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THQ Nordic is currently celebrating their 10th anniversary, and in order to have everyone join in on the festivities they have decided to kick things off with a double giveaway. The two freebies you can grab are Titan Quest Anniversary Edition and Jagged Alliance 1: Gold Edition, the first of could serve as a nice introduction to the series before the long rumored Titan Quest 2 finally arrives.
The catch, as always, is that the giveaway is time-limited and will only be around for as long as supplies last. So if you're in the mood for giving these two classics a try, make sure to go grab yourself a copy before September 23rd.
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[Update]: After a fair bit of testing, Shadowlands' quality-of-life focused Update 9.1.5 has now arrived onto the live servers.
Out of all the new additions to World of Warcraft over the past couple of expansions, Legion's Mage Tower is definitely at the very top, right alongside the always popular Mythic+ dungeons. The reason this is the case is quite simple. Mage Tower offered challenging end-game content targeted at both casual and hardcore players, with the end reward being some of the most beautiful class-based cosmetics WoW has seen in years.
With that in mind, I have both good and bad news to deliver. The good news is that the Mage Tower is not only coming back as a part of Legion Timewalking, but that Blizzard will be adding a whole bunch of new class-based armors to it, as well as a spellbook mount for those that manage to beat all of the challenges.
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The idea behind Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade was a truly impressive one. It was supposed to be a gigantic, PvP focused MMO where multiple factions would square off against each other with unique characters, weaponry and abilities. And just to make things even more enticing, the Ork Waaagh! would've consisted mostly out of free-to-play players, thus ensuring there would always be hordes of Greenskins roaming around.
Unfortunately, things didn't end up working out like planned. Due to numerous technical problems Eternal Crusade was downgraded from an MMO to a more classic multiplayer shooter, which would've still been fine if the whole thing wasn't continuously plagued with untold bugs and issues. As such, even after launching from Early Access Eternal Crusade continued to bleed players until there was nothing but a dedicated few left.
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It may have taken what feels like an eternity, but it has actually happened! After being delayed time and time again, Arkane's time-bending shooter Deathloop has now finally made its way to both PC and PlayStation 5.
As for the premise behind Deathloop, it's all in the name. You're essentially stuck in a Groundhog Day situation where no matter what happens you'll eventually wind up back where you started. So in order to break the loop you'll need to blast your way through hordes of baddies with a combination of high-powered weapons and seemingly magical abilities, all in an effort to face off against the people behind it all.
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[Update #2]: The latest gameplay preview offers a closer look at a siege battle between Tzeentch (attackers) and Cathay (defenders).
[Update]: Creative Assembly has now detailed the lore and function behind each unit in the Cathay army.
During a developer update a few days ago Creative Assembly announced that Total War: Warhammer 3 has been delayed until early 2022, and that we will be getting more news soon in order to tide us over. Well, they certainly weren't joking as we have just received a rather exciting new trailer!
Instead of further focusing on the conflict between Khorne and Kislev forces, this one serves as an introduction to the 'final' two factions - Grand Cathay and Tzeentch. Have a gander, it's a pretty fun one:
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 11 will be adding Titanfall 2's Ash, a brand new tropical map, and more.
Despite being one of the more flavorful characters, Rampart has unfortunately been at the very bottom in terms of pickrate for a very long time now. This is partly due to her static defenses being easily circumvented, and partly because her ultimate often leaves her completely exposed to any sort of counter-attack.
So in order to address this little problem Respawn has now released a brand new update that's all about Rampart. Her ultimate has been buffed and can now be carried around, as well as fired on the move, while the World's Edge map has received a new location by the name of Big Maude. As you would expect given Rampart's personality, Big Maude is actually a gigantic tank with its very own paintball course, because of course it is!
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[Update]: Life is Strange Remastered Collection has now landed onto both PC and consoles.
If you're in the mood for a character and story focused adventure, you'll happy to hear that Life is Strange: True Colors has now landed onto PC and consoles. Best of all, unlike the previous Life is Strange games that took many months to fully come out, True Colors has been unleashed with all of its episodes already present and accounted for!
As for the story, this time around you'll be following Alex Chen as she comes to terms with her ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the emotions of others. With this rather odd power you'll have to figure out the truth behind your brother's death, and as is tradition at this point, uncover a myriad of dark secrets buried in the small, sleepy town of Haven Springs.
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's newest preview shows off Grand Cathay and Tzeentch's armies for the very first time.
If you were hoping to get your hands on Total War: Warhammer 3 and its new and improved factions later this year, I'm afraid I have some bad news. According to the latest announcement, Creative Assembly has now pushed Total War: Warhammer 3 back until early 2022 in order to get everything polished up and ready to go.
"With nearly a decade of development on the Total War: Warhammer trilogy behind us, it feels surreal to see its culminating chapter so close to release," reads the brief update. "While it's tempting to rush to the finish line as it comes into view, we have made the decision to give it a little more time by moving the launch of Total War: Warhammer 3 from 2021 to early 2022."
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[Update]: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt has now landed alongside the yearly Standard set rotation.
MTG Arena's Innistrad: Midnight Hunt will be arriving this September 16th alongside a whole assortment of new cards. As you might expect given the setting there will be plenty of zombies, werewolves and spirits to mess around with, as well as some new twists on old mechanics.
Speaking of which, there will be three major ones to pay attention to in Midnight Hunt: the day/night cycle, coven and flashback. Here's a brief rundown of what each one does:
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[Update #2]: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous' first expansion Inevitable Excess is coming on February 15th.
[Update]: October's Wrath of the Righteous update has improved the Crusade mode and fixed tons of bugs.
As I mentioned in my review, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is an amazing game that is sadly mired by a whole assortment of bugs. Some of them, like the moonwalking leopards, are benign and mostly good for a couple of laughs, while others are an absolute nuisance and can ruin your campaign if you don't work around them.
With that in mind, I'm very happy to say that the freshly released update has now corrected some of the worst problems. First and foremost, the red defense banner in the Crusader mode will now no longer be permanently red, essentially stopping it from draining all of your army's morale as long as you're not losing fortress after fortress.