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This website lets you create a custom Bannerlord banner and paste it right into the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-website-lets-you-create-a-custom-bannerlord-banner-and-paste-it-right-into-the-game/
Sure, you've been playing lots of Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, but can you truly call yourself a lord of banners? If you're just using Bannerlord's standard in-game banner editor, probably not.
Luckily, there's an online tool that you can use to create a custom banner—and amazingly, it spits out a code you can paste right into the game itself. Create your banner and a second later, there it is in the game. You don't need to install a mod or anything.

Elite Dangerous Fleet Carriers beta begins tomorrow, here's how to get in
https://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-fleet-carriers-beta-begins-tomorrow-heres-how-to-get-in/
The Elite Dangerous Fleet Carriers beta launches tomorrow, April 7, and if you, like me, are a fan of massive, heavily-gunned ships prowling the vast emptiness of space, then you might be interested in taking part. If so, a new guide posted today by Frontier Developments will help you do just that.
>> As you have deduced, it's today and not tomorrow.

Valve shows off new Artifact cards with MS Paint style placeholder art
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-shows-off-new-artifact-cards-with-ms-paint-style-placeholder-art/
Artifact completely bombed when it released in 2018, but Valve is making progress on an attempted resurrection of the failed card game. Today, it released an update discussing what new players can expect and how it will take care of "founding players," whose collections won't be usable in the rebooted game. But the real reason we're here is the half-dozen updated cards Valve revealed today, and more precisely the placeholder art that looks like it was drawn with MS Paint during somebody's break.

E3 2021 dates revealed, but there's still no word about the 2020 'online experience'
https://www.pcgamer.com/e3-2021-dates-announced-but-theres-still-no-word-about-the-2020-online-experience/
The cancellation of E3 2020 came as a blow to game companies and fans alike, and it also brought into question the longer-term future of the event, as game publishers made moves toward holding their own, direct-to-consumer online shows. As one industry analyst pointed out, if publishers are able to successfully reach fans directly, what's the point of having E3 in the first place?
Despite that, and the uncertainties about what's going to happen over the next 12 months, the Entertainment Software Association is planning on going ahead with the show next year. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, the ESA told partners over the weekend that E3 2021 will run June 15-17, presumably preceded by a few days of pre-E3 press conferences held by major publishers. 2021 will also be a "reimagined" E3, according to the report, although details on how it will be changed weren't revealed.

Team Fortress 2 is under attack by bots, and not the fun kind
https://www.pcgamer.com/team-fortress-2-is-under-attack-by-bots-and-not-the-fun-kind/
Reports of Team Fortress 2 crimes spiked over the weekend, with widespread accounts of a "lag bot" invasion ruining casual matchmaking. Malicious bots are not new to TF2, but these bots are especially frustrating because not only do they rack up kills with automated aiming, they also crash servers when legitimate players attempt to kick them.

DayZ veterans Dean Hall and Brian Hicks are working together on a 'massive' survival game
https://www.pcgamer.com/dayz-veterans-dean-hall-and-brian-hicks-are-working-together-on-a-massive-survival-game/
Dean Hall, the creator of the original DayZ mod, and Brian Hicks, the former creative director on that game's standalone version, have teamed up again. Dean Hall made the announcement on Twitter today, writing that Hicks has joined Rocketwerkz as executive producer on a forthcoming, unannounced survival game.

Capcom wants to know if you want more Resident Evil remakes
https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-wants-to-know-if-you-want-more-resident-evil-remakes/
Resident Evil is here to stay. With two remakes released in as many years, as well as an assymetrical multiplayer mode called Resistance, Capcom seems pretty keen to keep making games in the series. Recent rumours suggest that Resident Evil 8 could release next year, but that doesn't mean more remakes can be ruled out.

No Man's Sky is getting mechs, according to a leaked trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-is-getting-mechs-according-to-a-leaked-trailer/
No Man's Sky looks set to introduce a new type of vehicle to its cosmic sandbox: mechs. Though not officially announced by Hello Games yet, Xbox jumped the gun and posted a trailer on its YouTube channel, letting the cat out of the bag early.

Half-Life: Alyx's movement system was changed because tall testers kept getting stuck
https://www.pcgamer.com/half-life-alyxs-movement-system-was-changed-because-tall-testers-kept-getting-stuck/
Half-Life: Alyx features a trio of locomotion options, letting you move through the environment normally, blink teleport, or shift teleport. The two teleportation styles are functionally the same, but one takes you to your destination almost immediately, while the other jumps there. Those movement systems are the subject of a new deep dive video from Valve.

SnowRunner is getting four phases of DLC and expanded modding support
https://www.pcgamer.com/snowrunner-is-getting-four-phases-of-dlc-and-expanded-modding-support/
SnowRunner hits the icy roads on April 28, and not long after developer Saber Interactive is going to start doling out the post-launch extras. Season pass and Premium Edition owners will get a trio of themed DLC 'phases,' followed by a final massive expansion, while everyone else will get new activities, skins and other freebies.

All Microsoft events are reportedly going digital through July 2021
https://www.pcgamer.com/all-microsoft-events-are-reportedly-going-digital-through-july-2021/
It looks like Microsoft is putting an end to in-person events, both internal and external, at least until after July 2021. They're to be replaced with a "digital-first experience," according to an email to Microsoft MVPs.