The Mageseeker is a League of Legends themed hack & slash from the team behind Moonlighter
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In an effort to expand the League of Legends universe, as well as to branch into other genres, Riot Games opened up their own publishing platform back in 2019 - Riot Forge. So far this has resulted in a fast-paced rhythm runner, a turn-based RPG, and thanks to the freshly released The Mageseeker, a hack & slash RPG as well.
Set within the kingdom of Demacia, The Mageseeker will task you with the very simple job of organizing a full-blown rebellion against the tyrannical Mageseekers and those that serve them. In order to do so you'll need to recruit various mages from across the land, build up your base and unlock a variety of new abilities, and since this is a hack & slash we're talking about, beat up a whole bunch of enemies through stylish combos, including characters from League of Legends itself.
Doom inspired and Warhammer 40k flavored 'boomer shooter' Boltgun will be blasting its way onto PC and consoles this May 23rd
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[Update]: Boltgun has now arrived, and I'm pleased to report it's looking quite good so far!
Doom is all about a ridiculously skilled space marine blasting apart hordes upon hordes of demons. Warhammer 40,000 also happens to feature superhuman Space Marines fighting an essentially endless war against untold numbers of demons. The two have a very strong thematic connection, so combining them through the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun just seems like a great idea to me!
So what even is Boltgun? Well, to put it simply, Boltgun is a sprite-based 'boomer shooter' that will put you in the shoes of a lone Space Marine as he attempts to deliver righteous vengeance against the forces of Chaos. In order to do that you'll need to shoot, hack, explode or simply chainsword your way through legions of pixely (and kind of adorable) enemies spanning everything from worthless cultists to Plague Toads and even the mighty Lords of Change!
Blizzard has detailed all of the changes coming with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's chunky Update 10.1
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[Update]: Patch 10.1 - Embers of Neltharion has now been unleashed, and I'm happy to say that it's looking quite good so far!
After a couple of months dedicated to getting everyone's characters to max level and up to speed in terms of gear, the time has finally come for a brand new content update. Once it arrives this May 2nd, Update 10.1 - Embers of Neltharion will bring with it Zaralek Caverns as a hefty new zone to explore, a new chapter of the story campaign that will have us square off against one of the freshly freed Incarnates, cross-faction guilds, and naturally, a new raid by the name of Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible to plunder for sweet, sweet loot!
Much like before, Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible won't be opening its doors on the very same day the patch arrives, but rather a week later so everyone has a chance to explore the new zone at their own pace. Here's what the full schedule's going to look like:
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is an unironically fun little visual novel and well worth playing
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As their big April Fools' gag Sega released The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog - a visual novel based around trying to deduce who managed to kill the fastest creature on Earth and how. Since the whole thing felt like a one-off joke that would get old within five minutes, I must admit I didn't pay it much attention when it first launched. That was a mistake!
After having it recommended to me time and time again, I finally sat down and played through The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog this week, and you know what? It's actually good! And not only is it well made, but it manages to work as both an investigative visual novel and as a fanservicy homage to Sonic games of old. Here's a little peek at what it's like:
Inner Ashes is an upcoming narrative focused adventure about unrevealing the memories of an Alzheimer’s patient
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Instead of going on a journey to explore new and far away places, the upcoming narrative focused adventure Inner Ashes is more interested in delving into the past for answers. Specifically, the often tangled memories of Henry, an Alzheimer's patient trying to figure out why their daughter is no longer present in their life.
In between all of the exploration you'll also need to solve a variety of puzzles themed around shapes and memorization. These are apparently based on techniques used to help Alzheimer’s patients alleviate their symptoms, so I can only imagine there's going to be a fairly tight connection between the puzzles and the storyline itself.
It took over a decade, but a brand new Armored Core game will be launching on August 25th, 2023
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If you're a fan of giant mechs and Souls inspired combat, you'll be happy to hear that FromSoftware will be combining the two with the upcoming Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. In other words, you'll be able to pilot your mech in full 3D and engage in fast-paced battles against an assortment of massive enemies, upgrade and customize your mech with all sorts of fancy weapons and armor pieces, and as is tradition, get humbled time and time again by the tricky bosses before finally getting 'gud' and giving them a taste of their own medicine.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as FromSoftware has just announced that we won't have to wait all that long in order to get our hands on Armored Core VI. In fact, it's only a couple of months away as it'll be making its way onto PC and consoles this August 25th, 2023!
Cult of the Lamb's first major update has added post-game progression with revamped bosses, new abilities and items
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While Cult of the Lamb made a very strong first impression back in August with its intriguing premise and charming visuals, the honeymoon phase didn't last very long as the combat simply lacked the depth and difficulty necessary to keep players truly engaged. So unsurprisingly, the Massive Monster team has decided to focus their first and rather massive free update on improving exactly that.
In order to do so, the Relics of the Old Faith patch has now added a post-game progression system that features revamped and significantly tougher bosses, challenging new enemy types to contend with, as well as new items and abilities to unlock. You can also expect to see new cultist buildings, special boss followers, a new set of challenge runs to overcome, along with a bunch of new accessibility options to help fine-tune your whole experience.