Friday news, part two:

PUBG has been banned in Jordan, with Fortnite expected to follow
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-has-been-banned-in-jordan-with-fortnite-expected-to-follow/
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been banned by Jordan's Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, with six other games, including Fortnite, expected to join it soon. Like other instances where the battle royale has been banned, vague concerns about the "negative impact" have been tossed around.

Feast your eyes on the Greedfall release date trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/feast-your-eyes-on-the-greedfall-release-date-trailer/
I have middling hopes for Spiders' upcoming RPG Greedfall. On one hand, it's built on a conventional but still risky concept—colonization—that could lead into genuinely interesting and morally complex stories that haven't really been told before. But on the other, Spiders is one of the most consistently 6/10 studios in the business, with stuff like Technomancer, Bound by Flame, Mars: War Logs—Gray Matter bucked the trend, but it's an adventure. Its games aren't bad, generally speaking, but they're "rough," as Fraser put it, and typically "don't live up to their ambitions."

Overwatch's next hero will arrive a bit later than expected
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-next-hero-will-arrive-a-bit-later-than-expected/
In a developer update today, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan shed a bit of light on the game's upcoming content schedule. Specifically, Kaplan said that the next Overwatch hero will be arriving a bit later than expected.

Monster Hunter: World is getting an improved gathering hub and the Glavenus
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-hunter-world-is-getting-an-improved-gathering-hub-and-the-glavenus/
Capcom has released a new developer diary video diving into the upcoming Monster Hunter: World expansion Iceborne. The video touches on a number of additions and changes coming in the update, most important among them a new and improved Gathering Hub, Seliana.

Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord's multiplayer class system explained
https://www.pcgamer.com/mount-and-blade-2-bannerlords-multiplayer-class-system-explained/
The Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord multiplayer closed beta finally got underway a couple of weeks ago, and today developer Taleworlds decided to talk a bit about what's going on. A new update posted to Steam digs into the details of the game's multiplayer class system, which enables players to gear up in preset infantry, ranged, or cavalry-based loadouts before spawning.

The secret to Warframe's ship-to-ship space combat is that the ship doesn't actually move
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-secret-to-warframes-ship-to-ship-space-combat-is-that-the-ship-doesnt-actually-move/
Math is hard, but Space Math is even harder. If you can imagine all the complex physics calculations that go into moving a videogame character around a 3D space, think about how much harder it would be if that level was also moving around a 3D space. That's the conundrum Digital Extremes was facing when it first conceived of ship-to-ship space combat almost ten years ago—a problem it finally managed to solve in Warframe's upcoming Empyrean update.

The Bard's Tale 4 Director's Cut is coming in August
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-bards-tale-4-directors-cut-is-coming-in-august/
The Bard's Tale 4: Barrows Deep was one of my favorite games from 2018, and I wrote a glowing review to prove it. In August it will get even better as The Bard's Tale 4 Director's Cut, which was announced in February, will go live.

Ubisoft's putting a stop to Assassin's Creed Odyssey farming quests
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisofts-putting-a-stop-to-assassins-creed-odyssey-farming-quests/
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Story Creator mode is a neat editor that lets you design and share quests using some of the same tools employed to build the game. Pretty quickly, players realised they could also use it to farm XP, as well as cash, with minimal effort. Not for much longer, however, as Ubisoft wants to put a stop to it.

G2A proposes a key-blocking tool as a solution to fraud
https://www.pcgamer.com/g2a-proposes-a-key-blocking-tool-as-a-solution-to-fraud/
Developers and publishers have been butting heads with key reseller G2A this month, criticising the company for allegedly facilitating the sale of illegally obtained game keys. G2A's attempts to smooth things over only seemed to incense its critics on Twitter, but it's giving it another shot, proposing a solution that will block keys from sale.

SCUM is going a bit Robin Hood with its impressive archery system
https://www.pcgamer.com/scum-is-going-a-bit-robin-hood-with-its-impressive-archery-system/
SCUM, the multiplayer survival sandbox, takes archery very seriously. Sure, the latest development video describes an arrow as looking like a "big pink dildo", but the level of detail in its archery system honestly seems astounding. It's definitely a lot more complicated than pointing and shooting.

Let's check now what GOG and Steam have for us:

+GOG

• The first of many deals at GOG is the weekly Sale, The Baguette Days, with up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190709_french_week
• Outstanding Indies, the Midweek Sale, still has up to 75% discounts for the next 31 hours: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190710_midweek_sale
• The Ubisoft Classics Sale from last week will go on for another 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190708_ubisoft_classics_collection
• The Might & Magic Sale brings 9 games at up to 85% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190708_m&m_collection
• The Weekend Sale features all of Daedalic games (developed or published) up to 90% off for the next 3 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190712_weekend_sale
• And lastly, there's the 2K Games sale, with up to 80% discounts for the next 10 days: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190709_special_sale_2k_publisher_sale

+Steam

• The fake daily deal is Life Goes On: Done to Death, 80% off for the next 10 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/250050/Life_Goes_On_Done_to_Death/
• The first of the weekend deals is The Messenger, 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/764790/The_Messenger/
• And OCTOPATH TRAVELER is 30% off for the next 12 days: https://store.steampowered.com/app/921570/OCTOPATH_TRAVELER/

Nothing else to say. Have a happy and gaming weekend.

Isn't 2666MHz kind of slow for Ryzen? I thought 3200MHz was the sweet spot for both 1000 and 2000 series.

I've had a week vacation and spent a lot of time away from my PC. I completed Bloodstained, which really is quite a fun little game.

Anything important happening last week?

Does "last week" include Sunday 7th when AMD launched its new products or just the last 7 days? (If it's the former then yes, if it's the latter then I don't think so).

Good point. I just skimmed through the review on computerbase. Looks like AMD really went all in with Zen 2. It's not quite enough for me to choose AMD over Intel yet but they're getting dangerously close. The problem is the 3800X is only marginally cheaper than the 9900K but also slower in games. The 3900X is more expensive but still slower in games. And since I currently have a super dedicated gaming PC I won't really profit from more cores.

If Intel continues to sleep AMD might just beat them in every single aspect very soon. Which is also great news for an Intel fan like me :)

Time for the Monday news:

SALES & DEALS

GOG's new weekly sale features up to 90% discounts: https://www.gog.com/promo/20190715_weekly_sale

Steam has two new daily deals:

• The Early Access game UBOAT is 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/UBOAT/
• And Bloons TD 6 is 30% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/960090/Bloons_TD_6/

The Humble Store has a new sale with Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus, 35% off for the next 15 days: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/warhammer-40k-mechanicus-sale/

Fanatical there are three new deals:

• The new Star Deal is Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons, 90% off for the next 48 hours: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons
• The game Supraland is 33% off for the next 4 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/supraland
• And the new Radical Bundle features 12 games spit in two tiers of 3 and 12 products for the next 14 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/radical-bundle

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

GOG Galaxy 2.0 update squashes bugs and lets users hide games in their library
https://www.pcgamer.com/gog-galaxy-20-update-squashes-bugs-and-lets-users-hide-games-in-their-library/
The latest update for GOG's unifying game launcher, Galaxy 2.0, squashes bugs and adds more tutorials to the closed beta. Users can also now hide games from their library, which seems especially important for a client that lists every game on your PC, and even beyond.
GOG also took some time to lay out the known issues it's working to address. Most notably, the client still doesn't have compatibility for Xbox Play Anywhere games. You also can't import games manually, but that's on the way. Some games may also still appear as "Unknown" in your library.

MODS/EMULATORS

Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu, can now run Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-can-now-run-pokemon-lets-go-pikachu-xenoblade-chronicles-2-more/
John GodGames Emus has shared some new videos, showing the latest version of the Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu, running numerous games. Yuzu is an experimental open-source emulator for the Nintendo Switch from the creators of Citra and while it’s still in a very early stage, it can finally run some games.
The games that can now be booted, go in-game and are being showcased below are: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Gear.Club Unlimited, Code of Princess EX, Ginger: Beyond the Crystal, Arms and Super Mario Maker 2.

Resident Evil 3 HD Mod is now available for download, upscales FMVs, backgrounds & 3D model textures
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/resident-evil-3-hd-mod-is-now-available-for-download-upscales-fmvs-backgrounds-3d-model-textures/
Resident Evil 3 fans, here is something really special for you today. Mathieu Philippe has shared a HD mod for Resident Evil 3, called Resident Evil 3 – Seamless HD Project. This project upscales the game’s FMVs, backgrounds and 3D model textures, resulting in an unofficial remaster that only PC gamers can enjoy.
Going into more details, this fan HD remaster project for Resident Evil 3 upscales backgrounds with vectorized masks, restores integrated texts, upscales 3D model textures, upscales the FMVs, and upscales the menu elements as well as the HR portraits. The modder has also used custom-made tools to prevent the apparition of seams where the masks are displayed on top of the backgrounds (this was done by recreating the Mask textures from fully processed backgrounds through analyzing and exploiting the game’s data).
>> The mod is based on the Gamecube version of the game, so you'll need Dolphin to run it and an ISO of the game, plus doing a few extra things more that the article explains.

Counter-Strike: Source gets a 2019 graphics overhaul mod, available now for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/counter-strike-source-gets-a-2019-graphics-overhaul-mod-available-to-download/
Modder ‘gEck0_’ has released a graphics overhaul mod for Counter-Strike: Source, called Counter-Strike: Re-Source (2019). Counter-Strike: Re-Source is basically a compilation of countless textures, models, skins, shaders and more that aims to greatly improve the visuals of this 2004 Counter-Strike game.
Counter-Strike: Re-Source (2019) aims to be as close to the original vision as possible and retain its authentic art/visual style. Now obviously this could have been easier with an ESRGAN AI-enhanced mod, however it’s still cool witnessing such a more “traditional” overhaul mod.
>> Available from ModDB.

The Witcher AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for characters, monsters and animals available for download
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-witcher-ai-enhanced-hd-texture-pack-for-characters-monsters-and-animals-available-for-download/
Modder ‘hub997’ has released a brand new AI-enhanced HD Texture Pack for the first The Witcher game. This pack upscales all of the textures for characters, monsters and animals in 2K. Furthermore, the modder has also provided a HD Texture Pack for skyboxes that improves the textures of sky, stars, sun and moon.
The modder claimed that he has used the textures and models that are available in the Rise of the White Wolf Enhanced Edition – Return of the White Wolf Extended Edition mod. As such, there might be some visual differences between the vanilla and this modded version.
>> Get this mod from Nexus Mods.

One modder has been adding convenient HUD removal mods to dozens of games
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-modder-has-been-adding-convenient-hud-removal-mods-to-dozens-of-games/
For everyone that has ever sought to capture the perfect candid screenshot or video clip in a game, a messy HUD can be distracting and ugly. Many games nowadays have settings to disable many or all HUD elements, but it's a cumbersome process to turn them on or off each time you want to snap a pic.
Thankfully, Nexus Mods user TheJanitor has spent the last year creating simple and convenient mods that disable and enable all HUD with a hotkey in dozens of screenshot-worthy games. First pointed out by Reddit user gAto in a now-removed post on r/Games, TheJanitor's mods include HUD toggles for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Mad Max, Call of Duty: WWII, Hitman: Absolution, Far Cry 5, and a bunch more.

GAMING NEWS

New gameplay footage from WRC 8 surfaces, showing a night race in rain
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-gameplay-footage-from-wrc-8-surfaces-showing-a-night-race-in-rain/
YouTube’s ‘Project Racing’ has shared a video showing a night race in rainy conditions. This video appears to be from a preview build of the game so it will give you an idea of what you can expect from it (though it may also not represent the quality of the final product).

The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan Official PC Requirements, requires 80GB of free hard-disk space
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-dark-pictures-anthology-man-of-medan-official-pc-requirements-requires-80gb-of-free-hard-disk-space/
Bandai Namco has revealed the official PC requirements for The Dark Pictures Anthology – Man of Medan (via the game’s Steam store page). According to the publisher, the game will at least require an Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350 with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or an AMD Radeon HD 7870.

New videos showcase more than one hour of gameplay footage from The Surge 2
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-videos-showcase-more-than-one-hour-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-surge-2/
Gamersyde has shared seven videos for The Surge 2, showcasing over an hour of gameplay from this upcoming game that is heavily inspired by the Dark Souls games. Furthermore, one of the videos shows off the game’s character creation system.

The Surge 2’s head of production talks about character creation, dismemberment, ranged combat & more
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-surge-2s-head-of-production-talks-about-character-creation-dismemberment-ranged-combat-more/
Recently Johannes Bickle, head of production of Deck 13, spoke to Dominic Leighton of TSA and shared some interesting new details about The Surge 2, which is currently scheduled to be released on September 24th.
>> Original article here.

New Cyberpunk 2077 details about player aggressiveness, garages, radio stations & branching stories
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-cyberpunk-2077-details-about-aggressiveness-garages-radio-stations-branching-stories/
Just a few days ago, a reddit user, asked CD Project Red about the limitations of acting violently towards NPCs (non-player characters) within Night City. CDPR responded by saying pretty much what we already have seen in games like Skyrim. You can basically attack almost anyone, except key characters tied to the story and of course children NPCs.

New Shenmue 3 screenshots revealed during Yu Suzuki’s JapanExpo masterclass
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/new-shenmue-3-screenshots-revealed-during-yu-suzukis-japanexpo-masterclass/
Deep Silver has released a new set of screenshots for Shenmue 3 that were revealed during Yu Suzuki’s JapanExpo masterclass last week. These screenshots showcase some of the game’s characters, as well as some of its environments.

First NBA 2K20 screenshots show LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler & Kemba Walker
https://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/first-nba-2k20-screenshots-show-lebron-james-anthony-davis-jimmy-butler-kemba-walker/
2K Games has released the first screenshots for the next part in its NBA basketball video game series, NBA 2K20. These first screenshots showcase the in-game 3D models for LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker.

Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Gears 5’s Escalation Multiplayer Mode
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-25-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-gears-5s-escalation-multiplayer-mode/
YouTube’s member ‘LANDAN2006’ has shared a video, showing 25 minutes of gameplay footage from the Escalation Multiplayer Mode of Gears 5. In Escalation, two teams of five players battle to control three rings, and now has more strategic options and increased reliance on teamwork.

50 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/50-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-the-pc-version-of-tom-clancys-ghost-recon-breakpoint/
Last month, YouTube’s ‘BooredGamer’ shared a video showing 50 minutes of gameplay footage from the PC version of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. As always, we strongly suggest avoiding this video in case you want to experience the entire game yourselves.

Moons of Madness: 12 minutes of gameplay
https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/moons-of-madness-12-minutes-of-gameplay/
Madness, madness and stupidity, as Tywin Lannister would say. Madness most certainly as the title says. Now regarding stupidity, I hope not as we already had enough of it lately. Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game. The game draws inspiration from H.P. Lovecraft. It was scheduled for a 2018 release but got delayed, and its final release date is now set for October 27th.

GRID Official PC Requirements; supports DirectX 12, requires 100GB of free hard-disk space
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/grid-official-pc-requirements-supports-directx-12-requires-100gb-of-free-hard-disk-space/
Codemasters has revealed the official PC requirements for its upcoming racing game, GRID. According to the specs, GRID will support DirectX 12 – like F1 2019 did as the game is powered by the EGO Engine – and will require 100GB of free hard-disk space.

Monday news, part two:

Theropods is a mute adventure game about dinosaurs and spacemen
https://www.pcgamer.com/theropods-is-a-mute-adventure-game-about-dinosaurs-and-spacemen/
Theropods' trailer got me all in a lather before I realised it only exists in the purgatory of Kickstarter at the moment, and now you're all going to have to suffer along with me. It looks neat! Maybe we'll see it one of these days.

Gears of War 5 cuts all references to smoking and tobacco
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-of-war-5-cuts-all-references-to-smoking-and-tobacco/
The upcoming Gears of Wars 5 will feature blood, guts, guns, explosions, guns, ugly aliens, scowling men and women, guns, gunfire, guns, guns with chainsaws, and guns. What it will not have, however, is tobacco products. Anti-smoking organization Truth Initiative approached ELeague about making Gears 5 smoke-free, according to a Variety report, which in turn worked with Microsoft and The Coalition to remove all references to smoking from the game.

Bungie explains the point of Destiny 2's new 'finishing moves'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-explains-the-point-of-destiny-2s-new-finishing-moves/
One of the new things coming to Destiny 2 in the Shadowkeep expansion is finishing moves. Bungie revealed them last month, describing the fight-ending maneuvers as "This awesome flourish where he actually does like, spin in front of him, has two knives, and just hit, hit, pfffft!" Furthermore, "He jumps in the air, pulls back, looks at his fist, and bssssht!"
Okay, so that should give you a general idea of what they are, in an arms-waving, wild-eyed sort of way, but how do they actually work? Bungie went into a little more detail on that aspect of it with Polygon, telling the site that when enemies fall below a certain health level, an indicator will appear to show that they can be finished.

Gibbous is a Lovecraft horror-adventure in the style of a classic Disney film
https://www.pcgamer.com/gibbous-is-a-lovecraft-horror-adventure-in-the-style-of-a-classic-disney-film/
We said last year that we're tired of Lovecraft. Sure, the man told some singularly horrific tales, but there's more to the genre than tentacles, the gaping maw of madness, and virulent racism. We want something different! Gibbous is kind of a compromise in that regard: It's a Cthulhu mythos-inspired tale of terror done in the style of an animated Disney film, complete with a talking cat.

Factorio devs take G2A up on its chargeback offer
https://www.pcgamer.com/factorio-devs-take-g2a-up-on-its-chargeback-offer/
Players of indie management and construction sim Factorio are kept up to date on the game's progress via regular blog updates every Friday, and while the latest of those noted a record low number of bug reports, it also went on to address recent developments in the G2A saga.

Watch Dogs Legion partners with HitRecord to commission new songs from fans
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-legion-partners-with-hitrecord-to-commission-new-songs-from-community/
Ubisoft is teaming up again with HitRecord, the collaborative project facilitator founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to commission 10 new songs to be used in Watch Dogs Legion.

The Division 2 creative director asks fans if they're interested in a single-player spin-off
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-division-2-creative-director-asks-fans-if-theyre-interested-in-a-single-player-spin-off/
The Division 2 creative director Julian Gerighty is curious how fans feel about one player's idea for a single-player spin-off in the Division universe. Tim Spencer, level director at TT Games (the Lego games folk) tweeted on Saturday about his ideal theoretical single-player Division that would focus on narrative and characters.

The RetroArch emulator platform is coming to Steam this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-retroarch-emulator-platform-is-coming-to-steam-this-month/
Open source software developer Libretro is bringing its popular emulator platform RetroArch to Steam on July 30. It's not every day that emulating software appears Valve's platform, and RetroArch is easily the most prominent to make the leap.

Retro ninja platformer The Messenger gets free DLC levels
https://www.pcgamer.com/retro-ninja-platformer-the-messenger-gets-free-dlc-levels/
The Messenger is Sabotage Studio's 2D platformer in the vein of classics like Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden 2. And, if you've finished it already, it now has some free DLC accessible to anyone who has made it to the credits.

Gods & Monsters is an open-world RPG with stamina and resource management
https://www.pcgamer.com/gods-and-monsters-is-an-open-world-rpg-with-stamina-and-resource-management/
Ubisoft's E3 2019 reveal trailer for Gods & Monsters was exciting and beautiful, but it didn't tell us much about the game. A month later, Ubisoft Quebec is ready to talk about it, and it kinda sounds like Assassin's Creed through the lens of Zelda.
>> That's not a bad mix, all things considered.

Dota Underlords adds free prototype battle pass with cosmetics
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-adds-free-prototype-battle-pass-with-cosmetics/
Valve is taking an interesting approach with Dota Underlords battle pass. In the lead up to Underlords' Season 1 Battle Pass, Valve is giving away a free prototype battle pass to everyone playing the beta.

DLSS support coming to Monster Hunter: World July 17
https://www.pcgamer.com/dlss-support-coming-to-monster-hunter-world-july-17/
Monster Hunter: World looks pretty dang good on PC. So good, in fact, that it hasn't been able to run at 60fps in 4K with even the beefiest graphics card. For Nvidia RTX card users, this is changing when Monster Hunter: World adds DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/monster-hunter-world-nvidia-dlss/">on July 17. Just in time for Monster Hunter: World Iceborne.

Thanks to feedback, Monster Hunter: World Iceborne's endgame will be harder
https://www.pcgamer.com/thanks-to-feedback-monster-hunter-world-icebornes-endgame-will-be-harder/
According to Capcom, Monster Hunter: World Iceborne's endgame will be harder than the base game, even if your hunter is appropriately upgraded.
Game Informer recently sat down with Monster Hunter devs to talk about difficulty in World and Iceborne. The devs say the decision to ramp things up in Iceborne wasn't a random decision, but a direct response to fans.

New video shows how PUBG's Anti-Cheat Unit counters hacks and exploits
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-video-shows-how-pubgs-anti-cheat-unit-counters-hacks-and-exploits/
PUBG has had a rough time dealing with cheaters since its release in 2017. Hacks and exploits are always changing, so it's near-impossible to patch up every vulnerability. But PUBG's Anti-Cheat Unit in South Korea is giving it their best shot, and their intensity is a little intimidating.

The Sims 4 will soon let you create a sim from a personality quiz
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-will-soon-let-you-create-a-sim-from-a-personality-quiz/
An upcoming update to the Sims 4 introduces a new way to simply create a sim with well-rounded traits called Create-a-Sim Stories. Instead of hand-picking a sim's traits, you can choose to take a 10-question personality quiz instead.

EVE Online isn't the only MMO enjoying an alien invasion: Realm of the Mad God is too
https://www.pcgamer.com/eve-online-isnt-the-only-mmo-enjoying-an-alien-invasion-realm-of-the-mad-god-is-too/
Remember Realm of the Mad God, the browser MMO that was all the rage back in 2012 or so? It's still chugging along on Steam, receiving regular updates. The latest is a doozy, promising a weeks-long alien invasion event.

Devotion developers don't plan to re-release their game in the 'near term'
https://www.pcgamer.com/devotion-developers-dont-plan-to-re-release-their-game-in-the-near-term/
Red Candle Games, the Taiwanese developer whose horror game Devotion was pulled from Steam after it drew ire over what Chinese players felt was a disrespectful reference to Chinese president Xi Jinping, has issued a statement saying they have agreed not to re-release their game in the near-term.

Meet Killsquad's fearless bounty hunters in these tutorial videos
https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-killsquads-fearless-bounty-hunters-in-these-tutorial-videos/
Killsquad looked like a good time when I first noticed it last month, with its mix of vibrant sci-fi wasteland themes and action-RPG gameplay. It's launching on Steam in early access form tomorrow, and indie developer Novarama has put together a set of tutorial videos to introduce players to its four bounty hunters.

Fortnite Season 9 closes this weekend with (probably) a giant monster fight
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-season-9-closes-this-weekend-with-probably-a-giant-monster-fight/
Fortnite tends to end its seasons with a bang, and the finale to Season 9 is coming up this weekend. In past season finales we've seen a variety of world-altering cataclysms, and Season 9 looks like it's gearing up for a clash of titans.

Dota Underlords has a bunch of new heroes on the way
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-has-a-bunch-of-new-heroes-on-the-way/
If you've played both Dota 2 and Dota Underlords, you've probably noticed that most of Dota 2's heroes haven't made their way into the autobattler yet. That's about to change, according to a recent datamine of the latest client update.

Then you should check the latest rumors about Intel's next CPUs: faster, with more cores and cheaper... don't forget your salt.

Oneeee-Chan!!! posted a link to it: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9033086

New Cyberpunk 2077 details about player aggressiveness, garages, radio stations & branching stories
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-cyberpunk-2077-details-about-aggressiveness-garages-radio-stations-branching-stories/
Just a few days ago, a reddit user, asked CD Project Red about the limitations of acting violently towards NPCs (non-player characters) within Night City. CDPR responded by saying pretty much what we already have seen in games like Skyrim. You can basically attack almost anyone, except key characters tied to the story and of course children NPCs.

I really miss the days when RPG devs were creative enough to let you really do as you like - you could kill right about everyone in lot of older RPGs and finish the game.

And Fallout 1/2 even had Childkiller reputation, which gave you -30 to reaction from both good and evil NPCs and you got bounty on your head.

^Nowadays it wouldn't be politically correct, and I belive Cyberpunk 2077 will piss off a lot of people with some of its content, so I understand why they don't want to add more troubles to the list.

It's a shame about the key characters, but The Witcher and this seem to be games with a strong emphasis on the story, and they don't want us to ruin it.