Myst studio's VR steampunk adventure Firmament has been pushed back to early 2023
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A fair few years have gone by since Myst studio's VR focused and steampunk themed adventure Firmament was successfully Kickstarted, and I'm afraid one more year will have to pass before you can finally give it a try. According to the latest developer update, Firmament has now been pushed back to the first quarter of 2023 as the Cyan team needs a bit more time to get everything polished up and ready to go.
"Here's why: we do not want to give you anything less than our best," explains the announcement. "Our best - as is the case for game developers all around the world, large or small - takes time. Very simply, if we release Firmament without taking a little extra time to put the finishing touches and polish on it, we would not be serving you, Firmament's Backers and Cyan's devoted fans, as you deserve."
Vermintide dev's co-op shooter Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is heading into Closed Beta tomorrow
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[Update #2]: My review for Darktide is now live and, long story short, it's as rough and fascinating as the world it takes place in!
[Update]: I have a few bits of good news to share! First of all, Fatshark has released a fancy new cinematic trailer for Darktide showing off the world and the fate of the fan-favorite Guardsmen squad. Furthermore, there's going to be a pre-launch beta starting on November 17th, and last but not least, Vermintide veterans will be getting a small cosmetic DLC as a gift.
If you don't feel like waiting until November 30th to give the Warhammer 40,000 flavored co-op shooter Darktide a try, you'll be happy to hear that the Closed Beta will be launching tomorrow! It'll run from October 14 - 16 and will give you access to all of the characters, a variety of weapons, as well as four maps to make a complete mess out of.
What you can expect to see in terms of gameplay, as well as why the Fatshark team is even running the beta, that you can find out through the trailer below. Have a peek:
MultiVersus Update 1.04 has added Stripe from Gremlins alongside the Halloween event
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[Update]: MultiVersus Update 1.05 has added Black Adam, the first Arcade mode and a "Silly Queue".
Only a few weeks have gone by since MultiVersus threw Rick Sanchez into the arena, and already a brand new update has arrived! This one brings with it Stripe from Gremlins as a fast and aggressive Assassin-type character, as well as a Halloween event featuring a bunch of fancy cosmetics.
First things first, allow me to share with you Stripe's gameplay preview. It should give you a pretty good idea of what his abilities are and just how wacky he truly looks. Have a gander:
As a small apology, Overwatch 2 is giving away a Legendary skin and planning double XP weekends
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's Halloween Terror update has now arrived alongside a brand new co-op mission and sadly only three new legendary skins.
[Update]: Unfortunately, Overwatch 2 will only be making balance changes at the start of each two-month season.
Thanks to the server-related bugs, lengthy queue times, problems with the mobile authentication system and even heroes randomly locking themselves, Overwatch 2's launch has not exactly gone by smoothly. So in order to apologize for all of the problems, Blizzard is now planning a small giveaway.
First and foremost, all players who log in between October 25th and the end of Season 1 will be granted the new Cursed Captain Reaper Legendary skin and the rather appropriate Health Pack Weapon Charm pictured below. All you have to do is simply launch Overwatch 2 while the promotion is active and both items will be yours - no further steps required.
Guild Wars 2's highly popular Shadow of the Mad King event is returning on October 18th
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[Update #2]: Right on cue, the Shadow of the Mad King Festival has now been unleashed. Have fun messing around with the labyrinth!
[Update]: The Guild Wars 2 team has now revealed the full update roadmap for Fall and Winter 2022.
In celebration of the spookiest time of year, Guild Wars 2 will be unleashing the highly popular Shadow of the Mad King event this October 18th. Much like its previous iterations, Shadow of the Mad King will bring with it an assortment of Halloween themed cosmetics and decorations to mess around with, the Mad King's Labyrinth to endlessly farm for candy-shaped goodies, a devious jumping puzzle to conquer, as well as a couple of fun races to help spice things up a bit.
What all of this looks like in action, that you can check out through the trailer below. Behold pure nonsense:
Modern remaster of the 1997 first-person shooter Chasm: The Rift has now landed onto Steam
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If you're in the mood for a bit of nostalgia, you'll be happy to hear that the 1997 first-person shooter Chasm: The Rift has now been remastered. The new version brings with it enhanced graphics, support for modern resolutions, improved sound design and the usual assortment of Steam features like achievements.
Since trying to describe an FPS game through words alone is a bit of a pointless effort, allow me to share with you the gameplay trailer. It should give you a pretty good idea of just what Chasm: The Rift looks and plays like. Have a gander:
Deep Rock Galactic's Season 3 update is adding four awesome new grenades and potentially new enemies
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's Season 3 - Plaguefall update has added fancy new grenades, enemy variants and mission objectives.
[Update]: The Halloween event has now gone live, though the big Season 3 update is still being kept under wraps.
After a few rounds of teasers, the Deep Rock Galactic team has now finally shared a shred of concrete information about the big Season 3 update coming this November 3rd. As the name might imply, Season 3: Plaguefall will have you working towards cleansing a particularly nasty disease called Rockpox that has wormed its way through Hoxxes IV and seemingly created a new, evolved threat down in the mines.
In order to help you contend with these new challenges, Deep Rock Galactic will be adding four awesome new grenades to play around with. Since the Gunner loves his weapons so much, the Tactical Leadburster grenade will shoot out a massive amount of projectiles in a full 360-degree radius, thus ensuring anything caught in the radius will immediately regret its life choices. The Driller's Springloaded Ripper follows a similar line of thought, though instead of an explosion of bullets the 'grenade' and its array of razor-sharp teeth will continuously circle around an area and keep it clear of any chaff. Here's what the two look like in action: