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Instead of the usual pre-order bonus Total War: Warhammer 2 will be giving everyone who purchases the game before or within the first week of launch access to the newly revealed Norsca faction. More importantly, you won't have to wait until Total War: Warhammer 2 arrives in order to play as the demonic vikings and their beastly minions - they will be coming to the original Total War: Warhammer on August 10th!
Like all other Factions that came before them, Norsca will bring with it two distinct tribes with their own Legendary Lords (Wulfrik the Wanderer and Throgg), a whole bunch of new units and mechanics, as well as the ability to align yourself to a specific god of Chaos! While the combat reveal has not yet arrived, Creative Assembly did just post a rather lengthy gameplay video showcasing the Norsca campaign and its mechanics, so if you're interested in seeing what they have to offer you'll find the video right below. Have a look:
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After a rather lengthy period of no changes Firaxis has now updated Civilization VI with the rather plainly named Summer Update. The patch has brought with it the option to regenerate a map with the single press of a button, the ability to save game configurations and settings for future matches, a variety of balance changes for Districts and individual factions, and the list goes on for quite a while.
Besides all of the adjustments, the Summer Update has also brought with it the Nubia DLC. With Nubia you can expect to see plenty of powerful and easy to build ranged units, as well as the Nubian Pyramid which gives massive bonuses to construction and district yields, perfect for any sort of early-game build. If you're interested in seeing what all of this might look like in-game, here's the recently posted trailer:
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Despite For Honor being touted as a competitive game, Ubisoft for some reason decided to launch it with absolutely no dedicated servers. While this didn't end up being as big of a problem as I anticipated, it was still incredibly annoying to get randomly booted out of a game, get hit from behind by an enemy that just popped into existence, and other such lovely examples of connection problems.
As such, I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that Ubisoft has announced that they are working on dedicated servers, among other major improvements such as better defensive combat, a new tutorial and training arena, as well as a whole bunch of new characters. There is a ridiculous amount of stuff to cover, so if you're interested in all of the details you will find what you seek on the official blog post, but for now allow me to share a few choice quotes about the dedicated servers:
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During the console beta announcement for Destiny 2 it was revealed that the PC version will be slightly delayed in order to ensure a quality port. The console betas have by now come and gone, and after a bit of a wait it would appear that Bungie is finally ready to showcase the PC version as they have just announced the Open Beta.
To be more specific, the Early Access phase will begin on August 28th, while everyone else will be able to join the Open Beta on August 29th. As with the consoles, the beta will only last for a couple of days, until August 31st. Its obviously not a lot of time, but it should be enough to give you a good idea on whether Destiny 2 is something you'd have fun playing.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered infamously launched as a part of the rather expensive Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Special Edition package, which obviously ended up turning a lot of people off. As such, you might be glad to hear that the standalone version of Modern Warfare Remastered has just now appeared on Steam, though with barely any fanfare to herald its arrival.
What you might not be glad to hear, however, is that the user reviews are overwhelmingly negative. Apparently the multiplayer scene is completely dead outside of the deathmatch game mode, while optimization and performance issues are so bad they make Infinite Warfare look like a solid PC port. I haven't tried it myself, so take all of that with a few grains of salt, but there do seem to be some genuine problems with Modern Warfare Remastered.
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The focus in Monster Hunter has always been squarely placed on the combat, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that the most recent gameplay videos for Monster Hunter: World are all about the weaponry. What might come as a surprise, however, is that the developers have released 14 videos in total, each one detailing a different weapon and gameplay style!
Thankfully they have shown mercy to us poor viewers and have eventually condensed all of those videos into three different categories: Light Weapons, Heavy Weapons, and Technical Weapons. So if you're interested in finding out what sort of weapon you'll 'main' in Monster Hunter: World, all three of the compilation videos await you right below. Have a look:
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To say that the PC version of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has been met with mixed reviews would be one hell of an understatement. Despite launching back in November it still suffers from numerous performance issues across a variety of hardware, and it doesn't appear like any of that is going to be getting fixed any time soon. A real shame since apparently the multiplayer is quite enjoyable, if you're a fan of the genre anyway.
Given the circumstances, I am glad to say that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is going to be free to try out for the next two days on Steam. This way you'll be able to find out whether the performance issues are as bad as people say, and whether the multiplayer gameplay is as enjoyable as the previous games, all without having to shell out €60 beforehand!
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After what feels like an entirety on the PTR, Doomfist has now finally made its way to Overwatch's live servers. He is quite a bit weaker than his initial incarnation, but worry not as he is more than capable of absolutely annihilating anyone that's dumb enough to stand in his way. Doing so is not going to be easy, however, so be prepared for a bit of a learning curve when it comes to mastering Doomfist.
Unlike the previous heroes Doomfist has arrived alongside a surprisingly awesome action-trailer, so if you're interested in seeing what he's capable of I would fully recommend you check the video out. Have a look:
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When Blizzard originally announced Garrosh Hellscream as the next Heroes of the Storm character I envisioned him as a bloodthirsty brute, constantly on the offensive and never backing down no matter how dire things may appear. The Garrosh Hellscream we'll be getting, however, is much different... and sadly, much more boring.
If you're wondering what exactly I'm blabbering about, allow me to share with you the recently posted spotlight video. It'll give you a pretty good idea of what Garrosh is capable of and why I consider him to be so bland despite his World of Warcraft variant being quite flavorful. Have a look:
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Mafia 3 has just recently been updated with its third and final piece of DLC - Sign of the Times. The DLC story is focused on a deranged and rather violent group of cultists called The Ensanglante, whose only goal seems to be to restore purity and order to New Bordeaux through a series of extremely gruesome rituals. As you might expect you will need to figure out how exactly the cult operates, why they have such a fanatical following, and most importantly, how you can stop them.
If you're interested in seeing what all of this might look like in-game, you should check out the newly posted launch trailer down below. Its not very long, but it does a good job of setting up the atmosphere: