Total War: Warhammer 3's biggest update ever has added Immortal Empires and a ton of tweaks
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 3 has made the Immortal Empires combined campaign map free for all owners!
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's Update 2.1 has greatly enhanced the modding tools and fixed many bugs.
It took what feels like forever to get here, but Total War: Warhammer 3 has now finally unleashed the Immortal Empires combined campaign map as a part of a free update! As such, all of the races and factions from Total War: Warhammer 1, 2 and 3, along with most of the territories from all three games, now exist on a singular and absolutely gigantic map that's just begging to be conquered!
Immortal Empires alone would've be good enough to keep me happy for a very, very long time, but Creative Assembly has instead decided to push things even further for this update. There's a brand new DLC featuring four powerful Champions of Chaos, the long-awaited arrival of blood & gore effects, a full rework of the previously miserable Warriors of Chaos faction, numerous buffs and tweaks to a whole assortment of older factions and legendary lords, and the list goes on for a while.
Co-op focused MMORPG Guild Wars 2 has now landed onto Steam alongside a massive update
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[Update #2]: Guild Wars 2's October 4th update will empower old specializations and rebalance classes for PvP.
[Update]: Tower of Nightmares, Guild Wars 2's long-lost Season 1 episode, has now been reborn
After many years of rumors and teasers, the day has finally come - Guild Wars 2 has now made its way over to Steam! Much like the standalone version of the game, all of the base content in the Steam edition of Guild Wars 2 is entirely free to play. After you're done with that you can continue your adventures by grabbing the Heart of Thorns & Path of Fire expansion bundle, going for the newest End of Dragons expansion, or the freshly added pack containing all of the Living World mini-episodes. Personally, I'd stick to the main story and go for the double expansion bundle first.
Since this is also Guild Wars 2's tenth anniversary, ArenaNet has unleashed a bunch of boosts for both PvP and PvE content, as well as a new set of achievements for both veterans and newcomers alike. These new achievements will guide you across the entirety of Guild Wars 2's world and offer you a chance to score a bunch of fancy new armor and weapons.
MultiVersus Update 1.01 has added Morty, while Rick will be coming in the near future
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[Update #2]: It's finally time! The next MultiVersus character will be Rick Sanchez!
[Update]: MultiVersus Update 1.02 has added Gizmo from Gremlins and overhauled character hitboxes.
As a part of the recent Season 1 update MultiVersus added the very first Battle Pass, two new game modes (Classic Arcade & Ranked), as well as a whole host of balance changes. Most excitingly, the MultiVersus team also released brief teasers for four of the upcoming characters: Morty, Rick, Black Adam and Stripe.
A week has gone by since then, and I'm happy to say that Morty and all of his fury have now been unleashed upon the world! The game classifies Morty as a Bruiser which would indicate he's best when fighting enemies face to face, but in practice I'd say Morty's playstyle is more Mage-like than anything else. Not that the classification matters, mind you, but I just wanted to let you know what you're getting yourself into.
After two years in Early Access, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord will be unleashed this October 25th
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[Update]: Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord has added Steam Workshop mod support a week ahead of launch.
Two years and many updates later, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is now slowly getting ready to make the big step forward and finally release from Early Access. According to the newest developer update, the launch version of Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord will be landing onto PC, PlayStation and Xbox this October 25th, 2022.
No additional details have been revealed just yet, but I can only imagine that the big release will be accompanied by an equally big update. I certainly hope so anyway, because even though Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord is an enjoyable game, it's also quite rough around the edges and in dire need of some polishing along with quality-of-life improvements.
Dota 2's hotly anticipated Patch 7.32 has now arrived with a brand new lane creep and tons of changes
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[Update #2]: Dota 2 has launched Update 7.23c to fix up any balance issues before The International 2022 starts.
[Update]: As expected, Dota 2's Patch 7.32b has now arrived to fix up some of the recently introduced balance issues and bugs.
With The International Regional Qualifiers now over and The International still a distant spec on the horizon, it's pretty much the perfect time to release a big update and really shake up the meta. Valve seems to agree as they have now unleashed Dota 2's long-awaited Patch 7.32 alongside a massive array of changes!
Experience required for level ups and experience gained from streaks has been rebalanced, mid lanes have lost their all-important small camp, while the Dire side of the map has underwent some minor changes in order to make more in line with the Radiant side. Most importantly of all, Patch 7.32 has added a brand new lane creep - the Flagbearer.
Adorable action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits is coming to Steam alongside a rather chunky update
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[Update]: Kena: Bridge of Spirits has now landed onto Steam alongside very positive player reviews.
After a year of Epic Games Store exclusivity on PC, the adorable action-adventure Kena: Bridge of Spirits is finally heading over to Steam this September 27th, 2022. In order to celebrate the occasion, the Steam version will be launching alongside the chunky (and free) Anniversary Update.
The free update will bring with it New Game+ mode which allows you to restart the game with all of your previously earned abilities and upgrades in order to face off against new combat encounters, extra challenges and unique enemies. There's also going to be new trials to overcome, new outfits to accessorize with, a photo mode, as well as Charmstones that can be equipped to provide different advantages and disadvantages to better help you customize your playstyle.
Path of Exile's Lake of Kalandra has brought in customizable dungeons and some unexpected nerfs
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[Update]: Path of Exile's Update 3.20 is making rare monsters more rewarding, easier to understand and less hectic to fight.
After a brief round of teasers, Path of Exile's chunky new Lake of Kalandra expansion has now been released. As befitting the name, the Lake of Kalandra is heavily themed around mirrors and reflections. As such, you can use Mirrored Tablets scattered throughout the world in order to create and customize your very own dungeon by placing reflections of dangerous encounters at specific locations.
The further the monsters are from the dungeon's entrance, the greater the difficulty and reward will be. As you progress through the new league you'll also be able to unlock the ability to skip, reroll or exile the choices you're offered, so towards the end you'll be able to shape the perfect murder-dungeon for you to struggle through in pursuit of shiny loot.