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The Thursday news, part two:

Half-Life: Alyx adds continuous turn option
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-alyx-smooth-turning/
The first things many players did in Half-Life: Alyx—even before drawing on windows and putting traffic cones on their heads—was dive into the settings menu to adjust their VR movement options. And Valve supplied a number of choices: blink motion (which lets you teleport with a brief screen fade), shift motion (teleporting with no fade), continuous (moving around based on your head orientation), and continuous hand (moving based on your hand orientation).

In the Valley of Gods remains on hold following Half-Life: Alyx launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-the-valley-of-gods-remains-on-hold-following-half-life-alyx-launch/
Announced in 2017, In the Valley of Gods was planned as developer Campo Santo's follow-up to their acclaimed 2016 debut, Firewatch.
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In an interview with PCGamesN, former Campo Santo team member Chris Remo confirmed that the game is still "on hold for the time being."

Try The Council, a really good game of 18th-century intrigue, for free on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/try-the-council-a-really-good-game-of-18th-century-intrigue-for-free-on-steam/
The Council is a narrative adventure game about a secret meetup between historical figures from the 18th century on a private island off the coast of England. Guests include Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, various other aristocrats and potentates, and you. You're actually not entirely out of place: Your mother is the powerful founder of the mystic secret society known as the Golden Order. She was attending the meeting as well, but she's missing—and so you've arrived to search for her, while navigating countless intertwining narratives and intrigues.
>> And it's also 70% off.

Killing Floor 2's new update adds a new map, weapons, and sweet retro beats
https://www.pcgamer.com/killing-floor-2s-new-update-adds-a-new-map-weapons-and-sweet-retro-beats/
Everything is better with neon and retrowave. (And if you don't believe me, just take a look at this.) It's a philosophy that Tripwire Interactive has now embraced in its long-running multiplayer zombie shootfest Killing Floor 2 with the release of the Neon Nightmares spring update, which includes a new map, a pair of new weapons, and some very stylish cosmetics.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is free for the weekend
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghost-recon-breakpoint-is-free-for-the-weekend/
We did not like Ghost Recon Breakpoint when it released, but:

1. It'll be free on the Epic Store and Uplay from Thursday until Monday.
2. An update just added Immersive Mode, which reworks the loot system we criticized and adds several new settings so you can customize the HUD, health regen, stamina regen, and other variables.
3. It has four-player co-op.
4. If you want, you can pretend it's based on 1991 Keanu Reeves thriller Point Break, and see where that takes you.

The latest Dead Cells patch adds a Half-Life crowbar
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-latest-dead-cells-patch-adds-a-half-life-crowbar/
To celebrate the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Dead Cells has just received a small update adding a new weapon, skin and diet themed around the Half-Life universe. The weapon, of course, is the crowbar, which doles out critical hits immediately after breaking a door or "breakable prop". That's available right now, and may or may not be a desperate bid to secure free Index kits from Valve.

Torchlight 3's new Sharpshooter class is a master of the bow and summoning magic
https://www.pcgamer.com/torchlight-3s-new-sharpshooter-class-is-a-master-of-the-bow-and-summoning-magic/
Torchlight 3, the action-RPG formerly known as Torchlight Frontiers, is currently in closed alpha testing and slated to go live later this year. When it does, one of the new classes it will feature will be the Sharpshooter, revealed today as a long-range class that uses bows and guns to take out enemies from long range, backed by magical trinkets and a casual disregard for the rules.

The composer for Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro is also working on Elden Ring
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-composer-for-dark-souls-3-and-sekiro-is-also-working-on-elden-ring/
Veteran From Software composer Yuka Kitamura has quietly confirmed she is working on Elden Ring, the studio's forthcoming open world RPG developed in collaboration with George R R Martin. Asked on Twitter whether she's working on the forthcoming game, Kitamura replied in the affirmative.

Gearbox Software co-founder Landon Montgomery has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/gearbox-software-co-founder-landon-montgomery-has-died/
Landon Montgomery, co-founder of Gearbox Software, has died. The news was confirmed by the official Gearbox Software Twitter account earlier today.
"We are heartbroken after learning today of the passing of one of our co-founders, Landon Montgomery," the statement reads. "In our earliest years, Landon played a big role in helping to set our path. We will always be thankful and remember him for being a part of our lives. During this trying time, our thoughts, support, and affection are with those who were closest to him."
>> D.E.P.

PlatinumGames is promising a big reveal on April 1
https://www.pcgamer.com/platinumgames-is-promising-a-big-reveal-on-april-1/
PlatinumGames plans to unveil its next big project on April 1—and it doesn't sound like an April Fools Day' ruse. It's the fourth and final part of Platinum 4, a series of announcements that has so far yielded a PC remaster of the 2003 Wii U game The Wonderful 101, a new giant hero game called Project GG, and the opening of a new studio in Tokyo. A cryptic tweet from the studio tells fans to "look to the stars on 04.01 for more".

BioWare is developing a new game in one of its 'most prestigious franchises'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bioware-is-developing-a-new-game-in-one-of-its-most-prestigious-franchises/
BioWare is hiring for the "next major title in one of [our] most prestigious franchises", a job posting on EA's website has revealed (hat tip, Segment Next).
The company's Edmonton branch is looking for a technical director with "AAA multiplayer games on PC or console" to work on the new game, as well as across the studio's projects.

Beyond The Wire is a new, multiplayer WW1 shooter published by Squad devs
https://www.pcgamer.com/beyond-the-wire-is-a-new-multiplayer-ww1-shooter-published-by-squad-devs/
Canadian developer Redstone Interactive has revealed Beyond the Wire, a First World War FPS that's heavy on trench warfare and supports matches of up to 100 players. It's being published by Offworld Industries, the studio behind military sim Squad, and it's coming to Steam Early Access later this year.