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In the original Subnautica the most frequent request, going all the way back to the first Early Access version, was for an optional co-op mode. Because if you're going to be exploring an alien ocean filled with all sorts of horrible monsters that are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to scare the life out of you, why not add another few into the mix!
And so, now that Subnautica 2 has been officially announced, Unknown Worlds have revealed that they will finally be adding a fully fledged co-op mode. Best of all it'll support up to four players, so if you ever get attacked by some of the new leviathans you'll have a pretty good chance to escape... provided you're able to swim faster than your friends anyway!
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During a recent press conference, Sony has announced that the immensely popular shooter Helldivers 2 will be getting a movie adaptation. The project will, unsurprisingly, be headed by Sony Pictures, though no actual details or plot elements have been revealed just yet.
Similarly, there is currently no release date set for the movie - not even an estimate. I'm guessing the project is still in its infancy, as per the complete lack of details or cast, so the whole thing will likely take a couple of years to fully materialize, and that's provided nothing goes wrong behind the scenes.
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Following a brief round of voting during the most recent winter sale, Valve has now announced all of the 2024 Steam Awards winners. As you would expect given the previous couple of years, the whole thing is a bit of a mess. Not only have popular games won categories they had no rights being nominated for in the first place, but there's also a game that launched over a decade ago that managed to snag an award!
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the brief list of categories and their winners. Have a gander:
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[Update]: MTG Arena will be getting the entirety of competitive Pioneer on December 10th, 2024!
In what is quite possibly going to be remembered as one of Magic: The Gathering's biggest and boldest steps, whether that be for good or bad, Wizards of the Coast have announced that all future cross-over sets will be legal in every single format. And yes, this does mean that 'Universes Beyond' sets like Final Fantasy or the various Marvel ones will be fully legal in Standard in both paper and on MTG Arena.
The reason for the change, besides the fact that this is going to print an obscene amount of money, is to help onboard new players into 60-card formats, which is a genuine issue. As it stands right now new players are all funneled into MTG Arena or into the four-player Commander format, thus leaving paper formats like Standard or Pioneer without the new blood they need to function.
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After many years of on-and-off development, MTG Arena's much-anticipated Pioneer Masters set has now arrived. As you might imagine by the name, the Pioneer Masters set bring with it an avalanche of competitive Pioneer staples, as well as some fun bits of jank for every Arena format besides Standard and Alchemy.
The goal behind the set is to make Explorer as close to competitive Pioneer as possible, so that it could eventually ditch its temporary name and become 'true' Pioneer. When exactly this will happen, nobody outside of Wizards of the Coast currently knows, but I can't imagine it'll take long considering that the vast, vast majority of relevant Pioneer cards are now available on Arena.
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If you've been paying any attention to Overwatch 2 throughout the past year, you're probably well aware of how prevalent 6v6 has been as a topic of conversation. And it's really no surprise since it was one of the more controversial parts of Overwatch 2's launch, and one that required the most drastic changes in order to facilitate - changes that, depending on who you ask, made the gameplay worse.
So in order to check if this is just people looking at Overwatch 1 through rose-tinted glasses, or if 6v6 is actually something that would benefit the game, Blizzard will be running two different experimental 'formats' throughout Season 14. Here's a brief rundown of what to expect:
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The 2002 video game based on The Thing was a squad based survival-horror that tried to emulate the movie's constant sense of paranoia by letting your teammates, some of which could've been by your side for a very long time, get infected and transform into monsters at the least opportune time. However, while it was quite an exciting and unique concept, the actual execution left a lot to be desired, at this is without even mentioning all of the various bugs that plagued the game.
As such, I'm delighted to say that Nightdive Studios are now working on a remastered version! The appropriately titled The Thing: Remastered will come with a visual overhaul including improved models and textures, new dynamic lighting, support for 4k resolution and 144 FPS, and the part that excites me the most, an assortment of gameplay improvements.
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[Update]: MTG Arena's Pioneer Masters set has arrived with an avalanche of competitive staples.
Quite a few years have gone by since Pioneer Masters was first announced, but it looks like the long wait will soon be over. According to a recent announcement, MTG Arena will be getting the entirety of competitive Pioneer on December 10th, 2024 thanks to the Pioneer Masters set.
What this means is that MTG Arena will not have every single card that's currently legal in Pioneer, but rather any card that has seen even fringe competitive play. And if any random card ever becomes popular and successful enough to reach top 8 in a major tournament, Wizards of the Coast have said they'll make sure to add that as well.
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[Update]: Dota 2's truly excellent Crownfall event has been extended for a few more weeks.
A fair bit of time has gone by since the last major, gameplay-focused update, so unsurprisingly Dota 2 is currently in a bit of a stale place given that everyone knows which heroes are the best at which role and why. In order to get everyone out of this routine the game will need a little shakeup, which is exactly what the freshly released Patch 7.37e is hoping to achieve.
With that in mind, it's worth noting that Patch 7.37e doesn't bring with it any sort of massive changes, but rather a variety of minor buffs and nerfs that will nudge a hero's winrate only by a percentage or two. This way the meta will hopefully get its much-needed shake up while Valve will get a bit more time to work on the traditionally chunky update that tends to launch a few months after The International tournament.
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A decade has gone by since Dragon Age Inquisition first arrived, so if you were patiently waiting to see where to story will go next, rejoice as Dragon Age: The Veilguard is nearly upon us! You can expect to see it land onto PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this October 31st at a 60€ price tag.
As you would expect from the series at this point, Veilguard is all about chatting up unique characters and getting way too involved in their personal business, making all sorts of hard choices, and naturally, exploring a massive world while slicing and dicing your way through hordes of enemies. In other words, it may have a new coat of paint, but it's still good ol' Dragon Age!