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[Update #2]: The Guild Wars 2 team is working on addressing the rather poorly received balance changes.

[Update]: The balance update has now arrived, and as expected, things are a bit messy at the moment.

A few months have gone by since the End of Dragons expansion arrived, and as is to be expected from an MMORPG, the most dominant end-game builds have become quite entrenched. In an effort to shake everything up, as well as to promote both class and specialization diversity, ArenaNet has announced they're planning to release a sizable balance update on June 28th.

To give everyone at least a bit of time to prepare and adjust their builds, the Guild Wars 2 team has also taken this opportunity to release a lengthy preview. So if you're curious what exactly is coming to your favorite characters, you can find the full patch notes over at the Guild Wars 2 website.

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[Update]: Vampire Survivors Update 0.9 - The Flashy One has added Bosh Rush and even more toys to play around with

Barely any time has gone by since Patch 0.7.2 added a new map and bunch of new characters to play around with, and already the Vampire Survivors team has returned with a brand new batch of toys. Patch 0.7.3, also known as "The Posh One", brings with it a brand new character and weapon, as well as two new Arcanas to experiment with.

Best of all, you don't even need to unlock the new weapon La Robba in order to use it. The friendly merchant you can meet at the beginning of every stage (once you've unlocked him anyway) can sell it to you for a small bit of gold. La Robba essentially throws random bits of bouncing garbage at your enemies, which given enough buffs, can result in some hilarious moments where you get to watch death itself get repeatedly pelted with office furniture.

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[Update]: Valve has just unleashed the second round of Team Fortress 2 fixes and improvements. 

After a recent and surprisingly effective protest, Valve announced that they are working on a solution for the endless plague of bots and cheaters that have come to infest every inch of Team Fortress 2. Given the complexity of the task at hand I figured it would most likely take Valve a couple of months to sort everything out, if not longer, but in a refreshing twist the Team Fortress 2 team has managed to get everything done in under a single month!

Thanks to the freshly unleashed update a variety of exploits have now been patched out, including a particularly silly one where players could use sv_cheats even on secure servers. The update has also made it so players can't just rapidly change their names during a match in order to avoid getting kicked, and most importantly, greatly improved the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system's ability to sniff out bots and cheaters.

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Hollow Knight artwork of the main character illuminated near a cliff

[Update]: Steam's Autumn Sale 2022 has now arrived alongside the annual Steam Awards nominations.

If you're looking for a reason to stay indoors and avoid the scorching summer heat, you'll be happy to hear that the 2022 Steam Summer Sale has now arrived. As is tradition, it brings with it an absurd amount of discounts spread across a wide variety of games and genres, as well as a little mini game to mess around with while you shop.

For those of you unsure about which ones to go for, allow me to give you a couple of suggestions for some of the cheaper-yet-still-excellent games out there. Here's the brief list, in no particular order:

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[Update]: Fall Guys' Season 2: Satellite Scramble update is bringing in a variety of new levels and cosmetics.

After being teased for quite a while now, the day has finally come - Fall Guys has gone free-to-play on all platforms! Best of all, the free-to-play launch brings with it both cross-play and cross-progression, so teaming up with friends should be incredibly easy regardless of what platforms you play on.

In order to thank veteran players, as well as to make the whole transition go by as smoothly as possible, the Fall Guys team has given everyone who played before June 21st the Legacy Pack. The freebies include a fancy nickname and nameplate, a couple of costumes, and most importantly of all, the Season Pass for the freshly re-branded Season 1!

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Heroes of Newerth official artwork showing various heroes hunting Devourer

[Update]: Heroes of Newerth is teasing some sort of a revival.

Before Dota 2 and League of Legends held absolute dominion over the genre, Heroes of Newerth enjoyed immense popularity among the MOBA crowd thanks to its highly polished gameplay and remarkably creative hero designs. Unfortunately due to a couple of major missteps, the biggest of which was switching from free-to-play to a standard paid model, Heroes of Newerth quickly lost a good chunk of its playerbase and never really managed to spring back.

I'd love to tell you this story has a happy ending, but alas Heroes of Newerth is not so lucky. As such, after twelve years of frantic battles, I'm saddened to announce that Heroes of Newerth has now closed down its doors for good.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade artwork for Yuffie

After going through two exclusivity periods, first on the PlayStation and then on the Epic Games Store, the improved version of the Final Fantasy VII Remake has now finally landed onto Steam and the Steam Deck. The Intergrade edition brings with it an assortment of visual enhancements, a couple of new story moments sprinkled throughout the original campaign, and most importantly of all, an extra piece of DLC starring the ninja Yuffie.

What all of this looks like in action, that you can get a small teaser of through the freshly posted trailer below. Have a gander, it's a short one:

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