Season: A letter to the future is a story-focused adventure about documenting life ahead of a mysterious cataclysm
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[Update]: Season has now arrived, and I'm pleased to say it has done so alongside quite a positive reception!
Aiming for a more somber tone than the usual exploration and story focused adventure, Season: A letter to the future stars a young woman determined to document, photograph, and record the lives of everyday people before some kind of cataclysm washes them all away. Quite the contrast to the otherwise charming and cheery visuals!
What exactly is happening with the world, and more importantly why, is going to be up to your to discover by roaming across the land and talking to the various characters. There's only a couple of them around on account of the whole cataclysm thing, but the good news is that each one is unique and emotionally complex, so unraveling their life's story should be quite a ride.
Hogwarts Legacy devs have detailed the PC system requirements and their expected performance
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[Update]: Hogwarts Legacy has now arrived, and I'm happy to say that it's looking quite good so far!
After going through a bit of a delay, the open world Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy will be launching onto PC, PlayStation and Xbox this February 10th. So if you're curious what kind of rig you'll need in order to run it, and especially to run it well, you'll be happy to hear that the Hogwarts Legacy team has now detailed the PC system requirements and their expected performance.
Before we get into the actual details, the most important thing to mention is that even older GPUs like the Nvidia GeForce 1080 TI will be able to play Hogwarts Legacy on high settings. As such, don't feel pressured to purchase the currently absurdly overpriced GPUs as your old one will most likely do just fine. With that said, here are the PC specs:
Google's game streaming service Stadia will be shutting down on January 18th, 2023
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After a little over two years of activity, Google's game streaming service Stadia is now getting ready to join the likes of Google+ and Google Hangouts on the great farm in the sky. As is to be expected, once the servers shut down for good on January 18th, 2023 you'll lose access to all of your games, save files and other data.
Thankfully, it's not all bad news. First and foremost, Google will be issuing refunds for all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. This process is fully automatic and should be mostly completed by January 18th, though don't be surprised if it takes a little while longer given the sheer scale of the operation.
MTG Arena's highly anticipated Phyrexia: All Will be One expansion will be launching on February 7th
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[Update #2]: The Phyrexia: All Will be One expansion has now arrived with plenty of poison and proliferation.
[Update]: MTG Arena's January update has nerfed the Goblin Trapfinder combo, as well as buffed numerous Spirits & Samurai.
Now that The Brother's War set has been thoroughly explored, both in Limited and Constructed formats, it's time to start looking towards the future and the upcoming Phyrexia: All Will be One expansion. While things are definitely looking up on the gameplay front, the story is going to be a lot more grim than usual as five out of the ten featured Planeswalkers are going to find themselves compleated and thus switching sides.
Which of the characters have gotten captured and which are now confirmed to be safe, that you'll have to find out on your own as the speculation and anticipation are all part of the fun. You can begin your journey with the first chapter of the new storyline titled Uncontrolled Descent which, unsurprisingly, sees our heroes arrive on New Phyrexia.
In keeping with tradition, Ubisoft's pirate-themed game Skull and Bones has now been delayed again
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Ubisoft's pirate-themed game Skull and Bones was originally announced in 2017 and pinned for a 2018 launch - right on schedule to compete with Rare's ambitious Sea of Thieves. As you're likely well aware that didn't exactly go according to plan, and so Skull and Bones was first pushed back to 2019, then 2020, then 2021, then 2022, and then eventually 2023 as well.
However, after getting tired of shuffling the release date around for half a decade at this point, Ubisoft finally announced that Skull and Bones will be launching onto PC and consoles on March 9th, 2023! Unsurprisingly, that sort of certainty did not last very long. In a new announcement that I'm sure is going to come as a massive surprise, Ubisoft has now revealed that Skull and Bones has been delayed yet again.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's Update 10.0.5 is coming January 24th with grey/white transmog and the cosmetics-focused Trading Post
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[Update]: Patch 10.0.5 has now arrived alongside a sizable batch of balance changes.
If your favorite part of an MMO is making your character look ridiculously awesome, or just plain ol' ridiculous, you'll be happy to hear that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's upcoming Update 10.0.5 is all about the cosmetics. First and foremost, once it arrives this January 24th Update 10.0.5 will finally allow you to transmog the appearance of poor (grey) and common (white) quality items. Many of these items represent highly thematic sets from the various starter zones, so expect to see a whole bunch of interesting new customization options to mess around with.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Update 10.0.5 will also be launching alongside The Storm’s Fury event. The event will spin up every five hours and will take place at the Temporal Conflux portal in Thaldraszus. Braving its various challenges will grant you Essences of the Storm - a currency that can then be used to acquire items like the Skyskin Hornstrider mount, Time-Lost Vorquin Foal pet, or other such goodies.
Pre-orders of the upcoming Dead Space remake will come with a copy of the excellent Dead Space 2
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[Update]: The Dead Space remake has now landed onto PC and consoles, and so far it's looking quite good!
After quite a few teasers and previews, the comprehensive Dead Space remake will be launching onto PC and consoles this January 27th, 2023. The new version has been rebuilt from the ground up in order to offer higher fidelity visuals, enhanced audio, as well as a bunch of gameplay improvements to help tie everything together. That said, don't worry about things changing too much as the remake seems to have gone to great lengths to stay true to the original game's vision and style.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as it looks like the Dead Space remake will come with a little gift for those that have pre-purchased the game - a copy of Dead Space 2! You'll only be granted access to Dead Space 2 once the Dead Space remake launches on January 27th, so there's no need to rush things. Instead, take a few moments to check out the reviews and various previews (once they appear) before deciding whether the Dead Space remake is worth committing your time and money to.