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After many, many years it seems that The Lord of the Rings Online will finally allow players to enter one of the most interesting regions in the entirety of Middle-earth - Mordor. Once the Mordor expansion finally arrives it will bring with it the High Elves as a new race, the ability to fully explore Gorgoroth and face off against some truly terrifying beasties, and naturally, a storyline that will delve deep into Mordor's history.
Besides all of the new content there will also be an allegiance system where you can pledge your loyalty to one of the numerous factions in order to receive unique bonuses, gear, and even storyline. The process of crafting and gearing your characters will also be further improved in order to focus on customization, though no specifics have been released just yet. And just in case you were wondering, you will be able to explore Mount Doom and its surrounding area!
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If you've managed to explore pretty much everything The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion has to offer, you'll be glad to hear that a brand new update is coming in the near future. As with most ESO updates it will come in two parts: one entirely free for all players, and the other a DLC pack.
The premium part of the update, The Horns of the Reach, will bring with it two new dungeons to explore: Bloodrot Forge and Falkreath Hold. On the other hand, the free part of Update 15 will bring with it a brand new Battlegrounds PvP mode by the name of Chaosball as well as a new PvP map, an update to the currency system, customizable combat cues and warnings, as well as new homes and furnishings for Homestead.
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Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is an upcoming action-RPG set in a demon-ridden Western Europe somewhere in the 19th century. As is tradition with these types of games our protagonist will find herself succumbing to the demonic curse, after which she will need to figure out what exactly the demons are, and what the mysterious Queen of the Moon is searching for.
While the recently posted announcement trailer most likely won't fill you in on any of the story, it does a rather good job of setting the tone and atmosphere. So if you're interested in seeing what Nights of Azure 2 is going to look like, here's the video:
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Ever since Star Wars Battlefront 2's reveal during this year's E3 the focus was firmly planted on multiplayer. So much so that you might be surprised to hear that the singleplayer campaign will not revolve around the good guys as is tradition, but rather on the newly-defeated Imperials!
If you're wondering what the story is going to be about, and what sort of challenges the developers faced while trying to create some likable 'bad guys', you'll find what you seek in the newly posted "Behind the Story" developer video. Have a look, its well worth spending a couple of minutes on:
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It seems that Blizzard has finally noticed how successful (and lucrative) Dota 2 and CS:GO's Battle Passes truly are as StarCraft 2 will soon be getting one of its own. The upcoming War Chest will introduce more than 70 new items spread across three phases, including things such as: sprays, emoticons, portraits, and most importantly of all, Starcraft 2's very first army-wide skins!
Each of the factions will have their own War Chest, and in order to advance through it and collect all of the skins you will need to play either multiplayer or co-op matches. If you're planning to grab all of them but are worried due to the amount of games you'd need to play in order to level all three, worry not as all progress will be shared between the War Chests! Here's the recently posted announcement video covering most of the important details:
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Monster Hunter is one of these series that would instantly find a massive following amidst the PC crowd, though for some reason Capcom never bothered to port it over. Thankfully, the upcoming Monster Hunter: World will not only improve upon the gameplay formula the series is famous for, but it will also be available for the PC!
If you're new to the genre, or if you're simply wondering what Monster Hunter: World has to offer when compared to its predecessors, you'll find a rather lengthy gameplay video right below. Whoever is playing the demo is obviously a bit inexperienced themselves, but they do at least showcase everything you need to know about the Monster Hunter series, so its well worth checking out:
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Hand of the Gods: Smite Tactics, formerly known as just Smite Tactics, is a 1v1 strategy game with a variety of card game elements thrown in for good measure. After being in Closed Beta for quite a while now it would appear that Hand of the Gods is now finally ready for a public release.
If you're wondering what exactly the Open Beta version looks like, and whether Hi-Rez is even serious about supporting it in the future, you'll find the answer you seek in the recently posted trailer. Have a look:
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Mafia 3 will soon be getting its third and most likely final piece of DLC - Sign of the Times. The story will focus 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.
You can get a brief idea of what all of this is going to look like through the recently posted "Investigating a Cult" trailer right below. Have a gander:
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To say that Peter Molyneux and his 22cans studio have a poor reputation would be one hell of an understatement given that the still-unfinished Godus currently sports a 4% approval rating on Steam. Despite all of this it would appear that 22cans is now preparing to release another game on Steam, though this time around as an actual game and not simply an early-alpha experiment.
The Trail: Frontier Challenge will be a casual 3rd person adventure game where the goal is to explore, collect and refine resources, and then trade those resources with other players as you journey towards the town of Eden Falls. You can get a quick peek at what all of this looks like in gameplay terms through the recently posted announcement video:
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After many months of rumors and leaks EA officially announced Battlefront 2 during this year's E3. Rather than just stick to pre-rendered cutscenes the Battlefront 2 reveal was immediately followed by a whole bunch of gameplay footage, as well as the announcement of an upcoming multiplayer beta.
If this is something you're interested in you'll be glad to hear that the open multiplayer beta will be coming in October for both PC and consoles. The public beta will open its doors on October 6th, while those that pre-order Battlefront 2 will be able to test their mettle a couple of days early, on October 4th.