You can grab Dark Souls 3 and its Ashes of Ariandel DLC for $12 via February's Humble Monthly Bundle
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The Humble Monthly Bundle is a $12 subscription service that instantly gives you access to one major game, and then a whole bunch more once the next month rolls over. Last month the featured game was Civilization VI, while this time around you're looking at one of my absolute favorites: Dark Souls 3 and its Ashes of Ariandel DLC.
With most games I have to weigh my thoughts and really consider who I'm willing to recommend them to, but for $12 I honestly feel Dark Souls 3 is a game everyone should try out. You might not like it, in which case you'll have all of the bonus games to help soften the blow, but if you do end up getting immersed into its world you'll find a game truly unlike all others. If you're interested in more details and why exactly I think Dark Souls 3 is so good, I would suggest heading over to my full review.
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It hasn't even been two weeks since Blizzard added a whole bunch of new cosmetics to Overwatch via the Blizzard World update, and already there are more waiting just around the corner. As expected, the new skins will be themed after the Lunar New Year holiday and will set you back 3000 in-game credits for each of the legendary ones. In other words, I sure hope you didn't spend all of your credits buying the recently released Blizzard World stuff!
Even if you did, you still have a bit of time to recover as the Year of the Dog update is set to arrive next week, on February 8th. There are unfortunately no details available just yet, but you can get a brief look at a very festive Lijiang Tower over at the Overwatch twitter.
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If you ever needed evidence that Valve is stuck in some sort of alternate dimension where time behaves differently than our own, look no further than Dota 2's latest update. Despite currently freezing in the tail end of winter Valve has decided to do a little bit of spring cleaning in Dota 2 by implementing a variety of quality-of-life changes and balance tweaks.
While their timing might be a bit of a joke, the quality of the update is anything but! The Player Profile has been redesigned to include many commonly requested features and personalization options, there is now a highly useful Last Hit Trainer in the "Learn" tab, matchmaking bans have become more severe for players with an "extreme frequency of negative behavior", there is now language-based matchmaking, and the list goes on and on.
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If you need something to keep you occupied until Final Fantasy XV makes its way to PC on March 6th, you might be interested to hear that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has just now arrived on Steam. It has brought with it improved battle mechanics, support for higher resolutions and ultra wide monitors, full controller and keyboard/mouse support, the ability to switch between the various soundtracks at will, as well as new game plus/minus modes to toy around with.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. It should give you a decent idea of what to expect and what exactly Final Fantasy XII looks like on PC. Have a gander:
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If you ever wanted to give Fallout 4 a try but were somewhat hesitant due to all of the drastically different opinions about it, now would be your chance to do so! Simply head on over to Steam, click on that giant green "Play Game" button, and you'll be exploring the wasteland in no time.
You should keep in mind, however, that this free weekend will only last until February 4th, so make sure to start your playthrough as soon as possible. If you end up liking what you see and wish to continue on with your adventures, you'll be glad to hear that Fallout 4 will be on a 50% discount until February 12th, while the GOTY Edition containing all of the DLC will be on a 40% discount. Your save file, as expected, will carry over to the full version.
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Gwent's Midwinter Update arrived last year with 100 new cards and a variety of balance changes. In theory this should've created an interesting metagame where each faction has a couple of competitive decks they can go head to head with, but in reality it just resulted in Scoia'tael and Nilfgaard stomping all over everyone else.
After quite a long wait, I am very glad to say that the nightmare will soon be over as the Gwent PTR (Public Test Realm) has just been updated with a whole bunch of balance changes and much more interesting card names. Crach is now once again Crach An Craite, Iorveth: Meditation has been reworked, Ciri: Nova has lost 3 points, Dwarves has been toned down in a couple of ways, and the list goes on. What might come as a bit of a surprise, however, is that Nilfgaard's Impera Enforcers (the pew-pew guys) have not been touched in any way!
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Anthem is an upcoming co-op action-RPG that's all about mowing down hordes of enemies while wearing what is essentially an Iron Man suit. As you might expect from this type of game, you will be able to choose from a variety of unique weapons and abilities, as well as different styles of mech-suits in order to find your ideal method of slaughtering everything stupid enough to stand between you and shiny loot. It's not exactly the most original concept in the world, but if executed well it could be a whole bunch of fun, especially since co-op is involved.
Whether it's any good or not, however, that is something you're going to have to wait for quite a while in order to find out as BioWare has just recently announced a delay. It would appear that instead of the long-standing "fall of 2018" release date Anthem will be coming to PC and consoles at some point in early 2019. The reason, as always, is that the developers need a just a little bit more time in order to get everything polished up and ready to go.
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While it ended up being slightly overshadowed by Cuphead, Hollow Knight is without a single doubt one of the best games from 2017. The gameplay is solid, the artwork gorgeous, the music haunting, the world vast and interesting to explore, and perhaps most impressively, all of the updates have been both significant and free!
With that in mind, I am very glad to say the developers have decided to continue the tradition as they have just announced a massive free update - Gods and Glory. There will be a brand new game mode to mess around with, a new quest and NPC character to explore, a bunch of new boss fights that revolve around said quest, new charms to customize your playstyle with, and naturally, even more awesome music to repeatedly die to!
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While the Mercy rework has made her a much more interesting and proactive character, it has also catapulted her power level straight into the stratosphere. The end result, as you would expect, was Mercy being pretty much mandatory in every single game, be it a standard competitive match or the professional Overwatch League. Not exactly ideal!
As such, I am very glad to say that the long-awaited Mercy nerfs have now finally arrived to the live servers along with a minor nerf to Junkrat. The patch notes are fairly small, so if you're interested in all of the details you'll find them right below:
Total War: Warhammer 2's spotlight video shows off the new Skaven Legendary Lord - Tretch Craventail
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Total War: Warhammer 2 has recently received its very first full DLC - Rise of the Tomb Kings. As you might expect, the DLC has brought with it a whole bunch of new units to play with around with, new Legendary Lords with vastly different starting positions, new campaign mechanics and research options, and the list goes on.
While the arrival of the Tomb Kings has definitely stolen the spotlight these past few days, it is worth mentioning that the accompanying free update has rebalanced Bretonnia from the ground up, as well as added a brand new Skaven Legendary Lord - Tretch Craveltail! So if you've managed to completely miss his arrival, something that fits his lore quite well, you'll find a brief overview of his abilities and campaign mechanics in the developer video right below. Have a look: