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After raising well over 2 million pounds through its 2015 Kickstarter Yooka-Laylee has now finally arrived. I can only hope its massive success will herald a resurgence of 3D platformers, a genre that is incredibly dear to my heart, yet almost completely ignored by the gaming industry in general.
As for Yooka-Laylee, here's the recently posted launch trailer showcasing most of the gameplay elements. If you've ever played Banjo-Kazooie chances are you already know what to expect, but even still you should probably give the video a look. Here it is:
The Overwatch Uprising Update is now live with a new PvE event and a whole bunch of a-mei-zing skins
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After being leaked yesterday the Overwatch Uprising Update has now finally arrived to the live servers. It brings with it some massive balance changes for Lucio and the 2CP maps (Hanamura, Volskaya, Anubis), a variety of skins and other cosmetics, and even a PvE mode to mess around in!
If you're interested in seeing what the Uprising Update is all about, here are two of the recently posted teaser trailers. The first one showcases the PvE mode and some of the skins you can collect, while the second one mostly relates to the story behind the events you'll be playing through. Have a look:
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Don't Starve released four years ago, and even though Don't Starve Together is its own thing its still impressive to see Klei continuously tinker and improve upon their creation. Their latest effort, the rather aptly named A New Reign update, has now arrived to Steam after a brief beta phase. It brings with it new giants to slay, new and enhanced biomes to explore, a bunch of new mysteries to uncover in the Ruins, and the list goes.
If you're interested in a few brief glimpses at all of this content you'll find the recently posted teaser video down below. It won't really give you a good overview of what the update brings to the table, but it should at least get you into the proper mood. Have a look:
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Ten days ago Creative Assembly announced Total War: Warhammer 2, a rather hefty sequel/expansion set in the "New World". It will bring with it four new races to toy around with (High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen, and most likely Skaven), unique gameplay and campaign mechanics for each one, as well as the ability to link Total War: Warhammer and its sequel together into one giant world!
The announcement didn't bring with it much in terms of concrete details, but worry not as the developers have recently posted a video detailing their vision and plans for Total War: Warhammer 2. So if you're interested in seeing how the new races are shaping up, as well as what you can expect from the sequel, you'll find the video right below:
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As is tradition with Blizzard at this point, the contents of the upcoming Overwatch update have been leaked. Once it finally arrives (most likely tomorrow) the Insurrection update will bring with it a new PvE mode to mess around with, as well as a whole bunch of oldschool Overwatch skins... and yes, this does include the awesome Blackwatch Genji!
If you're interested in a few glimpses of the PvE mode, as well as some of the skins in action, you'll find the recently leaked video down below. It is entirely in French so chances are you won't understand a single word, but most of it is pretty self-explanatory so I wouldn't worry too much. Have a look:
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If you're up for some 50 vs 50 semi-realistic FPS action you might want to check out Squad. Its completely free to play to play on Steam for the next two days, so if you have even an inkling of interest now would be the best time to give it a try due the influx of both new and old players alike.
For those of you that need a bit more convincing before jumping in, here's the fairly old but still relevant "Introduction to Squad" video. The trailer might be a bit over-dramatic, but it should still give you a good idea of what you're getting into. Anyway, have a look:
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Hearthstone's Journey to Un'Goro expansion launched yesterday, bringing with it 135 new and exciting cards to collect. Or at least that was the idea, because the moment the expansion launched the Hearthstone forums and subreddit got swarmed with complaints about faulty card distribution. While this didn't affect me and my measly 30 packs, many people ended up with a lot of duplicates of the same cards, occasionally even getting the same few Legendary cards over and over again.
As you might expect the situation instantly spiraled out of the control, so much so that Blizzard has now come out to officially confirm that Journey to Un'Goro card packs are working perfectly fine. In other words, I'm afraid you've just been unlucky. Here's the full quote from Blizzard's Community Manager Daxxarri:
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A few days ago Blizzard released a teaser for a big event coming on April 11th. The announcement didn't bring with it any details, but just from the image alone it was obvious that there is some sort of Omnic-related crisis happening in London, or rather on the King's Row map.
If you need some further proof look no further than the newly released and surprisngly well animated Uprising comic. It not only tells the story of Tracer's very first mission and the massive crisis in London, but it also gives some much needed characterization to the oldschool Overwatch cast. So if you have even a glimmer of interest in Overwatch and its lore I would fully recommend you give the comic a read. Oh, and if you have any issues with the animated version you can find the regular one here.
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After what feels like an eternity of teasers and previews Hearthstone's Journey to Un'Goro expansion has now finally arrived. And yes, this does include the EU region as well given that JTUG (we seriously need a better acronym) released some 30 minutes ago!
The Journey to Un'Goro expansion brings with it 135 new cards, including a new Elemental tribe, a new keyword by the name of Adapt, and Quests as the very first Legendary spells. I have no idea if these cards are going to end up being balanced, especially since the Mage Quest literally gives you a second turn, but they are at the very least creative and not just 'here's an infinitely growing pile of stats.' If you would like to check all of the new cards out I would recommend heading over to Hearthpwn since Blizzard's official list is sorely lacking.
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The upcoming Stellaris: Utopia will be the first major expansion for Paradox's space-faring 4X strategy game. It will bring with it megastructures such as the Dyson Sphere or Ringworld, Habitat Stations that help you house more population even in smaller empires, Traditions that allow you to expand and improve your empire via special perks, and the list goes on for quite a while.
If you're interested in a short but still detailed overview of all these features and their effects on the gameplay you'll find the recently posted "Feature Breakdown" video down below. There is also a brief mention of the free update coming alongside the Utopia expansion, so if that's something that tickles your fancy make sure to stay to the very end of the video. Have a look: