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Tropico 6, as you would expect from the title alone, is a 'banana republic simulator' that gives you total control over a small island nation. What happens next is going to be entirely up to your playstlye. You can turn your lovely island nation into a dictatorship whose entire goal is to scrounge up as much money as possible through illegal goods, you can play it completely straight and just pretend you're a small colony of a giant empire, or you can just strike off on your own and attempt to create a veritable utopia for your people.
If you're wondering how all of this might look like in gameplay terms, however, allow me to share with you one of the most recent trailers. It should give you a pretty good idea of what you can expect from Tropico 6. Have a peek:
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[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 2's next DLC, The Hunter & The Beast, will be greatly improving the Empire faction, as well as adding some lovely new units for the Lizardmen!
It has been quite a while since Total War: Warhammer 2's previous DLC, but I am glad to say that the wait has not been in vein as the upcoming The Prophet & The Warlock DLC appears to be rock solid. The Prophet & The Warlock will bring with it two new Legendary lords with their own unique skill trees and items, Clan Skrye (Skaven) and the Cult of Sotek (Lizardmen) factions with brand new campaign mechanics and playstyles, a variety of new units including the Ratling Gun Weapon Teams and Ancient Salamanders, and the list goes on for a while.
Since trying to explain all of this through words alone is a bit of a pointless task, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer that also serves as a bit of a Predator parody. Have a gander, it's a fun one:
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The Apex Legends ping system is so brilliant that I've found myself trying to use it in just about every multiplayer game since. It's simple, it gets the point across without the need for any words, and most importantly, it's both easy and fast to do - perfect for when you're stuck in the middle of a firefight.
Given how much effort went into the ping system, one might expect that the entirety of Apex Legends has been designed with facilitating squad-play in mind, but unfortunately that's not the case. Adding people to your friends list is such a minor event that most players don't even notice the prompt, there is no real looking-for-group system, and up until recently there was also no simple way to stay together with a random team.
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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 being rumored and leaked for well over a year at this point, Gearbox has now finally come out to announce that they are working on Borderlands 3. Perhaps most importantly, they have then followed up on that announcement by releasing a lengthy and rather awesome in-game trailer!
So if you're curious about what exactly the new playable characters will be like, as well as what sort of locations and enemies you'll get to make a mess out of, you should check out the trailer right below. Have a gander:
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If you're tired of the current meta and you're looking for something that will shake MTG Arena to its very core, you might want to mark April 25th on your calendar as that's when the War of the Spark expansion is set to arrive. While the details are still few and far between, War of the Spark will bring with it 36 new planeswalker cards (one guaranteed in each pack), as well as a whole bunch of new mechanics and synergies revolving around the use of planeswalkers.
From the rumors and teasers we've seen so far, it would appear that there will also be planeswalkers who take on a more active role in the match, rather than simply sit on the sidelines and use their +/- abilities. Whether they're going to be treated as some sort of special legendary creatures or something else entirely, I'm afraid I don't know, but I certainly won't complain about planeswalkers getting just a bit more interesting.
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While the original version of The Elder Scrolls Online was riddled with problems, Zenimax has slowly but surely managed to transform it into a highly enjoyable MMO. If you're wondering why that might be the case, or if you would like to test the claim for yourself, you might be interested to hear that The Elder Scrolls Online is currently entirely free to try out.
The "free play" event will last until April 3rd across all platforms, and will give you access to a pretty large chunk of content. You will be able to explore all of the base game's zones and dungeons, the whole Morrowind expansion, as well as check out the prologue for the upcoming Elsweyr expansion.
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If you're a fan of the series but you haven't given Assassin's Creed 3 a try, you might be interested to hear that Ubisoft has now released a freshly remastered version. It brings with it all of the various DLCs, as well as support for 4K resolutions, enhanced visuals and new character models. Perhaps most importantly, there are also numerous improvements to the gameplay mechanics, mostly based on the features added in the more recent Assassin's Creed games.
You can get a pretty good idea of what this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as what Assassin's Creed 3 itself is all about, in the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
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After a few weeks filled with teasers and previews, Gwent's Crimson Curse expansion has now finally made its way to PC and consoles. It brings with it over 100 new cards to toy around with, a variety of new mechanics to explore, as well as 5 new leaders to help spice up each of the factions.
You can find the full list of cards, as well as their effects, over at the official website. If you're more interested in a quick overview, however, allow me to share with you the expansion trailer. Have a gander, the art is quite lovely:
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[Update]: The System Shock Remake has now arrived, and it's looking quite good so far! The console versions are also on the way, though those will be coming at a later date.
After achieving solid progress on the System Shock remaster, Nightdive Studios announced a while back that they are putting the project on ice as it simply wasn't shaping up to be very good. Thankfully, the whole story didn't end there, and soon enough Nightdive Studios returned to the System Shock remaster with renewed focus, this time around using the overwhelmingly popular demo as a guideline.
Quite a few months have passed since then, and if you're wondering what exactly the developers have managed to achieve with the System Shock remaster, allow me to share with you the recently posted and rather lengthy gameplay preview. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Valve is ceasing all development on Artifact and Artifact 2.0.
[Update]: Artifact 2.0 has been announced. There aren't many details just yet, but there will be a beta soon!
As of right now, Valve's card game Artifact only has about 200 concurrent players, while the daily peak is hovering around a rather measly 800. To say that Artifact failed to meet Valve's, or even the community's expectations, would be quite an understatement. However, while the statistics may be grim, there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon.
According to the most recent developer update, Valve is now no longer working on simply patching Artifact, but rather on reworking it from the ground up. While the details are still nonexistent, you can expect to see drastic changes to the game design, the economy, as well as the social experience while in a match.