The official Witcher Twitter is teasing a brand new announcement, possibly related to Soulcalibur VI
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[Update]: Geralt has officially been confirmed as Soulcalibur VI guest character, and there is a brand new video showing him in action!
Earlier today the official Witcher Twitter account posted a brief teaser for some sort of new announcement, as well as a notice to come back tomorrow in order to learn more. As for the teaser itself, it is a fairly brief and rather cryptic quote relating to the famous Witcher stronghold: "Kaer Morhen’s old stones have witnessed many battles... Once more they'll feel the sting of sparks as blades collide... Check back tomorrow."
If you're looking for a straight answer I'm afraid you're out of luck as nobody currently knows what CDPR is teasing, but the most popular theory is that this is going to be an announcement for Geralt's inclusion in Soulcalibur VI. The above mentioned quote is phrased in such a way that it would perfectly fit the Soulcalibur announcer, and the Witcher stronghold of Kaer Morhen is a fairly iconic location that would make for a great stage to smack people around on.
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Sombra received a fairly major rework during the most recent Overwatch update. She lost the ability to farm health packs in order to charge her ultimate, but in return she gained a tightened spread on her weapon, a cast time reduction for Hack as well as the ability to disable more effects, and perhaps most importantly for infiltration, 5 extra seconds on her Translocator. The end result was that Sombra finally got uplifted from the very bottom in terms of winrate to a highly respectable 56.82% in Grandmaster.
However, while the new Sombra is definitely a much more useful hero, the reduced cast time on her Hack ability has also made her incredibly annoying to play against. After all, nobody likes having all of their toys taken away just because they haven't managed to continuously shoot at Sombra in order to stop the Hack. With that in mind, I am glad to announce that Blizzard is now looking to adjust Sombra's Hack in order to make it more counterable and strategic to use.
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While Gwent's faction challenges have been mired with problems before, it would appear that CDPR has managed to fix pretty much everything, just in time for the newest one! As such, you might be interested to hear that this month's faction challenge pits Monsters and Northern Realms players against each other in a battle to unlock new cosmetics as well as in-game currency and card kegs.
You will find the full list of rewards right below, but it is worth mentioning that playing with friends or in the Arena will not count towards your progress, for obvious reasons. Thankfully, CDPR has now added an in-game counter to the Notifications tab, so if you're ever confused about how many wins you still need in order to unlock a fancy new border, it's now going to be very easy to figure it out. As for the rewards, here's what you can get:
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After receiving 400% of it's initial crowdfunding goal, the long-awaited Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire was supposed to arrive this April 3rd. Unfortunately, or rather fortunately depending on who you ask, the release has been delayed by an entire month in order to ensure that everything is polished up and as ready as it can possibly be.
Besides putting the finishing touches on what appears to be an absolutely gigantic world, Obsidian has also announced that they will be incorporating a significant amount feedback from the Backer Beta. As such, while it definitely sucks having to wait for another month, I don't see much of a reason to be negative about this delay. After all, it's better for Pillars of Eternity 2 to be slightly late and highly enjoyable, rather than join the AAA club with the usually disastrous launches followed by weeks of frantic patching.
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After being successfully Kickstarted all the way back in the ancient times of 2013, the colorful and downright adorable 3D collectathon A Hat in Time finally launched in October of 2017. While the lengthy development process is usually indicative of problems, especially with Kickstarter games where money is tight, A Hat in Time ended up being not only good, but straight up excellent!
That alone would be enough, but Gears for Breakfast has decided to take things one step further by also including mod support, though initially only in a limited fashion. Now that "The Modding Update" has arrived, however, the mods themselves have become an integral part of A Hat in Time. In other words, it is now not only easier to pick and choose the ones you like, but you can also unlock a variety of hat flairs, remixes, and other cosmetics by simply playing and completing the community levels.
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While their gameplay has changed with every iteration, the Devil May Cry games have always had one thing in common: stylish yet brutally difficulty combat. If that sounds like the sort of thing you would love to try out, you'll be glad to hear that the Devil May Cry HD Collection has now arrived on both PC and consoles.
It is not a brand new remaster, however, but rather a slightly spruced up port of the 2012 HD Collection. In other words, you can expect support for higher resolutions in the new version, as well as better textures and character models, and an in-game compendium full of artwork and soundtracks from each game. A relatively simple upgrade, but if the Steam reviews are to be believed, a pretty darn good one regardless.
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If you would like to extend your Assassin's Creed Origins playthrough with a variety of new action-packed missions, you might be interested to hear that The Curse of the Pharahos DLC is set to arrive later today. It'll bring with it a brand new zone to explore, a variety of quests filled with colorful characters, and perhaps most importantly, some rather interesting enemies to fight against. As you can probably guess from the title alone, I'm talking about mummies, giant scorpions and extremely angry pharaohs that are capable of wielding powerful magic against you!
You can get a good peek at what all of this looks like in-game through the recently posted launch trailer. If you're only in it for the action, however, just skip to the later half of the video as that's where all of the truly bizarre stuff starts popping up. Have a gander:
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Instead of releasing another Battle Pass as was expected, Valve has now unveiled a brand new subscription service - Dota Plus. For $4 the Dota Plus service offers the ability to collect cosmetics by either leveling your heroes, completing challenges, or purchasing them with Shards you earn after each match. These cosmetic items will consist of equipment sets, hero-specific chat wheel emotes, taunts, as well as a variety of other exclusive effects.
More interestingly, however, the Dota Plus subscription will also bring with it a rather comprehensive in-game assistant that will track your progress in real-time and offer suggestions based on your exact scenario. In other words, it will give you item suggestions based on which lane you're playing and who you're fighting against, ability suggestions designed to best counter your opponent, and even hero suggestions in order to help round out your team in the best way possible.
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The co-op focused Warhammer: Vermintide 2 arrived onto Steam this March 8th, and already it has become a massive success. Not only has it blitzed past the original's record for concurrent players within a single day, but it has also managed to sell more than 500,000 copies on PC alone in less than a week! For an indie game that really didn't do much marketing, that is about as impressive as it gets.
“We are proud and happy that gamers worldwide have taken Warhammer: Vermintide 2 to their hearts.” says Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark. “500,000 games sold was a milestone that we had, but not less than a week after release.”
Chances are that Vermintide 2 will achieve even bigger milestones in the future as it is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at some point later this year. I certainly hope so because Vermintide 2, despite all of its flaws, is a highly enjoyable game with a highly affordable €28 price tag.
Hearthstone's The Witchwood expansion will bring 135 new cards as well as 3 new and exciting effects
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After being teased during the recent reveal of the Year of the Raven, Blizzard has now finally announced Hearthstone's next expansion - The Witchwood. You can expect to see 135 new cards, some of which will have new and powerful effects that trigger at the very start of the game, as well as a Monster Hunt game mode as an addition/replacement for Kobolds & Catacombs' Dungeon Run.
You can get a sneak peak at some of the new cards and mechanics through the recently posted announcement video. It's fairly lengthy so I can understand if you don't feel like watching the whole thing, but I would highly suggest you at least check out the very beginning as that is where the cinematic trailer resides. Here's the video, as well as a few of the more interesting new cards: