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[Update #2]: Life is Strange: True Colors has now landed onto PC and consoles alongside generally positive reviews.
[Update]: Life is Strange: Remastered Collection has been pushed back until early 2022.
As a part of a recent batch of Life is Strange announcements, Square Enix dropped a rather pleasant surprise on everyone - the reveal of a brand new game by the name of Life is Strange: True Colors. Best of all, not only are we getting a brand new Life is Strange game this September 10, 2021, but they're also dropping the episodic format and will have the whole story available from the very start!
Speaking of which, the story will revolve around our lead character Alex Chen and her ability to experience, absorb and manipulate the emotions of other. With this nifty power in tow you'll need to figure out the truth behind your brother's death, and as is tradition, uncover the myriad of dark secrets buried in the small town of Haven Springs.
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 2's final and ridiculously huge The Hammers & Herdstones update has now landed, and it's quite an impressive one!
I hope you're a fan of giant monsters, because Total War: Warhammer 2's newest free DLC is all about them! The DLC in question brings in Beastlord Rakarth, a heavily armored Dark Elf whose campaign is primarily about scouring the far corners of the world in search of fun new monsters to stomp your enemies with. Needless to say, it's pretty good fun!
In order to grab Rakarth all you need to do is head on over to Total War Access, combine your Total War account with Steam, and you'll be ready to play Warhammer Pokemon in no time. Speaking of which, there is no time limit on this giveaway, so regardless of when you stumble upon this article, Rakarth will still be up for grabs.
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[Update #2]: Doom Eternal's Update 6.66 has added Horde Mode, new Master levels and Battlemode 2.0.
[Update]: Doom Eternal is shifting development from the PvP Invasion mode to the single-player Horde mode.
If you're a fan of the Doom Slayer and the modern Doom games as a whole, I'm afraid I bring some bittersweet news. The good thing is that the final campaign expansion for Doom Eternal, The Ancient Gods – Part Two, has now been unleashed alongside a bunch of new demon-infested content!
Expect to see three sizable new campaign maps to explore and battle across, a ridiculously massive Sentinel Hammer melee weapon to bonk demons with, a whole assortment of new enemy varieties, and to ensure things end with a bang, a climactic boss fight against a very Warhammer 40k looking Dark Lord. As for what exactly all of this looks like in action, that you can find out through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a peek:
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[Update]: Rakarth and his accompanying free update have now arrived, and as expected, it's pretty good stuff!
In a recent and rather sudden announcement, Creative Assembly revealed that we'll be getting Rakarth the Beastlord as a free Legendary Lord this March 18th! This heavily armored Dark Elf will bring with him a variety of buffs to monsters in his faction, powerful debuffs against enemy monsters, as well as a whole assortment of random monsters to capture across the world. Needless to say, Rakarth likes his beasties!
The good news doesn't end there, however, as Creative Assembly has now detailed all of the other features coming with the upcoming update. As it turns out, Rakarth is only one small portion of the amazing changes the Dark Elves will be getting tomorrow!
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If you're in the mood for a bit of scheming and murder, while occasionally pretending to lead a functioning nation, you might interested to hear that Paradox has now launched an extended free 'weekend' for Crusader Kings 3. Simply head on over to Steam, download the game, and you'll be able to play for free until March 21st.
As for those of you curious about what exactly Crusader Kings 3 is even all about, allow me to share the original launch trailer. It's not heavy on the gameplay, but it should still clue you in quite quickly. Have a peek:
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[Update]: The Director's Cut DLC has now arrived, and so far the reviews are mixed.
If you were hoping to get your hands on Borderlands 3's newest DLC this March 18th, I'm afraid I bring some bad news. Due to the recent storm in Texas messing things up for the Borderlands 3 team, the Director's Cut add-on has now been delayed until April 8th.
"Thankfully, all of our team members and their families are safe and healthy, but our work on Director's Cut was unavoidably disrupted and we've ultimately decided to shit the release date to ensure we deliver the best possible experience," explains the brief update.
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[Update #2]: Rakarth and his accompanying free update have now arrived, and as expected, it's pretty good stuff!
[Update]: It's not just Rakarth, Dark Elves as a whole are getting some major improvements with the next update!
While the next major piece of DLC is still quite a while away, you'll be happy to hear that Creative Assembly will soon be releasing a nifty freebie to tide us over. The freebie in question is Rakarth the Beastlord, a heavily armored Dark Elf Legendary Lord that is as good at slaying large monsters as he is leading them.
In gameplay terms this means that he will have free upkeep for harpies, the ability to extend the Dark Elves' Murderous Prowess buff to monsters, a whip that makes even the largest of monsters susceptible to fear and terror, as well as increased replenishment even in the middle of enemy territory. And if you're a fan of the dinosaur-riding Cold One Knights, you'll also be pleased to know that, unlike Malus, Rakarth will be able to prevent them from rampaging straight into a line of braced spearmen!
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[Update]: All of the upcoming Strixhaven and Mystical Archives cards have been revealed, and some of these will really shake up Historic as a format!
Regardless of what game or genre we're talking about, as long as there is a competitive mode people will eventually gravitate towards what is perceived to be the best options. The end result, as you might imagine, is that sooner or later most of the metagame will consists of the same few powerful strategies repeated time and time again.
So in order to mix things up a bit, Wizards of the Coast has now launched a Historic Shakeup event on MTG Arena. Many of the omnipresent cards like Collected Company, Thoughtseize and Muxus have been banned under the new rules, which has not only thoroughly shaken up the firmly established metagame, but also given players an incentive to test out new and potentially interesting strategies!
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[Update]: The PvE and co-op focused Archives event is landing on April 6th.
In what is quite possibly the strangest announcement Blizzard has ever done, Overwatch has now revealed and launched a brand new Pachimari themed event. You can earn six adorable sprays simply by logging in, while scoring nine wins across any official game mode (including the Arcade) before March 22 will give you an additional spray, player icon, and Pachimari Roadhog skin!
If you're wondering just what is so strange about any of this, well, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. That should clue you in quite quickly... or just confuse you even more! Either way, it's well worth a look:
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Even though Nioh 2 is a game I reviewed quite positively, I still found it remarkably difficult to recommend to PC players due to one fatal flaw. This flaw, as you're likely well aware at this point, is that Nioh 2 launched without any sort of mouse & keyboard prompts!
While annoying, for most games this wouldn't be that big of a problem as you'd quickly figure out what each key does through simple trial and error. However, Nioh 2 has a large assortment of mechanics and combos you absolutely need to keep track of in order to succeed, many of which are thought to you at the very start of the game and barely mentioned afterwards. The end result, as you might imagine, is a whole lot of frustration until you can finally figure out how to transcribe controller prompts and can start playing the game properly.