Firaxis has delayed Marvel's Midnight Suns turn-based RPG yet again, this time to early 2023
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[Update #2]: After a few rounds of delays, Marvel's Midnight Suns has now landed onto PC and consoles.
[Update]: Great news, Marvel's Midnight Suns will be launching in 2022 after all!
If you were hoping to get your hands on Marvel's Midnight Suns at some point this year, I'm afraid I bring some bad news. In a brief announcement over at Twitter, Firaxis has revealed that their upcoming turn-based RPG has been delayed yet again.
"After discussion with the team, we've made the decision to move back the launch timing of Marvel's Midnight Suns to ensure we are delivering the best possible experience for our fans," reads the brief developer update. "We will launch later this fiscal year on Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, with the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch versions following at a later date."
Overwatch's bittersweet final event, Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3, is coming tomorrow (August 9th)
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[Update #2]: Blizzard will be adding cross-platform progression with Overwatch 2.
[Update]: Overwatch's final event, and likely final update as well, has now arrived alongside some fancy reskins.
With Overwatch 2 now fast approaching, Blizzard has decided to gift Overwatch one last update before they truly commit everything to the long-anticipated sequel. Unfortunately, instead of a triumphant update that would bridge the gap between the two games and give Overwatch the send-off it truly deserves, the upcoming Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3 is mostly just more of the same.
So much like the previous two remix updates, Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3 will give you another chance at grabbing an assortment of old cosmetics from various events, as well as a couple of snazzy new recolors. The exact list of recolors has not been announced just yet, but you can get a little bit of a sneak peek at what is to come by heading over to the Overwatch Twitter.
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.