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[Update #2]: Contrary to the rumors, Crash Bandicoot 4 will not have microtransactions.
[Update]: Crash Bandicoot 4 has been officially confirmed alongside a fancy new trailer!
After the massive success of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane trilogy, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that the studio that worked on both - Toys for Bob - is currently toiling away on a new platformer project. What might come as quite a surprise is that they're apparently not working on a remaster or remake, but rather an entirely new Crash Bandicoot game!
While nothing has been officially announced just yet, various leaks have already shown that the new game will be called Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, and that it will be coming for both PlayStation and Xbox. As is tradition, nothing has been mentioned about the PC version just yet, but it'll likely arrive a few months down the line as well.
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[Update #2]: The newest beta update has finally corrected most of the annoying bugs!
[Update]: The next big bug-fixing patch is scheduled for early July.
The Warden & The Paunch DLC arrived a little while ago, bringing with it an assortment of new toys for the High Elves and Greenskins to play around with. More importantly, the accompanying free update also heavily reworked the Greenskins faction, giving them a whole bunch of new tech options, mechanics, upgrades and even units to flesh out their roster with.
While all of this has certainly made the Greenskins one of the scariest factions in the game, especially on the Mortal Empires map where Grimgor seems to conquer all of the Badlands by turn 30, not all units have received the same amount of love. While the Goblin and monster contingent has been buffed to high heavens, the poor Orcs themselves have been left in the dust, almost entirely useless when compared to the super-powered Goblins.
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[Update]: Conan Exiles' Isle of Siptah expansion has added a large, demon-infested new world to explore.
While for most people the presence of anti-cheat or anti-tamper software has a negligible effect on performance, there is always a portion of the playerbase that ends up with some sort of problem, be that crashing or stuttering. If you belong in the latter group, or if you're simply not a fan of DRM in general, you'll be happy to hear that Conan Exiles has now removed Denuvo with its latest update.
The patch has also brought in a variety of server optimizations, corrected a couple of issues that could result in crashes, as well as brought in the usual assortment of bug and exploit fixes. So if you've previously encountered any sort of technical problems that pushed you away from Conan Exiles, it might be worth giving it another try and seeing if things have gotten any better since the update.
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If you're looking something interesting to play, and you're not exactly sure what type of game you want to commit your time to, you should check out the currently ongoing Humble "Fight for Racial Justice" Bundle. For €28 the bundle offers a massive assortment of games, many of which are pretty darn good, as well as a variety of books to peruse afterwards.
There are far too many games to list them all, so instead allow me to share some of my favorites - just to give you an idea of what the bundle is all about. Here's the brief list:
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[Update #2]: Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed yet again, this time until December 10, 2020.
[Update]: CDPR has now released a brand new and rather exciting gameplay preview for Cyberpunk 2077.
If you were looking forward to playing Cyberpunk 2077 when it finally arrives this September, I'm afraid I have some bad news. Due to the pandemic that has slowed down pretty much everything across the globe, Cyberpunk 2077 has now been delayed until November 19th in order to ensure everything is as polished as it can possibly be.
"Those of you who are familiar with the way we make games know that we won't ship something which is not ready," reads the brief update. "And despite we think it's the right decision for the game, we'd still like to apologize for making you wait longer. Our intention is to make Cyberpunk 2077 something that will stay with you for years to come. In the end, we hope you understand why we did what we did."
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[Update #2]: Minecraft's next major update will rework, improve and expand upon Caves & Cliffs.
[Update]: The Nether update has now arrived, and it's a pretty big one!
After spending quite a few months going through beta testing, Minecraft's massive Nether rework is now nearly upon us. You can expect to see it arrive this June 23rd for PC, consoles and mobile platforms.
In terms of content, the update is greatly expanding the diversity and amount of biomes found within the Nether, as well as adding Piglins and Hoglins as new NPCs to contend with. The Piglins will be particularly nasty to deal with since they are highly territorial and greedy, yet peaceful enough to lull you into a false sense of security before bonking you over the head with a golden sword.
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If you ever wanted to give oldschool dungeon-crawling RPGs a try, or just revisit them for old time's sake, today is your lucky day! I say this because the classic Eye of the Beholder trilogy is currently entirely free to grab over at GOG!
While all three games have been optimized to run on modern systems, there is one little catch you'll need to keep in mind - the giveaway will only last for another ~40 hours. So if you're in the mood for some classic RPG action, you might want to snatch a copy sooner rather than later.
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Heroes of the Storm already features a whole bunch of Overwatch heroes, so the upcoming arrival of Mei shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. However, in a bit of an interesting twist, Mei will not be joining Heroes of the Storm as a DPS hero, but rather as a tank!
Instead of focusing on freezing enemies and then shooting an icicle through their face while smiling like an absolute maniac, the HOTS Mei will be all about controlling and displacing her opposition. So while she won't be as deadly as she is in Overwatch, her mere presence will still spell doom for everyone that finds themselves isolated from their team.
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[Update]: Overwatch devs are working on two experimental updates, the first of which bring some Genji nerfs.
A short while ago Blizzard released an experimental update that brought with it some really juicy Genji buffs. The damage of his primary fire was increased from 28 to 30, the spread of his secondary fire reduced from 12 to 9, while his deflect not only became manually cancelable, but it also got buffed from 1.5 to 2 seconds!
While there were a fair few players expressing worry about Genji's newfound power, it would appear that Blizzard was quite happy with the results as they have now unleashed this patch onto the live servers! The update has also brought with it a small Hanzo buff, a relatively serious Echo nerf, and even an audio 'nerf' for Orisa - just to spice things up, I suppose! You can find the full list of changes, and the accompanying Workshop tweaks, over at the Overwatch website.
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[Update]: Hitman 3 will be sneaking its way onto PC and consoles this January 20th.
After two extremely successful Hitman games, IO Interactive are now aiming for a clean sweep with Hitman 3. The conclusion of the World of Assassination trilogy will be launching in January 2021 for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, as well as Xbox One and Series X.
Expect to see a whole assortment of new maps to explore, one of which will be set in Dubai, as well as a variety of improvements over the previous two Hitman games. Furthermore, all locations from Hitman 1 and 2 can be imported and played within Hitman 3 provided you own the all three games, which combined with progress from Hitman 2 carrying over to Hitman 3, should make for a rather seamless experience.