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JEMC on 20 July 2018
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Friday news, part two:

World of Warcraft's 8.0 patch is kind of a mess right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-80-patch-is-kind-of-a-mess-right-now/
Any World of Warcraft veteran will tell you that patch days are usually a bit of a disaster. It's an enormous game, so little things are bound to break here and there any time that Blizzard releases a new patch. But Patch 8.0, which lays the foundation for when Battle for Azeroth launches next month, is in a real bad spot right now, and players aren't happy about it.

 

Todd Howard on outsourcing future Fallout games: 'I wouldn't say never'
https://www.pcgamer.com/todd-howard-on-outsourcing-future-fallout-games-i-wouldnt-say-never/
Fallout: New Vegas is the best Fallout in the series. Better than 3, 4 and that isometric carry on from a million years ago. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, New Vegas may also be the last Fallout game Bethesda outsources for third party development.
In conversation with The Guardian, company director Todd Howard says Bethesda is in a position now where in-house projects make the most sense going forward.

 

Total War: Rome 2 reveals Rise of the Republic DLC, release date set
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-rome-2-reveals-rise-of-the-republic-dlc-release-date-set/
Hot on the gladiator sandal heels of its Empire Divided DLC and Cleopatra-starring Desert Kingdoms culture pack, Total War: Rome 2 has announced Rise of the Republic. Out August 9, it depicts the events surrounding Rome in the 4th century BC and is a prequel to its base game.

 

Fortnite Summer Skirmish 'postmortem' examines server issues and dull gameplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-summer-skirmish-postmortem-examines-server-issues-and-dull-gameplay/
The first week of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish "did not go as planned," Epic admitted in a recent "postmortem," which may be a bit of an understatement. (James was somewhat more to the point about it in his analysis.) But the good news is that developers learned some valuable lessons from the experience, and they're working on ways to improve things for the next round.

 

Halo Infinite won't have a battle royale mode (probably)
https://www.pcgamer.com/halo-infinite-wont-have-a-battle-royale-mode-probably/
Halo Infinite, which as far as we know is also Halo 6, was teased in June at E3 and, more importantly, confirmed for PC. We don't know much about it, but thanks to a recent 343 Social Stream on Mixer, we do know that it probably won't have a battle royale mode.

 

Overwatch will be free to play next weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-will-be-free-to-play-next-weekend/
Is there anyone left in the world who is interested in Overwatch, but hasn't yet tried it? If so, you'll have (another) opportunity to dip your toes in the water next weekend, when it once again goes free for everyone.

>>The next one, not this.

 

Sea of Thieves: Cursed Sails brings alliances and the undead at the end of July
https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-cursed-sails-brings-alliances-and-the-undead-at-the-end-of-july/
Sea of Thieves will get more dangerous, and more social, when the free Cursed Sails update arrives on July 31. Developer Rare said the update will "change things forever" by adding literal skeleton crews to the high seas, and a new alliance system that will make it easier to take them on.

 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 story trailer takes the Primis to prison
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-4-story-trailer-takes-the-primis-to-prison/
Activision released a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 trailer yesterday setting up the Zombies mode "Chaos" storyline. But Zombies will have two separate stories this time around: Chaos, featuring a new cast, and Blood of the Dead, starring the original Zombies stalwarts Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richthofen. And today, they get their own trailer.

 

Enter the Gungeon: Advanced Gungeons & Draguns is out now, so here's a trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/enter-the-gungeon-advanced-gungeons-and-draguns-is-out-now-so-heres-a-trailer/
The latest Enter the Gungeon expansion launched earlier today, and as the name 'Gungeons & Draguns' implies, it has a heavy whiff of fantasy about it. It's filtered through the now-familiar Enter the Gungeon style though, a style which permits bullets shooting at bullets, and guns with names like "Heck Master".

 

Hearthstone's craziest new Legendary is 18 decks in 1
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-craziest-new-legendary-is-18-decks-in-1/
Hearthstone's upcoming Boomsday expansion pack looks to be filled with wild cards, including three synergistic Druid cards which we recently revealed. But while the return of Dr. Boom and a Rogue spell that literally draws your entire deck are hard to ignore, the most interesting card in the expansion so far is probably a newly revealed neutral Legendary: Whizbang the Wonderful.

 

Ghost Recon: Wildlands gets a new permadeath Ghost Mode later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-gets-a-new-permadeath-ghost-mode-later-this-month/
Ghost Recon: Wildlands is getting a new PvE mode called Ghost Mode, and if you felt like the vanilla game didn't demand quiet, tactical play, this will hopefully make up for it. The PvE mode is basically a new difficulty for the campaign, and features permadeath, friendly fire, as well as a one-weapon limit on your loadout. This loadout can only be swapped out at ammo boxes littered throughout the world, or you can pick up the weapons of fallen enemies.

 

Cyberpunk 2077 frame by frame trailer series talks gun laws in Night City
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-frame-by-frame-trailer-series-talks-gun-laws-in-night-city/
Everything we learned from E3 2018 about Cyberpunk 2077 suggests Night City is a dangerous place. The open world action RPG—which also resembles an FPS—has added to its frame by frame trailer breakdown. This time the series explores Night City's gun laws.

 

The Light Keeps Us Safe offers a 'procedurally-generated apocalypse' and is coming this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-light-keeps-us-safe-offers-a-procedurally-generated-apocalypse-and-is-coming-later-this-year/
Big Robot, the studio behind The Signal From Tölva and Sir, You Are Being Hunted, has revealed its next project. Named The Light Keeps Us Safe, it's billed as a "procedurally-generated apocalypse" with "unique light-based interactions and challenges." It also has an Early Access launch date: October 11.

 

No Man's Sky planned a 'very light' multiplayer that was spiked before launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-planned-a-very-light-multiplayer-that-was-spiked-before-launch/
No Man's Sky's NEXT update rolls out next week. Billed by the devs as its "largest so far", it brings with it overhauled graphics, a new third-person perspective and full multiplayer support. Read Pip's words on what it's like to explore No Man's Sky Next with three other people, and know that a "very light" multiplayer component was envisioned, but spiked, before launch.

 

Let's end with our usual look at the GOG and Steam deals:

+GOG

+Steam

 

And that's all I had to say. I hope you have a happy and gaming weekend.



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