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"You think you do, but you don't" was the answer World of Warcraft players got when they asked for vanilla WoW servers last year. The codebase was simply too obscure and difficult to unravel, the original team that worked on it had moved on a long time ago, and overall the whole project was far more costly than it could ever hope to recoup. Outside of tiny little rumors here and there, these statement appeared to be the end of all classic WoW discussion - a definitive no from Blizzard themselves.
And now, out of absolutely nowhere, Blizzard has come out to announce that they are working on official World of Warcraft: Classic servers! You'll find the brief announcement video right below, and while it doesn't show any actual gameplay it will still give you one hell of a nostalgia blast! Have a look:
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The Overwatch World Cup is set to begin later today, bringing with it a variety of improvements for spectators, viewers, and players alike. The tournament will showcase the newly added tactical camera, an over-the-shoulder view for insanely fast heroes like Genji and Tracer, unique team uniforms and ability colors, and the list goes on for a while.
So if you're interested in seeing what exactly Blizzard is doing to push Overwatch esports, or if you're just wondering what all of the new skins and abilities will look like, you'll find what you seek in the most recent behind-the-scenes video. Have a look, its quite interesting:
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After only being revealed two days ago, Dota 2's Dueling Fates update has now made its way to the live servers. It brings with it two brand new heroes to play around with, a ridiculous amount of balance changes spread across all aspects of the game, a couple of new items as well as the removal of Poor Man's Shield and Iron Talon, numerous hero reworks, mechanics changes, and the list goes on for quite a while.
There are far, far too many changes to cover in brief, so if you're interested in all of the details you'll find the full patch notes and overview at the official website. Just make sure you brew yourself a coffee before you head in as you're going to be stuck there for a rather long time. And no, that's not an exaggeration. It'll most likely take you over 30 minutes to go through all of the changes - there's just that many of them!
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Call of Duty: WW2 is set to arrive this November 3rd for PC and consoles, a mere two days from the time of writing. So if you're interested in seeing what sort of maps you'll be able to play around with, you might be glad to hear that the developers have now released a preview for a reworked version of Carentan, one of the most popular battlegrounds from Call of Duty 1 and 2.
There is unfortunately very little actual gameplay footage, at least not any that hasn't been heavily edited, but it should still give you a good idea of how the team has redesigned this iconic map. But enough blabber from me, have a look:
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After collecting well over 900 player-created designs, Guild Wars 2 developers have now narrowed down the 2017 Design-a-Weapon Contest to a mere 20 entries. You can head on over here to vote for your favorite concept, the three most popular of which will be making it in-game as fully fledged weapons!
Each person can only vote once and pick exactly one weapon, so think carefully before you press that submit button. Speaking of which, the poll will end on November 10th at 9am PDT, after which the developers will start working on bringing the most popular weapons to life... well, virtual life anyway. This is going to be a lengthy process, however, so be prepared to wait for a couple of months before they actually make it in-game.
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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 when the next month rolls over. Last time around the featured game was just Rise of the Tomb Raider, while this time you have a combination of Quake Champions, The Elder Scrolls: Legends, and The Elder Scrolls Online.
Besides the game itself, Quake Champions also comes with 50 Shards, 100 Platinum, 2000 favor, as well as the Ranger and BJ champions. The Elder Scrolls Online brings with it an extra 750 Crowns, as well as 15 free days of the ESO Plus subscription. The last and slightly less impressive The Elder Scrolls: Legends bonus pack offers 2 Skyrim Card Packs, 1 Event Ticket, 100 Gold, and 100 Soul Gems. To be perfectly honest I have absolutely no idea how valuable any of these special currencies really are, but that does seem to be a lot of stuff for $12, so if you're interested in any of these games I'd say its well worth springing for.
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If you're sick and tired of Mercy being in every single game, Arcade or Competitive, you'll be glad to hear that Blizzard has announced some much-needed nerfs. According to the latest PTR patch Mercy's Resurrect will now take 1.75 seconds to complete, during which she will be slowed down by 75%. Knocking her back, stunning, hacking, or killing will result in the Resurrect failing and the ability going on cooldown. In other words, you will have to protect the Mercy or Resurrect is just going to result in another person dying!
As for Ana, you'll also be glad to hear that her damage is going up to 70! This might not sound like much, but that 10 damage increase gives her the ability to kill 200 HP heroes in three hits, and most importantly of all, it allows her to singlehandedly kill most sleeping targets. I'm not sure how much this is going to improve Ana's lacking winrate, but its certainly a step in the right direction, and one that I am very happy with.
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After a myriad of teasers and 'leaks', Gwent's Halloween update has now finally arrived. There's 21 new cards to collect, both neutral and faction-specific, a variety of balance changes intended to increase the power level of struggling archetypes, and best of all, a singleplayer PvE event that rewards a new border and voiced avatar.
There are simply too many changes to cover in brief, so if you're interested in all of the details you should visit the official patch notes. What I will comment on is that Harpy and Restore can be scrapped for full value, so if you aren't planning to use them right away I would suggest dismantling them. You can always craft them later if you so desire, and at the same cost, so there really no reason to keep them around.
Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have released a video highlighting the most over-the-top kill animations
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Total War: Warhammer 2 has recently been updated with the Mortal Empires campaign. In short, its a combination of the maps from Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2, as well as all of the Legendary Lords and the factions they lead. The end result, as you might imagine, is an absolutely gigantic world full of unique races to befriend and eventually mow down on the field of battle.
In order to show off just what kind of carnage you can unleash upon the world, Total War: Warhammer 2 devs have now released a brief trailer highlighting the 10 most interesting, over-the-top, or just plain ol' funny kill animations. Have a look, its quite the spectacle:
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After an extremely lengthy period of no content or sizable balance changes, Valve has now finally revealed Dota 2's upcoming Dueling Fates update. It brings with it two brand new heroes to mess around with, an absolute ton of balance changes to items, heroes and talents, a variety of new items and the removal of Iron Talon and Poor Man's Shield, a couple of hero reworks, mechanics changes, and the list goes on for quite a while.
I would love to go into more details and give you a brief summary of what exactly is being changed, but I'm afraid that's simply not possible. The patch notes are so long it took me around 30 minutes to actually read and internalize all of it, so to even attempt to summarize such a thing is a foolhardy venture. So if you're looking to go in-depth and learn everything there is to know about the Dueling Fates update, make sure to visit the official website as Valve has gone all-out on the patch notes.