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Wednesday news, part two:

 

Resident Evil 7's Not A Hero and End of Zoe DLC out today
http://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-7s-not-a-hero-and-end-of-zoe-dlc-out-today/
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard's Not A Hero DLC was originally due in the first half of the year before being delayed, instead landing alongside its Gold Edition and End of Zoe DLC. All three are out today, with developer Capcom marking the occasion with a Joe Baker-starring trailer.

 

Update: Blizzard performs incredible Deathstalker Rexxar u-turn, new zombeasts are inbound!
http://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-please-dont-abandon-deathstalker-rexxar-and-his-infinite-menagerie-of-zombeasts/
Last Friday I wrote that with the release of Hearthstone's new Kobolds & Catacombs expansion, the associated subreddit was an unusually sunny place to browse. That lasted all of five minutes. Weirdly, this time the issue isn't with one of the new cards, (though complaints about the ubiquity of Corridor Creeper are already in the post), but with one of the Hero cards from Knights of the Frozen Throne, the previous set. Over the weekend it was discovered that Deathstalker Rexxar, the Death Knight card for the Hunter class, isn't using any of the new Beast cards when you activate his hero power.
Update: Holy heck, Huffer fans—it actually worked! This morning Blizzard announced that following the fan feedback about Deathstalker Rexxar's hero power not evolving as new Beast cards are released, the developer has had a change of heart and will now be updating the card accordingly.

 

Queen Wilhelmina leads the Netherlands into Civilization 6: Rise and Fall
http://www.pcgamer.com/queen-wilhelmina-leads-the-netherlands-into-civilization-6-rise-and-fall/
The Netherlands is a nation with a long and storied history, but it will steered into Civilization 6 by a ruler of a relatively recent vintage. Queen Wilhelmina ascended to the throne in 1890, when she was just ten years of age, and led the nation through both World Wars before abdicating in 1948—a reign of nearly 58 years.

 

Destiny 2's latest update adds Masterwork weapons, changes engram drop rates, and fixes Mercury's cannon
http://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-latest-update-adds-masterwork-weapons-changes-engram-drop-rates-and-fixes-mercurys-cannon/
The latest Destiny 2 update—1.1.1.1, "the one after Curse of Osiris"—is now live, bringing with it Masterwork weapons, engram changes, Leviathan and Trials changes, and (this is the big one) a fix for the 60+ fps bug that was turning PC Guardians into greasy smears on the wall.

 

Overwatch Winter Wonderland skins revealed
http://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-winter-wonderland-skins-revealed/
Was it really a year ago we were tossing snowballs in the cold with Mei, and Mei, and Mei, and Mei, and a whole other team full of Meis? It was, and the time has come again for an Overwatch winter event! Winter Wonderland kicks off today, December 12, and runs until January 1. As usual, there are new seasonal skins, which we've embedded below.

 

UK Gambling Commission says children as young as 11 are getting into skin gambling
http://www.pcgamer.com/uk-gambling-commission-says-children-as-young-as-11-are-getting-into-skin-gambling/
For the first time ever, the UK Gambling Committee's year-end report on Young People and Gambling has looked into "awareness and participation rates" of skin gambling (if you're not sure what that is, here's a primer). The report states that, "based on the description provided within the questionnaire," 45 percent of children aged 11-16 knew about skin gambling, and 11 percent said they had placed bets with in-game items at some point in the past.

>>That's so f*cked up.

 

Deck-building dungeon crawler Book of Demons gets a new class in its latest update
http://www.pcgamer.com/deck-building-dungeon-crawler-book-of-demons-gets-a-new-class-in-its-latest-update/
We first played Book of Demons in mid-2016, just before sitting down with its creator at PAX West, who said it was born of a desire to distill Diablo down to its purest form. Which came as no surprise, it immediately reminded us of Diablo, albeit far cuter. It's been trucking along in Steam Early Access ever since, and recently received a big update which added the rogue, the last of its three classes.

 

WW2 FPS Battalion 1944 gets a behind-the-scenes trailer
http://www.pcgamer.com/ww2-fps-battalion-1944-gets-a-behind-the-scenes-trailer/
WW2 shooter Battalion 1944, you may recall, ran a fireball of a Kickstarter in early 2016. It was fully funded in just three days and went on to raise more than triple its £100,000 goal, hitting multiple stretch goals including additional maps. Today, developer Bulkhead Interactive released a "pre-announcement" trailer which explores the game's development and artwork, and also teases the upcoming release of Battalion's first proper reveal trailer, which is coming January 9.

 

To the Moon follow-up Finding Paradise now has an official trailer
http://www.pcgamer.com/to-the-moon-follow-up-finding-paradise-now-has-an-official-trailer/
Finding Paradise is the loosely tied follow-up to Freebird Games' To the Moon and A Bird Story. The latest similarly-styled narrative role-player is due tomorrow, December 14, and now has an official trailer.

 

Ghost Recon Wildlands teases Predator-starring special event
http://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-teases-predator-starring-special-event/
As Andy reported last week, Ghost Recon Wildlands is getting ranked play, new classes, weapons and maps in its incoming Jungle Storm update that's due tomorrow. Alongside that, Ubisoft will also launch The Hunt—a special event which appears to feature the Predator.

 

Shenmue 3 teases new character, announces partnership with Lakshya Digital
http://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-teases-new-character-announces-partnership-with-lakshya-digital/
Following a very successful Kickstarter campaign in mid-2015, Ys Net has spent the last two and half years slowly but steadily developing Shenmue 3. In August this year, the dev announced a publishing deal with Deep Silver—and it's now revealed a partnership with game art studio Lakshya Digital.

 

Titanfall 2 patch brings new modes, skins, grapple charges next week
http://www.pcgamer.com/titanfall-2-patch-brings-new-modes-skins-grapple-charges-next-week/
Titanfall 2 is gearing up for its next patch, set to launch this coming Tuesday, December 19. Named Operation Endeavor, the forthcoming update brings with it a host of premium skins, five new Featured Modes, two Holiday Banners, and an adjustment to grapple charges.