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RimWorld 1.1 beefs up mod support, adds tortured artists, ducks, and donkeys
https://www.pcgamer.com/rimworld-11-beefs-up-mod-support-adds-tortured-artists-ducks/
Hit survival-strategy RimWorld may have released in 2018, but it’s clearly not done with new stuff. A new beta of the game’s 1.1 update just came out on Steam, and it’s chock full of new features and tweaks. The biggest changes are all for the game’s network of extensive mods, smoothing and improving the experience of managing mods and mod compatibility. There’s also sharper UI at scale, so RimWorld looks better in 4K. It’s still an unstable branch, so there’s a bit of work to be done yet, but if you’re raring to go on more RimWorld you can jump in now.

Icy MudRunner sequel SnowRunner comes skidding to an April release
https://www.pcgamer.com/icy-mudrunner-sequel-snowrunner-comes-skidding-to-an-april-release/
Grab your snow chains and lock your differentials, SnowRunner is coming on April 28, 2020. This is the sequel to MudRunner, aka Spintires: MudRunner, and we first got a good look at it last summer as it—and the first game—cycled through several name changes. The game’s entry has just popped up on the Epic Games Store for an April release, with a Navistar 5000-MV in winterized digital camo as a pre-order bonus. There are also lovely new screenshots.

Tactical RPG Broken Lines’ new trailer and characters highlight a grim war
https://www.pcgamer.com/tactical-rpg-broken-lines-new-trailer-and-characters-highlight-a-grim-war/
We were pretty intrigued about Broken Lines when it was announced last year, and we’re definitely more intrigued now that we’ve seen more of it. Broken Lines is a tactical RPG with an emphasis on story that’s set in an alternate history World War 2, due to release on February 25th.. It’s supposed to be quite character focused, and much of the story is about the eight soldiers who form your makeshift and leaderless squad—their interactions, conflicts, and personalities. A new trailer really drives home that this isn’t an average RPG.

Survival RPG Outward has a DLC coming called The Soroboreans
https://www.pcgamer.com/survival-rpg-outward-has-a-dlc-coming-called-the-soroboreans/
Cult hit survival RPG Outward is getting a new DLC this spring focusing on its reclusive merchant-academic-wizard faction, the Soroboreans. The DLC will add more character choices, enchantments, and what seems like some post-game adventures to Outward. The game’s survival aspects will also get more hardcore, since a new system of Corruption will affect you in certain areas: “The level of corruption affects you in different ways,” said a press release, “and if you can’t shake it you could meet an untimely end. The world just got a whole lot scarier.” Which is kind of bothersome because Outward was already scary enough, thank you.

Delve into a dense, atmospheric world in free horror Chronotopophobia
https://www.pcgamer.com/delve-into-a-dense-atmospheric-world-in-free-horror-chronotopophobia/
I'll save you the Google search: Chronotopophobia isn't a recognised fear, but a word invented by the developer that suggests fear over time and place—a fear that manifests here in the frightful subterranean world your character finds themselves in after binging too much on Twitter.

Paradox will continue to experiment with selling games outside of Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-will-continue-to-experiment-with-selling-games-outside-of-steam/
Think of all the different ways you bought and otherwise spent money on games throughout 2019. Microtransactions, full games, early access, DLC, game bundles, subscriptions? I've always tried to stick to buying full games and maybe a bit of DLC, but recently I've started to branch out from that. I put it down to game publishers experimenting with new ways to encourage me to part with my dosh, and succeeding in doing that.
This is something that Paradox CEO Ebba Ljungerd touches on in the company's newly published year-end report for 2019. She notes that for the past decade Steam has been, and still is, an important distribution channel for Paradox. However, Ljungerd says "we know that player behavior changes over time and therefore it is important for us to continuously test new distribution channels."

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's battle royale mode apparently launches in March
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfares-battle-royale-mode-apparently-launches-in-march/
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will supposedly get a battle royale mode in March 2020, according to sources who spoke to VGC. The sources, who are apparently part of the US development team, said that the new mode is "at least a few weeks away" and, unless there are unexpected delays, will probably launch in early March.

Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 might be called TakeOver and include helicopters
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-chapter-2-season-2-might-be-called-takeover-and-include-helicopters/
The first details of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 might have been revealed after fans figured out the latest teasers from Epic. The name of the next season could be TakeOver, as revealed by Fortnite leaker HYPEX, who found the name after datamining the Epic Games launcher.