Physics-based sandbox Kerbal Space Program and the stealth-focused Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice are free for a week
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If you feel like your backlog just isn't big enough, even with all of the holiday sales and giveaways, you might be interested to hear that Kerbal Space Program and Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice are currently free to grab. Simply head on over to the Epic Games Store, add the games to your account, and you'll be good to go.
As always, there is a bit of a time limit you'll need to keep in mind. In this case the giveaway will be ending on January 12th, though once you've claimed the games you'll be able to keep playing them for however long you want. So take a few minutes now and grab the freebies before you forget all about them.
Vampire Survivors devs have revealed their plans for 2023, including new content and an engine upgrade
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[Update #2]: Vampire Survivors is getting an animated show, along with even more free updates throughout the Summer!
[Update]: Vampire Survivors' second expansion has brought in a huge new map, 8 characters and 13 weapons.
Back in early 2022 the Vampire Survivors team rather optimistically announced that they will be doing a massive engine upgrade at some point in summer. This upgrade was not only supposed to significantly increase the performance (perhaps even up to ten times), but also give the developers a lot more freedom when it comes to designing new stages, items and weapons.
Needless to say, this didn't exactly go according to plan, though you'll be happy to hear that they're not giving up! According to the latest developer update they'll be working on it throughout early 2023, so with a bit of luck we might see the big upgrade sooner rather than later. Since the two versions will likely have some notable differences, the Vampire Survivors team will be maintaining both versions until 2024, at which point they'll fully commit to the new and improved one.
Guild Wars 2's Lunar New Year 2023 festival is launching on January 10th alongside a bunch of mini-games and rewards
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The Christmas themed Wintersday event has only just ended, and already Guild Wars 2 is preparing for a brand new celebration! So if you're in the mood for food, fireworks and fighting, make sure to mark January 10th on your calendar as that's when the Lunar New Year 2023 festival will be going live.
In on order to participate you'll simply need to head on over to the freshly redecorated Crown Pavilion in Divinity’s Reach, after which you'll be able to explore the various activities and mini-games. Why exactly the Canthan festival doesn't take place in Cantha itself now that we can actually visit it, that I'm afraid I have no answer to.
Overwatch 2's Battle for Olympus event is bringing a super-powered free-for-all deathmatch mode on January 5th
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's Lunar New Year 2023 event has now landed alongside Capture the Flag and very little else.
[Update]: Overwatch 2's Battle for Olympus update has arrived with a fun novelty game mode and some truly awful challenges.
In order to help spice up the latter half of Season 2, as well as showcase some of the new mechanics and ideas we might see in the upcoming PvE missions, the Overwatch 2 team will be releasing the Battle for Olympus event this January 5th. The whole thing will last until January 19th and will offer you a chance to dive into a new free-for-all deathmatch mode where each of the seven featured characters will be redesigned and powered up to a ridiculous degree.
Widowmaker will be able to petrify her enemies before destroying them with an easy headshot, Pharah will be able to continue flying around while using her rocket barrage, while Roadhog will be able to not only become huge, but also shoot boulders out of his gun! As for Junker Queen, it should come as little surprise to hear that she has the power of lightning on her side given that the big fancy Mythic-tier skin at the end of the Battle Pass makes her look a bit like Zeus!
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is a wildly creative and charmingly weird brawler from the Zeno Clash team
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If you're in the mood for something completely out of the ordinary, you might want to keep an eye on the upcoming Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. Much like the studio's previous series Zeno Clash, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos is an extraordinarily creative action-adventure about beating up all sorts of bizarre alien creatures in fast-paced hand-to-hand combat.
Before you throw hands, however, Clash: Artifacts of Chaos gives you the opportunity to engage your monstrous opponents in a game of dice! While it might sound silly, winning in the mini-game can grant you (or the opponent) a sizable advantage. This can include things like shackling the opponent to a post so they can't chase you around, baiting an additional monster into the fight to make a real mess out of things, or even covering the area in fog in order to limit visibility and open up new strategies.
The recent remake of the original The Last of Us is heading over to PC on March 3rd, 2023
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[Update #2]: The PC version of The Last of Us Part I has now arrived, though sadly alongside a bunch of technical trouble.
[Update]: It looks like The Last of Us won't be alone as the PlayStation 5 exclusive third-person roguelike Returnal will also be launching onto PC in early 2023.
Following in the footsteps of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the comprehensive remake of the original The Last of Us is now slowly getting ready to launch onto PC. You can expect to see it arrive alongside the prequel chapter Left Behind on March 3rd, 2023.
No list of PC specific features or improvements has been revealed so far, but whether that means there won't be any or it they have simply not been announced yet, that I'm afraid I don't know. Personally I think it's the latter given that the PC system requirements are still shrouded in mystery. In either case, I'm not too worried about The Last of Us Part I's graphical fidelity as the remake already looks quite lovely on PlayStation.
Gravity Circuit is a highly stylized and Mega Man inspired 2D action-platformer
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Much like the Mega Man series from which it takes a great deal of inspiration, the upcoming Gravity Circuit is a fast-paced action-platformer that's all about smashing your way through hordes upon hordes of evil robots in order to singlehandedly save the world. Along the way you'll have to conquer twelve stages that each come with their own unique mechanics and challenges, collect a large assortment of upgrades that will enhance both your movement abilities and attack options, and naturally, scour the levels in search of numerous secrets.
How all of this looks like in action, that you can get a pretty good idea of through the gameplay trailer below. Have a gander, it's quite a charming one: