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Tuesday news, part two:

 

Northgard release date set, 11-chapter campaign incoming
https://www.pcgamer.com/northgard-release-date-set-11-chapter-campaign-incoming/
Having spent the past year living in Early Access, Shiro Games' Viking RTS colony sim Northgard will launch in full on March 7, 2018. Comprised of pretty artwork and snippets of in-game footage, here's a campaign trailer.

 

Flight Simulator expansion installed password-stealing malware as DRM
https://www.pcgamer.com/flight-simulator-expansion-installed-password-stealing-malware-as-drm/
There have been some pretty heavy-handed DRM schemes cooked up over the years, but off the top of my head I can't think of any sketchier than the one built into FSLabs' A320-X expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. As noted recently on Reddit, the installer includes a "Chrome Password Dump" tool that can be used to surreptitiously swipe usernames and passwords. It's the sort of thing that sounds like it has to be a mistake, but FSLabs founder Lefteris Kalamaras confirmed in the company's forums that it's meant to be there.

>>F*ck them!

 

Assassin's Creed Origins' non-combat Discovery Tour is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/assassins-creed-origins-adds-educational-discovery-tour-mode-today/
All games with impressive worlds should have non-combat tourist modes. Slaughtering beasts and baddies is great fun, but I love clearing an area of enemies and then returning to their natural habitats with the luxury of peace and quiet.
Assassin's Creed Origins adds its educational The Discovery Tour today with this in mind.

 

Biomutant's character creator and crazy exploration gear detailed
https://www.pcgamer.com/biomutants-character-creator-and-crazy-exploration-gear-detailed/
Biomutant is the open world RPG to watch this year: a mutant and mech-focused game with a gorgeous post-apocalyptic landscape to explore, and not a boring human character in sight. Instead you'll be playing as a cute, Rocket Raccoon-style mutant critter, who you'll be able to customise to your liking.

 

Julian Gollop shows how not to defeat the crabmen in Phoenix Point
https://www.pcgamer.com/julian-gollop-shows-how-not-to-defeat-the-crabmen-in-phoenix-point/
In a match between Julian Gollop and a load of crab men, I like to think that the X-COM designer would at least put up a decent fight, given his experience with tactically snuffing out aliens, and the fact he'd be literally playing them at his own game. And yet here he is showing how not to defeat the crab men and the crab queen in a demo for his upcoming turn-based tactics game Phoenix Point, which is a bit like X-COM but with more murderous crustaceans.

 

Fortnite Battle Royale Season 3 Battle Pass almost doubles loot from previous season
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-battle-royale-season-3-battle-pass-almost-doubles-loot-from-previous-season/
Fortnite Battle Royale's second season winds down this week, which means, obviously, season three is upon us. And with the last-person-standing murdergrounds 'em up's third season, comes the latest iteration of its battle pass.

 

See some of the bizarre new ailments you'll need to treat in Two Point Hospital
https://www.pcgamer.com/see-some-of-the-bizarre-new-ailments-youll-need-to-treat-in-two-point-hospital/
Not content with explaining how you'll build your own vibrant medical centres in promising hospital sim Two Point Hospital, developer Two Point Studios took to the stage at last weekend's PC Gamer Weekender to show off some of the bizarre new illnesses we can expect to deal with.

 

Total War: Rome 2 announces Desert Kingdoms DLC, adds Cleopatra and Teuta
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-rome-2-announces-empire-divided-dlc-adds-cleopatra-and-teuta/
Total War: Rome 2's Empire Divided adds little that feels substantially new, so said our Tom after his recent deep dive into the recalcitrant late third century.
Creative Assembly and Sega have now announced Desert Kingdoms—a new DLC culture pack which aims to further bolster Rome 2, a game celebrating its fifth birthday later this year.