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[Update #2]: After six months of Epic Games Store exclusivity, Borderlands 3 has now also made its way to Steam.
[Update]: Borderlands 3's next DLC Guns, Love and Tentacles is set to arrive this March 26th, and it will be available on Steam as well.
Borderlands 3 released back in September of 2019 for both PC and consoles, with the PC version being exclusive to the Epic Games Store. This exclusivity is now coming to an end, however, so you can expect Borderlands 3 to also make its way to Steam on March 13th.
Since fragmenting the playerbase is a real concern, I'm happy to say that Gearbox has confirmed there will be cross-play on PC. In other words, it doesn't matter if you or your friends own Borderlands 3 on Steam or the Epic Store, you'll still be able to play together.
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[Update]: Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is now heading over to PC and consoles with online multiplayer for all ten games.
If you're in the mood for some oldschool Mega Man action, you might be interested to hear that the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection has now been released for both PC and consoles. As the name would imply, the collection brings with it six games: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent.
For those of you that might be unfamiliar with any of the games, you can get a pretty good idea of what they all look like in action through the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
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[Update]: Shadow Arena has now been released into Steam Early Access.
While it's starting to slow down a bit, the Battle Royale craze is still well and truly alive. As such, it might not come as too much of a surprise to hear that Black Desert Online studio Pearl Abyss has now thrown their hat in the proverbial ring with Shadow Arena.
In Shadow Arena, 40 players are flung onto the battlefield and have to scramble across the map in search of monsters and loot, all the while avoiding or ambushing their fellow players that are attempting to do the same. Right now Shadow Arena features nine unique characters, each of which has their own fighting styles and abilities. However, despite their differences, they're all supposed to be on somewhat equal footing when it comes to duels.
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[Update #2]: Overwatch Archives 2020 update has now suddenly arrived, bringing with it PvE challenges and some truly amazing new skins.
[Update]: The Season 21 update has brought in Hero Bans, a brand new map rotation, and even more balance changes.
Ever since Overwatch added replays, the most requested feature has been the ability to easily share those replays with friends and content creators. Well, it may have taken Blizzard quite a while, but I'm happy to say that the newest PTR update has now finally brought in just this feature!
The way the system works is about as simple as it gets. Each replay has a corresponding six-digit code, so share that with your friends through whatever means you prefer, and they'll be able to immediately check out your replay. The one big limitation is that the replay code will only work for the current patch, which given the rapid update schedule these past few months, means that each replay will have a shelf-life of around a few weeks.
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Despite some development trouble, Bandai Namco's Souls-like Code Vein ended up being a pretty darn good game. Yet, for whatever reason, Code Vein's DLCs have so far been nothing short of a disappointment.
Hellfire Knight, the first DLC, released in late January and was both incredibly uninspired and incredibly short. That wouldn't be too big of a deal if the price point was appropriate, especially since the last boss was actually quite fun, but alas Hellfire Knight was and still is €10. So while I would love to say that the newly released Frozen Empress has fared much better, it's sadly pretty much the same story.
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A little while ago, PlatinumGames announced that they need a little bit of extra funding in order to self-publish The Wonderful 101: Remastered. To achieve this goal, they set up a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign asking for an oddly specific but still quite reasonable $49,312.
They may have slightly underestimated just how many people would be interested in The Wonderful 101: Remastered, however, as the community managed to blow past all of the stretch goals and raise an impressive $1,446,295 in a mere few days! Because of this, the remaster will not only be releasing on the Nintendo Switch, but also on the PlayStation 4 and PC!
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If you're tired of every Hearthstone Battlegrounds match revolving around an endless parade of Murlocs, Demons and Mechs, you'll be glad to hear a brand new update has just arrived. It brings with it dragons as a fiery new tribe, 18 new minions of which 12 are dragons, an assortment of new Dragon heroes to toy around with, as well as a variety of balance changes and tweaks.
You can get a bit of an idea of what to expect, as well as what some of the new dragons have to offer, through the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a peek, it's a fairly short one:
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March is nearly upon us, and as is tradition at this point, Path of Exile devs have announced a massive new update - Delirium. It brings with it an assortment of new challenges to undertake, new Cluster Jewels that give you even more talent choices to play around with, new skill and support gems, as well as a whole assortment of new items and quality-of-life changes to spice up the season.
The new Delirium mechanic should feel quite familiar to anyone that has played Path of Exile for a while. Once you allow the mists of Delirium to overtake you, new enemies will spawn all around you, while existing foes will gain brand new and powerful abilities. The big difference is that this applies to even to old bosses, so if you're in the mood to ramp up their difficulty and rewards, simply step into Delirium and challenge them anew.
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After an absolute ton of updates, many of which changed the very core of its gameplay, Dota Underlords has now been officially released from Steam Early Access. It has done so alongside the rather hefty Season 1 patch that brings with it the puzzle-focused City Crawl game mode, a fully-fledged battle pass, UI polish and numerous quality-of-life changes, as well as the usual avalanche of balance adjustments and hero tweaks.
If you're looking for a little bit of a sneak peek at some of the new content, or just wondering what Dota Underlords is really about, you should check out the recently posted launch trailer. Have a look, it's a pretty fun one:
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[Update #2]: The Enchanter's Lair map has now arrived alongside the very best boss fight in all of Vermintide 2!
[Update]: Enchanter's Lair, the grand finale of the Curse of Drachenfels trilogy, is set to arrive this March 24th.
Ever since the Winds of Magic expansion, the Beastmen faction has been a bit of a problem. Not only are they noticeably tougher than the Skaven or Chaos, but they also have a knack for spawning far more frequently than the other two factions combined. It's not exactly uncommon to go through an entire map without seeing a single Chaos warrior, and that's a real shame since variety is the spice of life, especially when it comes to combat-heavy games like Vermintide 2.
Thankfully, the latest update appears to have addressed both problems. First and foremost, attack damage triggers for Gors (axe-wielding Beastmen) and Ungors (spear-wielding Beastmen) have been adjusted in order to better fit their animations. What this means is that you'll no longer get damaged while a Gor is halfway through his axe swing, which should make the Beastmen as a whole a lot more reasonable and fun to deal with.