The Escapists 2 screenshot showcasing the airplane prison

As you might imagine from the name alone, The Escapists 2 is a sandbox prison-escape game that will ask of you to craft, brawl, sneak, and explode your way out of some truly horrendous situations. Once it arrives it will bring with it drop-in multiplayer for up to four players, support for a variety of different gameplay styles, and perhaps most importantly, a whole bunch of unique prisons to tackle.

Out of all the upcoming prisons it is perhaps the mobile ones that are the most interesting since conventional tactics won't exactly help you when you're stuck 10 kilometers above ground. If you're wondering what exactly this sort of madness might look like in game, wonder no more as the developers have recently posted a trailer showing off the various mobile prisons you will most likely get thrown out of. Have a look:

Papers, Please screenshot from the short film adaptation

Papers, Please is at its core a 'bureaucracy simulator' intertwined with a story about human misery and the difficult choices one has to make to do the right thing. The gameplay is intentionally terrible, convoluted and tedious, but the message it conveys is so powerful that Papers, Please became immensely popular regardless.

So if you ever wanted to experience what Papers, Please is all about, but didn't really feel like slogging through the actual gameplay, you might be glad to hear that a short movie adaptation is currently in the works. The details are unfortunately very scarce so I can't reveal anything about the plot itself, but what I can tell you is that its being made by Liliya Tkach and Nikita Ordynskiy, both of which have multiple short films under their belts.

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA official artwork without logo

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA is an upcoming action-RPG and the long-awaited eight installment of the highly enjoyable Ys series. While it has been available in Japan for quite a while now, soon it will be marking the hopefully triumphant return of the Ys series to the west after an eight-year-long hiatus!

Instead of the usual pre-order nonsense the develops have opted to go with the much more pleasant early adopter bonus. Everyone who grabs Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA within the first week of launch will be given a couple of pieces of cosmetic DLC and some in-game goodies. And as an additional bonus, the developers have also made a portion of the official soundtrack available for free, as well as a mini digital art book to peruse while waiting for the release date. If you're interested in all of the details you will find the fairly brief announcement post over here.

Morrowind Rebirth official artwork and logo

Morrowind Rebirth, as you would imagine from the title alone, is a TES: Morrowind mod that is all about enhancing and modernizing the gameplay through a variety of balance changes and new content. It features new creatures to fight, new armor and weapons to collect, massive zone overhauls, various tweaks to the magic system that make it less of a broken mess, and the list goes on for quite a while.

It has been a work in progress for almost a decade now, yet there don't seem to be any signs of the development slowing down. If anything, it would appear that the development is currently going faster than ever given how Morrowind Rebirth has just been updated with the rather hefty 4.2 patch. There are simply far too many details for me to cover in brief, so if you're interested in the specifics you'll find the full patch notes over here.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 screenshot of space combat

Ever since Battlefront 2 was revealed during this year's E3 the gameplay trailers and previews were all pretty much focused on the ground combat and overall story. A real shame since some of Star Wars' most iconic and downright awesome moments happened in the depths of space, surrounded by hundreds upon hundreds of clashing ships.

Thankfully that streak has now been broken, so if you're as much of a fan of space combat as I am, you'll be glad to hear that the most recent gameplay trailer focuses exactly on that. Its unfortunately not very long, but it sure is flashy! Have a look:

Mass Effect: Andromeda screenshot of the crew

[Update]: BioWare is working on a new Mass Effect game and Remastering the original trilogy!

Mass Effect: Andromeda launched with a wide variety of problems that quickly gave rise to an equally vast amounts of complaints from critics and players alike. While the developers did try to fix some of the most egregious issues, there was simply no way to get around the stilted animations and atrocious writing. A real shame since the original Mass Effect trilogy was such a joy to play, despite the somewhat disappointing ending.

Speaking of disappointment, I'm saddened to say that Mass Effect: Andromeda has just managed to reach rock bottom. According to the most recent announcement Mass Effect: Andromeda will be getting no more singleplayer updates or additional story content, even though there are gigantic cliffhangers and nasty bugs present all throughout the game. For those of you interested in finding out what happened with the Quarian Ark or other such unresolved mysteries, I'm afraid you're going to have to shuffle through the upcoming comics and novels to get any sort of closure.

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time battle screenshot

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is a 3D action-RPG with some beat'em up elements thrown in just for good measure. While it will feature a lot of the same characters from the series The Chamber of Time will be its own self-contained storyline, so according to Bandai Namco it should be welcoming to both new players and seasoned fans alike.

If you're wondering whether that's the case, or what the standalone narrative is going to be all about, you might want to check out the recently posted "Life at Luna Lova" story trailer. Have a look, its surprisingly faithful to the show:

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition screenshot of the Kislev team and their bear

For those of you that might not be aware, Blood Bowl 2 is essentially an insane combination of American football and Warhammer brutality. What this means in gameplay terms is that each match features about as many murders and dismemberments as it does touchdowns, though with half the 'athletes' being bloodthirsty Orks and Chaos abominations this really shouldn't come as too big of a surprise.

After already releasing a variety of DLC factions, Blood Bowl 2 developers have now announced not only a brand new expansion, but also a new Legendary Edition that will come with absolutely all of the content neatly bundled. If you need a quick overview of what exactly that content even is, you'll find what you seek in the most recent developer video. Have a look:

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier official artwork

With the modern Planet of the Apes movies becoming more and more popular it was only a matter of time before someone decided to make a tie-in game. Thankfully, instead of a dreadfully generic third-person action game the newly announced Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is a Telltale-esque adventure that seems to be quite faithful to the source material.

Since trying to explain these types of games through words alone is not the easiest of tasks, allow me to share with you the recently posted gameplay video. Its decently lengthy, and with pretty much all of the gameplay mechanics on display it should give you a good idea of whether Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is something you'd be interested in. Have a look:

Starcraft 2 screenshot of a Dark Templar

While Starcraft 2's balance is currently in a fairly nice place, there is a bit of a problem with certain tactics and units being far superior than their counterparts which tends makes matches predictable, and consequently boring for the average player. In an effort to fix this, and also make Starcraft 2 much more exciting to play, Blizzard has just announced a variety of massive balance changes and unit reworks.

The amount of minerals present in each base has been slightly increased in order to give players the ability to mount a comeback, numerous units and abilities have been completely redesigned, the obnoxious Widow Mines have been made easier to clean up when unattended, the Protoss Mothership Core has been entirely removed, and the list goes on for quite a while. There are simply far too many changes for me to summarize, so if you're interested in all of the details you should head over to the Starcraft 2 website.