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Mirage: Arcane Warfare is a spiritual successor to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, though with the highly armored and constantly screaming knights replaced with magic-wielding assassins and crazed wizards. After a lengthy beta period it officially released back in May, and now two months later it is getting its very first major content update.
The aptly named Gladiator Update brings with it two new arena styled maps to duke it out in, a brand new Greatsword weapon for the hulking Taraunt class, as well as fancy new spells for the Vypress, Alchemancer, and Vigilist to play around with. If you'd like a brief overview of what exactly all of this looks like in action, here's the recently posted trailer:
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Absolver is not exactly an easy game to explain. In the most basic sense its an online combat RPG with a heavy focus on fluid melee battles, though with the combat style being more alike the one from fighting games rather than classic action-RPGs. However, instead of using predefined skills and abilities like you would see in a fighting game, in Absolver you will be able to customize your fighter's entire move set, combos, blocks and dodges, special spells, and even weapons.
Since trying to explain all of this in a couple of paragraphs is a fool's errand, allow me to share with you the recently posted video that details weapons and spells. You wouldn't think such 'minor' features would need an entire video dedicated to them, but this is Absolver we're talking about and things are never as simple as they seem. Have a look:
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Gigantic is a colorful and action-orientated MOBA most similar to SMITE in style. It has been in Open Beta for what feels like forever, and after numerous patches and new heroes it has now finally been officially released. Perhaps most importantly of all, Gigantic can now be found on Steam, as well as the Windows 10 Store.
If you're interested in finding out what Gigantic is all about, allow me to share with you the recently posted launch trailer. Its not overly long, but it'll give you a good idea of just what kind of MOBA Gigantic really is. Have a look:
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Path of Exile is currently preparing for the biggest expansion it has ever seen. Once it arrives The Fall of Oriath will introduce six new acts, thus completely removing the need to replay the same zones in different difficulties, a whole bunch of new enemies including the damnable Bonewheel Skeletons from Dark Souls, a variety of new and intriguing spells to destroy said enemies with, and the list goes on for quite a while.
The Fall of Oriath has been in a Closed Beta status for a rather long time, and as such I am very happy to say that Grinding Gear Games has now finally announced the release date! You can expect to face off against the gods themselves on August 4th, though I highly doubt you'll manage to reach them on the same day given the ridiculous amount of zones that are being added as a part of the expansion.
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It turns out the recent Telltale themed Humble Bundle wasn't just a happy coincidence, but rather a way to get a whole bunch of new players invested into Telltale's adventure game series. The reason this is important is because Telltale just announced not one, not two, but rather three new games! Batman and the Wolf Among Us will be getting a second season, while The Walking Dead will be getting its fourth and final iteration!
The first episode of the second Batman season will be arriving on August 8th with a storyline focused entirely on the Riddler. However, there will be some hits pointing you towards future events involving (you guessed it) the Joker, so make sure to keep your eyes peeled. Since the launch date is so close Telltale has also released a brief teaser trailer for Episode 1: The Enemy Within. Have a look:
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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, enemies, and factions to deal with. Perhaps the most interesting of these newly announced factions are the Templars - powerful psionic warriors that are capable of decimating entire armies if they are given enough time to prepare. In many ways they are the human equivalent of a Protoss Zealot, and yes, this includes the awesome psi-blades!
If you're wondering what the Templars might look like, and more importantly, what sort of abilities they'll be able to bring to the battlefield, you'll find what you seek in the recently posted teaser trailer right below. Have a look, they're quite interesting:
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The pace at which Respawn is releasing new content for Titanfall 2 is quite frankly ridiculous. It has been less than a month since Titanfall 2 got updated with two new maps and a third weapon slot for Pilots, and already we're getting a brand new PvE game mode, as well as an additional two maps!
Frontier Defense will be a co-op 4 player game mode that will require you to defend a Harvester against 5 waves of increasingly difficult enemies. As you mow down hordes upon hordes of baddies you will be earning cash which can be spent in between waves to purchase tools like Batteries, Arc Traps, Sentries, and more. As an added bonus, Frontier Defense will bring with it a new Titan Progression system - Aegis Ranks. These Aegis Ranks will be exclusive to Frontier Defense (for now anyway) and will offer you a variety of powerful upgrades to toy around with, upgrades you will need in order to succeed at the higher difficulty levels.
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The Surge is a recently released sci-fi action RPG developed by the studio behind Lords of the Fallen. Much like its predecessor The Surge features tactical melee combat against enemies that can easily obliterate you, a variety of weapon choices and fighting styles, a sharp difficulty curve that will test your mettle from the very begining, as well as a relatively mixed critical reception.
Given all of the similarities with Dark Souls there is a good chance some genre fans will have an absolute blast with The Surge as well, but testing that hypothesis has not been exactly easy given that it requires you to first spend €50 on a game that seems to have divided the community 50/50. As such, I am very glad to say that the developers have now released a free playable demo onto Steam!
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When it comes to Overwatch lore we know a lot of details about how all of the 'good guys' relate to each other, what their goals are, and how exactly they're organized. As for the villains, i.e. the Talon operatives, we know surprisingly little. Blizzard released a couple of hints and teasers over the past year, but despite seeing Reaper and Widowmaker show remorse for what they've become we know almost nothing about their plans.
This is where the recently posted Masquerade comic comes into the play. It not only showcases the Overwatch villains as actually competent agents, but it gives a good glimpse at the inner workings of Talon, and most importantly, their grand plan! So if you have even an inkling of interest in Overwatch I would definitely suggest you give the Masquerade comic a read.
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In The Evil Within 2 you will be playing as Detective Sebastian Castellanos who is forced to partner up with the shadowy organization Mobius in order to save his daughter. Since this is a horror game we're talking about things quickly take a turn for the worst and the once simple mission swiftly descends into pure madness.
If you're wondering what kind of madness this might be, wonder no more as Bethesda has just posted a brief trailer showcasing both the story and some of the abominations we'll be fighting against in our search for the truth. Have a look, and don't worry about spoilers as all of the dialogue is about as ambiguous as it gets: