Shadow Warrior 2 Review - Plenty of Terrible Puns and Excellent Action
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Shadow Warrior has always been a silly game, both in terms of weaponry and in terms of humor, but Shadow Warrior 2 takes things to a whole new extreme. Not only are the weapons even more destructive and extravagant than ever before, but the jokes are so cheesy they are just about ready to topple over!
So how ridiculous is Shadow Warrior 2 when compared to its predecessors? Well, let's just say that you can wield a giant flaming chainsaw and a grenade launcher enchanted with so much miss chance it quite literally hits everything except your target, while pretty much every sentence that comes out of the main character's mouth is in some way guaranteed to be related to wangs. In other words, Shadow Warrior 2 definitely manages to live up to its heritage, and good lord is it fun to play!
Final Fantasy 14's massive Stormblood expansion is set to arrive in the summer of 2017
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You have to hand it to Square Enix, they've taken a game that absolutely everybody hated and turned it into one of the finest MMORPGs out there - one that has continued to improve ever since. After already being bolstered through the rather hefty Heavensward expansion, it appears that Final Fantasy 14 is going to become even bigger in the future as Square Enix has just announced a brand new (and massive) expansion titled Stormblood!
If you're wondering what marvels such an ominous name might hold, I'm afraid the teaser trailer won't really satisfy your curiosity, but if you're up watching some exceptionally beautiful scenery and two characters attempt to beat each other into a pulp - then you're probably going to leave with a smile on your face. Have a look:
A remastered version of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is in the works
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When it comes to modern remasters of ancient games, Nightdive Studios are truly masters of their craft. Their versions of System Shock and Turok sport greatly improved graphics, support for modern resolutions and 60 FPS, much better mouse aiming, and to top it all off, a variety of gameplay fixes that only serve to add to the game's charm. In short, they've made already great games even better!
Why am I telling you all of this? Well, its because Nightdive Studios just recently announced that they are tackling one of my favorite classic FPS games - Turok 2: Seeds of Evil! Here's the brief, albeit rather exciting announcement message:
The latest Forza Horizon 3 update has improved performance and stability for the PC version
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[Update]: Forza Horizon 3 will be going away for good this September 27, 2020.
Forza Horizon 3 released a little while back to some pretty damn good reviews, but as is standard with AAA games these days it also came with a whole slew of performance issues. There were continuous crashes on certain PC configurations, the FPS was inconsistent across the board, some of the textures had a strange flickering issue, and overall the whole thing was a bit of a mess.
Thankfully, the developers released numerous patches over the past few weeks and have already managed to address the majority of these issues, with the most recent patch serving as a breakthrough for those that still had to deal with drastic FPS drops and seemingly random crashes. If you're interested in all of the specifics, as well as some of the XP changes that came along with this update, here are the patch notes:
World of Warcraft: Legion's Patch 7.1 - Return to Kharazan is coming on October 25
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If you've managed to complete nearly everything World of Warcraft: Legion has on offer right now and are starving for even more content, worry not, there are more challenges coming in the near future. "How near?", you might ask. Well, during the most recent Q&A Blizzard has announced that Patch 7.1 - Return to Kharazan will be arriving on October 25th, so pretty damn near!
What this means is that you will soon have a five-man version of Kharazan to explore, a whole bunch of new quests located in Suramar, and even a brand new mini-raid to bridge the gap between The Emerald Nightmare and the upcoming Nighthold. If you're wondering what all of this might look like, wonder no more as Blizzard also released a teaser trailer showcasing the new features coming in with Patch 7.1. Have a look:
Warshift is a unique blend of action, RTS, and RPG, all developed by one single man
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I don't know about you, but I've had plenty of moments throughout my life where brilliant ideas such as "I should totally go make a video game!" sprouted up in my head, only to then be squashed down by the brutal hand of reality. Well, in the case of Cyril Megem, the solo developer behind Warshift, that ending didn't happen as he opted to spent the past five years working on a rather unique game.
So what exactly is Warshift? Its a game built to defy any attempts at classification, i'll tell you that much! On a more serious note, it features RTS base building and unit management, but with the ability to assume direct control and personally shoot your way to glorious victory. And if that wasn't enough, you are also able to customize your main character as if the whole thing was an RPG!
Since all of this is a bit too much to explain in a single paragraph, it would probably be for the best if you give the most recent gameplay trailer a look. It starts off a bit confusing, but just stick with it - things become quite impressive rather quickly. Here's the video:
CS:GO devs have released a new and improved version of the classic Inferno map
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After revamping the entirety of Nuke, another classic Counter-Strike map, Valve has apparently set their sights on Inferno as their next renovation project. And as you can probably guess from the title, they've already released their first (beta) version of the new and improved Inferno!
While I've only played it for a short time in a rather non-serious match, I have to say that I am genuinely impressed with their work here. The new Inferno is not only much prettier, but its also much easier to spot your enemies, so you can spend more time playing the game and less time playing 'Where's Waldo?' with a guy wearing purely black clothes and hiding in a shadowy corner. Just have a look at some of these changes, you'll see what I mean: