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Despite being flawed in quite a few ways Destiny has gained a rather massive fanbase over the years. As such, it was only a matter of time before other studios decided to try their hands at the formula in order to see if they can recreate the same sort of success.
The first major challenger so far is BioWare's Anthem - a co-op action-RPG that's all about shooting a whole bunch of enemies while wearing what is essentially Iron Man suits. It might not sound like the most original thing in the world, but if the relatively recent gameplay trailer is any judge it does appear to be quite enjoyable. Have a look, but just try to ignore the 'best friends' over-acting every bit of the gameplay:
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Arc System Works have really decided to take the fighting game scene by storm. During E3 2017 they announced Dragon Ball FighterZ, a 2.5 fighting game that is supposed to bring the series back to its roots, and now they have announced yet another game - BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle.
As you can probably gleam from the article title alone, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be a crossover between Persona 4 Arena, UNIEL, BlazBlue, and most surprisingly of all, Rooster Teeth's RWBY! If this sounds like something you might enjoy and you're currently wondering how long you'll have to wait to get it, I'm afraid I bring some disappointing news. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle will be coming at some point in 2018, though not even a time-frame has been given just yet, so expect to see it later in the year.
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Dragon Ball FighterZ is an upcoming 2.5D fighting game that aims to bring back the series to its roots. Much to the delight of many, it is being developed by Arc System Works, a studio you might know from their work on the Blaz Blue and Guilty Gear series of fighting games. In other words, there is actually a high chance they're going to pull this one off!
So if you're currently wondering what Dragon Ball FigherZ might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as Bandai Namco has released a brief teaser trailer focused entirely on Trunks and his explosive moveset. Have a look, its quite the spectacle:
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RuneScape has always been a relatively simple game to play, so much so that you could practically play it while watching Youtube videos on the side. As such, it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that Jagex has now announced a mobile version of RuneScape!
The mobile client will not simply be a port of the PC version. It will come with a specially designed interface and controls optimized for mobile, and perhaps most importantly of all, there will be persistent cross-platform play between the various versions. In other words, you can play RuneScape while on the bus, come back home to your PC and just continue on with your adventure.
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It has been known for a little while now that Total War: Warhammer 2's pre-order bonus will in some way be related to the original game, but what exactly the bonus was nobody knew. While the specifics are still unknown, Creative Assembly has come out today and announced that instead of a pre-order bonus the new content will be available to everyone who purchases the game within the first week, and that it will be a new playable race for Total War: Warhammer!
The early-adopter Race Pack will be revealed later this week, but what I can tell you right now is that it will be more along the lines of Bretonnia rather than the Chaos Warriors. In other words, you can expect to see new legendary lords with unique starting positions and their own factions, a whole bunch of new units, as well as different and race-specific mechanics to make it all the more interesting.
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When it comes to fighting games these days it appears that crossovers are the all the rage. Some games are being designed from the ground up as a massive crossover between multiple series, while others such as Tekken 7 are inviting characters from different games to join their ever-expanding roster.
As you can probably guess from the title alone, for Tekken 7 this means that Geese Howard of Fatal Fury fame will be coming to bolster the ranks. The details are currently a bit shaky, but you can expect to see Geese Howard arrive as a part of DLC #2 this Winter, though no specific release date has been given just yet.
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After the fairly mediocre Assassin's Creed Syndicate Ubisoft promised they would spend a lot more time ensuring that the next 'proper' Assassin's Creed game will be both bug-free and much more interesting. Whether the newly announced Assassin's Creed Origins is going to be bug-free, I certainly have no idea, but at least it does appear to be much more enticing than the previous entries in the series.
First and foremost, it is set in Ancient Egypt, an era that is very rarely represented in games if you ignore the presence of sand dunes and the occasional pyramid full of zombies you find every once in a while. The second, and perhaps most important change, is the newly reworked combat. Instead of just staring down 10 guards waiting to counter-attack them one by one, in Origins you will have to actually fight your enemies in what appears to be a simpler version of the Dark Souls combat system. Given the casual nature of the Assassin's Creed series its most likely not going to be as punishing, but hopefully it'll be at least half as exciting as that alone would be a massive improvement for the series!
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Whatever your thoughts on The Division may be, its still impressive to see Ubisoft support it despite the slowly dwindling playerbase. While the upcoming Update 1.7 may not revolutionize the entire game, it will bring with it some much-needed end-game content for players to explore.
The first of the new major features will be global events. They will appear once a month and last for around a week, bringing with them a variety of unique modifiers which will force players to adapt and adjust in order to succeed. Naturally, completing these types of difficult missions will give you a sizable amount of loot, including an event token that can be spent on Classified Gear Caches.
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Sundered is a hand-drawn Metroidvania that will have you explore a ruined world teeming with eldritch horrors. Unlike most Metroidvania games, however, Sundered will have a mixture of hand-crafted and procedurally generated levels, so while you'll be fighting the same bosses as everyone else your playthrough will most likely not be the same.
Given their importance to the overall flow of the game you might be interested to see what these bosses will be all about, in which case you should check out the recently posted launch trailer. Have a look:
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The modern remaster of the RTS classic Age of Empires 2 was so successful it ended up spawning entirely new expansions, so it shouldn't come as a massive surprise to hear that Microsoft has announced the Definitive Edition of the original Age of Empires. It will come with fully remastered 4k graphics, a re-orchestrated sound track, major gameplay improvements including the ability to zoom out way further than what was previously possible, and perhaps most importantly, a modern matchmaking system.
You can check out what the new and improved Age of Empires looks like in the relatively recent announcement trailer. It doesn't feature much in terms of straight up gameplay, but its more than enough to give you an idea of just what the developers are trying to achieve. Have a look: