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Thursday news, part two:

 

Blizzard changes how characters move on the Overwatch PTR
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-changes-how-characters-move-on-the-overwatch-ptr/
Blizzard has made some adjustments to the Overwatch PTR that will change the way the game's heroes move and accelerate. Game director Jeff Kaplan explained in a forum post that the update was originally made to address problems with a couple of specific heroes, but "the changes are systemic" and thus they have an impact on everyone.

 

Slime Rancher's Wiggly Wonderland celebrates the holidays with in-game ornaments
http://www.pcgamer.com/slime-ranchers-wiggly-wonderland-celebrates-the-holidays-with-in-game-ornaments/
Adorably squishy farming sim Slime Rancher kicks off limited-time holiday event Wiggly Wonderland today. The event will run through Sunday, December 31 and award players with different in-game ornaments each day.

 

Stardew Valley getting new events, profession re-spec and more
http://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-getting-new-events-profession-re-spec-and-more/
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone has been teasing fans of the hit farming sim for months. It started with a cryptic screenshot of a boat which, it was confirmed, would be part of upcoming singleplayer content. More recently, publisher Chucklefish dropped a slightly less cryptic screenshot of (what looks like) an underwater base alongside multiplayer beta details. Today, Barone is at it again on Twitter, but thankfully he brought some hard facts this time.

 

PUBG 1.0 is out of Early Access, but its CEO is promising a big 2018
http://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-10-is-out-of-early-access-but-its-ceo-is-promising-a-big-2018/
"For us, the release of PUBG 1.0 is not the end to anything," CH Kim, CEO of PUBG Corp, told me over the phone (through a translator) earlier this week. "It's just one of the many milestones that we looked forward to accomplishing. We've seen a lot of Early Access games stay in Early Access for a very long amount of time. That's why we made a promise early on that we would get out of Early Access and make our 1.0 release within this year."

 

Desert Golfing out now on PC
http://www.pcgamer.com/desert-golfing-out-now-on-pc/
After teeing off on mobile devices in 2014, the best, most challenging, and most addictive golf game in the world ever has finally landed on PC. Desert Golfing is out now on Steam.

 

Frozen Synapse 2 shows off new in-game footage, delayed to 2018
http://www.pcgamer.com/frozen-synapse-2-shows-off-new-in-game-footage-delayed-to-2018/
Tom Francis thoroughly enjoyed 2011's turn-based tactics endeavour Frozen Synapse, and while its much-anticipated sequel was first expected in late 2016 it's now been pushed to next year.

 

Broken Sword dev working on prototype that marks 'the future of the adventure'
http://www.pcgamer.com/broken-sword-dev-working-on-prototype-that-marks-the-future-of-the-adventure/
There was a time following Broken Sword 5's Kickstarter campaign where it seemed like Revolution Software was working on a sequel to its 1994 cyberpunk point-and-click classic Beneath a Steel Sky. It never came to be, however the York-based adventure game veterans are now working on something behind the scenes.