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Out of all the heroes in Overwatch there are few that have suffered as much as Reinhardt has recently. Not only is the meta completely unfavorable to him, but almost all of his spells are currently inconsistent and buggy, which as you might imagine makes playing him about as fun as setting your hair on fire.
Thankfully, the German crusader will soon be getting most of his bugs fixed, as announced by Overwatch's Game Director Jeff Kaplan himself! The whole post is fairly short and to the point, so here it is in full:
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Warframe's second annual TennoCon convention has now come and gone, bringing with it some rather intriguing announcements. Throughout the event the developers showed off new weapons, the long-awaited Umbra Warframe, the next Prime Warframe, and also an expansion centered entirely around MMO-like open-world content!
The Plains of Eidolon, the very first of these new regions, will feature hand-crafted environments with a day-night cycle, as well as a diverse population of friendly and hostile NPCs. For example, during the day you will most likely encounter traditional enemies such as the Grineer, while night time will bring with it enormous creatures called the Eidolons - something Warframe has not seen as of yet.
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Battlerite is the spiritual successor to Bloodline Champions, and much like its predecessor its a highly competitive brawler with a wide variety of unique characters to choose from. Its currently in Steam Early Access, but despite the beta status its polished enough to be played without a single hitch.
So if you're up for a competitive game that focuses entirely on player skill over randomness you might want to check out Battlerite on Steam. Just bear in mind that the free weekend will only last for two more days, so try not to wait for too long or you might just miss it.
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The Escapists 2, as you would imagine from the title alone, is a sandbox prison-escape game where you'll need to craft, brawl, and sneak your way out of some truly horrendous situations. Once it arrives it will feature 10 unique prisons to escape from, drop-in multiplayer for up to four players, support for a variety of different break-out playstyles, and so forth.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, wonder no more as the developers have recently released a brief yet informative trailer. Have a look:
Vermintide's Arrogance Lost Update has added some extremely challenging and very well hidden content
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Given how many times my group ended up kicking the bucket when faced off against hundreds of rat-men I wouldn't exactly say that Vermintide is an easy game, but more optional challenges are always welcome. The recently launched Arrogance Lost Update has brought with it just that though a whole array of super-hard achievements, rebalanced items, as well as a brand new map by the name of Trial of the Foolhardy.
However, accessing this new and extremely tricky map is not going to be as simple as choosing it from the tavern. Instead you will need to solve a plethora of perplexing puzzles in the Wizard's Tower in order to unlock it, though what the puzzles are or where they are located the developers didn't share. So if you want to try your hand at potentially the most difficult map in the entirety of Vermintide it might be a good idea to start scouring the Wizard's Tower from top to bottom.
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The trial version of Mass Effect: Andromeda has been available for quite a while now to those that subscribe to Origin Access, but recently it has become available to the general public as well. So if you are wondering whether Mass Effect: Andromeda is as broken as people say, or if the numerous updates have managed to correct all of the issues, now would be a good time to find out.
Simply head over to the official website and you'll find download links for all three platforms. That said, the website has been unstable these past few hours, so if you're met with a blank screen, worry not as you can just go to whatever storefront your platform uses and grab it from there. For those of us on PC that would be Origin.
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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a truly brilliant oldschool RPG that has sadly suffered from a variety of annoying problems that have, ironically, made it far more obscure than it should've been. A lot of those problems have been fixed over the years thanks to the work of talented moders, and it is exactly one of these mods that has suddenly received an update after an 8-year-long break!
The newly updated Arcanum High Resolution Patch 1.5 brings with it a variety of bug fixes and visual clean-ups, a much larger and easier font to read, better compatibility with other mods, as well as numerous new options to tweak at your leisure. The whole list is fairly small despite its significance, so if you're interested in the details here they are:
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After an avalanche of rumors about Hitman's cancellation, and then the eventual separation between Square Enix and IO Interactive, many were worried this would spell the end of constant updates. Thankfully, this has proven to not be the case as IO Interactive has just released the July Update filled with a variety of minor but welcome changes.
Xbox One loading times have been improved, combat has been rebalanced to make Agent 47 less of a tank, numerous potentially game-breaking bugs have been fixed, and perhaps most importantly for new players, you can now unlock Professional difficulty with Mastery level 5. The developers have done a rather good job of explaining each of the changes in detail, so if you're interested in the specifics here's the full list:
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Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is exactly the type of game you would expect given the title: an open world shooter with a heavy focus on stealth and ridiculously long-ranged sniper kills. It released back in May alongside some rather mixed reviews, with the most common complaints being directed towards its technical side and general bugginess.
There have been many patches since then, but even with all of that considered its hard to justify spending $50 on something that may or may not be up your alley. As such, you might be interested to hear that Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 is now available as a standalone game, completely separated from its Season Pass and consequently about $20 cheaper.
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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen is an expansion that aims to greatly improve upon the original, while also adding a whole bunch of new storylines, enemies, and factions to deal with. However, not all of these new factions will be hostile towards you, though you will need to expend considerable effort in order to get them to even simply trust you!
If you're wondering what exactly one of these recruitment missions might look like, and also what sort of enemies you might face off against, you'll find what you seek in the most recent "Lost and Abandoned" gameplay video. Have a look: