Oddworld: Soulstorm Teases A Much Darker And Sinister Story
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[Update]: Oddworld: Soulstorm has now hopped onto PC and PlayStation.
The classic Oddworld platformer series returned from the dead last year with the well received Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, a modern remake of the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.
Given the success of New 'n' Tasty its not surprising that Oddworld: Soulstorm has been announced today, but what is uprising is that its not going to be a remake of Abe's Exodus, a sequel to Abe's Oddysee, but rather a brand new game with a much darker and sinister plot.
Hearthstone Patch Is Now Live With Extra Deck Slots, New Paladin Hero And Deck Suggestions
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Blizzard has been on a rampage recently. First they've announced updates for Warcraft 3 & Diablo 2 after years of absence, and now Hearthstone has received a rather massive patch as well.
Today's Hearthstone patch brings with it extra deck slots, Lady Liadrin as the alternate Paladin hero, a new deck suggestion feature and a couple of other fixes. Here are the full patch notes and a short overview of the main feature:
Create Your Very Own Robot Army In Fallout 4's Automatron DLC - Out On March 22nd
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Automatron is the first in a series of expansions planned for Fallout 4 that brings with it murderous robots, a new story chapter, and most importantly, the ability to create your very own robotic abomination by combining various pieces of scrap.
It will be out on March 22nd, and in order to give you an idea of what sort of madness you can get up to with your new robot companion Bethesda has released a teaser trailer. Have a look, it has robots with eye lasers!
The Descendant Is An Upcoming Narrative Driven Adventure Game
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The Descendant is a narrative driven adventure game, in the vein of Telltale's various series, that let's you experience the world after an eco-apocalypse has ravaged the landscape and forced the remnants of humanity to seek shelter in underground Ark facilities.
Here's a video showcasing the first 10 minutes of The Descendant which are mostly focused on exposition and character building, with a bit of gameplay near the end (around 7 minutes):
Unreal Tournament Has Received A New Map - The Nordic Fortress Of DM-Chill
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Unreal Tournament, despite being in early alpha, is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Unreal Tournament 2004 which is by no means an easy task.
It still has a long way to go until proper release, but the developers are hard at work when it comes to adding new toys to play around with as well as maps to use them on. The newly added map (DM-Chill) brings the carnage to a Nordic fortress set high in the icy mountains, have a look:
Upcoming Gears Of War: Ultimate Edition Patch Will Improve Performance And Remove Mouse Smoothing
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Despite Gears of War: Ultimate Edition being one of the front-liners for the Windows 10 Store, Microsoft released it with barely any advertising, and worst of all, terrible performance issues.
There is a glimmer of hope, however, as the GoW team has announced that next week's update will include performance improvements, the removal of mouse smoothing and a couple of other nifty features. Here's the list of everything coming next week, and after that an overview of which issues are currently being worked on:
Chivalry Developers Have Detailed What Their Magical FPS Mirage: Arcane Warfare Is All About
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Mirage: Arcane Warfare, the latest game from Chivalry developers Torn Banner Studios, was announced last week though any actual gameplay details about it were nowhere to be found.
As it turns out, a couple of days after that announcement the developers sneakily updated the FAQ section with a whole bunch of information, both on Mirage and its connection to Chivalry. Here's the blood-drenched trailer and a brief overview of what to expect: