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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:
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Doomfist arrived on the Overwatch PTR a mere two weeks ago, but he has already managed to become one of my favorite heroes. There is just something incredibly satisfying about shattering walls with people's faces, leaping through the air like gravity doesn't exist, and basically playing a fighting game character within Overwatch. As such, I am very glad to say that Doomfist will be making his way to the live servers next Thursday, on July 27th!
Nothing has been confirmed just yet, but chances are high this update will also bring with it some much needed buffs to McCree, Reaper, Reinhardt, and most surprisingly of all, Zarya's ultimate. And if you want to take things even further, its also highly likely that July 27th will mark the start of the second Summer Games, which means a whole bunch of new skins and emotes to play around with!
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It seems that Creative Assembly has really learned their lesson from the whole Chaos Warriors pre-order scandal. Instead of a pre-order bonus the newly revealed Norsca faction will be given for free to everyone who buys Total War: Warhammer 2 before or within the first week of launch, which is more than enough time for reviews to come in. Most importantly, Norsca will be coming to the original Total War: Warhammer on August 10th whether you own the DLC or not, so even if you're not planning on buying Total War: Warhammer 2 any time soon you'll still be able to beat up the savage northerners in singleplayer or multiplayer.
If you're not familiar with the Warhammer lore and you're currently wondering what Norsca is even all about, you'll find a rather good example in the recently posted teaser trailer. Give it a look if you're into demonic vikings:
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The Capcom Humble Bundle hasn't even finished yet, and already we have brand new bundle with whole bunch of quality games. As you can probably guess from the title alone, today's Humble Bundle has arrived with a variety of Telltale adventure games, everything from the modern classics such as The Walking Dead to their oldschool stuff like Sam & Max.
While adventure games might be a bit niche, the Telltale bundle features a rather staggering amount of them, so even if you're on the fence about the genre you might want to give it a look anyway. Here are the games and the tier they appear in:
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Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is Koei-Tecmo's upcoming action-RPG set in a demon-infested Western Europe somewhere in the 19th century. The story's focus will be on our three main characters, life-long friends that have suddenly found themselves on the opposite sides of a conflict that threatens to tear the entire world apart. And if that wasn't bad enough, our protagonist will quickly find herself succumbing to the demonic curse, which as you might imagine puts an even larger strain on the trio's relationship.
If this sort of storyline sounds like something you might be interested in, allow me to share with you all of the recently posted details. Its not much, but it should give you an idea of just what kind of RPG Nights of Azure 2 is trying to be. Have a look:
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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet-hell roguelike with tons of cool weapons and simple controls that make it easy to learn, but also a surprising amount of depth and complexity that make it insanely hard to master. While I had my fill of Enter the Gungeon way quicker than I grew bored of The Binding of Isaac, it is still one of the best action-roguelikes I've played in quite a while.
As such, I am very happy to say that the developer Dodge Roll has now announced that Enter the Gungeon has gone platinum with over one million copies sold! For an indie game released in April of 2016 these are some pretty damn impressive numbers! They are likely to increase even further as Enter the Gungeon will soon be coming to the Nintendo Switch and also getting a bunch of new content, though what that content is and when it'll be ready I'm afraid the developers haven't announced just yet.
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After being in Steam Early Access for less than half a year the miniatures strategy game Might & Magic Showdown will be shutting down later this month. While its always sad to see a game go, this might just be some sort of record as far as big studios are concerned.
Might & Magic Showdown has already been pulled from Steam, while the serves themselves will be shutting down on July 31st, 2017. Since Might & Magic Showdown is a PvP focused game this means that its going to be well and truly dead once the next month rolls around. Given the circumstances Ubisoft will be offering full refunds until July 31st, so do make sure to take them up on that offer.
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As you might imagine from the name alone, Beyond Skyrim is a mod that allows you to travel beyond the borders of Skyrim in order to explore the other provinces of Tamriel. The mod has recently been updated with Bruma, a massive region located in Northern Cyrodiil, but apparently there is even more content on the horizon!
The next phase of Beyond Skyrim will expand the game's borders all the way to the island of Roscrea, "a land of frozen caverns and life giving springs." While Roscrea is still in early development you can get a sneak peek at some of the new locations via the recently posted teaser trailer. Have a look:
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The Ys series has only recently made its transition to PC, but it appears that it has already managed to become a massive success as there are currently not one, but two Ys games arriving in the relatively near future. The brand new Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be coming to PC and PS4 this September, while the newly announced HD port of Ys Seven will make its way to PC this summer.
Once Ys Seven comes to the PC you can expect to see upscaled and improved visuals, as well as all of the "features of a modern PC release". What exactly that means, the developers haven't clarified, but I'm guessing proper keybinding support, mouse & keyboard controls, and an options menu that contains more than two buttons. The previous ports offered exactly this and more, so hopefully the same will apply to Ys Seven.
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While most fighting game fans are currently celebrating the various announcements, Street Fighter V players are a bit less... enthused with their reveal. As you've probably already heard the 4th character of Season 2 will be Final Fight's Abigail - an absolutely ginormous man that can easily slap around all of the other fighters. Given how terrifying that sounds you might be wondering why all of the complaints, and the answer is that Capcom is playing him off entirely as a joke.
Rather than explain all of this to you, perhaps it would be for the best if you just checked out the recently posted teaser trailer down below. Its quite a spectacle, that's for sure! Have a look: