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Thursday news, part two:

Spelunky 2's first gameplay trailer shows off liquid physics and online multiplayer
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-debut-spelunky-2-gameplay-trailer-shows-off-liquid-physics-and-online-multiplayer/
A gameplay trailer for Spelunky 2, the sequel to our 2013 game of the year, has finally debuted over on the PlayStation Blog, along with an interview with the creator Derek Yu.
If it looks a lot like Spelunky, that's on purpose, according to Yu. "My opinion about sequels is that they are extensions of the previous games, so I want fans of Spelunky 1 to jump in and feel like they’re playing a continuation, both storywise and mechanically," he says.

 

Bethesda talks Fallout 76 beta and launch: 'no battle plan survives contact with the enemy'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-talks-fallout-76-beta-and-launch-no-battle-plan-survives-contact-with-the-enemy/
Fallout 76 has a lot to prove as it leaves Steam behind—and Bethesda's head of marketing Pete Hines reckons its launch is unlikely to be straightforward.
Speaking to IGN at Gamescom, Hines suggests the developer is "on the right course" so far as pre-release prep is concerned, but admits some things will come down to trial and error and listening to player feedback.

 

A bug is causing Destiny 2: Forsaken items to drop before the expansion is out
https://www.pcgamer.com/thanks-to-a-bug-destiny-2-forsaken-items-are-dropping-before-the-expansion-is-out/
The Destiny 2: Forsaken pre-week festivities kicked off yesterday, and in predictably fine form it has not gone entirely smoothly. As noted in this Reddit thread, weapons and armor from the expansion have already begun to drop, almost a full week before they were supposed to.

 

Bungie may have accidentally fixed Destiny 2's matchmaking, but a lot of players preferred it bugged
https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-may-have-accidentally-fixed-destiny-2s-matchmaking-but-a-lot-of-players-preferred-it-bugged/
Last month, Bungie accidentally disabled skill-based matchmaking for Destiny 2's quickplay PvP mode, inadvertently creating more chaotic matches that value speed over balance. It wasn't an intentional change, but Bungie agreed to "take no immediate action" and watch how things played out. And they played out quite well: quickplay was a mess, many agreed, but it was a fun mess. However, following yesterday's pre-Forsaken update, the same quickplay proponents are suspicious that skill-based matchmaking has returned to ruin their fun.

 

Gwent's singleplayer Thronebreaker mode becomes a standalone RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/gwents-singleplayer-thronebreaker-mode-becomes-a-standalone-rpg/
Thronebreaker was announced in August 2017 as a singleplayer campaign for the Witcher-based card game Gwent, expected at the time to be out by the end of that year but later pushed into 2018. A year down the road, the plan has changed again: CD Projekt said during a financial results conference that the mode has "evolved" into a standalone RPG called Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

 

Jurassic World Evolution to add challenge mode, sandbox options in next update
https://www.pcgamer.com/jurassic-world-evolution-to-add-challenge-mode-sandbox-options-in-next-update/
Frontier's Jurassic World Evolution is "initially stunning" but is "lacking the depth and variety to support mammoth playtimes", reckons our Pip. Its next update, due September 13, aims to broaden its scope with a new challenge mode, more sandbox options, new contract types, and adjusted dino sizes among other things.

 

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to play this weekend on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-vermintide-2-is-free-to-play-this-weekend-on-steam/
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to play this weekend and 50% off on Steam if you haven't had the chance to try it yet.
Fatshark's Left4Dead-ish co-op first-person game is spot-on for a free weekend. That's enough time to try all the different basic classes, figure out the progression and loot systems and probably get through a good chunk of the levels if you throw enough time at it. Vermintide 2 has some of the best melee combat of any game, and while I don't know Warhammer lore that well, it's a really fun representation of that universe, with far grander set pieces than the also-excellent original. It's way prettier, too.

 

The Bradwell Conspiracy is an intriguing mystery thriller that's due this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-bradwell-conspiracy-is-an-intriguing-mystery-thriller-thats-due-this-year/
Bossa Studios, the outfit known for Worlds Adrift, I Am Bread and Surgeon Simulator will publish The Bradwell Conspiracy—a "narrative-driven first person game" due on PC later this year.
Developed by debut indie A Brave Plan—whose collective CV includes the likes of Tomb Raider, Ether One and Fable—players are thrown into the aftermath of an explosion. They're then tasked with navigating the wreckage of Bradwell Electronics, and conversing with another survivor, named Amber, by way of AR smart glasses.

 

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition is out Friday as a free update
https://www.pcgamer.com/divinity-original-sin-2-definitive-edition-is-out-friday-as-a-free-update/
Our 2017 Game of the Year wasn't our favorite game of 2017 because it was technically flawless. Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched with a few bugs, and there are weak spots within its mountains of dialogue. I still loved it, though, and it'd be hard for Larian to somehow make it worse, so I'm damn excited for Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition, which launches this Friday, August 31 as a free update on PC.