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[Update #2]: After two years of exclusivity, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla has now landed onto Steam.
[Update]: Ubisoft has announced they're working on the next big Assassin's Creed game - Assassin's Creed Mirage.
If you're in the mood for a gigantic open world game that can absolutely devour your free time, you might be happy (or perhaps horrified) to hear that Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla has now been unleashed. In Valhalla you will spend most of your time smashing enemies around with numerous weapons, exploring the world in search of various collectibles, building up your settlement and getting to know your fellow vikings, and most importantly of all, engaging in the occasional bout of insult-fighting to help pass the time.
As for what exactly all of this nonsense looks like in actual moment-to-moment gameplay, that you can find out through one of the developer-guided previews. Have a gander, but do be warned, it's a fairly long video:
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[Update]: My Shadowlands review is now live, and I'm happy to say things are looking pretty good for WoW!
In order to pave the way for the upcoming expansion, World of Warcraft has recently introduced the Shadowlands pre-patch. It brought with it a whole assortment of cosmetic customization, a massively revamped leveling system along with a level squish from 120 to 50, as well as ton of balance changes and class tweaks.
Naturally, whenever there is a large influx of new changes, chances are there are going to be some really broken things slipping through the cracks. While the Shadowlands pre-patch was not spared this fate, I do have some good news to offer as Blizzard has just released a sizable hotfix in order to sort out most of the major problems.
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[Update]: Rainbow Six Siege's co-op focused spin-off Extraction has now been unleashed.
I hope you're a fan of lasers, because once the next Operator Aruni makes her way into the game, Rainbow Six Siege will certainly be a lot more colorful! Aruni's laser grid gadget will be mountable over doors, walls, hatches and windows, and as you might expect, will fry or seriously wound anyone or anything foolish enough to simply smash into it face-first.
Naturally, such a power does come with a bit of a downside. One the laser grid has zapped a drone, projectile or even a player, it will need to momentarily power down in order to recharge. So even though it presents a formidable barrier, you will be able to bypass it by sacrificing some of your resources, though it certainly won't be a quiet entry!
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[Update]: Diablo 3's Season 27 patch has introduced an awesome array of new and ridiculously strong powers!
If you're looking for an excuse to take Diablo 3 for another spin, you'll be happy to hear the next season is just around the corner. Patch 2.6.10 will bring in a brand new batch of items and balance changes tomorrow, while Season 22 itself will follow shortly afterwards, on November 20th.
Instead of the irritating storms that marked its predecessor, Season 22 will make it so activating any Shrine or Pylon will spawn a shadow clone of your class. The clone will stick around for a full minute and will scale with your power, so I'm expecting to see absolutely ridiculous levels of destruction while it's active.
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In order to prepare for the upcoming Xbox Series X launch, Ori and the Will of the Wisps devs have cooked up a whole bunch of fixes and improvements. While the changes have been designed specifically with the Xbox Series X in mind, the good news is that the PC will be able to benefit from many of them as well!
So if you've been putting off your Ori and the Will of the Wisps playthrough, this would be the perfect time to jump in. Not only has the PC update just brought in a variety of settings to help improve the visual and audio quality, but the entire game has received a brand new layer of polish, including things like bug fixes and stability improvements.
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[Update]: Mass Effect Legendary Edition has now been unleashed without too many technical issues or bugs!
After the disappointingly mediocre Mass Effect: Andromeda, I honestly didn't expect to hear anything from the series for at least five or so years. As such, I am both surprised and delighted to announce that not only is BioWare working on a brand new Mass Effect game, but that they are remastering the original trilogy as well!
As for the new Mass Effect game, the only thing I can tell you right now is that it'll be the "next chapter" for the Mass Effect universe and that it currently has some of BioWare's most veteran devs working on it. For the actual details, or even simply the name of the game, we'll most likely have to wait a couple of years.
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If you're a fan of the 2010 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and wish to explore a slightly improved version of it, you'll be happy to hear that Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered has now landed onto PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. A Nintendo Switch version is also on the way, though that one will be arriving next week, on November 13th.
As for the actual improvements, I'm afraid there aren't that many. You can expect to see new achievements, cosmetics, an updated photo mode and gallery, some minor quality of life fixes and visual improvements, as well as every single DLC already bundled in.
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[Update]: Yakuza: Like a Dragon has now been unleashed, and I'm happy to say it's pretty good!
While the Yakuza series has changed a fair bit over the years, the upcoming Yakuza: Like a Dragon is truly breaking the mold by taking things in a completely new direction. Instead of the usual brawler combat system, Yakuza: Like a Dragon will be using a JRPG inspired turn-based combat system with plenty of ridiculous combos.
The emphasis there is absolutely on the ridiculous, as you'll quickly see through one of the action-focused trailer down below. Have a gander, it's certainly a sight to behold:
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In an update that is set to arrive on November 6th, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 will be getting a whole assortment of quality of life improvements, alongside a couple of new cosmetics. First and foremost, you will now be able to replay the Tours mode with individual skaters. All of the goals and medals will also reset, thus allowing you to complete them again in order to collect stat points, or simply because they're fun to mess around with.
If you're up for even greater challenges, then you'll be happy to hear that Vicarious Visions is adding exactly that - 100 new challenges spread across 10 new challenge sets. All of these challenges will come with plenty of additional experience and cash, which combined with the newly revamped leveling system, should allow you to reach Level 100 much easier and have a lot more cash to spend at the in-game skate shop.
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[Update]: Worms Rumble has now landed onto PC and PlayStation alongside pretty solid reviews.
Unlike the previous Worms games, the upcoming Worms Rumble will forgo its strategy roots and focus on intense 32-player, real-time action with plenty of different weapons and customization options to help spice things up. And if that wasn't unusual enough, Worms Rumble will also have its very own Battle Royale variant!
Since I'm sure many of you are wondering what all of this madness looks like in actual gameplay, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It should give you a pretty good idea of just what Worms Rumble is trying to accomplish: