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Tuesday news, part two:

Want to stream Rock N' Roll Racing? Blizzard suggests turning off the rock 'n roll
https://www.pcgamer.com/want-to-stream-rock-n-roll-racing-blizzard-suggests-turning-off-the-rock-n-roll/
Last week, Blizzard re-released and remastered three of its lesser-known classics as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection. But before you go wowing Twitch with your latent Rock N' Roll Racing skills, the studio has some unfortunate news.

Doom Eternal director has 'put a lot of thought' into adding a female Slayer
https://www.pcgamer.com/doom-eternal-director-has-put-a-lot-of-thought-into-adding-a-female-slayer/
The Doomslayer can take on many guises in Doom Eternal. There's the Classic Doomguy, the Mullet Slayer, the Doomicorn, the Night-mare, even the Purple Pony. One thing the Doomslayer has not been, however, is a woman.
That may change someday. During a recent stream, game director Hugo Martin said that he's actually thought about how to best incorporate a female Slayer into the series, because he'd want the character to be more than just another skin.

Activision details how Call of Duty: Cold War's Zombies Outbreak mode will actually work
https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-details-how-call-of-duty-cold-wars-zombies-outbreak-mode-will-actually-work/
Last week, Activision revealed that a "large-scale" Zombies mode called Outbreak is coming to Season Two of Call of Duty: Black Ops—Cold War. Today it dropped a trailer showcasing the new mode in action, along with a blog post detailing how it's all going to work.

Call of Duty: Cold War multiplayer is free for a week
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-cold-war-multiplayer-is-free-for-a-week/
If you've yet to dive into Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you might want to carve out some gaming time: to celebrate Season 2's release, Activision is making Cold War's multiplayer and outbreak modes free-to-play for a whole week.

Epic Games settles Fortnite loot box lawsuit with V-bucks
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-lawsuit-loot-llama/
As part of a class action lawsuit settlement, Epic Games will credit 1,000 V-bucks to anyone who previously purchased a randomized loot box (that is, a Loot Llama) in Fortnite, The Verge reports.

Genshin Impact is teaming up with KFC for a bucket-and-glider deal in China
https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-is-teaming-up-with-kfc-for-a-bucket-and-glider-deal-in-china/
Genshin Impact is a major hit, but now it appears that it's really hit the big time. Genshin Impact streamer Zeniet posted an image to Twitter indicating that miHoYo is teaming up with KFC for a branded bucket deal in China.

Journey To The Savage Planet is broken on Stadia, and nobody's left to fix it
https://www.pcgamer.com/journey-to-the-savage-planet-is-broken-on-stadia-and-nobodys-left-to-fix-it/
Last month, Journey To The Savage Planet made its Stadia debut. Unfortunately, the sci-fi adventure is broken—and Google just fired all the developers who could've fixed it.
>> I don't use to post news about Stadia (or any other streaming/subscription based service), but tthe irony of this one made it irresistible .

The Valheim community is trying to yeet themselves into orbit
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-valheim-community-is-trying-to-yeet-themselves-into-orbit/
Forget tree roulette or wooden spaceships. The latest trend sweeping Valheim's Nordic forests is the so-called "Viking Space Program", which sees players flinging themselves across the sky to see who can fly the furthest.