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There is now an XCOM satellite in orbit around our planet
https://www.pcgamer.com/there-is-now-an-xcom-satellite-in-orbit-around-our-planet/
Not to alarm anyone, but it seems that the XCOM program has officially launched into Earth orbit. We’re sure this is just fine, and that it does not necessarily indicate our certain doom at the hands of hostile alien entities.
Actually, the XCOM that lifted off from Kennedy Space Center May 4 was part of a suite of experiments destined for the International Space Station. This version stands for X-ray Communication, and it’s meant to demonstrate NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory’s ability to use the X-ray band for signal transmission.

Unbound: Worlds Apart is a pretty puzzle platformer, and you can try a demo today
https://www.pcgamer.com/unbound-worlds-apart-is-a-pretty-puzzle-platformer-and-you-can-try-a-demo-today/
Unbound: Worlds Apart is a 2D fantasy puzzle-platformer about a wee wizard named Soli who can open magical portals that enable him to travel through different realities. His abilities are put to the test when his own world is destroyed by a conjuring catastrophe, and it falls to him to figure out what happened and why—and maybe set things right.
>> Get it from Steam, itch.io or the game's website.

Battlefield 5 is getting rental servers later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-5-is-getting-rental-servers-later-this-year/
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Today EA finally confirmed that rental servers are on the way, and fact they're not just arriving, they're evolving, from the Rented Server Program as it was originally known, to an updated system called Private Games that will offer "base level" access for free.

Overwatch's Havana map is now live
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-havana-map-is-now-live/
Overwatch patch 1.35.1.1 is now live and that means we're going to Havana, the capital city of Cuba and also the location of the game's newest Escort map, which is now off the PTR and into full rotation.

How to start Destiny 2's secret quest for the Outbreak Perfected exotic weapon
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-outbreak-perfected-exotic-guide/
Another day, another byzantine Destiny 2 exotic quest. This time, it's pulse rifle we're after, and it takes as many mysterious steps as you'd imagine to obtain. Don't worry, we'll make it easy on you. To kick off the secret scavenger hunt leading to the Outbreak Perfected exotic weapon (which we'll refrain from detailing here while it's still a fresh mystery) head to Titan first.
>> And it brings back one of the weapons of the first game.

Downhill biking game Descenders adds multiplayer as it exits Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/downhill-biking-game-descenders-adds-multiplayer-as-it-exits-early-access/
Descenders is a downhill freeriding game where the worlds and trails are procedurally generated so you'll never quite know what to expect. It just left Early Access today and got a big feature update: Multiplayer. While you're challenging yourself with terrifying speeds down narrow, winding paths and hurtling through dizzying jumps upside-down, you'll now find yourself racing alongside other players.

Minecraft Classic brings the original 2009 version to web browsers, for free
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-classic-brings-the-original-2009-version-to-web-browsers-for-free/
It's been ten years since the first public version of Minecraft released on the TIGSource forums, and a lot has happened since then: Microsoft owns it, 74 million people play it monthly, and there's even a film adaptation in the offing. It's original creator, Markus "Notch" Persson, has been scrubbed from its credits.
Unlike say, World of Warcraft, Minecraft has received ongoing additions and improvements rather than huge fundamental changes, so it's hard to feel nostalgic for its past. But in case you do, the very first public build of Minecraft is now available to play. Best of all it's free, and you can do it right now in your web browser.

Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 introduces the blood magic of the Tremere Clan
https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire-the-masqueradebloodlines-2-introduces-the-blood-magic-of-the-tremere-clan/
The Tremere, a powerful group of warlocks, are the next vampire clan revealed for Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2. They’ll join the Brujah in the rain- and blood-streaked streets of Seattle when Bloodlines II launches next year.
VentureBeat has the full details on the Tremere clan and its unique powers.

Goat of Duty is Call of Duty but with goats
https://www.pcgamer.com/goat-of-duty-is-call-of-duty-but-with-goats/
Sure, goats are great and the internet loves them, but if you’ve ever met one you’ve probably glimpsed the malice in its eyes. Soon you’ll be able to harness that pent-up rage and use it in battle, in Goat of Duty. It’s like Call of Duty, but with goats.

Tencent kills off PUBG Mobile in China, replaces it with a patriotic version
https://www.pcgamer.com/tencent-kills-off-pubg-mobile-in-china-replaces-it-with-a-patriotic-version/
After more than a year of waiting for approval from Chinese regulators to monetize the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, publisher Tencent has shut down the test version of the game, updating it to a more patriotic version called 'Game for Peace.'

Last edited by JEMC - on 08 May 2019