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[Update #2]: MTG Arena's The Brothers' War expansion has now arrived with a ton of new and retro artifacts in tow.
[Update]: All of MTG Arena's upcoming The Brothers' War expansion cards have now been revealed.
It took quite a while for us to get here, but I'm very happy to say that Wizards of the Coast will finally be improving MTG Arena's in-game economy with The Brothers War expansion on November 15th. It won't be a small improvement either, as you'll be getting around 60% extra Rare and Mythic cards when purchasing packs, whether this be with gold or gems!
The way this works is surprisingly simple. After each time you purchase ten The Brothers War packs, either as a bundle or individually over time, you will be granted a Golden Pack. This little freebie brings with it a random Mythic card chosen from any of the current Standard sets, three random Standard Rare cards, as well as two random Rare cards from The Brothers War set.
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[Update]: Dota 2 is getting rid of its Battle Pass and instead focusing on more frequent updates.
As a part of an announcement that came seemingly out of nowhere, Valve has just given the entire Dota 2 playerbase the genuinely impressive The International 2022 Swag Bag. Behind this silly title hides the basic version of the Battle Pass, a one month subscription to the in-game Dota Plus assistant, as well as your choice of the currently available ~$30 Arcanas - super fancy cosmetic items that come with their own custom icons, voice lines and other nifty features.
Best of all, unlocking all of these freebies is incredibly simple! All you have to do is play (or have played) at least ten matches during this Battle Pass season and all of the items above will be yours to keep for good.
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Following a surprisingly cryptic teaser, the PC version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time has now finally made its way over to Steam as well. As for the rumored fifth game in the series, I'm afraid nothing new has been announced just yet and most likely won't be until the mysterious reveal on December 8th.
Rumors and speculation aside, if you're wondering what sort of wacky nonsense Crash Bandicoot 4 has to offer, you can find the answers you seek through the launch trailer below. Have a gander:
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Following in the footsteps of their previous games like Predator: Hunting Grounds and Friday the 13th: The Game, the freshly released Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is a 4v1 asymmetrical multiplayer madhouse. The big difference is that instead of the solo player serving as the big bad monster the others have to avoid or defeat, in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed the ghost is the one that has to rely on stealth and subterfuge in order to scare off its pursuers.
Rather than babble on, allow me to share with you the launch trailer. That should give you a pretty good impression of just what Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is trying to do. Have a little peek:
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[Update]: The Witcher 3's next gen update is coming to PC and consoles on December 14, 2022 alongside a free DLC based on the Netflix TV show.
As a part of a recent announcement, CD Projekt Red revealed that there are multiple Witcher games currently in the works. While most of the new games are still shrouded in mystery, I do have an exciting bit of news to share as Project Canis Majoris has just now been unmasked as an Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Witcher game!
The upcoming Witcher Remake will be a collaboration between CD Projekt Red and Fool’s Theory, a studio that worked on a variety of games like Baldur's Gate 3, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and Seven: The Days Long Gone. I'd love to give you some actual details about the revamped gameplay and potential new features, but The Witcher Remake is currently still early in development so the details are completely nonexistent.
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[Update #2]: Steam's massive Winter Sale has now arrived along with the chance to vote for the Steam Awards 2022!
[Update]: Steam's Autumn Sale 2022 has now arrived alongside the annual Steam Awards nominations.
If you're looking for a new game to delve into during this Halloween season, you'll be happy to hear that the Steam Scream Fest 2022 has now arrived. Much like its less spooky predecessors, the Steam Scream Fest brings with it a ton of discounts on all sorts of horror themed games, as well as a bunch of free demos to entice you to give something new and unusual a chance.
For those of you unsure where to even start, allow me to share with you a couple of games that really caught my attention these past few years. Here's the list, in no particular order:
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's next tank hero will be Ramattra - the mysterious Omnic leader of Null Sector.
[Update]: Overwatch 2 is officially nerfing Genji, Zarya, Sombra, D.Va and Kiriko... but only in three weeks!
After a surprisingly brief round of teasers, Overwatch 2's first major update - Halloween Terror - has now been unleashed. It brings with it all of the original game's Halloween skins, three new legendary skins to collect (one of which is free), the return of the Junkenstein's Revenge game mode, as well as a brand new co-op mission - Wrath of the Bride!
Much like its predecessor, Wrath of the Bride will have you take control of one of four heroes (Junker Queen, Ashe, Sojourn and Kiriko) as they run around an appropriately spooky version of the Eichenwalde fighting tricky bosses and hordes of 'zomnics.' Wrath of the Bride is admittedly a lot more dynamic than the original game mode since you're constantly moving forward instead of simply defending a static location, though the core idea is mostly the same.
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[Updat]: I have a bit of good news to share. Dark Souls Remastered's servers are now once again live!
During the lead up to Elden Ring's launch a major vulnerability was discovered in the matchmaking system for the entirety of the Dark Souls series on PC. With there being no easy way to resolve this problem, FromSoftware opted to take down all of the online features on PC until a lasting solution could be found.
Back in August the FromSoftware team finally managed to get Dark Souls 3's online features back in action and now, two months later, the same has been done for the PC version of Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. So if you're in the mood for some jolly cooperation, this would be the perfect time to start a brand new character as the servers are bound to be bustling with activity!
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After Konami's recent teaser I speculated that the big announcement would either be a remake of one of the original games or, more likely, the grand reveal of a brand new project that has supposedly been in development for quite a few years now. As it turns out, it's all of that and more!
Not only is Silent Hill 2 getting a modern remake, but there are also two new 'proper' Silent Hill games currently in development, on top of a multiplayer and streaming focused one. Oh, and if that just isn't enough Silent Hill for you, there's also a third Silent Hill movie in the works! Here's a brief rundown of what each project is all about:
Total War: Warhammer 3's Update 2.2 has improved the AI and reduced the number of settlement battles
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[Update #2]: Total War: Warhammer 3 has made the Immortal Empires combined campaign map free for all owners!
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's Update 2.3 has added new landmarks, tied AI behavior to difficulty, and rebalanced most factions.
Back in August Total War: Warhammer 3's Update 2.0 brought with it an absurdly massive amount of new content and balance changes to toy around with. This list of new additions includes the Immortal Empires combined campaign map, a new DLC featuring four powerful Chaos champions, a full rework of the Warriors of Chaos faction, the long-awaited arrival of blood & gore effects, a large swathe of tweaks for old legendary lords and factions, and the list keep going for a while.
With all of that in mind, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that Update 2.0 also brought with it a whole assortment of bugs and problems. Creative Assembly squashed some of the more pressing ones back in September with Update 2.1, and now it's time for the freshly unleashed Update 2.2 to pick up where its predecessor left off and sort out another batch of major problems.