Sonic Adventure inspired action-platformer Spark the Electric Jester 3 has now landed onto Steam
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If you're in the mood for running extremely fast and slamming face-first into heavily armored robots, you might want to give the freshly released Spark the Electric Jester 3 a bit of your time. To put it quite bluntly, it's a Sonic Adventure inspired action-platformer that offers pretty much exactly what you would expect in terms of gameplay - fast paced movement across death-defying drops, plenty of exploration, and the occasional bout of combat to help keep things from slowing down too much.
Since trying to convey a sense of speed through words alone is a bit of a wasted effort, allow me to share with you one of the recent trailers. It should give you a pretty solid idea of what Spark the Electric Jester 3 is going for and what it actually plays like. Have a gander:
Path of Exile's August update "Lake of Kalandra" will allow you to create and explore your own dungeons
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[Update]: The Lake of Kalandra expansion has now arrived, though unfortunately alongside some sizable nerfs to loot quantity.
In order to keep everyone entertained while work on Path of Exile 2 continues, Grinding Gear Games have now announced their big August 2022 update - Lake of Kalandra. As the name might imply, the Lake of Kalandra update is going to be all about mirrors and reflections. More specifically, by finding Mirrored Tablets throughout the world you'll be able to create and customize your very own dungeon by placing reflections of dangerous encounters at specific locations.
The further away the encounter is from the dungeon's entrance, the greater its difficulty and reward will be. As you progress through the league you'll also unlock special abilities to skip, reroll and exile the choices you're offered, so by the end you will have the ability to create an incredible (and incredibly deadly) dungeon for yourself to explore.
Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated team is working on a new SpongeBob game - The Cosmic Shake
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After the incredibly positive reception of the Battle for Bikini Bottom remaster, THQ Nordic and developer Purple Lamp have now decided to tackle something a bit more ambitious - a completely new game! The freshly announced SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake will bring with it seven unique Wishworlds to explore, featuring everything from the Wild West Jellyfish Fields to the Halloween Rock Bottom.
You can also expect to see plenty of new and returning platforming skills to make traversing the strange new landscapes an enjoyable time, a variety of fan-favorite characters voiced by their original actors, as well as 30 new costumes to toy around with. As for the in-game soundtrack, it'll feature 101 songs from the series, including Sweet Victory.
Slay the Princess is an upcoming horror-adventure about a definitely-not-eldritch-monstrosity princess
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[Update]: Slay the Princess has now arrived, and I'm pleased to say it's looking quite good!
Following in the footsteps of something like The Stanley Parable, Slay the Princess is an upcoming horror-adventure where you simply have to slay the princess in order to save the world. What follows next is a series of increasingly bizarre events, time loops and branching paths that greatly affect how the whole story unfolds... as well as how long you get to live!
Since there is no easy way to describe all of this through words alone, allow me to share with you the teaser trailer. It probably won't make you any less confused, but it'll at least give you a good impression of the sort of atmosphere Slay the Princess is going for. Have a little peek:
Guild Wars 2's August 23rd update will buff up many of the long-forgotten builds and specializations
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[Update #2]: Guild Wars 2's late November update rebalanced many underperforming classes with endgame PvE and PvP in mind, and this includes the Power Reaper!
[Update]: It took a while, but Guild Wars 2 has now been unleashed onto Steam alongside a massive update.
Even though the June 2022 balance update turned out to be a bit of a disaster since it buffed up the overpowered classes and buried the ones that were already struggling, it might just end up being the best thing that happened to Guild Wars 2 in recent years. Because of the strong community reaction to the changes ArenaNet has already spent a fair bit of effort in bringing underperforming classes back up to par, and they aren't showing any signs of slowing down!
Last time around they reworked the Warrior's worrisome banners and buffed the Mesmer's mediocre Chronomancer specialization, and with the upcoming August 23rd update they're looking to ramp things up even further. This time instead of simply fixing a couple of issues, the update will bring in a massive array of tweaks to many of the long-forgotten builds and specializations!
Back 4 Blood's Children of the Worm expansion is bringing in a new story chapter this August 30th
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[Update #2]: Back 4 Blood will not be getting any more content updates as Turtle Rock Studios are now working on a brand new game.
[Update]: Back 4 Blood's Children of the Worm expansion has now added a new story chapter, enemies and more.
If you're tired of playing through the same old maps and you're itching for something new and exciting to sink your teeth into, you'll be happy to hear that Back 4 Blood will soon be getting a big DLC - Children of the Worm. The star attraction is a brand new chapter of the story campaign which will bring with it new regions to explore, new threats to overcome, and most importantly, new toys to play around with!
The exact details are still few and far between, but so far it looks like the new enemies are going to be cultists that are capable of wielding weapons and probably using strategies more advanced than "charge at the players". In order to contend with these foes you'll have access to a bunch of new weapons, accessories and cards, including things like the makeshift Lockjaw rifle or the always-terrifying bear trap.
The classic horror game Alone in the Dark is a getting a modern reimagining
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After a lengthy hiatus, and some truly miserable games preceding it, the Alone in the Dark series is now finally coming back. So in order to set a new standard, as well as to ensure the new series stays true to its roots, the freshly announced Alone in the Dark will be a reimagining of the original horror classic.
While Alone in the Dark won't be retelling the same story, the premise should be instantly familiar to veterans of the series. You'll start off by exploring the supposedly haunted Derceto Manor, and from there things will slowly but surely spiral into madness as nightmarish creatures and terrible secrets start popping up. A fairly simple concept, but you really can't go wrong with a decrepit manor as far as horror game settings go.