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Monday news, part two:

 

Funcom is counting down to a new game reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/funcom-is-counting-down-to-a-new-game-reveal/
Funcom, the MMO studio behind games including Age of Conan, The Secret World, and Conan Exiles, is getting up to something new. It won't say what it is until February 28, but it's teasing the project with a countdown site that you can try to pull some clues from at countdown2zero.com.

 

Ubisoft details, and delays, Assassin's Creed Origins next DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-details-and-delays-assassins-creed-origins-next-dlc/
Ubisoft has dropped a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Origins DLC Curse of the Pharaohs, showcasing where you'll go, what you'll do, and who you'll have to deal with once the silverware starts flying. It's basically the opposite of the Discovery mode: Whereas that expansion takes players on an educational tour through the "real" Egypt of antiquity, this one is a battle against undead pharaohs, Anubis-like guards, and giant scorpions.

 

Here's when you'll be able to play Camelot Unchained's first beta
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-when-youll-be-able-to-play-camelot-unchaineds-first-beta/
Camelot Unchained will launch a closed beta on July 4, 2018.
The crowdfunded MMO—which hails from one of the designers of Dark Age of Camelot—raised $2,232,933 way back in 2013, but its since been plagued by delays.

 

New Overwatch hero teaser points towards Torbjörn's daughter
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-overwatch-hero-teaser-points-towards-torbjrns-daughter/
Earlier this week, a cryptic tweet appeared on the Overwatch account discussing a declassified mission report where Overwatch Chief Engineer Torbjörn Lindholm suffered significant injuries (...)
A second teaser went out today, this time an in-universe letter from Torbjörn to his pregnant wife, discussing the events that transpired during and after the aforementioned Operation "White Dome."

 

Put Immortal: Unchained through its paces during this closed Alpha test
https://www.pcgamer.com/put-immortal-unchained-through-its-paces-during-this-closed-alpha-test/
A closed Alpha test for Immortal: Unchained, the new action-RPG from Toadman Interactive and Sold Out, will go live early next month.
Running from March 8, 2018 until March 12, the Alpha gives you the opportunity to explore the first two locations of the game, as well as experience the "hardcore" brutality of the combat and gunplay.

 

Here's what's new in Warcraft 3's latest update
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-whats-new-in-warcraft-3s-latest-update/
A major new update for Warcraft 3 has rolled out for testing.
Now old enough to get a provisional driving license, the 16-year-old RTS now boasts 24-player servers and—finally—native widescreen support. And there's more to come, it seems.

 

Bandai Namco outlines plans to address Dragon Ball FighterZ online issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/bandai-namco-outlines-plans-to-address-dragon-ball-fighterz-online-issues/
Dragon Ball FighterZ has been out for a couple of weeks now, but problems continue to plague the online multiplayer components. Publisher Bandai Namco want us to know they're working to address the issues.

 

Here's when you can play Final Fantasy 14's Little Ladies Day event
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-when-you-can-play-final-fantasy-14s-little-ladies-day-event/
Final Fantasy XIV's Little Ladies Day will take place from March 1, 2018, until March 14, 2018.
Idol group Songbirds will be returning to perform, and you'll be able to participate with a range of new glowstick-y emotes for the celebration (Cheer Jump, Cheer Wave, and Cheer On), as well as collect the exclusive items Far Eastern Doll Display, and the Siren Song Orchestrion Roll.

 

"All remaining questions will be answered" in Little Nightmares' third and final DLC chapter, The Residence
https://www.pcgamer.com/little-nightmares-final-dlc-chapter-the-residence-is-out-now/
Little Nightmares' third and final DLC pack, The Residence, is now available.
If you've yet to play the full game—or either of the two preceding DLC packs—look away now as there are some teeny, tiny spoilers coming up…

>>No spoilers allowed here.

 

Someone left a hidden message in Metal Gear Survive
https://www.pcgamer.com/someone-left-a-hidden-message-in-metal-gear-survive/
A fan has unveiled a secret message in Metal Gear Survive.
Right at the beginning of the campaign, you'll get prompted to add your name, and will shortly see it listed on a clipboard with a load of others. Eagle-eyed Twitterer NourishedPsyche noticed that the initials of the names around it spell it KJP FOREVER, with KJP widely used as an abbreviation of the now defunct Kojima Productions.

>>poklane has a thread about this finding.

 

"I wish we had more time to polish the game before release", says Kingdom Come: Deliverance exec producer
https://www.pcgamer.com/i-wish-we-had-more-time-to-polish-the-game-before-release-says-kingdom-come-deliverance-exec-producer/
Despite selling over a million copies in less than a fortnight, Kingdom Come: Deliverance's executive producer, Martin Klíma, would've liked more time to polish the game.
In a community Q&A posted on the official forum, Klíma answered a long list of questions from fans, discussing everything from his favourite music playlist, to the day-to-day activities of an executive producer.

>>Given that they are both the developers and the publishers, that sounds like an easy excuse for its problems.

 

How the Civ 6: Rise and Fall designers came up with its cast of leaders
https://www.pcgamer.com/how-the-civ-6-rise-and-fall-designers-came-up-with-its-cast-of-leaders/
With so many famous historical figures to choose from, how does Firaxis decide which characters to include in each installment of Civilization? Ghandi's a given, obviously, but even then the surprisingly nuke-happy pacifist doesn't represent every aspect of India. In a panel at the recent PC Gamer Weekender, Firaxis' senior producer Andrew Frederiksen, and the DLC's lead designer Anton Strenger, explained how they came up with the cast of characters for Civ 6's Rise and Fall expansion.

 

Pure Farming 2018 announces PC mod support at launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/pure-farming-2018-announces-pc-mod-support-at-launch/
Old MacDonald had a farm. And on that farm he had a library of user-made 3D models, courtesy of Pure Farming 2018's official modding tools, which will be available to players at launch. E-I-E-I-O.
With a tractor here and a harvester there (and ploughs, trailers, trucks and more), publisher Techland tells us players will be able to import custom-made machines from their preferred 3D software—which can be shared in turn with the game's community.

 

Tropico 6 raids will let you send spies and pirates to steal world monuments
https://www.pcgamer.com/tropico-6s-raids-will-let-you-send-spies-and-pirates-to-steal-world-monuments/
In Tropico 6, El Presidente has taken a shine to the famous monuments of France, the United States, the UK and more, and he'd quite like to have them for himself. Now, you might think that pilfering world monuments is a ludicrous idea, but if so, you've never been to the British Museum. In this latest entry in the strategy series, you'll go about these daring quests by forming societies of avaricious scoundrels, from pirates to more modern, sneakier spies.