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Monday news, part two:

Hearthstone's Reckless Experimenter is getting nerfed because of SN1P-SN4P
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-reckless-experimenter-is-getting-nerfed-because-of-sn1p-sn4p/
Hearthstone's Rise of the Mech event will, among other things, see the addition of an all-new neutral legendary mech named SN1P-SN4P, which I think we've all agreed we're going to call Snip-Snap because that's a just a whole lot simpler. But within minutes of the card being announce, players noticed a problem. Today, community manager Christ Attalus explained on Reddit, that Blizzard had missed the fact that Snip-Snap and the Priest card Reckless Experimenter could be put together in a way that created an early-game infinite damage combo.

US loot box ban bill gains bipartisan support in the Senate
https://www.pcgamer.com/us-loot-box-ban-bill-gains-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate/
Two Democratic Senators have signed on to Republican Senator Josh Hawley’s anti-loot box bill, providing bipartisan support for the proposed legislation that would fine publishers and game distributors over both blind loot boxes and “pay to win” mechanics.

Part two of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Fate of Atlantis DLC out next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/part-two-of-assassins-creed-odysseys-fate-of-atlantis-dlc-out-next-month/
The second episode in The Fate of Atlantis, Assassin's Creed Odyssey's DLC inspired by the afterlife in Greek mythology, will be out on June 4, Ubisoft has announced.

'Gaming Disorder' officially recognized as disease by World Health Organization (Updated)
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-health-organization-will-make-final-decision-on-gaming-disorder-this-weekend/
The World Health Organization proposed that "Gaming Disorder" be classified as an addictive behavior in December 2017, then nailed the definition down—complete with separate online and offline categories—in June 2018. This weekend, as reported by Variety, the WHO will make its final decision on whether to classify gaming addiction as a disorder at the 72nd World Health Assembly, which is currently underway.
Update: The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized "Gaming Disorder" as a disease. In response, industry representatives from around the world immediately called on the WHO to rethink its decision, saying it was "not based on sufficiently robust evidence".

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to get $10 day one DLC followed by seven free game modes
https://www.pcgamer.com/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-to-get-dollar10-day-one-dlc-followed-by-seven-free-game-modes/
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, will get $10 day one DLC, followed by new characters, modes and cosmetics as free post-launch updates, creator Koji Igarashi has announced.

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is coming to Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/travis-strikes-again-no-more-heroes-is-coming-to-steam/
Another of Suda51's oddball games is coming to PC.
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes is his third game featuring Travis Touchdown, an otaku who comes into possession of a beam saber—a weapon that is legally distinct from a lightsaber—and embarks on a quest to become one of the world's greatest assassins. In Travis Strikes Again, released on Switch in January, Travis travels through a variety of other videogames defeating bugs inside them. You did read that right, yes.

Pathfinder: Kingmaker is getting an Enhanced Edition in June
https://www.pcgamer.com/pathfinder-kingmaker-is-getting-an-enhanced-edition-in-june/
Owlcat Games have been patching their party-based RPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker regularly since its released in September of 2018, and in June they'll be upgrading it to an Enhanced Edition. As with Wasteland 2 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, this will be a free upgrade for anyone who owns the existing game.

Multiplayer deception game Project Winter leaves Early Access, adds new maps and weapons
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-deception-game-project-winter-leaves-early-access-adds-new-maps-and-weapons/
For six of the eight players in a Project Winter team, the goal is surviving a chilly wilderness long enough to escape. For the other two, the goal is deception: it's about blending into the team and then, when the moment presents itself, betraying your allies, stopping them from escaping. It's a fascinating concept, and this week it finished its three-month Early Access stint with a 1.0 update that added new weapons and maps.

Mirador is a loot-heavy dungeon crawler in which players design the bosses
https://www.pcgamer.com/mirador-is-a-loot-heavy-dungeon-crawler-in-which-players-design-the-bosses/
Hack-and-slasher Mirador, which launched a Kickstarter campaign this week, follows a tried and tested approach to loot, but the bosses you face during dungeon runs are far less conventional. Each one is created and customized by players using an in-game editor that lets you change both their appearance and AI, and your bosses will fight against players while you're offline, earning you loot.

Paradox will reveal new grand strategy game in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-will-reveal-new-grand-strategy-game-in-october/
Paradox Interactive will unveil a new grand strategy game at PDXCON in October—but it won't be Victoria 3.
In a teaser video released today, Paradox didn't hint at whether the game will be the start of a new series or a continuation of an existing one, such as Crusader Kings.

The Simpsons will be at E3 for some reason
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-simpsons-will-be-at-e3-for-some-reason/
It's just over two weeks until E3 officially starts and among the announcements being pushed out ahead of time is that the writers and producers of The Simpsons will be in attendance. They'll be part of a panel during E3 Coliseum on June 11, the series of talks and demos put on by Geoff Keighley. And what will they be talking about or maybe demonstrating? No idea.

CEO of Dead by Daylight devs Behaviour Interactive explains why they abolished crunch
https://www.pcgamer.com/ceo-of-dead-by-daylight-devs-behaviour-interactive-explains-why-they-abolished-crunch/
Rémi Racine, CEO and executive producer at Behaviour Interactive, creators of games like Dead by Daylight, recently published a blog post with the title "Why I Abolished Crunch Time and Never Looked Back". In it he explains the 10-year journey that changed Behaviour from a company where "dishevelled employees groggy from another all-nighter" were a common sight to one where "crunch time is but a vague memory, where employees can always pick up their kids at school or daycare."