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Despite Prison Architect being 'finished' for quite a few months now the developers have returned with yet another update. Like with Update 11 there are no massive new and groundbreaking features to be found here, but rather a whole bunch of important fixes and improvements, mostly focused around the staff and the 'super-secret' 3D mode.
As always, the developers have released an extremely lengthy video detailing every single change and tweak they've done. If you're interested, and you have 30 minutes to burn, I would recommend you give the video below a look as its surprisingly entertaining:
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The Anniversary Update brought with it more cosmetic content than any update so far, which quickly showcased how broken the Loot Box system truly is. Since most of the good items are epic or legendary, and since their drop rates are fairly low, you need to purchase a frankly ridiculous amount of Loot Boxes to come even close to grabbing all of the new items. As you might imagine, this did not sit well with the Overwatch community, especially those that have spent hefty sums of money to acquire a whole bunch of useless duplicates.
After the massive outrage Blizzard announced that they are discussing possible solutions, though they didn't release any actual details... until now! According to the recently updated PTR (Public Test Realm), the Loot Boxes have been reworked in order to drastically reduce the amount of duplicates, and best of all, the currency value for each duplicate you do get has been increased. In other words, Overwatch's Loot Boxes will soon be making a transformation from something terrible to something quite amazing!
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The Humble Store is currently running a massive sale on shooters, including Killing Floor 2, and in order to get a bit more exposure they have decided to give away the original Killing Floor for free. So if you're interested, simply head over to the Humble Store and you'll be slaying vast hordes of mutants in no time.
I've personally spent over 300 hours playing Killing Floor, so if you're into team-based horde modes I would definitely recommend you check it out as it really is a great game. Killing Floor's visuals may be a bit dated by today's standards, but its weapons are still some of the most impactful and fun to use, so for the low price of "free" you really can't go wrong with Killing Floor.
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Subnautica's release date might be getting constantly pushed back, but at least the developers are equally consistent when it comes to releasing rather large updates. The latest one of these, Voice of the Deep, has now arrived on Steam, bringing with it new areas to explore, a variety of better models and textures, improvements to the Cyclops, a couple of intriguing additions surrounding the massive Sea Emperor Leviathan, and so on.
If you're interested in a brief overview of some of these changes you'll find the recently posted preview video right below. The video unfortunately doesn't show off the Sea Emperor Leviathan, but given that he's a part of the 'end-game' I guess that's probably for the best. Anyway, here's the video:
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Snake Pass is a retro collectathon where instead of the usual jumping about you need to coil around bamboo, slither alongside walls, dangle over precarious cliffs, and do pretty much everything else you might imagine an adorable cartoon snake doing. When I reviewed Snake Pass back in April I had an absolute blast with it, though there were a couple of annoying bugs that prevented it from being truly great. Most notably, it was the inconsistent camera and tail grab ability that nearly drove me to madness given how important they are in some of the later (and extremely difficult) levels.
Thankfully, the latest update has now finally fixed these issues, along with a couple of others that have plagued the console versions of Snake Pass. If you're interested in all of the details you will find the full patch notes over at the official website, but for now here are some of the most important general changes:
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As is tradition, the starting date for the Steam Summer Sale has been leaked multiple times over the past few weeks. The biggest and most credible of these leaks was also the most recent one as PayPal announced their promotional deal a little bit ahead of time.
With all of that in mind it probably won't come as a surprise to hear that Valve has now officially confirmed that the Steam Summer Sale is coming today. To be more specific, the Steam Summer Sale will last from June 22nd all the way until July 5th.
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After more than a year of no actual content Blizzard is finally getting ready to breathe a bit of life back into Diablo 3. Ironically, this will happening through the introduction of the Necromancer, a brand new class that is coming as a part of the $15 Rise of the Necromancer pack.
If you're wondering what exactly the Necromancer looks and plays like, wonder no more as Blizzard has released a brief teaser showcasing just that. Its not a very detailed video, mind you, but it should be more than enough to give you a good glimpse at the Necromancer and the random cosmetics he brings with him. Have a look:
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Team Fortress 2 has never been close to being a balanced game, an issue that was only further compounded by the tons and tons of items that were introduced over the course of its lifetime. Thankfully, it appears that Valve's Team Fortress 2 balancing team has now finally awoken from their slumber as they have just announced some extremely good balance changes.
None of these changes are targeted at the classes themselves, but rather at some of the most overused and underused weapons in order to bring them back into line and promote more interesting playstyles. If you're a bit confused right now, worry not as you'll quickly realize what Valve is going for. Have a look at the changes:
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After being teased for about a week now the Mac version of the latest Hitman has now finally arrived. While Hitman was initially released in six episodes the Mac version will bundle all of the together into one package, so don't worry about grabbing a fragmented game - you're getting the whole thing.
There is one more very important thing you need to know before you go and grab yourself a copy, and that is the simple fact that the initial Mac version will only support AMD graphics cards. Feral has stated they will release more details regarding support for Nvidia and Intel graphics cards in the near future, but until then I would suggest not taking any risks and only buying Hitman if you're running an AMD GPU.
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Call of Chtulhu is Cyanide Studios' upcoming video game adaptation of the classic pen & paper RPG... you guessed it, Call of Cthulhu. As you might imagine given the the topic and otherworldly horrors present within, madness is something our character is going to be constantly brushing against in his never-ending search for the truth, no matter how terrible it truly is.
In an effort to showcase exactly this the developers have recently posted a rather intriguing trailer. It doesn't sport much in terms of gameplay, but it does an extremely good job of bringing Lovecraft's unimaginable horrors to life without resorting to the use of giant monsters. Have a look: