Subnautica 2 will bring with it four-player co-op and a whole host of new deep sea nightmares to avoid
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In the original Subnautica the most frequent request, going all the way back to the first Early Access version, was for an optional co-op mode. Because if you're going to be exploring an alien ocean filled with all sorts of horrible monsters that are just waiting for the perfect opportunity to scare the life out of you, why not add another few into the mix!
And so, now that Subnautica 2 has been officially announced, Unknown Worlds have revealed that they will finally be adding a fully fledged co-op mode. Best of all it'll support up to four players, so if you ever get attacked by some of the new leviathans you'll have a pretty good chance to escape... provided you're able to swim faster than your friends anyway!
The Steam Next Fest has now arrived with hundreds upon hundreds of free demos for upcoming games
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As you might guess from the name alone, the Steam Next Fest is week-long event celebrating upcoming games, with the focus generally being on unique and interesting indie games. Most importantly of all, many of the participating games have free demos available for the duration of the event, so if you're looking to get into a new genre or just try out a game you've been keeping an eye on for a while, this is the perfect time to do so.
On the other hand, if you're not sure where to even begin, allow me to share with you a couple of stand-outs from various genres that I found rather fascinating, even if some are a little bit unpolished at the moment. Here they are, in no particular order:
A Way Out and It Takes Two team will be revealing a brand new game soon
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In an era where games are often either singleplayer or some sort of live service ordeal with thousands of players everywhere, Hazelight Studios stands as one of the last few bastions of true co-op focused gaming. And considering how both of the team's 'recent' games, A Way Out and It Takes Two, have ended up being nothing short of amazing, it's hard not to cheer for Hazelight.
Now that you know where I'm coming from, I hope you realize just how excited I am to announce that Hazelight will soon be revealing a brand new game! It's also not going to be a sequel to either of their previous games, but rather a brand new IP!
MTG Arena's Alchemy: Duskmourn mini-expansion has added a fresh batch of horror tropes
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[Update #2]: All of Magic: The Gathering's future cross-over sets will be legal in every format.
[Update]: MTG Arena has banned the contentious Leyline of Resonance in best-of-one Standard!
As with all of the Alchemy mini-expansions, the freshly released Alchemy: Duskmourn has now arrived with 30 new cards to muck around with. The new cards not only slot in well with the horror, enchantment and manifest themes of the main set, but many of them also share creature types with Bloomburrow's critters which gives them a lot of flexibility.
Furthermore, I feel like this Alchemy set has been the most spot-on in terms of power level. Nothing really stands out as being particularly obnoxious to play against, and there's only one card I would consider somewhat mediocre, and that's a mythic! Everything else, from the creatures to the enchantments, I can easily see being played in some sort of deck. So whoever designed both these cards and Duskmourn itself, hats off as you did a great job!
Helldivers 2 has added programmable ammo, buffed player armor and a whole host of weapons
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[Update]: Helldivers 2's next Warbond is coming October 31st with a heavy SMG, plasma pistol and unflinching armor.
While the recent and rather chunky update fixed many of the problems that plagued Helldivers 2, there were simply far too many issues to knock out in one single patch. And so, Arrowhead have now released another big update aimed at not only improving weapons across the board, but also giving fan-favorite toys a couple of new functionalities!
As such, both the Autocannon and the Recoilless Rifle have now received programmable ammo! The Autocannon can switch to flak which gives it the ability to carpet bomb a large area and clear out any low-tier enemies, while the Recoilless Rifle can swap out its bombastic rockets for a variant with lower damage, but a far bigger area of effect. Unsurprisingly, this tweak has made the already versatile Autocannon an even safer and more consistent choice regardless of what sort of enemies you might face.
World of Warcraft's 20th Anniversary update is coming October 22 with exciting new (and old) content!
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[Update #2]: In a truly outlandish move, World of Warcraft has just launched a $90 auction-house carrying dinosaur mount!
[Update]: The 20th anniversary update has now arrived, and sadly the new events are a lot grindier than I would've liked.
It's only been a short while since The War Within expansion launched, and already Blizzard is getting ready to unleash a whole bunch of new content to play around with. Best of all, this new content will tie in with the game's 20th anniversary and thus bring with it a wide assortment of cool cosmetics to collect.
First and foremost, the iconic Tier 2 sets from WoW Classic will be getting updated versions that you can acquire through the new Bronze Celebration Tokens. And if you're like me and you're playing one of the classes that didn't exist back in the day, worry not as Blizzard has also created entirely new Tier 2 inspired sets so no class misses out on the fun.
Helldivers 2's October 15th update is bringing programmable ammo and even more buffs!
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[Update]: The update has now arrived with more weapon tweaks than I could've ever expected for a 'follow-up' patch!
A couple of weeks ago Helldivers 2 released an update that tweaked or reworked the vast majority of underperforming weapons and annoying enemies. As you might expect from such a massive update, some weapons and stratagems ended up falling through the cracks or were simply overlooked as the team had other priorities.
Now, with the upcoming October 15th update, the Helldivers 2 team is looking to tackle the weapons left behind, as well as even further polish the stuff that's already good! Sadly the exact details are still shrouded in mystery, but the most exciting addition is definitely programmable ammo for the Autocannon and Recoilless Rifle!