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:
Torment: Tides of Numenera's latest video offers a brief introduction to the world and its lore
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As you might expect from a game that touts itself as a spiritual successor to Planescape: Torment, the world in Torment: Tides of Numenera has quite an extensive backstory and tons of interesting lore to uncover. Figuring all of this out when you're still new to the game is not the easiest of tasks, however, so the developers have decided to create a brief video introducing players to the world and the main story.
So if you're looking forward to playing Torment: Tides of Numenera, and would like to learn a couple of spoiler-free tidbits of information before diving in, make sure to check out the video. Have a look:
River City Ransom: Underground, a follow-up to the classic beat 'em up, is set to arrive later this month
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If the recently released Double Dragon 4 left you wanting for more, you might want to pay attention to the upcoming River City Ransom: Underground. After being Kickstarted in the long forgotten times of 2013, River City Ransom: Underground is now set to arrive on February 27th as an official follow-up to the classic RPG beat 'em up.
Fans of the original probably already know what to expect, but for everyone else here's the recently posted River City Ransom: Underground trailer showcasing some oldschool beat 'em up action. Have a look:
Heroes of the Storm devs have released a video teasing Lucio, his abilities, and a couple of new skins
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For those of you that might not be aware, Blizzard recently announced that Lucio from Overwatch will soon be joining the Heroes of the Storm roster. As with Zarya and Tracer that came before him, Lucio's Heroes of the Storm incarnation will arrive with all of the same spells and effects that make him so ridiculously good in Overwatch... and yes, this does include the ability to wall-ride!
If you're wondering what all of these spells look like in action, and more importantly, what fancy new skins you'll be able to get when the update goes live, here's the recently posted preview video showcasing just that: