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[Update]: After over a year of requests, Battlefield 2042's Update 3.2 will finally bring back Classes.
Battlefield 2042 arrived a couple of months ago, and unfortunately it did so alongside a variety of bugs, balance problems, and serious map design issues. While updates have addressed at least addressed some of the former, the map design unfortunately still remains one of Battlefield 2042's biggest sore spots.
Thankfully it's not all bad news, because according to the recent developer update it looks that DICE is currently putting in a serious amount of effort into improving the maps across the board. So in order to let everyone know what's happening, DICE have now detailed the five major map issues they have detected and how they're planning to solve them. Here's a brief rundown:
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After going through a short delay to ensure the team has enough time to polish everything up, the Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster has now landed onto Steam. This new version of Final Fantasy VI brings with it updated 2D pixel graphics, a brand new soundtrack inspired by the original, improved gameplay including a modernized UI and optional features like auto-battling, as well as a variety of supplemental extras such as the bestiary and illustration gallery.
What Final Fantasy VI looks like in actual gameplay, however, that you can get a short peek at through the recently posted trailer. Have a look:
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[Update #2]: Creative Assembly has now revealed their plans for the massive Update 1.1 and what comes after.
[Update]: Total War: Warhammer 3's humble Patch 1.0.2 has now fixed some multiplayer and crash related issues.
As is tradition with pretty much every single Total War game, Total War: Warhammer 3 recently launched alongside a variety of bugs, performance problems and questionable balance choices. So in an effort to correct all of these issues, as well as to let everyone know what's going on, Creative Assembly has now outlined their plans for the next few updates.
First and foremost, there is a small update planned for March 10th, though it's possible it gets delayed until March 17th to ensure nothing goes awry. This update will improve alt+tab stability, fix the unintentionally locked V-Sync, prevent multiplayer battles from desyncing, help improve things for 12th generation Intel processors, as well as sort out some crashes that can occur when the game is installed to a path with non-English characters.
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[Update]: The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero has now landed onto PC and consoles, and I'm happy to say the new version is a massive improvement!
It took over a decade of waiting, but the previously PlayStation Portable exclusive The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero will soon be making its way to the West. You can expect to see it launch on September 27, 2022 for PC, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
What exactly it'll look like, as well as what the story might be about, that you can get a little sneak peek at through the freshly posted trailer. Have a gander:
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As a part of a recent Closed Beta, Ubisoft gave a bunch of players the chance to explore The Settlers reboot ahead of its March 17th release date. Unfortunately, or quite fortunately depending on your viewpoint, the beta feedback ended up being remarkably negative and so Ubisoft has now decided to postpone The Settlers until they can polish everything up.
"The recent Closed Beta was a great opportunity for all participating players to share valuable feedback regarding the current state of the game, and we'd like to thank you for your involvement," reads the brief update. "As we went through this feedback, it became clear to our team that the quality wasn't yet in line with the team's vision."
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Now that the initial batch of orders have been confirmed, Valve's much-anticipated Steam Deck handheld PCs have finally begun shipping. So in an effort to help everyone familiarize themselves with the controls, as well as to showcase just what the Steam Deck is capable off, Valve has now unleashed the free Aperture Desk Job 'game'.
As the brief description will quickly tell you, this is not Portal 3 or anything like it! Yes, Aperture Desk Job is set in the same universe and shares the shame style of humor, but it's more of an amusing tech demo than a fully fledged game. In fact, Aperture Desk Job will likely take you a mere 30 minutes to complete, which is probably a good thing as it ensures it doesn't overstay its welcome.
Back 4 Blood's Tunnels of Terror expansion is coming this April 12th with new characters and enemies
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[Update]: The Tunnels of Terror expansion has now arrived, and I'm happy to say that it has brought with it some excellent quality-of-life improvements.
After a couple of updates mostly focused around rebalancing the combat, the Back 4 Blood team has now finally set their sights on new content. As such, you can expect to see Tunnels of Terror, the very first of the planned DLCs, arrive this April 12, 2022 for both PC and consoles.
While the details are few and far between, Tunnels of Terror will bring with it three new zombie variants (the Ripper, Shredder and Urchin), as well as two new Cleaners: Sharice who seems to be a firefighter and is likely to be melee focused, as well as Heng who looks like a fisherman or some sort of outdoorsy type and will probably have a support role.
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If you're a fan of Piranha Bytes' overly ambitious and somewhat janky take on action-RPGs, you'll be pleased to hear that Elex 2 has now landed onto PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Much like the original, Elex 2 gives you the chance to explore a massive open world, befriend or antagonize a variety of major factions, fly into all sorts of cliffs with your trusty jetpack, and naturally, make a whole bunch of story decisions that will eventually come back to bite you.
What this looks like in action, however, that you can find out through the freshly posted "Explanation" trailer. Have a gander, it's quite an informative one:
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[Update #2]: Dota 2's Patch 7.31c has toned down annoying heroes like Primal Beast and Death Prophet.
[Update]: Dota 2's Spring Cleaning 2022 update has brought a whole bunch of quality-of-life improvements.
As a part of Update 7.31, Dota 2 has added the Primal Beast as a new hero, reworked Techies, as well as tweaked just about every single hero and neutral jungle creep. Unsurprisingly, due to the sheer amount of changes some rather... questionable ones have ended up slipping through the cracks.
So in order to correct some of these newfound balance problems, as well as to fix up a couple of broken skills, Valve has now unleashed Update 7.31b. Mana cost reduction now stacks diminishingly so Storm Spirit can't just zip across the map without a care in the world, Batrider is no longer a ranged version of Ursa, while Lina's recent nerfs have been somewhat counteracted with a couple of nifty buffs.
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After a whole bunch of lengthy previews, and an equally lengthy delay, Shadow Warrior 3 has now finally landed onto PC, PlayStation and Xbox. It brings with it vast hordes of colorful enemies to slice, dice, shoot or simply explode, a treasure trove of terrible one-liners, as well as a whole bunch of movement skills to help spice everything up.
What this looks like in action, that you can very quickly find out through two of the recent trailers. The first is a brief cinematic setting up the ridiculous atmosphere, while the second is a purely gameplay focused preview. Have a gander, both are quite fun: