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If you're sick and tired of watching congested roads throughout your cities, you might be glad to hear that the next Cities: Skylines expansion will bring blimps, monorails, ferries, cable cars, and mass transit centers. There will also be a bunch of new scenarios and landmarks, roads and bridge types, as well as a whole load of money to be earned from wealthy tourists.
For those of you interested in seeing all of this in action, here's the recently posted announcement trailer. It doesn't cover all of the features, but it should give you a nice and clean look at some of the new transportation options. Have a gander:
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Nightdive Studios, the team behind the rather expertly done Turok Remaster, is currently working on a remastered version of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil. Much like the remaster of the original, Turok 2 will bring with it full 64-bit compatibility, a brand new UI, greatly updated visuals, improved character speed and maneuverability, better AI, and apparently even a bunch of improvements to the maps themselves. That's quite the list!
If you're interested in seeing all of this in action, you'll find the very first gameplay trailer right below. It unfortunately doesn't feature any long stretches of gameplay, but it still does showcase how much work went into this remaster. Anyway, have a look:
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Twitch has become an absolute giant these past few years, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear it will soon be not only a place where you can watch games, but also a place where you can buy them. And as an added bonus, any purchase made through a partnered channel will see 5% of the profits going to the streamer themselves.
If you're interested in seeing how this works in action and what the new UI is like, you'll find the recently posted trailer right below. But if you don't feel like watching an entire trailer about an online store the only somewhat important piece of information you need to keep in mind is that each purchase above $5 will earn you a Twitch Crate - a digital loot box that contains in-game emotes, chat badges, or some Bits. Anyway, here's the video:
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Torment: Tides of Numenera is an isometric, story focused RPG heavily inspired by one of the best games in the genre - Planescape: Torment. What this means in gameplay terms is that Tides of Numenera has a vast and interesting world full of compelling characters, a dialogue system that allows you to roleplay as nearly anything you wish, and quest system design in such a way that you can complete the entire game without ever engaging in a single bit of combat.
As for the story itself, here's a brief trailer that should get you up to speed on pretty much everything you need to know. And don't worry about spoilers, all of this is revealed to you within the first 15 minutes. Have a look:
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For those of you that might not know, Yooka-Laylee is an open-world platformer and collectathon hybrid from the people that brought you Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country games. As you might imagine from that pedigree alone Yooka-Laylee is full of interesting areas to explore, charming characters to meet, and obscene amount of collectables to obsess over.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in action you'll find a brief teaser for the Glitterglaze Glacier zone down below. The video doesn't show much in terms of straight up gameplay, but the few glimpses it does feature should be enough to give you a good idea of what Yooka-Laylee is all about. Anyway, here's the video:
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Stardew Valley recently celebrated its one year anniversary, and in order to show how much the game has evolved over time the developer ConcernedApe released a bunch of in-development screenshots from some fairly ancient versions of Stardew Valley... or Sprout Valley as it was called back then. If this sounds like something you might be interested in I fully encourage you to check the blog post out, its quite fascinating to read knowing how far Stardew Valley has come.
But if you're just looking to see what Stardew Valley looked like a couple of years ago, here's some of my favorite screenshots and a brief explanation of what they represent:
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After a couple of weeks filled with rumors and leaks Blizzard has now officially announced Hearthstone's next expansion - Journey to Un'Goro. It will bring with it 135 new minions and spells, 2 Legendary cards for each class, as well as two new mechanics: Quest and Adapt. The new Adapt keyword allows a minion to discover an enhancement when its played, essentially giving it things like Taunt, Divine Shield, etc. Quests on the other hand are Legendary cards that always appear in your hand at the beginning of the game, and if you manage to complete their rather hefty requirements you will instantly be rewarded with an incredibly powerful card - as shown below.
If you're interested in learning more, ideally from two men wearing flannel shirts, allow me to show you the recently posted announcement video. It features the newly released trailer for Journey to Un'Goro, as well as a brief overview of the new mechanics with Game Director Ben Brode and Production Director Jason Chayes. Have a look:
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After being accidentally leaked a couple of days ago, the long-awaited sequel to Shadow of Mordor has now finally and officially been confirmed. In Shadow of War you won't just be hunting down a variety of Orcs, however, as the newly made Ring of Power will allow you to confront the deadliest enemies known to all mankind - Sauron and his Nazgul!
While there is currently no actual gameplay trailer available, Warner Bros. did release a rather awesome cinematic trailer. So if you're interested in seeing what sort of enemies you'll be fighting in Shadow of War, lower your gaze down below:
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If you were slowly losing your mind in Quick Play this past week, worry not as Season 4 of Competitive Play has now finally arrived. The update does not bring with it a new hero as many have speculated, but it does bring with it the long-awaited Server Browser, a variety of balance changes, and some much needed fixes to stop the endless stall-outs in the 2CP game mode.
There are a ridiculous amount of changes that came with this update, so if you're interested in all of the details make sure to visit the official blog. On the other hand, if you're just looking for the short version I'll list out all of the important changes, as well as the brief video introduction to the Server Browser. Here's the list, starting with the balance changes:
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The Shadowverse storyline has recently been bolstered by the addition of a second chapter for three characters: Arisa, Erika, and Luna. While the writing is still incredibly stilted and cheesy I must admit that the story this time around is much more compelling, though definitely still not something I would consider Shadowverse's main selling point.
Besides the new storyline the update has also brought with it nerfs to Goblin Mage and Piercing Rune, a variety of minor improvements, as well as an Elite 2 difficulty setting for the Practice AI. Both Goblin Mage and Piercing Rune are still perfectly usable, but if you are in need of some more Vials you can destroy them for full value: 200 for Piercing Rune, and 50 for Goblin Mage. If you don't intend to use them right away its probably wise to destroy them as you can always craft them back for the same amount of Vials.