You have one more day to grab Pillars of Eternity and NBA 2K17 for $12 via the Humble Monthly Bundle
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The Humble Monthly Bundle is a $12 subscription service that instantly gives you access to one or two games, and then a whole bunch more a few weeks later. Last month the featured game was the rather excellent Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin Edition, while this month you're looking at a rather bizarre combination of Pillars of Eternity and NBA 2K17. I can't exactly imagine RPG and sports game fans having much of a crossover, but I suppose its a good way to get a sneak peek at the other side.
I won't comment on NBA 2K17 since I have absolutely no knowledge of sports games, but Pillars of Eternity alone is well worth the $12, especially when you consider all of the bonus games you'll be getting in the next few weeks. So if you're interested in classic cRPG adventuring, and also basketball for some reason, make sure to grab the bundle as soon as you can given that there are only 24 hours left (from the time of writing).
The absolutely gigantic patch notes for Path of Exile's The Fall of Oriath expansion have been released
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Path of Exile is currently preparing for the launch of its biggest expansion yet- The Fall of Oriath. Once the expansion arrives it will bring with it six new acts, thus completely removing the need for multiple difficulty levels and constant replaying of the same few zones, as well as a whole bunch of new enemies, spells, bosses, mechanics, and items to play around with.
It was obvious from the outset that The Fall of Oriath would bring with it many changes and adjustments to Path of Exile, but now that the patch notes have been fully revealed I can only say that my predictions were woefully inadequate. If you have a bit of free time, and a nice cup of coffee to keep you going, you can find the absolutely massive patch notes over at the official forums. Since its basically impossible to summarize all of this, allow me to at least show you some of the new abilities and support gems you'll get to mess around with:
Total War: Warhammer devs have released a lengthy gameplay video showing off Norsca's "Monster Hunt" mechanics and rewards
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The upcoming Norsca faction will be given for free to everyone who pre-orders or purchases Total War: Warhammer 2 within the first week of launch. More importantly, you won't have to wait until Total War: Warhammer 2 arrives in order to mess around with the demonic vikings and their woolly friends - they will be coming to the original Total War: Warhammer on August 10th!
Like all proper factions Norsca will come with two Legendary Lords from two distinct tribes (Wulfrik the Wanderer and Throgg), a whole bunch of new units and mechanics, as well as the ability to dedicate yourself to a specific god of Chaos. If you're interested in what all of this might look like in-game, you'll find the recently posted and quite exciting "Monster Hunt" gameplay video right below. Have a look:
The bone-crushingly brutal top-down brawler Redeemer has now arrived on Steam
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Redeemer is a top-down, close-quarters brawler that's all about obliterating hordes of opponents in the most brutal way possible. What this means is that you will spend a lot of your time kicking, punching, hammering, hacking, shooting, and smashing your way through a variety of hired goons and hideous monstrosities, all on a mission of reckoning and redemption.
You can get a good glimpse at what all of this looks like in-game via the recently posted launch trailer. Its not very long, but it does a pretty damn good job of getting the message across. Have a look:
Guild Wars 2's second expansion Path of Fire has been announced and pinned for a September release
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After its existence has been accidentally leaked multiple times now, Guild Wars 2's second expansion Path of Fire has finally and officially been announced. It will bring with it the Crystal Desert and the adjoining kingdom of Elona as fully exploitable and rather massive zones, the Human god of war Balthazar as the main adversary, mounts that all come with unique effects and abilities, as well as nine new elite specializations - one for each of the current classes.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as ArenaNet released an extremely detailed video going over pretty much every feature. The entire video is about 22 minutes long, and if you're even remotely interested in Guild Wars 2 I would suggest you give it a look as its quite fascinating. Here you go:
Stardew Valley's much-requested multiplayer mode will be coming in early 2018
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Even though Stardew Valley is a simple and relaxing game pretty much anyone can pick up, getting its multiplayer mode up and running has proven to be quite the challenge for the developers. Thankfully, after many months of work they now appear to have solved most of the issues given that the much-requested co-op multiplayer mode has finally been confirmed for an early 2018 release.
Once it arrives you will be able to invite up to three other players to live on your farm, each with their own little cabin to call home. The other players, or rather your farmhands, will be able to do pretty much everything you can: farm, mine, fight, fish, forage, marry NPCs, take part in festivals, and so forth. The only things your fellow players won't be able to do is dictate 'large' decisions such as when to sleep, when to start and end festivals, and naturally, whether to side with Joja or not. Oh, and if you are so incline you will also be able to marry your companions, though the exact details behind that process haven't been worked out just yet.
The PC version of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel JRPG has now arrived on Steam
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[Update #2]: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III will soon be making its way to PC, and it'll bring with it some rather useful improvements like auto-saves and the ability to speed up gameplay.
[Update]: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 has now been released onto PC as well, and I'm happy to say it's getting just as good reviews as the original.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is a turn-based JRPG with a heavy focus on storytelling and character relationships. Instead of everyone being an incredibly powerful fighter from the get-go, your team will first need to spend some time getting to know each other, as well as bond over various dialogue choices and events before finally learning how to properly support each other in battle. In other words, as you get to know your allies better your combined attacks and strategies will become increasingly more powerful, which is a rather intriguing way to mix in storytelling with your usual JRPG combat.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, you'll find your answers in the recently posted launch trailer. Its not overly long or even detailed, but it should still give you a general idea of just what kind of JRPG you're getting yourself into. Have a look: