Here Are All The Windows 10 & Xbox One Exclusives For 2016
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In a blog post that appeared today on the Xbox website Mike Nichols talked about various Xbox One statistics but more interestingly detailed the current list of Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusives for 2016.
Perhaps the most important part of the announcement is that Keji Inafune's ReCore has been confirmed as a PC title rather than just an Xbox One exclusive. Here's the full list with all of the release dates and platforms:
This Week In PC Gaming (December 28 through January 4)
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This Week In PC Gaming is an easy way to catch up with all of the news that you might have missed this week, organized in such a way that you can get a brief overview on all of the stories and from there jump to the ones you're interested in (links are above). And if you are so inclined you can also find out what happened the previous week by going here.
I expected this week to be rather light on news given that the Christmas period was overloaded with various announcements but as it turns out quite a few big things did indeed happen so here's an overview of everything interesting that went down this week in PC gaming:
Brief Teaser Trailer For "Obduction" Showcases An Alien World And Some Great Sound Design
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Obduction is coming to us from the developers of Myst and Riven and much like those two it will focus heavily on exploration and puzzle-solving with a mysterious plot surrounding all of it. It successfully raised #1,300,000 on Kickstarter a few years back but since then the developers were somewhat quiet about their progress.
Hopefully this brief teaser showcasing a rather pretty alien world and some great music will be the first of many such videos we'll get to see as Obduction nears its launch in the second half of 2016. Here's the video:
Killer Instinct Is Coming In March As A Windows 10 Exclusive
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In a recent interview with Adam Isgreen over on Twitch (04:07:30 timestamp) it was confirmed that Killer Instinct will be coming to PC this March as a Windows 10 elusive, much like the Gears of War Ultimate Edition.
While he didn't give an exact release date he did verify some rumors and gave us a bit of information on what to expect from Killer Instinct's season 3 once it hits the PC.
Heroes Of Might And Magic III Community Expansion "Horn Of The Abyss" Has Received A Big Update
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Horn of the Abyss is an unofficial expansion to Heroes of Might and Magic III and features a whole new race The Cove, gameplay and graphical improvements, new maps and map objects as well as a whole new campaign for you to explore.
And today Horn of the Abyss has gotten even better with further campaign missions, new map objects, bug fixes, graphical improvements, and more. Here's the list of features that come with the Horn of the Abyss expansion:
Oldschool RPG "The Quest" Has Transitioned From iOS To Steam
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The Quest is an oldschool open world RPG in the vein of Daggerfall that features some rather lovely hand-drawn graphics, a turn based combat system and a grid-based world to explore. Back when it was first announced I was quite excited to try it, given that these sort of games defined my childhood, but unfortunately it was only for iOS.
However, it would appear it has recently sneaked on to Steam. I used sneak there because despite being someone that pays attention to indie RPG releases I somehow completely missed it and would've lived in an unfortunate state of ignorance if not for today's PC Gamer article.
You Should Try: Lords Of The Fallen - A Dark Souls Inspired Combat RPG
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[Update]: It took many years, but Lords of the Fallen is getting an ambitious sequel in 2023!
"You Should Try" is a series of articles where I'll showcase you a game I really enjoy while explaining what exactly makes it fun. This can be any game, new or old, indie or AAA, the only requirement is that it has to be something I've found myself greatly enjoying and in need of sharing with the world.
Today, I think you should try Lords of the Fallen, a Dark Souls inspired action RPG that brings with it a unique but familiar take on the standard Souls formula.