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Tuesday news, part two:

 

War for the Overworld's getting a final expansion this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/war-for-the-overworlds-getting-a-final-expansion-this-month/
War for the Overworld, the mischievous dungeon management romp inspired by Dungeon Keeper, turns three today, but Brightrock Games isn’t quite done with it yet. This month, on April 20, War for the Overworld’s final expansion, The Under Games, will pop into existence, along with a free 2.0 patch.

 

SpyParty, the cat-and-mouse game of deception and murder, will debut on Steam next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/spyparty-the-cat-and-mouse-game-of-deception-and-murder-will-debut-on-steam-next-week/
SpyParty, "a competitive espionage game about subtle human behavior," has been around for a very long time: Development began in 2009, and we listed it as among the vanguard of "The Future of Indie" in 2011. It's come along slowly but surely since then through some major updates and a beta, and on April 12 it will finally make its way to Steam.

 

My Time At Portia 'livestock update' adds farm animals, horse riding, and improves dating
https://www.pcgamer.com/my-time-at-portia-livestock-update-adds-farm-animals-horse-riding-and-improves-dating/
Early Access farming sim My Time At Portia gained several new features in a major update last week, namely the update's namesake: livestock. That's right: you can now keep, raise and breed your very own sheep, chicken, ducks and cows.

 

Squish levels until they work in playdough puzzle-platformer Semblance
https://www.pcgamer.com/squish-levels-until-they-work-in-playdough-puzzle-platformer-semblance/
Semblance is a pretty puzzle-platformer where your character—an adorable blobby thing named Squish—and everything else is made of soft, squishable dough. Well, everything except for the parts of the world that have been infected by horrible crystals that feed off the world's softness. Anyone who played with playdough as a kid can tell you that nothing kills the fun like hard, dry dough, to say nothing of horrible crystals, which is why ol' Squish needs to save the day by solving some inventive puzzles.

 

The PUBG machete is a sharp, shiny blade in real life
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pubg-machete-is-a-sharp-shiny-blade-in-real-life/
The Tapanga Machete may not be the most dangerous weapon in PUBG—it is literally a knife in a gunfight—but it might be the most practical. It can mess people up in a variety of awful ways, yes, but it can also be used to clear vegetation, prepare meals, open bottles—and it can be made from just about any decently-sized piece of scrap metal you have lying around.

 

Blizzard teases big changes coming to the Overwatch Uprising event
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-teases-big-changes-coming-to-the-overwatch-uprising-event/
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan and lead engineer Tim Ford revealed in a "super-special" Overwatch developer update video that, as we kind of expected, there will be more to this year's Uprising event than just the return of the Uprising brawl. In fact, Blizzard is changing the name of the event to "Overwatch Archives," to reflect its broader focus on the organization's past adventures.

 

Chasm, the procedurally generated RPG platformer, launches mid-year
https://www.pcgamer.com/chasm-the-procedurally-generated-rpg-platformer-launches-mid-year/
Chasm is a procedurally generated Metroidvania which has been in development for quite some time. Initially Kickstarter-funded back in 2013, it attracted nearly $200,000, demonstrating that back in 2013 the thirst for games like this was real. Fast forward to 2018, Chasm finally has a release window.

 

Skyrim VR is out on PC now
https://www.pcgamer.com/skyrim-vr-is-out-on-pc-now/
You can play Skyrim at your desk, on your sofa, while you’re doing a poo and now, even if you don’t have PSVR, you can enjoy the experience of fighting dragons and climbing chilly mountains in virtual reality. Yes, Skyrim VR is now available on PC.

 

Jeff Kaplan would love to make an Overwatch battle royale mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/jeff-kaplan-would-love-to-make-an-overwatch-battle-royale-mode/
By 2020, the world will be full of people hunting each other and occasionally hiding in bushes as battle royales spill out into the streets. They're already on our phones. So of course everyone wants a slice of the pie that's currently dominated by PUBG and Fortnite. Including Blizzard. Overwatch has already experimented with several different modes, from PvE horde romps to small duels, but a battle royale mode would be a considerably greater challenge.

 

First-person roguelike City of Brass will leave early access in May
https://www.pcgamer.com/first-person-roguelike-city-of-brass-will-leave-early-access-in-may/
City of Brass, the first-person roguelike that pits players (and their whip) against a ghoul-infested city inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, is almost out of early access. Uppercut Games announced the 1.0 release date of May 4 yesterday.

 

Brave a flooded world in your little plane in Above
https://www.pcgamer.com/brave-a-flooded-world-in-your-little-plane-in-above/
No longer blessed with the patience or time to invest in flight sims, the free-wheeling aerial acrobatics of Above seem right up my street. It’s a top-down action adventure that tasks would-be pilots with soaring through the skies above a flooded world in a tiny plane. You’ll still need to watch out for the leviathans below, however.