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No Man's Sky's space dinosaurs

[Update]: No Man's Sky update has changed quite considerably since this initial review. As such, I'd highly recommend doing a little bit more research before making up your mind, just so you have the complete picture.

At its very core No Man's Sky is a game about exploration. Its just you, a nifty little space ship, and a practically infinite amount of planets to visit. With such a massive and varied universe it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that the world I started my journey on was a rather... special one. 

Instead of the vibrant red and green pastures I've so frequently seen in the trailers, my humble world was a hellish mixture between a desert and a swamp, an environment so hostile there was literally no sentient life to be found. To top it all off, my swampy heaven also suffered from constant acidic rain that slowly but surely eroded my armor and forced me to stay within a hundred meters of my ship, lest I found myself dissolved into a pile of ash and swept away by some of the numerous daily storms.

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Battlefield 1's Flamethrower screenshot

With Gamescom currently in full swing and Battlefield 1 gameplay being posted all over the Internet, EA has finally decided to reveal their plans for the open beta. According to the recent press release the open beta will begin on August 31st, which should give everyone plenty of time to test out Battlefield 1 before it finally releases on October 21st.

As an added bonus, players who sign up as a Battlefield Insider, a roundabout way of saying "sign up for the newsletter", will be eligible to receive early access to the Open Beta. This promotion will only last until August 21st, so if you wish to play Battlefield 1 as soon as possible, make sure to actually submit your email before the gates close down.

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The Elder Scrolls Online's Shadow of the Hist spider dungeon screenshot

Those among you that are currently dabbling in The Elder Scrolls Online will be glad to hear that Update 11 has recently been unleashed upon the live servers. The update has brought with it numerous qualify of life fixes, balance changes, general adjustments, and naturally, a whole slew of cosmetic items because as everyone knows, the one with the shiniest armor is definitely the best player. You can read the full patch notes by heading over here.

While Update 11 is completely free for both PC and consoles players, the Shadow of the Hist DLC pack that features two new dungeons and a bunch of cosmetic items is unfortunately not, unless you are currently subscribed to ESO. If you are, or if you're just interested in what what sort of trouble you can get up to, here's the recently posted sneak peek:

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Zarya's Heroes of the Storm Thunder Guard skin

In a universe where cyber-ninjas fight against edgy murder-ghosts a Russian weightlifter might not sound like the most interesting character, but Zarya is by far and wide my favorite hero to play in Overwatch. She's self-sufficient, incredibly strong in the right hands, and most importantly, fully capable of giving your allies a chance to regret their horrible life decisions that led to them standing right in-front of a Roadhog.

With such a team-orientated skill set on her hands, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Zarya will be the next character introduced to Blizzard's ever-growing Heroes of the Storm roster. There's currently no hero spotlight available, but Blizzard did release a video detailing all of her cosmetics, and I have to say, I want these things in Overwatch right now! Here's the video demonstrating her various skins and another upcoming hero - Alarak:

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A rather clever N++ logo screenshot

The N series, to put it simply, is all about guiding your incredibly fast and acrobatic stick figure through numerous mazes and puzzles designed by the devil himself. It all starts off nice and easy, a couple of death traps here, a couple of turrets there, but 200 levels later you're going to be dodging 15 rocket turrets while bouncing your way across a particularly distorted piece of modern art.

All of that might sound like a complaint, but in reality its actually high praise given that I've spent well over 100 hours with N+ back when I was going through college and I still don't regret a single minute. With that in mind, I hope you can now understand why the imminent arrival of N++, the new and improved version, is such an exciting thing for me! And if you can't, here's a recent developer video showcasing the level editor and some of the gameplay:

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Genji, Pharah and Mercy from Overwatch

During the recent developer update Overwatch's Game Director Jeff Kaplan announced a whole bunch of interesting changes coming to Overwatch later this weekend. As you might guess from the title, "later" has now officially arrived and brought with it a rather sizable Season 2 patch to the PTR (Public Test Realm).

If you're looking for all of the details you can find the full patch notes by heading over to the Overwatch Forums, but if you're just interested in what exactly is going to happen with your favorite hero, you will find those changes listed out below. Fair warning to you Genji players out there, this is not going to be pretty:

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Paragon's various hero characters

When Paragon first entered Early Access it was a fairly generic and uninspired MOBA, just another game that tried to usurp League of Legends and Dota 2 without actually trying to innovate. Thankfully, Epic Games has been surprisingly receptive of criticism throughout the alpha and after a whole bunch of updates Paragon has finally begun carving its own niche in the MOBA world.

Best of all, it has now entered a free open beta, so if you ever wanted to give Paragon a try without spending money on some of the quite frankly mediocre packages, you now have the chance! On the other hand, if you have no idea what Paragon even is or what it looks like, here's one of the recent trailers to clue you in:

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