Hades 2 Nears Full Release with the Unseen Update

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Okay, so let’s talk about this game update thing. You ever find yourself knee-deep in entertainment news and suddenly there’s this game—Hades 2, yeah, that’s the one—getting all excited, like, “Hey, we’ve got a new update! Woohoo!” So what’s the big deal about Tuesday? Apparently, that’s when Supergiant Games dropped The Unseen Update, and it seems like they’re kinda sprinting to this big v1.0 launch. But I digress.

Right, so the update is all about expanding stuff. New combat things, guardian whatsits, and, oh—relationships? Like a dating sim? Well, maybe not that. The blog says it’s also got new ways to play with weapons and story bits. You could probably read the full patch notes on Steam, but wouldn’t it be hilarious if someone read it to you like a bedtime story instead? Just me?

Speaking of focusing, they’re really honing in on releasing the whole game now. Full ending, achievements, all that jazz. But! No more big updates for now—except fixing those pesky bugs nibbling away at the code. Yeah, no new regions or mysterious new powers, according to Supergiant. Just dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. Unless they change their mind. Who knows.

Did I mention we’re still waiting for that launch date? They’ve got this early access thing going on starting, what was it, May 2024? No idea when the full thing drops, though. The devs are like, “Hey, we’re working hard, stay excited!” and I bet they’re juggling mugs of coffee, trying to finish everything.

Platforms, yes! For all you hardware buffs, it’s on Windows PC now—early access, I mean. And will ya look at that, the console folks are getting it on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 when that big v1.0 hits. At least, for a while—timed exclusive, they call it.

Freebees! Can’t forget that. Just like before with the past updates—Olympic and Warsong, I think?—this Unseen Update is a freebie if you’re already poking around in early access.

I’m supposed to give you a quick look at what’s inside, thanks to Supergiant, but honestly, the vibe’s just that Hades II is aiming to blow the roof off what came before. Vibrant as ever!

And, well, that’s the gist. Cheers to more late-night gaming sessions, eh?