Dota 2's The International 2016 Tickets Will Be Available For Purchase On April 7
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Valve has announced that the tickets for The International 2016, Dota 2's biggest event of the year with millions on the line, will be available for purchase starting on April 7, with the event itself kicking off at Seattle's KeyArena on August 8.
The tickets will go on sale at 10am PT (6pm UTC) and 10pm PT (6am UTC) over at the always lovely Ticketmaster website, and due to scalping being a massive issue with Dota 2 tournaments its recommended that you log in beforehand and have your finger hovering above that F5 button. Here are the details:
Baldur's Gate Has Recieved A Brand New Expansion 18 Years After Its Original Release - Siege Of Dragonspear
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Its not often that you see a game remain in the public's eye after nearly two decades since its original release, but Baldur's Gate (and its sequel) have managed to do just that through a combination of timeless characters and some intriguing storytelling.
If you ever wanted to get back together with Minsc, Boo, and the rest of the crew, you will be delighted to know that Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition's brand new expansion, Siege of Dragonspear, has released a few short days ago to some rather positive initial reviews. Here's the launch trailer and a short overview of what to expect:
Mass Effect: Andromeda Seems To Be Quite Nice If Recently Leaked Footage Is Any Judge
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Despite being posted on April 1st it appears that the leaked Mass Effect: Andromeda video is the real deal, although the footage comes from an old 2014 build.
The leak itself comes from an artist's website where he used examples of his work on Mass Effect: Andromeda as a part of his portfolio, so its less about showcasing gameplay, and more about showing some of the fancy new effects that are being added. Here's the video, initially found by Taker34:
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 13 Is Being Translated In To English
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I've got some good and bad news for you. The good news is that after spending nearly a decade in the void of nothingness, the historical RPG/RTS Romance of the Three Kingdoms is back with its 13th installment.
The bad news? It was released two months ago in Japanese, and according to most Steam reviews its a rather troubled game. However, with the English release planned for July 5 there is plenty of time for the developers to address these issues, so here's to hoping they actually do so. That said, here's the trailer and a brief description of what Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 brings to the table:
Starcraft 2's April Fools Offering Is A Nifty Oldschool Racer Called 'Maximum Novadrive'
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I've seen numerous other gaming April Fools gags permeate the Internet, my favorite of which is The Witcher 3's Roach documentary, but for some reason most people missed the Starcraft 2 one.
And that is a damn shame since someone at Blizzard put a lot of love and effort in to creating the premier Starcraft 2 racing simulator - Maximum Novadrive, starring everyone's favorite, and somehow still the most generic Ghost operative, Nova.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Developer Diary Showcases PvP And "VR Integration"
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With Divinity: Original Sin already offering you plenty of ways to accidentally throw a barrel of flammable oil on a friend that's fighting a living incarnation of fire, it makes sense for the sequel to take things even further by adding proper competitive PvP mode.
If you're wondering what exactly that'll entail, besides the whole "sling fireballs at everyone not-you shaped" business, the 22nd Developer Diary for Original Sin 2 will give you a brief glimpse. Here's the video, and if you're feeling particularly boring and want to skip the April 1st gag, head over to 3:00 in the video, that's when the PvP showcase starts:
The Division's Free April 12 Update Brings Trading And The First Endgame 'Incursion'
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Ubisoft has already announced all of the free and paid expansions that will be coming to The Division in the near future, but details were a scarce commodity until now.
The upcoming April 12 free update brings with it loot trading, the first endgame Incursion, daily missions, new enemies, gear, and random supply drops to fight over in the Dark Zone. Here's my short summary of all that's coming: