Blizzard has released an Overwatch comic detailing the history between Bastion and Torbjorn
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Blizzard promised a whole bunch of Overwatch story content in 2017, and so far they are doing a damn good job at keeping their word. They recently released a brand new hero onto the PTR alongside her own origin story and brief lore video, and now they have decided to once again tackle everyone's favorite murderbot Bastion.
So if you're interested in learning how Torbjorn and Bastion first met you'll find the "Binary" short comic over at the Overwatch website. However, you can also find an astonishingly well animated version of the comic by heading over here, so unless you're under a heavy data cap I would suggest you go with this one first.
The Overwatch PTR patch notes have been revised, and Ana's nerf slightly toned down
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A couple of days ago Blizzard released a big balancing patch onto the Overwatch PTR (Public Test Realm). It brought with it some very significant nerfs to Ana, but also a couple of buffs to Zenyatta, Sombra, Junkrat, and Winston.
As it turns out, some of those changes were far too drastic, so Blizzard has just now issued a follow-up patch to hopefully address all of the issues. Ana's Biotic Grenade nerf has been reverted along with Zenyatta's insane Discord Orb buff, while Sombra has received yet another awesome quality of life change. Since the patch notes are fairly small, here's all of the new additions:
No Man's Sky's Pathfinder Update has brought in ground vehicles, race tracks, and a whole bunch of other improvements
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While No Man's Sky ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of 2016, I still have to commend the developers for all of post-launch content they have added. The previous Foundation Update brought with it base-building and a variety of other gameplay improvements, and today's Pathfinder Update is set to be just as impactful as it brings with it ground vehicles, racing tracks, and a whole bunch of other content!
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the recently posted preview video. It doesn't feature the all-important race tracks I'm afraid, but it should give you a good idea of what the Pathfinder Update has to offer. Here's the video:
Sign-ups for the Quake Champions Closed Beta have arrived alongside a brief gameplay trailer
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Quake Champions is Bethesda's return to the glory days of PC arena shooters. Once it arrives it will feature fast-paced combat, a wide variety of ridiculously powerful weaponry, advanced movement mechanics, and pretty much everything you might remember from Quake 3: Arena. And before you ask, no, the speed and precision required to be successful will not be reduced by the existence of console versions as Quake Champions is apparently going to be a PC exclusive.
If you're interested in what Quake Champions looks like in action you'll find the most recent teaser trailer down below. And if you're interested in a bit of a longer gameplay video, you'll find what you seek over here. Anyway, here's the teaser:
Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven expansion will bring with it major improvements to East Asia
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Paradox's grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV is soon going to become even grander. The upcoming Mandate of Heaven expansion will bring with it major improvements to the nations of East Asia, each of which will come with their own unique mechanics and strategies. As you might expect given the time period, the three playable nations will be Ming China, Japan, and the Manchu tribes.
If you're up for a brief teaser that doesn't really showcase any gameplay, you'll find it right below. I'll also include the official list of features because that's currently pretty much everything that's available about Mandate of Heaven. Have a look:
Torment: Tides of Numenera Gameplay Showcase - Intro and character creation [No Commentary]
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Torment: Tides of Numenera is an isometric story-focused RPG and a spiritual successor to one of the best games that have ever graced the genre - Planescape: Torment. Much like its predecessor Tides of Numenera features a vast amount of interesting characters, tough decisions, compelling stories, enough lore to fill out at least a couple of books, and as is tradition, completely unremarkable combat.
If you're interested in seeing what all of this looks like in action, here's a commentary free gameplay video showcasing the first ~30 minutes of the intro, as well as the full character creation process. Have a look:
Dark Souls 3: The Ringed City now has a bunch of new and atmospheric screenshots to ogle
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The Ringed City is going to be Dark Souls 3's second and last piece of DLC, but perhaps most importantly of all, it will also be the grand finale of the entire Dark Souls series. There will be more Souls-like games in the future, don't you worry about that, but FromSoftware has made it clear that they are done with Dark Souls for now.
So if you're interested in what The Ringed City will look like, and what sort of monsters you'll be able to fight in Dark Souls 3's finale, you'll find the latest batch of screenshots down below. Simply click on the image in order to open up a bigger version, and don't worry about spoilers as the images are mostly about atmosphere, rather than story. Anyway, have a look: