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Friday news, part two:

 

Ultima spiritual successor Shroud of the Avatar has a release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/ultima-spiritual-successor-shroud-of-the-avatar-has-a-release-date/
Following three and a bit years of Early Access development, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues will launch in full next month.
After promising a sprawling fantasy RPG that closely reflected the Ultima series, the Richard Garriott-led Portalarium successfully crowdfunded its debut venture to the tune of £1.9 million in April, 2013—accruing almost double its original ask.

 

Kingdom Come: Deliverance devs working on better lockpicking and mulling a 'save on quit' option
https://www.pcgamer.com/kingdom-come-deliverance-devs-working-on-better-lockpicking-and-mulling-a-save-on-quit-option/
Sprawling open world RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance landed this week to much ballyhoo: you can check out Andy's review, in which he calls it "a seriously satisfying role-playing experience", and you can also see how well it runs in Jarred's performance preview. If you're already playing, you've undoubtedly formed your own opinions, and according to a news post on the Steam forums, Developer Warhorse Studios is listening to them.

 

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength release date set
https://www.pcgamer.com/orwell-ignorance-is-strength-release-date-set/
Osmotic Studios and Surprise Attack Games' 2016 "surveillance thriller" Orwell took an interesting if novel look at totalitarian observation. Openly inspired by the current fake news phenomenon and social media echo chambers, its second chapter—named Ignorance is Strength—aims to go deeper than before. It's also got a launch date: February 22.

 

Once Upon A Coma is a side-scrolling sequel to a Flash era great
https://www.pcgamer.com/once-upon-a-coma-is-a-side-scrolling-sequel-to-a-flash-era-great/
Thomas Brush, creator of beloved Flash game Coma, is back with a sequel eight years in the making: Once Upon A Coma, the story of protagonist Pete and his waking nightmare. Its Kickstarter campaign just launched, with Brush asking for $28,000 to wake Pete up. At the time of writing, it's raised $16,405 and will run for another 29 days.

 

Monster Prom is a competitive dating sim in which you hook up with sexy freaks
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-prom-is-a-competitive-dating-sim-in-which-you-hook-up-with-sexy-freaks/
"There's only three weeks left before prom and you haven't got a date yet." Such is the terrfiying premise of Monster Prom, an upcoming multiplayer dating sim about romancing the students of a very spooky high school.

 

Hunt: Showdown alpha update improves performance and matchmaking (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/hunt-showdown-alpha-update-improves-performance-and-matchmaking/
Two weeks into Hunt: Showdown's closed alpha and the general consensus seems to be that the concept is great (and we agree), but the performance is rougher than a ride into town on a horse-drawn buggy during winter. See, the dirt freezes and wooden wheels don't have great shock abso—nevermind. Point is, a big patch dropped today that brings performance improvements and adds a few graphics settings, among a couple dozen other changes, thank goodness.
Update: According to a series of tweets from the Hunt: Showdown account, there appear to be issues with intermittent crashing and high memory usage, likely due to changes made in today's update. Hotfixes are on the way, but servers will stay up for 12 hours to collect data about the problems. That's what alphas are for, after all.

 

Spinch is a psychedelic 2D platformer inspired by indie comics
https://www.pcgamer.com/spinch-is-a-psychedelic-2d-platformer-inspired-by-indie-comics/
Spinch is, I imagine, how a drunk Popeye the Sailor would pronounce spinach. It's also a promising psychedelic 2D platformer from Canadian developer Queen Bee Games and artist Jesse Jacobs. Jacobs is best known for his wonderfully bizarre illustrations and comics (which you can sample on his Tumblr), and has also worked on animated series like Adventure Time.

 

Ubisoft unveils Rainbow Six Siege's newest Operators, Finka and Lion
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-unveils-rainbow-six-sieges-newest-operators-finka-and-lion/
Earlier this week, Ubisoft gave us an up-close look at the five alien enemies who will be stirring up grief in New Mexico in the upcoming Rainbow Six Siege co-op event Outbreak. Now, finally, it's time to get the lowdown on the two new Operators being brought in to help deal with them, Finka and Lion.

 

Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 suffers layoffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/mafia-3-developer-hangar-13-suffers-layoffs/
2K Games has confirmed with Kotaku that Mafia 3 studio Hangar 13 has laid off a portion of its staff. Numbers weren't revealed, but the Kotaku report describes the cuts as "significant."

>>Sad. Let's hope they find a new job soon.

 

A new Extinction trailer showcases the last of the Sentinels and the world you'll (maybe) save
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-extinction-trailer-showcases-the-last-of-the-sentinels-and-the-world-youll-maybe-save/
We know that Extinction is a game about fighting 150-foot-tall ogres, who are trying to stomp people and villages into mush. We even got some hands-on time with it last summer. But what's it really about? A new "features" trailer aims to clarify matters by providing a look at the story, combat mechanics, and some of the other things you'll be doing while single-handledly saving the world.

 

Bungie discusses plan to buff Destiny 2's least loved Exotics
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-discusses-plan-to-buff-destiny-2s-least-loved-exotics/
According to the latest This Week at Bungie update, the operation to buff Destiny 2's under-performing Exotic weapons and armor is going well. Sandbox senior designer Jon Weisnewski said that there are three main goals of the Exotic balance pass.

 

Deadly Premonition director Swery making a new game called The Missing for 2018
https://www.pcgamer.com/deadly-premonition-director-swery-making-a-new-game-called-the-missing-for-2018/
It's going to be a big year for Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro, the director behind cult favorite Deadly Premonition. After a failed Fig crowdfunding campaign last fall, his RPG about a strange English town and cats is headed to Kickstarter in March to try again. And now there's another project: Swery is directing The Missing, to be developed by his studio White Owls and published by Arc System Works.

 

Meet the Calradic Empire, one of Mount & Blade 2's most important factions
https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-calradic-empire-one-of-mount-blade-2s-most-important-factions/
Hot on the heels of the Vlandians and Aserai, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord has unveiled the Calradic Empire—one of the medieval action role-player's most important factions, which Taleworlds describes as "in some ways the centre of gravity of the game."

 

Stellaris details its Apocalypse expansion ahead of launch next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/stellaris-details-its-apocalypse-expansion-ahead-of-launch-next-week/
For every action there's a reaction. And for every planet-shielding impenetrable barrier, there's a globe-shattering world cracker. At least that's the case in Stellaris' incoming Apocalypse expansion, which caters to both aggressive and pacifist playstyles.

 

Get $250,000 of free GTA Online money by signing in this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/get-250000-of-free-gta-online-money-by-signing-in-this-week/
Tax man taken all your dough? Stress not on this sunny Los Santos afternoon, as the San Andreas Treasury Department is treating GTA Online players to $250,000-worth of free cash.
To secure your share, simply sign into the game from today through February 26 (one week from Monday). Better still, all in-game money spent during this time is subject to a ten percent rebate on every dollar—with up to $1 million-worth in cash back.

 

 

It's time now to take a look at GOG and Steam deals for the weekend, but we know that there's not much to say.

+GOG

• GOG is running its Chinese New Year Sale until Feb 20. And remember that they have introduced Flash sales too!
• GOG is giving away another free game! Visit the site go grab Dungeons 2 for free.

+Steam

• Steam is running their own sale, the Lunar New Year Sale until Feb 19.
• And don't forget that you'll be able to play Rainbow Six Siege for free this weekend.

 

 

And that's all. I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend... and that you find a great deals to expand you ever increasing backlog! .