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Tuesday news, part two:

A new Total War Saga is in development
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-total-war-saga-is-in-development/
In a recent studio update, Creative Assembly confirmed that a new Total War Saga is in development and will be announced later in the year. The Sofia studio is once again at the helm, though it's also working on other projects. Details are slim, but it's apparently passed its first milestone.

THQ Nordic CEO apologizes for the 8chan AMA
https://www.pcgamer.com/thq-nordic-co-founder-and-ceo-apologizes-for-the-8chan-ama/
Today THQ Nordic AB co-founder and CEO Lars Wingefors issued another apology for the 8chan AMA, saying that he condemns "all unethical content this website stands for," while acknowledging that "simply appearing there gave an implicit impression that we did."

Gwent's first expansion, Crimson Curse, is coming this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/gwents-first-expansion-crimson-curse-is-coming-this-month/
CD Projekt's Witcher-based card game Gwent will get its first expansion later this month, a tale of vampires and vengeance called Crimson Curse. The expansion will add more than 100 new cards to the game—31 neutrals and 14 per faction—in both standard and premium animated variants, with new Poison and Bleeding effects, Shield and Vitality boosts, and new mechanics included Deathblow and Berserk.

Watch survival RPG Outward's 'ritualistic' spellcasting in action
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-survival-rpg-outwards-ritualistic-spellcasting-in-action/
The RPG-survival sandbox Outward looks promising, and more than a little daunting: Magic, for instance, is a lot more complicated that simply chugging mana potions and blasting superheated magma from your fingertips. "It's a lot of work to cast spells," Chris wrote in his recent preview, although that's a big part of what makes it enjoyable, too.

Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Burnt Horizon deploying this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-sieges-operation-burnt-horizon-deploying-this-week/
After two weeks on the Technical Test Server, Rainbow Six Siege Operation Burnt Horizon is officially releasing Wednesday March 6. As always, new operators Mozzie and Gridlock will only be available to Year 4 pass holders for the first week. Outback, Siege’s excellent new map, will be available to all.

Destiny 2's 'Gambit Prime' armor sets will confer some pretty big bonuses
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2s-gambit-prime-armor-sets-will-confer-some-pretty-big-bonuses/
One of the biggest things coming in Destiny 2's Season of the Drifter is Gambit Prime. The new mode is an upgraded verson of the PvP/PvE hybrid introduced in Forsaken that, in addition to being played over one round rather than three, will put a greater emphasis on specific roles: Reapers who clear waves of enemies, Invaders who attack opposing teams, Collectors who gather motes and send blockers, and Sentries who defend against opposing Invaders.

A promotional Fortnite skin is now available to everyone, and players are pissed
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-promotional-fortnite-skin-is-now-available-to-everyone-and-players-are-pissed/
Over the weekend, Fortnite's Reflex skin became available for purchase from the in-game store for the first time. For $15, anyone can look like a super-cop adorned in this season's best tactical turquoise.
But Reflex isn't a new skin. It's been around since late last year as part of the Nvidia Fortnite bundle. Purchase any eligible GPU and you get access to the Reflex skin, back bling, pick axe, and glider, with the added kick of 2,000 V-Bucks play around with.

Steam is currently listing a game called Rape Day in which you play as a 'serial killer rapist'
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-is-currently-listing-a-game-called-rape-day-in-which-you-play-as-a-serial-killer-rapist/
For the last several years, Valve has grappled with the question of which games should and shouldn't be allowed on Steam. Now the largest distributor of PC games faces a major test of its rules around content, as attention centers on one of the most objectionable games to appear on the platform: Rape Day, a visual novel in which the player "controls the choices of a menacing serial killer rapist during a zombie apocalypse."
Update: The creator of Rape Day, who says they've tried to make a game for sociopaths, has posted another update on Steam. It's ready for launch, they say, but the review process is "taking longer than expected".

Star Trek Online and Neverwinter are losing player-created missions
https://www.pcgamer.com/star-trek-online-and-neverwinter-are-losing-player-created-missions/
The Foundry is one of the neatest feature in Cryptic's MMOs, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter. It allows players to use game assets and tools to create their own scripted quests to share with fellow captains and adventurers. Inside these MMOs, an unlikely community of modders sprang up. Unfortunately, Cryptic has announced that the Foundry will be closing its doors for good next month.

A Fallout 76 player thinks they've uncovered a secret ending
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-fallout-76-player-thinks-theyve-uncovered-a-secret-ending/
A Fallout 76 player believes there's a secret ending to Bethesda's survival romp. They're setting out with some volunteers to see if they can bring it about with a calculated nuclear assault on post-apocalyptic West Virginia, specifically the fissures that spawn scorchbeasts.

Neverdark is a post-apocalyptic RTS that uses maps of real cities
https://www.pcgamer.com/neverdark-is-a-post-apocalyptic-rts-that-uses-maps-of-real-cities/
Neverdark is a post-apocalyptic RTS where you'll have to rebuild society—there was a global blackout, civilisation has fallen, the internet is dead—and fight gangs for control over ruined cities. Maps of Paris, New York and Tokyo serve as the battlefields, so you can visit the Louvre, soak up the art and history, and then rebrand it as a black market. Check out the announcement trailer above for a quick hit of exposition.