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Just Cause 3 has had a rocky launch, to put things lightly, with many people (including me) having annoyingly long load times, random but severe FPS drops and a whole host of other issues.
Things are looking up, however, as the now available PC update promises to improve load times, fix memory leaks as well as various other crashes and annoyances. Here's the short, but important, list of patch notes:
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If you were looking forward to some The Division post launch content I bring both good and bad news. The good news is that all of the free updates, of which two have been announced so far, will be available simultaneously for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
The bad news is that Ubisoft has recently announced that the first two paid expansions will start with one month of Xbox One exclusivity before being released for the PC and PS4. If you're wondering what exactly you're missing out on here's a brief rundown of the paid DLCs:
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Its been known for a long time now that Overwatch would be releasing in the spring of 2016, though the specific date was never mentioned.
While there is still no official announcement, an erroneously released advertisement from IGN gave us both the release date and the start of the "open beta". Here's the add, courtesy of Reddit user Deadpoolthegreat:
[Update] Blizzard has come out and officially confirmed that Overwatch is coming for the PC, Xbox One and PS4 on May 24th.
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The Fable Legends open beta was recently delayed until spring though Lionhead announced that they would be accepting 100,000 PC and Xbox One players in to the closed beta over the coming months. By all accounts, it seemed that Fable Legends was chugging along nicely.
The truth, however, is quite different given that neither of those two things will be coming to pass as Microsoft has just come out and stated that Fable Legends has been canceled and that Lionhead & Press Play Studios are being dissolved. Here's the short announcement message:
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After the recent combat overview, where Orks ruthlessly smashed a bunch of disorganized humans, the Total War: Warhammer team is back once again, this time around giving us a glimpse at the Dwarven campaign.
While this video doesn't feature any combat it does showcase the technological and economic prowess of the noble, and incredibly stubborn, Dwarves of Kazar-a-Karak. Have a look:
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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: