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Fallout 76 players have eaten 193,639 pepperoni rolls in two weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-players-have-eaten-193639-pepperoni-rolls-in-two-weeks/
The Fallout 76 Wastelanders update isn't even a month old, but that hasn't stopped players from scarfing down a whopping total of 193,639 in-game pepperoni rolls, nuking the settlement of Crater a whole bunch, and dying to the new Wendigo Colossus boss 23,961 times. It's been a productive month in apocalyptic West Virginia.
These stats are courtesy of Bethesda who, in a blog post, shared some interesting insights from a recent AMA on Reddit along with a bunch of goofy stats about what players have been getting up to since Wastelanders dropped.

If Doom was a rhythm game it might look a lot like Bullets Per Minute
https://www.pcgamer.com/if-doom-was-a-rhythm-game-it-might-look-a-lot-like-bullets-per-minute/
Earlier this year, Doom creative director Hugo Martin dropped a couple of musical metaphors to describe the then-upcoming Doom Eternal. "Doom is definitely rock music, Doom 2016. [Doom Eternal] is speed metal," he said at the time. "When you play the game you can feel it. You're thinking way faster, you're making split decisions. We want it to become rhythmic. You achieve a flow state of mayhem and violence."
Bullets Per Minute, from Awe Interactive, appears set to make that analogy a lot more literal. It's a "rhythm-action FPS roguelike" in which you move, jump, and shoot your way through randomly-generated dungeons, all to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. You'll play as one of five different Valkyries, each with unique strengths and weaknesses, wielding a range of weapons with different beat-based firing and reloading characteristics and more than 40 items "that buff your character in unique and interesting ways."

Rick May tribute added to Team Fortress 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/rick-may-tribute-added-to-team-fortress-2/
Actor Rick May, who voiced Team Fortress 2's Soldier, died last month at age 79. He had contracted COVID-19 while recovering from a stroke, according to Rekindle School, where he taught voiceover acting.
Today, Valve released a Team Fortress 2 update which adds a tribute to May in the form of statues that can be found in each of the official maps. The inscription at the base of each statue reads "That was a hell of a campaign son!" in reference to one of the Soldier's voice lines. The tribute also includes a new main menu theme.

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar RTS is coming from Elite Dangerous developer Frontier
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-rts-is-coming-from-elite-dangerous-developer-frontier/
Quietly buried in an investor relations note, Frontier Developments announced that it has acquired the license to develop a real-time strategy game based on the Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting from Games Workshop. Age of Sigmar is the current fantasy tabletop miniatures game from Games Workshop, having supplanted Warhammer Fantasy Battles in 2015, with a second edition in 2018, and is one of the most popular miniatures games in the world. Frontier has exclusive rights to develop and publish an RTS for both PC and consoles based on Age of Sigmar, and plans to release a game in fiscal year 2023, that is, the business year ending May 31, 2023. So, that’s a ways away then.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands spiffs up the darkness with ray tracing in alpha
https://www.pcgamer.com/wow-shadowlands-adds-ray-tracing-options-to-alpha/
Blizzard Entertainment is bringing a key upgrade to World of Warcraft's graphics just in time for an entire expansion about shadows: Ray tracing. A new Ray Traced Shadows option was added to the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands alpha this week, and though it's currently disabled, it'll be a boon to those with RTX-enabled graphics cards.

Fortnite's limited-release Star Wars loot returns for May the 4th
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnites-limited-release-star-wars-loot-returns-for-may-4th/
Fortnite developers Epic games would like to also celebrate corporate Star Wars-themed holiday May the 4th, so they're bringing back their past Star Wars-themed content for a limited time. From today, May 3rd, through May 5th you'll be able to snag the old stuff. You can get the Rey, Kylo Ren, and rather slick Sith Trooper outfits from the shop. You can also get lightsabers in four colors, which is frankly pretty cool except I don't know why you'd want to own any lightsaber other than Mace Windu's purple one.

Them's Fightin' Herds has left Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/thems-fightin-herds-has-left-early-access/
Forged in the fires of a cease-and-desist letter from Hasbro, Them's Fightin' Herds was once a My Little Pony fangame called Fighting is Magic. Developers Mane6 revived it with help from publisher Humble Bundle and the cartoon's creator Lauren Faust, who designed a new cast of four-legged fighters for it including a reindeer, an alpaca, and a dark-magic unicorn who wields the power of the Unicornomicon. Which is nice.

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will finally be compatible with Capture Age
https://www.pcgamer.com/age-of-empires-2-definitive-edition-will-finally-be-compatible-with-capture-age/
Capture Age is a tool designed for use with the original, 1999 version of classic RTS Age of Empires 2. It's great for spectating, as it adds an overlay of realtime stats, increases zoom in both directions, and generally makes for a better viewer experience. It's been used in both Hidden Cup 2 and Escape Champions League tournaments, but it wasn't compatible with the Definitive Edition of Age of Empires 2 released in 2019. That's about to change.

Warzone will connect the different Call of Duty series
https://www.pcgamer.com/warzone-will-connect-the-different-call-of-duty-series/
Not surprisingly, the massively successful Call of Duty: Warzone won't suddenly call it quits when the series moves on from Modern Warfare to the next entry in the series. Activision hasn't revealed exactly how Warzone will adapt as Call of Duty marches forward, but the different "sub-franchises" will apparently leave their mark.

The Dirt Rally creators tell fans to 'prepare to see something new' very soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dirt-rally-creators-tell-fans-to-prepare-to-see-something-new-very-soon/
The brilliant Dirt Rally 2.0 is winding down its seasonal activity, but there are new games in the works according to a post on the Codemasters forums.
"Whilst there are no plans for additional Seasons for DiRT Rally 2.0, some minor updates and surprises are planned. At this stage, the Rally team is now focusing on the future," the post says. Regular challenges will continue, esports competition will continue, and the community sites will remain open.