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Divinity: Original Sin 2 has been in Steam Early Access for quite a while now, and if the overwhelmingly positive reviews are any indicator it would appear it has managed to make full use the system. As such, I am very glad to say that the official release date has now finally been announced, and its only a couple of months away! To be more specific, Divinity: Original Sin 2 will be released on September 14th, 2017.
This information comes to us from the recently posted update video that covers not only the release date, but also the contents of the new patch. The release date you already know, but if you're interested in seeing what sort of future content you can expect from Original Sin 2 you'll find the video right below. Have a look:
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As announced a couple of days ago, Titanfall 2 will be getting a sizable update on May 30th. The aptly named Monarch's Reign Update will bring with it a remastered version of the Relic map from the original Titanfall, new cosmetics including the Tone and Ronin prime, a new execution move utilizing Cloak, a whole bunch of reworks for Crashsite to make it more pleasant to navigate, and most importantly of all, a new Titan by the name of Monarch!
The details are still a bit sketchy, but from what is known so far the Monarch will be focused on flexibility through survival and support options. In order to do this the Monarch features a unique Upgrade Core which allows it to improve its combat abilities during battle based on options set by the Pilot. Add to that the ability to draw power from enemy Titans in order to recharge its own shields, or even the shields of friendly Titans, and you've got yourself a rather interesting new addition to Titanfall 2!
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Fallout 4 is a bit of a controversial game. Some people absolutely love it, while other people love to absolutely hate on it, which has made doing any sort of research on it a bit of a pointless task. Thankfully, Bethesda has just now announced a free weekend, so if you ever wanted to know whether Fallout 4 is something you might enjoy, you now have a chance to do just that!
All of the base content in Fallout 4 (including mods) will be completely free to try out from May 25 to 28 on both PC and Xbox. If you're wondering about the exact times, the free weekend will run from Thursday at 7pm CEST until Sunday at 10pm CEST. Once the promotion goes live you will be able to download Fallout 4 via Steam on PC, and somewhere on Xbox Live Gold for those of you on consoles.
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Overwatch has recently been updated with a whole bunch of new Legendary skins and dance emotes for all heroes, which has somewhat overshadowed the fact that Season 4 of Competitive Play is nearing its end. As of right now you only have 3 days and 7 hours to push towards your chosen rank as Season 4 is set to end on Sunday, May 28th at 5pm PT.
As for Season 5, you'll be very glad to hear that the break between the two seasons will not be as long this time around. Ironically, it might even be a little bit too short given that Season 5 of Competitive Play is set to begin on Wednesday, May 31st at 5pm PT. So if you haven't already done your placement matches, make sure to do so because those shiny, shiny golden weapons won't acquire themselves!
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Most of the time Humble Bundle contains a bunch of games loosely tied by some sort of theme. This can be their genre, their developer, whether they are indie or AAA, or even the topics they cover, but this time around I must admit I'm a bit stumped. The recently released Humble "Game On" Bundle contains some great adventure games such as Day of the Tentacle Remastered and Grim Fandango Remastered, but also the explosion-fueled Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Worms: Clan Wars.
At the end of the day, however, the theme doesn't really matter. What does matter is that the games themselves are enjoyable to play, which is something this bundle manages to accomplish quite easily... well, as long as you're a fan of both adventure and action games. That said, if you're interested in the full list of games and the tier they appear in, here it is:
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Awesomenauts released all the way back in the ancient times of 2012, and as with most other multiplayer games it slowly started losing its playerbase to newer and shinier games. However, in an effort to combat this decay and bring some fresh life into Awesomenauts the developers have just made it free-to-play on Steam! Simply head over to the Awesomenauts store page, click the download button, and you'll be playing in no time.
Much like the vast majority of free-to-play games Awesomenauts gives you access to all of the game modes and maps, but you will need to purchase each hero individually with either real money or in-game currency. If you don't care about such free-to-play nonsense and just want the complete game, you can also buy the "All Nauts Pack" for €25 which, as the name itself implies, gives you access to all of the Awesomenauts straight off the bat.
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In celebration of the series' 20th anniversary Natsume has announced a brand new addition to their country life simulator/RPG series Harvest Moon. The appropriately named Light of Hope will also be the very first Harvest Moon game to appear on both the PC and Nintendo Switch.
The details are currently a bit shaky, but from what is available so far I can tell you that the adventure will begin with our main character washing ashore in a small town after a monsoon destroys their ship. What follows next is the standard Harvest Moon formula of befriending the locals, improving your farm and house (which is apparently going to be a lighthouse), and slowly but surely saving the town from ruin. Its a simple formula, but given that Harvest Moon has been going on for 20 years now I would say that its works pretty damn well!
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After being available for quite a while now the sandbox MMORPG Black Desert Online has finally made its way to Steam as well. If you're a pre-existing owner I'm afraid there is no simple way for you to start playing via Steam, but if you're a potential new player you'll be glad to hear that the Steam version is currently on a 40% discount, which brings the price down to €6.
Besides adding support for the Steam version, today's Black Desert update has also brought in a new class by the name of Striker. I think the name alone should give you a good idea of what the new class is proficient at, but if you need a bit of a helping hand you'll find the recently posted trailer down below. Have a look:
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While the various CS:GO Operations have always had something added for non-paying players, the newly launched Operation Hydra has taken things to a whole new level. Besides adding four new and three community-created maps, Operation Hydra has also brought with it the CS:GO version of custom games - short minigames that offer a bit of a twist on the standard gameplay formula.
For example, there is now a 2v2 single-bombsite game mode, a standard match variant that doesn't allow you to buy the same weapon twice, a headshots-only mode, a dogtag-collecting game mode you might be familiar with from Call of Duty, a sniper-only map with low gravity, and the list goes on. But best of all, every single one of these modes is free for the entire community to enjoy!
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Before Titanfall 2 even launched Respawn promised that they would keep supporting it well after release, and so far they have managed to do so admirably. They've already added new maps to mess around with, a new action-packed game mode, new weapons, and soon enough a new Titan as well.
The upcoming free May 30th update will add a remastered version of the Relic map from the original Titanfall, a bunch of new cosmetics including the Ronin and Tone Prime, a new execution utilizing Cloak, some much needed reworks to Crashsite that will make it a lot more pleasant to navigate, and most importantly, a new Titan by the name of Monarch! Respawn still hasn't revealed what exactly the Monarch Titan will be all about, but from their hints so far it seems that the Monarch will be a hybrid capable of both protecting allies and dishing out a fair bit punishment.