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Monday news, part two:

 

'Kinetic arcade action game' Violet Cycle launches from Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/kinetic-arcade-action-game-violet-cycle-launches-from-early-access/
Violet Cycle creator Marek Budik told us its eclectic style was influenced by the likes of Hyper Light Drifter, Transistor, Bastion and Nuclear Throne when we spoke with him last month. He also said that while Violet Cycle's stay in Early Access had been fruitful, he wanted to keep it as short as possible. That incubation comes to an end today as Violet Cycle officially launches on Steam for $10—discounted to $7.50 through February 9.

 

Far Cry 5 season pass includes zombies, Mars, the Vietnam War, and Far Cry 3
https://www.pcgamer.com/far-cry-5-season-pass-includes-zombies-mars-the-vietnam-war-and-far-cry-3/
The Far Cry 5 season pass will take players to some unusual places, and I'm not talking about deep-fried testicle festivals or forbidden bovine love. (Sorry, James.) I mean it in a very literal sense. It will include three separate adventures, each with a "unique Far Cry twist," featuring time travel, zombies, and a journey to another world.

 

Gunpoint, Heat Signature dev teases XCOM-like battlemage strategy game
https://www.pcgamer.com/gunpoint-heat-signature-dev-teases-xcom-like-battlemage-strategy-game/
Gunpoint and Heat Signature creator Tom Francis recently revealed the bones of what could be his next game: Tactical Breach Wizards. It's still a work in progress and subject to change, but I dearly hope that title sticks.

 

The Overwatch 'Year of the Dog' event is coming next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-overwatch-year-of-the-dog-event-is-coming-next-week/
Last year, Blizzard marked the coming of the Lunar New Year with the Year of the Rooster event in Overwatch. It's returning for 2018, but this time it's all about the dogs.
Blizzard said it will share more information on what's coming in the Year of the Dog "soon," but we can probably get a good idea of what's in store by looking at what happened last year. The Rooster delivered unto us new cosmetic items including skins, emotes, victory poses, voice lines, sprays, highlight intros, and icons, a Lunar New Year-themed reskin of the Lijiang Tower map, and a new CTF brawl in the Arcade called Capture the Rooster.

 

Battalion 1944 studio lead apologizes for launch problems
https://www.pcgamer.com/battalion-1944-studio-lead-apologizes-for-launch-problems/
Battalion 1944 is a competitive multiplayer FPS set in the Second World War. (...) The game's launch on Early Access yesterday almost immediately drew in more than 16,000 players, which is good news but also bad, because the player count quickly overwhelmed server capacity.
In a video apology, studio lead Joe Brammer accepted sole responsibility for the issues, saying he made the wrong call when estimating the server capacity required for the Early Access rollout.

 

We Were Here Too is a co-op escape game that aims to keeps the players apart
https://www.pcgamer.com/we-were-here-too-is-a-co-op-escape-game-that-aims-to-keeps-the-players-apart/
We Were Here Too is a first-person co-op adventure game in which two players have to work together to escape an abandoned castle filled with puzzles and traps. The catch is that the players are separated: Neither can see what the other sees, so the only way to coordinate their actions—which is the only way out—is to talk their way through it.

 

Frostpunk's Automatons are helpful machines that probably won't kill anyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/frostpunks-automatons-are-helpful-machines-that-probably-wont-kill-anyone/
Automatons are massive, steam-driven machines that can replace entire manual labor crews, working without rest (except for minor breaks to refuel) and without concern for the harsh environment or many dangers that can result in lost human lives. "They’re an example of pragmatic and authentic steampunk technology, used to endure cold and ensure humanity’s chances of survival," art director Przemyslaw Marszal said.

 

Treadnauts brings its multiplayer flying tank battles to Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/treadnauts-brings-its-multiplayer-flying-tank-battles-to-early-access/
Bouncy tanks that can drive up walls, strap on jetpacks and fire rockets? Yes please. Treadnauts, which has just hit Early Access, doesn't look particularly deep but I reckon it would be a lot of fun if you had friends over. It's a four-vehicle fight to the death with short rounds that will fill your screen with explosions. You fire rockets, rocket jump, squish your opponents, and drive up the walls with your sticky treads.

 

Space Engineers releases visual update that was a year in the making
https://www.pcgamer.com/space-engineers-releases-visual-update-that-was-a-year-in-the-making/
Co-op build 'em up Space Engineers, one of the best space games on PC, just received a major new update that overhauls the graphics and changes the way that surface vehicles work. A video for the update, above, shows that the game indeed looks better than ever, with lots of new particle effects and a freshly polished colour palette.

 

Friday the 13th Kickstarter backer rewards were stolen by staff at game distribution partner and sold on eBay (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/keys-meant-for-friday-the-13th-kickstarter-backers-sold-on-ebay-publisher-confirms-theft-at-distribution-partner/
Keys for items intended exclusively for Friday the 13th Kickstarter backers were stolen from one of publisher Gun Media's distribution partners and then sold on eBay for more than $100 each, the company has confirmed.
Update: Friday the 13th publisher Gun Media originally said that keys for in-game rewards intended exclusively for Kickstarter backers had been stolen from one of its distribution partners and sold on eBay. It did not say which distributor, but Limited Run Games—which distributed the Kickstarter rewards—has since been in touch to confirm that the keys were likely stolen by one of its temporary contract workers. The culprit is not known, but the company no longer uses temporary contract workers.

 

Squad alpha version 10 out tomorrow, overhauls player movement and weapon handling
https://www.pcgamer.com/squad-alpha-version-10-out-tomorrow-overhauls-player-movement-and-weapon-handling/
The tenth alpha version of military sim Squad is due out tomorrow (February 5), and will make substantial changes to the way players move around its 50vs50 multiplayer matches.

 

Dynasty Warriors 9's open world is huge
https://www.pcgamer.com/dynasty-warriors-9s-open-world-is-huge/
Enthusiastic guitar riffs, flashing lights and officious armour fitting can only carry opening cinematics so far. And let's face it: last week's Dynasty Warriors 9 intro footage was a bit dross.
Far more entertaining is the folks at Dengeki's latest look (via Siliconera) at DW9's sprawling open world, wherein we see the player weaving through forestland, tiptoeing around enemy garrisons, and swimming across a gorgeously still body of water.

 

PUBG banned over 1 million players in January, new anti-cheat measures block ReShade
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-banned-over-1-million-players-in-january-new-anti-cheat-measures-block-reshade/
That's according to Battleye, the anti-cheat analysis software that governs the battle royale shooter's servers. Taking to Twitter, it said: "We have banned over 1,044,000 PUBG cheaters in January alone, unfortunately things continue to escalate."