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Tuesday news, part two:

Stone Story RPG finds a new way to craft a world out of ASCII art
https://www.pcgamer.com/stone-story-rpg-finds-a-new-way-to-craft-a-world-out-of-ascii-art/
ASCII art has a special place in my heart. There was usually some kind of ASCII drawing at the top of game FAQs, and sometimes one would greet you as you fired up a game from DOS. Stone Story RPG channels that look and feel into a much more modern, yet still throwback, roleplaying game, and it's coming to Steam in August.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a different butterfly with Fortnite's newest skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/float-like-a-butterfly-sting-like-a-different-butterfly-with-fortnites-newest-skins/
You know, not every new skin that lands in Fortnite's in-game store feels like a winner. If it isn't some variation of military garb, it's clothes that make your avatar look like they just rolled out of bed. Not so with the Flutter and Pillar skins, both of which bring out the creepy-crawly in the battle royale phenomenon.

Apex Legends cheaters and spammers are being matched against each other
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-cheaters-and-spammers-are-being-matched-against-each-other/
Respawn Entertainment recently shared some information into what it's doing to combat the ever-present problem of cheating in Apex Legends. The new "Check-In," posted to Reddit, is light on specifics, but it reveals some big-picture insights into what's being done to check people who are more interested in winning than in how they play the game.

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine gets new Chinese-American stories
https://www.pcgamer.com/where-the-water-tastes-like-wine-gets-new-chinese-american-stories/
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is an ambitious journey through the heartland of American history that unfortunately failed to live up to those ambitions, and is best remembered these days for being a "commercial disaster." Despite that, a new update for the game called Gold Mountain was released today that adds full Chinese localization to the free Fireside Chats, and new stories based on the experiences of Chinese immigrants.

Destiny 2 players have figured out how to farm resources without playing the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-players-have-figured-out-how-to-farm-resources-without-playing-the-game/
Another day, another tale of Destiny 2 players doing things they're not supposed to in order to get a minor edge in the game. But this story also takes kind of a weird, uplifting twist that might help restore your faith in humanity—or humanity's Guardians, at least.

An ambitious GTA Online-alike won't be allowed to finish its Kickstarter campaign
https://www.pcgamer.com/an-ambitious-gta-online-alike-had-its-kickstarter-campaign-suspended/
Kickstarter has suspended the crowdfunding campaign for an extremely ambitious GTA Online-like MMO roleplaying game called RAW, which hit its funding goal two weeks ago. The problem was that the developers were only asking for $79,000. (For comparison, GTA 5's development costs have been estimated at $137 million.)

Gritty detective RPG Disco Elysium will release 'at the end of the year'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gritty-detective-rpg-disco-elysium-will-release-at-the-end-of-the-year/
Disco Elysium's Steam store page still lists its release date as "to be announced" but developer ZA/UM just reposted an article that cites the more optimistic time frame "the end of the year."

CD Projekt talks about Cyberpunk 2077 roleplaying options and 'lifepaths'
https://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-talks-about-cyberpunk-2077-roleplaying-options-and-lifepaths/
Cyberpunk 2077 is first and foremost a roleplaying game, and you can't have an RPG without skills, stats, and specializations, right? Quest director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz emphasized the importance of those attributes, and the way players shape them throughout the game, in a new video update in which he also touched on the impact of "lifepaths" chosen by players.

Cyberpunk 2077 quest director would like Meryl Streep to be in it
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-quest-director-would-like-meryl-streep-to-be-in-it/
Where do you go after Keanu Reeves? Well, assuming that rumor about Lady Gaga playing an in-game pop star isn't true, you think about casting recipient of 21 Oscar nominations Meryl Streep.

Here's a first look at the new Tesla tank in Red Alert Remastered
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-first-look-at-the-new-tesla-tank-in-red-alert-remastered/
Petroglyph and EA are currently at work on remasters of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, two of the RTS genre's true classics. They're still a fair way out, but producer Jim Vessella has shared some key updates with the series' fanbase on Reddit.

Total War: Three Kingdoms next patch focuses on families and courts
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-next-patch-focuses-on-families-and-courts/
The next patch for Total War: Three Kingdoms will update the game to version 1.1.1, and it's available now in beta form. The patch addresses issues that have cropped up since launch, and adds in a few nice quality-of-life features fans have been asking for.

Borderlands 3 isn't out until September, but you can get guns for it now
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-isnt-out-until-september-but-you-can-get-guns-for-it-now/
There are still two months to go before Borderlands 3 launches, but Gearbox and 2K are letting fans start earning sweet, sweet loot before the game comes out. The Vault Insider Program is a way to stay up to date on the latest Borderlands 3 news, and it provides points you can spend on loot in both Borderlands 3 and Borderlands 2.

Borderlands 3's Celebration of Togetherness was a goofy trailer reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3s-celebration-of-togetherness-was-a-goofy-trailer-reveal/
We were intrigued last week when the official Borderlands 3 Twitter account posted an invitation to a "Celebration of Togetherness" scheduled for today. There was even a card, formally listing the date and time as "Tuesday, July the Sixteenth, seven o'clock in the morning Pacific Time." Fans speculated it might be an announcement of cross-play, which Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford quickly clarified it was not.

Tetris Effect is coming to PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive
https://www.pcgamer.com/tetris-effect-is-coming-to-pc-as-an-epic-games-store-exclusive/
Tetris Effect is an award-winning puzzle game based on the timeless Soviet block-dropper Tetris, that was released in 2018 exclusively for the PlayStation 4, with support for PlayStation VR. It's so good that it topped our end-of-year list of five VR games we want to see on PC. As of July 23, it will be.