in order to change up your tactics. Perhaps most importantly, however, he is also a whole lot of fun to play as!

If you would like to give The Defect a try, as well as offer the developers some much needed balance feedback, you should go and join the beta through Steam. Simply right click on Slay the Spire, go into Properties, select the Beta tab, and then choose the new beta branch from the dropdown menu. Once you've done that the download should start automatically, after which you'll be able to juggle magical orbs to your heart's content.

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For Honor screenshot of a knight in action

For Honor's recent update has added the much-requested and highly comprehensive training mode. It features a variety of challenges and tutorials designed to help beginners ease themselves into the combat system, as well as plethora of advanced guides that will teach players how to perform and counter every single move For Honor has in its arsenal. A small feature in the grand scheme of things, but a pretty darn good one regardless.

So if you ever found yourself intimidated by For Honor's learning curve, of if you're not even sure whether it's the type of game you'd even enjoy, you might be interested to hear that For Honor will be having a free weekend this... well, weekend! To be more specific, For Honor will be completely free to play from May 3rd to May 6th on both PC and consoles.

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Fallout 4 VR screenshot of a Deathclaw attack

While it has been possible to play Fallout 4 VR on the Oculus Rift and various Windows MR headsets for quite a while now, the experience has been far from ideal due to missing features. With that in mind, I am very glad to say that Fallout 4 VR's latest beta update has now finally added official support!

If you would like to give it a try, as well as offer Bethesda some much needed feedback, you should head on over to Fallout 4 VR in your Steam Library. From there you need to right click and go into Properties, navigate to the Betas tab, and then select Fallout 4 VR Update 1.2.66.0 from the dropdown menu. Once you've done that "Fallout 4 VR Update 1.2.66.0" will appear in your Library and you'll be good to go.

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Stellaris artwork for the new Distant Skies expansion

While its release date has not yet been announced, Stellaris will soon be getting another Story Pack - Distant Stars. As you might imagine from the name alone, Distant Stars will be a discovery-themed DLC that will have players venture into the deepest recesses of space in order to search for anomalies, explore the ruins of long-forgotten civilizations, and even befriend absolutely gigantic space-faring creatures! Just make sure not to get too friendly with them as creatures the size of small moons might not be the most safe and reliable of traveling companions.

As is tradition with Paradox expansions, there are currently very few written details available about the DLC itself, so allow me to share with you the brief list of features that came with the announcement. It's unfortunately nothing too informative, but it should at least give you a bit of an idea of what to expect from Distant Stars. Have a look:

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Conan Exiles screenshot of the newly announced Derketo godess

After a rather lengthy Early Access stay, Conan Exiles is going to be released in full on both PC and consoles this May 8th. You can expect to see a new action-orientated combat system, two massive new zones to explore, monster invasions to fend off, new gods to unleash upon your enemies, new dungeons to rummage through, and the list goes on.

If you're curious about what all of this might look like in-game, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. The video doesn't really go in-depth on any one feature, but it should still give you a pretty darn good idea of what the release version of Conan Exiles is going to be all about. Have a gander:

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