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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.
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After being teased and leaked multiple times now, Overwatch's second annual Halloween Terror event has finally arrived. It brings with it all of the previous cosmetics, but also a bunch of extremely good ones new ones, as well as the return of Junkenstein's Revenge PvE mode. Unfortunately, the PvE mode has not been extended into the castle itself as many have speculated, though there are new enemy layouts and different modes to toy around with, so its not as bad as it might look on first glance. Most importantly, however, its still the very best game mode for practicing your aim under high-pressure situations!
If you're interested in seeing some of these cosmetics in action, as well as a good overview of the new and improved Junkenstein's Revenge, you'll find the recently posted trailer right below. Have a look, its quite an enjoyable one:
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If you absolutely hate free time, and you don't mind your backlog getting even bigger, you might want to check out the most recent Humble Bundle as its filled with highly enjoyable and rather lengthy games. If you prefer singleplayer games you have the absolutely massive Endless Legend 4X strategy and Van Helsing ARPG to explore, while those of you more inclined towards co-op have the entirety of the Borderlands series to shoot, loot and explode your way through.
Before you dive in, however, it is worth repeating that completing pretty much any of these games will require a considerable time investment. So if you're only playing casually, don't feel the need to grab all of them as you're most likely never going to reach the end of each one. With that little bit of warning now out of the way, here's the full list of games and the tier they appear in:
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[Update]: Ubisoft has now announced a brand new sequel to Wildlands - Ghost Recon Breakpoint!
Ghost Recon Wildlands is a tactical open-world shooter designed around squad-based play. You can either mess around with a couple of AI companions, or team up with your friends in order to see just what kind of chaos you can wreak upon your unsuspecting victims. It might not the best tactical shooter I've ever played, but I'd say its well worth giving it try, especially if you have a couple of friends to accompany you.
With that in mind, I am very glad to announce that Ghost Recon Wildlands will be having a free-to-play weekend from this Thursday until Sunday. The free weekend will give you access to the full game, as well as the newly introduced PvP mode called Ghost War, so it should give you a pretty damn good idea of whether this is the type of shooter you'd love to sink a lot of time into. I'm not sure if the free weekend will be available on Steam, so if you're interested make sure to head over to the Ubisoft website as the pre-load is already up and running.
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Back in February Valve removed Dust2 from active duty and placed it into the reserved group. While this little change didn't affect public play as Dust2 still remains the most popular map around, it did mean that official tournaments and leagues could not use it. As you might expect, this was done in order to rework and rebalance the map, though what exactly is being changed I'm afraid nobody outside of Valve really knows.
So if you're as curious as I am, you'll be glad to hear that the Dust2 rework will be available for testing in the very near future! I would love to offer you more than that, but I'm afraid this is pretty much the entirety of the announcement given that it was deliver via Twitter.