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Shadow of War interactive live-action trailer depicts the Nemesis System in motion
http://www.pcgamer.com/shadow-of-war-interactive-live-action-trailer-depicts-the-nemesis-system-in-motion/
After teasing its beastly Feral Tribe last week, Shadow of War's latest short puts you in the driving seat. The question is: do you feel like slaying or saving?
That's something you can answer in the following 'Friend or Foe' interactive trailer, which recreates the game's esteemed Nemesis System, and ends by letting you decide the fate of your Follower or Nemesis.

 

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek joins Worlds Adrift developer Bossa Studios
http://www.pcgamer.com/former-valve-writer-chet-faliszek-joins-worlds-adrift-developer-bossa-studios/
Old Man Murray isn't the cultural touchstone it once was, but it got Chet Faliszek a job at Valve a decade ago, and writing credits on Half-Life 2 Episodes 1 and 2, Left 4 Dead and L4D2, and Portal 1 and 2. He departed the studio earlier this year, saying he wanted to "change things up" and promising to tell the world when he'd settled on something else. Today's the day, as he revealed that he's now signed up with I Am Bread and Worlds Adrift developer Bossa Studios.

 

Freeways is a deceptively simple game about building roads
http://www.pcgamer.com/freeways-is-a-deceptively-simple-game-about-building-roads/
Freeways is a bite-sized road building sim for anyone who's ever shouted at a poorly timed traffic light or a cluttered intersection, positive they could build a better one in their sleep.

 

The Devil's Eight is a musical boss rush based on Super Smash Bros.
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-devils-eight-is-a-musical-boss-rush-based-on-super-smash-bros/
The Devil’s Eight is a neon-lit, music-driven boss rush that’s set in the circles of Hell and features 2D combat inspired by Super Smash Bros. It went to Kickstarter last week, seeking $32,000 in funding to bring developer Second Step Studios' vision to life.

 

Grim Dawn expansion Ashes of Malmouth will be out in October
http://www.pcgamer.com/grim-dawn-expansion-ashes-of-malmouth-will-be-out-in-october/
Grim Dawn developer Crate Entertainment announced earlier this year that two new classes, the Inquisitor and the Necromancer, and a new Illusionist merchant would be coming to the game in a future DLC release. We haven't heard anything more about it since March, but today the studio released a new trailer revealing that the expansion, entitled Ashes of Malmouth, will be out next month.

 

Paragon's Monolith Visual Update will go live later this week
http://www.pcgamer.com/paragons-monolith-visual-update-will-go-live-later-this-week/
The Monolith Visual Update to Epic's third-person MOBA Paragon was initially slated to be out in August, but was pushed back a couple of weeks before its release. "We want more time with the map running in-game to make sure it is up to the highest performance, stability, and gameplay balance standards," the studio said at the time. "This extra time will allow the internal team to playtest, bug fix, and optimize the map so you have a solid experience when you play."

 

Automaton is developing a PvP arena combat game that supports 400 concurrent players
http://www.pcgamer.com/automaton-is-working-on-a-pvp-arena-combat-game-that-supports-400-concurrent-players/
Powered by Improbable's cloud-based SpatialOS tech and the CryEngine, the currently in-development "cutting-edge" and untitled MMO tactical shooter will support 1,000 concurrent players within a shared world, however will also include a last-person standing, PUBG-like arena combat mode that supports up to 400 players "in direct combat".

 

Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire drops launch trailer
http://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2-drops-path-of-fire-expansion-launch-trailer/
Billed primarily as a "content" expansion—against its forerunner Heart of Thorns' "feature" leanings—Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire is almost upon us. Announced last month, and previewed by Phil here, developer AreaNet has now dropped its launch trailer.

 

GTA Online update adds plane vs helicopters mode and hangar workshop discounts
http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-update-adds-plane-vs-helicopters-mode-and-hangar-workshop-discounts/
GTA Online's added a new adversary mode as part of its Smuggler's Run update this week: Bombushka Run, where two teams of up to four take to the skies and try to bring each other down. One team pilots the new and deadly Bombushka aircraft, which has three turrets, while the other team tries to take the bomber down in Buzzard helicopters. In the next round, the teams swap roles, and whoever survives in the bomber the longest wins. You can get double experience and GTA$ playing this mode until 25 September.