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Hot damn, this game looks exactly like a stop motion Wes Anderson movie
https://www.pcgamer.com/hot-damn-this-game-looks-exactly-like-a-stop-motion-wes-anderson-movie/
Wes Anderson, eat your heart out. Everything in the new story trailer for adventure game Harold Halibut is rendered in real time in Unity. Bonkers, how closely Harold Halibut hews to the look of stop motion film. Everything looks like it's made of real materials, be it wood or clay or fabric, and lit convincingly. It's truly impressive. But streamlining the traditional stop motion stuff doesn't mean the designers get to skip the model-making bit.

Respawn to Titanfall players: ‘Help is coming’
https://www.pcgamer.com/respawn-to-titanfall-players-help-is-coming/
Generally, when games come to Steam after exclusive stints on other storefronts, it’s a cause for celebration. In the case of Titanfall, however, the opposite was largely true. (...)
The problem is a lack of functional servers: The original Titanfall is multiplayer only, and without servers the game is effectively unplayable. The core issue, as broken down in this Reddit megathread, is that Titanfall suffers from numerous unpatched vulnerabilities that can be used to crash or overload servers and disconnect players.
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“We're aware of ongoing DDOS attacks affecting @Titanfallgame,” Respawn tweeted. “To the Titanfall community: Help is coming ASAP.”

Cliff Bleszinski is 'working on some new stuff'
https://www.pcgamer.com/cliff-bleszinski-is-working-on-some-new-stuff/
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"Yes, for the record, I'm working on some new stuff, and you should know every damned day it's agonizing to not talk about it," Blesinzski tweeted. "Deal with it. Love y'all."

Ghosts promises to be FMV horror, only good
https://www.pcgamer.com/ghosts-promises-to-be-fmv-horror-only-good/
The people behind quarantine Zoom-call horror movie Host are working on a new production, and this time it's "a real-time live action game" called Ghosts. You play the producer of a TV show about ghost hunters who sits in a van controlling camera feeds from a haunted house, choosing which footage to broadcast as your intrepid crew explore.

Muslim advocacy group calls on Valve to drop Six Days in Fallujah from Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/muslim-advocacy-group-calls-on-valve-to-drop-six-days-in-fallujah-from-steam/
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington DC-based civil rights and advocacy group for Muslims, is asking Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to refuse to distribute Six Days in Fallujah, an upcoming tactical FPS based on the Second Battle of Fallujah, one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq War.

The first act of Baldur's Gate 3 has 'significant changes' still to come
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-first-act-of-baldurs-gate-3-has-significant-changes-still-to-come/
In a recent interview with Destructoid, Larian CEO Swen Vincke discussed the state of Baldur's Gate 3 and how its journey through Early Access is going. "I know that the community wants us to go faster than we can," Vincke said. "It does take time to implement things, especially for a game that's as vast as Baldur's Gate 3—also a game that we're still developing".

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare just removed two of its newest maps
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-just-removed-two-of-its-newest-maps/
Last week, Infinity War quietly added three new maps to Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, a game that hasn't seen significant additions in months. But it appears that silence wasn't entirely misplaced, because Infinity Ward has since removed two of those new arenas from the game.

Final Fantasy 14 is bringing back the Rainmaker hairstyle
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-is-bringing-back-the-rainmaker-hairstyle/
After disappearing for nearly three years, the Rainmaker hairstyle is returning to Final Fantasy 14 in Patch 5.5 as a Gold Saucer prize.
The hair—originally belonging to Final Fantasy Type-0's Sice—was a special reward made available in 2017's Make It Rain event. It returned in 2018 but then vanished when 2019's event rolled around, continuing its absence last year. While quite a few event-exclusive items usually make their way to the real-money Mog Station store, Rainmaker was never added.

The PC Gaming Show and Future Games Show return on June 13
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-pc-gaming-show-and-future-games-show-return-on-june-13/
PC Gamer is delighted to announce the return of our annual summer showcase, the PC Gaming Show, broadcasting on June 13.
The PC Gaming Show will be part of an exciting double-header digital show with GamesRadar's Future Games Show. The PC Gaming Show is the biggest broadcast event dedicated to PC gaming, drawing 5.9M viewers in 2020 across platforms.

Cyberpunk slasher Ghostrunner is getting a photo mode and time trials
https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-slasher-ghostrunner-is-getting-a-photo-mode-and-time-trials/
Cyberpunk slash 'n' sprinter Ghostrunner has been acquired by publisher 505 Games—and while letting yourself be bought out isn't very punk, there's a healthy future in store for the razor-sharp wallrunner.

Deathloop delayed to September
https://www.pcgamer.com/deathloop-delayed-to-september/
Deathloop, the groundhog day FPS from Arkane Lyon, has been delayed until September.
Game director Dinga Bakaba and art director Sebastien Mitton released a video on Deathloop's Twitter page announcing the delay. "We've made the very hard decision to delay the launch of Deathloop to September 14, 2021," Bakaba said. "At Arkane we have a strong vision for Deathloop, and we don't want to compromise on that."