Mages of Mystralia, a colorful action adventure where you create your own spells, has now released
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Mages of Mystralia is a charming action-adventure where you have to design your very own spells in order to fight enemies, solve environmental puzzles, and explore over "a dozen distinct regions". After being successfully Kickstarted back in April it has now arrived for both PC and consoles, and from what I can see on Steam it appears to feature some very solid reviews.
So if you're interested in weaving your own incantations and you're up for a lighthearted adventure, here's the recently posted launch trailer to hopefully give you an idea of what Mages of Mystralia is all about. Have a look:
Blizzard has released teasers for the new arena maps and cosmetics coming with next week's Overwatch Anniversary Update
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[Update]: The Overwatch Anniversary patch has now arrived to the live servers. You can check out all of the changes and cosmetics by heading over here. Have fun!
With Overwatch's birthday just around the corner Blizzard has announced that the Anniversary event will run from May 23rd until June 12th (most likely). The Anniversary Update will bring with it a new game mode, new maps to toy around with, a couple of balance changes including a buff to Hanzo, a whole bunch of cosmetics, and also the much-requested dance emotes!
While none of the new legendary skins have been revealed just yet, Blizzard did post brief videos showcasing the three new arena (elimination) maps, some of the dances, as well as a bunch of memes voice lines. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn't seem to be creating the correct code to embed some of these videos, so if you're interested in the new voice lines you can find them here, and if you're looking for the arena map previews you will find those over here. As for the dance emotes, you'll find those right below:
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Gameplay Showcase - Two quick missions [No Commentary]
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Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is a bit of a curious game. It doesn't do anything special with its gameplay or story, and its open world content is some of the most generic I've seen in quite a while, yet despite all of this I found myself having a surprising amount of fun. As it turns out, being a super sneaky sniper is a strong enough premise on its own to not require anything truly revolutionary to make it enjoyable.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in gameplay terms, allow me to show you a brief, commentary-free gameplay video showcasing two missions from early on in the campaign. There's plenty of sniping, sneaking, and shooting to be found, so it should definitely give you a good idea of what Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is all about. Have a look:
The Gwent Open Beta will begin next week, May 24th
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After spending quite a while in Closed Beta Gwent: The Witcher Card Game is just about ready to open its doors to everyone. The free Open Beta will begin next week, on May 24th, and will be available for both the PC and consoles. As for the Closed Beta, it will be shutting down on May 22nd in order to give the developers enough time to work out any kinks before the floodgates truly open.
If your only experience with Gwent comes from The Witcher 3, or if you've never even heard of it but you're interested in adding a new card game to your repertoire, you'll find my early review of the Closed Beta version over here. Long story short, "Gwent might currently be in an early Closed Beta state, but even now it is a vastly superior version of The Witcher 3's minigame. The balance is tighter, there are more viable cards with which you can craft decks, and the card abilities themselves have been greatly redesigned to offer a much more strategic experience." I've been playing it on and off for the past few months and it has definitely managed to hold my attention, so if you're a fan of cards games I'd suggest you at least give it a look.
Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric party-based RPG set in the Pathfinder universe, has been announced
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Pathfinder, along with Dungeons and Dragons, is one of the longest-running and most popular pen-and-paper roleplaying games. But despite its success in the physical world Pathfinder is unfortunately short on video game adaptations, which is why I'm very glad to say that Pathfinder: Kingmaker, an isometric party-based RPG, has just been announced!
There isn't much information available right now, but what I can tell you is that you can treat the title literally. In Pathfinder: Kingmaker you will not only have to blaze a path through the wilderness in order to uncover its secrets, but you will also have to establish your very own kingdom in the unsurprisingly hostile Stolen Lands. Much like any RPG there will be plenty of ways to tailor your character towards whatever playstyle you might enjoy, as well as a variety of fleshed-out companions to recruit along the way.
The Overwatch Anniversary event will run from May 23 to June 12
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[Update]: The Overwatch Anniversary patch has now arrived to the live servers. You can check out all of the changes and cosmetics by heading over here. Have fun!
Overwatch will soon be celebrating its very first birthday, and in order to get everyone in on the festivities Blizzard will be holding a massive Anniversary event featuring a new game mode, new skins, sprays, and a whole bunch more. The Anniversary Update will arrive on May 23rd and will last about three weeks, most likely until June 12th if previous events are any indicator.
While there is no official confirmation about the contents of this update, Blizzard has previously stated that Hanzo, Zarya, and Symmetra will be getting new legendary skins in the near future, so here's to hoping the overlooked trio will be getting some shiny new cosmetics to play around with. Furthermore, there is a strong chance some of the missing emotes (such as Sombra's laugh) will also be making an appearance given how they've been repeatedly mentioned in recent interviews. Whether any of this speculation is going to end up being correct or not, I'm afraid I don't know, but at least we won't have to wait long in order to find out as the event is only a few days away.
Ubisoft has officially announced Far Cry 5
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Given the success and popularity of the Far Cry series and it spin-offs it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Ubisoft has now officially announced Far Cry 5. What might come as a surprise, however, is that the entire announcement is one incredibly generic-looking logo and absolutely no accompanying information.
Since Ubisoft doesn't seem willing to reveal the setting or time period for Far Cry 5 just yet, allow me to share two of the most popular rumors. The first one is that Far Cry 5 will be a modern-day Western designed to compete with Red Dead Redemption 2, though personally I doubt this one is true given how Ubisoft has been uncharacteristically quick to shut down such claims. The second, and perhaps more realistic rumor, is that Far Cry 5 will let us play as a cop in rural, modern-day Montana. The reason I think rumor might have some credibility is that the only defining features of the otherwise bland logo are the red and blue colors which are commonly associated with the police.