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Wednesday news, part two:

 

A rare Overwatch bug is causing false seasonal bans and dramatic SR drops (Updated)
http://www.pcgamer.com/a-rare-overwatch-bug-is-causing-false-seasonal-bans-and-dramatic-sr-drops/
Overwatch players have reportedly encountered a very rare but serious bug that causes their skill rating to be lowered by hundreds of points at once, and worse, hits them with an immediate season ban. As detailed in this Reddit thread, it seems to happen when a player disconnects from a competitive match at a particularly unlucky point while it's loading, which causes it go to into a "waiting for players" state. At that point, the match tries to start, fails, returns to "waiting for players," and remains stuck in that loop.
Update: Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has acknowledged the issue in a Battle.net forum post.

 

Eco-friendly Cities: Skylines expansion coming this October
http://www.pcgamer.com/eco-friendly-cities-skylines-expansion-coming-this-october/
To the delight of countless smog-choked digital civilians, an eco-friendly expansion is coming to Cities: Skylines next month. The Green Cities expansion will cost $12.99 and arrive on October 19, publisher Paradox Interactive announced today.

>>I think they're launching too many and, imho, too expensive DLCs.

 

Try the demo for this old-school RPG with six branching stories
http://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-demo-for-this-old-school-rpg-with-six-branching-stories/
Two rare qualities distinguish the Kickstarter campaign for Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond. First, it's a success. Developer Ekuator Games asked for $15,000 and earned nearly $22,000, hitting two stretch goals in the process. Second, it has a free demo that you can download and try.

 

Middle-earth: Shadow of War's charity DLC will be free for everyone
http://www.pcgamer.com/middle-earth-shadow-of-wars-charity-dlc-will-be-free-for-everyone/
Monolith announced a plan last month to commemorate executive producer Mike Forgey, who died of cancer in 2016, in the upcoming Middle-earth: Shadow of War as a new character named Forthog Orcslayer. Forthog would be available for $5 as DLC, and funds raised prior to December 31, 2019, would go to Forgey's family. But there were complications.
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So today, Monolith changed the plan entirely: The Forthog Orcslayer DLC will be free for everyone, and instead of raising funds, WBIE will make a donation to Forgey's family.

 

The Warmonger Tribe joins Middle-earth: Shadow of War's orcish menagerie
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-warmonger-tribe-joins-middle-earth-shadow-of-wars-orcish-menagerie/
You might reasonably think that the orcs of Middle-earth are, in general, warmongers. They quite clearly like to dive headlong into battle and kill people and burn and pillage and partake in all the parts of war that typically constitute mongering. But it turns out that there is a particular tribe of Orcs in the upcoming Middle-earth: Shadow of War that really enjoys the rough stuff. They are—you guessed it—the Warmonger Tribe.

 

RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic rides onto Steam tomorrow
http://www.pcgamer.com/rollercoaster-tycoon-classic-rides-onto-steam-tomorrow/
Last December, RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic—a remaster of 1999's RollerCoaster Tycoon—launched on mobile devices. Tomorrow, it arrives on Steam.

>>It's a port of the mobile game, and this is the Steam page.