Path of Exile dev responds to backlash over catastrophic Ultimatum expansion launch
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
Path of Exile is currently embroiled in a controversy sparked by the catastrophic launch of a new expansion and a backlash against preferential treatment given to streamers.
The popular action role-playing game last night launched the Ultimatum expansion. Here, players risk items for coveted rewards in increasingly difficult trials.
There is an element of competition here, with those reaching the highest maps first expected to dominate the in-game economy over the next few months.
[Read More]PlatinumGames' Kenichi Sato steps down as president and CEO
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
PlatinumGames' Kenichi Sato has announced he will no longer serve as the company's president and CEO, positions he's held at the Bayonetta and Nier: Automata studio since 2016, with Atsushi Inaba set to take on the roles.
Announcing the news in a statement shared on the developer's website, Sato wrote, "As of the end of last year, I have resigned from my post as CEO and president of PlatinumGames and entrusted Vice President Atsushi Inaba as my successor.
[Read More]Square Enix announces two new Final Fantasy 7 mobile games
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Square Enix has announced two new Final Fantasy 7 mobile games.
Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier is a battle royale game set in Midgar 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy 7. You play as a SOLDIER candidate and fight for survival.
The gameplay video below reveals The First Soldier to be a mix of third-person shooter action and Final Fantasy-style combat. It's due out at some point in 2021 on iOS and Android.
[Read More]The latest Star Wars novel makes a Final Fantasy 10 sport canon
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
If you're watching the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series and want yet more backstory, it sounds like you could do a lot worse than read this month's latest Star Wars novel, Brotherhood. Brotherhood takes place during the Clone Wars, and stars both Anakin Skywalker and Kenobi off on another adventure. But it's the novel's cameos which have sparked some extra attention - seeing as they acknowlege a couple of well-known video games (thanks, GamesRadar).
[Read More]The Necrons are coming to Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is getting the Necrons as DLC.
Black Lab Games' well-received turn-based strategy game launched on PC earlier this year before arriving on consoles. The Necrons arrive during the first quarter of 2022.
I had a lot of fun with the Battlesector campaign, despite its obvious limitations. My impressions are over in an August entry of What we've been playing.
Pretty much everyone agrees Battlesector is in dire need of new factions (currently you can play as the Blood Angels and Tyranids only), so I'm delighted to see the Necrons are on their way.
[Read More]Warzone best UGR loadout, class setup, and how to unlock the UGR
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
The UGR was added to Warzone shortly after the launch of Season 3 Pacific in 2022. This is a Cold War SMG with a competitive Time to Kill (TTK), but with a few downsides that make it tough to use in a practical sense. Although the UGR hits hard, it’s held back by its small magazine size of 30 (though you can extend it to 36 with a specific magazine attachment).
[Read More]Wasteland 3 is getting permadeath
Posted on September 20, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
Wasteland 3 is getting permadeath as part of a new update coming soon.
Patch 1.3.3, titled Death & Taxes, adds permadeath mode as well as an optional difficult skill checks mode, respeccing, new character customisation items, and a raft of improvements and fixes.
Wasteland 3's permadeath works as you imagine it should: when activated at a game's start, your characters will die good and proper when their health reaches zero.
[Read More]AI: The Somnium Files sequel Nirvana Initiative gets new trailer, June release date
Posted on September 19, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, the sequel to publisher Spike Chunsoft's acclaimed 2019 serial killer mystery AI: The Somnium Files, now has a release date, and will be launching for PC, Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on 24th June.
The original AI: The Somnium Files - which was the work of Zero Escape series creator and director Kotaro Uchikoshi - was a noir-ish murder mystery set in a technologically-advanced modern-day Tokyo.
[Read More]Black Ops 4 Black Market tiers explained - how to level up tiers and gain Black Ops battle pass levels
Posted on September 19, 2022
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| Mittie Cheatwood
Black Market tiers are Call of Duty Black Ops 4's version of a dedicated Black Ops battle pass. In other words, it's a levelling system that lets you work towards unlocking in-game items like cosmetics just by playing the game.
At launch though, levelling up feels like pretty slow work - very slow work, in fact - so with that in mind this page will explain how to level up Black Market tiers as fast as possible, as well as anything else you should know about how to level up the Black Ops 4 battle pass.
[Read More]Creative Assembly faces backlash over decision to end support for Total War: Three Kingdoms
Posted on September 19, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
Creative Assembly is facing a vociferous backlash over its decision to end support for Total War: Three Kingdoms.
This week the British developer announced it had wrapped up work on Total War: Three Kingdoms with the 1.7.1 patch. No more DLC or patches will be released for the game, which broke series records upon launch in May 2019.
Total War: Three Kingdoms saw seven DLC releases over the course of two years, but many fans feel Creative Assembly quit the game too early - and before the release of a promised expansion that would build out the north of the map.
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