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If you've finished Darksiders 3 but you're still itching for more, you might want to check out the latest update. Besides some balance changes and bug fixes, the update has added the much-requested new game plus mode called Armageddon.
As you would expect, the Armageddon mode will only become available once you complete Darksiders 3, and will offer you a much greater challenge with each subsequent playthrough. While you will get to retain your previous items, the Armageddon mode will bring with it tougher enemies, new upgrades to collect, a variety of new encounters to tackle, as well as a brand new enemy. What exactly these encounters might look like, the developers didn't specify, but anything that helps keep the new game plus experience fresh and interesting is certainly a welcome addition!
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Overwatch's third annual Archives event will be running from April 16 - May 6. It'll bring with it a brand new co-op mission by the name of Rising Storm, all of the previous Archives events and their accompanying rewards, as well as a whole bunch of new and old cosmetics to collect.
While the full list has not been released just yet, you might be interested to hear that Blizzard has now released teasers for a good chunk of the new skins. You'll find the images right below, and if you're looking for a more detailed preview, clicking on each one will also send you to an official (and unfortunately a bit low quality) video on Twitter. Here are the skins, in no particular order:
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[Update #2]: Generation Zero studio is now working on a challenging open world action-roguelite - Ravenbound.
[Update]: Generation Zero's incoming April 2022 Base Assault update will start the big push against the robots.
Generation Zero is a recently released FPS set in 1980's Sweden where killer robots roam the land and hunt for any remaining human survivors. As you might expect from that alone, you'll spend most of your time in Generation Zero hiding from hordes of robots, collecting a variety of loot and resources in order to keep yourself going, and naturally, blasting apart one robotic menace after another.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in gameplay terms through one of the previews down below. The video is a bit old, but I'd say it gets the point across quite nicely. Have a gander:
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While Path of Exile's end-game is absolutely incredible, especially when you have a dozen spells working in unison, the very beginning leaves a lot to be desired. Unless you know which abilities to pick and which areas to avoid, you can end up spending a considerable amount of time swinging a slow and unwieldy melee weapon, which as you might imagine, isn't exactly fun for brand new players.
Thankfully, it would appear that Grinding Gear Games are now finally looking to address this issue. Much like the recent Synthesis update which rebalanced just about every single spell, the June 3.7.0 expansion will bring with it a major overhaul of melee abilities, animations, and combat in general.
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Conan Unconquered is an upcoming strategy game in the vein of They are Billions. In other words, you can expect to spend most of your time building up an impenetrable stronghold, collecting resources and fighting natural disasters, as well as fending off wave after wave of bloodthirsty barbarians that would love nothing more than to torch your entire city and dance on its ashes.
If you're wondering how all of this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as what exactly you can even do in Conan Unconquered, you'll find the answers you seek in the recently posted developer preview. Have a gander, it's quite an informative one:
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Out of all the holidays and events in Overwatch, the annual Archives events are by far the most interesting. They bring with them a variety of co-op missions to test your skills against, a deeper dive into the history of the Overwatch organization itself, and naturally, a whole bunch of themed skins to mess around with. The upcoming Overwatch: Storm Rising event will be no different.
It'll offer you a chance to play through all of the previous Archives missions, as well as explore a brand new mission where Tracer, Genji, Winston and Mercy will be hunting down Maximillien, a Talon Omnic, through the streets of Havana. The details are currently few and far between, but given the previous two Archives events, the new co-op mission should be a good bit of fun!
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While Monster Hunter: World is one of my favorite games released in the past few years, it is not without some major flaws, as I outlined in my original review. For me, the biggest problem lies with the visual quality, because despite Monster Hunter: World's lovely art direction, it's hard to ignore the fact that some of the environment and armor textures look distractingly blurry. This goes doubly so for the Rotten Vale zone where the blurriness can become so overwhelming that the entire landscape starts looking like a watercolor painting.
With that in mind, I am delighted to announce that Capcom has now released a free High Resolution Texture Pack! As you'll see in the comparison image below, the improvements in texture quality are simply incredible, especially for some of the more detailed armor sets. Have a gander:
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ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 have recently been hit by a rather large amount of layoffs, around a hundred people in total. As you might imagine, this caused quite a bit of chaos within ArenaNet, as well as put the future of Guild Wars 2 into question.
In order to address these concerns and showcase what exactly they're working on, the Guild Wars 2 developers have now announced their plans for the future. The details are obviously lacking as ArenaNet doesn't want to commit to anything specific just yet, but thankfully it does appear that Guild Wars 2 will continue chugging along quite nicely.
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[Update #2]: Borderlands 2 has just received a hefty new free DLC to help bridge the gap with Borderlands 2!
[Update]: Gearbox has released a brand new preview showing off two of the new playable characters!
After well over a year of rumors, Borderlands 3 has finally been officially announced last week. While the details are still few and far between, the lengthy gameplay trailer showed off what feels like a natural evolution of Borderlands 2, and perhaps most importantly, guns running around on tiny little legs!
Gearbox has still not spilled the beans on what exactly Borderlands 3 will be about, but on the positive side, they have now announced the release date. According to the latest preview, Borderlands 3 will be coming to PC and consoles on September 13, 2019. The PC version will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store for six months, after which it will become available on Steam and other storefronts.
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Overwatch's newest support hero Baptsite arrived onto the live servers two weeks ago, bringing with him a whole bunch of quality balance changes and bug fixes. Much like the previous hero and map releases, Baptiste was initially available only in the non-competitive game modes, all in an effort to avoid the classic Overwatch problem of people picking a hero they know literally nothing about and then throwing the game because of it.
The two week lockout period has now come and gone, however, which means that Baptiste is now fully available in Competitive Play as well. So if you've been away for a little while, make sure to check out what exactly Baptsite does before you queue up, especially considering how strong his immortality field is when nobody actually focuses on it!