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Tuesday news, part two:

Boyfriend Dungeon smashes Kickstarter goal, coming in 2019
https://www.pcgamer.com/boyfriend-dungeon-smashes-kickstarter-goal-coming-in-2019/
Boyfriend Dungeon, in development by Kitfox Games, has finished its Kickstarter campaign 415 percent over its target. As reported by Austin last month, it hit its goal in just one day—and will now go into full development.

 

LawBreakers is gone for good, unreleased map art revealed
https://www.pcgamer.com/lawbreakers-is-gone-for-good-unreleased-map-art-revealed/
LawBreakers, the high-flying arena FPS created by Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Productions, is gone for good. The shutdown date had been set back in June, ending a brief flash of hope that it might have a future as a free-to-play game, and former senior environment artist Josh Rife (who is now filling the same role at Red Storm Entertainment) confirmed just ahead of the weekend that the curtain had fallen on schedule.

 

Interplay co-founder Brian Fargo wants to buy it back
https://www.pcgamer.com/interplay-co-founder-brian-fargo-wants-to-buy-it-back/
The Bard's Tale 4 comes out tomorrow, and if it's a big hit, inXile Entertainment boss Brian Fargo said on Twitter that he'll celebrate by trying to buy back Interplay, the studio he co-founded back in the early '80s.
And in case you were curious, yes, he is serious about it. "I certainly am," he told Variety. "My fans have been requesting me to bring back my old Interplay games for years and this would be the most amazing way to make that happen."

 

Loot boxes are "psychologically akin to gambling", according to Australian study
https://www.pcgamer.com/loot-boxes-are-psychologically-akin-to-gambling-according-to-australian-study/
Loot boxes in games could lead to problem gambling, according to a study by the Australian Environment and Communications Reference Committee. Over 7,400 game enthusiasts were surveyed for the study, the results of which were presented during a public hearing in Canberra yesterday, as part of the Australian senate inquiry into micro-transactions and chance-based items.

 

Funny adventure game Darkside Detective has a Kickstarter for a sequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/funny-adventure-game-darkside-detective-has-a-kickstarter-for-a-sequel/
Traditional point-and-click games are in pretty good shape on PC these days, if you know where to look. Andy was a fan of Wadjet Eye Games' Unavowed, Pip chose The Lion's Song as her personal pick for 2017, and I had a good time with funny occult adventure Darkside Detective last year. That last one is now getting a second 'season', should it hit its modest Kickstarter target of £31,104.

 

Killer7 shows off its first 3 assassins in new trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/killer7-shows-off-its-first-3-assassins-in-new-trailer/
NiS America has released a trailer for the Killer7 remaster that was announced back in May, and is set for PC later this year.
Killer7 gives you control of the seven personalities of Harman Smith as he searches for the leader of ‘Heaven Smile,’ a suicide bombing group that's set on world domination.

 

September 1999 is a VHS-style free horror game you'll finish in 5 minutes
https://www.pcgamer.com/september-1999-is-a-vhs-style-free-horror-game-youll-finish-in-5-minutes/
This lunchtime, as I miscalculated the start of a PC Gamer meeting, I found myself with some extra minutes to spare. I used this time to download 98DEMAKE's September 1999 from Itch.io after seeing the developer tweet about it, promising that it takes a lean 5 minutes 30 seconds to complete.

 

Fornite’s adds ‘Port-a-Fortress’ and ‘Spiky Stadium’ in latest update
https://www.pcgamer.com/fornites-adds-port-a-fortress-and-spiky-stadium-in-latest-update/
Fornite’s V5.41 update is now live and introduces a new consumable for both Battle Royale and the Playground game modes, as well as a new Horde Challenge and item.