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Given the ever-increasing competition in the Battle Royale genre, it should come as little surprise to hear that PUBG: Battlegrounds has now gone free-to-play. As such, from this point forward anyone on any platform can simply create a PUBG account and instantly dive into the action.
As a small token of appreciation to veteran players, anyone who has purchased PUBG: Battlegrounds before this point will be granted a variety of cosmetic items, as well as the freshly unleashed Battlegrounds Plus upgrade. The latter offers a 100% experience boost, the ability join ranked matches and create custom games, along with a couple of extra cosmetic items and 1300 coins.
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If you were hoping to get your hands on Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl this April 28th, I'm afraid I have somewhat bad news to deliver. According to the newest developer update, the post-apocalyptic survival-horror has now been pushed back to December 8th, 2022.
"These additional seven months of development are needed to fulfill our vision and achieve the desired state of the game," reads the brief update. "Stalker 2 is the biggest project in the history of GSC, and it requires thorough testing and polishing. We are convinced that development should take as long as necessary, especially in the case of such a project."
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[Update #2]: Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak expansion has now landed onto PC alongside some technical troubles.
[Update]: My review of Monster Hunter Rise (PC) has now been released, and I'm very happy to say that it's a great port for a compelling yet somewhat unambitious Monster Hunter game.
After about a year of Nintendo Switch exclusivity, Monster Hunter Rise has now finally made its way to PC as well. The freshly released PC port brings with it support for 4k resolutions, high-res textures, uncapped framerates, ultrawide support, as well as an assortment of customization options to play around with.
Perhaps most importantly, unlike Monster Hunter: World which took a great deal of time to reach parity with the console version, Monster Hunter Rise is almost there! All of the content up to Patch 3.6.1 is already available, while full parity between the two versions will be achieved by the end of February 2022.
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[Update]: According to leaks, Total War: Warhammer 3 will let you design your own Daemon Prince and faction.
As a part of last year's previews Creative Assembly showed off a whole assortment of battles between the various factions. However, despite highlighting some of the new mechanics and ideas, they never really gave us a closer look at how an actual campaign will play out... that is, until now!
So if you're curious about what sort of improvements Total War: Warhammer 3 brings to the table, as well as what Grand Cathay will look like on the campaign map, allow me to share with you the freshly posted preview. Have a peek, it's quite an interesting one:
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[Update #2]: Apex Legends' Season 12 preview shows off the new Control game mode and Olympus map changes.
[Update]: Apex Legends' Season 12 - Defiance is launching on February 8, 2022 with the new Legend Mad Maggie.
In order to help pass the time before the big Season 12 update in early February, Respawn has now unleashed the rather humble Dark Depths event for Apex Legends. Dark Depths brings with it a lush new Arena map by the name of Habitat, as well as a whole bunch of new cosmetic items to collect.
Since Habitat is basically the only new bit of content in this update, allow me to first share with you the brief teaser trailer. It should give you a pretty good look at the new map. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem has now arrived, and so far it's looking like a shorter and slightly improved version of Serious Sam 4.
[Update]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem now has a lengthy, shotgun-powered gameplay preview!
Only a few days have gone by since the teaser, and already Devolver Digital have not only revealed the next big Serious Sam game, but also set its release date for this month! So if you're in the mood for gunning down hordes upon hordes upon hordes of enemies, mark January 25th on your calendar as that's when the Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem standalone expansion will be landing onto Steam.
Unlike Serious Sam 4 which was entirely developed by Croteam, Siberian Mayhem is primarily being worked on by a group of Serious Sam modders under the newly formed Timelock Studio. So while I can't tell you whether Siberian Mayhem will be any good or not, it will at the very least be a bit of a different experience than usual!
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For the twelfth year in a row, the charity focused speedrunning event Awesome Games Done Quick has now officially begun! Much like before, the proceeds will be going towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation - a nonprofit organization focused on cancer research, prevention and early detection.
Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 will run until January 16th, during which time hundreds of unique games across a variety of genres will get absolutely demolished in record time, all for a good cause. So if you would like to join in, simply head on over the the constantly running stream to catch a random game or check the schedule to find your favorites.
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[Update #2]: It took over a decade for us to get here, but Armored Core VI will finally be launching on August 25th, 2023!
[Update]: It looks like the rumors were true after all! FromSoftware has unveiled Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon!
According to Red Liquorice over at the Resetera forums, Dark Souls studio FromSoftware appear to be working on a new Armored Core game. I originally didn't feel like talking about this since the rumors were purely hearsay and thus easy to fake, but things have definitely changed today as a whole bunch of screenshots were just added as proof!
So as long as this isn't some sort of highly elaborate hoax, the new Armored Core will take place on the ravaged planet of Bashtar where a mysterious substance called Melange was freshly discovered. As is tradition, a whole assortment of factions will attempt to claim the substance, thus sparking a massive war in which we as mercenaries will play a key part.
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[Update]: The Airports expansion has now arrived, and while it is a bit buggy, so far it looks like it delivered exactly what it said it would.
Many years have gone by since Cities: Skylines first appeared, but the developers don't seem to be slowing down even a tiny bit. In fact, they're currently preparing to release yet another new expansion on January 25th - Airports!
As the name would imply, the Airports DLC will bring with it the ability to design and construct your very own airports out of a variety of modular buildings, a more cohesive way of including cargo terminals, as well as an easier way of connecting your airports with your public transport services. And just to spice things up further, there will also be a bunch of new building options to choose from depending on what type of airport you created.
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[Update #2]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem has now arrived, and so far it's looking like a shorter and slightly improved version of Serious Sam 4.
[Update]: Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem now has a lengthy, shotgun-powered gameplay preview!
In an incredibly brief teaser over at Twitter, Devolver Digital have revealed that they are planning to announce a brand new Serious Sam game next week. Not only that, but they are also aiming to fully release the game at some point this month!
The exact details are currently few and far between so I can only speculate about the nature of this new game, though a little bit of guesswork is always fun to indulge in so let's give it a shot. First things first, it's unlikely to be Serious Sam 5 as its predecessor isn't even two years old at this point. However, it could definitely be some sort of spin-off game given how many the Serious Sam series has managed to cultivate over the years.