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Even though Serious Sam VR's Early Access period is slowly coming to an end the developers are still pushing out massive updates. As you might imagine from the title, in the most recent one they had added the long-awaited and unsurprisingly destructive skills and power-ups system.
What this means in gameplay terms is that you now have the ability to play around with orbital death-lasers, plasma cannons, swarms of flying quadcopters, minigun turrets, gigantic explosions, and apparently even armies of spiders. If you're wondering what all of this madness might look like, here's the recently posted and sadly rather short trailer:
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The Saints Row series has slowly but surely become more and more ridiculous over the years, and the upcoming Agents of Mayhem appears to be the final evolution of such a concept. In the most basic terms Agents of Mayhem is a third-person open-world action-adventure where a whole bunch of seemingly insane 'good guys' are fighting against a completely over-the-top villainous organization known as LEGION.
Words alone just aren't enough to convey the sheer ridiculousness of Agents of Mayhem, so instead allow me to share with you one of the most recent trailers. Its a bit light on pure gameplay, but it should give you a pretty damn good idea of just what Agents of Mayhem truly is. Have a look:
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While this has been a long time coming, the recently announced Need for Speed Payback has almost completely dropped any pretense of realism in favor of ridiculous speeds and even more ridiculous cars. As such, it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Need for Speed Payback will focus heavily on customization, both in terms of visuals and performance.
If you're wondering how all of this will work, and what exactly you will need to do in order to craft your dream-car, you'll find your answers in the most recent trailer. Its not very long, but it does manage to get the message across quite nicely. Have a look:
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Pretty much every popular singleplayer game gets a couple of multiplayer mods announced, but more often than not they end up being canceled due to technical problems. In the rare case where a multiplayer mod actually gets released, like the Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod for example, there are no NPC or quests to undertake as synchronizing those things between multiple players is a nigh impossible task.
With all of that said, I hope you can now understand just how impressive it is that The Elder Scrolls III: Multiplayer mod developers have managed to achieve nearly full quest and NPC synchronization! The whole thing is still quite buggy and obviously lacking in polish, but this is only the first step towards having a proper multiplayer version of Morrowind!
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When it comes to card games, no matter how generous they may be, there is only so many decks you can create without spending an exorbitant amount of money. So when faced with limited options most people will opt to take a peek at the various competitive tier lists in order to figure out which deck is considered the best, and then copy it.
While these types of tier lists are genuinely useful, they can also become a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy. If a deck is considered overpowered its going to end up being copied by a large amount of the playerbase, which will only further pump up its stats and make it seem like its literally the only deck in existence. In Gwent's case, the various tier lists are quite clearly pointing towards Dagon and King Bran being by far the best decks out there, but according to Rethaz, one of the developers, the reality is much more nuanced. So if you're interested in seeing what exactly is happening with high level Gwent, here's the most interesting part of Rethaz's post:
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XCOM 2's War of the Chosen expansion aims to greatly improve upon the original, while also adding a bunch of new storylines to explore, factions to befriend, and enemies to miss despite having a 97% hit chance. Out of all these new enemies it is the titular Chosen that are by far the most dangerous as not only are they extremely capable fighters and psionics, but they are also much smarter than the common goon. In other words, expect them to hit you when you are at your weakest, and from angles you might not even consider covering.
And out of all the newly announced Chosen it is The Hunter that is going to prove the most troublesome to unprepared teams as he is a fan of both stealth and sniper warfare. If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, here's the recently posted trailer showcasing just that. Have a look:
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Dota 2 is one of the most complex games out there, so much so that it takes new players months, if not years to finally get a grasp on everything. It is because of this that Valve has repeatedly tinkered with the matchmaking system for new players, all in an effort to make those first few games less of a daunting task.
The latest of these new player focused updates has arrived today, bringing with it two major improvements. The first and perhaps the most obvious one is that new players will now only have access to a curated group of twenty heroes for their first twenty five games. Since all of the chosen heroes are relatively simple and straightforward it should provide an easy way for new players to get accustom to Dota 2 without having to learn any of the advanced mechanics just yet.
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[Update]: Ninja Theory is working on a highly ambitious sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is an upcoming viking themed action-adventure from the developers behind Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry. Besides beating up a variety of deformed creatures and exploring some rather gorgeous locations as you would expect from an action-adventure, Hellblade will also focus on the quickly dwindling mental state of our protagonist.
How exactly all of this will manifest in gameplay, I'm not entirely sure, but you can get a good glimpse at what exactly Hellblade is all about through the recently posted trailer. I would recommend turning up the volume a bit because the voiceover is barely understandable at the best of times. Anyway, here's the video:
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In a bit of a surprise update Bethesda and id have made all of Doom's multiplayer DLC and weapons available for free! I'm still not a big fan of Doom's multiplayer, but even I must admit there is now a rather impressive amount of content to be explored, and all of it is in addition to the downright excellent singleplayer campaign.
Besides all of the free DLC, Update 6.66 has also revamped the multiplayer progression system to remove randomness and promote in-game challenges. In other words, instead of hoping the gods of randomness will give you the unlock you seek, items are now obtained through either specific level requirements or in-game challenges that can be completed at any time. For example, if there's a specific helmet you need to complete your awesome armor set, you now have the ability to get it directly as long as you're willing to focus your playstyle on whatever the challenge requires. Its a simple system, but it should be an effective one.
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Path of Exile will soon be getting its biggest expansion yet - The Fall of Oriath. Once it arrives the expansion will bring with it six new acts, thus completely removing the need for multiple difficulty levels and constant replaying of the same few zones, as well as a whole bunch of new enemies (including the damnable Bonewheel Skeletons from Dark Souls), spells, bosses, and the list goes on for quite a long while.
As is tradition with pretty much any major Path of Exile update, there will also be a brand new Challenge League for everyone to enjoy in both Softcore and Hardcore variants. The league in question is simply called "The Harbinger Challenge League", and as you might expect from the name alone you will be spending a whole lot of time fighting the new and mysterious Harbingers.