The XCOM inspired Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden now has a lengthy and detailed gameplay preview
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden is an upcoming adaptation of the 'Mutant' pen and paper RPG that has been around since the 1980s. The premise, as you might imagine from the name alone, is that humanity has managed to nuke itself into oblivion, thus leaving the planet populated by Mutants - deformed humans and animals alike.
In gameplay terms Mutant Year Zero is a mixture of turn-based combat and real-time exploration, with some stealth added in for good measure. As such, you'll be able to freely roam around the world and explore at your leisure, scavenge resources and talk to some colorful characters, and if you ever end up battle you will find yourself in a turn-based combat system that's quite similar to XCOM.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have posted an incredibly lengthy gameplay preview showcasing pretty much all of the major features. Have a gander, it's quite interesting:
Overwatch's second annual Uprising PvE event will be coming on April 10th
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This shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that Blizzard confirmed it last year, but Overwatch's second annual Uprising PvE event will be coming this April. More specifically, it will be arriving on April 10th for both PC and consoles.
The exact contents of the update haven't been revealed just yet, but it's expected that we're going to be getting last year's Uprising PvE event, as well as a brand new one centered around Blackwatch - Overwatch's clandestine counterpart. The last part is currently an unconfirmed rumor, though it does appear to be a highly accurate one given the contents of the most recent teaser on Twitter.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker's "Features Trailer" shows off what the isometric RPG is really all about
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker is an upcoming singleplayer isometric RPG with a bit of a Neverwinter Nights 2 twist. What I mean by this is that instead of simply wondering the land in search of adventure and glory, you will be trying to establish your very own kingdom in the unsurprisingly hostile Stolen Lands. In order to do this you will need to recruit a variety of companions, dispatch all of the local warlords and their cronies, blaze a path through the uncharted wilderness, and naturally, make plenty of difficult decisions since ruling a kingdom is a bit more complex than hitting stuff with a sword.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in-game, you're in luck as the developers have just posted a somewhat brief "Features Trailer" showcasing everything Pathfinder: Kingmaker has to offer. Have a gander, it's quite an interesting video:
Spec Ops: The Line is completely free to grab from Humble Bundle for the next ~38 hours
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You've no doubt heard endless amounts of praise and criticism for Spec Ops: The Line at this point, so if you're curious to see what it's all about, you might be interested to hear that it's currently completely free on Humble Bundle. The offer will only last for another 38 hours, however, so do make sure to grab your copy as soon as possible, just to be on the safe side.
As for whether Spec Ops: The Line is actually worth playing, I'm genuinely not sure what to tell you. On one hand it has a story that packs a massive punch, even if you already know what the big twist is, but on the other hand it's a completely generic shooter that could barely keep me entertained throughout the short campaign. So the big question is: does an excellent story make the otherwise mediocre gameplay worthwhile? Well, that's something only you will be able to decide.
Vermintide 2 devs have detailed the upcoming weapon fixes and major nerfs to player damage
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While trying to fix a wide array of completely nonfunctional talents, Vermintide 2 developer Fatshark recently uncovered another massive issue: the scaling system that's supposed to limit player power was not turned on in the live version! In other words, heroes are currently dealing around 40% more damage than they should be, while their weapons are managing to stagger and cleave through enemies with far too much ease.
A single day has passed since that announcement, and already Fatshark has managed to release a beta update that corrects the issue, as well as fixes some of the more egregious problems with weapons and talents. You can find the full list of changes over at the official website, but if you're just interested in the short version, allow me to highlight all of the important tweaks. Have a look:
Far Cry 5 has now made its way to both PC and consoles alongside generally positive reviews
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After many months of waiting and quite a few interesting teasers, Far Cry 5 has now finally made its way to both PC and consoles. Thankfully, it would appear that all of the excitement and anticipation has not been been in vein as Far Cry 5 currently sports some highly favorable reviews. However, if you're planning to get it exclusively for co-op, you might want to wait for a little while as right now only the host can acquire new weapons!
On the positive side, the new Map Editor has already proven itself to be highly competent given that there are currently numerous fan-made maps available. Some are obviously complete junk as they were cobbled together within an hour, but there are a surprising amount of quality examples as well. This number is only going to grow in the future as the Map Editor features a wast array of assets from most of Ubisoft's modern games, so it really does come down to just how creative the community is going to be with it.
The colorful collectathon Snake Pass has now added a score-chasing Arcade Mode
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Snake Pass is a retro collectathon where instead of the usual jumping about you need to coil around bamboo, slither alongside walls, dangle over absurdly large and dangerous cliffs, and do whatever else you might imagine an adorable cartoon snake doing. I reviewed it back in April of 2017 and I had a great deal of fun doing so, which is why I'm glad to say that the developers have now added a bit more replayability through the new score-chasing Arcade Mode.
As you might imagine from the name alone, the Arcade Mode will task you with completing each of the 15 levels while eating as much fruit as possible within the time limit. The more fruit you can rack up in a quick succession the more your score multiplayer will rise, so if you want to reach the very top of the leaderboard you'll need to learn the levels inside out!
You can get a small peek at what the new Arcade Mode looks like in-game through the recently posted teaser trailer. It's not a very long or very detailed video, but it should get the point across regardless. Have a gander: