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Survival modes must be rather popular among AAA developers as we just recently had Fallout 4's survival update launch in to beta , and already there is an announcement for Far Cry Primal and its take on stone age survival. If this is a new trend in the making, it is one that I am fully behind, bring on actually difficult content and less bullet- spongy enemies!
The aptly named Survivor Mode will be arriving to Far Cry Primal on April 12, and bringing with it a much more ruthless and brutal gameplay experience. While there isn't much information about the Survivor Mode just yet, here's what Ubisoft did reveal, starting with the announcement video:
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Tribes: Ascend has never been extremely popular, but it always had a decently-sized core of extremely loyal players, which at one point included me. Unfortunately, through a series of poor decisions Hi-Rez Studios managed to not just run the game in to the ground, but pierce the Earth's core as well. Eventually the developers were pulled from the project and Tribes: Ascend slowly faded in to obscurity, with only a faint echo of "SHAZBOT!" in the distance to remind people of its existence.
Until rather recently when Hi-Rez Studios decided to do right by their fans and bring new life new life in to Tribes: Ascend in the form of an absolutely titanic update. They also promised that would be only the first in a series of updates, and judging by the large patch that appeared on Steam a few hours ago, I would say that they did not disappoint. Here are the patch notes:
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Less than a month has gone by since Black Desert first launched, and already there is a massive free expansion arriving. While I'm certain no one will complain about more content, it does feel like this expansion has arrived a bit too prematurely as its unlikely many people are even near the end-game just yet.
Black Desert: Mediah brings with it a 30% increase to the world size, numerous new quests and enemies, a giant boss to spar against, a 40v40 PvP zone and a whole lot more. Here's the Mediah Expansion trailer and what exactly is coming with it:
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As I've noted before, the main issue with Paragon is the somewhat wonky balance, and characters that are far, far superior at their roles than their competition. This is exactly the issue that Update 22.1 aims to address by reducing the power of Grux and Feng Mao, two fighters with an extremely high win rate and equally great damage output.
Along with their changes comes Sevarog, a new soul-stealing tank that thrives in the jungle and slowly builds up his power by devouring minion after minion. Here's a developer video showcasing what exactly Sevarog brings to the table, and the patch notes themselves:
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I doubt this is going to come as a surprise to many of you, especially given how critically acclaimed Shadow of Mordor was, but there is good evidence that a sequel is in the works.
This information comes via Nerdleaks who managed to find Shadow of Mordor 2 listed in the CV of the famous stunt actress Lauren Mary Kim, who also worked on Tomb Raider, Batman Arkham Knight, Assassin's Creed Unity and more.
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If you're completely new to World of Warcraft you might find its lore somewhat hard to get in to, especially now that Blizzard has started dabbling in alternate realities, time travel, resurrecting story characters that have already died multiple times, and so forth.
Things are even rougher when you consider that the younger generations don't have over a decade of exposure to all things Warcraft, which would be the exact reason why the World of Warcraft: Traveler book series is currently being made. Here's the trailer (books apparently have those now) and the plot synopsis Blizzard has posted up:
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Bethesda has been teasing this Survival Mode update for a couple of months now, and from what I'm hearing on various forums it was well worth the wait as it turns the casual stroll through the Commonwealth in to a true struggle for survival where even the smallest of wounds can spell doom.
If you would like to give it a try for yourself and see how long it takes before diseases strikes you down, Survival Mode Beta is currently available on Steam, and it sports an impressive list of changes and additions. If you're looking for detailed descriptions head over to the Bethesda website, but if its a short overview that you seek, I've prepared one:
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Many years ago Desura served as a place for small and niche indie games to earn some recognition in the public's eye, and hopefully enough sales to be considered worthy of entering the walled gardens of Steam. However, ever since Steam stopped curating their store and allowed easy exposure for thousands of indie games, Desura lost its main advantage, and eventually filed for bankruptcy.
To make matters worse, the whole Desura website went down over a week ago without a single word of warning, taking all of the player libraries with it. Thankfully, it now seems to be back online, as noticed by a user named Foamed.
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Yesterday's big Street Fighter V patch brought with it the Challenge Mode and numerous other changes, but it also paved the way for special costumes that will be arriving tomorrow alongside the in-game store.
As you might expect, some crafty players have already managed to not just datamine all of the costumes, but also import them in to the game and present them in a neat video. Here's the video and some of the skins, courtesy of the Street Fighter Subreddit. Just try not to laugh at poor Ken, he's going through a sensitive period:
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Killer Instinct is now available on the Windows Store, and much to the amazement of many, you first need to pass a performance test before being unleashed upon other players.
But don't worry, its not a giant, evil barrier stopping you from playing online, instead its a rather ingenious system that ensures Killer Instinct's online matches don't devolve in to a slideshow due to a player's poor system performance affecting the entire match. Here's the short version of how it works, and why its an excellent idea: