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Thursday news, part two:

 

Fractured Lands is a Mad Max-style battle royale set to begin testing in June
https://www.pcgamer.com/fractured-lands-is-a-mad-max-style-battle-royale-set-to-begin-testing-in-june/
Fractured Lands looks like a cross between Fallout, Mad Max and PUBG: A battle royale set in a broken world of derelict buildings, mile-high sandstorms, and banged-up machines driven by leather-clad scavengers with nothing to lose. It's being developed by Unbroken Studios, an outfit made up of developers who previously worked on games from the Battlefield, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and God of War series, and it's set to begin closed beta testing in June.

 

Atone is a lovely-looking puzzle game inspired by Norse mythology
https://www.pcgamer.com/atone-is-a-lovely-looking-puzzle-game-inspired-by-norse-mythology/
I've watched the trailer for Atone several times at this point, and apart from some UI elements, I haven't been able to find a single curved or even rounded line in it. It seems New Zealand-based developer Wildboy Studios wasn't kidding when they said it's done entirely in hand-drawn vector art. Here's what else I picked up on by poring over its announcement trailer: the art is good and the music is even better, so Atone is looking pretty promising altogether.

 

Black-and-white 2D action game Unworthy is out now and worth your time
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-and-white-2d-action-game-unworthy-is-out-now-and-worth-your-time/
Unworthy is a Metroidvania-style 2D action game whose grayscale world is dripping with death, decay and other wholesome things like that. Its surprisingly detailed levels and deceptively simple combat caught my eye last year, and now after a total of three years of work, solo developer Alekz Kuzmanovic has finally released it on Steam and GOG.

 

Microsoft denies Crackdown 3 delay
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-denies-crackdown-3-delay/
It was reported on Reddit earlier today that Amazon Spain had canceled all preorders for Crackdown 3, the high-flying action game that was announced at E3 all the way back in 2014. That led to speculation that it was being delayed yet again, or possibly even canceled outright.
In response, Microsoft's general manager of games marketing Aaron Greenberg took to Twitter to reassure everyone that all is well, and the game is still coming.

 

Battle Princess Madelyn, the game co-created by a 7-year-old, has a new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/battle-princess-madelyn-the-game-co-created-by-a-7-year-old-has-a-new-trailer/
Last year, I spoke to Christopher Obritsch—the indie developer whose boss is his seven-year-old daughter. Battle Princess Madelyn is a retro sidescrolling Ghouls 'N Ghosts throwback that features fantastical worlds, towering boss battles, and young Maddi Obritsch in its star role.
It's now got an extended gameplay trailer with an animated intro sequence, undead armies, a barrage of throwing knives, a cute dog ghost companion, and level one's end-of-stage nemesis. That is one big skeleton.

 

Elite Dangerous: Beyond—Chapter Two release date set
https://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-beyond-chapter-two-release-date-set/
In the wake of its spaceport-stroming Thargoid invasion last year, Elite Dangerous rolled out Beyond—the first part of the online space 'em up's third season. Now, Beyond Chapter Two has a launch date: June 28.