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Thursday news, part two:

 

Vermintide 2 will not sell loot boxes, developer confirms
http://www.pcgamer.com/vermintide-2-will-not-have-loot-boxes-developer-confirms/
The finely named Swedish studio Fatshark officially unveiled Warhammer: Vermintide 2 yesterday with a gameplay trailer highlighting some of the new features—character careers, Heroic Deeds—and also a few fine members of the Chaos army that's joining the fight. One thing it didn't mention, however, is how it will handle loot—and, more to the point, loot boxes.
Fortunately, the answer is both simple and short. "We will NOT be selling loot boxes, or selling keys to unlock loot boxes," community manager Fatshark_Hedge wrote during a Vermintide 2 reveal stream Q&A on Reddit. "Loot comes from gameplay, not your wallet."

 

Try the demo for this 'indigenous cybernoir' mystery adventure
http://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-demo-for-this-indigenous-cybernoir-mystery-adventure/
Purity and Decay is interesting for its origins alone. It was the product of the Feb Fatale game jam held earlier this year by Dames Making Games, and its "indigenous cybernoire" theme is also a product of its heritage: writer Meagan Byrne and artist Tara Miller, Purity and Decay's Ontario-based lead creators, are both indigenous women.
You can sample the storyline and core systems in the free prototype available via itch.io. It's a rough build with some sudden cuts and placeholder assets, but it gives a good idea of how Purity and Decay plays and feels.

 

Choose, ride and inevitably crash a mountain bike in Lonely Mountains: Downhill
http://www.pcgamer.com/choose-ride-and-inevitably-crash-a-mountain-bike-in-lonely-mountains-downhill/
Lonely Mountains: Downhill is "a different kind of sports game," according to two-man German developer Megagon Industries. We knew that when we got our first look at the unorthodox biking game earlier this year, but with Lonely Mountains now on Kickstarter and considerably more fleshed-out, its vision of fighting a mountain is really starting to take shape.

 

GTA Online's Transform Races are crazy
http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-onlines-transform-races-are-crazy/
GTA Online’s wacky races now include 15 new 'Transform Races' that manage to have a bit of something for everyone, from speeding through the skies in a jet to bouncing down a mountain on a bike, all in the same race. See, these races change your vehicle at set points, so one moment you might be jumping off a ramp in a supercar, but then you’re suddenly in a helicopter.

 

The Talos Principle gets existential in VR
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-talos-principle-gets-existential-in-vr/
Existential puzzle game The Talos Principle now has a VR edition, which you can slap on your face now. It contains the core game, rebuilt for VR, and also the four-part Road to Gehenna expansion.

 

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven comes to GOG, years after vanishing from Steam
http://www.pcgamer.com/mafia-the-city-of-lost-heaven-comes-to-gog-years-after-vanishing-from-steam/
The first Mafia game has landed on GOG.com, after disappearing from Steam just over five years ago. 2002's City of Lost Heaven was one of the first great open world games, arriving about a year after GTA III, and using its detailed period setting as more of an evocative movie set than a playground. Right now, it's a GOG exclusive.

 

Nvidia breaks down Destiny 2's graphics options
http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-breaks-down-destiny-2s-graphics-options/
With Destiny 2’s PC launch on the horizon—you can start preloading it now—Nvidia have put together a graphics and performance guide to let you know what you’ll need to consider if you’re hoping to play it at 60fps or more.

 

Final Fantasy 14's All Saints' Wake event begins today
http://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14s-all-saints-wake-event-begins-today/
Between today and November 1, residents of Final Fantasy 14’s Eorzea will be able to participate in spooky, Halloween-themed activities as the Continental Circus returns to celebrate another All Saints’ Wake.