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New Overwatch hero Doomfist teased by Blizzard
http://www.pcgamer.com/new-overwatch-hero-doomfist/
Blizzard has released a teaser hinting at new details about Doomfist, the super-powered villain expected to be Overwatch's next playable hero. In an in-universe blog post today, the Times of Numbani revealed that the Talon organization targeted a maximum security prison in order to free one man: "Akande Ogundimu, better known as Doomfist."

 

Activision aims to improve the 'cadence' of Destiny 2 DLC
http://www.pcgamer.com/activision-aims-to-improve-the-cadence-of-destiny-2-dlc/
Destiny is a pretty popular game. But Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg isn't entirely happy with it. Specifically, he thinks the "cadence" of post-release content has been a disappointment for players. As a result, he said in an interview with GamesIndustry that Activision is taking a more aggressive approach to DLC creation for the sequel.

 

Aztez, a 2D beat-em-up strategy game set in ancient Mexico, is coming in August
http://www.pcgamer.com/aztez-a-2d-beat-em-up-strategy-game-set-in-ancient-mexico-is-coming-in-august/
I got my first look at Aztez way back in 2013, and I was quite taken by it. It promised a mix of turn-based strategy and brutal, bloody 2D brawls—an odd blend, yes—rendered in a stark monochromatic visual style based on 16th-century Mexico and Central America. But after that brief preview, it completely fell off the radar, and I didn't hear another word about it—until, surprisingly, last night, when the two-man studio Team Colorblind announced that it's (almost) finished and will be out on August 1.

 

Digital Extremes reveals Warframe drop rates
http://www.pcgamer.com/digital-extremes-reveals-warframe-drop-rates/
Publishers including Blizzard, Riot, and Perfect World have in recent months revealed the drop rates for their games in order to comply with Chinese law. But none have gone to the extreme, you might say, of Warframe developer Digital Extremes, which has posted an incredibly detailed list of the drop rates for what appears to be nearly every single item in the game.

 

Lords of the Fallen 2 team has been downsized and its scope reduced
http://www.pcgamer.com/lords-of-the-fallen-2-team-has-been-downsized-and-its-scope-reduced/
Speaking to Eurogamer, CI Games' Tomasz Gop – who worked on the first game and was working on the new one – has been let go from the studio. "I was let go because of a reduction in team, in scope, in budget, in business approach," he said.

 

Kentucky Route Zero continues string of weird videos, promises 'busy summer yet'
http://www.pcgamer.com/kentucky-route-zero-continues-string-of-weird-videos-promises-busy-summer-yet/
Cardboard Computer remains ever-tight lipped about when we can expect KRZ's elusive fifth and final act, however has spent the past year teasing weird game-related art-inspired videos via its WEVP-TV website.

 

League of Legends RP faces 20 percent price hike in UK following Brexit
http://www.pcgamer.com/league-of-legends-rp-cost-faces-20-percent-hike-in-uk-following-brexit/
Riot has announced that League of Legends players residing in the UK will face a 20 percent price rise on RP (Riot Points) following the country's decision to part ways the EU.
As of 11.59pm BST on July 25, the new prices will come into play—changes which Riot says are a direct result of a weakened pound (GBP) following last year's Brexit vote.