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[Update]: The newest Horizon Zero Dawn PC update has fixed mouse sensitivity issues and improved performance.
While Horizon Zero Dawn is pretty fun to mess around with, the newly released PC version unfortunately has quite a few problems. The performance can be spotty even on powerful machines, crashes can be a frequent occurrence during gameplay, while a variety of annoying bugs (such as Aloy not being able to walk straight) make the process of playing the game a bit fiddly.
In order to address some of these issues, and also to improve the crash report tool to help figure out just what's going haywire, the Horizon Zero Dawn PC team has now released Patch 1.02. You find the brief list of changes, as well as the issues the developers are currently tracking, right below. Have a look:
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[Update #2]: After many, many delays, Bloodlines 2 will be re-revealed in September 2023, though you can now refund your pre-order if you wish
[Update]: Thanks to another delay, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will not be launching in 2021.
Instead of releasing later this year as originally planned, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has recently been delayed until 2021. Given the pandemic and the somewhat janky-looking preview, this was definitely a positive change in my book.
Unfortunately, the latest developer update is a lot harder to digest. Due to what I can only imagine is serious internal struggles, Hardsuit Labs and Paradox have chosen to fire the Lead Narrative Designer Brian Mitsoda and Creative Director Ka’ai Cluney.
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[Update]: Blizzard is finally taking a serious look at reversing the rampant power creep in Overwatch!
In an effort to make Moira a lot more interesting to play and less annoying to play against, Blizzard has tried to rework and rebalance her abilities multiple times now. Unfortunately, while the idea behind each of the proposed changes was solid, the end result always ended up leaving something to be desired. She either turned out too weak, too powerful, or just a bit too fiddly to properly utilize.
However, it would appear that the most recent set of changes tested quite well given that Blizzard has now unleashed an update version of those tweaks as a part of an experimental update. Here's what they're looking to change, as well as what sort of issues they're trying to solve with the rework as a whole:
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[Update]: Dying Light's crossover event has added Left 4 Dead's Bill and the majestic Gnome Chompski.
In a rather unusual twist, while Dying Light 2 is seemingly taking forever to come out, the original Dying Light just doesn't know when to stop adding new content! So even though it has been a fair few years since its original launch, Dying Light has just added a brand new piece of DLC - Hellraid.
As you might expect given the name, Hellraid is a bit of an unusual DLC. Instead of expanding on Dying Light's core like The Following did, Hellraid is more of a dungeon-crawling side-game than anything else.
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[Update]: Hearthstone's next expansion is improving the rewards, adding a new mode and plenty of new cards.
If you've recently been playing Hearthstone Battlegrounds, chances are you're well aware of just how powerful Arcane Cannon is. It doesn't matter what kind of build you have or what your goal is, simply stick a cannon in there and your first 6-7 turns will be instantly better. And if that wasn't bad enough, the Arcane Cannon is also incredibly random, making it so matches can often come down to pure chance over any sort of strategy.
In order to correct this, Blizzard is now looking to completely removed Arcane Cannon from the Battlegrounds mode. A bit of a drastic move to be sure, but given how problematic Arcane Cannon has been since the very beginning, I do believe it is the correct one as Arcane Cannon simply doesn't fit the Battlegrounds gameplay style.
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 6 has now finally arrived alongside Rampart, a new energy SMG, and item crafting!
This August 18th Apex Legends' Season 6 will be making its way to PC and consoles alongside a bunch of new content. There'll be a brand new energy SMG called Volt, a new Battle Pass filled with cosmetics to collect, the option to craft your own gear by gathering materials throughout the map, and most excitingly, a heavy-weapons focused Legend by the name of Rampart.
So if you're curious about what Rampart has to offer, as well as what her abilities are all about, you can find the answers you seek in the recently posted preview. Have a peek, it's a rather fun one:
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In an extremely positive move for everyone involved, the asymmetrical multiplayer game Dead By Daylight has now introduced cross-play between PC and consoles. In other words, regardless of what platform you play on (Steam, Microsoft Store, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch), you'll now have access to the exact same pool of players!
This will hopefully make matchmaking a lot more accurate and thus improve the quality of each game, as well as drastically cut down on queue times given the influx of additional players. So even if you don't particularly care about playing with people from other platforms, this update should still be a net positive for you.
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[Update #2]: Vermintide 2's rogue-lite Chaos Wastes expansion is launching on April 20, and it's entirely free!
[Update]: Vermintide 2's Patch 3.2 has brought in some long-requested quality of life improvements
After going through a rather extended testing period, Vermintide 2's Big Balance Beta has now finally come to an end. While the Huntsman rework has been postponed in order to ensure it fits in a bit better, the rest of the changes have been deemed successful and already implemented into the main game!
Overpowered weapons like Kruber's Executioner Sword or Kerillian's Dual Daggers have received relatively minor nerfs, while a whole host of previously underpowered weapons have undergone some drastic improvements. For example, after years of being completely and utterly irrelevant, Kerillian's one-handed and two-handed swords are now actually usable and can be carried even into the hardest content out there!
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[Update]: Remnant II has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking quite good!
While Remnant: From the Ashes is by no means a clone of Dark Souls, it does borrow a lot of elements from it. You have a very limited amount of healing potions that refill only when you use checkpoints, enemies deal a lot of damage and it's fairly easy to die if you're not paying attention, while winning battles is just as much about timing and positioning as it is about raw aggression. The biggest difference, however, is that in Remnant you can choose to simply shoot the enemy in the face instead of trying to duel them in melee combat!
If all of that sounds like something you would love to sink your teeth into, you'll be happy to hear that Remnant is free to grab until August 20th. Simply head on over to the Epic Games Store, grab yourself a copy, and you'll be able to dive in whenever you want.
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[Update #2]: Blizzard is finally taking a serious look at reversing the rampant power creep in Overwatch!
[Update]: Overwatch devs are attempting to rework and rebalance Moira yet again, though this time around it looks like it might stick!
Ever since Sigma arrived, the relative power balance between the various tanks has been a little bit off. This is primarily because heroes like Reinhardt and Zarya need to physically walk up to the enemy in order to deal any sort of damage, whereas the Orisa and Sigma combo can offer both considerable shielding and ranged damage at the same time.
So in order to bring the different tank playstyles closer together, as well as change how powerful Brigitte is in the hands of high-tier players, Blizzard has now unleashed a whole bunch of nerfs. Here's the full list, including some rather juicy Roadhog buffs: