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If you were hoping to start strapping giant plasma guns onto dinosaurs this week I am afraid I have some bad news... or rather good news depending on your perspective. In a recent announcement over at Steam the Ark: Survival Evolved devs have stated the "Tek Tier" Patch 254 has been delayed until January 30th in order to ensure a polished release.
While the slight delay may be annoying, there is apparently an "extra-special surprise feature" that should more than make up for all the wait. Here's the full quote: "We're going to be delaying the release of Patch 254 until the 30th of January. I know a lot of you are excited and trust me, we are too. This patch is much larger than we first anticipated and we need more time to work on it in development, and through internal QA process prior public release. However soon you will get to enjoy a hell of lot of new content, and we're cooking up an extra-special surprise feature for the patch!"
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If you're a fan of oldschool strategy games you're in luck as THQ Nordic has just released Imperium Galactica 1 and 2 with support for modern OS and resolutions. The original Imperium Galactica comes with Dosbox emulation that adds compatibility for Windows 7, 8, and 10, while Imperium Galactica 2 has a few more bells and whistles added to it.
Most notably, Imperium Galactica 2 comes with support for most modern OS (including Mac and Linux), support for modern resolution, as well as a whole bunch of graphical improvements. But perhaps most importantly of all, Imperium Galactica 2 now once again supports multiplayer, and it even comes with a server browser! So if you ever wanted to relive the early days of strategy games, now you a chance to do so.
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You have to hand it to Blizzard, they are taking Legion's content flow very seriously. World of Warcraft's Patch 7.1.5 has only recently arrived to the live servers, and already we have Patch 7.2 making its way to the PTR (Public Test Realm).
Most of Patch 7.2's major features aren't enabled just yet as the primary testing focus for this build is the newly added Demon Invasions and general stability, but there is a lot of awesome stuff hidden behind the scenes. If you don't mind spoilers, and there is a whole bunch of them, you can find all of the recently datamined information over at MMO Champion. There's bits and pieces of the upcoming Tier 20 armor set, new Class Hall research, class mounts, new character models, and so forth.
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Before we move on to anything else, it is worth pointing out that the For Honor closed beta will start on January 26th. But unlike most closed betas out there, this ones is anything but exclusive. So if you would like to give For Honor a try ahead of its February 14th release date you simply need to go to the official website, choose a faction and your preferred weapon, and you'll be granted a beta key - its as simple as that!
And if you're wondering what kind of a PC you'll need in order to even run For Honor, you're in luck as Ubisoft has just released the official system requirements, as well as a list of officially supported GPUs and controllers. Have a look:
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If you're a fan of messing around with visuals in an effort to create more realistic images, you'll be glad to hear that The Witcher 3's long-awaited Super Turbo Lighting mod version 3 is now available. In short, the STL mod is a slightly rework how lighting functions in The Witcher 3, with each and every single zone receiving numerous changes to it more similar to the 2014 preview build.
But rather than just blabber on about something completely visual, allow me to instead show you the recently posted preview video. Before you start watching, however, I would recommend slightly decreasing the volume because the vocal portions of the song are loud enough to wake the dead. Anyway, have a look:
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Ghost Recon Wildlands is Ubisoft's upcoming open world tactical shooter where you'll get to join an elite special operations unit in order to take down a rather well entrenched drug cartel. Given the focus on team-based tactics and open-ended missions it should be no surprise to hear that Ghost Recon Wildlands is primarily a multiplayer focused game, but it does bring with it a singleplayer mode where you get to roam the land alongside three (hopefully useful) AI partners.
So if you're interested in seeing what Ghost Recon Wildlands might look like in singleplayer, and if you're wondering whether your AI teammates are a bunch of blithering idiots, you should check out the recently posted developer walkthrough. There are some very minor spoilers in the video, but let's be perfectly honest, you're probably not getting Ghost Recon Wildlands for its deep and complex narrative. Anyway, here's the video:
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Steam has had native support for PlayStation 4 controllers since last month, and with today's update that has extended to Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers, as well as any controller using the generic X-Input. In other words, no matter what sort of a controller you use, it should now work on Steam without any extra effort.
This might not sound like big news, especially since most games already support Xbox 360/One controllers, but if you ever had to mess around with JoyToKey or other such key mapping programs you know exactly how welcome this update really is. Nothing is better than just plugging in your controller and simply pressing start to play, without the whole 15 minute procedure that sometimes goes before it!
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If you were hoping to give Ubisoft's For Honor a try ahead of its February 14th release date, you'll be glad to hear that the closed beta is just around the corner. Starting on January 26th and ending on January 29th you'll be able to play as all three factions in an all-out war for domination, with the winners being given a special reward at the very end. All of this warfare will be done across six different maps, and three game modes: Dominion 4v4, Brawl 2v2, and Duel 1v1.
For those of you that prefer to digest information through video form, here's the recently posted teaser trailer showcasing the above mentioned features. Have a look:
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Bohemia Interactive, the developers you might know from their work on the Arma series and the standalone version of DayZ, have announced that after four years in Steam Early Access Take on Mars is finally going to be released on February 8th. If you're like me and this is your first time hearing about it, Take on Mars is pretty much exactly as you would expect: a survival game set on the inhospitable and unforgiving Martian surface.
For those of you interested in some actual gameplay, allow me to share with you the last year's developer stream. I know its not the most punctual video and that a lot of the gameplay is going to be outdated, but to perfectly honest the other two trailers do a rather miserable job of showcasing what exactly you do in Take on Mars. That mini-rant aside, here's the video:
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Cyanide, the studio you may know from their work on Blood Bowl and Styx: Master of Shadows, has apparently expanded quite a lot in recent years. Not only are they currently working on Styx: Shards of Darkness and the Call of Cthulhu RPG, but according to the most recent announcement they are also going to attempt a video game adaptation of Werewolf: The Apocalypse set in the World of Darkness universe.
The details are currently a bit light, but apparently we'll get to play as a Garou warrior (from French "loup-garou" meaning werewolf), a cast of werewolves opposed to urban civilization and supernatural corruption - all hurtling head-first towards the inevitable apocalypse. I have no idea how Cyanide is going to create a compelling RPG with a bloodthirsty beast as its protagonist, but the World of Darkness universe is quite fascinating, so I must admit I'm looking forward to finding out.