MTG Arena's Phyrexia: All Will be One expansion has now arrived with plenty of poison and proliferation
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's next Standard expansion March of the Machine is coming this April 18th with a new "Battle" card type.
[Update]: The Alchemy: Phyrexia mini-set has now arrived alongside the ability to select favorite lands & card styles.
After a fairly lengthy round of teasers and previews, MTG Arena's latest Standard set Phyrexia: All Will be One has now been unleashed. It brings with it 261 new cards to play around with, ten new planeswalkers of which five have been compleated, as well as reprints of some fan-favorite cards like Phyrexian Obliterator and Phyrexian Arena.
As for the actual mechanics, it should come as little surprise to hear that the Phyrexian side of the set is once again focused around poison counters and proliferation. In sharp contrast to them, the Mirran rebellion is all about using fancy weapons that come pre-equipped onto token creatures in order to smash their way to victory.
Overwatch 2 devs have now revealed the full Season 3 Roadmap, including a Dating Sim event!
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[Update #2]: The Overwatch 2 dating sim Loverwatch has now been unleashed, and it's actually quite charming!.
[Update]: The big Season 3 patch has now arrived, and with it a whole bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
In order to help Season 3 stand out despite not adding any new heroes, Blizzard has now announced a whole suite of events and updates. Some of these are classic events that bring with them a new game mode and a couple of themed challenges, while others are a bit more... unique.
The most interesting of these is the Loverwatch Dating Sim which will be running from February 13-28. This will be a text-based dating sim that will have you attempt to romance either Mercy or Genji while assisted by Cupid who looks suspiciously like Hanzo. Besides being a fun little novelty, unlocking the secret ending in Loverwatch will grant you a themed POTG highlight!
Atelier Ryza 3 has been delayed for a month and will now be launching on March 24th, 2023
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If you were looking forward to diving into Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key this February 24th, I'm afraid you're out of luck. I say this because Keoi Tecmo have just announced that the release date has now been pushed back a full month - all the way to March 24th, 2023.
"We apologize for this delay to everyone who has been looking forward to the release of Atelier Ryza 3," reads the brief developer update. "In order to make this game a fitting finale for Ryza and her friends, we have taken on challenges such as adventuring in a vast open field and graphics that express the charm of these characters to the fullest extent."
Overwatch 2's Season 3 will bring back the Workshop and complex Custom Games, while Season 4 will remove the unpopular Map Pools
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[Update #2]: The big Season 3 patch has now arrived, and with it a whole bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
[Update]: Overwatch 2 devs have now revealed the full Season 3 Roadmap, including a Dating Sim event!
After the somewhat shaky first two seasons, it looks like the Overwatch 2 team is pulling out all the stops for Seasons 3 and 4! As such you can look forward to major matchmaking improvements, a brand new Control map called Antarctic Peninsula, the return of freely earned Credits that can be used to purchase old cosmetics, the removal of seasonal rank resets, and naturally, some sizable balance updates to shake up the meta and perhaps even rework problematic heroes like Roadhog.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Blizzard has now decided to add two more announcements onto the pile! First and foremost, the Overwatch 2 Workshop and its accompanying custom games will be returning in Season 3. The exact details have not been shared just yet, but given how long the Workshop was missing I can only hope it's going to relaunch with a bunch of new features that will pave the way for bigger and more elaborate custom games than ever before.
Brawler and Battle Royale hybrid Rumbleverse will be closing down on February 28th, 2023
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Despite trying some interesting new ideas, it sadly looks like the Brawler and Battle Royale hybrid Rumbleverse has not managed to garner enough of a playerbase to warrant further development. As such, developer Iron Galaxy has now announced that the Rumbleverse servers will be shutting down on February 28th, 2023.
"This project has been a labor of love to create a new experience in a popular and highly competitive genre for games," reads the developer update. "If you’ve been a part of that journey, we thank you – whether you jumped into the first playtest after our reveal, or just shot yourself out of the cannon for the first time."
PowerWash Simulator has just launched a free crossover with Lara Croft, while Final Fantasy VII will be getting one soon
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[Update #2]: PowerWash Simulator's first actual DLC will be a SpongeBob crossover, of all things.
[Update]: It took a short while, but PowerWash Simulator has now launched a free crossover with Final Fantasy VII.
In a bit of an unusual update, the self-explanatory PowerWash Simulator has just recently launched a crossover with none other than Lara Croft! The free update brings with it five new levels focused around the iconic Croft Manor that will have you have you inflict horrific water damage to everything from Lara's obstacle course to her treasure room.
What all of this nonsense looks like in actual gameplay, that you can check out through the freshly posted trailer. Have a gander:
Superhero themed ARPG Superfuse has now landed into Early Access, though in a rather rough state
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Instead of going with the usual dark fantasy setting that seems to mark most ARPGs, the recently released Superfuse is a comic book and superhero themed hack'n'slash set in the distant future. As you would expect from any game inspired by Diablo 2, Superfuse's gameplay is all about carving a path through untold numbers of aliens and monstrosities with unique classes and abilities, all the while vacuuming up more loot than any human could ever possibly hope to carry.
How all of this looks like in action, however, that you can get a pretty good idea of through the launch trailer below. Have a gander: