Star Wars Battlefront 2's latest trailer offers a closer look at the singleplayer story
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Star Wars Battlefront 2 will be coming to PC and consoles this November 17th, bringing with it a much larger variety of content than its predecessor. There will be a whole bunch of planets and maps to explore, a space-based combat mode with its own mechanics and unique vehicles, a plethora of different weapons and vehicles from some of the most popular Star Wars time periods, and most surprisingly of all, a singleplayer story starring an Imperial commander.
The recently posted trailer won't offer you much of a look at campaign gameplay, but it will give you a good idea of just what kind of storyline the developers are aiming for. Have a look, its not a very long video:
Today's Battlerite update will add a new game mode, rework the talent system, and improve the UI
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Today's Battlerite update is going to be a very important step towards the full free-to-play release. Besides bringing with it a greatly improved user interface, the pre-launch patch will also rework the Battlerite system, add a brand new game mode, as well as rebalance some of the more oppressive heroes and abilities. On first glance this might not sound like much, but when it comes to the actual gameplay the effects are going to be rather immense!
The new Battlegrounds game mode will be all about capturing points and completing objectives during which one team will play as the attackers and one as the defenders. This will be an entirely casual (and unranked) game mode designed around quick bursts of fun, but since it will feature all of the same spells and abilities it will also serve as an excellent place to practice new heroes without letting your team down.
The oldschool-looking isometric CRPG UnderRail will soon be getting a proper world map
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UnderRail is an isometric, as oldschool as it gets, turn-based CRPG set in a post-apocalyptic future where the surface has been rendered inhospitable and where the remnants of humanity now dwell in caves and ancient metro tunnels. Just imagine a combination of Fallout and Metro and you'll be on the right track as far as the setting is concerned.
While UnderRail is definitely not a game for everyone, I must admit I had a great deal of fun playing it, at least until I reached the later portions of the game and started getting lost over and over again. Turns out navigating complex mazes of caves and tunnels is not exactly an easy task without a proper map to guide you. As such, I am very happy to say that the developers are now working on a global map to make navigating the massive world just a bit less confusing!
Total War: Warhammer 2's latest video shows off a battle from the Mortal Empires combined campaign
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Total War: Warhammer 2's Mortal Empires campaign is set to arrive on October 26th, bringing with it an absolutely massive sandbox to play around in. To put it simply, the Mortal Empires campaign will be a combination of the maps from Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2, along with all of the Legendary Lords and the factions they lead! So if you've bought any DLC for Total War: Warhammer 1, all of it will be available as a part of the Mortal Empires campaign as well. That said, Norsca will be slightly delayed due to some technical issues, so I'm afraid you won't be able to conquer the jungles of Lustria with a horde of mammoths just yet.
If you're wondering how all of the different races might stack up against each other, especially when it comes to a battle between the new and the old, wonder no more as the developers have now posted a rather lengthy battle between the Empire and Skaven. Have a look:
Team Fortress 2 devs have now finally added the long-awaited Pyro Update
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[Update #2]: Team Fortress 2's June 2022 update seems to have solved the bot and cheater epidemic!
[Update]: Valve is working on fixing Team Fortress 2's overwhelming problem with bots and cheaters.
After soundly beating the Heavy in the Meet Your Match contest a while ago, Pyro has now finally received his very own content update and slight rework. The flamethrower's visuals have been greatly improved and are now more representative of its actual reach, Afterburn duration now depends on just how long you've been flaming someone's face off, Airblast has been made more consistent and enjoyable for both sides, and the list goes on for quite a while.
Besides all of the Pyro changes and additions, the Jungle Inferno update has also added a whole bunch of new maps to explore, as well as 36 new Contracts to complete via the Jungle Inferno Campaign Pass. Unlike the previous campaigns, however, the new Contracts will not slowly trickle into the game, but will instead be available from the very start as a part of a choose-your-own-path sort of tree. More importantly, you can now actually complete Contracts in co-op! Simply group up with your friends, join the same server, and all of the actions you do will count for each of your contracts. A simple addition, but a highly welcome one!
Killing Floor 2's Halloween event has brought in a new map, new weapons, and King Fleshpound as a new final boss
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The original Killing Floor was well known for its extravagant holiday updates, and I'm glad to say that the tradition has continued into Killing Floor 2 as well. The recently added Halloween event has brought with it a spooky new map to explore, two new weapons to toy around with (more on that later), King Fleshpound as a new potential final boss, as well as new enemy in the form of the Quarter Pound from the Poundemounium Weekly Outbreak custom game mode.
As for the weapons, fans of explosions will be glad to hear that the Demolition perk has now recieved the Seeker Six, an absolutely gigantic rocket launcher that can lock on to enemies and fire an entire salvo of rockets at the same time. On the completely different side of the spectrum, however, we have the new Medic melee weapon - the Hemogoblin. It has the rather lovely ability of draining the enemy's blood, with the end result being a shriveled corpse where once was a rampaging Zed.
Overwatch devs have released a brief comic fleshing out the Halloween Terror event
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Overwatch's second annual Halloween Terror event started early last week, yet for some reason Blizzard has chosen to only now release a comic detailing the return of Doctor Junkenstein and his cronies. While the comic doesn't bring much in terms of new information, it does have some rather lovely artwork, as well as what appears to be a teaser for next year's Genji skin!
You can find the newly released "The Return of Doctor Junkenstein" comic over at the official website. If you're looking for the always-awesome animated version, however, I'm afraid there isn't one available this time around. A real shame since the subtle animations and sounds really add a lot to the atmosphere.