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The last news of the week:

 

The games industry reacts to Valve's divisive Steam Store curation policy
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-games-industry-reacts-to-valves-divisive-steam-store-curation-policy/
Steam's new 'anything goes' policy is doomed from the start, reckons Tyler. Valve's decision to no longer police games on Steam—except for those that are illegal, constitute "trolling," or fail to meet technical quality standards—is a contentious one, which the publisher spent 1,000 words attempting to explain yesterday.

 

Wargroove reveals its final three commanders, and one is a dog in uniform
https://www.pcgamer.com/wargroove-reveals-its-final-three-commanders-and-one-is-a-dog-in-uniform/
Ahead of E3, Wargroove developer Chucklefish has revealed the final three commanders that players can choose to lead their forces in its upcoming strategy game. One is a good boy called Caesar, and that's him in the gif above. Isn't he cute?

 

Oops, Blizzard accidentally made Symmetra the most powerful character in Overwatch
https://www.pcgamer.com/oops-blizzard-accidentally-made-symmetra-the-most-powerful-character-in-overwatch/
Symmetra's long-awaited rework went live on the Overwatch PTR earlier this week, but in the days since, an exploit has been discovered that lets the newly redesigned hero pump out massive damage. Her reworked kit is meant to deal more damage than before, but the exploit lets her rip through enemy heroes in a fraction of a second.

 

A Battalion 1944 player threatened the developers, so they put a dick on his gun
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-battalion-1944-player-threatened-the-developers-so-they-put-a-dick-on-his-gun/
Bulkhead Interactive held a Battalion 1944 tournament back at the beginning of April, with €5000 and a selection of unique skins going to the winners of UK-based esports organization Endpoint. But the skins were slow in coming (and apparently still haven't been delivered), leading one of the team members, SUSPC7, to complain about the situation on Discord—a complaint that included a threat to shoot up the studio, complete with a reference to the April shooting at YouTube.

 

Mad Max developer Avalanche is working on an open-world shooter set in 1980s Sweden
https://www.pcgamer.com/mad-max-developer-avalanche-is-working-on-an-open-world-shooter-set-in-1980s-sweden/
Avalanche Studios, the developer of Mad Max and the Just Cause games, announced today that it's working on a new open-world shooter called Generation Zero. Set in Sweden in the 1980s (Avalanche is based in Stockholm), it's a vaguely Terminator-like tale of a world that's been taken over by machines, and humanity's efforts to survive against them.

 

A new Strange Brigade trailer showcases pulpy co-op combat
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-strange-brigade-trailer-showcases-pulpy-co-op-combat/
A new trailer for the co-op shooter Strange Brigade shows off gunplay, puzzle-solving, and some supernatural shenanigans in '30s Egypt as it might have been imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, or perhaps Steven Spielberg.

 

JJ Abrams and Tencent team up for Bad Robot Games
https://www.pcgamer.com/jj-abrams-and-tencent-team-up-for-bad-robot-games/
JJ Abrams' production company Bad Robot has entered into a partnership with Chinese conglomerate Tencent to launch a new division called Bad Robot Games. The Hollywood Reporter said that Warner Bros. Interactive is also involved in the new company as a minority investor.

 

Moss, a former PSVR exclusive, is now on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/moss-a-former-psvr-exclusive-is-now-on-steam/
When it released exclusively for PSVR earlier this year, Moss quickly proved itself among the best VR games available on Sony's console. So it's nice to see that the game is now available on Steam, and that it's available for both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

 

PUBG adds one-shot kill War Mode
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-adds-one-shot-kill-war-mode/
PUBG's latest limited-time event marks the return of War Mode. Live now through June 10 at 11pm PST / June 11 at 7am BST, players can expect "spicier" rules this time, where instant death follows every knock.

 

Blizzard walks back Hearthstone update following fan backlash (Updated)
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.
Update: Blizzard has reverted the changes to Tess Greymane. Community manager Jesse Hill confirmed this in a Battlenet forum post.

 

 

Time now for the GOG and Steam weekend deals:

+GOG

• Obviously, the Summer Sale takes all the spotlight at the moment. Don't forget to check it out because new games have been added to the sale!

+Steam

• The daily deal is the Early Access title Hunt Showdown, 20% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/Hunt_Showdown/
• The game Forts is free to try and 40% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/410900/Forts/
• Tooth and Tail is also free to try and 55% off in case you want to get it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/
• And of course, there's the weeklong deals.

 

 

And that's all folks. By the time there's a new edition of the news, E3 will already be in full force, with several conferences already done, and lots and lots of news waiting to be posted... I'm not sure if that's a good thing, at least for me XD. Meanwhile, enjoy and have a happy and gaming weekend.