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'Dishonored 2' New Game Plus mode now available on Steam; players can combine Emily's and Corvo's abilities

| Dec 16, 2016 11:00 AM EST

Gamers play the video game 'Dishonored 2' developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks during the 'Paris Games Week' on October 28, 2016 in Paris, France.

"Dishonored 2"  players can now experience the New Game Plus mode that combines the powers of the two characters, Emily and Corvo. The new mode is now available on Steam for PC users.

Players of "Dishonored 2" can now stop wondering about the idea of using the combined abilities and skills of Empress Emily Kaldwin and Royal Protector Corvo Attano because game developer Arkane Studios did just that, and the game mode is now available to download for free. For now, it is still in its beta stage and is only available for the PC, as announced by game publisher Bethesda.

"Dishonored players have asked for it, so now New Game Plus is here for Dishonored 2," said Creative Director Harvey Smith. "If you've ever wanted to make higher-powered characters, now's your chance. If you've wanted to play Emily Kaldwin with Possession or Devouring Swarm, or Corvo Attano with Domino, now you can."

Smith also added that the development team had lots of fun with the latest game feature and hopes that all players will enjoy it, too. By Monday, Dec.19, the final version of the game update will be released to all platforms that includes the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.  A second game update will also arrive by January next year.

Aside from experiencing more powerful characters, the game update also brings in a new Quick-Access Wheel that allow users to hide and unhide their items. Improvements were also included that affects the Oraculum false-kill count in the Royal Conservatory, locomotion for running, several Bonecharm effects, Blood Thirst ability and several more.

The game's Steam page also enumerated quite an extensive list of bug fixes that comes along with the beta update. These include solutions for the PC load screen, FPS limitation after turning the V-Sync twice, previous value on TXAA sharpness not retaining, as well as various crashes happening. Fixes were also applied to the step variation limits, Visuals Options, issues with bendtime or slowmo when running at 120 FPS and a few more. Gamers equipped with a Phenom processor in their rigs will now be able to play the game, added the list.

"Dishonored 2" is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC.  

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