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After the lovely 'adventure' through the sleepy seaside town of Sapienza its time for a change of scenery, which in the case of Hitman's third episodic mission means a trip to the bustling markets of Marakesh where a full-blown riot seems to be underway.
If you would like to get a sneak peek at all of the various locations you'll get to explore tomorrow the devs have just released one of those fancy 360° trailers. Have a look, in VR if at all possible:
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Piranha Bytes and Nordic Games have teamed up to create ELEX, a post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG with giant mechs and magic that will follow in the footsteps of the Gothic series by focusing on open world exploration and meaningful choices.
It was announced almost exactly a year ago, but the reason I'm mentioning it now is because the official website finally went live and brought with it a few more tidbits of information.
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If you're a fan of Final Fantasy 14 you should start considering a vacation in the near future as Update 3.3 has been announced for June 7, and from what I can gather its absolutely brimming with content.
As with the previous patches Square Enix has released a video teaser showcasing all of the features and locations, but even though it goes over each one fairly quickly its still an 8 minute long video so I'd recommend you grab something to drink before you dive in. On the other hand, if you simply can't be bothered to watch such a long video, or are struggling with data caps, I'll post a brief summary below.
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Its hard to keep track of all the card games these days, but three years ago Solforge launched as one of the first free-to-play variants, and even though the appearance of Hearthstone certainly hurt its popularity it has managed to consistently move ever-forward.
After years of hard work and numerous patches, some more successful than others, Solforge is going to be officially released next week, May 31st, with a newly redesigned UI, ranked ladder, and a rebalanced economy. If you're interested in what the new UI looks like here's the recently posted launch trailer:
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Total War: Warhammer is one of those crossovers that was almost destined to happen, and as someone that considers himself a massive fan of both franchises I couldn't be happier with the fact that it not only happened, but ended up being actually good as well!
How good, you might ask? Good enough to ensure its place as the fastest-selling Total War game with over half a million copies sold in its first few days, and most importantly, enough concurrent players to regularly breach that magical 100k barrier.
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I don't know about you, but ever since Overwatch released I was itching for a proper competitive mode, a place where everyone would play to the best of their abilities, and where four Hanzos per team were something you laughed about, rather than something you had to endure.
If you belong in this camp you'll be glad to hear that the competitive/ranked mode will be making its way to Overwatch next month as a part of a big update, the contents of which are currently shrouded in mystery. This news comes from a relatively recent Q&A video on Facebook where Jeff Kaplan, Game Director and one of Blizzard's most influential developers, discussed a variety of topics, so if you're interesting in anything beyond competitive play I'd recommend you give it a watch.
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After an entire week filled with rumors about No Man's Sky being delayed from its original June 21 release date we have finally received an official response from Sony, and unfortunately the rumors have been completely true.
In order to ensure that No Man's Sky gets the level of polish it needs to truly impress everybody its release date has been pushed back to August 9 for North America, August 10 for Europe, and August 12 for the UK. One of these days I'm sure I will finally understand why publishers keep doing these silly staggered releases, but until then, here's what Sony had to say about the whole delay:
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With the Blood and Wine DLC set for May 31st CDPR has decided to do a patch solely dedicated to quality of life changes, bug fixes, and other such minor improvements that swiftly add up in terms of enjoyment.
The most notable of these additions is a little book titled "A Miraculous Guide to Gwent" which display the number of Gwent cards missing from your collection, and most importantly, where you can go to find them! Since Blood and Wine is bringing in a whole bunch of new Gwent cards this would be the perfect opportunity to finish up your collection and secure your title as the reigning Gwent champion in all of the Northern kingdoms.
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According to a brief forum exchange the medieval combat RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been delayed once more, this time until 2017 in order to ensure it releases as the best game it can possibly be.
While this news will leave a lot of people annoyed I can't say it was unexpected, especially since the developers were rather shaky with their "late 2016" estimate during the initial delay back in March. Here's what they had to say this time around:
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From what little information is available so far I can tell you that Absolver is an online combat RPG with a focus on fluid melee combat. You will have to carefully time your attacks, feints, dodges, and counters, or end up being swiftly brought down by a superior opponent.
As for the RPG elements, you will be able to learn new combat styles and attacks, customize your weapons and individual combo sequences to fit your playstyle, and naturally, wear different types of armor, each of which I assume will come with its own drawbacks. Most importantly, however, Absolver is an incredibly stylish game, as you'll notice in the announcement trailer below: