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Even though Doom's multiplayer mode has not received the best of welcomes, I must admit I'm actually impressed with how much effort id and Bethesda are pouring in order to improve it. And even though I'm still not sold on the whole concept, the latest update has definitely made it much better by introducing Infernal Run, a brutal FPS version of American football, as well as a variety of bots you can use to populate Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch game modes.
There's also a couple of other additions, such as the max rank now being Echelon 11, as well as a variety of SnapMap improvements. If you're interested in all of the minute details I would recommend you head over to the official patch notes, but if you're just interested in the short version that also happens to be accompanied by an awesome soundtrack - here's the preview video:
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Figuring out when Tales of Berseria will actually release on the PC has been a bit of a roller coaster, to say the least. The initial announcement pinned the release date for January 24, the same day it releases on the PlayStation 4, but that quickly got corrected to January 24 in the US, and January 27 in Europe. In most cases this would be the end of the story, but not for Tales of Berseria!
According to the recently updated Steam page, Tales of Berseria will be arriving to the PC on January 26, officially making me very, very confused. Furthermore, given that it appears as January 26 on my European Steam account it seems that the silly regional delay has been removed in favor of a unified release. If that actually ends up being the case I would consider it an extremely positive thing, because having delayed digital releases in this day and age is downright ridiculous.
On a slightly different note, if you've managed to survive through all of that rambling without actually knowing what Tales of Berseria is all about, here's the announcement trailer to hopefully shed a bit of light. There are a couple of other trailers out there, but most of them contain story spoilers, so I would recommend not reaching out for them unless you don't mind such things. Anyway, here's the video:
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For those of you that might not be aware, Hex: Shards of Fate is a Magic: The Gathering inspired card game that's trying to combine the best aspects of TCGs and story focused RPGs. In order to further this goal the developers have recently released a rather massive updated titled Chronicles of Entrath: Chapter 2, which brought with it a ~40 hour long story campaign, a new playable class, as well as a variety of other minor changes.
If you're interested in learning a little bit more about the whole update, but more specifically about the lore behind this new campaign, then you should probably check out the most recent trailer. Have a look:
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After introducing nearly every faction and nation into Crusader Kings 2, it appears that Paradox is now getting a lot more experimental with their expansions and DLCs. Just recently they released The Reaper's Due, a DLC that brings with it the black plague and a variety of other maladies, and now they're working on a DLC that brings forth monks, mystics, and secret societies into the mix.
If that sounds like something you might be interested in, then have a look at the recently posted teaser trailer. It doesn't show anything in terms of gameplay features, but it does a rather good job of setting the mood. Here's the video:
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Total War: Warhammer's second faction DLC, Realm of the Wood Elves, is now live and available. As you would expect given its pedigree, Realm of the Wood Elves brings with it a brand new faction with its own unique units and Legendary Lords, mechanics, lores of magic, quests, and pretty much everything you've come to expect from a Total War: Warhammer race.
However, while the Wood Elves are a fairly exciting addition to Total War: Warhammer, it is also worth mentioning that this DLC has brought it a massive (and free) content patch. There's two new Heroes for the Empire, two new lores of magic, and a whole ton of new maps to wage war on! So if you're interested in a bit of a preview for all these new maps and magic types, here's the recently posted developer video going over just that:
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For those of you that might not be aware, Space Hulk: Deathwing recently had a closed beta featuring a couple of hours of alien-obliterating gameplay. Unfortunately things didn't end up working out quite as amazingly as people expected, mostly due to numerous bugs, performance issues, and some rather... questionable design choices.
Even after playing for a couple of hours it was obvious that Space Hulk: Deathwing is not yet ready for its official launch, which is why I'm very glad to say that its release date has now been postponed to December 14. The reason behind this decision, as you would expect, is the wish to fix most of the annoying issues that plagued the closed beta version. But rather than simply repeat what the developers themselves have said, here's the full quote from the announcement:
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After being rumored and teased for well over a year now, Bioware has finally released an extended gameplay trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda. And even though it may be a bit over-edited and scripted in order to fit the narrative, I must admit its actually pretty damn intriguing.
So if you're interested in seeing a glimpse of what Mass Effect: Andromeda has to offer, you'll find the recently posted gameplay video down below. But before you dive in, do bear in mind that the footage you're going to be watching is from the early alpha, and as such there are some elements of... questionable quality in there as well. Have a look:
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After being slated for a rather nebulous "at some point in 2017" launch, Platinum Games' upcoming aRPG NieR: Automata now finally has a proper release date. You can expect to see it on March 7 in North America and March 10 in Europe and Australia, and best of all, the PC version will arrive at the same time as the PS4 one!
As for the trailer this announcement arrived with... well, let's just say that it won't make a whole lot of sense to you if you haven't played the original Nier. That said, have a look, perhaps you will be able to deduce something I could not:
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Ubisoft is currently celebrating their 30th anniversary, and in order to get everyone else to join in on the fun they have been offering a free game each month. Last month it was the rather amazing Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and this month its the somewhat mediocre (but equally free!) Assassin's Creed 3.
In order to grab it you simply need to go to the Ubisoft website and click the shiny "Get your free game" button. Naturally, you will need Uplay in order to actually play your copy of Assassin's Creed 3, but outside of that there is no catch or hidden requirement.
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If you would like to get into the Christmas spirit, but don't feel like stopping your murder spree just yet, worry not as IO-Interactive has you cowered! In "Holiday Hoarders", the upcoming free mission for Hitman, you will be given a chance to combine the two by skulking around Paris as a very, very naughty Santa Claus.
Since the sight of Agent 47 in a full Santa costume (and this includes the bushy beard and magnificent mustache) is downright hilarious, allow me show you the recently posted trailer. Have a look, and I dare you to try and not sing along: