Total War: Warhammer's Call of the Beastmen DLC introduces the Minotaurs
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As announced last week, Total War: Warhammer's first substantial DLC, Call of the Beastmen, will be arriving on July 28th with a whole host of blood-crazed abominations, two new Legendary Lords, and an additional campaign map with the unique "Eye for an Eye" Beastmen story campaign.
Amidst the various half-human monstrosities that make out the Warherds of the Beastmen, the Minotaurs are some of the most fearsome foes as they frequently succumb to the blood-greed and charge straight through enemy lines with reckless abandon and devastating results. If you're interested in learning a bit more about the Minotaurs, or just want to see one of them in action, here's a recently posted video showcasing just that:
Hitman's Elusive Target #7 is going to be Gary Busey, of all people
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Only a couple of days have passed since Hitman's sixth Elusive Target appeared and already IO is announcing a brand new one. The twist this time around, however, is that the target was chosen through an online "Choose Your Hit" campaign where fans got to vote between two Hollywood stars: Gary Cole and Gary Busey.
As you can probably guess from the title, Gary Busey has managed to secure the popular vote and as such he will appear as a special Elusive Target on Thursday, July 21 at 2pm CEST / 5pm PDT. Given the rather... unique status of this Elusive Contract, the whole event is set to last for an entire week, so try not to miss it as its bound to be something special.
Bandai Namco will reveal a brand new IP for western audiences at this year's Gamescom
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Its been known for a while now that Bandai Namco will be showcasing Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 and Tekken 7 at this year's Gamescom, but it appears that's not all they're going to be showing off.
In a press release that came out today, Bandai Namco's Vice President of Marketing & PR announced that they are planning to reveal a brand new IP aimed at a western audience. Here's the brief announcement message:
Pony Island developer has announced a comedic murder mystery - The Hex
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Pony Island, despite featuring a name that belongs mostly to the strange parts of the Internet, was a pretty damn compelling little game, so I'm happy to tell you that Daniel Mullins, the solo developer behind it, is currently working on a brand new game.
The Hex is on first glance your standard Agatha Christie murder mystery where a bunch of people are stuck in a tavern with a murderer during a raging storm, though the twist is that each of the characters is a parody of various gaming genres. You've got The Spacemarine, The Sorceress, The Platformer, The Fighter, The Apocalypse Survivor and The First Person Perspective, and by exploring their memories you will need to try and uncover the murderer... or perhaps even darker secrets!
Since the whole premise behind The Hex is completely and utterly bizarre, here's the announcement trailer to hopefully give you an idea of what to expect:
Star Wars: The Old Republic's newest expansion, Knights of the Eternal Throne, has been announced
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During the recent 5th anniversary celebration EA has announced a brand new expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne. You can expect to see even more cinematic storytelling, a whole bunch of new gameplay features, and one of the biggest updates SWTOR has ever received once the expansion finally arrives at some point this fall.
Since the details on Knights of the Eternal Throne are still fairly light, allow me to share with you the cinematic trailer for SWTOR's previous expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire. Its one of the best trailers I've seen in recent years, and as one of the Youtube commenters said, it manages to tell a better story in 4 minutes than the entirety of the prequels:
Fallout 4's Vault-Tec Workshop DLC is coming next week, July 26th
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Given Fallout Shelter's massive popularity on the mobile market, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Bethesda has decided to upscale the premise and bring it to Fallout 4 as well.
In the upcoming Vault-Tec Workshop DLC you will be able to create a massive Vault of your own and equip it with various pieces of pre-war technology, retro furniture, bizarre artwork and all of the facilities a good Vault needs to function. Naturally, as any good Overseer will tell you, all this work is to ensure you have enough voluntary subjects Vault Dwellers to run totally scientific, Vault-Tec approved experiments upon. For science!
Undertale is now available on Linux and SteamOS
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Undertale, the Internet's darling RPG and one of the rare few games that actually managed to completely blindside me with its quality, is now available on Linux and SteamOS. As an added bonus, its also currently on a 33% discount, so if you were ever interested in giving it a try, now would be the best time to do so.
As for why you should spend your hard earned money and time on it, that's not an easy question to answer without ruining the whole experience. To put it simply, however, Undertale is a charming RPG filled with unique and interesting characters, a kickass soundtrack, and a world that constantly changes due to your actions, be they positive or negative. Here's the trailer to hopefully give you an idea of what I'm talking about: