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Ubisoft will pull the plug on Rainbow Six Vegas servers and nine other games later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-will-pull-the-plug-on-rainbow-six-vegas-servers-and-nine-other-games-later-this-year/
Ubisoft is saying goodbye to some vintage Clancyverse games later this year.
Rainbow Six Vegas, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Rainbow Six Lockdown, and Ghost Recon Future Soldier will all see their online servers shut down, though any singleplayer content will still be available.

Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy is coming to Fortnite
https://www.pcgamer.com/horizon-zero-dawns-aloy-is-coming-to-fortnite/
Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy is the latest to get Fortnite's Gaming Legends treatment.
The Horizon Zero Dawn bundle will be available in the item shop later this week, April 15. It includes the Aloy skin, a Blaze canister back bling, glider, emote, weapon wrap, and pickaxe inspired by Aloy's spear. Buying the items as a bundle will also grant a Horizon-themed loading screen.

Crusader Kings 3 is fixing same-sex relationship mods, plans to support marriages in future
https://www.pcgamer.com/crusader-kings-3-is-fixing-same-sex-relationship-mods-plans-to-support-marriages-in-future/
Last month, a Crusader Kings 3 update accidentally broke a popular loophole used to allow same-sex concubine mods. Now, Paradox aims to fix that with a big modding update, with plans to support proper same-sex marriage mods in a later update.

Meet the newest Warframe: a ghastly space captain that reaps souls
https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-newest-warframe-a-ghastly-space-captain-that-reaps-souls/
Warframe's next big update is launching today, but Digital Extremes has given us an exclusive sneak peak of its latest warframe: A cyberwraith equivalent of Davy Jones that harvests mortal souls so it can turn into a nightmarish demon. His name is Sevagoth and he's also the main character in the new Call of the Tempestarii quest.

‘The end’ is coming to Call of Duty: Warzone next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-end-is-coming-to-call-of-duty-warzone-next-week/
The long-anticipated nuclear apocalypse may be coming to Call of Duty: Warzone next week: A cryptic tweet from the official Call of Duty account warns that "the end is near" indicated that something—something bad, based on the look of that grinning skull—is going to happen at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET on April 21.

Capcom says last year's ransomware attack exploited an 'old VPN' that had been kept online due to Covid-19
https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-says-last-years-ransomware-attack-exploited-an-old-vpn-that-had-been-kept-online-due-to-covid-19/
In November 2020, Capcom announced that it had been hit by a ransomware attack: Hackers had infiltrated the company's servers, encrypted data on its devices, and claimed to have downloaded over 1TB of data. According to one malware researcher at the time, the hackers also left behind a demand for $11 million in Bitcoin in exchange for the encryption key.
In its final report on the matter, released today, Capcom denied that any specific ransom demand had been made, and said that it was never actually in contact with the hackers.

Call of Duty: Warzone has banned over 475,000 cheaters to date
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-has-banned-over-475000-cheaters-to-date/
Activision is continuing its campaign against Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters. In an anti-cheat progress report published today, the publisher announced that over 475,000 Warzone accounts have been permanently banned since the game's release in March 2020. That's an average of around 36,500 bans per month, or about 1,200 bans every day.

David Gaider reveals his 'Snyder Cut' ideas for Dragon Age 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/david-gaider-reveals-his-snyder-cut-ideas-for-dragon-age-2/
We recently said that Outriders is the most divisive game of 2021 so far, but I'm not sure that even it can hold a candle to Dragon Age 2. We liked it a lot, saying it had "the best RPG combat ever" and possibly gaming's "best storytelling" in our 94% review, but an awful lot of Dragon Age fans were somewhat more tepid on the whole thing overall.
>> Like that could happen.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 becomes a roguelite in its new free expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/warhammer-vermintide-2-becomes-a-roguelite-in-its-new-free-expansion/
Vermintide 2, a first-person brawler about smiting tides of vermin for loot, is the kind of game that lends itself to high skill challenge runs. So it’s nice to see that its forthcoming Chaos Wastes update adds a “roguelite inspired” game mode, which is all about pushing deeper into the game’s hellish quarters for greater rewards.

2 new games have been added to the Blizzard Arcade Collection
https://www.pcgamer.com/2-new-games-have-been-added-to-the-blizzard-arcade-collection/
Say what you like about Blizzard’s pre-Warcraft games, but they do have at least one thing going for them: They exist. But when the Blizzard Arcade Collection released back in February there were two notable absences in Lost Vikings 2 and RPM Racing. The former, obviously, is a sequel to cooperative puzzle-platformer The Lost Vikings, while the latter is a 1991 prequel to Rock N Roll Racing, also released on 16-bit systems. Both have now been added to the Arcade Collection.

Dev calls out player who refunded his game after saying it was 'amazing,' player apologizes and rebuys it
https://www.pcgamer.com/before-your-eyes-steam-refund-two-hours/
By many accounts, Before Your Eyes is a smart and affecting game, and the control system seems cool: It uses your webcam to determine when you blink. It's also a short game, and at least one player took advantage of that fact by completing it in under two hours and then refunding it on Steam.

Satisfactory Update 4 hits Early Access, brings hover packs, ziplines, drones, and more
https://www.pcgamer.com/satisfactory-update-4-hits-early-access-brings-hover-packs-ziplines-drones-and-more/
Satisfactory players waited a year for Update 4, a major addition to the Early Access building game that included programmable drones, ziplines, and a giant freaking particle accelerator. When Update 4 was released to Satisfactory's experimental branch back on March 16 I went on a big tour of the new features with game director Mark Hofma. Anyone could opt-in to play the buggier experimental version of the game, but now you don't have to do that to get a piece of Update 4—it's live on the main Early Access build as of today.

Warzone developer starts a GoFundMe for legal battle against Activision, who also have a game called Warzone
https://www.pcgamer.com/warzone-developer-starts-a-gofundme-for-legal-battle-against-activision-who-also-have-a-game-called-warzone/
"Hello, my name is Randy, and I'm being sued by Activision for being an indie game developer." That's how Randy Ficker, creator of a browser and mobile game called Warzone, begins his GoFundMe page. Ficker and Activision are involved in a trademark dispute over the name Warzone as applied to a videogame, and things are getting heated.
>> I'm sorry for him, he has no chance of winning, even when he's right.

Big changes are coming to Apex Legends' resident medic, Lifeline
https://www.pcgamer.com/big-changes-are-coming-to-apex-legends-resident-medic-lifeline/
Respawn may be preparing to prescribe Lifeline a heavy dose of nerfs and reworks, according to developer comments on a recent Reddit AMA.
Among dozens of questions regarding balance changes coming in Apex Legends' next season, Redditor CSKaay asked what was being done about Lifeline's kit. As the game's purest "support" character, Lifeline has always been in a tricky spot—her last major rework letting her revive allies with her drone, giving her freedom to keep fighting while a shield protected the downed teammate.

Diablo 2: Resurrected players used old mods to access hidden classes
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-2-resurrected-players-used-old-mods-to-access-hidden-classes/
Last weekend's Diablo 2: Resurrected alpha might've ostensibly limited players to three classes. But it seems crafty modders were able to use years-old tricks to access other classes in the dungeon-crawler's line-up.