Sniper Elite 4's launch trailer has arrived ahead of its February 14 release date
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Sniper Elite 4 is an upcoming World War 2 shooter that's all about creatively dispatching whole boatloads of Nazis. You can use the titular sniper rifle in order to take them out from afar, use your trusty combat knife in order to remain stealthy, place a whole bunch of traps if you don't feel like doing all of the work yourself, or just go berserk by throwing around bombs and bullets like they're going out of fashion.
In order to demonstrate all of this madness in action the developers have just released the "Timing is Everything" launch trailer. There is zero actual gameplay on display, but if you're up for ridiculously over-the-top action then you're probably going to find it quite enjoyable. Have a look:
The Overwatch PTR will soon be getting a Roadhog rebalance/nerf and a minor Winston buff
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Roadhog's hook has recently been reworked in order to be produce more consistent results, both for Roadhog and his victims. While this was supposed to leave Roadhog at around the same power level as he was before, in reality it actually made him much better because he suddenly gained the ability to easily one-shot Reaper and Mei - two heroes that are supposed to counter him. And since no hero is supposed to be stronger than his hard-counters, it was only a matter of time before Roadhog got visited by the almighty nerf fairy.
In the upcoming PTR patch Roadhog's weapon spread is going to be decreased by 20% in order to make his damage more consistent, and in order to compensate for this buff his hook will now pull targets to a location 3.5 meters away (instead of 2) and will have a 2 second longer cooldown. If you're interested in all of the details, and also the minor buff Winston is getting, I'll post the full patch notes down below. Have a look:
Dark Souls 3 has a brand new gameplay trailer showcasing The Ringed City DLC
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For those of you that might not know, The Ringed City is going to be Dark Souls 3's second and last piece of DLC, but perhaps most importantly, it will also be the grand finale of the entire Dark Souls franchise. There will still be more Souls-like games in the future, but FromSoftware has made it quite clear that they are done with Dark Souls for now.
With all of that introduction now out of the day, let's get down to the fun stuff! You'll find The Ringed City gameplay trailer right below, but before you dive in its important to mention that it does feature a couple of minor spoilers. Its nothing lore related, but it does showcase one boss and a couple of deadly traps, so I figured I should warn you anyway. If you don't mind such things, here's the video:
Total War: Warhammer is getting the Bretonnia faction for free on February 28
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If you're a fan of overly fancy knights based on medieval France you'll be delighted to hear that Bretonnia will be joining Total War: Warhammer's rapidly expanding faction roster on February 28th. Bretonnia is technically already available in game, but it isn't really fleshed out so you cannot choose it as your starting faction on the campaign map.
Once it does become fully available, however, Bretonnia will come with three Legendary Lords (King Louen Leoncoeur, Alberic of Bordeleaux and the Fay Enchantress), a variety of unique quests that relate to each specific Lord, as well as a whole bunch of updated units to toy around with. Basically, it will bring with it everything you expect to see from a 'proper'Total War: Warhammer faction.
The For Honor Open Beta has now begun
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If you're itching for a bit of medieval mayhem, you're in luck as the For Honor Open "Beta" has now begun. The reason I'm using quotation marks around beta is for the simple fact that we're currently less than a week from release, so whatever issues Ubisoft does manage to discover during this beta test are most likely not going to be fixed by February 14th. That said, this is a great way to demo For Honor without actually putting any of your money down, so make sure to pick your favorite faction and head on over to Steam.
And for those among you that know very little about For Honor, allow me to show you the recently posted 360° trailer. It won't really demonstrate what the gameplay is like, but it should give you a pretty damn good idea. Anyway, here's the video:
Fallout 4's High Resolution Texture Pack is now available on Steam for free
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After spending a little while in Steam beta Fallout 4's High Resolution Texture Pack is now fully available. All you need to do is to head on over to Steam and press that shiny green download button, but do be warned as its a ridiculously large update, totaling at nearly 60GB in size!
Besides the need for 60GB of extra disk space, the High Resolution Texture Pack also requires an Intel Core i7-5820K CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and a graphics card as powerful as the GTX 1080 8GB. As you can see, those are some pretty damn steep system requirements, and that's just the minimum! As for whether the High Resolution Texture Pack is even worth all of the trouble, that's a bit more difficult to figure out.
You can grab an exclusive Heroes of the Storm mount through the upcoming For Azeroth promotion, as well as a Primal Flamesaber for World of Warcraft
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If you ever wanted to give Heroes of the Storm a try, now would be the best time to do so as the upcoming For Azeroth promotion is going to give you an easy way to obtain a rather fancy in-game mount, as well as an even fancier World of Warcraft mount. All you need to do is play 15 games with a friend as a Warcraft hero, and unlike the previous Oni Genji promotion you don't even need to ensure you actually win!
The only catch is that there is a time limit, so if you want the Flames of Judgement Charger mount and the Primal Flamesaber WoW mount you'll need to complete the quest between February 14th and March 14th. And while its slightly less exciting than mounts made out of pure lava, its also worth mentioning that you'll get a 10-day Stimpack (think of it as an experience booster) as an added little bonus for completing the For Azeroth quest.
And for those of you that don't care about Heroes of the Storm and just want to burn through the whole event as quickly as possible, here's a brief little guide that should help you get it done within an hour or two: