Sword Legacy: Omen is a challenging turn-based RPG with some rather stylized visuals
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Sword Legacy: Omen is a challenging tactical RPG set in the world of Broken Britannia, a realm where technology and magic are heavily intertwined. You and your fellow heroes will have to embark on a lengthy journey to find and retrieve the long-lost legendary sword Excalibur. What this means in gameplay terms is that you will have a variety of environments to explore, numerous characters to interact with and potentially recruit, and naturally, hordes upon hordes of enemies to fight through turn-based combat most similar to Final Fantasy Tactics'.
While Sword Legacy: Omen is still nowhere near release, you can get a brief glimpse at what all of this looks like in-game through the recently posted trailer. Have a look, its quite an interesting art style:
Rocket League's Autumn Update has arrived with a new map and numerous improvements
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After being teased for a couple of weeks now, Rocket League's Autumn Update has finally arrived. It brings with it the end of Season 5 and the beginning of Season 6, a brand new map by the name of Farmstead, Wasteland and Starbase ARC maps redesigned as standard arenas, as well as a whole bunch of new cosmetics to collect.
In terms of new features, this update has finally added local multiplayer to Rocket League! This is currently only available on the Steam version, but soon everyone will be able to host and join LAN matches for up to eight players without ever needing to connect to the Internet! Besides this amazing addition, the Autumn Update has also added transparent goalposts to make the goalie's life just a little bit easier, as well as the beta version of a new spectator camera to help out the budding esports scene.
Star Wars Battlefront 2's latest video offers a brief look at the singleplayer story
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After Star Wars Battlefront 1 got a fair bit of criticism due to a lack of content, EA has decided to go all-out with Battlefront 2. There will be a lot more maps to explore and ruin, a large variety of vehicles and weapons spread across the various Star Wars time periods, space-based combat with its own unique ships and gameplay systems, more villains and heroes to play around with, and perhaps most surprisingly of all, a lengthy singleplayer campaign with a focus on storytelling.
While the recently posted preview video won't offer you much of a look at campaign gameplay, it will give you a bit of an idea of just what kind of storyline the developers are going for. Have a look, its actually quite interesting:
Creative Assembly has released a series of beginner guides for Total War: Warhammer 2
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While Total War: Warhammer and its sequel are one of the easiest Total War games for new players to jump into, they are still incredibly complex and full of hidden elements you need to pay close attention to. For example, you can smash two armies together and win through sheer strength alone, or you could exploit the enemy's weak leadership with strategic flanking attacks and monstrous infantry to break them before they even deal any damage. The end result is the same, yet the latter tactic will leave you with a much healthier and battle-ready army afterwards.
So if you're new to the Total War series, and especially if you're new to Total War: Warhammer 2, you'll be glad to hear that Creative Assembly has now released a series of guides covering pretty much all of the major gameplay elements. You'll find the various beginner guides over at the official website, and I would heartily recommend you give them a look as the extra knowledge will greatly enhance your campaign experience.
Cities: Skylines' eco-friendly Green Cities expansion will be coming this October 19th
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After somewhat ridiculous content like blimps and giant monorails, Cities: Skylines will soon be going eco-friendly with the new Green Cities expansion. As you might expect from the premise alone, there will be a variety of new structures and parks, electric cars and public transportation, alternative service buildings, eco-friendly stores, and the list goes on for quite a while.
Besides the paid content, the expansion will also bring with it a rather significant free update. The details are unfortunately still a bit shaky, but it would appear we'll be getting electric cars, road modding, changes to the whole pollution mechanic, more beautification options in the form of extra parks and trees, as well as a variety of similar features. You can get a good glimpse at what all of this looks like through the recently posted teaser trailer down below. Have a gander:
Assassin's Creed: Origins' latest cinematic trailer shows off some lovely desert visuals
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After a rather lengthy hiatus following the somewhat disappointing Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, the series will be making its hopefully triumphant return with Assassin's Creed: Origins next month. It will bring with it a setting not often seen in gaming, a somewhat realistic depiction of Ancient Egypt, as well as a variety of gameplay improvements, the most important of which is the shift from 1-on-1 dueling to a more tactical system that rewards stealth, positioning, and clever usage of gadgets above all else.
While the recently posted cinematic trailer will not give you a good look at the gameplay, it will at least show you what sort of theme and visuals the developers are aiming for. Have a look, the trailer is quite a sight to behold:
Gwent has been updated with its very first seasonal event - The Mahakam Ale Festival
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Following in the footsteps of Hearthstone's adventures, CDPR has just released the very first seasonal event for Gwent - The Mahakam Ale Festival. It consists of three singleplayer duels with custom decks, unique new cards, some rather funky new rules, and naturally, an optional hard mode that offers even greater rewards. If you manage to complete all of it you'll also be given an exclusive Odrin player icon and a surprisingly good-looking flagon themed border.
The whole process, including all of the hard modes, took me around 50 minutes to complete, and I am very glad to say that those 50 minutes were well spent! The only real complaint I have with The Mahakam Ale Festival is that there isn't enough of it, but that will hopefully be rectified in future events given how positively the community has reacted to this one. Oh, and its also worth mentioning that the event is completely free to enter. So if you have Gwent installed, go and give it a look, its damn good fun!