Elder Scrolls Online has been expanded with a Dark Brotherhood themed DLC
- By Ash
- in News
The Dark Brotherhood has become one of the most popular elements of The Elder Scrolls series, not because of their zealous devotion to a corpse or their often "hearth-wrenching" story, but rather because they allow us to fulfill the childhood dream of being an unstoppable "fixer" working behind the scenes in order to make the world a... hopefully better place?
It is exactly that sort of theme the Dark Brotherhood DLC for the Elder Scrolls Online has decided to tackle, but unfortunately the announcement trailer that was supposed to showcase all of that was made by someone that is far too interested in stabbing people in the back, with the end result being a video containing a full minute of people getting shanked, and nothing else! Have a look, its quite something:
Life is Strange is coming to both Mac and Linux
- By Ash
- in News
Life is Strange is a time-bending adventure game in the vein of the modern Telltale series, by which I mean it mostly focuses on engaging storytelling, simple gameplay, and plentiful choices with long-lasting consequences.
It was by all accounts a rather enjoyable game, so the recent announcement of a Mac version came as no surprise, though many questions were raised about the oddly missing Linux port. As it turns out, the Mac version was simply further ahead in development so Feral Interactive decided to focus all of their efforts on it first, but rest assured as the Linux version is coming as well.
This was all confirmed by Ellie_Feral in a short comment over at Gamingonlinux:
GOG Connect allows you to import games from Steam to your GOG library
- By Ash
- in News
One of the biggest annoyances for anyone that likes to shop around is the decentralized library of games that can sometimes be locked away behind a dozen accounts, each one hosting only a small portion of the games, yet completely sealed away from all the others.
While GOG's Connect service doesn't offer a final solution to this whole mess, it is a rather nice gesture as it allows you to link your Steam and GOG accounts together in order to import a variety of games from your Steam library into your GOG one. Here's a list of the currently eligible games:
Changes are coming to Ovewatch's McCree and D.VA
- By Ash
- in News
As I mentioned in my review, McCree is by far the most powerful character in all of Overwatch given that he is useful in almost every situation, but also utterly devastating to anyone that dares do such heinous acts like entering the same room as him.
Thankfully, it appears that the Overwatch developers have spotted the same issue as they have recently went on record saying that they would be bringing changes to the gun-slinger himself, but also D.VA who currently resides in that awkward middle-ground between a tank and a speedy assassin.
Here's what Geoff Goodman from the Overwatch team had to say about McCree:
The oldschool ARPG Nox is currently available for free on Origin
- By Ash
- in News
Nox is an action RPG developed by Westwood and released all the way back in 2000. It was a fairly good game, and it maintains a small but loyal cult following to this very day, though chances are you've never even heard of it because Diablo 2 took the world by storm, and with it all of the spotlight.
If you're up for experiencing some ARPG history Nox is currently available for free on Origin as a part of their "On the House" program. Here's one of the few trailers I could find on Youtube, though bear in mind the graphical quality back in the day was... not very good:
Ex-Lionhead developers are attempting to Kickstart a free-to-play Fable card game
- By Ash
- in News
Lionhead Studios have been completely disbanded back in March after Fable Legends failed to produce any amount of enthusiasm from the gaming public, or even Microsoft itself, but thankfully it appears that the Fable franchise might not be dead just yet.
While it certainly isn't the mainline game many have been expecting, a couple of ex-Lionhead developers have managed to secure rights from Microsoft in order to bring their vision of a Fable themed collectible card game to life. Fable Fortune is its name, and the team is currently looking for £250,000 on Kickstarter in order to fully fund its development, though the end product will be completely free-to-play.
If you're wondering what the early prototype looks like in action, here's a brief trailer:
Overwatch - A detailed review and critique after 50 hours of play (PC Version)
- By Ash
- in Reviews
After spending a thousand hours in Team Fortress 2 and more than I'm comfortable to admit in other team-based shooters I've become rather difficult to impress, and since almost all of the recent multiplayer gun-fests have been fairly boring I slowly started getting used to the idea that the genre might not be for me anymore. Thankfully, Overwatch came along and not only managed to meet my lofty expectations, but exceed them to the point where I constantly find myself playing more of it instead of doing any actual work!
The characters are charming, their mechanics deceptively complex, and the gameplay as a whole leaves a lot of room for personal growth and improvement, on top of simply being a bundle of fun. However, while I genuinely do think Overwatch is a great game, it isn't a flawless gift from the heavens as the various Internet forums might lead you to believe. It has its own balance problems, issues with servers and matchmaking, occasionally clunky mechanics, as well as a couple of bugbears when it comes to the design in general, but its nothing that can't be fixed through a couple of patches.
With that said, let's begin with the one element of Overwatch everyone can agree is superb, the presentation!