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After a very long silence about The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion we've finally started receiving some actual proof of its existence, first in the form of a leaked release date, and now through some delightfully colorful locations.
The screenshots you will see below are from Geralt's final 20 hour trip across the entirely new in-game region of Toussaint, a province in Nilfgaard that's completely sheltered from the war that rages further North, where carefree indulgence and knightly rituals hide an ancient and bloody secret, as they always seem to do in these sort of scenarios. Have a look, and if you're interested in seeing a bigger and more detailed version of any of the images, simply click on it:
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This shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that a translation server leak back in February showed text strings that directly pointed towards Steam implementing services to deal with Bitcoin payments.
Further proof comes from a recently leaked post that was made on the private developer forum where a Valve representative announced that Steam would start accepting payments via Bitcoins. Here's a screenshot from the post:
'The Story Of Overwatch' Video Goes Over The Fall Of Blizzard's Titan MMO, And The Rise Of Overwatch
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Blizzard's Titan MMO was supposed to be the next big thing when it comes to massively multiplayer games, and so broad in scope it would put World of Warcraft to shame, but unfortunately it ended up going through a troubled development process and was eventually canceled. All that work didn't go to waste, however, as Overwatch rose from its ashes and created something truly unique, a game that has managed to make countless thousands go berserk whenever someone says "beta key".
But did you ever wonder what really caused the Titan to fall, and what series of events led to the inception of Overwatch? If so, I have some good news because it is exactly these questions that GameSpot's three part series 'The Story of Overwatch' goes over in immense detail, backed up with interviews from all of the key Blizzard members involved in both projects.
If you're interested in the fascinating world of game development, or simply want to take a peek behind the veil, I fully recommend you give it a watch. Its a bit long at 20 minutes, but it offers such a unique perspective on Blizzard's inner workings that its hard to say it wasn't worth every second. Have a look:
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Despite the Settlers series not having a good entry in about a decade now, I still hold out hope that maybe, just maybe the next one will recapture the same charm I've experienced so many years ago.
Unfortunately, that is not going to be Settlers: Kingdoms of Anteria as it has been canceled and reshaped in to a brand new single player 'RTS' - Champions of Anteria. Here's the trailer:
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I'm not sure if its because of bad marketing, unfortunate circumstances, or whatever else, but this is the first time I've even heard of Magicka: Wizard Wars, a free-to-play multiplayer version of one of the best "make your friends hate you" co-op games out there, Magicka.
Sadly it doesn't appear I will ever get to know it because Paradox has just announced that the Magicka: Wizard Wars servers will be shutting down in three months after failing to even cover server costs for 9 months straight. Here's the brief announcement message:
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After significantly improving football and hockey, Psyonix is now attempting to make basketball a lot more exciting by adding rocket-powered ninja cards to the whole ordeal.
The free Rocket League Hoops DLC is coming on April 26, and in order to celebrate the addition of a new game mode the team has made Rocket League free to play throughout the weekend.
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Ori and the Blind Forest is one of those cutesy platformers that are designed to make you think you're in for a lovely trip through some great-looking scenery before bringing down the hammer, and brutally destroying your hope as you endlessly tumble into death-pits. Most importantly, however, its a rather fun game.
Its soon going to become even better as the Definitive Edition has finally received its PC release date, April 27. You can expect to see new areas filled with even more lore to immerse yourself in, new abilities to enjoy, and a whole new variety of pits to slip into. Besides the new content there are a couple of extra difficulty modes, an easy mode that's there to simply let you experience all Ori has to offer, as well as a hard mode that's there to ensure you experience the underside of every death-trap Ori has to offer.
But enough yapping from me, here's the recently posted trailer for the Definitive Edition:
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This wouldn't be the first time Mirror's Edge Catalyst was delayed, but much like then I consider any rescheduling due to EA/Dice wanting to ensure its quality as a very welcome thing, even if it means we have to wait a little bit longer.
Thankfully, the delay this time around isn't a couple of months, but only two weeks. The new release date for North America has been set for June 7th, with June 9th reserved for the rest of the world. As for the reason why, the Design Director Erik Odeldahl had this to say:
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After drip-feeding us cards for the better part of two months now, Blizzard has finally decided to unleash everything they have, first by announcing all of the nerfs, and now by revealing every single Whispers of the Old Gods card.
You can find the full list over at the official Facebook page, but its rather messy and unorganized, so I'd recommend going with Hearthpwn, they've made the cards presentable and easy to search by class.
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[Update]: I've done a detailed review on Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, and if you're interested I welcome you to check it out by pressing here.
There have not been many good Warhammer games in recent history, mostly on account of Games Workshop lending out their license to basically anyone that's coherent enough to ask, but thankfully Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is a lovely exception, as I've come to realize in my adventures through the closed beta.
So it is with joy in my heart that I'm able to tell you that Battlefleet Gothic: Armada will be releasing on Steam in less than an hour! Here's the overly-serious, yet completely cheesy release trailer: