P.A.M.E.L.A. Review - A promising but still unfinished survival-horror
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P.A.M.E.L.A. is an open-world survival-horror game set in the once utopian city of Eden, now nothing more than a breeding ground for otherworldly monstrosities. As you might expect given its genre P.A.M.E.L.A. features plenty of exploration and passive storytelling, resource management, and tense situations where combat might not always be the best option.
Much like the vast majority of survival games out there P.A.M.E.L.A. is currently in Early Access, which means it is both unfinished and unpolished. So if you're interested in finding out whether the current version of P.A.M.E.L.A. is even worthy of your attention, allow me to give you my thoughts on the gameplay presented so far, and you can decide from there.
Conan Exiles Gameplay Showcase - First 20 minutes & death by hyena [No Commentary]
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Conan Exiles is an open-world survival game that expects of you to carve your own little piece of heaven in a land that would love nothing more than to devour you whole. As you might expect given its genre, Conan Exiles features plenty of rock and tree smashing, crafting, and trying to survive in a server full of extremely bloodthirsty madmen that will kill you on sight for a pair of flip-flops.
If you're wondering what all of this looks like in action, wonder no more as I've created a ~20 minute video showcasing both character creation and general gameplay... as well as a miserable death at the hands of a hyena. Have a look:
The stylish boss-fighter Furi now has a new DLC with perhaps the hardest boss yet
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[Update]: Six years after its launch, the boss-battling action game Furi is getting a brand new character!
Furi is an extremely challenging action game where you don't fight against hordes of monsters, but rather duel against a wide assortment of bosses. Its all about learning your enemy's patterns, dodging their attacks, seeking out openings, and then striking the moment an opportunity presents itself.
While the bosses that originally launched with Furi are pretty damn though, the newly released "One More Fight" DLC offers perhaps the hardest challenge yet. If you're up for a bit of a preview of what exactly The Flame can do, look no further than the video below:
Total War: Warhammer devs have released a video showcasing all of the free content released so far
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Total War: Warhammer has a lot of paid DLC, there is no denying that fact, but many people tend to overlook the amount of free content added with each update. Since launch Creative Assembly has added a ton of new maps, a brand new map editor with Steam Workshop support, two new factions to play against on the world map, a bunch of Legendary Lords and units, as well as a whole host of new magic to mess around.
While the volume of all of the content should speak for itself, apparently Creative Assembly is still getting enough hate-mail to warrant creating a "Free Content Montage" video. So if you're interested in a bit of... unique video that covers all of the new additions to Total War: Warhammer you'll find it right below. Have a look:
Path of Exile has more than doubled its playerbase in the last nine months
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Grinding Gear Games have recently announced that their launch of Path of Exile Update 2.6.0 has been met with a 40-percent increase in the number of players online. What might come as the biggest surprise is that this isn't a massive update by any stretch, just the beginning of a new season and a whole bunch of balance changes.
In terms of numbers the launch of the Legacy Challenge League has achieved a peak online player count of 112,800, with 65,000 of those players coming from Steam alone. But perhaps most impressively, when you count this recent update Path of Exile has more than doubled its playerbase within the span of nine months!
The Surge release date has been revealed along with a robot-smashing cinematic trailer
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The Surge is an upcoming sci-fi action RPG set in a dystopian, near future version of Earth. It is being developed by Deck 13, a studio you might recognize from their work on the Souls-like Lords of the Fallen, and much like their previous game The Surge is going to be heavily focused around tactical melee combat.
If this sounds like something you might enjoy you'll be glad to hear that The Surge will be coming this May 16th for PC and consoles. Along with the launch date announcement the developers have also released a robot-smashing cinematic trailer to showcase what The Surge is really all about. So if you're interested in watching the world's most unenthusiastic man beat up increasingly larger mechs you'll find the video right below:
Wartile is a newly released real-time strategy game where miniature figurines come to life
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In the most basic terms Wartile is an intriguing hybrid between a board game and a real-time strategy, with some card game elements mixed in for good measure. What this means in gameplay terms is that you need to carefully position your figurines, abuse their strengths and cover their weaknesses, help them out with powerful action cards, and then watch a whole bunch of tiny little men beat the ever-living daylight out of each other.
Since the concept itself is a bit strange, allow me to show you the recently posted launch trailer. It should give you a pretty damn good idea of Wartile is all about, and perhaps even more importantly, how cool it actually looks. Have a gander: