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This month has been a pretty darn good one for D.Va fans. She has found herself at a very stable place in both pro and casual play, the latest cinematic short is all about her fight against the Omnics, and there is now also an in-game event that offers a brand new D.Va skin, as well as plenty of adorable sprays.
The way you can acquire most of these items is fairly simple. Just win 9 games and you'll get the D.Va epic skin, two Nano Cola themed sprays, and a brand new player icon. To unlock the rest of the sprays, however, you'll have to watch a certain amount of partnered Twitch streams (the always-popular Seagull for example). You can find all of the requirements and details over at the official website.
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[Update]: Blizzard has sped up the action house even more by throttling most automated actions.
Ever since Battle for Azeroth arrived, World of Warcraft's Auction House has become unbearably slow and unresponsive, especially on larger servers. This was partly due to the larger than usual influx of players, and partly because some special people out there prefer to post their massive auctions one piece at a time, thus bogging down the servers and ruining things for everyone.
With that in mind, I am very glad to announce that Blizzard have now implemented some rather pricey deposit costs that greatly favor large stacks over tons of smaller ones. Since this is best explained through an example, allow me to share one Blizzard themselves have provided:
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Vermintide 2's very first DLC was supposed to arrive in late April/early May, but due to some unfortunate bugs that took up most of Fatshark's time it ended up being delayed. The long wait is now finally over, however, as Shadows Over Bogenhafen has now arrived on PC, while the Xbox One version will be getting it fairly shortly.
In terms of content, Shadows Over Bogenhafen brings with it two of the biggest maps Vermintide has ever seen, as well as a variety of cosmetics to collect. If you're up for a little bit of a sneak peek, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed until September 17th in order to ensure the developers get enough time to polish everything up.
[Update]: CDPR has now released a cinematic trailer highlighting what happens when a job goes really bad.
Trying to learn more about Cyberpunk 2077 has not been an easy task, to put it lighty. The very first trailer arrived five years ago, after which CDPR went completely silent about Cyberpunk 2077, much to the chagrin of eager fans. We finally got some actual 'gameplay' footage during E3 2018, though unfortunately, CDPR once again refused to go into any sort of details.
With all of that waiting in mind, I hope you can realize just how surprised I was when I logged into Youtube and realized that CDPR has not only posted a gameplay preview, but that they have posted one that's 48 minutes long! So if you're wondering what exactly Cyberpunk 2077 is really all about, look no further than the video below:
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After a whole bunch of excellent and content-filled updates, Hollow Knights has now received it's final chapter. The rather aptly named "Godmaster" update brings with it new and most likely insanely difficult bosses to tackle, new NPCs to chat around with, new secrets to uncover, new areas to explore, new music to listen to, and the list goes on.
There is unfortunately no lengthy trailer showing off all of this new content in action, but you can get a bit of a sneak peek through the announcement trailer down below. It's nothing too exciting, but it should give you a pretty darn good hint of what the secret new game mode is. Have a look:
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In order to get everyone up to speed on Battle for Azeroth's lore and character, Blizzard has recently begun releasing 'Warbringers' animated shorts. The first two launched ahead of Battle for Azeroth and provided some much-needed context for the conflict between the Horde and the Alliance, while the most recent one is here to show off that there is a far greater threat lurking in the depths.
So if you're interested in seeing how Queen Azshara and her Naga armies came to be, you'll find the answers you seek right below. Have a look, the cinematic is pretty darn enjoyable, though it unfortunately doesn't feature a song as catchy as Jaina's:
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It has only been a couple of weeks since the last free trial, but if you've managed to miss it or if you're just looking to give Overwatch another try, you might be glad to hear that Blizzard has now unleashed yet another free weekend. The whole event will last until August 27th and, unlike the previous free weekend, will be fully available on both PC and consoles. You can find all of the download links, as well as more information, over at the official website.
As far as content is concerned, the free weekend will give you access to just about everything Overwatch has to offer: all 28 heroes, all 18 maps, all of the various cosmetics and voice lines, as well as all of the game modes like Quick Play, Arcade and Custom Games. The only feature that will be locked away from you is the competitive mode, for obvious reasons.
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While I was fortunate enough to completely avoid such problems, a rather significant portion of PC players has been running into connectivity issues while trying to play Monster Hunter: World. With that in mind, I am glad to announce that Capcom has now released an update aimed at correcting some of these major issues.
Not everything has been fixed just yet, but you can expect to see less error messages while using the matchmaking system, fewer random crashes while joining or playing in online sessions, as well as a fix for the crash that would occur if you changed between windowed and full screen mode. Given the complexity of the problems there aren't that many details available, but if you're interested you'll find the full patch notes right below:
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If you've ever wanted to give For Honor a try, but you ended up avoiding it due to the somewhat mixed reviews, you might be interested to hear that Ubisoft is currently giving away the Starter Edition for free. Simply head on over to Steam until August 27th, claim the Starter Edition by clicking that giant green button, and you'll be able to keep it for good.
Naturally, since this is the Starter Edition, there will be some limitations. The most important one you need to keep in mind is that only three Vanguard heroes will be available to you from the start, while the rest will need to be unlocked through various forms of currency. A little bit annoying if you're planning to seriously get into For Honor, but as far as free trials are concerned I'd say this is a pretty darn good one.
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With gamescom and the South Korean fan event both happening at the same time, Blizzard has chosen this opportunity to release a brand new cinematic trailer starring D.Va. While it's not exactly my favorite short in terms of storytelling, it sure does paint an interesting picture of Busan in the future, which is why I'm glad to say that Blizzard has now gone a step further and released Busan as a brand new Control (King of the Hill) map!
So if you're interested in exploring the new map and seeing what sort of environmental hazards Lucio and Roadhog will be throwing you into, simply change your region to the PTR and you'll be able to play after a bit of a download. On the other hand, if you just want a little sneak peek at the map itself, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. Have a gander: