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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.
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We've known about Junkrat's arrival to Heroes of the Storm for nearly a month now, but despite the developers releasing a rather awesome cinematic trailer we pretty much had zero information on his abilities and playstyle, though that last part wasn't exactly hard to guess. As such, I am glad to say that Blizzard has now finally released an official hero spotlight video for Junkrat!
So if you're interested in seeing what sort of abilities Junkrat has at his disposal, as well as what exactly changed during his transfer to Heroes of the Storm, you'll find the recent developer video right below. Have a look, its quite an interesting one:
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Star Wars Battlefront 2's Open Beta was supposed to end on October 9th, but in a bit of a surprise announcement EA has just extended it by two more days. So if you haven't managed to give it a try just yet, make sure to head over to Origin as soon as possible since the Open Beta will only last until Wednesday, October 11th.
In terms of content you can expect to see a small slice of pretty much everything Star Wars Battlefront 2 has to offer, though without any of the singleplayer campaign missions. The definite highlight is the massive battle on Naboo, a battle you might remember from the E3 reveal ceremony, but there are also a couple of side modes such as Starfighter Assault that lets you fly around in space with some of the most iconic Star Wars ships, as well as a small-scale skirmish on Takodana.
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Q.U.B.E. 2 is an upcoming puzzle-exploration game that will have you step into the shoes of Amelia Cross, a British archaeologist that finds herself trapped on a strange alien planet. As you might imagine, in order to escape you'll have to face the increasingly tricky challenges and puzzles found within the Q.U.B.E., as well as learn what in the world is even happening.
Since trying to explain a puzzle game through words alone is not exactly an easy feat, I am very glad to say that the developers have now posted a lengthy gameplay preview video. Its still early gameplay footage so you might encounter some minor problems with the visuals and overall polish, but it should still offer a good look at just what Q.U.B.E. 2 is all about. Have a gander:
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Overgrowth is an incredibly detailed 3D action game where you get to beat up hordes of enemies as an anthropomorphic bunny with a serious case of anger management issues. You can fight your enemies in hand-to-hand combat, take them down through stealth, throw them onto environmental hazards in order to deal with them quickly, and the list goes on for quite a while. All of this might sound simple, but it has taken Overgrowth more than nine years to get everything just right!
With the official release now looming ever-closer, the developers have finally achieved one of their biggest milestones - a full story campaign. The recently posted trailer won't show you much in terms of story, but it will give you a pretty damn good idea of just what to expect from the campaign itself. Have a look, its quite a flashy video: