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And the second, and last, part:

 

NEW OVERWATCH HERO ORISA INTRODUCED
http://www.pcgamer.com/new-overwatch-hero-orisa-introduced/
Overwatch has introduced its 24th hero, Orisa, a robotic tank character with an ability called Fortify that temporarily prevents her from being crowd-controlled. She is intended to be a low-mobility, high-protection tank that can be an "anchor tank" similar to Reinhardt, which can be the center of a team composition.

 

G2A AND TINYBUILD BUTT HEADS AT GDC
http://www.pcgamer.com/g2a-and-tinybuild-butt-heads-at-gdc/
The ongoing tension between publisher tinyBuild and game key reseller G2A unexpectedly flared up in public yesterday during the "Fraud and Your Game Economy" panel at GDC. As reported by Polygon, tinyBuild chief Alex Nichiporchik told the audience during the panel that "platforms like Kinguin and G2A" are facilitating fraud by making it easy for anyone to sell stolen game keys.

 

THE FIRST CIVILIZATION STARTED OUT AS A REAL-TIME STRATEGY GAME SIMILAR TO SIMCITY
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-civilization-started-out-as-a-real-time-strategy-game-similar-to-simcity/
At GDC last year, game designer David Brevik revealed Diablo was almost a turn-based game instead of a real-time one, the implications of which are strange to imagine. Here's a lesser-known twist: at this year's GDC, designer Sid Meier said the opposite was true for the original Civilization, with it starting as a real-time game before finding its feet when they added turns.

 

BATTLEFIELD 1: THEY SHALL NOT PASS TRAILER REVEALS A MID-MARCH RELEASE DATE
http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1-they-shall-not-pass-trailer-reveals-a-mid-march-release-date/
EA announced today that They Shall Not Pass, the first expansion for the First World War shooter Battlefield 1, will be available on March 14 for Premium Pass holders and two weeks later for everyone else. We've also got a new trailer to watch that showcases the fearsome, battle-hardened soldiers of the French Army, who are (finally) joining the fight.

 

GHOST RECON WILDLANDS SEASON PASS DETAILED, FREE PVP MODE COMING AFTER LAUNCH
http://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-season-pass-detailed-free-pvp-mode-coming-after-launch/
Ubisoft has revealed the details of the Ghost Recon Wildlands season pass, which will include not just one but two "major expansions," plus the Unidad Conspiracy missions and Peruvian Connection pack, faction-themed equipment packs, an exclusive "Bolivian minibus" vehicle, and permanent and single-use experience boosters.

 

THESE NEW AGONY TRAILERS SHOW DEMONS BEHAVING (VERY) BADLY
http://www.pcgamer.com/these-new-agony-trailers-show-demons-behaving-very-badly/
I'm really looking forward to the first-person survival-horror game Agony, even thought I'm still not entirely clear what it's all about. The new gameplay trailer released today doesn't to much to clarify things: The player, who is in control of a powerful demon, strides across the icky surface of Hell in search of the Red Goddess, who possesses the only means of escape.

 

UBISOFT SAYS ITS NEW AVATAR PROJECT WILL HAVE 'NO IMPACT' ON THE DIVISION
http://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-says-its-new-avatar-project-will-have-no-impact-on-the-division/
We learned a couple of days ago that Ubisoft Massive is now working on a brand-new game based on James Cameron's Avatar. That led immediately to two thoughts. One, why? And two, what might it mean for the future of The Division, the big-budget online shooter that's already under the stewardship of Massive? Even the timing seemed suspect: The Avatar project appeared on the same day that the final expansion to The Division, Last Stand, and the 1.6 update were released.

 

THE 'JC' IN DEUS EX'S JC DENTON REALLY DOES STAND FOR JESUS CHRIST
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-jc-in-deus-exs-jc-denton-really-does-stand-for-jesus-christ/
For 17 years, Deus Ex fans have speculated that the 'JC' in JC Denton, Deus Ex's cyborg protagonist, stood for Jesus Christ. Others suggested it might mean Just Another Codename. The ambiguous nickname made enough of an impression that the question still lingers. At Warren Spector's post-mortem at GDC today, a fan asked flat-out what the 'JC' stood for. And the answer? It really was Jesus Christ.

 

GTA ONLINE PROMISES WEAPONISED VEHICLES, ILLEGAL ARMS TRADE, DODGEBALL IN COMING MONTHS
http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-promises-weaponised-vehicles-illegal-arms-trade-dodgeball-in-coming-months/
Grand Theft Auto 5's ever-growing online component GTA Online has outlined its plans moving into 2017, which includes new stunt races, game modes, vehicles, and missions—the latter of which will involve players at some stage fighting "for supremacy in the illegal arms trade and wage war with the latest in high-powered military hardware."

 

Finally, like every Friday, it's time to take a look at what do GOG and Steam offer us in terms of sales:

+GOG

• This week GOG has two sales, with one of them being their usual weekly one, this time centered around Disney: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170227_weekly_sale_disney
• The other sale, as you probably know (after all, I posted a news about it) is an RPG special: https://www.gog.com/promo/20170228_special_promo_rpgs

 

+Steam

• Currently, there's only two sales that will last the whole weekend, but that will change in about an hour so I recommend you to take a look at Steam. Anyways, the first one revolves around the early access game 7 Days to Die, with a 60% off: http://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/
• The other sale has the whole Far Cry franshise going on sale, from 50 to 66% off: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/far-cry/

 

And that's about it. Have a happy and gaming weekend.