Episode 3 of Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within adventure game series has now arrived
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Episode 2 released back in October, and after a little bit of a wait Episode 3 of Telltale's Batman: The Enemy Within adventure game series has now arrived to continue on with the story. I can't tell you much about the story itself due to spoiler concerns, but what I can say is that you will be taking an even deeper plunge into the criminal underworld as the villain's plans are slowly starting to unravel.
As always, the launch trailer features some minor spoilers, so if you want to have a completely 'pure' playthrough make sure to avert your eyes. If you don't mind seeing such minor details, however, you'll find the trailer right below. Have a look:
The viking themed strategy game Northgard has recently added a sixth faction - Clan Boar
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[Update]: Northgard has now added a new and extremely aggressive faction - Himminbrjotir, Clan of the Ox.
Northgard is a viking themed strategy game that released onto Steam Early Access back in February. When I first did my review I found Northgard to be quite enjoyable, albeit severely lacking in content given that there were only three different units to toy around. With that in mind, I am very glad to say that the developers have come a long way since then, with their latest efforts now resulting in the appearance of the sixth playable faction - Clan Boar.
Unlike the previously added Clan Bear which focused primarily on resilience and an unbreakable defense, Clan Boar is all about furthering your civilization's understanding of the world. In gameplay terms this means that Clan Boar's healers are also capable of providing significant amounts of lore, villagers receive no penalties to happiness for non-upgraded houses, and perhaps most importantly, each additional territory passively increases the population limit.
THQ Nordic has now released a brief gameplay trailer for the modern remake of Black Mirror
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Before you even ask, the answer is no, this Black Mirror has absolutely nothing in common with the Twilight Zone inspired TV series of the same name. It does, however, have a lot in common with the ancient point & click adventure game called Black Mirror 1, mostly because its a modern re-imagining of the very same story.
It is worth mentioning that the modern Black Mirror will not be a simple tune-up as the original's gameplay is quite slow and arduous by today's standards. Instead, it will come with improved gameplay that's focused around exploration and careful examination, newly crafted visuals and a much better sound design, as well as "high quality voice acting from a compelling ensemble cast". If you're wondering what this might look like in action, wonder no more as THQ Nordic have recently posted a brief gameplay trailer. Have a gander:
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus now has a free demo available on PC and consoles
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[Update]: Thanks to a partnership between Bethesda and GOG, the entire Dishonored series and the first two modern Wolfenstein games are now available DRM-free.
While it initially received overwhelmingly positive reviews, the public opinion on Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus has taken a bit of a downward turn in the recent weeks. So if you're not sure whose opinion to trust, you'll be glad to hear that Bethesda has now released a free demo for both PC and consoles.
If you're planning to test it out on PC simply head on over to Steam, navigate to the "Download Demo" button that's to the right of the purchase button, and you'll be playing in no time. As far as content is concerned, this demo will allow you to play through the entire first level, after which you will need the full version to continue. Naturally, your progress will carry over to the full version, regardless of when you buy it.
Gwent and its story-driven singleplayer campaign Thronebreaker are set to arrive in 2018
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After being in beta for quite a while now, CDPR has announced that their Witcher inspired card game Gwent will be officially released in 2018. In order to prepare for the upcoming launch the team will be increasing the tempo of multiplayer updates, while the singleplayer content will be rolling out at a similar pace. In other words, you can expect to see new cards, challenges, vanity items, and balance patches arrive with a much greater frequency as we inch closer towards release.
On a somewhat disappointing note, I also have to announce that CDPR has delayed Thonebreaker, Gwent's very first singleplayer story-driven campaign, until 2018. If its any consolation, Thronebreaker is being pushed further back in order to give the team enough time to properly flesh out all of the content, as well as increase the campaign's already massive scope! So while we might be waiting for a while for Thronebreaker to arrive, at least it seems like its going to be one very content-rich expansion.
Steam's Autumn Sale and the "Steam Awards" nominations have now arrived
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After being leaked and rumored for quite a few weeks now, the Steam Autumn Sale has finally arrived with alongside a whole bunch of discounts. There are also some account badges to earn by participating in the sale, though unlike the ones from the early days these badges don't appear to be anything more than a bit of cosmetic fluff.
Besides the sale itself, today also marks the start of the nominations for the Steam Awards - Valve's annual ceremony that seeks to celebrate the most unique and interesting games out there. As such, the categories are quite broad and open to interpretation, so feel free to vote for whatever game you feel deserves the recognition, be it indie or AAA. The Steam Awards nominations will only be open until November 28th, so make sure to head on over to the official website as soon as possible.
Total War: Rome 2 - Empire Divided's latest video shows off the new Politics system in action, as well as the Gallic Rome campaign
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Total War: Rome 2's Empire Divided DLC is set to arrive in the very near future, bringing with it 10 new factions and a whole bunch of new features to contend with. You can expect to see stuff like plagues and banditry, cults and an overhauled politics system, new general skills, new narrative technologies, updated building chains and new unique units, and the list goes on for quite a while.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as Creative Assembly have just posted a lengthy preview video showing off the Gallic Rome campaign. Have a look, it seems to be quite an interesting campaign: