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[Update #2]: MultiVersus' Season 1 update has just added the first Battle Pass, while Rick & Morty will be coming soon.
Unlike recent platform fighters like Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl that have fizzled out almost immediately after launch, Warner Bros.' freshly released cross-over madhouse MultiVersus is currently booming. It's only been a couple of days since it first arrived, and already it's quite comfortably breaking the 100,000 concurrent players mark during peak hours.
Besides the much greater level of polish, I'd say the biggest reason MultiVersus has found so much success is that it's a free-to-play game. After all, fighting games tend to high barrier to entry, especially for newer players, so letting people jump in for free (and with the option for co-op with their friends) is definitely a great idea.
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[Update #2]: My review for Darktide is now live and, long story short, it's as rough and fascinating as the world it takes place in!
[Update]: I have a few bits of good news to share! First of all, Fatshark has released a fancy new cinematic trailer for Darktide showing off the world and the fate of the fan-favorite Guardsmen squad. Furthermore, there's going to be a pre-launch beta starting on November 17th, and last but not least, Vermintide veterans will be getting a small cosmetic DLC as a gift.
If you were hoping to get your hands on Warhammer 40,000: Darktide this September, I'm afraid I bring some bad news. According to the newest developer update, Darktide has now been delayed until November 30th for PC, while the Xbox version will follow shortly after.
"Delaying a game is perhaps one of the most difficult decisions a developer faces and one we are not excited about making," explains the announcement. "While we have been humbled by the great feedback on the game so far, we also need more time to improve stability, performance and to mature key systems. Each is critical to making sure we have the best possible experience for you, the players."
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena will be getting Shadows over Innistrad Remastered in 2023 and a second Explorer Anthology in 2022.
[Update]: Both anthologies are now live.
In order to give players a true-to-paper eternal format, the MTG Arena team recently launched Explorer with the aim to eventually transform it into Pioneer proper. While this process is likely going to take quite a while, the good news is that the first batch of Pioneer-legal cards will be coming to MTG Arena later today as a part of Explorer Anthology 1. The Historic format won't be going home emptyhanded either, as the update will also add the long-awaited Historic Anthology 6.
Each anthologies will set you back 25,000 gold or 4,000 gems and will contain twenty cards. Much like before, buying the anthology will give you four copies of each card, though you can also craft your favorites using wildcards if the whole bundle doesn't interest you.
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[Update #2]: Immortal Empires has now been unleashed alongside Total War: Warhammer 3's biggest update ever!
[Update]: As expected, the next Champions of Chaos preview is all about Vilitch the Curseling and the freshly reforged Tzeentch warriors and chosen!
This August 23rd Total War: Warhammer 3 will receive its biggest influx of new content to date. You can expect to see the massive Immortal Empires combined campaign map, a rework of the long-forgotten Warriors of Chaos, numerous buffs to Total War: Warhammer 2 factions, as well as the Champions of Chaos DLC that brings with it four new playable Chaos factions.
Last time around Creative Assembly revealed what Slaanesh's champion Azazel is all about, and today it's time for Nurgle's favorite plague doctor Festus the Leechlord to get a moment in the spotlight. So if you're interested in what the Nurgle part of the Champions of Chaos DLC has to offer, you'll find what you seek in the preview below:
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[Update]: CD Projekt Red will be drastically slowing down development on Gwent: The Witcher Card Game in 2023 and beyond.
Following in the footsteps of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, the standalone version of The Witcher 3's Gwent has now launched another singleplayer-focused expansion. However, instead of being a story-based adventure with the occasional Gwent game to spice things up, the newly released Rogue Mage is more of a roguelike and deckbuilding strategy game similar to Slay the Spire.
What this looks like in actual gameplay, as well as what the story is even about, that you can get a bit of a sneak peek at through the trailer below. Have a gander:
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[Update]: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has now finally arrived and, unsurprisingly, it's a bit of a mess.
It seems that these days delays always come in pairs. Ubisoft has just announced that their movie tie-in adventure Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has been pushed back to 2023-24, and almost immediately after Daedalic Entertainment have revealed that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum has been delayed as well.
"During the past several years, the team has been working hard to share our vision of a remarkable story, set in a breathtaking world, filled with magic and wonder," reads the brief announcement. "We are dedicated to meeting our community's expectations and uncovering the untold story of Gollum in a way that honors the vision of J.R.R. Tolkien. That being said, in order to deliver the best possible experience, we have decided to push the release of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum by a few months."
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[Update #2]: Wrath of the Lich King Classic, the very peak of the original WoW era, has now been unleashed.
[Update]: World of Warcraft Classic is giving players a fancy new dragon mount for simply playing Death Knights.
After accidentally leaking the release date a couple of days ago, Blizzard has finally decided to bite the bullet and just do the announcement properly. As such, you'll be pleased to hear that Wrath of the Lich King Classic will indeed be launching on September 26th, 2022!
It'll bring with it all of the content from the original expansion, along with a couple of small additions and changes to help keep things interesting. The often controversial Dungeon Finder will be removed entirely, players will be able to mess around with new character customization options, and most importantly for the PvP crowd, Arena rating will be personal rather than group-based.
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Given that we've received basically no information about the game ever since it was first announced, it should come as little surprise to hear that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has now been delayed. No specific date has been set just yet, but you can expect Frontiers of Pandora to launch at some point in 2023-24.
"We are committed to delivering a cutting-edge immersive experience that takes full advantage of next-gen technology, as this amazing global entertainment brand represents a major multi-year opportunity for Ubisoft," reads the very brief explanation.
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[Update]: Spider-Man Remastered has now landed onto PC without too much technical trouble.
If you're in the mood for smashing your way through hordes of baddies while delivering snappy quips, you'll be pleased to hear that Insomniac Games' Spider-Man Remastered will soon be heading over to PC. And when I say soon, I really do mean that as Spider-Man Remastered will be swinging over to Steam on August 12th, 2022.
The PC version will bring with it all of the content bundled into one convenient package, along with the usual batch of improvements. You can expect to see enhanced visuals and unlocked framerates, ray-traced reflections and better shadows, ultra-wide support, as well as plenty of customization options for keyboard & mouse controls.
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[Update]: No Man’s Sky's Update 4.0 is all about fine-tuning your gameplay experience and level of challenge.
With the Outlaws update No Man's Sky spruced up its space combat and added a bunch of different ways to be a galactic menace. While the newest Endurance update is still focused on improving space-based gameplay, things are much more relaxed this time around.
Endurance has completely overhauled the experience of being a freighter captain, which includes a total rework of space bases. You now have a huge array of new parts and themed rooms to decorate your home away from home, the ability to build outside the freighter itself in order to really enjoy the wondrous views across the galaxy, as well as the option to customize and set up a variety of workshops, farms and observation decks.