Six years after launch, the boss-battling action game Furi has added a brand new character
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In a sudden flash of inspiration, The Game Bakers team have decided to return to their 2016 boss-battling action game Furi in order to see what they can do to make the experience fresh and exciting, even for veteran players. The answer, as it turns out, is to create a brand new character that plays quite differently to the original one!
Onnamusha Rider, the one and only part of the newly launched Onnamusha DLC, is a powerful fighter that alternates between two different stances: one that's fast and agile and allows you to strike at the bosses in the rare few moments when they're not spewing attacks at you, and another that's slower yet significantly more lethal. Either way you'll be building up the special Star meter in the process, which can then be used to unleash a rather ridiculous amount of damage!
MTG Arena is getting the Commander focused Battle for Baldur's Gate set on July 7th
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[Update #2]: Wizards of the Coast has now unveiled all of July's Baldur's Gate cards!
[Update]: MTG Arena's June 2nd update is adding new cards and long requested quality-of-life improvements.
In an effort to spice up the struggling Alchemy format MTG Arena will be bringing in the Commander focused Battle for Baldur's Gate set on July 7th, 2022. Instead of being a simple copy, however, MTG Arena's Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate set will rebalance a bunch of cards with 1v1 play in mind, as well as add a couple of all-new extras.
As the name might imply, Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate will be fully legal in the Alchemy format, as well as in Historic and Historic Brawl. Out of the three, Historic Brawl is likely going to be the format that benefits the most from its inclusion as the influx of new commanders and ramp artifacts should significantly shake up the meta.
Overwatch 2 is looking to rework Junkrat, Symmetra and Moira, as well as give Mercy a proper super-jump
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2 devs have now unveiled the very first roadmap alongside Junker Queen's cinematic short.
[Update]: Overwatch 2's PvP mode is going free-to-play and launching on October 4th, 2022!
Given their importance in the new 5v5 world, tanks have so far received the most attention from the Overwatch 2 team. This is the most apparent with Orisa, a hero that went from being a fairly boring line-holder to the ultimate killing machine that simply bulldozes her way through any opposition. Needless to say, she's been through one heck of a glow up!
However, not all heroes have made the transition to Overwatch 2 quite so successfully. Junkrat and Symmetra, two heroes that have been heavily geared towards combating shield tanks, have suddenly found themselves without much purpose in the significantly more dynamic Overwatch 2. So in order to sort this issue out, Blizzard is currently looking into reworking either their weapons or abilities, all with the intention being to promote more skillful play and give the two heroes an interesting niche to fill.
Stylish and large-scale turn-based strategy game Cantata has now landed into Early Access
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The freshly released Cantata is a stylish hybrid between a classic turn-based strategy game and something like Factorio. As such, you need to not only outmaneuver and overwhelm your opponents with a wide assortment of units, but also ensure your entire production line and supply chain are able to keep up so you don't find yourself suddenly stranded in enemy territory.
What this looks like in action, however, that you can get a pretty good impression of through the launch trailer below. Have a gander:
Warner Bros.' ambitious cross-over fighting game MultiVersus is heading into Closed Alpha on May 19th
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[Update #2]: MultiVersus' Season 1 update has just added the first Battle Pass, while Rick & Morty will be coming soon.
[Update]: MultiVersus has now launched in full, and alongside a rather spectacular player count!
If you're a fan of Super Smash Bros. inspired fighting games, you might be interested to hear that Warner Bros.' is working on a cross-over madhouse by the name of MultiVersus. To put it quite simply, MultiVersus is a primarily 2v2 platform fighter where characters like Batman, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Jake the Dog, Shaggy and even Arya Stark get to smash each other over the head with a large array of ridiculous attacks.
Since words alone can't exactly do the concept justice, allow me to share with you the official trailer. Have a gander, it's quite the sight to behold:
Procedurally generated and AI animated roguelite Source of Madness has now been unleashed
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Rather than simply use randomization to generate unique levels and loot to help spice up the gameplay, the freshly released roguelite Source of Madness has decided to push things to the absolute extreme. As such, not only are the locations procedurally generated and rendered in a bizarre yet intriguing AI-assisted art style, but the actual monsters are created completely at random and animated using a neural network!
Needless to say the end result is a complete and utter nightmare of a world, which luckily goes quite well with Source of Madness's Lovecraftian horror themes! Since words alone just can't do this concept justice, allow me to share with you one of the recent trailers. Have a gander, it sure is a sight to behold:
PS4 and Switch turn-based tactics game Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia has now landed onto PC
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After spending a fair bit of time on PlayStation 4 and Switch, the turn-based tactics game Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia has now landed onto Steam. It brings with it six playable factions, an absolute ton of units and monsters to play around with, as well as the usual assortment of PC improvements.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the PC gameplay trailer. It's a fairly lengthy one, so it should clue you in quite quickly on just what The Legend of Runersia is really all about. Have a gander: