Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event will be starting later today
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With Halloween now fast approaching it was only a matter of time before Guild Wars 2's annual Shadow of the Mad King event made its 'terrifying' return. However, unlike the previous few years the Halloween event will not be launching on October 18th, but rather on October 17th. In other words, it will be coming later today!
In terms of content you can expect to see a repeat performance from the various Halloween themed zones and events: a festive version of Lion's Arch, the Mad King's Labyrinth and Clock Tower, the Ascent to Madness mini-dungeon, and the somewhat annoying Mad King Says mini-game. Naturally, there will also be a ton of new and returning cosmetics to collect, so make sure to grab the Bat Wing Glider while its still available.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has been delayed until early 2018
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If you were hoping to get your hands on the remastered version of the original Age of Empires this week, I'm afraid I have some bad news. According to the most recent announcement, Ages of Empires: Definitive Edition has been delayed from its October 19th release date all the way to early 2018.
As you might expect, the Definitive Edition is being pushed back in order to secure a bit of extra time for testing and polish, as well as what appear to be new features. There aren't that many details available as of right now, but here's the full announcement message if you're interested:
Epic has announced a whole bunch of new features for Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode
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It has been less than two weeks since Epic added Duos and Supply Drops to Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode, and already they are planning an absolute ton of new features. You can expect the upcoming patches to bring team communication (including voice chat support), improvements to loot density and inventory management, an anti-cheat system and performance improvements, stats and leaderboards, a better progression system, and the list goes on.
There are far too many major additions to cover in brief, so if you're interested in all of the details you'll find the full list down below. Its a bit on the lengthy side, but there is very little padding, so if you're interested in Fortnite's future I'd say its well worth checking out regardless. Have a look:
Warframe's massive Plains of Eidolon expansion has now arrived on PC
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After many months of teasers and previews, Warframe's Plains of Eidolon expansion has now finally arrived. It brings with it the very first open-world zone, a bunch of absolutely enormous new alien creatures to tackle alongside fellow players, a variety of new quests and bounties to undertake, the usual array of new weapons and armor as well as additional crafting recipes and cosmetics, and the list goes on for a while. Needless to say, Plains of Eidolon is a rather massive expansion!
If you're interested in seeing what all of this looks like in-game, and more importantly what it plays like, you'll find what you seek in the most recent developer preview. The video is quite lengthy and it covers a variety of different gameplay elements, so it should give you a good idea of just what Plains of Eidolon is all about. Have a look:
Dungeons 3 is a Dungeon Keeper inspired strategy game/management sim
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[Update]: Dungeons 4 has now been announced alongside a 2023 release date.
Dungeons 3 is a faithful homage to the original Dungeon Keeper, as well as a highly competent strategy game in its own right. As you might expect given its inspiration, Dungeons 3 is all about creating your very own fortress, populating it with a variety of monsters and traps, and then crushing anything even vaguely heroic or cutesy that might enter. And once your army is strong enough, you can also send it out into the overworld to fight via the newly reworked RTS mode.
You can get a good glimpse at what exactly all of this looks like in-game through one of the most recent gameplay trailers down below. Its not a very long video, but it does a rather good job of showcasing all of the important gameplay elements so I'd say its well worth checking out. Have a gander:
The remastered version of Dust2 has now arrived on CS:GO's test servers along with new "Leet Krew" player models
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Back in February Valve removed Dust2 from active duty and placed it into the reserves group. In other words, they pulled it from tournament play in order to rework and rebalance the whole map. And now, nearly a year later, the remastered version of Dust2 has finally made its way to the test servers along with a new version of the "Leet Krew" player models!
As you might expect given their work on Nuke and Inferno, the remastered version of Dust2 has brought with it very few gameplay changes. A couple of random bits of scenery have been moved around, but the general flow of the map is still exactly the same. What did change, however, is visibility. Pretty much the entirety of Dust2 has been lightened up in order to make players stick out from the background, especially in some overly dark areas such as the tunnels towards B site. A much needed change given how it gave certain characters a small but annoying advantage.
The PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana has been pinned for mid-December
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The PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana was supposed to arrive on September 12th, yet on the very eve of release the developers announced an indefinite delay. Ever since then we have been pretty much in the dark, save for a short message stating that development on the PC version will continue.
As such, I am very glad to say that the developers have now issued an official statement, as well as an estimated release date! If everything goes according to plan the PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be coming in mid-December, though no specific date has been given just yet. If you're interested in the reasons behind this delay, as well as what the developers are doing right now, you'll find the full statement just below. Have a look: