After two years in Early Access, Pokemon-inspired MMO Temtem has now been unleashed
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Temtem, much like the Pokemon series from which it draws a great deal of inspiration, is a monster collecting and battling RPG with a bit of exploration thrown in to help keep things interesting. However, unlike Pokemon games that are mostly a singleplayer experience, Temtem is an MMO and as such focuses heavily on player-to-player interactions like trading, adventuring and dueling.
After spending around two years in Early Access, Temtem has now finally been released in full. The launch version brings with it a brand new endgame area with a variety of new activities and challenges to mess around with, the very first season alongside an assortment of balance changes, as well as the all too familiar Battle Pass that comes in both paid and free flavors.
Overwatch 2's new characters will be locked behind the free track of the Battle Pass
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[Update #2]: My Overwatch 2 review is now out, and to put it simply it's a terrible sequel, though thankfully a terrific game!
[Update]: Overwatch 2 has now unveiled its very first support hero - the wall-climbing, fox themed healer Kiriko. The Blizzard team has also taken this opportunity to detail Overwatch 2's Battle Pass, hero unlock system, as well as their plans for future updates.
While the full announcement has not gone out just yet, it looks like Overwatch 2 will be locking new characters behind the free version of its Battle Pass. This information first appeared to us thanks to a recent update to the Overwatch 2: Watchpoint Pack which stated that "as a Season One Premium Battle Pass owner you will automatically receive access to Overwatch's latest hero Kiriko!"
The text has since then been replaced with a much more generic description, most likely because it accidentally spoiled the name of the next hero. However, in a brief comment on Reddit, Overwatch's Commercial Leader Jon Spector did confirm that new heroes will indeed be unlocked through the Battle Pass: "We'll be sharing all details ahead of launch, but want to confirm now that new Overwatch 2 heroes will be available on the free track of the Battle Pass."
Highly popular board game Munchkin is getting a video game adaptation for PC and mobile
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If you're in the mood for exploring a dungeon, kicking monsters in the shins and getting unreasonably angry with your friends, you'll be happy to hear that the highly popular board game Munchkin is getting a video game adaptation. While no exact release date has been announced just yet, you can expect Munchkin Digital to arrive at some point this Fall for PC, Android and iOS.
Besides an accurate recreation of the original game, Munchkin Digital will also bring with it a handy tutorial to teach you the ropes, as well as a variety of singleplayer challenges to mess around with. If you don't like the idea of playing board games alone, worry not as Munchkin Digital will also feature cross-platform multiplayer, so finding people to backstab play with should be a breeze.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn preview shows off a fun mixture of Souls-like enemies, axes and gunpowder
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Coming to us from the studio behind the Souls-like Ashen, the upcoming Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is an open-world action-RPG with a heavy focus on combat. However, instead of going with the usual medieval setting, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is all about smashing through enemies with the combined power of your mighty axe, classy-looking gun and a magical canine companion that really is quite adorable... while it's not munching on someone's face anyway.
What all of this nonsense looks like in action, as well as how closely Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn follows the whole Souls-like formula, that you can check out through the freshly posted gameplay preview. Have a gander:
Rivals of Aether's dungeon crawler spin-off Dungeons of Aether has been pushed back to February 2023
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Set in the same universe as the platform fighter Rivals of Aether and its upcoming sequel, Dungeons of Aether is a roguelite dungeon crawler that will have you explore the world and battle hordes of enemies as one of four unique characters. Each one brings with them their own special skills, playstyle and storyline, so messing around with all of them is going to be highly encouraged, and hopefully highly entertaining as well.
If all of that sounds like it's right up your alley, I'm afraid I have a bit of bad news to deliver. Instead of launching this October 25th as previously announced, Dungeons of Aether has now been pushed back to February 28th, 2023.
Company of Heroes 3's developer preview showcases everything the World War 2 RTS has to offer
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[Update]: After some rough previews, Company of Heroes 3 has now been delayed to February 23rd, 2023.
Following in the footsteps of its incredibly popular predecessor, Company of Heroes 3 will be a large-scale, World War 2 themed strategy game where you'll need to combine infantry, armor, navy and air forces in order outwit and overwhelm your opponents. If you're mostly in it for the singleplayer experience, the most interesting parts of Company of Heroes 3 will be the two different campaigns.
The first one, set in Italy, will be a highly dynamic sandbox where you alone will have to decide everything from where to move your forces to how to protect your supply lines or even which troops to upgrade and when. As for the second campaign set in Africa, that one will be a fairly linear, story-focused affair that's here to get you accustomed to the gameplay mechanics and their intricacies.
Sandwalkers is a highly stylized and atmospheric roguelike exploration and party-based RPG
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Instead of simply trying to build a single godlike character over the course of an adventure, the upcoming Sandwalkers will have you guide an entire caravan of misfits through an ever-changing roguelike world. Along the way you'll have to survive all sorts of hostile weather, tame bizarre creatures and seek unlikely allies to bolster your forces, and naturally, square off against hordes of enemies in turn-based battles.
When thing inevitably goes awry and your entire caravan ends up on the wrong side of some rampaging abomination, worry not as nobody expected your humble crew to accomplish everything all on their own. Their knowledge will be preserved and passed on to future caravans which will then be able to push deeper and deeper into the wastelands in an effort to a repair the broken climate and bring an end to centuries of wandering.