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[Update]: The Gold Box RPGs have now arrived, and it's looking like they do come with the manuals!
While they were well before my time, the Gold Box series of PC games represents a whole bunch of classic Dungeons & Dragons based RPGs. So if you're feeling a tinge of nostalgia for times gone by, or if you're just curious what made these games so popular back in the day, you might be intrigued to hear that the Gold Box RPGs will be making their way to Steam this March 29th, 2022.
However, instead of everything being crammed into one gigantic collection, the Gold Box games have been separated by series and are now a part of eight separate 'collections'. Here's a brief rundown of what these bundles are and what they contain:
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[Update #2]: MTG Arena will be adding a bunch of Commander Legends cards with July 2022's Alchemy Horizons set.
[Update]: MTG Arena's 30 card Alchemy: Kamigawa mini-set has now been unleashed.
Alchemy is MTG Arena's digital-only format that functions as a sort of spin-off of Standard. It contains all of the currently legal Standard with a couple of balance changes here and there, along with a variety of new and Alchemy exclusive cards to help spice up the format.
The latter is the topic of today's article, as Wizards of the Coast has just revealed that the next Alchemy focused mini-set Alchemy: Kamigawa will be launching on March 17th, 2022. It'll once again bring with it a variety of new cards that make use of the digital design space, though the number of them will be a bit lower than in the previous set in order to not overwhelm the fledgling format.
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[Update]: The Cowabunga Collection has now been unleashed alongside some rather positive reviews.
In an announcement that has come pretty much out of nowhere, Konami has now revealed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. The whole thing is essentially a collection of thirteen previously released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games from the arcade, NES, SNES, Genesis and Gameboy era, all spruced up with new features and visual enhancements.
First things first, here's the list of all the classic games that have been included in The Cowabunga Collection:
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[Update]: Weird West has now arrived alongside some pretty positive reviews.
Weird West is an upcoming dark fantasy action-RPG that combines the classic stories about cowboys and gunslingers with fantastical creatures and otherworldly events. Expect to see ridiculous things like talking pigmen, sentient tornadoes, friendly werewolves, and all sorts of bizarre cultists that want to bring about your end.
For those of you wondering just what all of this madness might look like in-game, wonder no more as the developers have now posted an extremely lengthy preview. Have a gander, the whole thing has quite an interesting premise:
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[Update]: Exoprimal has now been unleashed and, much to my surprise, it's surprisingly competitive!
It's not every day someone takes your childhood fantasies and makes a game out of them, yet that's exactly what Capcom is doing with Exoprimal. To put it quite bluntly, Exoprimal is a team-based action game that's just an excuse to have mechs duke it out with hordes of dinosaurs, and yes, I absolutely want to play it!
Since words alone can't really do this concept justice, allow me to share with you the recently posted trailer. It should give you a pretty good idea of just how ridiculously over-the-top all of this truly is. Have a peek:
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[Update #2]: We finally have a date! The Dead Space remake will be launching onto PC and consoles on January 27th, 2023!
[Update]: Motive Studio are now also working on an Iron Man single-player action-adventure.
Almost a year has gone by since the big Dead Space remake was announced, and I'm afraid another year will go by before we can actually get our hands on it. According to the freshly posted developer update, the Dead Space remake will be heading to PC, PlayStation and Xbox in early 2023.
I can't tell you much about the actual improvements as pretty much no details have been revealed just yet, but what I can say is that the upcoming Dead Space will be a full remake of the original with a focus on offering a deeper and more immersive experience. So while the Dead Space remake will follow the same story and rough structure as the original, expect to see some diversions like in the excellent Resident Evil 2 remake.
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[Update]: The quality-of-life focused anniversary update has now arrived, and so far it's looking quite impressive!
Vermintide 2 is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary, and in order to make it a special one Fatshark is currently working on a giant, quality-of-life focused update. Many of these additions have been influenced by popular mods, and as you might imagine, offer some optional but highly useful features.
Once the update arrives this March 15th you can expect to see an option that lessens or removes camera movement while attacking, a more detailed UI that lets you see the exact numbers behind various things like health and ammunition, as well as the ability to tweak the hit marker so it flashes differently depending on if you've hit an enemy, an ally or even just confirmed a kill. There's also going to be an easy way to adjust a character's inventory without directly swapping to them, better bot behaviour, extra tooltips for special attacks like Saltzpyre's rapier shot, and the list goes on for a while.
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[Update #2]: Overwatch 2's PvP Closed Beta has now been pinned for April 26th, 2022.
[Update]: Blizzard has now revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for the Overwatch 2 Beta.
After what feels like an eternity of waiting, Blizzard is now finally getting ready to show off Overwatch 2... or at the very least the PvP part of it! So if you're as eager as I am to learn what Overwatch 2's competitive mode has to offer, you'll be happy to hear that the very first PvP Closed Beta will be going live at some point in late April.
In terms of content, the PvP beta will bring with it a couple of hero reworks and cosmetic redesigns, the new 5v5 game mode with significantly stronger tanks, as well as the railgun wielding Sojourn as a new hero. There will also be four new maps to explore, the first appearance of the Push game mode, and even an Apex Legends inspired ping system to help with in-game communications.
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[Update]: Gotham Knights' newest Nightwing & Red Hood preview is sadly looking quite janky.
Nearly a full year has gone by since the last big delay, but I'm happy to say that Warner Bros. has now finally revealed the (hopefully final) release date for the open-world Batman spin-off Gotham Knights. So if you're in the mood for messing around with Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin, make sure to mark October 25th, 2022 on your calendar!
As for what exactly you can expect to see in terms of gameplay, that you can find out through two of the trailers below. They're a tiny bit outdated by this point, but they should still clue you in quite nicely. Have a gander, starting with the cinematic and ending with the more gameplay focused preview:
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[Update #2]: Thanks to a massive outcry, F1 Manager 2022 will not be getting abandoned after a mere two months.
[Update]: F1 Manager 2022 has now arrived, and while the base game is solid, it's going to need a bit more polish before it can be considered truly great.
Considering the absolutely gigantic popularity of Football Manager and similar simulator games, it should come as little surprise to hear that Formula 1 has decided to throw their hat into the ring as well. As such they have teamed up with Frontier Developments, the studio behind Planet Coaster and Jurassic World Evolution, to work on the supposedly highly realistic F1 Manager 2022.
As the name would imply, F1 Manager 2022 will give you full control over your team, their finances, and even the type of cars designs they'll use. From there you'll need to figure out which areas to focus your attention and budget on, pick and choose the best personnel you can, and naturally, micromanage each and every race in order to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible, even if the changing weather or track conditions result in some last-minute adjustments.