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Monday news, part two:

 

Rainbow Six Siege 'leaks site' kicks off an Outbreak ARG
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-leaks-site-kicks-off-an-outbreak-arg/
Ubisoft announced earlier this week that the upcoming Rainbow Six Siege year three will feature a new co-op event called Outbreak, headlined by a pair of new "biohazard specialists" who will be added to the operator lineup in the year's first season. That's not going to happen until early next year, though, so to pass some time it looks like Ubi is going to give us an ARG to play with.

 

Rainbow Six Siege tests player reporting system to combat "toxic behaviour"
http://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-tests-player-reporting-system-to-combat-toxic-behaviour/
Ubisoft is trialling a new player reporting system in Rainbow Six Siege in an attempt to stomp out "toxic behaviour" in the game. The system is only active in the technical test server for now, and for a user to be banned you'll have to provide definitive proof that they're behaving badly.

 

Here's what's new in Total War: Warhammer 2's Mortal Empires' Reprisal Update beta
http://www.pcgamer.com/heres-whats-new-in-total-war-warhammer-2s-mortal-empires-reprisal-update-beta/
Creative Assembly has detailed the latest changes coming to The Mortal Empires: Reprisal Update beta, bringing a "host of content changes" from Warhammer 1’s Foundation Update to the Mortal Empires campaign in Warhammer 2.

 

Creative Assembly is making a new, unannounced "genre-defining" game
http://www.pcgamer.com/creative-assembly-is-making-a-new-unannounced-genre-defining-game/
Creative Assembly—the UK-based studio behind Total War and the terrifyingly good Alien: Isolation—is developing a new, unannounced game.
Details of three roles have popped up on the developer's website; lead technical artist, senior meta game designer, and lead systems designer. All three positions are linked to the new IP.

 

French senator adds further concerns to Star Wars Battlefont 2's 'gambling' controversy
http://www.pcgamer.com/french-senator-adds-further-concerns-to-star-wars-battlefont-2s-gambling-controversy/
A French senator has contacted France's online gambling regulator detailing his concerns about the microtranactions in Star Wars Battlefront II.
According to The Nerd Stash (via GameInformer), French senator Jérôme Durain contacted ARJEL (as well as other advocacy groups, including the organisation that represents France's games industry), proposing that loot boxes could be harmful to children.

 

Hellblade proves there's "a space between indie and AAA games"
http://www.pcgamer.com/hellblade-proves-theres-a-space-between-indie-and-aaa-games/
In Ninja Theory's latest—and final—developer diary, the studio announced that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice had successfully proven that there is indeed "a space between indie and AAA games that could work commercially."

 

Super Mighty Power Man cancels Kickstarter, but publishers are interested
http://www.pcgamer.com/nes-inspired-platformer-super-mighty-power-man-cancels-kickstarter-but-publishers-are-interested/
Super Mighty Power Man showed up on Joe's radar earlier this month with its promises of a "genuine 2D action‐platformer" inspired by classics like Mega Man and Castlevania as well as more recent games such as VVVVVV and Shovel Knight. The Kickstarter campaign that followed has now been cut short, partly because of a lack of player interest—but developer Box Hedge Games said it's close to signing a deal with a publisher to bring the game to life.

 

Seduce nobles and attend fancy parties in Ambition: A Minuet in Power
http://www.pcgamer.com/seduce-nobles-and-attend-fancy-parties-in-ambition-a-minuet-in-power/
Here's a Kickstarter pitch you don't hear every day: "You play as Yvette, a woman in pre-revolutionary France, using her guile and seduction to advance her position in a time of intrigue, danger, and serial adultery."

>>Here's the Kickstarter page.

 

Europa is a battle royale game with destructible environments from Chinese firm Tencent
http://www.pcgamer.com/europa-is-a-battle-royale-game-with-destructible-environments-from-chinese-firm-tencent/
Chinese tech giant Tencent is set to publish a battle royale game called Europa, which features 100-player battles on an exotic island with a dynamic weather system and destructible cover.

 

Watch the trailer for Lonely Astronaut, a game about a skeleton in space
http://www.pcgamer.com/watch-the-trailer-for-lonely-astronaut-a-game-about-a-skeleton-in-space/
You're a corpse in a space suit in forthcoming indie game Lonely Astronaut, and yet somehow you can still move around by farting out orange streams of jet propulsion. The creation of developers Greyson Richey and Nick Lives, it's apparently a one-button arcade game that "highlights the sick joys of skeleton-thrusting". I don't know about you, but that's my money down.

 

The creator of Double Hitler is making an RPG called Slasher's Keep
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-creator-of-double-hitler-is-making-an-rpg-called-slashers-keep/
Remember Double Hitler? You should, we called it one of the best free online games on PC. Its creator, indie developer Damian Schloter, is back with something very different to the game that revealed Hitler was actually two children in a large coat. Schloter's next project is a first-person dungeon crawler called Slasher's Keep.

 

Bike of the Wild is like Zelda but you're a bicycle
http://www.pcgamer.com/bike-of-the-wild-is-like-zelda-but-youre-a-bicycle/
Maybe Bike of the Wild having a similar name to Breath of the Wild is a coincidence? That's a reasonable thing to think. Here is the description from its Steam page: "The evil Lord Gearon has kidnapped the Princess Steelda, can our Hero Klink complete the Bike-Force and save Hillrule? Find out in... Bike of the Wild!"

 

A Road That May Lead Nowhere is your new relaxation game and audio accompaniment
http://www.pcgamer.com/a-road-that-may-lead-nowhere-is-your-new-relaxation-game-and-audio-accompaniment/
Indie developer Ian MacLarty, who is responsible for experimental games including the eye-bending madness simulator The Catacombs of Solaris, has just released something new. This one's called A Road That May Lead Nowhere and it's much less likely to mess with your eyeballs.

 

Transforming robot ARPG AirMech Wastelands hits Early Access
http://www.pcgamer.com/transforming-robot-arpg-airmech-wastelands-hits-early-access/
AirMech Wastelands is out in Early Access (...) it's an online ARPG, what they're calling, "AirMech reimagined as an RPG where you explore a huge area of the world, gaining power and fame along the way." You can create your own pilot and upgrade your mech, infiltrating enemy bases to steal new gear. It's playable solo or in co-op, though you'll need to be online whichever mode you play in.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance shows off branching narratives, interrogation, bloody murder
http://www.pcgamer.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-shows-off-branching-narratives-interrogation-bloody-murder/
Announced in late 2013, Kingdom Come: Deliverance was first expected two years later. It's now due February 13, 2018, has since grown considerably in scope, and has now dropped a trailer that showcases how its interrogation system, branching narratives and melee combat ties together.