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The second part of the news:

 

Blizzard reveals Overwatch and Hearthstone drop rates in South Korea
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-reveals-overwatch-and-hearthstone-drop-rates-in-south-korea/
Earlier this year, Blizzard revealed the drop rates for Overwatch and Hearthstonein China, as required by Chinese law. Late last week, as reported by Inven Global, it did the same for South Korea, and it turns out that the drop rates are identical.

 

HEVN, the game of off-world mining and politics, has been delayed
http://www.pcgamer.com/hevn-the-game-of-off-world-mining-and-politics-has-been-delayed/
We got our first look at HEVN back in February by way of a pair of teasers that hinted at something very sinister happening on the isolated planet of Naic. Developer Miga said the tale of investigation into controversial off-world mining set in humanity's dark, ugly future is inspired by games like Deus Ex and System Shock, which is never a bad place to start, and Joe seemed suitably impressed by the two-hour demo that was released last month.

 

Watch the Final Fight giant Abigail get warmed up for his Street Fighter 5 debut
http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-final-fight-giant-abigail-get-warmed-up-for-his-street-fighter-5-debut/
I'd never heard of Abigail, a vicious brawler boasting biceps bigger than a Volkswagen, so I looked up his biography on the Street Fighter Wiki (he's from Canada, if you were wondering). And why am I looking up facts about a Final Fight fighter on the Street Fighter Wiki? Because "the biggest lad in all of Metro City" is coming to Street Fighter 5 as part of Season Two Character Pass on July 25.

 

Battlefield 1's forthcoming Lupkow Pass map showcased in new video
http://www.pcgamer.com/battlefield-1s-forthcoming-lupkow-pass-map-showcased-in-new-video/
Battlefield 1's next expansion, In The Name of the Tsar, doesn't actually release until September. But the new map Lupkow Pass will release officially next month – and it's been rolled out on the CTE already. If you're not one to get involved with early testing phases, then here's over an hour of footage of the map in action.

 

American McGee: "stop bugging me about Alice 3"
http://www.pcgamer.com/american-mcgee-stop-bugging-me-about-alice-3/
Oh, you want a third instalment in the Alice series? That's nice, but you can stop bugging American McGee about it, please. That's the thrust of a new blogpost written by the creator, where he explicitly addresses the (horrifyingly persistent) questions he gets regarding the future of the psychedelic platformer.

 

Half-Life 3 would likely have ended without resolution, says Marc Laidlaw
http://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-3-would-end-without-resolution-says-marc-laidlaw/
Half-Life 3, aka the Half-Life game that doesn't exist, probably wouldn't have tied off any narrative loose ends anyway, according to series writer Marc Laidlaw. The former Valve staffer and Half-Life 2 writer said as much in a new interview over at Arcade Attack, and the reason? So that there could be more Half-Life games, of course.

>>Did anyone really thought that Half Life 3 would finish the story?

 

The Colonists is a settlement sim inspired by Anno and The Settlers, due next month
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-colonists-is-a-settlement-sim-inspired-by-anno-and-the-settlers-due-next-month/
Frozen Cortex developer and Tokyo 42 publisher Mode 7 Games has announced The Colonists—a settlement building game that echoes the likes of Anno and The Settlers. Developed by Codebyfire, Richard Wallis' one-person Bristol-based studio, the civilisation-crafter will launch into Steam's Early Access initiative in August.

>>I'll have to keep an eye on it.

 

Killing Floor 2's enemies are literally floating away
http://www.pcgamer.com/kf-2-up/
One of the things I like most about Killing Floor 2 is the way it mixes absurdity with graphic violence. This week's Weekly Outbreak—essentially a temporary mutator—goes all-in on gore and humor.