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Black Desert Online's 50-player battle royale mode starts today
https://www.pcgamer.com/black-desert-onlines-50-player-battle-royale-mode-starts-today/
Black Desert Online is a sandbox MMO with a very detailed character creator and surprisingly brilliant trade system. As of today, it is also the latest victim of the ‘everything must have a battle royale mode’ craze. The new Shadow Arena mode is still in development, but you can try out an early access version in-game today. Check out the trailer above.

Vortiger, the Black Prior, joins For Honor at the end of January
https://www.pcgamer.com/vortiger-the-black-prior-joins-for-honor-at-the-end-of-january/
Vortiger, the Black Prior, a new For Honor hero that Ubisoft teased in December, will join the fight on January 31 for Year 3 Pass holders, at the beginning of the Year of the Harbinger.

The sci-fi game Ubisoft teased in Watch Dogs 2 has apparently been cancelled
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sci-fi-game-ubisoft-teased-in-watch-dogs-2-has-apparently-been-cancelled/
Remember a couple of years ago, when a trailer for a fake game that appeared in Watch Dogs 2 turned out—maybe, according to sources—to be a real project called Pioneer? It looks like that report may have been accurate, because now it appears that the whole thing has been cancelled.
>> It's hard to be sad or disappointed for the cancellation of a game that wasn't even announced. In any case, shikamaru317 has made a thread about this.

Degrees of Separation trailer showcases hot and cold co-op gameplay
https://www.pcgamer.com/degrees-of-separation-trailer-showcases-hot-and-cold-co-op-gameplay/
Degrees of Separation is a co-op puzzle platformer, written by famed RPG wordsmith Chris Avellone, that follows the adventures of two very different characters named Ember and Rime. Ahead of its release next month, publisher Modus Games has put out a video that digs into the game's narrative and its hot-and-cold game world.

Ring of Elysium's new season begins with a volcanic island map, submarines, and BMX bikes
https://www.pcgamer.com/ring-of-elysium-new-map/
Tencent's free to play battle royale game Ring of Elysium is kicking off its new season with a drastic change of scenery. The new map, Europa Island, moves the action from a freezing mountain resort to the lush tropics. Instead of a blizzard, players will be forced to flee choking ash from an active volcano, and in lieu of snowboards and snowmobiles they'll have BMX bikes and mini-submarines. Get a taste of the tropics from the trailer above.

Galactic Civilizations 3 story will conclude in the new 'Retribution' expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/galactic-civilizations-3-story-will-conclude-in-the-new-retribution-expansion/
Stardock has announced that its space sandbox strategy game Galactic Civilizations 3 is getting a new expansion, entitled Retribution.
Adding new playable civilizations and a story campaign, the new expansion will conclude the backstory of Galactic Civilizations 3 with a 'climactic final battle,' as well as introducing various new features.

A new Sea of Thieves update will free up space on your hard drive
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-sea-of-thieves-update-will-free-up-space-on-your-hard-drive/
A new update is heading to Sea of Thieves next month and will reduce the overall installation size of the game on your hard drive.
The update is (ironically) going to be larger than usual, requiring a complete reinstallation of the game, but this means that future updates and patches will be faster and easier to apply for players. You can check out the trailer above.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends - Isle of Madness exclusive card reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-elder-scrolls-legends-isle-of-madness-exclusive-card-reveal/
The Elder Scrolls: Legends story expansion Isle of Madness will take players to the Shivering Isles, realm of the Daedric Prince Sheogorath. The journey will add a new 'Double Cards' mechanic, Dementia and Mania lane modifiers, and 55 new cards, one of which is the Wood Elf Cyriel, a 3/3 unique legendary that costs 3 Mana and has a spicy effect. The Pilfer keyword here means that each time you attack your opponent's face, Cyriel will reduce the cost of the top card in your deck by 3.

Total War: Three Kingdoms trailer explains how spycraft works
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-three-kingdoms-trailer-explains-how-spycraft-works/
The latest Total War: Three Kingdoms trailer covers what spies can do in your campaigns. The video centres around Cao Cao—you can watch his own reveal trailer here—as he uses the new subterfuge systems to plant spies in another faction's administration.