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Only a few months have gone by since the Souls-like Metroidvania Ender Lilies launched into Early Access, and already the devs have managed to finish up all of the content and release it in full. The launch version brings with it an additional five areas, a whole assortment of new bosses and secrets to uncover, the ability to fully upgrade your spirit companion, and naturally, the conclusion to the whole story. A pretty chunky update, all things considered!
As for what exactly all of this looks like in actual gameplay, that you can find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather stylish one:
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After being mercilessly teased for nearly five years, the post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu RPG Biomutant finally arrived onto PC and consoles back in May. Unfortunately it did so alongside a somewhat mixed reception, with most of the complaints focusing on the numerous and annoying bugs, somewhat janky combat, and an overall lack of polish.
While some of these issues still remain, I am pleased to say that the freshly released Update 1.5 seems to have addressed many of the more pressing concerns. Combat has undergone a variety of improvements aimed at making it feel smoother, item drops have been made more exciting across the board, and even the level cap has been increased from 50 to 100.
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[Update]: V Rising has now landed into Early Access, and so far things are looking quite good!
After developing two highly competitive arena games with a focus on non-stop action, Stunlock Studios will be taking their next game V Rising in a completely different direction. Instead of everything taking place in a tiny arena where two teams battle it out to the death, V Rising will be an open world vampire game with plenty of room for both cooperation and hostility among players.
As you would expect from any vampire game, in V Rising you'll have to hunt for blood in nearby villages in order to survive, avoid the scorching sun and the endless pursuit of vampire hunters, and naturally, try your best to remain on friendly terms with your blood-sucking neighbors lest they decide to make your unlife a bit more... interesting. Along the way you'll be able to gather resources and learn new abilities, build up a bastion of power or simply move from town to town in order to avoid pursuit, as well as uncover a variety of dungeons and points of interest throughout the world.
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While there are a ton of Warhammer 40k games around these days, the amount of good first-person shooters among them is either zero or one, depending on how generous you want to be to Space Hulk: Deathwing. As such, I am incredibly happy to say that we can bump that number up as the newly launched Necromunda: Hired Gun is not only oozing with Warhammer 40k atmosphere, but is also quite a competent Doom-like shooter as well!
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you one of the gameplay overview trailers. It's a few months old by this point, but it should give you a pretty good idea of just what Necromunda: Hired Gun is going for. Have a gander:
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[Update]: Biomutant's Patch 1.5 has improved the loot, increased the level cap, and fixed a bunch of crashes.
After being teased for nearly five years at this point, the stylish and post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu RPG Biomutant has now finally arrived. It brings with it a colorful world to explore, an assortment of mutations that you can acquire in order to drastically change your appearance and abilities, and as is tradition, plenty of combat, crafting and conversations to keep you occupied along the way.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in action through two of the recent trailers. The first is the fairly standard launch trailer, while the second one is a developer-guided overview of Biomutant's world and themes. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's Season 1 patch has added a hefty amount of free new content!
[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic's massive mod support update has now been unleashed!
After being teased for quite a while, Deep Rock Galactic's massive balance update has now finally arrived. It brings with it a couple of nerfs to some of the most ubiquitous weapons and traits, while also buffing just about every underpowered strategy, weapon and overclock. And yes, this does include fun stuff like Engineer's electric turrets or the rocket-jump grenade launcher overclock!
Besides all of the balance changes, the update has also greatly improved gunplay by making it far more responsive and resistant to lag. As a consequence of this projectiles should fire instantaneously, use less bandwidth, and in general just do exactly what you want them to regardless if you're the hosting or simply joining a random match.
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[Update]: Biomutant has now finally been unleashed, though it arrives alongside a fairly mixed reception.
It may have taken what feels like an eternity, but the post-apocalyptic kung-fu RPG Biomutant is now nearly ready for prime time. So as long as nothing goes awry, you can expect to see it glide over to PC and consoles on May 25, 2021.
The good news doesn't end there, however, as the developers have now also released a decently lengthy gameplay preview showing off some of the lovely locations you can visit and the strange contraptions you can use to do so. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Deep Rock Galactic's massive mod support update has now been unleashed!
[Update]: Deep Rock Galactic has now added elite enemies, a ton of balance changes, and improved gunplay.
Once it arrives this April 22nd, Deep Rock Galactic's next major update will bring with it the long-awaited weapon rebalance, a bunch of elite enemy variants, as well as additional difficulty modifiers for those of you that enjoy a bit of a challenge. The update was also supposed to add a bunch of quality-of-life changes and improvements to Deep Rock Galactic's mod support, though sadly that has now been delayed.
"We know that some of you were worried initially that needing a separate save game for mods would make playing with mods a frustrating experience," explains the brief developer update. "And when we removed that requirement, some of you were worried that the ranks and promotions you had worked so hard to achieve would be indistinguishable from those of players that just boosted their ranks through modding shortcuts."
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Only a few months have gone by since Synthetik: Legion Rising's last update, and already Flow Fire Games have come to announce a brand new sequel! The rather plainly named Synthetik 2 will bring with it four-player online co-op, extensive mod support, an assortment of new weapons, levels and enemies, and perhaps most excitingly of all, the switch to full 3D action!
You can get a bit of a little bit of a peek at what Synthetik 2 will look like in action through the recently posted announcement trailer. Have a gander:
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Ever since the Pokemon inspired Monster Sanctuary launched one of the most frequent talking points among the community has been the difficulty curve. The reason for this is that while things start off fairly easy, eventually Monster Sanctuary reaches a point where you can't just haphazardly fight enemies and bosses, but instead have to carefully pick and choose your team in order to counter your opponent's tactics.
Rather than take either side, however, Moi Rai Games have now decided to give a little bit of something to everyone with their first major update. As such, not only is there a New Game Plus mode that lets you continue playing around with your favorite teams, but there are also two new difficulty modes: Casual that lets you enjoy the game at a fairly leisurely pace and Master that will gladly slam you into the dirt you if you aren't paying attention.