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Thursday news, part two:

The Dead Cells Barrels o' Fun update adds explosive new level and 8-bit soundtrack
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-dead-cells-barrels-o-fun-update-adds-explosive-new-level-and-8-bit-soundtrack/
The unfairly maligned explosive barrel is given a spotlight in Dead Cells' latest update, which bolts on a new level crammed to the rafters with barrels. It's a distillery, see, only instead of paying to go on a tour and maybe put your head in one of the whisky barrels, you're enduring spikes and explosions and being chased around by a vicious barrel on legs.

As Far As The Eye is a nomadic roguelike where you control a roving village
https://www.pcgamer.com/as-far-as-the-eye-is-a-nomadic-roguelike-where-you-control-a-roving-village/
I'm a little bit captivated by As Far As The Eye, a turn-based citybuilder/roguelike where you control a village resting on the back of a giant beast. It's an ambitious, weird concept that reminds me a little of For The King with its hex-based strategic rogueliking, but in a more intriguing fantasy world and with citybuilding elements.

Control is coming to Steam this month with both expansions and a lower price
https://www.pcgamer.com/control-is-coming-to-steam-this-month-with-both-expansions-and-a-lower-price/
Control came out in the summer of 2019, and it was fantastic. It was also an Epic Games Store exclusive, and despite how far the store has come (and all those free games), that's still a problem for some PC gamers. That won't be an issue for much longer, though, as Remedy and 505 announced today that Jesse's big adventure through a multi-dimensional weirdscape will finally arrive on Steam on August 27.

A zombie plague is ravaging World of Warcraft's test servers
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-zombie-plague-is-ravaging-world-of-warcrafts-test-servers/
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands big pre-expansion event is live on the test servers and it's unleashed an unfathomably large zombie plague on players, turning Azeroth's capital cities into undead wastelands. Hundreds of zombies are stalking the streets, devouring any NPC they can find—even including some that offer quests—and turning them into the undead. Players who get within arm's reach can also be infected, giving them special zom-bilities and letting them attack other players to spread the infection. Naturally, Azeroth is in utter chaos.

Metamorphosis, the Kafka-inspired game about being a bug, is out now
https://www.pcgamer.com/metamorphosis-the-kafka-inspired-game-about-being-a-bug-is-out-now/
Sometimes I wonder if the bug's life is ideal. Your only real concern is sustenance, and avoiding being crushed underfoot. Of course, Kafka's Gregor Samsa didn't get off that lightly: becoming a bug after first being a man would definitely not be fun, especially if you've got a family to support. The ye olde point and click adventure Bad Mojo didn't make the bug's life seem like much fun either. Still, I kinda wouldn't mind spending at least one day as a bug.
So I'm pretty excited to inhabit a bug in Metamorphosis, which releases today. The game is inspired by Kafka's classic short story of the same name, but I don't think you should expect a blow-by-blow account of it. Indeed, the game seems to be a tribute to Kafka's broader oeuvre: there are hints of The Trial and The Castle in the above launch trailer.

Demons Ate My Neighbors! is a co-op roguelike inspired by a 16-bit classic
https://www.pcgamer.com/demons-ate-my-neighbors-is-a-co-op-roguelike-inspired-by-a-16-bit-classic/
I suppose I should have expected this, after the surprise return of Mega Drive/Genesis oddballs Toejam and Earl, but the B-Movie-horror-themed action game Zombies Ate My Neighbors! is making a comeback. Well, ish. The delightfully on-the-nose Demons Ate My Neighbors! is an "unofficial spiritual sequel" to LucasArts' 16-bit co-op game that once again pits one or two suburban kids against a neighbourhood filled with supernatural creeps.

The Fall Guys Item Shop adds an adorable TF2 Scout costume
https://www.pcgamer.com/fall-guys-item-shop-new-skins/
The Fall Guys Item Shop has new items every day—new Fall Guys skins, colors, patterns, faces, emotes, and celebrations to buy for your bean and wear while you compete. After 24 hours, the stuff in the Fall Guys Item Shop is cycled out and new items become available.