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The Division's free April 12 update is bringing with it item trading, an end-game Incursion (read group dungeon), daily missions, new Dark Zone loot, and most interestingly, four new end-game sets that come with unique abilities.
If you are wondering what exactly those abilities are, wonder no more as Ubisoft has released all of the details on the seemingly overpowered end-game sets. Have a look:
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Its kind of ironic, but the main reason I've gotten interested in the detective-game genre is because of Aviary Attorney, a bird-based lawyering game with a heavy emphasis on investigations, and more than a handful of jabs at the genre as a whole.
Whichever the reason, however, the first bits of gameplay footage from the upcoming Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter look rather enticing to me, though it could also be because of Watson's magnificent mustache which is making me quite envious. Have a look, but not at the mustache, it might get aggressive:
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Even though Diablo 2 is still perfectly playable, and in some ways perhaps more polished than Diablo 3, its still intriguing to see someone attempt to modernize its graphics and mechanics.
While the Curse of Tristram mod is still under heavy construction, the lone developer behind it released a rather promising gameplay trailer that showcases some of the locations from Diablo 2, and an Assassin whose legs seem to double as helicopter blades. Have a look:
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This gameplay showcase is a supplement to my detailed Dark Souls 3 review, so if you're interested in learning how Dark Souls 3 fares in the eyes of a ~400 hours Souls veteran, give it a read/watch.
As for the gameplay below, it features a trip through a terrifying zombie infested graveyard where the enemies never stop coming, and the only option is to run. Have a look:
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We've learned a week ago that the PC version of Final Fantasy XV is not in development, a fact that should surprise no one given that FFXV has been in development hell for around a decade now, before the time when Japanese companies took PC gaming seriously.
However, there is some hope for the PC version as the recent interview with Final Fantasy XV's director Hajime Tabata showed that he is quite enthusiastic about not just developing a PC version, but making it far superior both in terms of quality and technology. Here's the full quote:
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Offworld Trading Company showed up on Early Access as a quirky little game with an interesting premise, to dominate your opponents not through military might, but through some good old fashioned capitalism.
That was over a year ago, however. The Offworld Trading Company of today is magnitudes bigger and more content rich than its humble start would ever indicate, and most importantly, is just about ready to launch for real on April 28. If you're interested in how all of that looks in action, the developers hold frequent streams showing off the gameplay, so have a look:
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Given that I'm still busy finishing up my Dark Souls 3 review, I figured I would give you a brief glimpse at what exactly all the fuss is about.
The video below represents the initial 20 minutes of Dark Souls 3, including the first boss and two challenging mini-bosses that can be found in the 'tutorial' area. I've tried to keep spoilers down to a minimum, though you will obviously see the boss and his mechanics.
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Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm normally features the most annoying way of handling heroes in a MOBA, by having a small batch of them rotate each week with the rest requiring you to either pay or grind in-game currency, but due to the Heroes of the Dorm finals coming up they are offering them all for free.
So if you ever wanted to give Heroes of the Storm a try and see all it has to offer, now would be the perfect time as you will not only be able to play as any of the heroes, you will also earn 50% more experience which will transition in to further unlocks.
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Battleborn is the latest multiplayer focused shooter from the developers of Borderlands, and as you would expect, its presentation is... for the lack of a better word, batshit insane.
If you would like to give it a try and see what madness awaits beyond its Steam page, Battleborn's open beta will start on April 13 and run until April 18. Here's a relatively long gameplay/story trailer that will get you filled in on all of the details, and also overfilled on puns:
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Praise the Sun as the Dark Souls 3 pre-load is now available, a few short days ahead of its April 12 release. The download is around 20GB, which is surprisingly small given how much content is crammed in there.
The pre-load should be available for you right away, but if you're having issues like some folks on the Steam forums, all you need to do is restart Steam and the pre-load will manifest itself, provided you bought the game, naturally.