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JEMC on 04 September 2020
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Friday news, part two:

Stylish racing game Art of Rally drifts into a September release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/stylish-racing-game-art-of-rally-drifts-into-a-september-release-date/
Funselektor Lab has announced that its new racing game, http://artofrally.com/" target="_blank">Art of Rally, will be tearing up dirt on September 23, launching on both Steam and GOG. It's a stylish-looking racer with a minimalist design, a pop of colour, and vintage cars from the 60s to the 80s.
>> It has a free demo at itch.io.

This is why Serious Sam 4 isn't called Planet Badass anymore
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-is-why-serious-sam-4-isnt-called-planet-badass-anymore/
I've made no secret of my love for the original subtitle of the next Serious Sam game—Planet Badass—and of my disappointment that it was ultimately dropped. It's baffling, really. Why would anyone cut such a wonderfully ridiculous title from a game that so obviously deserves one?

Valorant patch accidentally made Omen so powerful that he had to be removed from the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/valorant-patch-accidentally-made-omen-so-powerful-that-he-had-to-be-removed-from-the-game/
The latest Valorant patch made changes to hit effects, buffed Viper, and nerfed Killjoy and Sage. It also had an unintended but very powerful impact on Omen, who players quickly found could be made invulnerable through a simple glitch.

Fuser, the DJ rhythm game from Harmonix, is coming in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/fuser-the-dj-rhythm-game-from-harmonix-is-coming-in-november/
Fuser has been slated to come out sometime this fall, and today Harmonix, whose previous releases include the hit music games Guitar Hero and Rock Band, nailed that down to November 10. That's getting a little late in the "fall," but it still technically qualifies: Winter this year starts on December 21.

Multiplayer survival-shooter Scavengers is having an open playtest later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiplayer-survival-shooter-scavengers-is-having-an-open-playtest-later-this-month/
A full release is still a long way off, but later this month you'll have an opportunity to see for yourself what it's all about. Developer Midwinter Entertainment is running a "technical playtest" from September 18-20, which will give players a look at new character designs and gameplay, including "large-scale PvEvP battles featuring hundreds of advanced AI enemies and creatures across an expanded nine square kilometer map."

Minecon Live 2020 is now called Minecraft Live, and it's happening in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecon-live-2020-is-now-called-minecraft-live-and-its-happening-in-october/
The date for Minecon Live 2020 has been confirmed, though it's under a different name now: it's now called Minecraft Live. The livestream will take place on October 3 at 12pm EST (9am PT / 5pm BST / 2am, October 4 AEST) on the Minecraft website, and a new blogpost from Mojang gives some fairly thin hints regarding what we should expect.

The Steam versions of Doom and Doom 2 have just been updated
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-versions-of-doom-and-doom-2-have-just-been-updated/
A while back Bethesda took the Unity ports of Doom and Doom 2 made for consoles and added them to the Bethesda launcher, making the 90s shooters run at 60fps with widescreen support and an add-ons menu via which you could download things like John Romero's Sigil in-game. As of today, the Steam versions of both games have also been updated.

Monster Train Friends & Foes update adds champions, bosses, artifacts, more
https://www.pcgamer.com/monster-train-friends-and-foes-update-adds-champions-bosses-artifacts-more/
Friends & Foes is a substantial and generous free update for the deckbuilding hellride that is Monster Train. It adds a new champion for each monster clan—Shardtail Queen for the Hellhorned, Wyldenten for the Awoken, Solgard the Martyr for the Stygian Guard, Primordium for the Umbra, and Little Fade for the Melting Remnant—each with their own starter card. The clans also get a new artifact each: Queen's Tail, Emblem of the Exiles, Kinstone Totem, Shadowbox, and Fade's First Blade.

Skullgirls studio head lays off everyone who hadn't already quit
https://www.pcgamer.com/skullgirls-studio-head-lays-off-everyone-who-hadnt-already-quit/
Multiple employees of Skullgirls and Indivisible studio Lab Zero resigned recently, after allegations about studio head Mike Zaimont's history of sexual comments and inappropriate behavior, directed both at staff and members of the fighting game community, came to light. As of last week, Zaimont has laid off all remaining staff, as animator Jonathan Kim explained on Twitter, noting that Zaimont "hasn't agreed to a severance for them yet."

Apex Legends' armor nerf has been reverted
https://www.pcgamer.com/apex-legends-armor-nerf-has-been-reverted/
As part of Apex Legends' season 6, the way armor worked was changed: all armor became Evo Armor, and its protective value was dropped by 25 hit points. This resulted in a reduced time-to-kill that proved controversial with players, given that Apex's relatively long shootouts, at least by battle royale standards, are part of its appeal. Now, armor values are going back to the way they were, though the all-Evo change will remain in effect.

Spectacle shooter Ultrakill is available in Early Access right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/spectacle-shooter-ultrakill-is-available-in-early-access-right-now/
Ultrakill is the well-named retro first-person shooter that Chris Livingston said, "may even be more metal than Doom, especially considering you regain health by showering yourself in your enemies' blood." It's the work of Arsi "Hakita" Patala, brought to us by noted purveyor of 1990s aesthetics New Blood Interactive, and it's just arrived in Early Access.

Immortals Fenyx Rising release date leaks ahead of next week's reveal
https://www.pcgamer.com/immortals-fenyx-rising-release-date-leaks-ahead-of-next-weeks-reveal/
Earlier this week Ubisoft announced a September 10 "full reveal" for Immortals Fenyx Rising, the action adventure game formerly known as Gods & Monsters. But thanks to an apparent leak on the Microsoft Store (via Wario64), the game's release window is out in the open, as are a handful of colorful screenshots.
>> curl_6 has made a thread about this leak.

And here are the GOG and Steam deals for this weekend:

+GOG

+Steam

That's all folks! Have a happy and gaming weekend.



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