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After investing far too many hours in to The Division open beta my main issue with the game was how quickly you could blow through the content and how limited the arsenal seemed to be.
If you share similar concerns you'll be delighted to hear that according to itsgamerdoc from Reddit The Division is set to launch with 26 missions and 138 weapons to toy around with. Here's a short overview of what exactly was found:
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There are many community projects out there these days, everything ranging from the naively overambitious to the well organized, planned and focused ones. While Skywind, a recreation of Morrowind in the Skyrim engine, certainly has some divine ambitions it is also one of the most well run and community friendly projects I've seen in a long time.
I'm mentioning it now because the developers recently showcased their progress through the fourth in a series of official developer videos, this time around focusing on the graphics, modeling, voice acting and a few more topics. Have a look, it might surprise you how much better they've made some parts of Skyrim look:
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[Update #2]: The long wait is now finally over - Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has now arrived onto Steam Early Access!
With the PC Gamer Weekender event officially underway we've finally received a glimpse at the much anticipated medieval ARPG, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord.
The footage might not have been filmed with the best of cameras, or microphones for that matter, but the video Youtuber "Lê Ngọc Thuận" posted should give you an idea of what sort of direction Bannerlord is taking the series in. Take a look:
[Update]: Both of the videos have been taken down for seemingly no reason. As such I'm afraid the whole "30 minutes of gameplay" part of the title is no longer valid, but I can at least share with you one of the most recent gameplay previews. It's about 13 minutes long and should give you a pretty good idea of what Bannerlord looks like in-game. Enjoy!
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During the recent combat update/showcase for Kingdom Come: Deliverance I mentioned that the much anticipated medieval RPG is aiming for a summer 2016 release on the PC, with console versions to follow suit at a later date.
However, with the closed beta now in full swing the developers have come out and confirmed the rumors that the release of the PC version will be delayed. The reason why can be found in an interview Eurogamer did with PR manager Tobias Stolz-Zwiling about a week ago, here's the quote:
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Life is Strange developer Dontnod recently revealed a bunch of new screenshots from their upcoming vampire RPG, Vampyr, showcasing some dark, moody and rather interesting environments. What they didn't mention at all, however, was the gameplay, mechanics or even what type of an RPG Vampyr would be.
As it turns out, according to a video leaked yesterday, Vampyr's combat mechanics are somewhat similar to those found in Bloodborne, though obviously clunkier given its early alpha state. Have a look if you don't mind shaky camera footage:
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Despite Prison Architect being released many moons ago the development team is still working hard on new updates and features, making them officially awesome.
One such update released yesterday and brought with it a brand new temperature system that requires you to keep your inmates warm, but not too warm or they might get disgruntled, as well as a quick-build option and a couple of other features. Here's the developer video going over all the changes and the full patch notes:
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The Shadow Moses project was aiming to be a full Metal Gear Solid fan remake developed in Unreal Engine 4.
However, as it so often goes with these fan remakes, it has been promptly shut down once first bits of gameplay footage started appearing. To the developer's credit, they did manage to make a rather faithful adaptation, as you can see in the most recent trailer:
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I've attempted to complete Myst without a walkthrough on numerous occasions now but never managed to do so on account of my way of thinking getting in the way of the moon logic Myst intends you for you to use on certain puzzles. You would think I'd hate Myst after going through that whole ordeal but if anything, my love for the game has deepened, even if it makes me feel like a half-wit.
If you share the same position as me (ideally without the whole stupidity aspect) then you'll be delighted to hear that Obduction, the spiritual successor to Myst and Riven, is progressing rather nicely if the latest trailer is any judge. Have a look:
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We've had about a month or so to ruminate on the upcoming Hearthstone ranked ladder split and while the announcement was an exciting one it didn't bring with it enough details to truly sate the hunger of news-starved Hearthstone fans.
I'm afraid the same applies for today's "announcement of an announcement" but while Blizzard avoided releasing any actual information they did set a date for when they will finally spill the beans on the new expansion and ladder split.
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If the relatively recent Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition got your RPG juices flowing you'll be happy to hear that the brand new expansion titled Siege of Dragonspear is right around the corner.
Siege of Dragonspear is a 25 hour long campaign set between the events of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 and represents an excellent reason to once again revisit the Sword Coast. Here's the brief trailer and a bit more info on what exactly to expect from Siege of Dragonspear: