Chivalry-inspired Mirage: Arcane Warfare is free to try out over the weekend
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Mirage: Arcane Warfare is the spiritual successor to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, though with the highly armored and constantly screaming knights replaced with magic-wielding madmen. It released on Steam a little while ago, and much like the original version of Chivalry it has received fairly mixed reviews due to bugs and some unfortunate balance issues. Its not without potential, and its most certainly enjoyable in short bursts, but its most definitely flawed.
If you would like to give Mirage a try and see if its the type of game you might enjoy, you're in luck as its currently having a free weekend on Steam. The free trial period will last until 1pm PST on June 11th, so do make sure to jump in as soon as possible, lest you find yourself running out of time.
The Monster Hunter inspired RPG Dauntless now has a new gameplay trailer showcasing combat
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As you might expect given its Monster Hunter influence, Dauntless is an upcoming RPG that's all about hunting down gigantic monsters with equally gigantic weapons, cleaving them in half, and then using their spikiest body parts to create even more ridiculous weaponry. Obviously Dauntless has plenty of features to set it apart from Monster Hunter, but the concept is pretty much the same.
If you're wondering how similar the two games truly are, check out the recently posted E3 teaser right below. It showcases some of the locations you can visit, some of the monsters you can annoy, as well as what combat looks like. Have a gander:
World of One, a puzzle-platformer with planet-based physics, has now arrived on Steam
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World of One is an indie puzzle-platformer with planet-based physics and an extremely dark and depressive atmosphere... and also giant shadow monsters, because why not! Given that every single level is its own planet the puzzles aren't going to be as straightforward as you might expect, so be prepared for a bit of wondering around before you manage to piece together the whole picture.
Since all of this is a bit confusing to explain through words alone, allow me to share with you the recently posted release trailer. It does a pretty good job of showcasing what World of One looks and plays like, so chances are you'll know if this is something that interests you just by watching it. Have a look:
The Mac and Linux versions of Dawn of War 3 have now arrived
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Total War: Warhammer took well over a year to finally appear on Mac and Linux, and that wasn't even a simultaneous release given that the Mac version was delayed for quite a while due to an important update. Thankfully, the same does not apply to Dawn of War 3 given that both Mac and Linux versions have arrived today, a little over a month after the original PC launch.
As with the majority of ports these days Dawn of War 3's Mac and Linux versions have not been handled by the developers themselves, but rather by Feral Interactive. You might know them from their work on the Mac and Linux versions of XCOM 2, Tomb Raider, Deus: Ex Mankind Divided, Total War: Warhammer, and the list goes on.
Yooka-Laylee's first big "Spit 'N' Polish" update is coming later this month
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As I've said numerous times throughout my review Yooka-Laylee's biggest problems are technical in nature. The camera is wildly inconsistent and often annoying to deal with, the voice acting is profoundly irritating and extremely slow to skip, and some of the mini-games control so badly I was left genuinely impressed at how atrocious they are.
Thankfully, most of these things will be getting fixed through the upcoming Spit 'N' Polish update! The patch notes are fairly concise and to the point, so if you're interested in all of the details you will find the full list down below, along with some of my highlights points towards the most important changes. Have a look:
The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion has now arrived
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The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion brings with it a bunch of new locations to explore, a new bear-taming class to mess around with, as well as a brand new storyline filled with political intrigue and (unsurprisingly) backstabbing. The expansion itself arrived a couple of days ago to those that have pre-ordered, and after a brief exclusivity period it is now finally available for everyone.
As is tradition, there is also a Digital Collector's Edition available for those of you that enjoy fancy cosmetics. It features an 'exclusive' Grey War Bear skin for the new Warden class, an Armored War Horse mount to explore Morrowind with, a tiny Dwarven Spider pet to keep you company, a Morag Tong themed armor set, as well as a variety of character emotes. None of this has any effect on gameplay, so if you don't care about cosmetics feel free to completely ignore the bundle.
The GOG Summer Sale has now arrived with around 1500 highly discounted games
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Summer is now well and truly here: its unbearably hot and the mosquitoes are everywhere, but at least there's plenty of upcoming Summer sales to fill out our backlogs and give us an excuse to not venture outside! The reward for the very first big summer sale this time around goes to GOG as it currently has more than 1500 games on sale, many of which are on an extremely deep discount.
If you're interested in checking out all of the deals you will find what you seek over at the official website. On the other hand, if you don't know what to buy and you love RPGs almost as much as I do, here's a couple of suggestions based on the game's quality and the depth of its discount: