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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:
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The Surge is a sci-fi action RPG developed by Deck 13, a studio you might recognize from their work on Lords of the Fallen. Much like their previous game The Surge has obviously been inspired by Dark Souls, and as such mostly revolves around tactical melee combat against enemies that can and will smash you straight into the dirt the moment you let your guard down.
However, while the Dark Souls series is almost universality praised, both Lords of the Fallen and The Surge have received some mixed reviews. Given the circumstances its very hard to justify dropping €50 in order to check it out for yourself, which is why I'm glad to say that the developers have announced that a demo is coming next week!
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Total War: Warhammer 2 is the second game in a trilogy that is supposed to span the entirety of the Warhammer Fantasy universe and include all of the playable races from the tabletop. As you might expect from the fact that the action takes place in the "New World" Total War: Warhammer 2's launch version will bring with it High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and naturally, the Skaven which are so sneaky they have yet be revealed.
So far almost all of the videos and articles were focused firmly on the Lizardmen and High Elves, which is why I'm very glad to say that we have finally received some in-engine footage of the Dark Elves doing what Dark Elves do best - murder and pillage. There's sadly no gameplay to be found, but its well worth checking out for Malekith alone! Have a look:
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It has only been four days since Overwatch's Game Director Jeff Kaplan stated how he doesn't believe in buffing heroes in order to guide the meta in a different direction, and already we have a bunch of amazing buffs aimed at countering dive teams. While I am being slightly snarky given how silly the original statement was, I am also very glad they are not only looking to address dive teams, but are doing so in a way that doesn't affect anyone's enjoyment!
As for the patch itself, it has brought with it yet another wave of Doomfist nerfs, but also some nice little buffs for McCree, Reaper, Reinhardt, and most surprisingly of all, Zarya's ultimate! The patch notes are fairly small, so here they are in full:
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This isn't the first time Capcom's games have been a part of the Humble Bundle, but if you've somehow managed to miss them you now have an additional chance. However, unlike the previous Capcom bundles this ones focuses primarily around zombie themed games, though with a couple of important exceptions.
The Humble "Capcom Rising" Bundle brings with it a variety of Resident Evil and Dead Rising games, as well as the excellent Strider and modern Devil May Cry remake. If you're interested in all of the details you'll find the full list of games, along with their respective tier, down below. Have a look:
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The newly announced Total War Saga games will be standalone spin-offs focusing on the most exciting moments in history rather than entire historical eras. In other words, instead of focusing on a single character's life and the time around them (such as Napoleon or Attila) the team will be exploring some of the most pivotal moments that only lasted a few months, or a few decades at best - something that just wouldn't be enough for a classic Total War game.
That said, the Total War Saga games will not attempt to reinvent the wheel. They will still feature the same mix of turn-based campaign strategy and real-time battles with thousands of units, though with all of that centered onto a single region or country at a certain point in time. A good example of this would be Fall of the Samurai as its essentially a standalone spin-off from Total War: Shogun 2 focused on the most important events of the Boshin War.
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After many months of absolutely no information about the upcoming Overwatch League Blizzard has finally released something concrete. As you might imagine from the title, we're talking about the seven initial Overwatch League teams, their home cities, as well as who exactly are their owners.
If you would like to hear this from Nate Nanzer, the Overwatch League Commissioner, you'll find the recently posted announcement video right below. On the other hand, if you're just interested in seeing which cities will have their own teams I'll also add a brief summary. Have a look:
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Fortnite is Epic's upcoming "action building game" that combines elements from a wide variety of genres. You need to scavenge for materials and weapons as if you were playing an open-world survival game, you need to craft traps and fortifications as if you were playing a tower defense game, and amidst all of that you also have to carve your path through hordes upon hordes of strange critters in order to solve quests as if you're playing some sort of run & gun shooter.
Its a strange combination, but from everything I've seen so far its surprisingly compelling. While the recently posted launch trailer won't exactly show you what Fortnite plays like, it will give you a pretty damn good look at its personality and gameplay style, so I would recommend checking it out if you're interested. Have a look:
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During the recent Horizon Lunar Colony Update Blizzard added some much needed buffs to Reaper and McCree, but also a massive nerf to Roadhog. Back then I was still a bit optimistic for the big ol' fatso, but as I've played more and more games a realization slowly started to emerge: Roadhog is just not a good hero anymore. However that was only the beginning of the fall, because once people realized how vulnerable Roadhog truly was they started becoming more and more aggressive, fully secure in the knowledge that he can no longer one-shot them. The end result of these changes is that Roadhog now sits at the second lowest pickrate in Grandmaster (very slightly above Bastion), and most disappointingly of all, the very worst winrate!
Given the dire state of the hero it should come as no surprise to hear that Blizzard is currently looking into giving him a couple of buffs, but what might come as a surprise is that those buffs will mostly come in the form of extra survivability. Here's the full quote from Overwatch's Principal Designer Geoff Goodman:
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The Humble Monthly Bundle is a $12 subscription service that instantly gives you access to one game (or in this case two), and then a whole bunch more a few weeks later. Last month the featured game was the excellent Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin Edition, while this month you're looking at a rather strange combination: Pillars of Eternity and NBA2K17.
I have absolutely no interest or knowledge about sports game, but chances are you know whether NBA 2K17 is for you just from the title alone. Pillars of Eternity, however, I know a lot of things about. Long story short, if you're interested in an excellent combat-focused RPG that manages to feel like an evolution of Baldur's Gate, then by all means give it a look as its well worth $12 on its own.