Battlefleet Gothic: Armada System Requirements And Closed Multiplayer Beta Are Now Available
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is an upcoming RTS adaptation of Games Workshop's classic that features the forces of Chaos, Eldar, Orks and Imperium in devastating and rather extravagant space battles.
If that sounds like something you would like to try, now's your chance as the multiplayer beta has recently become available to those that have pre-ordered the game. Here are the system requirements and a short gameplay trailer so you can see it in action:
EverQuest Next Has Been Canceled - Landmark Set To Release In Spring
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This month has undoubtedly spawned a few more cynics in to the world, and we aren't even half way through it yet. First Lionhead Studios and the upcoming Fable Legends got scrapped, and now EverQuest Next is, ironically, the next big and beloved franchise to slowly fade away.
This announcement comes to us from Russ Shanks, the president of Daybreak Games, who simply states that EverQuest Next was just not very fun. Here's the message, and a bit of information on Landmark:
Whispers Of The Old Gods Is Hearthstone's Next Expansion - Everyone Gets Free Packs And A Legendary Card
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Even though the name itself was leaked a few weeks ago, its still good to have official confirmation that the most interesting elements of Warcraft lore, the Great Old Ones, are worming their way in to Hearthstone as well.
The upcoming expansion, titled Whispers of the Old Gods, is bringing with it 134 new cards, Standard & Wild divisions, nerfs to currently overpowered classic cards and much more. Here's the spoooooky trailer and a bit more info on WotOG (which might be one of the worst abbreviations around):
After Football And Hockey, Rocket League Is Now Looking Towards Improving Basketball
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After not being interested in football for the better part of my life I finally realized that it wasn't the sport itself that I disliked, but rather the lack of rocket-powered cars flipping all over the field.
And now that Psyonix have announced a basketball mode for Rocket League, I have a feeling I've just found another sport well worth watching, and even more so playing.
The Much Needed XCOM 2 Performance Update Is Now Available
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XCOM 2, while a great game, launched with some truly bizarre bugs and performance problems, the worst of which was the presence of short, but infuriating, delays between actions.
Thankfully, it seems that the worst is behind us as today's XCOM 2 update brings with it many bug fixes, optimization changes and a brand new fast-paced Zip mode which drastically shortens animations and some delays in gameplay. Here's the full list of patch notes:
Legion TD 2 Is An Upcoming Sequel To The Incredibly Popular Warcraft 3 Mod
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[Update]: Legion TD 2 will be launching from Steam Early Access on October 1, 2021.
This is shaping up to be a great month for fans of Warcraft 3 custom maps as Element TD was recently ported over to Dota 2, and the equally popular Legion TD is now getting a standalone sequel.
Legion TD 2 is a multiplayer, free-to-play tower defense game that combines all of the elements thousands, if not millions, have come to love with the original, but without any of the restraints of the now ancient Warcraft 3 engine. Here's the brief trailer and some more information:
Despite Rumors Saying Otherwise, Dark Souls 3 Will Be 60 FPS On Launch
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Rumors are like wildfire, all it takes is one spark amidst dry grass and suddenly you have an inferno on your hands. Such was the case with the recent Dark Souls 3 rumor that claimed the much anticipated Dark Souls finale would not support 60 FPS on PC, despite this being among the first details revealed a while ago.
Rather than allow panic to spread further, the Dark Souls Twitter team came out today and officially announced that the game will indeed support 60 FPS on PC. Here's the short message: