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And now, part two of the news:

 

Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar launch delayed
http://www.pcgamer.com/grimoire-heralds-of-the-winged-exemplar-launches-today-after-20-years-of-development/
Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar is one of the most infamous videogames ever to be (almost, but not quite) created. In development since the mid-'90s, it promises players a massive, sprawling old-school RPG/dungeon crawling experience with traces of Wizardry, Might and Magic, Eye of the Beholder, and other first-person, party-based classics. It's missed an untold number of release dates over the years—gamers were joking about it at least as far back as 2010—and so when it turned up on Steam Early Access earlier this year, I figured it was doomed to languish there forever.
But it looks like I was wrong. Grimoire : Heralds of the Winged Exemplar was not only given the Greenlight, but it actually has a release date of July 7, and holy cow, that's today.
Update: So close, and yet not quite. With less than two hours before the scheduled unlock on Steam, Grimoire's release date very suddenly switched to "coming soon."

 

Jeff Kaplan says Overwatch is balanced, and he likes the "dive meta" just fine
http://www.pcgamer.com/jeff-kaplan-says-overwatch-is-balanced-and-he-likes-the-dive-meta-just-fine/
Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has taken to the forums to share, in great detail, his thoughts on getting and keeping the game in balance, and how Blizzard can and should (or shouldn't) mess with the "meta." First and foremost—and also, he predicted, most controversial—is that he believes the game is actually balanced as it stands right now.

 

Star Citizen's procedural planets flaunted in new video
http://www.pcgamer.com/star-citizens-procedural-planets-flaunted-in-new-video/
Star Citizen's latest Around the Verse video focuses, primarily, on the sophisticated procedural generation that's being used to create the enormo-space adventure's many planets and moons. In the video, the occasionally slightly boring technical talk is supported by some lovely footage of science fiction planets, from barren desert worlds to more lush environments, with a variety of ecosystems on each.

 

Destiny 2's art portal will give a closer look at its armor and weapons
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-art-portal-will-give-a-closer-look-at-its-armor-and-weapons/
Much like Bungie did with the first Destiny, the FPS developer has kicked off the artist reference portal for Destiny 2 on its website.
The portal's name is appropriate, as it's a good reference for artists looking to create any number of pieces—whether that's a drawing or piece of equipment for cosplaying. The page currently only features Parade Armor for each of the three classes: Warlock, Titan, and Hunter. You can see all three right here in this article, but if you want to download high res versions of them, you'll have to head over to the portal.

 

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds briefly tops CS:GO in concurrent players
http://www.pcgamer.com/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-briefly-tops-csgo-in-concurrent-players/
Brendan Greene, aka PlayerUnknown, tweeted earlier that PUBG had climbed to number two on Steam's Top Games list—albeit briefly—marking the first time Bluehole's Early Access battle royale shooter has had more concurrent players than CS:GO, with just over 239,000 (whereas CSGO, at the time, had 238,742).

 

Crypt of the Necrodancer: Amplified trailer heralds next week's release
http://www.pcgamer.com/crypt-of-the-necrodancer-amplified-trailer-heralds-next-weeks-release/
Rhythm roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer—as far as I can tell, it's still the only one—has a DLC expansion that's already out in early access, but if you prefer to wait until things are finished before you consume them, you'll be pleased to hear that Amplified will release, for real, next week. How 'next week'? July 12 next week, that's how.

 

Redout's Mars DLC is out now
http://www.pcgamer.com/redouts-mars-dlc-is-out-now/
Ben Griffin wasn't overly enthusiastic when he reviewed the game last year, but it's since been embiggened with a range of DLC, including the Neptune-set, er Neptune Pack, and the more abstract V.E.R.T.E.X Pack, both of which added new tracks, liveries and more. The latest is the Mars Pack, released a couple of days ago alongside a couple of sizable updates that make an already speedy game even faster.

 

Dead Cells' combat evolved from tower defense games and Team Fortress 2
http://www.pcgamer.com/dead-cells-combat-evolved-from-tower-defense-games-and-team-fortress-2/
Dead Cells may often be compared to Dark Souls for its challenging encounters and exciting combat, but in an article from Gamasutra, producer Steve Filby revealed that the excellent rogue-lite was originally a tower defense game, something that he says is evident in many of the game's skills.

 

Summer Games Done Quick raises over $1.7M for charity
http://www.pcgamer.com/summer-games-done-quick-raises-over-17m-for-charity/
This year's Summer Games Done Quick has come to a speedsprinting close, raising $1,760,400 for Doctors Without Borders—surpassing last year's $1.3M total in its wake.
Packed full of impressive speedruns—the best PC games of which Steven gathered here—SGDQ saw over 30,000 donors contribute to the week-long event that housed more than 130 games across a host of platforms.

 

The Elder Scrolls Online Horns of the Reach DLC release date set for next month
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-horns-of-the-reach-dlc-release-date-set-for-next-month/
Packing two new dungeons, a new Battlegrounds map and game mode, and a number of quality of life improvements, The Elder Scrolls Online's latest slice of DLC—the minotaur-themed Horns of the Reach—is due in August. If you can't wait that long, it lands on the PTS this week.

 

No Man's Sky ARG points to incoming August update
http://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-arg-points-to-incoming-august-update/
Last month, Hello Games kicked off its Waking Titan ARG whereby mysterious cassette tapes were distributed to Reddit mods. This megathread documents the initiative's subsequent progress, however the latest breakthrough points to an August patch—update 1.3.

 

PUBG announces weekly Facebook livestream series to 'bring fan base closer to development team'
http://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-announces-weekly-facebook-livestream-series-to-bring-fan-base-closer-to-development-team/
As PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' popularity continues to skyrocket, developer Bluehole has announced a new weekly exclusive Facebook livestream series that aims to "showcase different elements" of the open-world battle royale MMO.