Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef is an upcoming Metal Slug inspired run & gun platformer
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If you're a fan of shooting, Orks, shooting Orks and Orks shooting at other Orks, then the upcoming Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef might be right up your alley. It's essentially a Metal Slug inspired run & gun platformer that will task you will unleashing your Waaagh! across a variety of over-the-top levels while spouting utter gibberish that can only make sense to an Ork.
Since this is one of those games where trying to explain things through words alone is a pointless venture, allow me to share with you one of the trailers. It should clue you in quite quickly on just what Shootas, Blood & Teef is really all about. Have a gander:
The PC beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be running from September 22-26
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[Update]: The Open Beta is now live on both PC and consoles.
If you're itching to give Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a try before its launch on October 28th, you'll be happy to hear that an open beta has just been announced. PlayStation players will be the first ones to jump in on September 16th, while the PC and Xbox crowd will be able to follow on September 22nd.
There is a small catch, however. The first two days of each beta event (so September 16-17 and September 22-23) will be reserved exclusively for early access players, or in other words, those that have pre-ordered the game. This means that if you're simply planning to give Modern Warfare 2 a try on PC without spending any sort of money, you'll only be able to play from September 24-26. A bit of a bummer, but it should still be more than enough time to figure out where you stand with Modern Warfare 2.
Robot smashing co-op shooter ARC Raiders has been pushed back to 2023
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In an announcement that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given the radio silence surrounding the game, Embark Studios have now revealed that their free-to-play, robot-smashing shooter ARC Raiders has been delayed. While there is still no exact release date, you can expect to see ARC Raiders make its way onto PC, PlayStation and Xbox at some point in 2023.
"ARC Raiders is an ambitious game, and we will be using this extra time to expand the experience, and allow it to reach its fullest potential," reads the brief update. "We will be diving into more details as soon as we start to test the game more extensively with players."
Dragon Ball FighterZ's most likely final update will add the much-requested rollback netcode
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If you're a fan of Dragon Ball FighterZ, I have both good and bad news to deliver. The good news is that after four years of requests, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have finally announced that Dragon Ball FighterZ will be getting rollback netcode!
Needless to say, this is an absolutely massive change as unlike the current delay-based netcode, rollback netcode produces a far less laggy environment for online matches. It's not as good as playing against someone in person, but for any sort of online tournaments or even casual matches, it's definitely the superior and much more stable option.
Dead Cells update has added pan-based nunchucks and reworked legendary items
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[Update]: Dead Cells has now added a Boss Rush mode with souped-up enemies and a bunch of fancy rewards.
Continuing with the seemingly never-ending stream of free patches, the Dead Cells team has now unleashed the "Enter the Panchaku" update. The star attraction, as the name might suggest, is the mighty panchaku - two frying pans tied together with a piece of string, which are not only great for carving your way through enemies, but they can even reflect bombs and projectiles in the middle of the combo!
Keeping on with the food theme, the update has also spiced up the weapons and skills with some much-needed balance tweaks. Weapons like the Smoke Bomb and Grappling Hook have received scaling nerfs, the Gilded Yumi has been reworked in order to be more functional in just about every respect, and the list goes on for a while.
Apex Legends Season 14 Hunted is bringing in the sniper-focused Vantage and reshaping Kings Canyon
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 14 has now arrived alongside a sizable balance and quality-of-life focused update.
If you're looking for an excuse to dive back into Apex Legends, the Season 14 - Hunted update seems like a pretty good one. Once it arrives this August 9th it'll bring with it a new long-range focused Legend Vantage, rework Kings Canyon in order to address many of the community criticisms, increase the level cap so even veterans can earn new rewards, and as is tradition, add the usual batch of improvements and cosmetics.
Since she's the definite highlight of the update, allow me to share with you a brief rundown of Vantage's abilities, as well as what they look like in action. First things first, she'll have three unique abilities at her disposal, one of which is passive:
After a year of Epic exclusivity, indie Metroidvania Axiom Verge 2 is coming to Steam on August 11th
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[Update]: Axiom Verge 2 has landed onto Steam alongside mostly positive reviews.
After spending a fair bit of time on the Epic Game Store, the PC version of Axiom Verge 2 will soon be landing onto Steam as well. And I really do mean soon, as Axiom Verge 2 will be launching next week, on August 11th!
While Axiom Verge 2 is an exploration focused Metroidvania just like its predecessor, the two games are actually quite different. Axiom Verge 2 has a far greater focus on storytelling and close quarters combat encounters, rather than the usual long ranged firefights. So if you're a fan of the original and itching to dive into a new adventure, you might want to do a little bit of research on it before diving in, just to make sure you don't end up being disappointed with the new direction.