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[Update #2]: Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne has now arrived, though not without a couple of nasty issues that will need to be resolved over the coming weeks.
[Update]: Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's latest preview shows of the vast majority of monsters we'll get to fight against, and unsurprisingly, they're all pretty cool!
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is set to arrive this September 6th for consoles, bringing with it plenty of new toys to play around with. You can expect the Iceborne expansion to add a new and overly cheesy storyline, a massive new region to explore and pillage, an equally massive batch of new gear and weapons to craft, and naturally, a whole bunch of new monsters to slay!
So if you're wondering just what kind of monsters you can expect to see, as well what environments they'll inhabit, you should definitely check out the newly released Old Everwyrm trailer. Have a look, it's quite a ferocious bunch:
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[Update #2]: Remnant II has now been unleashed, and so far it's looking quite good!
[Update]: Good news! Remnant: From the Ashes is getting a bigger and bolder sequel!
Remnant: From the Ashes is a third-person action shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monstrous, plant-like creatures. While that sounds about as generic as it gets, Remnant sets itself apart from the rest through some solid gameplay and downright oppressive atmosphere.
Much like the Souls series from which it draws a lot of inspiration, both the melee and ranged combat in Remnant are as satisfying as they are dangerous. It's all about thinning enemy hordes before they can reach you, timing your dodges carefully so you don't end up losing half your health to a powerful attack, and then using the various openings the monsters leave in order to retaliate and dish out some serious damage yourself.
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Gears 5 is set to arrive this September 10th, bringing with it a whole bunch of different content to mess around with. And since no Gears of War game would be truly complete without a Horde mode, I'm pleased to say that during the recent Gamescom stream Microsoft has announced just that!
So if you're curious about what Gears 5's Horde mode will offer, as well as what sort of characters you'll be able to play as, you'll find the most recent trailer down below. Have a gander, it's a pretty explosive one:
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[Update #3]: Blizzard has now opened up free server transfers from the overpopulated realms.
[Update #2]: I'm happy to say that World of Warcraft: Classic has now been officially released and that the servers are practically overflowing with players!
[Update]: Blizzard has announced they will be adding a whole bunch of new WoW Classic servers on August 26th, right before launch!
Blizzard has recently opened up character creation and name reservation services for World of Warcraft: Classic, and as you might imagine, this has quickly resulted in the few available servers getting filled to the brim. More servers opened up to meet the ever-increasing demand, though with players essentially locked to their starting server due to name reservations, this did little to solve the problem.
As of right now, Blizzard is expecting the most popular WoW Classic servers to have queue times longer than an hour, perhaps even multiple hours during prime time. Since this isn't exactly ideal, Blizzard has now once again released a developer update urging players to swap from the overflowing realms to those that are merely overcrowded.
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[Update #2]: Turn-Based RPG Wasteland 3 has now made its way to PC and consoles!
[Update]: Due to the pandemic slowing development, Wasteland 3 has now been delayed until late August 2020.
While Wasteland 3's release date is still as enigmatic as ever, things do appear to be progressing quite nicely. So much so that inXile has now released a decently lengthy trailer highlighting the story, atmosphere, and naturally, the turn-based combat.
That said, there are no major spoilers throughout the video, so don't be afraid to check it out even if you're planning to drop in almost completely blind. Have a gander, it's a pretty fun one:
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[Update #2]: Empire of Sin has now been pinned for a December 1, 2020 release date.
[Update]: Empire of Sin has now been delayed until fall of 2020 in order to give the developers enough time to polish everything up.
While there are quite a few turn-based strategy games available these days, very few of them devote any serious time or effort to non-combat elements. If you feel like that's a bit of a waste of potential, you might be interested to hear that Romero Games are currently working on Empire of Sin - a turn-based strategy game where combat and management stand shoulder to shoulder.
You'll be expected to make and break alliances, bribe cops and stay out of the public eye, spread your influence and recruit a variety of seedy characters, and perhaps most interestingly of all, ensure through any means necessary that your newfound allies remain loyal. Once diplomacy and sheer intimidation fail, however, you will need to resort to a rather familiar turn-based combat system in order to deal with your enemies and expand your territory.
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[Update]: Ubisoft has now released an extremely detailed list of PC system requirements and recommendations for Ghost Recon Breakpoint!
During the recent Gamescom stream Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming Ghost Recon Breakpoint will feature two PvP modes for players to compete in. The first will be Elimination, a team deathmatch mode where the constantly shrinking map area will force players to get into increasingly more desperate battles as the match progresses.
Sabotage, the second PvP mode, will be an asymmetrical mode with quite a few similarities to Counter-Strike. In other words, one team will need to successfully detonate a bomb at one of two bomb sites, while the other team will have to do everything in their power to prevent that from happening. A fairly simple game mode, but certainly an exciting one if properly balanced.
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[Update]: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is getting its very first expansion this January, 2021 - Lords of the West!
If you're up for a bit of a nostalgia trip, or if you're curious about what one of the most celebrated RTS games has to offer, you might be interested to hear that Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will be coming this November 14th! Much like its predecessor, Age of Empires 2 will be available on both the Microsoft Store and Steam.
The full list of changes and improvements hasn't been announced just yet, but you can expect to see greatly improved visuals, support for 4K resolutions, as well as a new and fully remastered soundtrack. Most importantly, Age of Empires 2 will also bring with it a bunch of new content - three new campaigns and four new civilizations!
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[Update #2]: I'm happy to say that World of Warcraft: Classic has now been officially released and that the servers are practically overflowing with players!
[Update]: Blizzard has announced they will be adding a whole bunch of new WoW Classic servers on August 26th, right before launch!
World of Warcraft: Classic is set to release on August 26th, bringing with it an almost perfect recreation of the original World of Warcraft experience. In order to celebrate this momentous occasion, as well as to give the community a chance to ask some of the most pressing questions, the WoW Classic team has recently held a Q&A.
You can find the full list of questions and answers over at the official forums, and I would highly recommend giving them a look as they offer some pretty good insights into the development process behind WoW Classic and the team's overall goals. But for now, however, I would like to highlight Blizzard's response to the all-important layering question:
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As previously announced, Destiny 2 will be leaving Blizzard's BattleNet platform and transferring over to Steam on October 1st. Once this happens, Destiny 2 will also be adapting a free-to-play model with optional expansions, introducing a whole bunch of sweeping changes, as well as adding the long-awaited Shadowkeep expansion pack.
In order to have your BattleNet characters survive the move to Steam you'll need to link your two accounts over at the Destiny 2 website. Once you've done this successfully, your player account, expansions, currency, annual pass and that sort of stuff will be fully available once Destiny 2 launches on Steam.