Yooka-Laylee Gameplay Showcase - Intro and first ~20 minutes [No Commentary]
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Yooka-Laylee is the long-awaited spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, but is it an enjoyable game in its own right or a mere copycat trying to coast along on nostalgia alone? Well, that's not exactly an easy question to answer.
While Yooka-Laylee might not be as bad as some reviews would lead you to believe, it does suffer from a significant number of problems that will impact your enjoyment the further along you go. So before you crack open your wallet I would recommend checking out my brief gameplay video covering the introduction and first 20 minutes. Its not much, but it should give you an idea of what Yooka-Laylee is all about. Have a look:
Total War: Warhammer has now arrived on Mac
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After being available on Linux for a couple of months now, Total War: Warhammer has finally made its way to Mac as well. As with pretty much every game on Steam, if you own Total War: Warhammer you will have free access to both the Linux and Mac versions alongside the PC one. In other words, you don't have to buy an extra copy for each platform!
Much like the Linux version, the Mac port of Total War: Warhammer has not been made by Creative Assembly themselves, but rather by Feral Interactive. You might know them from the Mac and Linux ports of XCOM 2, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Hitman, Mad Max, and the list goes on. Their ports have pretty much always been rock solid, and while I haven't tested the Mac version myself I have no doubts that its going to be perfectly playable, especially when you consider how long they took to actually create it.
Today's Overwatch update has fixed Mei's freeze and corrected a variety of glitches
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The most recent Uprising Update has added a whole bunch of new content to toy around with, but unfortunately a couple of devastating bugs as well. Genji's sword swings can occasionally become much slower which makes chaining kills nearly impossible, while Mei's primary fire and ultimate arrived without the ability to actually slow down enemies, which as you can imagine made Mei pretty much useless.
While Genji still remains bugged, as you'll see in this incredibly frustrating clip, Mei has thankfully been fixed and is now once more capable of performing her job! As for the rest of the update, since the patch notes are fairly small here they are in full:
Dawn of War 3's faction-specific intro cutscenes have been released
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Dawn of War 3 is set to arrive this April 27th, bringing with it a massive battle between the Space Marines, Orks, and Eldar. And if you still have no idea which faction you want to pledge allegiance to, you might want to check out the recently posted intro cutscenes.
They aren't terribly exciting or rich in storytelling, but they should at least give you an idea of why each faction is willing to throw hordes upon hordes of their finest warriors straight into the grinder. Well, except for the Orks anyway, they're here to do exactly that! Here are the videos:
Its time to update your journal as the Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition has now arrived
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[Update]: After remastering many classic RPGs, Beamdog has now launched a dungeon crawler of their own - Mythforce.
If you ever wanted to get into oldschool PC RPGs and see why fans constantly rave about them, you're in luck as Beamdog has just recently released a remastered version of arguably the very best one - Planescape: Torment. The Enhanced Edition brings with it support for modern resolutions, numerous quality of life changes and bug fixes, a bunch of new dialogue written by Chris Avellone himself, better music quality, and the list goes on. Long story short, its the same RPG you might remember from your childhood, just slightly spruced up.
You can check out what the Enhanced Edition looks like through the recently posted launch trailer which I'll embed right below. The video unfortunately doesn't feature as much actual gameplay as you would expect, but it should still give you a good idea of what you're getting into. Have a look:
The recent Overwatch update has greatly reduced the effect win/loss streaks have on your rating
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If you've ever played competitive Overwatch I'm sure you'll agree that there is nothing more disheartening than entering a losing streak. Not only does it affect your morale and make you play slightly worse, but it also means that each subsequent loss will be chopping an ever-greater part of your precious rating. If you're particularly tilted and continue playing well past your prime you can even lose 1000 rating in a single sitting, purely due to how fast the losses (and gains) ramp up.
Thankfully, this is no longer the case. As a part of the recent Uprising Update the Overwatch devs have greatly reduced the gains and losses for streaks, essentially making sure that you climb or fall down the ladder at a steady pace without any sort of luck elements to potentially mess you up. There is still going to be a streak bonus as the system has to separate smurfs somehow, but it will kick in much later and be much less severe.
If you're interested in all of the details here's Principal Designer Scott Mercer's post explaining what exactly they changed and why:
Bayonetta has suddenly appeared on Steam, and apparently the port is pretty damn good
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On April 1st SEGA decided to be a bit cheeky and release a teaser website for the PC version of Bayonetta. There was no announcement, no information, and no explanation on whether this is all an elaborate April Fools' joke or something serious. The only thing SEGA showed was a countdown timer with nine days remaining, something I assumed would herald an announcement for the PC port's release date.
Well, there sure was an announcement, but I can't say I expected SEGA to just straight up release Bayonetta on Steam without so much as a peep. But the good news doesn't end there, however, as apparently the PC port of Bayonetta is pretty damn good, as evident by its currently overwhelmingly positive rating on Steam.