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Atomic Heart is an alternate Soviet-era shooter that echoes BioShock, Nier: Automata and Stalker
https://www.pcgamer.com/atomic-heart-is-an-alternate-soviet-era-shooter-that-echoes-bioshock-nier-automata-and-stalker/
Atomic Heart's abandoned Soviet-era setting echoes Stalker. Its incongruous architecture, reclaimed by nature, and hostile automatons reflect Nier: Automata. And its ensemble of gibbering nasties, first-person perspective, and, of course, penchant for battering baddies with blunt objects reminds me of BioShock.

 

Acram Digital games removed from Steam for review manipulation
https://www.pcgamer.com/acram-digital-games-removed-from-steam-after-review-manipulation/
Indie developer and publisher Acram Digital’s board game adaptations have been removed from Steam following an announcement from Valve confirming that the company engaged in review manipulation. Acram had two games on Steam: Eight-Minute Empire and Steam: Rails to Riches, both adaptations of well-regarded board games. Frustrated with negative reviews, it appears that a member of Acram’s staff, Grzegorz Kubas, took it upon himself to post multiple positive reviews for their games.

>>And I'm not sorry for them. You tried to cheat, you have to pay the consequences.

 

DayZ creative director Brian Hicks is leaving Bohemia Interactive
https://www.pcgamer.com/dayz-creative-director-brian-hicks-is-leaving-bohemia-interactive/
DayZ creative director Brian Hicks, who recently soothed Chris' concerns about the addition of a sprint meter, has announced that he is leaving Bohemia Interactive. Hicks said in a farewell message that he's excited for the release of the .63 update, but he also believes that the game has reached a point where he is "no longer needed."

 

Risk of Rain 2 gameplay video shows ten minutes of third-person combat
https://www.pcgamer.com/risk-of-rain-2-gameplay-video-shows-ten-minutes-of-third-person-combat/
In case you hadn't heard, Risk of Rain 2 will depart dramatically from the first game's lo-fi, sidescrolling pixel aesthetic. Hopoo Games has decided to take a third-person approach, and judging by a whopping ten minute gameplay video released today, the studio might have made the right decision.

 

Electronic Arts will 'push forward' with loot boxes in future games
https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-will-push-forward-with-loot-boxes-in-future-games/
Loot boxes have been a real source of trouble for Electronic Arts in recent months, beginning with a furor over their implementation last year in Star Wars: Battlefront 2, and growing from there into a wave of international criticism. Yet in a recent earnings call, EA chief executive Andrew Wilson said the company is going to "push on" with loot boxes, and challenged the common complaint that they are a form of gambling.

>>As we all already knew, they don't give a sh!t about the online complains, it's the sales that matter. And people still bought the game, so...

 

Firewatch devs are 'all Valve employees now' but retain creative freedom
https://www.pcgamer.com/firewatch-devs-are-all-valve-employees-now-but-retain-creative-freedom/
Firewatch developer Campo Santo was bought over by Valve last month. In an interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Campo's Sean Vanaman explains that despite the takeover, he and his team will retain their creative freedom while working on their next game, In the Valley of Gods. They'll also benefit from the support of a much larger talent pool.

 

Darkest Dungeon The Color of Madness DLC release date set
https://www.pcgamer.com/darkest-dungeon-the-color-of-madness-dlc-release-date-set/
Darkest Dungeon will again lead us into the depths of depravity next month, with the launch of its The Color of Madness DLC. Due on June 19, Miller's farm is the player's place of pilgrimage this time round—where a belligerent alien race has set up shop on the outskirts of the Hamlet.

 

Sunless Skies adds new threats with weather and worship update
https://www.pcgamer.com/sunless-skies-gets-darker-with-weather-and-worship-update/
By swapping the murky depths of Fallen London for the vast High Wilderness above, Sunless Skies is bigger and brighter than forerunner Sunless Sea. Keen to maintain the "peril and dread" of the latter, though, developer Failbetter Games has given Skies a Threat update—which adds weather, worship and a smattering of new scouts.