Overwatch's Game Director Jeff Kaplan has directly addressed the growing problem of toxicity
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As with any competitive game that forces people to work together, Overwatch has a bit of a problem with toxicity. It also doesn't help that for the past year or so the report system has largely been ineffective, dishing out such minor punishments as chat bans to some of the most vile members of the community.
Thankfully, Blizzard has started treating this problem a bit more seriously over the past few months. The first phase of the plan gave the report system the ability to actually deal with the problematic players, and soon we'll be getting even more changes in an effort to make the whole system a lot more transparent and a lot more effective. If you're interested in all of the details, you'll find what you seek in the most recent Developer Update right below:
The Nights of Azure 2 action-RPG now has a new video showing off the characters and combat
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Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is Koei-Tecmo's upcoming action-RPG set in a demon-infested version of Western Europe somewhere in the 19th century. The story will be centered around three main characters, life-long friends that have suddenly found themselves on the opposite sides of a conflict that is threatening to tear the entire world apart. And since that apparently isn't enough, our protagonist will find herself slowly succumbing to the demonic curse, thus putting an even larger strain on the trio's relationship.
If this sounds like the type of story you'd be interested in, you can get a brief glimpse at the characters and the combat system via the recently posted trailer down below. Have a look:
Tooth and Tail, a fast-paced strategy game from the devs behind Monaco, has now been released
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Tooth and Tail is a colorful real-time strategy game from the developers behind Monaco, though it does have a couple of twists that set it far apart from the rest of the genre. First of all, the four available factions are all sentient animals caught in an endless civil war over who gets to eat, and who gets to be eaten! So instead of the usual RTS units you'll be marching forth with an army of flamethrower-wielding boars, mustard gas-lobbing skunks, and other such 'cute' combinations.
The second big difference is that Tooth and Tail eschews the usual RTS complexity in favor of gameplay that is easy to pick up and enjoy. There is still a lot of strategy and planning in each of the matches, but you won't be spending a lot of time micromanaging your units or messing around with your base in the middle of combat. An interesting idea to be sure, and if the Steam reviews are to be believed its one that was executed quite nicely, though at the expense of a somewhat weak campaign AI.
Dead by Daylight is completely free to try out on Steam for the next three days
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Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer horror game where one player gets to mess around as a monstrous killer, while four others have to their their very best to not become a colorful stain on the living room carpet. If the general idea behind this reminds you of Left 4 Dead, you might be glad to hear that good ol' Bill is one of the playable characters, though I can't imagine that being very fair to the killer given how much experience Bill has in being an overly grumpy badass.
If all of this sounds like something you might enjoy, but you're not sure if you really want to buy it, you're in luck as Steam is currently holding a free weekend. All you need to do is head over to Dead by Daylight's Steam Store page, click that giant green "Play Game" button, and for the next three days you'll be able to explore everything it has to offer.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 now has a brand new video showing off what its all about
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an upcoming turn-based RPG with a heavy focus on combat. It features a variety of elemental combos with highly destructive results, the ability to play in either co-op or singleplayer, numerous NPC followers with their own stories and motivations, and naturally, a bunch of classes and spells to toy around with.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have released a brief overview trailer showcasing what Divinity: Original Sin 2 is all about. Have a look, its quite informative despite its short length:
Overwatch devs have released an extended preview of the upcoming Payload map Junkertown
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After its existence has been leaked many, many months ago, the Australian Payload map Junkertown will soon finally be making its way to Overwatch. To be more specific, you can expect to see Junkertown in all of its 'glory' on September 19th, most likely alongside a patch featuring the highly divisive D.Va and Mercy reworks.
Balance changes aside, if you're wondering what Junkertown is all about, and how Blizzard even came to design it, you should definitely check out the recently posted preview video down below. Its a bit on the lengthy side, but I feel its still well worth a watch given how much behind-the-scenes commentary it contains. Anyway, Have a look:
Star Wars Battlefront's Season Pass is now entirely free on PC and consoles
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One of the biggest problems most people had with Star Wars Battlefront was the lack of content, something that was only really fixed through the rather pricey Season Pass. As such, I am very glad to say that the Season Pass is now entirely free for all platforms! If you're on the PC, simply head over to Origin and you'll be messing around with the new heroes and maps in no time.
Do bear in mind, however, that this promotion will only be available for a limited time. How long that will be exactly, I'm afraid I don't know, but all of the previous offers were around for quite a while. I would still recommend you grab the Season Pass as soon as possible given that you don't even need to install it, you just need to click on it once and it will be yours forever.