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If you're itching to give XCOM 2 another playthrough, now would be the best time to do so as the massive Long War 2 mod has now finally arrived. Totaling at 2.2GB in size, Long War 2 brings with it a much longer campaign, nine new soldier classes, two new weapon tiers, dozens of new enemies, a brand new enemy AI, and a whole bunch more!
While a video covering all of these features would probably drag on forever, allow me to share with you the most recent preview that only covers the new mission types. Its not much, but the mission variety alone should clue you in on how detailed Long War 2 really is. Have a look:
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If you were hoping to break out Yooka-Laylee as an occasional party game, it appears you're in luck as the developers have just announced that there will be eight unique multiplayer arcade games to toy around with. You will be able to race with other players in Kartos Karting, fight for the flag in the Blag the Flag, demolish hordes of enemies in Gun-let Run, and so forth. Long story short, its going to be a bunch of minigames!
And for those of you wondering what all of this might look like, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. If you would like to avoid the intro and head straight into the action, skip to around 20 seconds into the video. Anyway, have a look:
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Given how snow and ice are Mei's theme many players expected her to get one of the best skins in the Holiday Update, and while she did get a cool (heh) new snowman animation for her Iceblock, the skin itself was rather mediocre. Following a surprisingly large community outrage Blizzard promised that Mei would be getting an awesome new skin at some point in January, which given her Chinese nationality was quite clearly pointing towards some sort of Chinese New Year event.
As such, the following shouldn't come as much of a surprise - Blizzard has just announced that Overwatch will be getting the Year of the Rooster update on January 24th, along with an a-Mei-zing new skin! While there is no actual information on the event itself, and whether it will come with specially decorated maps and brawl game modes, I can tell you that D.Va is also getting an adorable new skin! Have a look:
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If you're looking to fill up your backlog on the cheap you might want to take a look at Humble Bundle's currently ongoing "Best of 2016" bundle. While it doesn't feature any games I've personally nominated as the "best of 2016", it does have a nice variety that should keep you busy for quite a while.
Most notably, it features the excellent Homeworld Remastered Collection, as well as Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition which I found myself greatly enjoying. As for the full list of games and their pricing tiers, here's what the bundle has to offer:
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Mirage: Arcane Warfare is a spiritual successor to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare where the noble knights and mighty steel blades have been replaced with blithering madmen and copious amounts of magic. And if you're wondering how much of a role magic will play in Mirage, let's just say that even the Taurant - a brute that yells a lot and hits people with a giant mace - has quite a few spells in his arsenal.
If you're interested in seeing what all of this might look like in gameplay terms, allow me to share with you the recently posted teaser trailer that showcases the Taurant in action. All of the footage is from an early alpha version of Mirage, however, so don't be surprised if you catch a couple of awkward animations throughout the video. Anyway, have a look:
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[Update #2]: Necromunda: Underhive Wars has now arrived for PC and consoles, though not without a fair few bugs.
[Update]: Warhammer 40k themed tactical RPG Necromunda: Underhive Wars is launching on September 8, 2020!
After successfully bringing over Games Workshop's tabletop classic Mordheim to the PC, the developer Rogue Factor is now going to attempt to do the same for Necromunda: Underhive Wars. As you might expect given its inspiration, Necromunda is going to be a turn-based tactical RPG set in the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
While there isn't much information to go on right now, the announcement message does paint a rather troubled world: "Rival gangs of ruthless warriors are locked in an endless war for control of the Underhive, a gigantic warren of derelict factories, rusted metal husks, and forgotten technologies. Anarchy, violence, betrayal and death rule this hellish place, long forsaken by any semblance of civilization."
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While I'm sure this is going to come as a massive shock to all of you, during his most recent Reddit AMA Gabe Newell stated that Valve is currently working on a couple of new games! And before you ask, no, Half-Life 3 is unfortunately not one of them. According to Gabe Newell "the number 3 must not be said", but on the positive side it does appear that Valve is interesting in doing more with the Portal/Half-Life universe! Whether this will actually transform into a tangible game, only the future will tell, but it is still good to hear that Valve hasn't abandoned their most interesting storylines.
As for what exactly these new games will be, the only thing I can tell you is that at least a couple of them are going to be VR based given Newell's quote: "The big thing right now is broadening the range of options we have in creating experiences. We think investing in hardware will give us those options. The knuckles controller is being designed at the same time as we're designing our own VR games."
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If you enjoy playing Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare on the PC you'll be glad to hear that it has just recently been patched with a bunch of bug fixes and security/anticheat updates. The patch has also brought in various adjustments for mouse sensitivity in an effort to make gameplay smoother, as well as fixing an annoying bug where players would be unable to edit their weapons by using their mouse in Create a Class.
For those of you looking for all of the details I'll post the patch notes down below, but if you don't care about such things allow me to send you off with some rather good news - there is a double XP event ongoing until January 23rd for all PC users! As for the patch notes, here's the full list:
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It has only been a couple of months since Obsidian's latest RPG Tyranny first arrived, and already they are teasing a brand new project. The first tweet arrived with a single image and a rather interesting quote: "I used to dream that when my god came back, he would forgive us. That's the trouble with dreams. Sooner or later, we all have to wake up." From what I've figured out the quote isn't referencing any sort of existing novel, but I must admit it does set up one hell of a story!
The second tweet brought with it a lot less information, but it did give us a link to an official forum for something called the "Project Louisiana". What exactly Project Louisiana is, that I'm afraid I can't tell you since I simply don't know, but the two leading theories so far point towards Fallout: New Orleans (a rumor that was debunked a while back) and Pillars of Eternity 2 (which is highly likely to happen given the success of its predecessor) as potential answers.
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If you enjoy a bit of craziness with your card games, and you've somehow managed to miss the previous Chaos Arena event, you'll be glad to hear that Sheogorath will be making a second visit to The Elder Scrolls: Legends this Friday, January 20th. Unfortunately the Chaos Arena event will only last for a couple of days, or until January 23rd to be specific, so make sure to get the most out of it.
And for those of you wondering what the Chaos Arena event even is, its basically the Arena with a whole bunch of new and completely ridiculous scenarios, as well as a couple of rather interesting new lane conditions. If you're interested in the specifics, here's what Sheogorath has planned for this Friday: