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Friday news, part two:

Square Enix is looking into releasing its huge catalogue digitally
https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-is-looking-into-releasing-its-huge-catalogue-digitally/
Square Enix is looking into releasing its mammoth catalogue of games digitally after getting a lot of requests from fans. President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda confirmed that it's something the publisher is exploring in an interview with Game Informer, but it's not settled on how it's going to get all of its games out there. Different options are being considered.

Watch Dogs Legion gameplay video shows all 3 character classes in action
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-dogs-legion-gameplay-footage-classes/
Ubisoft art director Josh Cook and lead game designer Mathieu Berube played through about 30 minutes of Watch Dogs Legion at E3, as you can see in the video embedded above, posted by UbiCentral. The footage shows the devs playing through and narrating several different missions and using Watch Dogs Legion's three different character classes: the Hacker, the Infiltrator, and the Enforcer, giving us a better understanding of their abilities.

Capcom wants to shrink the gap between Monster Hunter PC and console releases
https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-wants-to-shrink-the-gap-between-monster-hunter-pc-and-console-releases/
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is heading to consoles in September, while those of us playing on PC have been left out in the cold. There's no release date yet, but Capcom is aiming for a winter launch. It's a long wait while others get to enjoy big monster fights. Thankfully, Capcom has not been deaf to the PC masses who want more Monster Hunter, sooner.

Shenmue 3 won't complete Ryo's story
https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-wont-complete-ryos-story/
Shenmue 3, if and when it ever actually gets here, will not tell the full and complete story of martial arts vengeancemeister/gainfully employed forklift driver Ryo Hazuki. In fact, series creator Yu Suzuki said in an interview with USgamer that it won't even give us half.

Wolfenstein: Youngblood has microtransactions, but only for cosmetics
https://www.pcgamer.com/wolfenstein-youngblood-has-microtransactions-but-only-for-cosmetics/
While you're busy killing Nazis in co-op FPS Wolfenstein: Youngblood, you can collect coins from the environment which you can then spend on weapon skins, cosmetics and emotes. You'll also be able to spend real-world money on gold bars which can be exchanged for those coins. But contrary to some reports this week, you won't be able to buy in-game weapon upgrades that way.

GTA Online's infamous Vinewood Casino is finally going to open
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-onlines-infamous-vinewood-casino-is-finally-going-to-open/
It looks like GTA Online's infamous Vinewood Casino, a high-roller joint that's been in the game since it launch but has never actually been accessible, is finally opening its doors.

Space travel in Starfield is as dangerous as 'flight in the '40s'
https://www.pcgamer.com/space-travel-in-starfield-is-as-dangerous-as-flight-in-the-40s/
During a muddled E3 Coliseum chat between rich car guy Elon Musk and rich Skyrim guy Todd Howard, the latter gave us a tiny detail about Bethesda Game Studios' next big RPG, Starfield.

You'll be able to romance your Fallout 76 companions, but they won't follow you around
https://www.pcgamer.com/youll-be-able-to-romance-your-fallout-76-companions-but-they-wont-follow-you-around/
At Bethesda's E3 showcase, Fallout 76 fans got a look at the reveal trailer for Wastelanders, the big update coming to the game this fall. It will add human NPCs to the game along with branching dialogue, new quests, and 'unique companions' from the two NPC factions: the settlers and the raiders.

Dontnod's Twin Mirror delayed, will launch next year as an Epic Store exclusive
https://www.pcgamer.com/dontnods-twin-mirror-delayed-will-launch-next-year-as-an-epic-store-exclusive/
Twin Mirror, the new game in the works at Life is Strange studio Dontnod, is "a story-driven investigation game" rooted in film noir about a journalist named Samuel Higgs, who discovers strangeness afoot when he returns to his hometown to attend the funeral of his best friend. Gameplay revealed in an October 2018 trailer struck me (in a good way) as kind of a mashup of Life is Strange, Alan Wake, and maybe Beyond: Two Souls.

Apex Legends isn't 'well suited' for streaming services like Stadia, Respawn producer says
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-isnt-well-suited-for-streaming-services-like-stadia-respawn-producer-says/
Google is promising big things with Stadia, the streaming game service it announced in March, including 4K, 60fps gameplay on just about any hardware that can run the Chrome browser. The quality of your internet access will obviously be a big part of that—you can't reasonably expect it to work well on a slow or unreliable connection, after all.

Rainbow Six Siege Season 3 gadgets leaked: a grappling hook and a shield with a surprise
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-sieges-season-3-gadgets-are-a-grappling-hook-and-a-shield-with-a-surprise/
With Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Phantom Sight kicking off this week, we've entered the season for leaks. If a new info dump on ResetEra by reliable leaker Kormora is to be believed, the operators gadgets for Siege's Year 4 Season 3 are coming into focus.

Dota Underlords is Valve's version of Auto Chess and you can play it right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-underlords-is-valves-version-of-auto-chess-and-you-can-play-it-right-now/
Valve has officially revealed Dota Underlords, its standalone version of Dota Auto Chess that we first heard rumors about a month ago. In fact, it's playable today for anyone who owns the Dota 2 Battle Pass.

Cyberpunk 2077's character creation options won't be limited by gender
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077s-character-creator-options-wont-be-limited-by-gender/
CD Projekt Red has given more details about Cyberpunk 2077's character creator and the game's depiction of transgender characters. This follows criticism over an in-game advert that uses a sexualised trans model to sell a drink with the slogan "Mix it up". It's the only depiction of trans characters we've seen so far, so it raised some red flags.

Rumour: World of Warcraft is getting a level cap reduction
https://www.pcgamer.com/rumour-world-of-warcraft-is-getting-a-level-cap-reduction/
Every time World of Warcraft gets an expansion, Blizzard bumps up the level cap. Where there were once only 60, there are now 120, and while Blizzard has dramatically sped up the levelling process, it's still a daunting number. It also looks like it might be getting reduced.

Time now to check the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:

+GOG

• The point'n'click adventure Toonstruck is free to grab for the next roughly 47 hours: https://www.gog.com/game/toonstruck
• And the Summer Sale Festival is going to end in around 79 hours, so hurry up to check out the +2077 games that are up to 90% off: www.gog.com

+Steam

• The legit daily deal is Distance, 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/233610/Distance/
• The Early Access title CHKN is the other "daily" deal, 35% off for the next 11 days (so until we're well into Steam's Summer Sale): https://store.steampowered.com/app/420930/CHKN/
• The Dark Souls franchise is on sale, up to 75% off: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/darksoulsfranchise/
• And of course, the weeklong deals.

And that's it, we've gone through the E3 week... and we survived! (not that there so many PC news, but still). Now what we have to do is relax and enjoy a happy and gaming weekend .