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The news, part two:

See Warhammer: Chaosbane's trollslayer in action
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-chaosbane-dwarf-slayer-video/
The forthcoming Warhammer ARPG Chaosbane has a slayer among its playable heroes, and his name is Bragi Axebiter. As you can see in the video, he's got a lot of flashy, over-the-top attacks that involve spinning in circles with his axes out and throwing them at things. He can launch himself at whatever he embeds his axe in too. He seems pretty manoeuvrable all round.

Darkest Dungeon 2 is coming: exclusive first details
https://www.pcgamer.com/darkest-dungeon-2-trailer/
Red Hook Studios is making Darkest Dungeon 2, a follow-up to the wonderfully grim turn-based roguelike that was our favorite RPG of 2016.
The studio isn't announcing many details beyond the game's existence and the teaser above, but did speak to us exclusively, saying that although Darkest Dungeon's combat system will be returning in a recognizable but "tuned-up" form, the studio is focused on creating a "completely different" structure for its metagame. Darkest Dungeon 2 will initially release in Early Access.

Ghost Recon Wildlands Special Operation 4 brings a new PvE mode next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-special-operation-4-brings-a-new-pve-mode-next-week/
Ghost Recon Wildlands Special Operation 4, the final update for year 2, will feature a new PvE mode "that will test your endurance," with a new outfit waiting for those who are able to get the job done. There will also be a new class added to the Ghost War PvP mode and two new maps, and an adjustable "Time of Day" option for the solo campaign and Ghost Mode.

Path of Exile: Synthesis is a tale of broken memories and lost secrets
https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exile-synthesis-is-a-tale-of-broken-memories-and-lost-secrets/
The action-RPG Path of Exile has been out since 2013, but it remains remarkably popular and deeply embedded within the top 100 games on Steam. The December 2018 release of the Betrayal update was actually its biggest yet, and today developer Grinding Gear Games unveiled the next big step in the game's progression: Synthesis, a new Challenge league in which players build their own dungeon by assembling different puzzle pieces together.

Rocket League has cross-platform parties now
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocket-league-has-cross-platform-parties-now/
Rocket League Season 10 has begun. Today's update delivers competitive players their Season 9 rewards—some nice wheels for most—and gives everyone's rank a "soft reset." Win half of your placement matches and you'll be plopped somewhere near your old rank to start the new season.
More importantly, Patch 1.58 adds cross-platform parties, completing the final step in bringing PS4, Xbox, Switch, and PC players together—we'll no longer just matchmake with Psynetters, we can now play with them on purpose. Wild stuff.

Heroes of Newerth, once LoL's biggest competitor, stops major updates after 10 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/heroes-of-newerth-once-lols-biggest-competitor-stops-major-updates-after-10-years/
In April 2009, Heroes of Newerth went into beta—the same month as League of Legends. The two were vying to win over the audience of popular Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients. LoL beat HoN out of beta by a few months, and Heroes of Newerth spent its first year costing $30 before going free-to-play. Before long LoL became the most-played games in the world. Despite its much smaller audience, Heroes of Newerth has impressively soldiered on for a decade, and has just announced what may be its last major patch.

Apex Legends is getting a new gun tomorrow
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-is-getting-a-new-gun-tomorrow/
Just a quick note: Respawn announced that it'll be announcing a new gun for Apex Legends tomorrow, an unnamed rifle shown in the pixelated clip on Twitter above.

Scum development roadmap teases vehicles, base building, and missions
https://www.pcgamer.com/scum-development-roadmap-teases-vehicles-base-building-and-missions/
The developers of Scum, the open-world survival game with the dressable, growable, uncontrollable dongs, have shared their development plans for the next three months. If those plans go well, they'll bring new vehicle physics to the game, base building, a complete overhaul of the inventory system, and reworks to the cooking and metabolism systems.

Anthem's worst section has already been improved
https://www.pcgamer.com/anthems-worst-section-has-already-been-patched/
This first week of Anthem, where only PC players get to access the full game, seems to have acted like an Early Access period in fast forward. While a larger suite of changes are intended for Friday when the game hits wide release, including some load time improvements, some smaller tweaks are rolling out before then.

The developer of Furi is making a co-op RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-developers-of-furi-are-making-a-co-op-rpg/
Furi, 2016's stylish hack-and-slash-meets-bullet-hell cult hit, was actually too fast for my ageing hands to manage. Now its developer, The Game Bakers, has revealed its next project, which sounds a little gentler on reflexes: it's a romantic co-op RPG about "everyday love" called Haven. Check out the teaser trailer above.