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After going through a bit of a rough period, and that's putting it lightly, it seems that Telltale Games have settled in nicely as they've just announced their second major project. This one will be a bit more futuristic, however, as it'll be a narrative-driven series based on The Expanse TV show.
"In the near future on the outskirts of the asteroid belt, a bloody mutiny breaks loose on the Artemis," reads the brief description. "You take the role of XO Camina Drummer, where your choices determine the fate of the ship. What will you do with the truth, Bosmang?"
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After two years in development, the colony simulator Oxygen Not Included has just received its very first expansion - Spaced Out! As you would expect from the name alone, Spaced Out! brings with it the ability to explore the universe with improved and modular rockets, simultaneously manage multiple colonies on multiple planetoids, mess around with nuclear power and radiation, as well as hopefully tame a bunch of new space-critters.
If you're wondering what all of this might look like in actual gameplay, wonder no more as Klei have released a brief trailer highlighting just what Spaced Out! is all about. Have a peek:
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If you're in the mood for a bit of a unique experience, you might want to check out the freshly released PC version of moon: Remix RPG Adventure - the 1997 PlayStation anti-RPG. It's essentially a deconstruction of classic RPG tropes where the focus is not on randomly killing everything before you for experience points, but rather trying to undo the catastrophic damage you've already done.
In order to do so you'll need to capture and save the souls of fallen monsters, befriend the various characters that occupy moon's world, and grow your character through the power of love. With all of that in mind, I'm sure it'll come as a massive surprise to hear that moon served as one of the inspirations for the excellent Undertale.
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[Update]: It took a little while, but Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade has now launched for Steam and the Steam Deck as well.
After being announced only a few short days ago, the improved version of the Final Fantasy VII Remake has now landed onto PC. The Intergrade version brings with it an assortment of visual enhancements, a couple of new story moments set within the original campaign, and most importantly of all, a brand new piece of DLC starring the ninja Yuffie.
If you're curious what all of this looks like in action on PC, allow me to share with you the recently posted announcement trailer. Have a gander, it's a fairly short one:
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[Update #2]: According to leaks, Total War: Warhammer 3 will let you design your own Daemon Prince and faction.
[Update]: It took a while, but the newest gameplay preview has finally shown off the Grand Cathay campaign in action!
After showing off huge chunks of the new Total War: Warhammer 3 campaign map, Creative Assembly is now once again shifting their focus back onto the factions themselves. Since Nurgle already had his turn, this time around the focus is on the Lord of Excess - Slaanesh.
So if you're curious what the Daemons of Slaanesh look like in battle, as well as what sort of strategies they employ, allow me to share with you the recently posted and far too dramatic gameplay preview. Have a gander:
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In celebration of the series' 25th anniversary, the first two Monster Rancher games have now been re-released for PC and Switch alongside a bunch of improvements. Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX brings with it all of the previously available content along with 27 new monsters, extra save and freeze slots, a fast forward mode, as well as a variety of new tools to help you raise the perfect little monster.
What all of these improvements look like in actual gameplay, that you can get a little bit of a sneak peek at through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander:
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[Update #2]: Overwatch's Year of the Tiger event has been pinned for a January 25th launch.
[Update]: Inspired by the recent experimental update, Overwatch has added bouncing arrows for Hanzo and a mid-air roll for Cassidy.
If you're itching to dive back into Overwatch to try something fresh and interesting, I bring both good and bad news. The good news is that the Winter Wonderland 2021 event has now arrived, bringing with it a whole assortment of awesome new cosmetics and repeats from the previous years.
Since it's a bit difficult to describe the new skins through words alone, allow me to share with you a brief rundown of what these festive cosmetics look like, as well as what sort of rewards you can expect to see from the three accompanying challenges. Have a peek, this year's batch really is quite lovely:
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[Update #2]: FromSoftware has now shared a detailed preview showing off the combat, story and environments.
[Update]: FromSoftware have now finally shared the minimum and recommended PC system specs for Elden Ring.
After what feels like an eternity of silence, FromSoftware is now finally starting to open up and share some actual details about Elden Ring! So if you're curious what the much-anticipated action-RPG will bring with it on February 25, 2022, allow me to share with you two of the recent previews.
The first one is the classic cinematic intro setting up the world and the important characters, while the second one is a lengthy, gameplay-focused showcase of everything Elden Ring has to offer. Have a gander, it's quite a ride:
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[Update]: As an additional little bonus, Epic is giving away the modern Tomb Raider trilogy until January 6th,
The holiday season is now well and truly upon us, and as is tradition, pretty much every storefront is now launching or has already launched their very own sale. The Epic Games Store is no exception here as they have just unleashed a whole avalanche of discounts, as well as the first of many giveaways.
Today's giveaway is for the somewhat controversial yet still quite entertaining Shenmue 3. If you would like to give it a try, simply head on over to the Shenmue 3 page within the next day or so and you'll be able to grab yourself a permanent copy. That said, as soon as the Shenmue 3 giveaway is done a brand new one will start, so even if you're late it's still well worth hopping over and seeing what's up.
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[Update]: Back 4 Blood's Tunnels of Terror expansion is coming this April 12, 2022 with new characters and enemies.
While Back 4 Blood is a good game at its very core, it unfortunately has a whole bunch of bugs and issues that can make playing it feel downright frustrating. Nowhere is this more noticeable than with the Special Ridden as not only are they remarkably tanky on Veteran and Nightmare difficulties, but they also spawn in such numbers that often the best strategy is to blaze through the levels as quickly as possible to minimize encounters, which just isn't all that fun.
So in order to sort these problems out, as well as fix a whole slue of other balance issues, Turtle Rock Studios will be releasing a rather chunky update later today. First and foremost, the update will not only add a cooldown to Special Ridden to prevent them from doubling or even tripling up, but it will also tweak all three of the difficulty settings to make the jump between them a lot less jarring!