Valve has updated the Steam User Review system in order to lessen the impact of review bombing
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One of the biggest problems Steam's User Review system had from the very beginning was its vulnerability to review bombing. Since its entirely automated there is simply no way for the system to tell if the vast amounts of negative reviews are due to a genuine flaw with the game, or because one of the developers did something incredibly daft on the side. The end result was a highly unreliable system, a system where you couldn't really judge whether the game itself was any good or not.
As you might imagine, there is no easy way to solve this problem. On one hand you have enjoyable games like Firewatch getting massive amounts of negative reviews due to the developer's actions outside of the game itself, and on the other you have a countless array of games that have either become completely broken, stopped getting updated, or implemented pay-to-win microtransactions. Thankfully, Valve has decided to handle this issue in the best way they possibly could - by presenting the buyer with as much information as possible!
Monster Hunter: World's latest trailer shows off a variety of locations and cuddly dinosaurs
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Capcom has just recently announced that Monster Hunter: World will be coming to consoles on January 26th, 2018. The release date for the PC version is yet to be revealed, but on the positive side we at least now have a brand new trailer showing off a variety of environments and gigantic monsters.
There is unfortunately no English version of the trailer so you're going to miss out on all of the 'highly important' story bits, but thankfully the rest of the video is told through the universal language of dinosaur-smacking. Have a look, its quite pleasing on the eyes:
Atomega is a retro arena-shooter where you can constantly grow larger and stronger
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Reflections, an experimental Ubisoft studio most famous for Grow Home and Grow Up, has now released a rather intriguing retro arena-shooter onto Steam. Instead of simply blowing a hole through your enemies and calling it a day, in Atomega you will need to constantly collect matter and energy which lets you transform into larger and more powerful forms, culminating with the nearly godlike Omega.
The concept is a little bit strange, so allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. Its fairly brief, but it should give you a pretty damn good idea of just what Atomega is all about. Have a look:
Junkertown, as well as D.Va and Mercy reworks, have now made their way to Overwatch
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After hanging around on the PTR for what feels like forever, Overwatch's first new payload map Junkertown has now finally arrived to the live servers. Besides the usual variety of bug fixes and quality of life improvements, this update has also brought with it the rather controversial Mercy and D.Va reworks.
Mercy's resurrect now only targets one person and has been turned into a basic ability, while D.Va's Defense Matrix has been nerfed in order to make way for a new missile barrage spell. If you're interested in all of the detailed you'll find the full patch notes over at the Overwatch website, but for now here are all of the major hero changes:
Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have released a gameplay video showing off the Lizardmen in battle
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With Total War: Warhammer 2's release date fast approaching, Creative Assembly has now finally started releasing some more information about the Lizardmen. A few days ago they posted a lengthy video showing off the Lizardmen campaign mechanics and general playstyle, while today's video is all about the glorious combat!
So if you're interested in seeing how dinosaurs riding other dinosaurs fare against sentient rats and their 'lovely' pets, make sure to check out the latest preview video down below. Have a look, its quite the spectacle to behold:
Monster Hunter: World has been pinned for a January 2018 release date
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Capcom has just announced that the much-anticipated Monster Hunter: World will be coming on January 26th, 2018. So far only the console release date has been confirmed, but chances are high the PC version will follow relatively quickly. Either way, the good news is that the developers have stated they will take as long as they need to in order to make it a quality PC port.
If you're wondering what to expect from Monster Hunter: World in terms of visuals and combat, allow me to share with you one of the recent gameplay trailers. Its essentially a brief overview of the Wildspire Waste zone, but it should give you a good idea of what Monster Hunter: World is all about. Have a look:
Innervate, Fiery War Axe, and Spreading Plague nerfs have now arrived to Hearthstone
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Even though the recent Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion brought with it some rather interesting cards the meta ended up being dominated by boring ol' Jade Druids and Pirate Warriors, decks that have been problematic since they first appeared. As it became more and more apparent that a counter is not going to show up any time soon, Blizzard announced a variety of nerfs, though not exactly the nerfs players expected to see.
Instead of toning down the extremely efficient pirates and their overlord Patches, Blizzard chose to nerf Fiery War Axe which is going to be a massive hit for Control Warrior decks. On the positive side, the developers did also nerf Druid through cards like Innervate and Spreading Plague, though I'm not exactly sure if that's going to be enough when compared to the average power level across classes. If you're interested in seeing Blizzard's reasonings behind all of these changes you'll find what you seek on the official blog, but for now here are all of the nerfs: