Darktide's December update will add potions, new weapons, new map and a dual boss encounter
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[Update #2]: Darktide devs are aiming to rework the Crafting and Achievement systems, as well as add new Content throughout 2024.
[Update]: The second part of the Anniversary update has now arrived and, unsurprisingly, it's quite good!
It's only been a short while since Patch #15 arrived, and already the Darktide team is planning a new batch of content to mess around with. Once it arrives at some point in early to mid December, The Traitor Curse - Part 2 update will bring with it four new consumable items, new weapon variants, a brand new map, yet another rework of the Veteran's skill tree, as well as a time-limited boss fight against the Karnak Twins showcased during the last update.
First and foremost, let's talk about the four new consumable Stimms. While the details are still few and far between, it appear that they're going to be slightly tweaked versions of Vermintide 2's potions. In other words, you'll be able to use them to either heal, boost damage, increase speed or hasten cooldown reduction, with the downside being that they'll most likely take up a valuable inventory slot. They might not sound like a big deal now, but given how useful they proved themselves to be in Vermintide 2, I'm sure they'll be invaluable in Darktide as well.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy has added crossplay between all the different versions
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The Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy team has recently launched Update #2 with it a whole bunch of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. While its name and contents might seem quite unassuming, Update #2 is actually rather significant as it also brings with it a highly important and often requested feature - crossplay!
Thanks to Update #2 you're now able to join games and play together with your friends regardless of which PC storefront or console they might have the game on. And in order to make sure private games can function under the new system, consoles have also been given a virtual keyboard to facilitate password input. It's a little bit clunky, but it sure beats having random people barge in!
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate is entirely free to grab until December 6th
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If you're looking for an excuse to stay indoors and avoid the bitter cold, you'll be happy to hear that Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate is currently free to grab. Simply head on over to the Ubisoft store, add it to your account, and you'll be good to go.
Naturally, there is a bit of a time limit. The promotion will end on December 6th, so do make sure to add Assassin's Creed Syndicate to your account before then. Once you've done that you'll be able to play it whenever you want and for however long you want.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' DLC has added 15 new archetypes and a lengthy side-story to explore
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' Through the Ashes DLC released all the way back in April 2022 with a self-contained mini-campaign detailing some of the events happening on the sidelines of the main story. Quite a bit of time has gone by since then, but I'm happy to say that the latest The Lord of Nothing DLC has now finally brought an end to the side-story and with it some much needed closure for the various characters.
In actual gameplay terms, The Lord of Nothing DLC brings with it another 10-15 hour-long storyline to explore with a familiar character or a newly created one, a whole bunch of new areas and dungeons to scour in search of loot, and naturally, a little bit of extra content for the main campaign as well. What all of this looks like in action, as well as what sort of crew you'll be traveling with, that you can find out through the trailer below:
Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge has launched its very first expansion - The Pale Reach
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After a couple of quality-of-life focused updates, the Lovecraftian fishing game Dredge has now finally released some new content to explore. The freshly launched The Pale Reach expansion brings with it a bite-sized story about a monster lurking deep beneath the ice, a chilly new biome filled with all sorts of new fish, a variety of new equipment to help you catch said fish, as well as a few other bits and bobs to spice up your playthrough.
What all of this looks like in action, that you can check out through the launch trailer below. Have a gander, it's quite a pretty one:
Dota 2's Patch 7.34e has arrived with nerfs to most of the annoying and omnipresent heroes
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As is often the case with big tournaments, The International 2023 has quite clearly revealed which are the most powerful heroes and strategies in Dota 2. Unsurprisingly, this knowledge then quickly spread to the general playerbase and so the matches for the past few weeks have been filled with Spirit Breakers, Chaos Knights, Kunkkas and similarly annoying heroes.
So in order to sort this problem out and shake up the metagame, at least slightly, Valve has now unleashed Patch 7.34e. While there are a couple of buffs sprinkled throughout, it's important to note that Patch 7.34e is primarily focused on lowering the impact of the best heroes. In other words, don't get too excited about your favorite niche picks becoming more powerful as that's likely going to come with 7.35 somewhere down the line.
MTG Arena's The Lost Caverns of Ixalan has recently arrived with dinosaurs, vampires and weird fungus
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena is adding a super high powered new format with no bans - Timeless!
[Update]: MTG Arena's Alchemy: Ixalan mini-expansion is launching December 5th with some spicy new cards.
Seemingly inspired by everything little kids like, MTG Arena's The Lost Caverns of Ixalan set has just recently arrived with plenty of dinosaurs, vampires, pirates and weird fungus creatures to mess around with. In gameplay terms this means there's around 300 new cards to brew with, a variety of returning mechanics like Explore, as well as three interesting new keywords: Craft, Descend and Discover.
Craft, in the most basic terms, is a new way of transforming artifacts. By paying the craft cost and exiling a specific number and type of cards from your graveyard or battlefield, you can transform your artifact and get a powerful effect. I find it to be quite an elegant mechanic, especially in limited.