Indie Spotlight

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A game with a few jump scares is one thing. A psychological horror title that has you delving into the fractured minds of the criminally insane? That’s a whole beast in itself. 

>observer_ is the kind of game that will have you second guessing yourself every time you close your eyes. It’s a cyberpunk horror game from the creators of Layers of Fear. You play as an elite neural detective tasked with hacking into the “jagged minds of the insane.” You can read the whole summary of the game here.

Patches, Updates, and DLC

Battlefield 1: The Lupkow Pass Update

The latest Battlefield 1 update brings one major change to the game, the addition of the all new Lupkow Pass map. It’s officially the first playable map from the upcoming “Name of the Tsar” expansion due out in a few weeks. The vertical map is based on the real Lupkow Pass, an infamous Eastern European location known for its icy river and treacherous landscape.

Along with the new map comes the usual series of general tweaks and weapons fixes you would expect. 

No Mass Effect: Andromeda DLC or Patches

We’re going to do something unusual here and highlight a game which will no longer be receiving any updates or DLC. 

Mass Effect: Andromeda has effectively been killed. It was announced just last week that update 1.10, would be the final update for the game. Furthermore, BioWare stated on their website that “There are no planned future patches for single-player or in-game story content.” Thus, the once-beloved franchise has met an unsanctimonious end. 

New ‘Story Mode’ Difficulty for Horizon Zero Dawn 

If you love Horizon Zero Dawn but get annoyed with how difficult it can be just to survive, this latest update is for you. According to Guerrilla Community Manager Jeroen Roding, the game’s new difficulty setting, Story, “boosts the player-inflicted damage and reduces the player-received damage considerably, making the combat encounters manageable for less experienced players.” This latest update comes on the heels of the 1.30 patch which introduced an ‘Ultra Hard’ difficulty into the game. 

Don’t forget to check out some of our other weekly pieces, The LoL Weekly Preview, Review and Highlight, as well as The Something I’m Forgetting and Week in Review.