City of Brass, an Arabian Nights themed rogue-lite, has now arrived on Steam Early Access
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City of Brass is a challenging first-person rogue-lite themed after the Arabian Nights. In gameplay terms this means you will be spending most of your time exploring opulent cities and sand-covered ruins, fighting against a variety of mythological creatures as well as boring ol' skeletons, and naturally, trying your hardest to not die a brutal and highly disappointing death.
It just recently arrived on Steam Early Access, and if you're interested in seeing what it has to offer you'll find the launch trailer right below. Its not a very lengthy video, but it should be more than enough to give you a decent idea of just what kind of rogue-lite City of Brass truly is. Have a look:
Heroes of the Storm devs have released a spotlight video for the upcoming healer Ana
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A few days ago Blizzard revealed that Heroes of the Storm will soon be getting a whole bunch of Overwatch themed content. While the full patch notes haven't been revealed just yet, the upcoming update will be adding Ana and Junkrat as playable heroes, as well as a brand new map set in Volskaya Industries.
If you're wondering how exactly a skill-intensive healer like Ana is going to make the transition from FPS to MOBA, wonder no more as the developers have now released a rather lengthy spotlight video. While some of the spells had to be changed, you'll be glad to hear that she plays and feels pretty much like her Overwatch self! Have a look, its quite an interesting video:
Subnautica's recent Cuddlefish Update has added a bizarre yet adorable little pet for you to tame
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Subnautica's most recent updates have all been centered around extremely aggressive and terrifying alien creatures that seem to love nothing more than to chew on the player's face. As such, I must admit its a bit surprising to see that the latest Cuddlefish Update has only really brought in an adorable little pet for you to play around with.
In order to get yourself this new companion you'll first need to find a cuddlefish egg, though this shouldn't be too big of a problem as they're hidden all across the world. After that all you'll need to do is incubate the egg in the Alien Containment module, ideally create an aquarium within your submarine in order to house your newfound friend, and that's pretty much it. Its not the most complex or in-depth of features, but after being chased around by all sorts of leviathans I have a feeling players will appreciate a friendly face.
Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor - Martyr Early Access Review - Clearly unfinished, but highly enjoyable
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Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor - Martyr is an action-RPG that combines the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40k universe with the open-ended nature of the Diablo series. What this means in gameplay terms is that you will explore vast randomly created levels, collect more loot than any cargo ship could possibly carry, mess around with a variety of unique weapons and abilities, and naturally, mow down hordes upon hordes of Chaos servants and their demonic buddies.
Despite releasing onto Early Access only a short while ago, Inquisitor - Martyr already shows great promise. Its obviously unfinished and unpolished, but beneath all of that lies a remarkably enjoyable ARPG. So if you're interested in finding out what the current version of Inquisitor - Marty is all about, and what still needs improvements, allow me to share with you my thoughts after spending quite a few hours with it.
Gearbox has ceased development on Battleborn, though the servers will continue running
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[Update #2]: Gearbox's team-based shooter Battleborn has now closed its doors for good.
[Update]: Battleborn's singleplayer and multiplayer game modes will be shutting down in 2021.
Back in June Battleborn went free-to-play in order to revitalize its diminishing playerbase, but unfortunately the boost was only temporary as Battleborn currently sits at ~72 concurrent players on average. Given these rather dire stats I'm sure it won't come as much of a surprise to hear that Gearbox has now officially ceased development on Battleborn, though thankfully the servers will continue running for the foreseeable future.
This announcement comes to us from Battleborn's Creative Director Randy Varnell, and while the message doesn't reveal much new information it does at least show that Gearbox is still hard at work on multiple big projects. Here's the full and rather heartfelt quote:
Middle-earth: Shadow of War now has an interactive live action trailer
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Given how the best feature in Shadow of Mordor was the Nemesis system, it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Shadow of War will be putting even more emphasis on it. There will be a greater variety of Orcs to mess around with, you will be able to either recruit or straight up kill them, assign the loyal ones different types of roles, and the list goes on for quite a while.
While the recently posted interactive trailer won't exactly tell you how this system works in-game, it should give you a pretty damn good idea of what the new Nemesis system is all about. You can find the full 'adventure' over at the official website, but for now here's the trailer just so you know what you're getting yourself into:
Heroes of the Storm will soon be adding Junkrat and Ana from Overwatch, as well as a map based on Volskaya Industries
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Given how many Overwatch heroes have already made themselves comfortable in the Nexus, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Blizzard has just announced a few more Overwatch-themed additions for Heroes of the Storm. While the full patch notes haven't been revealed just yet, the upcoming update will bring with it Ana and Junkrat as playable heroes, as well as new map themed after the 'fan-favorite' Volskaya Industries.
Along with this announcement Blizzard has also released a very anime-like cinematic trailer that offers a rather good look at the new heroes and cosmetics. Have a gander, its well worth the few minutes, even if you're not a massive fan of Heroes of the Storm: