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After a rather lengthy period of silence Firaxis has now announced some of the features planned for Civilization VI's Fall Update. First and foremost, religion will be getting fleshed out with new beliefs and religious units. More importantly, religious units will soon be able to exert a Zone of Control and receive Flank and Support bonuses during religious combat, while the Guru support unit will be able to heal nearby religious units. So if you're a fan of starting your own holy crusades, the next update should be a pretty damn interesting one.
Religions aside, the Fall Update will also be bringing some massive improvements to the AI, most notably to its naval presence. Once the patch goes live you can expect to see a greater number of naval units, as well as entire fleets and armadas from the AI. Additionally, the AI will be much better when it comes to healing and protecting their naval units, so they won't be as easy to snipe as they are now.
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After being slightly delayed due to quality concerns, Resident Evil 7's "Not a Hero" DLC will be arriving this December 12th alongside the Gold Edition. As expected, it will be entirely free for all owners of Resident Evil 7, regardless of the edition or time of purchase.
What I didn't expect, however, was a second DLC detailing the end of Zoe Baker, the girl you quite hilariously left on the pier while you sailed away with your wife. There isn't much information available right now, but what I can tell you is that Zoe ends up being crystallized as punishment for helping you escape, though that doesn't appear to be the titular "End of Zoe" as she seems to get rescued shortly after by a surprisingly friendly family member.
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When you have a game as massive as Hearthstone it is of the utmost importance to have consistency between the various cards. Unfortunately, that's not exactly the case right now, and cards with very similar text can perform their actions in wildly differing ways. Not exactly ideal for a card game that prides itself on accessibility.
As such, I am very glad to say that Blizzard will be fixing some of these inconsistencies in the next update. For example, using a Stampeding Kodo to kill a Mad Scientist will no longer pull a Mirror Entity that immediately copies the Stampeding Kodo, purely because the Stampeding Kodo had already entered play before the secret was even active. In other words, under this new system you will no longer need to remember obscure interactions and combos since the effects will play out exactly as they are written!
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With Halloween now fast approaching it was only a matter of time before Guild Wars 2's annual Shadow of the Mad King event made its 'terrifying' return. However, unlike the previous few years the Halloween event will not be launching on October 18th, but rather on October 17th. In other words, it will be coming later today!
In terms of content you can expect to see a repeat performance from the various Halloween themed zones and events: a festive version of Lion's Arch, the Mad King's Labyrinth and Clock Tower, the Ascent to Madness mini-dungeon, and the somewhat annoying Mad King Says mini-game. Naturally, there will also be a ton of new and returning cosmetics to collect, so make sure to grab the Bat Wing Glider while its still available.
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If you were hoping to get your hands on the remastered version of the original Age of Empires this week, I'm afraid I have some bad news. According to the most recent announcement, Ages of Empires: Definitive Edition has been delayed from its October 19th release date all the way to early 2018.
As you might expect, the Definitive Edition is being pushed back in order to secure a bit of extra time for testing and polish, as well as what appear to be new features. There aren't that many details available as of right now, but here's the full announcement message if you're interested:
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It has been less than two weeks since Epic added Duos and Supply Drops to Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode, and already they are planning an absolute ton of new features. You can expect the upcoming patches to bring team communication (including voice chat support), improvements to loot density and inventory management, an anti-cheat system and performance improvements, stats and leaderboards, a better progression system, and the list goes on.
There are far too many major additions to cover in brief, so if you're interested in all of the details you'll find the full list down below. Its a bit on the lengthy side, but there is very little padding, so if you're interested in Fortnite's future I'd say its well worth checking out regardless. Have a look:
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After many months of teasers and previews, Warframe's Plains of Eidolon expansion has now finally arrived. It brings with it the very first open-world zone, a bunch of absolutely enormous new alien creatures to tackle alongside fellow players, a variety of new quests and bounties to undertake, the usual array of new weapons and armor as well as additional crafting recipes and cosmetics, and the list goes on for a while. Needless to say, Plains of Eidolon is a rather massive expansion!
If you're interested in seeing what all of this looks like in-game, and more importantly what it plays like, you'll find what you seek in the most recent developer preview. The video is quite lengthy and it covers a variety of different gameplay elements, so it should give you a good idea of just what Plains of Eidolon is all about. Have a look:
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Back in February Valve removed Dust2 from active duty and placed it into the reserves group. In other words, they pulled it from tournament play in order to rework and rebalance the whole map. And now, nearly a year later, the remastered version of Dust2 has finally made its way to the test servers along with a new version of the "Leet Krew" player models!
As you might expect given their work on Nuke and Inferno, the remastered version of Dust2 has brought with it very few gameplay changes. A couple of random bits of scenery have been moved around, but the general flow of the map is still exactly the same. What did change, however, is visibility. Pretty much the entirety of Dust2 has been lightened up in order to make players stick out from the background, especially in some overly dark areas such as the tunnels towards B site. A much needed change given how it gave certain characters a small but annoying advantage.
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The PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana was supposed to arrive on September 12th, yet on the very eve of release the developers announced an indefinite delay. Ever since then we have been pretty much in the dark, save for a short message stating that development on the PC version will continue.
As such, I am very glad to say that the developers have now issued an official statement, as well as an estimated release date! If everything goes according to plan the PC version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be coming in mid-December, though no specific date has been given just yet. If you're interested in the reasons behind this delay, as well as what the developers are doing right now, you'll find the full statement just below. Have a look:
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After being teased for a little while now, Grim Dawn's fairly massive Ashes of Malmouth expansion has now arrived! It brings with it an increased level and Devotion cap, as well as two new Masteries to unlock and mess around with: the Inquisitor and Necromancer. As is tradition, these two Masteries can be combined with all of the original ones in order to create some rather unique and interesting characters. And if that just isn't enough customization for you, there is also a brand new Illusionist NPC that lets you customize your appearance with item skins you've collected across all of your characters.
Ashes of Malmouth has also brought with it two new story chapters, a whole bunch of new environments to explore, four new factions to befriend or antagonize, an absolute ton of new items and skill modifiers, new bosses and 'superbosses', and the list goes on for quite a while. Long story short, its an oldschool expansion rather than a simple bit of DLC fluff.