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Comedy adventure game Chuchel, from the makers of Machinarium, is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/comedy-adventure-game-chuchel-from-the-makers-of-machinarium-is-out-now/
The folks behind the excellent, surreal point-and-click adventure games Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost have just released Chuchel, which is more focused on making you laugh than asking you to solve tough puzzles.

 

Historical conspiracy-drama The Council reveals its RPG roots with a new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/historical-conspiracy-drama-the-council-reveals-its-rpg-roots-with-a-new-trailer/
The new trailer offers a closer look at how the game will play, and how players will be able to approach it. It's an adventure, but game director Sylvain Sechi says in the video that the core of the game is actually an RPG, reflected by the presence of distinct character classes and skill trees. Diplomats, for instance, are talented speakers and masters of persuasion, while Detectives excel at picking up on details in the world around them and don't mind getting into people's business as necessary.

 

Battlerite kicks off its first competitive season with a new champion
https://www.pcgamer.com/battlerite-kicks-off-its-first-competitive-season-with-a-new-champion/
With arena brawler Battlerite out of Steam Early Access and officially free-to-play, developer Stunlock Studios announced the game's first competitive season today. Season one will go live today, and its accompanying patch is bringing a medley of additions.

 

Massive Dead Cells update adds new level and final boss before leaving Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/massive-dead-cells-update-adds-new-level-and-final-boss-before-leaving-early-access/
Self-titled "roguevania" game Dead Cells recently received its sixth major update, the Hand of the King, adding a new level and boss along with a bevy of balance changes. According to developer Motion Twin, the Hand of the King will be the last major update before Dead Cells leaves Early Access.

>>That's probably why the game is one of the Midweek Madness deals at Steam. One final push before the full launch (and maybe price increase).

 

Bomberman-inspired action game Bombslinger blasting out of Early Access next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/bomberman-inspired-action-game-bombslinger-blasting-out-of-early-access-next-month/
Bombslinger is a Spaghetti Western "action-maze" game unabashedly inspired by Bomberman. It can be played solo or in local co-op with up to three friends (or bots), and it's launching out of Steam Early Access on April 11. It's currently $12, and developer Mode4 says they're planning to increase the price once it officially releases.

 

Golem gameplay trailer reveals a story of a young girl and her shapeshifting friend
https://www.pcgamer.com/golem-gameplay-trailer-reveals-a-story-of-a-young-girl-and-her-shapeshifting-friend/
Golem is a side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game about a young girl and her shapeshifting golem friend, who set off to explore an ancient tower and reactivate the machines inside. It was announced last summer by developer Longbow Games, which today released a trailer providing the first look at how the game will actually play.

 

Oculus has fixed the Rift outage that affected all users (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/every-oculus-rift-is-offline-thanks-to-an-expired-certificate/
Update: Oculus has released a fix for the problem—go here for instructions. The company's co-founder said that anybody impacted by the downtime, which was caused by an expired certificate linked to the devices, will receive some in-store credit. Scroll down for the original story.

 

PUBG's latest anti-cheat update banned players at random, now fixed (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubgs-latest-anti-cheat-update-is-banning-players-at-random-fix-on-the-way/
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' hacker problem is well documented, and developer Bluehole is constantly pushing updates to the game's anti-cheat system in order to catch the worst offenders. Unfortunately, the latest update has resulted in some friendly fire, with scores of players claiming they've been banned without ever having cheated. The developer has confirmed that the update is "temporarily preventing some players from accessing our game".
Update: PUBG's official Twitter account has stated that an error causing random players to be banned from the game has been fixed, and that any accounts banned mistakenly have been reinstated. However, players are claiming they're still locked out of the game, so perhaps the fix will take a while to feed through.

 

Viking RTS Northgard stomps out of Early Access with new campaign mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/viking-rts-northgard-stomps-out-of-early-access-with-new-campaign-mode/
Viking RTS Northgard has just swept out of Early Access, adding a singleplayer campaign in the process. Think of the game as a bit like Age of Empires, only with more snow and four-winged dragons. It sold more than 600,000 copies in its year-long Early Access, and T.J. enjoyed his time with it last year when it was still just a Skirmish mode vs the AI, so it might be worth a look.