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The PC version of Disgaea 5 Complete was supposed to launch on May 7th, but was unfortunately delayed due to a major bug. Summer has since then arrived in force and as you're probably aware, Disgaea 5 Complete is still not available on PC. I'm afraid that's going to continue being the case for a few more months as the release date has once again been pushed back, this time until Fall of 2018.
On the positive side, I can tell you there will be a private beta starting in early October. Whether you'll need to pre-order Disgaea 5 in order to get, that I do not know, but at least we'll get a pretty darn good idea of just what the PC port is going to be like.
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Vermintide 2 has had mod support since early June, and has since then managed to fill out its Steam Workshop with a whole bunch mods ranging from quality-of-life fixes to massive gameplay changes. However, while the mods were available and fully playable, you could only actually use them on the modded server. In other words, you couldn't get any loot or cosmetics by playing with mods enabled, and you couldn't really play with random people due to various restrictions. Not an ideal situation, I'm sure you'll agree.
Thankfully, Fatshark has finally begun to whitelist mods, and as such we have now received the very first batch of mods that will fully function on the live servers! Since this is essentially a test for the whole system all of the mods are either quality-of-life changes or cosmetic upgrades, but I would say that they are still a noticeable improvement over the basic game and something I would highly recommend you check out by heading over to the official website.
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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's pre-patch arrived a couple of days ago, bringing with it a whole bunch of changes. Most notably, it introduced a massive stat-squish in order to curb the inflation of damage and health numbers as they were getting somewhat out of hand. While the patch has successfully managed to do just that, the unfortunate side effect was that the leveling process ended up being even slower than before.
Thankfully, it would appear that Blizzard is well aware of this, as noted during the most recent developer Q&A. According to the Q&A, the WoW team did not intend to make leveling more difficult with the latest batch of changes, and is now actively investigating the issue. No concrete fixes have been announced just yet, but the goal is to make the leveling process feel just as fast as it was before. Personally, I would prefer it if they made it even faster as the 1-110 leveling experience has been incredibly slow since the dungeon changes, but at this point I'm willing to take anything to help speed the whole ordeal up.
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Death's Gambit is an upcoming Souls-like RPG that will have you explore a gigantic world and face off against hordes of highly dangerous enemies. In order to survive you will need to learn their attack patterns, avoid their blows, and then strike the moment an opportunity presents itself. Along the way you'll be able to choose from a variety of unique weapons and abilities, wonder across a non-linear world with plenty of secrets, and perhaps most importantly for my tastes, enjoy a rather fetching art style!
If you're wondering how all of that translates into gameplay, you'll find the answers you seek in the recently posted "Features Trailer". The video's fairly short but sweet, so I'd highly recommend you check it out, if for no other reason than the gorgeous visuals. So have a look:
Overwatch will be holding a free weekend starting from July 26th, though only on PC this time around
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If you've managed to miss the most recent Overwatch free weekend and you're itching for another chance to dive in, you'll be glad to hear that there will be another one running from July 26 to July 30. However, unlike the past few free weekends, this one will only be available for PC!
As far as content is concerned, you'll be able to play with all 28 of the heroes (including the upcoming Wrecking Ball), wonder across all 18 maps, explore all of the various game modes, and naturally, unlock all sorts of cosmetics for your heroes. The only thing that will be locked away from you is the competitive mode, mostly to prevent any sort of griefing that might occur due to the influx of numerous free accounts.
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If you ever wanted to give Enter the Gungeon a try, now would be a very good time to do so as it has just recieved a truly massive update: Advanced Gungeons & Draguns. The expansion has brought with it a variety of community-requested features and quality-of-life improvements, hundreds of new rooms to explore, a whole bunch of new enemies and bosses to die against, and perhaps most importantly for veteran players, the ability to get revenge against the dastardly Resourceful Rat!
While the recently posted trailer won't exactly elaborate on any of the above-mentioned features, I think it's just too darn adorable not to share! So if you're up for a bit of animated craziness, you'll find the trailer right below:
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Despite Creative Assembly currently working on three different major Total War projects, they are still somehow finding enough time and resources to also update and expand Total War: Rome 2. And mind you, I'm not talking about minor updates and bug fixes, but rather fully fledged expansions like the newly announced Rise of the Republic which is set to arrive this August 9th!
As you might expect from the name alone, Rise of the Republic will be a campaign pack focused around the events surrounding Rome in the 4th century BC. There will be nine playable factions to toy around with, an all-new campaign map with much more detailed landscapes, an "epic campaign battle for the city of Rome", a variety of new technologies and region-specific decisions to make, and the list goes on for a while.
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With Hanzo getting multiple nerfs in the upcoming Wrecking Ball patch, there is only one major balance issue left to solve: the power disparity between the various Support heroes. As it currently stands, Mercy and Zenyatta are significantly stronger than their competition, an issue that becomes even more exaggerated when you consider just how well the two of them can cover for each other's weaknesses.
Thankfully, this will soon be a problem of the past as Blizzard has announced a variety of changes to the Support class! Mercy will be getting her healing power reduced, Ana's ultimate will now heal her target, Lucio's aura will be larger and his ultimate more powerful, Brigitte's stun cooldown will be going slightly up, and Moira's passive healing resource generation will be increased. Zenyatta will not be changed despite how common he is throughout the Overwatch League, but given how all of his competition is being buffed, I expect his pickrate to go slightly down anyway.
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If you ever wanted to give the modern Hitman a try, now would be a very good time to do so! Not only can you currently check out the entirety of the Marrakesh episode, but if you simply install it before July 31st you will be able to play it even after the trial period goes away in August.
In terms of content, you'll be able to access the entire campaign mission, all of the Escalation Contracts, 20 levels of location mastery (will be relevant should you ever decide to purchase the full game), and naturally, all 120+ challenges. There really is a lot of stuff to do, so if you're even remotely interested in stealth games I would highly recommend you take IOI up on their offer and check out the busy markets of Marrakesh.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition is set to arrive this August 31st, bringing with it a whole bunch of new content and improvements. There's going to be a better tutorial, a new difficulty setting, a whole bunch of new dialogue and voice acting, an improved journal to help you keep track of quests, changes to the Act 3 storyline, and yes, a new mini-companion in the shape of Sir Lora - a squirrel knight riding a skeletal cat!
If you think I'm making some sort of joke with that last part, think again as the developers have now released a brief trailer highlighting the surprisingly posh Sir Lora! Have a look, it's well worth a minute: