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For those of you that might not know, the Bubsy series pretty much went extinct after Bubsy 3D - perhaps the very worst 3D platformer ever crated by a professional studio. And no, I am not exaggerating when I say that given that I am one of the few idiots that bought it back in the day. It really is as atrocious as people say!
As such, I am both surprised and somewhat happy to announce that the Bubsy series is being resurrected through the newly announced Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back. However, instead of being a continuation of the 3D series, The Woolies Strike Back is going to be based around the original 2D platformers. If you're wondering what all of this might look like, here's the recently posted teaser trailer:
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an upcoming medieval open-world RPG that aims to be as realistic and faithful to the era as possible. What this means is that there is no magic to cast, no giant dragons to fight, just a massive civil war and a whole bunch of angry knights and peasants at both sides.
After teasing a big reveal for a couple of days now the Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs have finally released the story trailer along with a confirmed release date. But first things first, if you're wondering what exactly Kingdom Come is going to be about, and what is your character's motivation to become involved in the civil war, here's the recently posted trailer that highlights just that:
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The Siltbreaker co-op campaign was supposed to arrive in late May, but since this is Valve we're talking about it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that it ended up being delayed. Thankfully the delay was rather brief, about nine days in total, so as far as waiting goes it isn't that big of a deal.
With the first act of the co-op campaign now live you might be wondering what exactly its all about, and whether its worth grabbing the Battle Pass for the story alone. If you're in it for the narrative then the Siltbreaker campaign is completely worthless since it barely features any story, and what little it does is completely irrelevant to the Dota 2 universe at large. As for the gameplay itself, its most similar to the RPG custom games from Warcraft 3. What I mean by this is that its extremely hard, requires previous knowledge in order to avoid instant-death traps, but also quite compelling as you get to see your characters grow from complete push-overs to nigh-unstoppable demigods.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a Castlevania inspired action-platformer headed by Koji Igarashi, a veteran designer with quite a few Castlevania games under his belt. After the extremely successful $5,545,991 Kickstarter we have seen very little of Bloodstained, but if the recently posted gameplay trailer is any indicator I have feeling that is going to change in the near future as Bloodstained appears to be in the final stages of development.
As for the recently posted teaser trailer, you'll find it right below. It showcases pretty much everything from random running around to a full-on boss fight, so it should give you a good overview of what Bloodstained is trying to accomplish. Have a look:
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Payday 2 will soon be getting an Ultimate Edition that will bundle all of the DLC into one much more manageable, and much cheaper package. The Ultimate Edition will cost $45 at launch, and will be further reduced in price by the amount of DLC you own, so if you're like and you spent way too much money on map packs you'll at least get a sizable discount. The most important thing to keep in mind is that the Ultimate Edition will not completely replace Payday 2, so you don't have to worry about being forced to upgrade unless you care about the already existing DLC.
The reason I mention this in specific is because Overkill is currently giving away Payday 2 for free on Steam. There is absolutely no catch and you don't need to upgrade to the Ultimate Edition down the line in order to keep playing - the game is fully yours! The only thing you need to watch out for is that this promotion will last for "a limited time only", and since Overkill didn't give an end date you might want to grab your copy as soon as possible, or you might just end up missing out.
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Minecraft has just recently been expanded with "The World of Color" Update, bringing with it exactly what you would expect. Pretty much all of the colored blocks have been updated in order to give players a more diverse set of colors to mess around with, and there's now also colored concrete, colored beds, and glazed terracotta for those of you that want to be extra fancy.
Besides the color explosion the update has also brought with it the recipe book and a whole new advancements system. If you're a long-time player chances are this won't affect you very much, but it should be a great help for new players throughout their first adventure. If you're interested in the details, I'm afraid there aren't any, but I can share with you the rather short list of patch notes. Have a look:
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Like most things in human history Steam Greenlight started off with a noble idea: to offer indie developers an easy way to gain an audience and eventually get their game onto Steam's storefront. Again, much like most things in human history Steam Greenlight ended up being a horrific failure once people realized they can game the system and essentially push through unfinished, unpolished, or just straight up copy-pasted 'games'. If you need an example of what exactly I mean, simply try browsing through the low-priced part of the FPS section and see how many times you can spot the exact same jungle map.
As such, I am very glad to say that Valve has now finally shut down Steam Greenlight! If you're a developer that still had a game in Greenlight when the big button was pressed, worry not as Valve will be manually going through all of the games in order to ensure any even remotely good ones get through unscathed. As for any future applications, those will be handled through the upcoming Steam Direct program.
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Mirage: Arcane Warfare is the spiritual successor to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, though with the highly armored and constantly screaming knights replaced with magic-wielding madmen. It released on Steam a little while ago, and much like the original version of Chivalry it has received fairly mixed reviews due to bugs and some unfortunate balance issues. Its not without potential, and its most certainly enjoyable in short bursts, but its most definitely flawed.
If you would like to give Mirage a try and see if its the type of game you might enjoy, you're in luck as its currently having a free weekend on Steam. The free trial period will last until 1pm PST on June 11th, so do make sure to jump in as soon as possible, lest you find yourself running out of time.
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As you might expect given its Monster Hunter influence, Dauntless is an upcoming RPG that's all about hunting down gigantic monsters with equally gigantic weapons, cleaving them in half, and then using their spikiest body parts to create even more ridiculous weaponry. Obviously Dauntless has plenty of features to set it apart from Monster Hunter, but the concept is pretty much the same.
If you're wondering how similar the two games truly are, check out the recently posted E3 teaser right below. It showcases some of the locations you can visit, some of the monsters you can annoy, as well as what combat looks like. Have a gander:
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Total War: Warhammer took well over a year to finally appear on Mac and Linux, and that wasn't even a simultaneous release given that the Mac version was delayed for quite a while due to an important update. Thankfully, the same does not apply to Dawn of War 3 given that both Mac and Linux versions have arrived today, a little over a month after the original PC launch.
As with the majority of ports these days Dawn of War 3's Mac and Linux versions have not been handled by the developers themselves, but rather by Feral Interactive. You might know them from their work on the Mac and Linux versions of XCOM 2, Tomb Raider, Deus: Ex Mankind Divided, Total War: Warhammer, and the list goes on.