Hitman: Blood Money and Absolution have now received an HD remaster on Xbox and PlayStation
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If you're up for experiencing a new and improved version of one of the best Hitman games out there, as well as one of the most controversial, you might want to check out the newly released Hitman HD Enhanced Collection. As you can probably guess already, the collection contains HD remasters of both Hitman: Blood Money and Hitman: Absolution.
You can expect to see support for resolutions up to 4K, the ability to play at 60 FPS, spruced up visuals, as well as greatly improved lighting. For those of you that love the classic Hitman: Blood Money, I'm also glad to say that the HD Enhanced Collection has brought in a couple of updates to the controls, which should help make the whole experience just a bit less clunky.
Besides the rather high price, the one catch here is that the HD Enhanced Collection is not currently available on PC. Whether it's going to arrive at all, I'm afraid I don't know, but given Blood Money's popularity I can only imagine that IO Interactive will eventually get to making a fully fledged PC remaster.
The excellent "walking simulator" What Remains of Edith Finch is free to grab until January 24th
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If you ever wanted to get into the "walking simulator" genre but you didn't know which game to start with, you might be glad to hear that Epic Games are currently giving away the excellent What Remains of Edith Finch. Simply head on over to the Epic Store, click on that giant "Free" button, and you'll be good to go. The only catch is that the giveaway will end on January 24th, so do make sure to grab yourself a copy before you forget.
For those of you wondering whether What Remains of Edith Finch is even worth your time, I would say the answer is definitely yes. While many will brand these types of games as walking simulators and never even give them a chance, the truth is that What Remains of Edith Finch and a good portion of the genre are actually really interesting and interactive stories. The walking is just there to get you from page to page.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition has now arrived onto both PC and consoles
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After nearly decades of silence, the PC finally started getting a decent chunk of JRPGs a few years ago, albeit with quite a delay. Things have progressed rather nicely since then, and I am very glad to announce that the freshly remastered Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition has now arrived for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch simultaneously!
The Definitive Edition brings with it fully updated graphics, brand new music tracks, new bosses and storyline, as well as a collection of previously unreleased cosmetic DLC. Perhaps most importantly, especially for those of you that played the original, the Definitive Edition has also brought with it two additional playable characters - Patty Fleur and Flynn Scifo.
Overwatch devs are giving away the recently teased Bastet Ana skin for free
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After a rather lengthy period with almost no new lore, I am happy to announce that the Overwatch writers have just recently awoken from their slumber and released a short story starring Ana and Soldier 76. While the story itself brought up some interesting details about the duo's lives, most notably the fact that Soldier 76 is gay, the thing that got the most people excited was a brief teaser for Ana's new skin!
With that in mind, I am also glad to say that Blizzard has now not only introduced Bastet Ana as a brand new skin, but also made it entirely free for everyone to acquire! All you need to do is win nine Quick Play, Competitive or Arcade games by January 21st, and the brand new Ana skin will be yours to keep.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2's latest preview shows off everything you need to know about the campaign
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is set to release this January 24th alongside all twelve playable factions from the tabletop version, each one offering their own own unique ships and strategies to mess around with. There will also be three distinct and narrative-driven campaigns to explore, so as far as content is concerned, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is looking to greatly overshadow its predecessor.
If you're wondering what exactly these three campaigns will be about, as well as which factions they will feature, you will find everything you need to know in the recently posted preview. Have a gander, it's well worth a watch:
The first-person platformer A Story About My Uncle is free to grab for the next 15 hours
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If you're up for experiencing a genre that doesn't exactly appear often, you might want to check out the first-person platformer A Story About My Uncle as it's currently entirely free to grab. Simply head on over to the Humble store, click on the giant green button, activate your Steam key once you receive it, and you'll be good to go.
The only catch is that I've unfortunately noticed only the tail end of this giveaway, so you only have about fifteen hours to get your hands on A Story About My Uncle before it goes back to full price. As such, I would highly recommend you just grab yourself a copy while it's still available, even if you don't plan on playing it any time soon. Just make sure to activate your key on Steam and you'll be able to install it whenever you want.
Bungie has now parted ways with Activision, though not on bad terms
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While we're likely never going to get the details, it would appear that the recent rumors about division within Activision-Blizzard might just be true. The reason I say this is because Bungie, the studio behind the original Halo games and Destiny, has now parted ways from Activision and will be self-publishing their games in the future.
"We have enjoyed a successful eight-year run and would like to thank Activision for their partnership on Destiny," reads the official announcement. "Looking ahead, we’re excited to announce plans for Activision to transfer publishing rights for Destiny to Bungie. With our remarkable Destiny community, we are ready to publish on our own, while Activision will increase their focus on owned IP projects."