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.
Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have released an in-engine trailer showing off the Lizardmen in battle
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The upcoming Total War: Warhammer 2 is the second game in a trilogy that is supposed to span the entire Warhammer Fantasy world. From what we know so far the action will take place in the "New World" and will involve the High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and Skaven (though they haven't been announced just yet) all fighting over the Great Vortex.
Given that the Lizardmen faction consists of a bunch of dinosaurs riding other, bigger dinosaurs it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Creative Assembly has decided to showcase them first. So if you're interested in seeing what the Lizardmen (and some High Elf) units will look like in-engine, here's the recently posted trailer:
Overwatch Anniversary event will most likely be coming next week, May 16th
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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!
As is tradition with Overwatch at this point, the upcoming Anniversary event has been accidentally leaked by Microsoft. To be more specific, the folks over at True Achivements have managed to dig up an Xbox Store listing for 50 Overwatch Anniversary Loot Boxes.
The Loot Boxes will come with new Anniversary skins, sprays, highlights intros, emotes, and pretty much everything you've come to expect from an Overwatch event. What exactly these skins will be, that I can't say for certain, but there's a strong chance Hanzo, Symmetra, and Zarya will finally be getting some new legendary skins! This is obviously speculation on my part, but Blizzard has previously said that all three of these heroes will be getting a legendary skin in the near future, and what better time to give them some love than on Overwatch's anniversary?
Mass Effect: Andromeda update has improved PC performance, fixed multiplayer scaling, and tweaked various cutscenes
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As I'm sure you're aware by now, Mass Effect: Andromeda launched with a whole bunch of bugs, performance issues, and cinematics with a clear lack of polish (for example: characters vanishing into the ether or just moonwalking out of the scene). While I'm not sure if today's update fixes all of the above mentioned issues, it does bring with it a nice set of changes.
First and foremost, there are numerous performance and stability improvements, as well as a whole bunch of general bug fixes. The subtitles have been made slightly more legible and easier on the eyes, while side conversations will no longer appear "grayed out" if a character still has more to say. And for those of you that enjoy the multiplayer mode, the singleplayer difficulty setting will no longer affect multiplayer scaling! If you're interested in all of the multiplayer balance changes you can find them by heading over to the official website, but for now, here are all of the "main" patch notes:
Overwatch devs have released a fancy infographic for the recent Uprising PvE game mode
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The Overwatch Uprising Update arrived in early April with a whole bunch of new cosmetics to collect, and perhaps most importantly of all, a surprisingly enjoyable PvE mode. You could play as either the official team and try to get the insanely difficult Legendary mode achievement, or you could just hop into the All Heroes mode and see how your favorites stand up against hordes upon hordes of Omnics. Long story short, Uprising had something for everyone, unlike the previous Halloween Terror event that only allowed you to play as four pre-set characters.
Given the popularity and variety present in this game mode it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Blizzard has now released an official infographic showcasing some of the more interesting sides of the event. For example, if you managed to complete the event on Legendary difficulty (in either Story or All Heroes mode) you belong in the top 1% of all players that participated! But enough blabber from me, here's the infographic:
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 Review - Enjoyable, but not without major flaws
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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.
So if you're a fan of stealth/sniper games and you're wondering if Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is something you might enjoy, allow me to give you my thoughts on the gameplay and story after a rather lengthy playthrough and you can hopefully decide from there.
Yooka-Laylee's next big update will improve the camera, add an option to speed through dialogue and cutscenes, and also help reduce gibberish
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As I've mentioned numerous times throughout my review Yooka-Laylee's biggest issue is the camera, which is occasionally so bad you're going to be failing the same easy jump over and over again because you simply cannot orient yourself! Add to this some profoundly irritating 'voice acting' and extremely slow dialogue, and you've got a charming platformer that is trying its hardest to make you hate it.
Thankfully, it appears that all of these issues will be getting fixed in the near future. The camera is going to be greatly improved and will no longer get stuck on walls, dialogue and cutscenes will be much faster to skip, and if you hate hearing a constant barrage of "UGH, UGH, UGH, UGH, UGH, UUUUUGGHH" you'll be delighted to know that there will be an option to severely reduce such gibberish.