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UBISOFT SHARES FOR HONOR KNOWN ISSUES AND WORKAROUNDS
http://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-shares-for-honor-known-issues-and-workarounds/
Ubisoft's fantasy-medieval mashup For Honor debuted yesterday, and going by the "mostly positive" Steam user reviews, so far, so good. But even under the best of circumstances, the inherently non-standard nature of PC gaming means it's almost inevitable that some gamers will run into technical headaches with their pointy new toys. If you find yourself in that unfortunate position, the "Known Issues" thread on Ubisoft's For Honor forums might be able to help.

 

MOTHERGUNSHIP IS AN FPS/BULLET HELL HYBRID FROM THE TOWER OF GUNS GUY
http://www.pcgamer.com/mothergunship-is-an-fpsbullet-hell-hybrid-from-the-tower-of-guns-guy/
Joe Mirabello of mostly-one-man studio Terrible Posture Games really seems to like guns. In 2014 he released the twitch-FPS Tower of Guns, and today he revealed the follow-up, Mothergunship, a bullet hell/FPS hybrid that pits you and your "very, very big" guns against hordes of robotic alien invaders.

 

HUMBLE FREEDOM BUNDLE HAS RAISED $4.2 MILLION FOR CHARITY, ADDS 16 NEW GAMES [UPDATED]
http://www.pcgamer.com/humble-freedom-bundle-is-a-huge-all-for-charity-package-supporting-aclu-msf-and-irc/
Humble Bundle has launched a new, one-week-only "Freedom Bundle" containing more than $600 worth of games, ebooks, and audio books.
Update: At roughly the halfway point, the Humble Freedom Bundle has raised more than $4.2 million, and now boasts an additional 16 games

 

NEW WATCH DOGS 2 ENDING HINTS AT POSSIBLE LOCATION FOR NEXT INSTALMENT
http://www.pcgamer.com/new-watch-dogs-2-ending-hints-at-possible-location-for-next-instalment/
So far the Watch Dogs series has dared not stray from the United States, but that may change if evidence gleaned from an updated ending to Watch Dogs 2 is anything to go by. Since this story relates to the ending of Watch Dogs 2, there are big (but not massive) spoilers below.

 

THE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PRACTICE TOOL IS NOW LIVE
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-league-of-legends-practice-tool-is-now-live/
The League of Legends practice tool Riot revealed last autumn is now live. The tool, as the studio explained in depth last month, is "a simple, straightforward, single-player environment" that gives players the opportunity to test tactics and train mechanics, without wasting hours in Custom games.

 

VALVE WANTS TO TAKE A 'MACHINE LEARNING' APPROACH TO COUNTER-STRIKE ANTI-CHEAT
http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-wants-to-take-a-machine-learning-approach-to-counter-strike-anti-cheat/
Anti-cheat software has a lot of weight to pull in the modern age, with few major games going to market without some form of online competitive mode. Detecting and smiting cheaters is a thankless task too, with most folk ignoring anti-cheat technology unless it stops working effectively. Typically enough, Valve has a new approach in mind.

 

REDEEMER IS AN ACTION SLASHER THAT'S LIKE GOD OF WAR MEETS HOTLINE MIAMI
http://www.pcgamer.com/redeemer-is-an-action-slasher-thats-like-god-of-war-meets-hotline-miami/
The advent of PS Now on PC last year may have introduced some of you to God of War—the otherwise Sony console-exclusive series that's loosely based on Greek mythology. For those unaware it stars Kratos, a bruting Spartan warrior who now dons a killer beard and tears his foes to shreds with his Blades of Chaos weapons.