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System Shock remake shares screens, concept art, and 'Adventure Alpha' details
https://www.pcgamer.com/system-shock-remake-shares-screens-concept-art-and-adventure-alpha-details/
Nightdive Studios has shared a handful of System Shock remake screenshots, some concept artwork and assets, and details on its upcoming 'Adventure Alpha'.

 

Overwatch endorsements and 'looking for group' features are already working
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-endorsements-and-looking-for-group-features-are-already-working/
It's only been a few weeks since the "looking for group" feature and endorsements were rolled out to Overwatch, but they're already having a positive effect. Game director Jeff Kaplan shared some early stats in a brief forum post indicating that abusive behavior has gone down dramatically in the Americas and Korea since the features went live.

 

Check out all of the big changes coming to World of Warcraft in tomorrow's patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-all-of-the-big-changes-coming-to-world-of-warcraft-in-tomorrows-patch/
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is still a month away, but patch 8.0 arrives tomorrow at around 3 pm PDT (when the scheduled server maintenance ends). This update is going to finally turn the lights off on several major Legion features but also significantly change how World of Warcraft plays, laying the groundwork for Battle for Azeroth when it arrives on August 13 in North America.

 

PUBG adds new weapon, vehicle, limited-time Deadmau5 crossover crate
https://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-adds-new-weapon-vehicle-limited-time-deadmau5-crossover-crate/
As part of its PC 1.0 Update #18, PUBG has also added a Sanhok map-exclusive weapon and vehicle to its test servers. The QBU is a DMR that takes ten rounds of 5.56mm ammo. It comes with a bipod, and is thus most effective when engaged in the prone position. It replaces the Mini 14 on the tropical 4x4km arena.

 

Cyberpunk 2077 frame by frame trailer series examines that weird, mouthless cyborg
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-frame-by-frame-trailer-series-examines-that-weird-mouthless-cyborg/
The trailer series' episode seven first looks at the makeup-applying robot that's missing the lower portion of its face. The scene features in the trailer above around the 49 second mark.

 

Saudi Arabia will reportedly ban 47 videogames following alleged suicides of two children
https://www.pcgamer.com/saudi-arabia-will-reportedly-ban-47-videogames-following-alleged-suicides-of-two-children/
The Associated Press reports Saudi Arabia will ban a list of videogames following the alleged suicide of two children. It is thought the children had been encouraged to do so after playing the 'Blue Whale' social media game.

>>I'm more surprised by them allow videogames at all, tbh.

 

'We avoid the word survival, those comparisons are not really accurate,' says Todd Howard on Fallout 76
https://www.pcgamer.com/we-avoid-the-word-survival-those-comparisons-are-not-really-accurate-says-todd-howard-on-fallout-76/
Everything we know about Fallout 76 so far suggests it's an online multiplayer survival game. That's quite a shift from what we're used to, but Bethesda director Todd Howard says he's keen avoid the word 'survival' as he feels it fails to capture what the game is.

 

No Man's Sky 'Next' trailer teases third-person perspective, multiplayer, visual overhaul
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-next-trailer-teases-third-person-perspective-multiplayer-visual-overhaul/
No Man's Sky's 'Next' update is its "largest update so far", so reckoned developer Hello Games earlier this year. It's due next week—Tuesday, July 24—and has a new trailer. Feast your eyes on that above first, and we'll discuss what's new below.