Conan Exiles' huge Update 3.0 has added corrupted magic, revamped perks and brought in a Battle Pass
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[Update]: Funcom is now working on an open world, survival-focused MMO set in the Dune universe!
Four years after its launch, the survival-focused Conan Exiles has now decided to really shake things up with the massive Update 3.0 - Age of Sorcery. As the name might imply, the star attraction in Update 3.0 is the new sorcery system that allows you to delve into dark lore, make blood sacrifices and even give up your own life force in exchange for an assortment of powerful and very, very corrupted sorceries.
Additionally, you can now specialize your characters even further by choosing between two powerful perks at every other attribute milestone. Those that follow the dark path of sorcery can also infuse their stats with corruption so when they reach a perk milestone they'll instead get a special sorcery perk.
Paradox's next big grand strategy game, Victoria 3, will be launching on October 25th
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If you're itching for a brand new grand strategy game to sink your teeth into, you might be interested to hear that Paradox's Victoria 3 will be launching this October 25th. Much like its predecessor, Victoria 3 will be a socio-economic and political simulator that will task you with leading your people through the turbulent times of the 19th and 20th centuries.
What this means in gameplay terms is that you will have to develop your economy by building new industries and trading on the volatile markets, manage numerous conflicting factions within your own country through laws and reforms, as well as use diplomacy to fight back against your rivals while trying to push through your own agendas. And when all else fails, there's always the option to start a massive war in order to help even the scales!
The minimalistic, card-based JRPG Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is launching this September 13th
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[Update]: The Beasts of Burden has now arrived, and so far the reception has been quite positive.
Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden, much like its two predecessors The Forsaken Maiden and The Isle Dragon Roars, is a traditional swords & sorcery JRPG where literally everything is done through the use of cards. You'll explore a large world map made entirely out of cards, make difficult choices and have conversations by using cards representing your options, and naturally, fight enemies by flinging your cards directly at their face.
The whole idea behind the Voice of Cards series is to create a sort of Dungeons & Dragons experience where your only window into the world and its characters comes from the 'dungeon master' running the whole adventure and the couple of cards you can see before you. What this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the trailer below. Have a gander:
Planet Coaster studio has recently launched their detailed Formula 1 management and simulator game
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[Update]: Thanks to a massive outcry, F1 Manager 2022 will not be getting abandoned after a mere two months.
After last year's Jurassic World Evolution 2, Frontier Developments have now returned with yet another detailed simulator to mess around with. However, instead of experimenting with dinosaurs and genetics, the freshly launched F1 Manager 2022 will have you micromanage every aspect of a Formula 1 team, from the tires that are used in each race to the budget and finances behind each aspect of your strategy. In other words, it's pretty much Football Manager for Formula 1 fans.
What this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can get a decent impression of through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the original Mafia game is free to grab until September 5th
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The Mafia series is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, and in order to get everyone into a festive mood Hangar 13 have now revealed two exciting bits of news. First and foremost, a brand new Mafia game is currently in development, though it's still going to be a few years before it sees the light of day.
As for the second announcement, that one is quite simple - the original Mafia game is currently entirely free to grab! Simply head on over to Steam, click that green "Add to account" button, and you'll be ready to go after a brief download.
Ubisoft has announced they're working on the next big Assassin's Creed game - Assassin's Creed Mirage
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[Update #2]: Ubisoft is also working on an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan, and another with a much darker tone.
[Update]: Assassin's Creed Mirage has now been properly announced, and I'm happy to say that it's indeed going to be a homage to the original!
I hope you're in the mood for a bit of sneaking and stabbing as Ubisoft has just announced that they are working on a brand new Assassin's Creed game - Assassin's Creed Mirage. The exact details are currently still few and far between, though you won't have to wait too long to find out more as the full reveal will be going live on September 10th.
If you're willing to indulge some rumors, however, then you might be interested to hear that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be a spiritual successor to the original Assassin's Creed. In other words, the focus is going to be firmly placed on stealth, while the more recent RPG mechanics will be taking a back seat.
Martial arts roguelike Sifu has added a bunch of new gameplay and difficulty modifiers to explore
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[Update]: Sifu will be coming to Steam in March 2023 alongside a new Arena Mode.
As a part of the last big update the martial arts roguelike Sifu added two new difficulty modes in order to give players a new way to tailor their experience. With the latest update, however, the developers have decided to take that idea to a whole new level!
So instead of simply adding more difficulty modes to help you customize your level of challenge, Sifu has now implemented 11 gameplay modifiers to tweak, along with 8 'cheats' to mess around with. With these tools you can now create insanely hard challenges where enemies are tough and relentless, complete cakewalks where you can one-shot just about everyone, and most importantly, utter nonsense by messing with things like gravity!