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Even though we've known Dynasty Warriors 9 is coming to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in 2018 for quite a while now, the actual release date has been shrouded in mystery. With that in mind, I am very glad to say that this is not only no longer the case, but that the release date is a lot closer than most people expected! In other words, Dynasty Warriors 9 will be coming this February 13th for all platforms.
If you're interested in seeing what Dynasty Warriors 9 is all about, at least as far as combat is concerned, you'll find one of the most recent trailers down below. Have a look, its a fairly interesting video, even though it is a bit overly-edited for my tastes:
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With the show's constantly growing popularity, and the fairly positive reviews for the original Attack on Titan game, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Koei Tecmo is now working on a direct sequel. It will focus on the show's second season, and will bring with it a variety of new characters to play (including a roster of Titans), better visuals, as well as numerous improvements to the gameplay and storytelling elements.
While the recently posted trailer barely has any story to speak of, it will give you a pretty damn good idea of what the combat in Attack on Titan 2 is all about. Have a look, its a fairly short video, but its definitely an interesting one:
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After a somewhat rough start, The Elder Scrolls Online have now managed to reach a truly impressive milestone - 10 million players! And what better way to celebrate such an achievement than with a free trial designed to get even more people to adventure through the vast regions of Tamriel.
The free trial is currently available across all three platforms (PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac) and will run until December 6th. You can learn more about The Elder Scrolls Online, or just download the game itself, by heading over to the official website. If you're not sure what you're even getting yourself into, here's the recently posted gameplay trailer to help you out. Have a look:
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The Humble Monthly Bundle is a $12 subscription service that instantly gives you access to one game (or in this case three), and then a whole bunch more once the next month rolls over. Last time around it featured the fairly mediocre H1Z1, while this month offers a rather interesting combination of Quantum Break, The Long Dark, and Dawn of War 3.
While Dawn of War 3 and Quantum Break are somewhat mediocre games you wouldn't really want to buy at full price, for $12 as a part of a bundle they are an absolute steal! Add to that the surprisingly good survival game The Long Dark, as well as all of the upcoming bonus games, and you've got yourself one hell of a Monthly Bundle. Needless to say, I fully recommend you grab this one if you're even remotely interested in any of the three games!
Overwatch devs have recently tightened the Skill Rating range between players in a competitive match
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If you've been paying attention to the Overwatch Forums, a mistake you're no doubt regretting at this point, you've probably noticed a large amount of complaints centered around Competitive Play. Some of those criticisms are meaningless whinging, while some represent genuine issues about how random Competitive Play can feel at times. The two opposing teams are almost always balanced in terms of average Skill Rating, but if the difference between the best and worst player on one team is too large, there are still going to be problems as Overwatch is primarily a team game that requires everyone to perform their role.
With that in mind, I am very glad to say that the Overwatch developers have now tightened the Skill Rating range between players on the same team, with the end goal being to create much more balanced matches. The exact numbers haven't been shared for obvious reasons, but from my experience so far my teammates were all within 300 SR of each other, which is fairly acceptable. Whether this holds true for the very top or the very bottom, I don't know, but its still a move in the right direction.
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After being teased for a couple of months now, the VR version of Doom has now finally made its way to PlayStation VR and HTC Vive. Unlike Fallout 4 VR, however, Doom VFR does not let you play through the entire game in VR, but rather through a bunch of levels specifically designed with VR gameplay in mind.
If you're wondering what these levels might look like, wonder no more as Bethesda has just recently posted a gameplay trailer. Its not very long, but it should give you a pretty damn good idea of what Doom VFR is, and what it isn't. Have a look:
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After collecting well over 900 player-created weapons, Guild Wars 2 developers narrowed down the 2017 Design-a-Weapon Contest to only 20 entries. Ever since then the community was able to vote for their favorite concept, with the three most popular ones getting recreated in-game as fully fledged weapons!
The voting has now been closed, as you might imagine from the title, and the winners finally announced. If you're interested in seeing the overall rankings you should head on over to the official website, but for now allow me to share with you the top 5, of which the fourth one is my favorite. Have a look:
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The PC version of Nioh arrived on Steam a little while ago to some highly positive reviews. However, while the gameplay itself was pretty damn stellar, the quality of the PC port left a lot to be desired. For example, it didn't even have proper mouse support, so if you wanted to play it you pretty much needed a controller.
Since that is far from ideal, I am now very glad to say that the developers have come back to address some of the issues. The most recent patch has finally added camera/action controls for mice, fully customizable keybindings, a fix for the analogue stick sensitivity issue, as well as a splattering of bug fixes. As you can see, its not the biggest patch in the world, but it should go a long way towards making the PC version of Nioh much more enjoyable to play.
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Total War: Rome 2's Empire Divided DLC has now arrived on Steam, bringing with it 10 new factions and a whole bunch of new features to toy around with. You can expect to see stuff like plagues and banditry, cults and an overhauled politics system, new general skills and narrative technologies, updated building chains and new unique units, and the list goes on for quite a while.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in-game, wonder no more as Creative Assembly has recently posted a lengthy gameplay video showing off the Zenobia campaign. Have a look, its a fairly interesting video:
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Gwent has so far received multiple expansions, and while their quality was top-notch the amount of cards they added into the game was quite minuscule. After all, no matter how interesting the cards may be, there's only so much you can do when each unique archetype receives one new card at best.
As such, I am delighted to say that the next Gwent expansion will shake up the game in a much more significant fashion. Instead of releasing only ~20 cards, the upcoming Midwinter Update will bring with it more than 100, as well as three new mechanics to toy around with. Only a dozen cards have been revealed so far, but if you would like to see what they're all about you should head over to the official website.