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GTA Online welcomes Italian DJ duo Tale of Us, new techno radio station goes live
https://www.pcgamer.com/gta-online-welcomes-italian-dj-duo-tale-of-us-new-techno-radio-station-goes-live/
"As your new Nightclub sends shockwaves through the San Andreas party scene, English Dave is busy recruiting the best new talent to ensure your club’s reputation is top notch," explains this Rockstar Newswire post. "The latest rumor? Tale Of Us, Italy’s finest purveyors of lush and melodic techno, are available for hire and ready to step up as resident DJs in your Nightclub."

 

Frozen Synapse 2 'should come out in August'
https://www.pcgamer.com/frozen-synapse-2-should-come-out-in-august/
Last December, a few days before Santa's visit, Mode 7 pushed its lovely-looking, once-due-in-2016 Frozen Synapse 2 back to an undermined date this year. We're still without something concrete, but the developer tells us today that "Frozen Synapse 2 should come out in August." Which is soon. Yay.

 

Donut County, the game about a raccoon, a hole, and garbage, arrives in August
https://www.pcgamer.com/donut-county-the-game-about-a-raccoon-a-hole-and-garbage-arrives-in-august/
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game about raccoon and a hole in the ground that steals people's trash, and based on that description alone you can probably tell whether or not it's something you want to play. If it is, then you'll be happy to hear that publisher Annapurna Interactive announced today that it will be released to one and all on August 28.

 

This Is the Police 2 goes live three days early, for a weird reason
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-is-the-police-2-goes-live-three-days-early-for-a-weird-reason/
The law enforcement management sim/adventure This Is the Police 2 went live today on Steam. And if you're saying to yourself, "But I thought it wasn't supposed to come out until August 2," then you're pretty much reliving the conversation I had earlier today with the PR rep. As it turns out, the game did come out early—and there is a reason.

 

Quake Champions is getting new music from Brutal Doom composer Andrew Hulshult
https://www.pcgamer.com/quake-champions-is-getting-new-music-from-brutal-doom-composer-andrew-hulshult/
If you're an attentive Quake Champions fan, you may have noticed that videos released over the past few months have featured music that's not featured in the game. Today, Bethesda finally revealed the secret: Andrew Hulshult, the "sweet metal Viking" behind the music heard in Brutal Doom and Dusk, is creating a new soundtrack for the game.

 

The Long Dark gets its third story episode this December
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-long-dark-gets-its-third-story-episode-this-december/
While its Early Access period provided an open-ended survival experience in the frosty Canadian wilderness, The Long Dark was always getting a story-oriented mode as well. Dubbed Wintermute, the first two episodes of the five episode series are already out, and studio Hinterland has announced today that the third episode will release this December.

 

Pixel Ripped 1989, the VR game-within-a-game, is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/pixel-ripped-1989-the-vr-game-within-a-game-is-out-now/
Originally scheduled for release in 2016, Pixel Ripped 1989 has finally launched on Steam today. If you were paying attention to VR games three or four years ago, footage of its quirky premise may stir some memories. One scene has a Gameboy toting schoolkid trying to play her handheld while escaping the notice of her teacher.

 

Lords of the Fallen 2 is a 'reset' and a 'fresh start', says its new developer
https://www.pcgamer.com/lords-of-the-fallen-2-is-a-reset-and-a-fresh-start-says-its-new-developer/
Lords of the Fallen 2 is still in development, but now a new studio is involved. That new outfit is a New York-based developer called Defiant Studios, and it's rebuilding the game from scratch.
That's according to managing director David Grijns, who tells Eurogamer Lords of the Fallen 2 remains an ARPG in the same Dark Souls-inspired mould of its forerunner, but is "a reset" and a "fresh start".

 

Darksiders 3 trailer shows environmental puzzles with fire magic and bomb bugs
https://www.pcgamer.com/darksiders-3-trailer-shows-environmental-puzzles-with-fire-magic-and-bomb-bugs/
Darksiders 3 will be out in November, we learned last month, and will feature some head-scratching environmental puzzles. The set pieces demoed by IGN First below look a tad more sophisticated than previous Darksiders games—but nonetheless boast their share of pressure plates, cave networks, and ancient contraptions.