Patriots, the leaders of Super Earth are making good on their promise to deliver new armaments each month to aid our spread of managed democracy. A new dispatch arrived today from High Command advising that a new premium warbond is arriving on May 9^th in Helldivers 2. Codnamed “Polar Patriots”, this new allotment of gear includes weapons, armor, capes, and forms of patriotic expression known as emotes.

Three new primary weapons will join the Helldiver arsenal, including the AR-61 Tenderizer – a high caliber assault rifle, the SMG-72 Pummeler – a slow-firing SMG with concussive rounds, and the PLAS-101 Purifier – which charges up to disperse devastating amounts of liberty. A new sidearm is being issued as well – the P-113 Verdict, which comes chambered in the largest cartridge yet available to the Helldivers.

Expect to deploy with two new gadgets, including the G-13 Incendiary Impact grenade which douses the area with white (hot) phosphorus, in addition to the Motivational Shocks, which liberate compatriots slowed by the undemocratic attacks of alien scum. And finally, Super Earth’s finest will also gain access to three new armors – the CW-36 Winter Warrior, CW-22 Kodiak, and CW-4 Arctic Ranger.

That’s all for now fellow Helldivers. Rest assured that Super Earth will be working diligently in the weeks ahead preparing yet another installment of tools to support our democratic efforts.

I hope you’re sitting down for this one, folks. Ubisoft announced today that its highly anticipated free-to-play competitive shooter XDefiant is launching May 21^st for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Ubisoft Connect. Officially labeled as the game’s “preseason”, the launch period will include five game modes, five factions, 14 maps, 24 weapons, and 44 attachments, with more coming in the weeks and months ahead.

An online playtest was held just a couple of weeks ago, but the team at Ubisoft San Francisco is now all systems go for launch, defying some fans (or at least my own) expectations of when it would release. Within the community, there was some discussion that it may not release until August or later. Nevertheless, it will be in our hands in just a few short weeks.

Digging further into what to expect on May 21^st, the game modes will include Domination, Occupy (Hardpoint in Call of Duty terms), HotShot (Kill Confirmed), Zone Control (Rush in Battlefield terms), and Escort (think Overwatch). Meanwhile, included factions are the Libertad from the Far Cry universe, Cleaners from The Division, Echelon from Splinter Cell, DedSec from Watch Dogs, and Phantoms from Ghost Recon.

Looking at the future for XDefiant, Ubisoft already has four seasons of post-launch content planned, each adding a new faction, new weapons, new maps, and new battle passes to the mix. The first season will begin six weeks after launch, with seasons typically lasting three months.

So, there you have it – it’s finally happening. I’ll see you on May 21^st.

It’s been almost a year since I first shared the good news of Mirthwood, a medieval fantasy life sim RPG that is launching this Summer on PC. Today, developer Bad Ridge Games has shared fresh gameplay footage and details just in time for Steam Farming Fest.

As a medieval farmer, you’ll cultivate crops, raise or purchase livestock, and craft artisan goods to trade at the nearby town. As you build and expand your homestead, three building modes will be at your disposal – the traditional grid and snap construction, but also a freeform mode that allows you to build the farm you truly desire. Animals aren’t just for trade either, as you can have pets that travel with you on your adventures and assist in combat.

Speaking of combat, it’s completely up to you if you want to engage with it. There is plenty of adventure to be had beyond the confines of your land, or you can choose to live the simple life on your farm with your chickens and corn. The world of Mirthwood is a fully realized simulation, meaning that NPCs live their lives and react to your actions, as does the in-game economy. You can also develop relationships with NPCs, take on quests, and investigate mysterious events across the world.

Mirthwood continues to impress me each time I see it. I know there is only a PC version for now but watching it in motion gives me hope for a console version down the road – it even has radial menus already. I have faith in you Bad Ridge games.

SMITE 2's first Alpha Weekend launches later this week and Hi-Rez Studios have put together a video showing what to expect in the game. 

The video explains some of the changes you will see on the Conquest map including the new interact key, updated buff camps and the Ancient Fury. One of the biggest changes however is how items work. Instead of having a separate pool of items for Physical and Magical gods, items will now be split into Strength and Intelligence and any god can buy any items available. Some items will also have active abilities like you would see in League of Legends where you press a button and items will activate different attacks or buffs. 

I have been playing the original SMITE since it was in beta way back in 2013 and I am very excited to jump into SMITE 2. A lot of the changes I have seen are things that I feel will really separate this game from the original and I am very excited to see how Gods will get some changes and all of the new builds we can try out with the new item system. While it won't be available in the Alpha im really excited to see if they make any changes to the Arena game mode which I primarily play. I am hoping we may after all these years get that 10v10 Arena mode that was advertised a long time ago. 

The first SMITE 2 Alpha Weekend will run from May 2nd to May 4th. 

Here is an interesting one for you. Developer 10:10 Games has revealed Funko Fusion today, a Funko Pop-themed co-op third-person action game spanning more than 20 franchises across film, television, games, and comics. It looks amazing, and is launching September 13^th for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

The new trailer shows off some of the IP you can expect to encounter in this Funko multiverse, if you will. The list includes over 60 characters from Jurassic World, Back to the Future, JAWS, The Thing, Chucky, Battlestar Galactica, Hot Fuzz, The Umbrella Academy, Masters of the Universe, and Incredible, with more likely to be added after launch.

I’m not a Funko collector – save for Mr. James Hetfield of Metallica – but Funko Fusion has taken me by surprise, and it just shot up my 2024 wishlist in the process. Check out this trailer before you go:

Now if you woke up at 11am EST, and you didn't realize that Bandai Namco released a trailer full of goodies from EVO Japan late last night, then you're in for some neat stuff coming to Tekken 8 this Spring, and for the rest of the year. 

There is another balance update coming this Spring to help people stop losing to Eddy Gordo. Then, the Seaside Resort stage will come this Summer, as well as a photo mode. Then in Fall, a whole new story mode featuring Eddy Gordo will be added. Last but not least, a Ghost VS Ghost mode, and online practice will make their way to the game at a later but unannounced date. 

Then, they announced that the Polish Prime Minister Linda Sobieska will make her return as the second character for the Season 1 character round up.  I'm actually enjoying Tekken 8 a lot when I have time to play it, and so are all the people I play it with. I say keep things coming. Mortal Kombat 1, you're up.

Unless you're loving under a rock, come to just Gaming Nexus for all your news updates, or had a full day with a sick toddler, then you already know that Akuma gameplay has been shown for Street Fighter 6. The raging demon does not come alone though. 

With him on May 22nd, comes outfit 3 for all year 1 characters, and a HUGE balance patch for every character in the game. If you have the ultimate pass, you will get this outfit, and all it's colors when Akuma drops. This battle balance promised changing moves, and I don't know what that means, but I'm a fan of the current battle system, so I hope they're not too drastic (USF4, SF5CE, cough cough). 

He will be available in the world tour as well, so your avatar can learn the Shun Goku Satsu, and you can make all your opponents as angry as you are. Look at how much he hates you below, because even his new moves make you think...why? How will we stop him? 

One of 2023’s best first-person shooters, THE FINALS, is getting a new limited time game mode on May 2^nd called Terminal Attack. The 5v5 mode is the “Rainbow Six Siege mode”, if you will, pitting teams against each other as one attacks and the other defends across seven rounds of play. Attackers must deposit cash into a terminal using a decryption key, while defenders try to hold them off of course.

The first team to win four rounds wins the match, with no respawns, no health regeneration, and no healing gadgets active. Terminal Attack mode is dropping alongside the 2.6 title update on Thursday. THE FINALS is still my go-to FPS, and the best part is that it is free-to-play. Check out a new trailer featuring the latest game mode below:

Sacrifice yourself to the Satsui No Hado! The final DLC character for season 1 in Street Fighter 6 is Akuma and we got a new gameplay trailer and release date for him and we won't have to wait long. Akuma will release on May 22nd.

Those with the season pass will unlock Akuma immediately on release. Year 1 Ultimate pass owners will also get the Enma's Hollow stage for free. 

Also included in this update is the long awaited major balance patch with changes to all characters in the game. AKI, Ed, Rasheed and Akuma will also get their "costume 3" and will be available for free for those who purchased the Year 1 Ultimate pass. 

Klei Entertainments latest game has officially been released into early access. The action adventure made some serious waves when it premiered during Steam's most recent Next Fes this past February. Rotwood is now available on Steam!

What is Rotwood? Take the gorgeous art and animation that Klei is known for, apply it to a side-scrolling beat’em up and mix it with rogue-lite, action RPG elements. You and up to three friends will create your hero and battle it out against a variety of corrupt beasts as you upgrade your gear and weapons and defend your safe haven within the Rotwood.

I’ve already poured a handful of hours into the game and am absolutely in love with the gameplay cycle. I love beat’em ups, and rogue-lite RPGS, so the combination is like peanut butter and jelly in my eyes. Plus, using Klei’s art style, it looks absolutely gorgeous in motion. The only play works really well too as I did some adventuring with some random players over the weekend. While there isn’t any sort of communication aside from general emotes that the characters can perform, we still managed to tackle a couple of runs through the first- and second-levels of bosses at varying difficulties. I am really looking forward to seeing how the game changes over time, but I firmly feel it is off to a very good start.