Diablo 3's Rise of the Necromancer pack is coming next week
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After more than a year of no actual content Blizzard is finally getting ready to breathe a bit of life back into Diablo 3. Ironically, this will happening through the introduction of the Necromancer, a brand new class that is coming as a part of the $15 Rise of the Necromancer pack.
If you're wondering what exactly the Necromancer looks and plays like, wonder no more as Blizzard has released a brief teaser showcasing just that. Its not a very detailed video, mind you, but it should be more than enough to give you a good glimpse at the Necromancer and the random cosmetics he brings with him. Have a look:
Valve has announced some of the upcoming balance changes for Team Fortress 2, and so far they are pretty good
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Team Fortress 2 has never been close to being a balanced game, an issue that was only further compounded by the tons and tons of items that were introduced over the course of its lifetime. Thankfully, it appears that Valve's Team Fortress 2 balancing team has now finally awoken from their slumber as they have just announced some extremely good balance changes.
None of these changes are targeted at the classes themselves, but rather at some of the most overused and underused weapons in order to bring them back into line and promote more interesting playstyles. If you're a bit confused right now, worry not as you'll quickly realize what Valve is going for. Have a look at the changes:
The newest Hitman game has now made its way to Mac as well
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After being teased for about a week now the Mac version of the latest Hitman has now finally arrived. While Hitman was initially released in six episodes the Mac version will bundle all of the together into one package, so don't worry about grabbing a fragmented game - you're getting the whole thing.
There is one more very important thing you need to know before you go and grab yourself a copy, and that is the simple fact that the initial Mac version will only support AMD graphics cards. Feral has stated they will release more details regarding support for Nvidia and Intel graphics cards in the near future, but until then I would suggest not taking any risks and only buying Hitman if you're running an AMD GPU.
Cyanide's Call Of Cthulhu RPG has a brand new trailer drenched in Lovecraftian imagery
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Call of Chtulhu is Cyanide Studios' upcoming video game adaptation of the classic pen & paper RPG... you guessed it, Call of Cthulhu. As you might imagine given the the topic and otherworldly horrors present within, madness is something our character is going to be constantly brushing against in his never-ending search for the truth, no matter how terrible it truly is.
In an effort to showcase exactly this the developers have recently posted a rather intriguing trailer. It doesn't sport much in terms of gameplay, but it does an extremely good job of bringing Lovecraft's unimaginable horrors to life without resorting to the use of giant monsters. Have a look:
Overwatch's Horizon Lunar Colony map is now live alongside Roadhog nerfs and McCree/Reaper buffs
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After being on the PTR for what feels like forever, Overwatch's Horizon Lunar Colony map has now finally arrived to the live servers as well. Besides an expedition to the Moon the update has also brought with it some extremely nice buffs to McCree and Reaper, but also a devastating nerf to Roahog.
If you would like to read all of the minor changes and bug fixes you will find what you seek on the official website, but if you're just interested in the major adjustments here are all of the hero-related patch notes:
XCOM 2's massive War of the Chosen expansion will be arriving in late August
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If you're thinking about doing a second playthrough of XCOM 2 you might want to put it on hold for a little while as Firaxis has recently announced a massive expansion. The War of the Chosen expansion is aiming to greatly extend the original story, while also adding three new resistance factions, new enemies, missions, environments, and plenty of new toys to play around with.
While the announcement trailer barely offers a glimpse at some of the new enemies and weapons, it does a really good job of showcasing The Chosen and the overall direction the story is heading in. So if you're up for a little sneak peek you'll find the trailer right below:
You can now try out the entirety of Hitman's first location for free
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Hitman has been available for quite a while now, but if there are any among you that have never given it an honest try you'll be glad to hear that you now have the ability to do just that. By simply heading over to the official website you can try out Hitman's very first location for free on all three platforms.
The ICA Facility brings with it "absolutely everything" you might expect from the full version: two story missions and all of their cut-scenes, two Escalation Contracts, more than 40 challenges, a bunch of achievements and trophies, as well as all of the player-created missions in Contracts Mode. This is essentially a tutorial level and as such its a bit less complex than the areas that come after it, but it will still give you a good idea of what Hitman is all about.