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The second part of the news:

Creepy platformer Inmost gets an August 21 release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/creepy-platformer-inmost-gets-an-august-21-release-date/
Publisher Chucklefish showed off Inmost's haunting pixel art all the way back in August 2018, and released the game in 2019—but for Apple Arcade only. On August 18 this year, the two-year anniversary of the first announcement, Chucklefish has revealed that Inmost is coming to PC via Steam and GOG this Friday, August 21.

The Red Lantern is a roguelite about getting lost in Alaska with your five dogs
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-red-lantern-is-a-roguelite-about-getting-lost-in-alaska-with-your-five-dogs/
The Red Lantern is coming later this year, the story of a lady, her five sled dogs, and the insurmountable Alaskan wilderness. The story-driven roguelite centers around a wilderness mishap, and subsequent survival, on the famous Iditarod sled race. It'll star the voice of Ashly Burch. You might remember Burch from, most recently, a critically acclaimed performance as Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds, or work as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn. The game also stars five dogs and they look like very good dogs.

New Mount & Blade 2 patch adds autoblock and fixes bandit hideouts
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-mount-and-blade-2-patch-adds-autoblock-and-fixes-bandit-hideouts/
Medieval fantasy combat and/or butter hoarding simulator Mount & Blade 2 has a new update today which significantly improves the game by adding back a much-requested feature and fixing a major gameplay issue.

Drifters Loot the Galaxy is a high-mobility hero shooter in open beta on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/drifters-loot-the-galaxy-is-a-high-mobility-hero-shooter-in-open-beta-on-steam/
If you're looking to try your hand at something new, Drifters Loot the Galaxy might be just the thing. The free-to-play hero shooter about a strange collection of outer-space weirdos with guns who brawl for cash in 5v5 online battles is now in open beta testing on Steam, ahead of an upcoming launch into Steam Early Access.

In Bear and Breakfast you run a bed and breakfast, but you're a bear
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-bear-and-breakfast-you-run-a-bed-and-breakfast-but-youre-a-bear/
Bear and Breakfast is a charming-looking new management game, town life sim, and adventure where you're a bear that runs a bed & breakfast in the remote woods. Starting with a run-down abandoned shack, Hank (the bear) and his friends (also animals, I guess) turn it into a bed and breakfast to make some cash. The developers describe it as a "laid-back management adventure game," and I expect it'll be one for those of y'all who like the Stardew Valleys and such.

Rocksteady shares employee letter defending its response to 2018 abuse allegations
https://www.pcgamer.com/rocksteady-shares-employee-letter-defending-its-response-to-2018-abuse-allegations/
The Guardian published a report yesterday about allegations of harassment and abusive behavior at Arkham series developer Rocksteady Studios. The report arose from a letter sent to management in November of 2018, which was signed by ten of 16 women working there at the time. (...)
Today, Rocksteady released another letter, received "unsolicited," which it said was signed by seven of the eight (out of ten) signatories of the 2018 letter who are still at the studio. The identities of the signatories were not revealed, as "all involved do not wish to have their identity disclosed publicly under any circumstance."

Valve says the time it takes to download Microsoft Flight Simulator won't affect refund requests
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-says-the-time-it-takes-to-download-microsoft-flight-simulator-wont-affect-refund-requests/
Downloading Microsoft Flight Simulator takes a while: It's a hefty game weighing in at around 127 GB. The Steam download is only a 532MB client, though. The bulk of the game is installed as an 'update' from within the game menu.
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We asked Valve about the issue, and VP of Marketing Doug Lombardi replied. "The time it takes your machine to download the additional content will not be counted against the Steam Refund Policy," he wrote in an email.

Devolver apologises to Fall Guys players whose keys were accidentally refunded
https://www.pcgamer.com/devolver-apologises-in-mistakes-in-handling-fall-guys-key-scammers/
Yesterday, a number of Argentinian Fall Guys players took to Twitter and the Fall Guys subreddit to complain that keys purchased legitimately on the game's official website were suddenly and unexpectedly refunded. "The key you received belongs to a batch exploited by scammers looking to turn a quick profit," read the message sent to players. "As a result, we have disabled all keys in the batch and have issued refunds to all affected customers."

Also, here's a bonus article and a question for you all:

When a game asks you to 'Press Any Key,' which key do you press?
https://www.pcgamer.com/when-a-game-asks-you-to-press-any-key-which-key-do-you-press/
Many of us have been playing Microsoft Flight Simulator this week, looking for interesting places to visit, tweaking settings to improve our performance, and digging through menus to figure out how to turn on autopilot.
But we all start with the same first step: Microsoft Flight Simulator, in an ancient gaming tradition, begins by asking us to 'Press Any Key.'
So, when confronted with this choice, which key do you press? The space bar? Escape? Tab? Right Curly Bracket? Or are you a mouse-clicker?
>> If I have the mousse in hand, I click. If I have a controller, I press whatever key, usually the </em>A<em>(xbox controller). In any other situation, the space bar.