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Thursday news, part two:

 

Hi-Rez's battle royale game Realm Royale is now available on Steam Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/hi-rezs-battle-royale-game-realm-royale-is-now-available-on-steam-early-access/
Realm Royale, the free-to-play battle royale game from Paladins developer Hi-Rez Studios, is now available in Early Access on Steam. To celebrate the not-quite-full-release of the game, Hi-Rez is holding a "continuous 130+ hour stream" featuring developers and community members that won't stop until sometime on Sunday.

 

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is battle royale but with beatboxing and punchable cheese
https://www.pcgamer.com/totally-accurate-battlegrounds-is-battle-royale-but-with-beatboxing-and-punchable-cheese/
If you press G in Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, a newly released parody of battle royale games, your character starts beatboxing. That should tell you how seriously TABG, as developer Landfall has dubbed it, takes itself. It's got the bones of a battle royale game, but it's mostly a playable punchline. It's free on Steam right now, and if you get it in the next few days, you can keep it forever. It released yesterday, June 5, and Landfall says the price will jump to $5 once 100 hours have passed, so the freebie is good through Friday night, give or take.

 

Eldritch sex adventure Lust for Darkness releases next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/eldritch-sex-adventure-lust-for-darkness-releases-next-week/
Lust for Darkness, the eldritch sex adventure that bears the distinction of being the very last game I voted for on Steam Greenlight, will be out on June 12. So let's take a moment to lie back and watch the recently-released cinematic trailer, a creepy mix of Eyes Wide Shut and American Beauty, with a sprinkling of The Rats in the Walls to keep things interesting.

 

Fortnite's shotguns finally nerfed, traps buffed back up
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-shotguns-finally-nerfed-traps-buffed-back-to-normal/
In a small update to Fortnite with massive implications, Epic Games has finally nerfed shotgun damage (and restored trap damage from 75 to 150, thank goodness).
"For awhile we felt that Shotguns promoted healthy close quarter gameplay, however with the recent equip time changes, Shotguns are being used more often than we like," the update reads. "It's something we've been keeping an eye on, but broadly speaking we feel Shotguns are a little too strong in their current state."

 

Hearthstone's latest nerf has players feeling short-changed
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-latest-nerf-has-players-feeling-short-changed/
Until now, I wasn't sure how many Burgle Rogue players there were, but judging by the angry reaction to Hearthstone's latest balance patch, it's way more than I imagined. Fans are demanding full Arcane Dust refunds following a recent update which quietly changed multiple legendaries, including the Rogue class card Tess Greymayne.

 

Dungeons & Dragons has a peppy new trailer, announces upcoming adventures
https://www.pcgamer.com/dungeons-and-dragons-has-a-peppy-new-trailer-announces-upcoming-adventures/
In the event you’ve been missing Dungeons & Dragons cartoons since the last one was cancelled 33 years ago, the folks at Wizards of the Coast have a bit of a surprise for you: A trailer for D&D Beyond, the digital service that accompanies Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.

 

PUBG Sanhok map testing extended again due to 'interesting performance problems' (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-sanhok-map-returns-to-test-servers-this-week/
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Sanhok map returns to its 'Experimental Server' this week. Once known as Codename Savage, the tropical 4x4km arena enters test servers on May 31 at 7pm PST / June 1 at 3am BST, and wraps up on June 4 at 4am PST/ 12 noon BST.
Update: The final round of testing for PUBG's Sanhok map has been extended to Monday, June 4 Thursday, June 7 Monday, June 11. Wow, it's tough keeping up with this one.

 

Fortnite duo ride Shopping Cart to Spawn Island
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-duo-ride-shopping-cart-to-spawn-island/
I'm a semi-regular Fortnite player, but I've never once tried to return to Spawn Island. A quick Google search informs me a sizeable chunk of players have made the trip by building bridges, parachuting straight from the Battle Bus, or hitching a ride on a rocket.
Invariably, these methods—the ones I've seen, at least—have fallen short due to the invisible wall that guards the archipelago. As showcased by Fortnite streamer Lachlan, though, it appears doing so while riding a Shopping Cart is possible.