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The news, part two:

 

Hearthstone team considering nerfing Cubelock, Quest Rogue and Paladin once HCT playoffs are over
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-team-considering-nerfing-cubelock-quest-rogue-and-paladin-once-hct-is-over/
The annual rotation of the Standard format is usually the most exciting time in Hearthstone, with multiple expansions leaving and a new set arriving at once. But so far the Year of the Raven has felt a little stale, and that feeling is backed up by the numbers. According to HSReplay.net, the impact of The Witchwood on the meta has been much less than that of the previous rotation set.

 

Destiny 2: Warmind launch trailer teases new raid lair and first Exotic sword
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-warmind-launch-trailer-teases-new-raid-lair-and-first-exotic-sword/
The (hopefully) big Destiny 2 expansion Warmind is set to arrive tomorrow, and that means it's finally time to kick back and take in the loud, blast-o-rama spectacle of the launch trailer. We've already seen a lot of what's in here but there a glimpse of some new stuff too, including the new Spire of Stars raid lair and Worldline Zero, the first Exotic sword to appear in the sequel.

>>That tomorrow is today.

 

State of Decay 2 system requirements are out
https://www.pcgamer.com/state-of-decay-2-system-requirements-are-out/
The zombie survival game State of Decay 2 has previously been given a release date, a technical test, and a pleasing degree of character complexity reflected and revealed in the struggles and relationships of its cast of survivors. Courtesy of the State of Decay 2 page on the Microsoft Store, it also now has some system requirements.

 

198X is like an entire '80s arcade crammed into one game
https://www.pcgamer.com/198x-is-like-an-entire-80s-arcade-crammed-into-one-game/
Swedish developer Hi-Bit Studios describes 198X as an "arcade epic" and "a coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres." It's currently on Kickstarter, and at the time of writing has raised $34,206 of its $56,830 goal with 25 days left in its campaign. It stars Kid, a teenager who falls in love with the five games at his local arcade in Suburbia, all of which exist as separate, playable games within 198X.

 

Ubisoft reveals first details of Rainbow Six Siege's next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-operation-para-bellum/
Ubisoft has revealed new details about the next season of Rainbow Six Siege, including a name: Operation Para Bellum, borrowed from the Latin phrase meaning “prepare for war.” The announcement also gives us our very first official look at a pair of new operators as they trudge through a field of wheat toward an Italian vineyard.

 

The Council episode 2 goes live next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-council-episode-2-goes-live-next-week/
The Council is a vaguely Telltale-like adventure about a secret society in the late 1700s whose members include George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, a Papal legate, an English duchess, and you, a reedy, nondescript John Constantine type who's trying to find his mother. The first episode came out on March 13 and it was really quite good, and today Focus Home Interactive announced that episode two will be out on May 15.

 

Overwatch players are earning Play of the Game for killing robot gondoliers
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-players-are-earning-play-of-the-game-for-killing-rialtos-omnic-gondoliers/
Ahh, Venice. The beautiful canal city recently made its way to Overwatch in the form of Rialto, a new Escort map.
However, something is wrong in Rialto. Through some sort of bug, killing an Omnic gondolier seems to invisibly count as scoring an elimination. As such, stringing together a handful of kills is causing the game to award Play of the Game honors to the heartless ro-boatman murderer.

 

PUBG's Savage map, now called Sanhok, will resume testing this Thursday
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubgs-savage-map-now-called-sanhok-will-resume-testing-this-thursday/
PUBG's 4x4km map, codenamed Savage, has a new round of player testing coming soon, as well as a new name. It's called 'Sanhok' now, and if you're wondering why, I'll explain in a moment. The player testing will begin Thursday, May 10, at 7 pm Pacific time, and run until Monday, May 14, at 4 am Pacific.

 

E3 tweet points to a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Zombies mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/e3-tweet-points-to-a-call-of-duty-black-ops-4-zombies-mode/
We know very little about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 aside from the fact of its existence. A Zombies mode, for instance: Will it have one? The answer is almost certainly yes (obviously), but it hasn't been confirmed yet and so we don't actually know. But a tweet from the official E3 account earlier that went out earlier today sure makes it sound likely.

 

Free-to-play shooter Loadout will shut its servers later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/free-to-play-shooter-loadout-will-shut-its-servers-later-this-month/
Released in 2014, Loadout is a free-to-play competitive shooter with a focus on ridiculous weaponry. Our reviewer loved it upon release, writing that its "gun customization and well executed twists on shooter staples make it a free-to-play game that doesn't feel like a compromise".
But it won't be around much longer. A spokesperson for studio Edge of Reality announced today that Loadout will go permanently offline on May 24. The reason? New European Union privacy regulations set to become enforceable on May 25 would require a fair bit of work done on the game in order to be compliant. The studio can't afford it.

 

Fortnite's Thanos mode is live, here's how it works
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-thanos-mode-is-live-heres-how-it-works/
Fortnite's Thanos mode is now live. In the wake of its superhero-driven Season 4, Fortnite announced an Avengers: Infinity War crossover event yesterday. For a limited time, battle royalers can fill the boots of burly super villain Thanos—complete with super jumps, Power Stones and structure-destroying punches.

 

Sign in to GTA Online this week and get over $1 million of free GTA money
https://www.pcgamer.com/sign-in-to-gta-online-this-week-and-get-over-dollar1-million-of-free-gta-money/
GTA Online enters the eighth week of its tongue-twisting Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series today. If you're into cars, the latest update serves two new rides. If you're into experience, it doubles RP on contact missions, stunt races and Special Vehicle circuits. And if you're into easy cash, it offers the chance to net over $1 million of in-game money.

 

Square Enix reveals E3 2018 conference date
https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-reveals-e3-2018-conference-date/
After three years without a dedicated conference, Square Enix will host its own showing at E3 2018. As detailed here, the Square Enix E3 Showcase 2018 will take place on Monday, June 11 at 10am PST/6pm BST.