The Division's First Two Paid Expansions Have One Month Of Xbox One Exclusivity
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If you were looking forward to some The Division post launch content I bring both good and bad news. The good news is that all of the free updates, of which two have been announced so far, will be available simultaneously for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
The bad news is that Ubisoft has recently announced that the first two paid expansions will start with one month of Xbox One exclusivity before being released for the PC and PS4. If you're wondering what exactly you're missing out on here's a brief rundown of the paid DLCs:
[Officially Confirmed] Overwatch Release Date Leaked - Launches May 24th
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Its been known for a long time now that Overwatch would be releasing in the spring of 2016, though the specific date was never mentioned.
While there is still no official announcement, an erroneously released advertisement from IGN gave us both the release date and the start of the "open beta". Here's the add, courtesy of Reddit user Deadpoolthegreat:
[Update] Blizzard has come out and officially confirmed that Overwatch is coming for the PC, Xbox One and PS4 on May 24th.
Fable Legends Has Been Canceled And Lionhead Studios Disbanded
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The Fable Legends open beta was recently delayed until spring though Lionhead announced that they would be accepting 100,000 PC and Xbox One players in to the closed beta over the coming months. By all accounts, it seemed that Fable Legends was chugging along nicely.
The truth, however, is quite different given that neither of those two things will be coming to pass as Microsoft has just come out and stated that Fable Legends has been canceled and that Lionhead & Press Play Studios are being dissolved. Here's the short announcement message:
Bannerman Is An Upcoming Side-Scrolling Medieval Action-Adventure
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Bannerman is a medieval action-adventure with challenging combat, rotoscoped 16-bit visuals and a character who seems content to simply stroll along the battlefield at a leisurely pace.
It is being made by a solo developer and aims to explore the darker side of medieval fantasy, one without knights in shining armor and camaraderie between battle-brothers. Here's the trailer and a bit more information, though do be warned, the music will be stuck in your head for far longer than you might expect:
Total War: Warhammer Developer Walkthrough Of The Dwarven Campaign
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After the recent combat overview, where Orks ruthlessly smashed a bunch of disorganized humans, the Total War: Warhammer team is back once again, this time around giving us a glimpse at the Dwarven campaign.
While this video doesn't feature any combat it does showcase the technological and economic prowess of the noble, and incredibly stubborn, Dwarves of Kazar-a-Karak. Have a look:
The Division Will Launch With 26 Missions And 138 Weapons According To Dataminers
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After investing far too many hours in to The Division open beta my main issue with the game was how quickly you could blow through the content and how limited the arsenal seemed to be.
If you share similar concerns you'll be delighted to hear that according to itsgamerdoc from Reddit The Division is set to launch with 26 missions and 138 weapons to toy around with. Here's a short overview of what exactly was found:
Skywind - A Recreation Of Morrowind In The Skyrim Engine - Is Progressing Along Nicely
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There are many community projects out there these days, everything ranging from the naively overambitious to the well organized, planned and focused ones. While Skywind, a recreation of Morrowind in the Skyrim engine, certainly has some divine ambitions it is also one of the most well run and community friendly projects I've seen in a long time.
I'm mentioning it now because the developers recently showcased their progress through the fourth in a series of official developer videos, this time around focusing on the graphics, modeling, voice acting and a few more topics. Have a look, it might surprise you how much better they've made some parts of Skyrim look: