Vampire Survivors' Legacy of the Moonspell expansion has now arrived with a massive new map, 8 characters and 13 weapons
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[Update #2]: Vampire Survivors' second expansion has brought in a huge new map, 8 characters and 13 weapons.
[Update]: Vampire Survivors devs have revealed their plans for 2023, including new content and an engine upgrade.
After a whole host of free updates all throughout its stay in Early Access, Vampire Survivors has now unleashed its very first paid expansion. The freshly released Legacy of the Moonspell brings with it Mt. Moonspell as a massive (twenty-five times the size) new map with several different environments and enemies to mess around with, as well as thirteen new weapons and eight new characters to help spice up your runs.
Most importantly of all, I'm happy to say that the Legacy of the Moonspell expansion has decided to follow the original game's pricing style! In other words, the whole expansion is dirt cheap and will set you back a mere $2!
The Witcher 3's free next-gen update has now arrived with major improvements, fixes and DLC inspired by the TV show
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[Update]: Nearly a decade later, The Witcher 3 is getting official modding tools.
If you've somehow managed to avoid giving The Witcher 3 a try all of these years, yet you're still open to the idea, this would be the perfect time to finally take the plunge. I say this because The Witcher 3's free next-gen update has now arrived with a whole host of improvements, bug fixes, as well as new content inspired by the Netflix show.
You can expect to see enhanced visuals across the board, better camera controls and an improved UI, a variety of fan-favorite mods integrated into the base game, a ton of fixes for previously broken or messy quests, and even a photo mode for those of you more artistically inclined. What all of this looks like in action, however, that you can check out through the trailer below:
Overwatch 2 has just nerfed Doomfist, Sojourn and Tracer, while Roadhog has managed to escape his fate... for now
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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.
As a part of the Season 2 update Overwatch 2 added Ramattra as a brand new tank hero, a new escort map by the name of Shambali Monastery, as well as a whole host of balance changes. While the new content is certainly fun to mess around with, the update was unfortunately a bit of a mess due to some misguided balance tweaks that pushed the power levels of certain heroes to the extreme, while not really doing much to make underplayed heroes like Junker Queen actually useful in competitive play.
In order to sort all of this out, Blizzard has just released a hotfix containing a bunch of new changes! Doomfist, Sojourn, Tracer and Kiriko have received some well deserved nerfs, while Ramattra, Orisa and Ana have all received a couple of small but highly impactful buffs. Without further ado, here's what has been changed:
Darktide has added a new map, two new weapons, private lobbies, crafting improvements, and a bunch of balance changes
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[Update #2]: Darktide's Patch 1.02 has now brought in a bunch of small but meaningful balance tweaks, fixes and improvements.
[Update]: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide studio Fatshark are suspending new content, microtransactions and the Xbox version in order to focus on much-needed fixes.
As you've most likely realized yourself, not all weapons in Darktide are created equal. While some like the Veteran's power sword are capable of cleaving through entire hordes without a single issue, others have to expend a considerable amount of time and effort in order to kill even a single poxwalker. So in order to sort this problem out, as well as add some more content for everyone to play around with, Fatshark team has now unleashed Patch 1.0.20.
The highlights include a brand new map by the name of The Signal, as well as a fancy new power maul for the Ogryn and Zealot that literally makes people explode when you charge it up! Whether they're actually good or not, that still remains to be seen, but I can't deny that I've had a lot of fun experimenting with the Zealot's two-handed variant.
Hearthstone's March of the Lich King expansion has added a brand new class - the Death Knight
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After refusing to add the fan-favorite Death Knight class for many, many years at this point, Blizzard has finally relented and given the players exactly what they want. As is to be expected, the new Death Knight class brings with it a variety of unique and interesting mechanics to explore, as well as a sizable amount of class cards to help facilitate all of that.
The most exciting new feature are the Runes whose combinations determine which Death Knight cards you can add to your deck. You can choose to devote yourself fully to one Rune in order to really leverage the strength of a certain type of cards, or mix and match in order to create a deck that suits your needs. It's a fairly simple system to understand, yet it offers a great deal of complexity, so I must admit I'm quite a big fan of the idea.
MTG Arena's Explorer Anthology 2 and Alchemy: The Brother's War expansions have now arrived with staples and jank galore
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[Update]: MTG Arena is getting fun jank and competitive staples through Historic Anthology 7 and Explorer Anthology 3 on July 18th.
After a few weeks of teasers and previews, MTG Arena has now unleashed two new mini-expansions to mess around with. However, instead of bringing in more Standard cards, the new additions are all about expanding the Explorer and Alchemy formats.
Explorer Anthology 2, just like its predecessor, brings with it 25 Explorer, Pioneer and Historic legal cards to bolster current deck archetypes and perhaps even create entirely new ones. These include powerful format staples like Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Fiery Impulse, as well as janky, Historic Brawl focused cards like Sliver Hivelord and Kozilek, the Great Distortion. You can check out the full list of inclusions over at the MTG website.
Overwatch 2 devs are planning to rebalance Sojourn, Doomfist, Ramattra, Roadhog and Tracer this week
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's Battle for Olympus update has arrived with a fun novelty game mode and some truly awful challenges.
[Update]: Overwatch 2 has just nerfed Doomfist, Sojourn and Tracer, while Roadhog has managed to escape his fate... for now!
Last week Overwatch 2's Season 2 update arrived with Ramattra as a brand new tank hero, a new escort map by the name of Shambali Monastery, as well as a whole host of balance changes. Unfortunately, while the idea behind the balance tweaks was a noble one, the numerous buffs have ended up creating a far, far bigger problem than what we had before.
So in order to sort this newfound mess out, Blizzard has just announced that there will be a balance update coming later this week. The exact list of changes has not been announced just yet, but you can look forward to Doomfist, Roadhog, Sojourn and Tracer getting nerfed, while the newcomer Ramattra will most likely be getting some major buffs given how weak he currently is.