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If you currently have some free time and a bit of extra money, and you would like to completely reverse the situation, you might want to check out the ongoing GOG RPG sale. You can grab Pillars of Eternity, Tyranny, Shadowrun, the old Deus Ex games, and a couple of others at a rather steep discount, but also the Witcher 3: GOTY Edition for 50% off!
While all of these games are great, besides Deus Ex 2: Invisible War anyway, the standout deal of the entire sale is definitely the Witcher 3 and its DLC. It features the very best writing and quest design I've ever seen in an open world game, a genuinely enjoyable story with some likable characters to accompany you, and enough content to make you miss out on the next few months of AAA releases. Long story short, its a damn good game, and if you haven't already played it I would heartily recommend you do just that.
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If you ever wanted to give Overwatch a try, but didn't feel like spending €40 for the opportunity, you'll be glad to hear that the free weekend has now begun. You can find a download link and detailed instructions over at the Blizzard website, and I would recommend you head over there as soon as possible given that the free weekend will end on May 29th.
During the free weekend you will have access to the entirety of Overwatch: all of the heroes, all of the maps, all of the custom game modes, as well as all of the Anniversary Update cosmetics. And naturally, should you decide to buy Overwatch at any point in the future all of your cosmetic unlocks and experience will carry over.
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[Update]: After nearly a decade in development, Factorio has now finally been released!
Today appears to be an extremely good day for indie developers as not one, but two entirely different games have managed to reach the immensely impressive "1 million copies sold" milestone. The first one is Grim Dawn, a Titan Quest inspired action RPG, while the second one is obviously Factorio - a complex building and management sim that allows you to create and automate some truly monstrous feats of engineering.
I could briefly go over what Factorio is all about, but the developers have created an amazing video showcasing and explaining pretty much every aspect of gameplay, so I think its probably for the best you check that out instead. So have a look, its well worth the few minutes it'll take you to watch:
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After a couple of teasers and a whole bunch of leaks Ubisoft has now finally spilled the beans on Far Cry 5. Given that the rumors have correctly predicted most of the plot it probably won't come as much of a surprise to hear that we'll be heading into rural Montana in order to stop a fanatical doomsday cult from taking the entire county by force. What might come as quite a surprise, however, is that Far Cry 5 will allow you to have specialized animals like bears and cougars as companions in your missions. And yes, you read that correctly - you can apparently tame a bear!
While the recently posted announcement trailer only shows the barest glimpses of said bear, it should at least give you a pretty damn good idea of just what kind of tone Far Cry 5 is going for. Have a look:
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The Overwatch Anniversary Update arrived recently with a whole bunch of new legendary skins, one of which is an awesome Power Ranger Genji suit, as well as dance emotes for every single hero. What initially started off as pure excitement quickly turned into disappointment and anger, however, as the long-awaited dance emotes were not added to the base game like the previous sit and laugh ones, but were instead all piled into the short-lived Anniversary Loot Boxes.
When you combine this with the astronomical chance of getting a specific item from the over-bloated Loot Boxes, as well as the fact that gold gains are completely abysmal when compared to item prices, its easy to see why the Overwatch community is in such an uproar over this. While I wish I can tell you the developers are working on a solution, I'm afraid the only thing I can offer is the assurance that they are at least listening to the complaints, as noted by Jeff Kaplan on the Overwatch forums:
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Median XL is by far the biggest and most complex full conversion mod for Diablo 2, so big that its almost impossible to describe it in short. It features a whole bunch of new and challenging monsters to plough through, the items have been completely reworked in order to provide meaningful choices, each character has been rebalanced and bolstered with a whole new batch of interesting spells, there are several extremely difficult challenges with extremely awesome rewards sprinkled throughout the campaign, and the list goes on for quite a while.
And if that wasn't enough, the developers have just released a massive patch that more or less tinkers with the entire game. If you're interested in the full patch notes you can find them over at the Median XL website, but I would recommend grabbing a coffee before you start because you're going to be there for a while. If you're just interested in some of the general changes so you can get a feel of what exactly the mod does, here they are:
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Darkest Dungeon is a great game, but even with mods included there is only so many times you can replay the same types of dungeons before you're simply done. As such, I am very glad to say that the developers have just announced that The Crimson Court, Darkest Dungeon's very first expansion, is set to arrive on June 19th at a rather low $10 price tag.
The Crimson Court will bring with it a new hero class, a new wandering boss, a new dungeon region with a full faction of new foes to square off against, a bunch of new bosses and ginormous maps to mess around with, and even permanent additions for your estate. The new content is definitely welcome, but I must admit I am most excited about the permanent buildings we can unlock. Darkest Dungeon is a challenging game by design, and that is something I can certainly appreciate, but I always felt like there needed to be some rewards for players that managed to achieve greatness, only to die shortly after. And if these permanent buildings end up being minor bonuses we can unlock by completing difficult challenges, then that is exactly what Darkest Dungeon needs to keep players coming back for more punishment.
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Following the successful PC port and remaster of Bayonetta PlatinumGames' has just released their sci-fi action shooter Vanquish onto Steam as well. It comes with the usual batch of Steam features such as cloud saves and trading cards, as well as support for 4K resolution, unlocked framerates, and enhanced PC graphical options that let you control and tweak nearly everything.
If you're not sure what in the world Vanquish even is, you'll find the recently posted teaser trailer right below. Its not overly long, and it doesn't really go in-depth, but it should give you a damn good idea of what kind of a game Vanquish really is. Have a look:
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When it comes to card games with multiple classes or factions its important to know what sort of playstyle each of them represent. This not only helps you decide what sort of cards and decks you'll most likely enjoy playing with, but it also helps you gain a small edge over your opponents as you can somewhat predict what sort of strategy they're going for.
All of this usually comes with experience, but in order to speed things along for new players CDPR has just released introductory videos for all of Gwent's factions. They're all relatively short, but they do a good job of showcasing what each of the factions is all about. So if you'd like to learn a little bit more about Gwent, here they are in no particular order:
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Grim Dawn's development process has not been easy, and that's putting things lightly. It was announced before Path of Exile and Diablo 3 were even specs on the horizon, yet has only managed to release quite some time after both of them. On the positive side, all of the wait ended up being worth it as Grim Dawn is not only a faithful successor to Titan Quest, but also an enjoyable game in its own right.
As such, I am more than happy to announce that Grim Dawn has now sold over one million copies on PC, as well as over 200k copies of the Crucible arena mode DLC! Here's what the developers had to say about their rather impressive milestone: