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:
Grim Dawn's rather hefty Ashes of Malmouth expansion has now arrived
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After being teased for a little while now, Grim Dawn's fairly massive Ashes of Malmouth expansion has now arrived! It brings with it an increased level and Devotion cap, as well as two new Masteries to unlock and mess around with: the Inquisitor and Necromancer. As is tradition, these two Masteries can be combined with all of the original ones in order to create some rather unique and interesting characters. And if that just isn't enough customization for you, there is also a brand new Illusionist NPC that lets you customize your appearance with item skins you've collected across all of your characters.
Ashes of Malmouth has also brought with it two new story chapters, a whole bunch of new environments to explore, four new factions to befriend or antagonize, an absolute ton of new items and skill modifiers, new bosses and 'superbosses', and the list goes on for quite a while. Long story short, its an oldschool expansion rather than a simple bit of DLC fluff.
Overwatch's Halloween Terror event has now arrived with a whole bunch of awesome cosmetics
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After being teased and leaked multiple times now, Overwatch's second annual Halloween Terror event has finally arrived. It brings with it all of the previous cosmetics, but also a bunch of extremely good ones new ones, as well as the return of Junkenstein's Revenge PvE mode. Unfortunately, the PvE mode has not been extended into the castle itself as many have speculated, though there are new enemy layouts and different modes to toy around with, so its not as bad as it might look on first glance. Most importantly, however, its still the very best game mode for practicing your aim under high-pressure situations!
If you're interested in seeing some of these cosmetics in action, as well as a good overview of the new and improved Junkenstein's Revenge, you'll find the recently posted trailer right below. Have a look, its quite an enjoyable one: