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[Update #2]: Diablo 4 devs have detailed their plans for player skills, items and unique legendaries.
[Update]: The classic Diablo 2 is now celebrating its 20th anniversary!
While Diablo 4 is still a mere speck on the horizon, Blizzard has slowly but surely been revealing more details about it, as well as what the team is trying to achieve in regards to both gameplay and story. Last time around they talked about the UI, monster design and control schemes, while the latest update is all about the storytelling, problems and benefits of open world gameplay, as well as multiplayer.
"One of the main new features we are bringing to the Diablo series is the open world of Sanctuary," reads the lengthy update. "So, while you can concentrate on the story campaign and work through that, we have a variety of open world systems and pieces of content that you are also discovering along the way. If you want to take a break from the main campaign and go exploring, crafting, or PvPing, you are free to do so."
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If you're looking to grab a couple of new games to mess around with over the summer, or to simply fatten up your ever-growing backlog, you'll be glad to hear that the massive Summer Sale has now arrived. As expected, it brings with it an assortment of discounts across a wide variety of genres, along with a €5 coupon for any purchase above €30 as a little bonus.
Naturally, there is also a bit of a gimmick to this Summer Sale. With each purchase you'll gain a bunch of points that you can then use to purchase custom backgrounds, emoticons, and items. It's nothing too special, however, so if you don't feel like playing around with the whole system, don't worry as you won't be missing out on much.
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In an announcement that is unfortunately all too common these days, Bandai Namco's Tales of Arise has now been delayed due to the pandemic. As for the new release date, nothing has been announced just yet as the team is looking to first ensure everything is as polished as it can be before committing to another date.
"While COVID-19 has affected some aspects of development, we’ve done our best to adapt to the situation and have implemented remote development capabilities for our team," reads the brief developer update. "However, we will need more time to achieve the quality and provide the gorgeous experience we envision for our players, and therefore we decided to delay the launch timing for Tales of Arise."
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[Update #2]: CDPR has released the minimum and recommended system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077.
[Update]: Cyberpunk 2077's new preview shows off the three distinct origin stories and various high-powered weapons
While it was originally supposed to release this September, the ongoing pandemic has unfortunately resulted in Cyberpunk 2077 being delayed yet again. As such, the new release date has now been pinned for November 19th across all platforms.
It's not all bad news, however, as CDPR has just recently released an extended and rather exciting gameplay preview as a part of their Night City Wire event. Have a gander, it's a pretty long one:
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[Update #2]: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 has just arrived with its mech-piloting Corgi!
[Update]: Good news! Curse of the Moon 2 will also bring with it all of the original characters, and will have two-player co-op!
The original Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon was released as a part of the Kickstarter stretch goals for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. However, while Curse of the Moon may have started off as a small spin-off game, it ended up being a genuinely good homage to the oldschool Castlevania games!
With that in mind, I am very happy to say that a brand new sequel is now in the works. Not only will Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 expand upon its predecessor both in terms of content and complexity, but it will also add a couple of new characters to mess around with: Dominique the healer, Robert the gunslinger, and most importantly of all, Hachi - a corgi piloting a mech suit!
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[Update]: Prison Architect's Going Green DLC has added farming, green energy and even more trouble.
If you're looking to expand your Prison Architect experience in a bit of a nautical direction, you might want to check out the Island Bound expansion. As the name would imply, Island Bound gives you the ability to manage a prison complex on an island, which brings with it a whole assortment of new challenges to overcome, as well as new toys to play around with.
Due to the fairly small building area, you'll need to carefully manage your construction and staff, rely on both ferries and helicopters to transport prisoners and supplies, and even worry about an assortment of new problems like the greater influx of contraband because of all of the added transport options. And if you're feeling particularly benevolent, there's also a variety of new objects and activities for your prisoners to enjoy in between the bi-weekly rioting.
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[Update #2]: Fatshark has now added a magic-focused career for Kerillian - Sister of the Thorn!
[Update]: Vermintide 2's second post-launch career is the minigun-wielding Outcast Engineer.
After being requested time and time again, Vermintide 2 has now finally added lighting and weather variations for all outdoor areas! That said, while the presence of rain or darkness might impact visibility, none of the actual gameplay will be changed based on weather - so don't worry about sliding all over the place during a blizzard!
Besides the weather variations, this update has also been accompanied by a brand new piece of DLC containing Vermintide 2's very first additional career - the Grail Knight. As you would expect from the living embodiment of chivalry, the Grail Knight never engages enemies in ranged combat, preferring to instead charge into the thickest melee to prove his worth to the godlike Lady of the Lake.
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[Update]: Star Wars: Squadrons has now landed onto PC and consoles alongside a rather positive reception.
It may have taken what feels like forever, but we're finally getting a brand new Star Wars space combat game! The titular Star Wars: Squadrons will feature intense 5 vs 5 dogfights across a variety of iconic and newfound battlefields, tons of customization and cosmetic options to mess around with, as well as a singleplayer story from both the perspective of the Empire and the New Republic.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted announcement trailer. It'll clue you in quite nicely on just what Star Wars: Squadrons looks like, and more importantly, what it plays like! Have a gander:
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[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 6 is bringing in a new Legend called Rampart, an energy SMG and gear crafting.
If you're looking to dive back into Apex Legends, this would be a pretty good time. The Lost Treasures update has now arrived, bringing with it an assortment of new cosmetics to mess around with, a limited time mode that introduces the mobile respawn beacon item, a Crypto themed area in King's Canyon that lets you scan the entire map, as well as a variety of buffs and nerfs.
That last part is perhaps the most controversial, as while heroes like Octane and Revenant have received some rather nifty buffs, others have not fared nearly as well. Wraith, Pathfinder and Wattson have gone through yet another major nerf, while Lifeline's promised rework has simply shuffled her power around without making her all that stronger in the process.
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[Update #2]: First part of Minecraft's colossal Caves & Cliffs update has now brought in some very angry goats.
[Update]: Minecraft's next major update will rework, improve and expand upon Caves & Cliffs.
After spending a surprisingly long amount of time in beta testing, Minecraft's rather massive Nether rework has now finally been unleashed. Expect to see a variety of new biomes to explore, hordes of Piglins to either befriend or face off against, as well as the strongest crafting material yet - Netherite.
As you might expect, getting Netherite gear won't be as simple as smacking some blocks with your pickaxe. Instead, you will have to venture in to the lower depths of the Nether in search of ancient ruins, carve them up for pieces you can refine into Netherite scrap in a blast furnace, and then combine four of those Netherite scrap with four gold ingots in order to make a single Netherite ingot. All of that effort will be worth it, however, as once you're done you'll be able to greatly enhance any diamond armor, weapon or tool!