After a year in Early Access, tug-of-war strategy game Warpips has now been unleashed
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Seemingly inspired by flash games of old, Warpips is a freshly released strategy game that's all about unleashing waves upon waves of disposable troops and machinery upon your opponents in order to overwhelm them. It's essentially a high-stakes game of tug-of-war, with a variety of upgrades and randomized elements thrown in to help spice everything up.
What all of this madness looks like in actual gameplay, that you can check out through the launch trailer below. Have a gander:
Bethesda has opened up the ability to transfer your Bethesda.net Launcher games over to Steam
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[Update]: As a little bonus, Bethesda has also added four classic The Elder Scrolls games onto Steam, two of which are free!
Starting on May 11th, Bethesda will be sunsetting their Bethesda.net Launcher and focusing primarily on Steam as their PC platform of choice. In order to make this process as painless as possible, they have now opened up the ability to transfer everything from your Bethesda.net account over to Steam.
This migration includes your game library and wallet, meaning you will not lose anything of value in the transfer. Similarly, most of your save files will be automatically migrated, though a couple games will need you to go through the process manually. And if you have any games where you have to use your Bethesda.net login to play, worry not as all of that will continue working as it always has.
The freshly released Peglin is a charming hybrid between Peggle and a rogue-like adventure
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To put it quite bluntly, Peglin is what happens when you take Peggle's orb-chucking gameplay and mix in some random encounters and progression elements to help spice everything up. The end result, as I've detailed in my preview, is a surprisingly interesting and addictive little rogue-like, even if the Early Access version is somewhat limited in terms of content.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in action, as well as how the gameplay even works, through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' second expansion has arrived with a much humbler story
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[Update #2]: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous third expansion, The Treasure of The Midnight Isles, is a standalone roguelike adventure.
[Update]: Owlcat Games have announced they're working on a Warhammer 40k turn-based CRPG - Rogue Trader!
Only a short bit of time has gone by since Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' very first expansion Inevitable Excess arrived, and already Owlcat Games have unleashed a brand new one. However, instead of pushing the power level to ridiculous degrees and having you deal with cosmic threats or the gods themselves, the freshly launched Through the Ashes DLC is far more humble in scope.
It follows a group of completely ordinary characters attempting to survive in the demon infested city of Kenabres. In order to do so you'll have to contend with rapidly dwindling resources, enemies that are vastly stronger than your motley crew, as well as an assortment of difficult decisions, all in an effort to save as many people as possible.
Overwatch 2's closed beta has now begun, and soon everyone will be able to jump in
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2 is looking to rework Junkrat, Symmetra and Moira, as well as give Mercy a proper super-jump.
[Update]: Overwatch 2 beta update has rebalanced supports and given Zenyatta a mighty kick.
After a whole bunch of teasers and previews, the very first Overwatch 2 closed beta has now finally arrived. It brings with it Sojourn as a railgun-wielding new DPS hero, reworked versions of Orisa, Doomfist, Sombra and Bastion, a whole bunch of changes to the other heroes, as well as an assortment of new maps to toy around with.
If all of that sounds like something you'd love to sink your teeth into, you'll be happy to hear that Blizzard has announced a guaranteed way to get in. All you have to do is watch four hours of partnered Overwatch 2 streams on April 27th between 10am and 6pm PT, and you'll be guaranteed an entry. Just don't forget to link your Blizzard and Twitch accounts before you do so!
The Iron Oath Review - Promising, though rough around the edges
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Much like any business these days, your mercenary company in The Iron Oath has to carefully manage its finances in a turbulent economy, strike a fine balance between relying on veteran workers and investing in new blood, as well as fight off hordes upon hordes of interdimensional demons that have come to destroy everything you know and love! In a way, it's the perfect showcase of what it's like to work in retail!
So if you're curious how you can save the world on a budget, as well as how the Darkest Dungeon inspired missions play out, allow me to share my thoughts after spending quite a few hours exploring The Iron Oath's pixelated world.
Overwatch 2 devs have detailed the Doomfist and Orisa reworks ahead of tomorrow's Closed Beta
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[Update]: Overwatch 2's closed beta has now begun, and soon everyone will be able to jump in.
After what feels like an eternity of waiting, the Overwatch 2 beta will finally be going live tomorrow, on April 26th. The beta will bring with it four new maps to explore, the brand new Push game mode, the railgun wielding Sojuorn as a new hero, as well as a couple of reworks to help classic heroes fit in the new 5v5 environment.
As previously announced, Sombra and Bastion will be going through some relatively small changes in order to make them both more enjoyable to play and less annoying to play against. Meanwhile, the freshly revealed Doomfist and Orisa reworks will be trying out something a bit more drastic.