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Rift has seen many changes and content updates ever since it transitioned to free-to-play back in 2013, but the upcoming premium expansion Starfall Prophecy is set to blow all of that out of the water by drastically increasing the map size and adding a whole bunch of new features.
In short, Starfall Prophecy brings with it five massive new zones to explore, two dungeons and a raid to bash your head against, as well as new Looking for Raid and Personal Loot systems to ensure all of that exploring goes by smoothly. On the less... tangible side of things, the addition of multicore support and 64-bit client technology should mean that the performance will increase across the board.
If you're interested in getting a bit of a sneak peek at Starfall Prophecy, here's the recently posted and all too brief teaser trailer:
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Doom's first premium multiplayer DLC "Unto The Evil" has arrived today with three new maps (Cataclysm, Offering, and Ritual), a new weapon in the form of the UAC EMG Pistol (very similar to the peashooter you start the campaign with), as well as a new piece of equipment, the Kinetic Mine. Also, if you enjoy dressing up your Doom Marine in ridiculous outfits and color patterns, you'll be glad to hear that there's a whole bunch of new cosmetic additions here as well.
Rather than simply talk about all these new features, here's the release trailer that goes over every single one in brief, hopefully giving you an idea if Unto The Evil is something you would enjoy or not:
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With Hearthstone swiftly becoming the most popular card game the world has ever known, digital or physical, its no wonder that other companies are trying their hand at creating a worthy competitor, someone to steal a bit of thunder away from Blizzard's giant.
It is with this sort of idea in mind that Bethesda has created The Elder Scrolls: Legends, a free-to-play digital card game that on first glance seems to be heavily inspired by Hearhstone, but in reality is an entirely different beast altogether. If you're wondering how exactly it differs from Hearthstone, and more importantly, what sort of strategies you can pull off, here's an hour-long developer video showcasing the arena game mode:
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Since Overwatch already has numerous tournaments and pro leagues ongoing, Blizzard has decided to do things a little bit differently with the newly announced Overwatch World Cup 2016.
Instead of simply inviting the current top players, Blizzard will nominate a mix of representatives (pro gamers, streamers, high ranked competitive players, and apparently me) from each eligible country, after which the community will be able to vote on which nominees they would like to see represent their nation. What follows next is a series of exhibition matches where the teams will partake in best-of-three battles until only the sixteen best teams remain standing.
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With QuakeCon 2016 now finally underway, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that one of Bethesda and id's front-liners is the upcoming skill-based arena shooter Quake Champions, designed from the ground up to be a return to the glory days of PC gaming.
Rather than simply talk about the return to Quake 3: Arena style of gameplay, Bethesda has also released a brief gameplay trailer showcasing rocket-jumps, bunny-hops, plenty of weapon pick ups, and naturally, a whole lot of weird aliens getting splattered across the floor. Have a look:
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Techland is a publisher and developer most famous for their action-oriented games such as Call of Juarez, Dead Island, and the most recent Dying Light. With such a specific set of games behind them, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise to hear that their next game is Pure Farming 17: The Simulator... wait a minute!
In a strange turn of events, Techland has teamed up with the independent studio Ice Flames in order to shake up the farming simulator genre and to deliver a "complete farming experience". The announcement "trailer" itself won't tell you very much, but you can at least get a glimpse at what Pure Farming 17 is going to look like:
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If you're were hoping to run through cornfields with night-vision camera in hand and dodge creepy, demented villagers this summer, I'm afraid I have some bad, or perhaps good news depending on your perspective.
In a recently posted Facebook message Red Barrels have announced that Outlast 2 has been delayed until the first quarter of 2017 in order to ensure it ends up being the best horror game it can possibly be and that it "will scare the crap out of you". Here's the whole message:
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Oh how the times have changed. A couple of years ago you'd be hard pressed to name even a single modern Warhammer 40k game beyond Relic's Dawn of War series, but these days you can find an example in nearly every genre. You've got Eternal Crusade to cower your shooter needs, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada for those more inclined towards real time strategy, the upcoming Inquisitor - Martyr for those itching for some hack & slash action, and the list goes on.
However, among the various genres there is one that to my knowledge doesn't have a proper Warhammer 40k game tied to it, and that's the turn-based strategy one. Thankfully the upcoming Sanctus Reach, a 3D turn-based strategy that follows the struggles between the savage Space Wolves and equally savage Orks, is here to finally fill that little gap. Here's the brief teaser trailer to give you an idea of what's going on:
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If you've collected the very best loot and completed pretty much everything you can in Grim Dawn, but you're still looking for more excuses to grab a sword and fight against the hordes of darkness, a brand new DLC has been added to offer exactly this type of experience.
The newly released Crucible Mode DLC brings with it "a challenging new arena gameplay mode" that will task you with fighting against 150 unique waves of enemies, collecting treasure and upgrades, and slowly build up your defenses in between waves. All in an effort to survive for as long as humanly possible in order to get the new pieces of shiny loot. If you're wandering what all of this looks like in-game, here's a brief trailer:
Blizzard has released a detailed preview of all the new World of Warcraft: Legion features and zones
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World of Warcraft's upcoming Legion expansion is bringing with it some far reaching changes and brand new features, so its understandable how some players might be confused about what exactly they are and what's their significance in the grand scheme of things.
In order to correct this little problem and hopefully give the community a good idea of what Legion is all about, Blizzard has recently released a rather lengthy "Legion Extended Preview" video that goes over the new zones, dungeons, bosses and features coming in on August 30th. Have a look: