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Monday news, part two:

Rebel Cops is a turn-based tactical combat spinoff of This Is the Police
https://www.pcgamer.com/rebel-cops-is-a-turn-based-tactical-combat-spinoff-of-this-is-the-police/
The This Is the Police series has followed kind of an unusual trajectory. The original, a strategy-sim about corrupt cops in a small town, had some interesting ideas but didn't really drill down into them; the sequel changed things up with the addition of an XCOM-styled tactical combat simulator. And now developer Weappy is going all-in on the combat side of that equation with a spinoff game called Rebel Cops.

The future of Double Fine's publishing arm is 'complicated' after Microsoft acquisition
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-future-of-double-fines-publishing-arm-is-complicated-after-microsoft-acquisition/
Double Fine Presents is a publishing venture launched by Double Fine Productions in 2014 to help indie developers get promising projects over the finish line. Its first partnership resulted in the excellent Escape Goat 2, and it's also helped deliver Mountain, Gang Beasts, and Gnog. It was set to publish the highly-anticipated fantasy farm life sim Ooblets, until Microsoft's acquisition of Double Fine earlier this year put that plan to rest.

Gears 5 launch in China has been 'suspended' on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/gears-5-launch-in-china-has-been-suspended-on-steam/
Gears 5 is set to come out on September 9, but it appears that gamers in China may have to wait awhile to get their hands on it. A message posted on Steam by community support manager TC Octus says that an unspecified problem has forced the developer to suspend all sales and the game's launch in that country.
>> And it still managed to get in the top 10. Many people will be angry or disappointed.

The Sims 4: Realm Of Magic goes all Harry Potter in a new gameplay trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-realm-of-magic-goes-all-harry-potter-in-a-new-gameplay-trailer/
Realm Of Magic is the latest expansion for Sims 4, and it’s more than a bit smitten by the shenanigans of Harry Potter.
As you can see in the new trailer above, the expansion has your Sim travelling to another world via a portal. Once you arrive in this realm, your main goal is to become the best spellcaster possible—and if Harold Potter taught us anything, that probably involves introducing your groin to a broomstick for an uncomfortable amount of time.

Hitman 2’s September roadmap sends Agent 47 to The Maldives
https://www.pcgamer.com/hitman-2s-september-roadmap-sends-agent-47-to-the-maldives/
It’s time that Agent 47 had a break from the assassin life. But unfortunately, his superiors have other arrangements. In this month's Hitman 2 roadmap, Agent 47 is jetting off to Haven Island, a tropical sun-soaked resort in The Maldives. But there’s no time for pina coladas, there are plenty of new missions that run from the beginning to the end of September that include new targets, unlocks, and missions.

Distance trailer teases its new neon-drenched Horizon update
https://www.pcgamer.com/distance-trailer-teases-its-new-neon-drenched-horizon-update/
The Tron-like racer, Distance, has blessed our eyeballs with a super slick teaser trailer for its newest update. It’s been a year since the racer first released and the trailer shows what players can expect in the game’s v1.4 release named The Horizon Update. The futuristic arcade racer will have new levels for players to burn rubber on, a Quick Join multiplayer feature, new editing tools, and a whole host of performance improvements.

Falcon Age, a game where you battle robots with a bird BFF, is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/falcon-age-a-game-where-you-battle-robots-with-a-bird-bff-is-out-now/
Falcon Age is an action-adventure game where you nurture and raise a majestic falcon from a little fluff into a fully-fledged beast. You play as Ara as she battles against an army of automated colonizers in an attempt to restore her cultural legacy.

Pinball-inspired slash 'em up Creature in the Well is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/pinball-inspired-slash-em-up-creature-in-the-well-is-out-now/
Pinball and hack n' slash is a delightful-sounding combination, and it's the basis for Creature in the Well, a pinball-inspired dungeon crawler that follows the last remaining BOT-C robot unit as it ventures into a mysterious mountain to restore power to an ancient facility.

Celeste developer says that a sequel is not in the works
https://www.pcgamer.com/celeste-developer-says-that-a-sequel-is-not-in-the-works/
Celeste developer Matt Thorson has no plans to make a sequel to the acclaimed platformer, and says they will move on from it after the upcoming free DLC release.

Total War: Warhammer 2 adding fan favorites Gotrek and Felix for free
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-2-adding-fan-favorites-gotrek-and-felix-for-free/
The trollslayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his poet-turned-mercenary ally Felix Jaeger are the heroes of a long-running series of Warhammer stories, and a much-demanded addition to the Total War: Warhammer games. Creative Assembly have announced that we'll be getting our wish, and the previously teased "old friends" free DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2 will include Gotrek as a recruitable Legendary Lord with Felix as a Hero-level character accompanying him.

Path of Exile's Blight update is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/path-of-exiles-blight-update-is-out-now/
The latest of Path of Exile's free league updates is called Blight, and it adds tower defense to the action-RPG—a bit like the minigame in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing. Tendrils of the fungal Blight lay down paths for enemies to follow, and you'll have to plant towers that fire off elemental effects to exploit their weaknesses. Of course while that's happening you still click on everything until it dies as per usual for the genre.

The latest Surge 2 video shows 13 minutes of raw robo-dismemberment
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-latest-surge-2-video-shows-13-minutes-of-raw-robo-dismemberment/
Focus Home Interactive has released a thirteen-minute raw gameplay video of The Surge 2, showing us more of what to expect from the Souls-like futuristic RPG.

World of Warcraft Classic servers are back online after a wave of DDoS attacks
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-classic-servers-are-back-online-after-a-wave-of-ddos-attacks/
The US World of Warcraft Classic servers were hit with a number of DDoS attacks yesterday evening. Blizzard’s North America customer support team reports that the servers are now back online and stable.
>> That happened on Saturday.

Brawl with punks and save your boyfriend in River City Girls, out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/brawl-with-punks-and-save-your-boyfriend-in-river-city-girls-out-now/
River City Girls is an old-school beat 'em up in which you and your high school best friend battle the cities' villains to save your kidnapped boyfriends, the two rouges from NES classic River City Ransom. It's also out now.

Minecraft: Education Edition gets a Maori-inspired world for New Zealand students
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-education-edition-gets-a-maori-inspired-world-for-new-zealand-students/
Minecraft: Education Edition has found plenty of use in classrooms, the latest allowing students to explore New Zealand's traditional Māori culture in voxel form.

Sequel to Extreme Meatpunks Forever hits crowdfunding goal
https://www.pcgamer.com/sequel-to-extreme-meatpunks-forever-hits-crowdfunding-goal/
Extreme Meatpunks Forever was a cross between a visual novel and an Atari 2600 top-down mech action game that never existed. (...)
The follow-up/sequel/second season is called Extreme Meatpunks Forever: Bound By Ash, and its Kickstarter passed a $US22,000 goal with three days to go. One of the promised changes in the sequel is the combat—the one weak point of the original—with a new "heart change" system that will give characters new movesets affected by particularly dramatic story beats.

Hentai visual novel Taimanin Asagi removed from Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/hentai-visual-novel-taimanin-asagi-removed-from-steam/
Taimanin Asagi is a visual novel first released in Japan by Lilith Soft in 2005. Earlier this year listings for it showed up on Steam—announcing a free first episode to be followed by three paid episodes—which have since been removed.

Have fun with doors in the ridiculous, free Door Knocker
https://www.pcgamer.com/have-fun-with-doors-in-the-ridiculous-free-door-knocker/
We've kicked doors, we've even opened them on occasion. Now it's time to knock them about, fling them around the room, and also to kick them again, in the utterly ridiculous Door Knocker.

Watch Borderlands 3's launch trailer (updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-borderlands-3s-leaked-launch-trailer/
Borderlands 3's launch trailer surfaced today, briefly appearing on Twitter before being taken down. Gearbox wasn't quite quick enough to stop people from grabbing it, however, and you can take a look at it for yourself on Reddit. Update: After a false start, the Borderlands 3 launch trailer is out now. Look above and stick it in your eyes.

NBA 2K20 is plagued with issues and taking a hammering on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/nba-2k20-is-plagued-with-issues-and-taking-a-hammering-on-steam/
NBA 2K20 launched last week and has since racked up a mountain of negative user reviews, as well as a trending hashtag, #Fix2K20, due to what players are reporting is a prevalence of game-breaking bugs and microtransactions. Players and streamers have been clamouring for fixes since Thursday, but will need to wait a bit longer for an update.

At the end, the news have only been a little bit later than usual.