The turn-based strategy Age of Wonders: Planetfall will be coming to PC and consoles in early August
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Much like its predecessor, Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a turn-based RTS with a massive world to conquer, a variety of factions and customizable units to help you do just that, as well as plenty of options to steer your civilization in whichever direction you want. You'll be able to do all of this in either singleplayer as a part of a story-focused campaign, PvP multiplayer or skirmishes against the AI, or just good ol' fashioned co-op.
If that sounds like something you would like to check out, I have some good and bad news. The good news is that Paradox has now finally announced the release date for Age of Wonders: Planetfall, while the bad news would be that the release date has been pinned for August 6th, meaning we're going to have to wait for quite a while before giving it a try.
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Today has been a rather terrible day for both Guild Wars 2 and its developer ArenaNet. Around a hundred people have suddenly been laid off from the studio, including some that have been instrumental in shaping Guild Wars 2's content. As you might imagine, this has caused quite a bit of chaos within the studio, and consequently delayed the upcoming Warclaw patch.
"In light of current events at the studio, we are taking this time to focus on our friends and colleagues," reads the brief developer update. "We hope you understand and we apologize for this delay. Thank you for your continued support of Guild Wars 2."
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[Update]: Overwatch's 30th hero Baptiste has now arrived onto the PTR alongside a rather massive balance update.
After a couple of teasers and some cryptic comments, Blizzard has now finally revealed Overwatch's 30th hero! As previously speculated, it is indeed going to be a combat medic by the name of Baptiste, though he will not be the second healer for the bad guys as he has already left the Talon organization.
If you're wondering why that has happened, as well as what Baptiste's origin story is all about, you'll find the recently posted trailer right below. Have a look, it's quite an interesting one:
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[Update]: The upcoming Wastelanders free update will finally add friendly human NPCs, choices with some real consequences, and naturally, a bunch of new content to explore.
Fallout 76 arrived back in November, and unfortunately it did so alongside a plethora of issues. There were technical problems to contend with, the PvP was poorly though out out, the world was lacking in interesting storylines that usually define Fallout games, the enemy variety was somewhat lacking, and the list goes on for quite a while.
With that in mind, you might be glad to hear that Bethesda is not giving up on Fallout 76 just yet. Instead, they have now announced their plans for the entirety of 2019, with the focus being on what's coming in the near future. So if you're curious, here's what Fallout 76 will be getting throughout March, April and May:
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The Division 2 is set to arrive for PC and consoles this March 15th, bringing with it a variety of improvements over the original. You can expect to see far better character and gameplay customization, enemies that are difficult without being giant bullet sponges, and perhaps most interestingly of all, eight player raids that will require both skill and cooperation to successfully complete.
While the recently posted preview unfortunately doesn't go into any details about the above-mentioned features, it will give you a bit of an idea of what the story is all about, as well as what sort of classes you'll get to toy around with. Have a look, it's a fairly short one:
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If you've finished Far Cry 5 and found yourself thinking you could go for a second serving, you might be interested to hear that the spin-off game Far Cry New Dawn has now arrived for both PC and consoles. It takes place seventeen years after Far Cry 5's fairly controversial ending, and much like its predecessor, involves you running all over a giant open world in order to recruit allies and fight against hordes of easily-disposable bad guys.
You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as how Far Cry New Dawn differentiates itself from Far Cry 5, in the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
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[Update]: Overwatch's 30th hero Baptiste has now arrived onto the PTR alongside a rather massive balance update.
During one of the Blizzcon interviews Overwatch developers revealed that they have around five new heroes currently in development. Who exactly those heroes will be and what role they will fulfill, Blizzard obviously didn't specify. The only thing they did reveal back then was that Echo, the graceful robot you might remember from McCree's cinematic short, will not be one of the next few additions.
As for the rest of them, we might get some answers very soon as Blizzard has now begun teasing Overwatch's 30th hero. From the looks of things, the character in question will be a Talon support hero by the name of Jean-Baptiste Augustin.
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If you're looking for a game to sink your teeth into, or just something to boost up your backlog, you might be interested to hear that Steam is currently running a sale on games published by Square Enix. While the discounts are pretty sizable across the board, there is one problem - the sale will end on February 25th. So if you're curious, do make sure to give it a look as soon as you can.
For those of you that have no idea what to grab, allow me to share some of my favorites, sticking mostly to older games as they are cheaper by a significant margin. Here's what I've come up with:
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RAGE 2 will be making its way to PC and consoles this May 14th, bringing with it a noticeably different experience than its predecessor. It's still going to be a first-person shooter set in the dystopian future, though thankfully this future will be a lot more colorful and lively than in the original!
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, as well as what RAGE 2's actual gameplay has to offer, you might be glad to hear that Bethesda has now released a lengthy preview. Have a look, it's quite an interesting video:
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[Update #2]: Battlerite developers are working on a new open world vampire game - V Rising.
[Update]: Stunlock Studios have now mostly ceased development on Battlerite.
Battlerite Royale, as you might imagine from the name alone, combines Battlerite's skillshot-based gameplay with a wide-open world littered with items to loot, abilities to upgrade, and naturally, players to beat up. If that sounds like it's right up your alley, you might be interested to hear that Battlerite Royal has now not only released from Steam Early Access, but has gone fully free-to-play as well!
You can get a pretty good idea of what this looks like in gameplay terms, as well as what Battlerite Royale does to differentiate itself from the already overcrowded genre, in the launch trailer right below. Have a peek: