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If you're looking for some new and interesting games to play, you'll be happy to hear that both Alien: Isolation and Hand of Fate 2 are currently entirely free to grab. Simply head on over to the Epic Games Store, add both games to your account, and you'll be ready to go after a bit of a download.
The only catch is that the giveaway is time limited. As such, make sure to claim both games before April 29th, after which you'll be able to play them whenever you want and for however long you want.
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Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the Titanfall series, Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, has now begun working on a brand new game. The details are still few and far between, but according to their Careers page this game will be a brand new IP and will not be related to Respawn's previous work.
In terms of gameplay, it seems that this new project will very likely be some sort of looter-shooter or a co-op focused game as the brief description mentions "adventuring until the heat death of the universe". I'd love to tell you more, but considering the game in question is likely still in its infancy, I don't think even Respawn knows what exactly it'll be about.
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[Update]: Overwatch's big Anniversary 2021 update is launching on May 18th!
I hope you're in the mood for a bit of a shake-up, because Overwatch's newest balance update has now arrived. It brings with it some minor yet still significant nerfs to Reinhardt and Baptiste, while also buffing both Orisa and Roadhog.
There's a couple of other interesting changes sprinkled throughout the update as well, so if you're curious about all of the details you'll find the full patch notes alongside developer commentary right below. Have a gander:
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As a part of the recent (and entirely free) Chaos Wastes expansion, Vermintide 2 has added Expeditions as a brand new rogue-lite game mode. While the concept itself is fairly simple, the combination of new maps, randomized traits and an even greater set of challenges has made Expeditions some of the most exciting content Vermintide 2 has ever seen!
In fact, Expeditions have ended up being so popular that Vermintide 2's playerbase has spiked to levels not seen since its launch three years ago! In order to celebrate this momentous occasion, as well as push those numbers even higher, Fatshark has now launched a surprise free weekend.
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[Update #2]: The massive Season 9 update has now brought in Valkyrie, Arenas and plenty of server issues!
[Update]: Apex Legends has detailed all of the additions and balance changes coming in with Season 9.
Legacy, Apex Legends' Season 9, will be heading over to PC and consoles on May 4, 2021. It'll bring with it Valkyrie as a brand new Legend, the medium-ranged Bocek Bow, a nature-infested version of Olympus to shake things up a bit, and most importantly of all, a brand new Arena game mode!
While the exact details are still few and far between, you'll be happy to hear Respawn has now released a brand new trailer highlighting Valkyrie and the three new Arena maps, as well as giving every other Legend a brief time to shine! Have a gander:
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[Update]: NieR Replicant remaster has now landed onto PC, thought not without some technical issues.
If you found yourself in love with NieR: Automata and you're wishing to learn more about the strange universe the story takes place in, you'll be happy to hear that a remastered version of the prequel is now just about ready to launch. And I'm not joking about that either, because NieR Replicant will be releasing for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One tomorrow, on April 23!
In terms of improvements, NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... (yes, that is actually its name) brings with it enhanced visuals and support for modern resolutions, a brand new soundtrack recorded by NieR:Automata composer Keiichi Okabe, as well as bunch of quality-of-life tweaks to make the gameplay flow better.
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[Update #2]: Ys IX: Monstrum Nox has now landed onto PC and Switch, and so far it's looking pretty good!
[Update]: PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox now has a free demo available on Steam.
After spending a fair bit of time on PlayStation 4, the western version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is now finally getting ready to move onto other platforms. In other words, you can expect to see it launch onto PC and Switch on July 6, 2021!
As for what exactly Ys IX looks and plays like, that you can find out through the freshly posted trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather short one:
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends has detailed all of the additions and balance changes coming in with Season 9.
[Update]: Newest Season 9 preview shows off Valkyrie and the three new Arena maps!
If you're tired of the various limited-time events and are itching for something to really shake Apex Legends up, you'll be happy to hear that Season 9 is just around the corner. Once it arrives this May 4th, Season 9 - Legacy will bring with it a brand new Legend by the name of Valkyrie, the deadly medium-range Bocek Bow, a nature-infested version of Olympus, and naturally, a new Battle Pass and ranked season.
While the actual details are still few and far between, you can learn a bit more about who Valkyrie is and what she's fighting for through the newest animated short. Have a gander, it's a pretty fun one:
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[Update]: Vermintide 2's June 14th, 2022 update will add Be'lakor's presence to the rogue-like Chaos Wastes.
After learning from their mistakes with Winds of Magic's Weaves, Vermintide 2 devs have now returned to give the whole rogue-lite game mode thing another try. And as luck would have it, the brand new Chaos Wastes expansion is not only some of the best content Vermintide 2 has received so far, but the whole thing is also entirely free to boot!
The brand new Expedition game mode features thirteen fancy new maps to explore, a whole assortment of randomized traits and weapon upgrades to kit yourself out with, a bunch of new events and modifiers to contend with, and as is tradition, an innumerable tide of rats and Chaos worshipers to cleave your way through. And unlike the Weaves that fragmented the community into a hundred different queues, Expeditions use good ol' fashioned Quick Play to get you into matches pretty much instantly.
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Thanks to datamining it has been known for a very long time now that there is a hidden Slime Serpent mount somewhere in World of Warcraft's newest Shadowlands expansion. The obvious place to check was the Plaguefall dungeon given that you can see said serpent swimming through the ooze-filled water, yet despite all of this knowledge and a considerable amount of effort on the part of the playerbase, no one could actually figure out how to get it.
Then, as is often the case with these things, the answer was discovered by pure chance. While going through Plaguefall as a part of his series to solo every single Mythic dungeon, Durendil found the mystical Slime Serpent just kind of chilling next to the third boss after he cleared the dungeon!