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Monday news, part two:

Warzone director says cheaters are 'ruining some of the best work that I’ve done in my life'
https://www.pcgamer.com/warzone-director-says-cheaters-are-ruining-some-of-the-best-work-that-ive-done-in-my-life/
Cheating in multiplayer videogames is a fact of life. Developers do what they can, but there's always a portion of a game's audience that would rather dick around than play on a level field. It sucks, frankly, and not just for players, but for developers as well. In a recent interview with VGC, Raven Software associate creative director Amos Hodge expressed some serious frustration with Call of Duty: Warzone players who "ruin the game" for everyone else.

Yoko Taro doubts Nier Replicant will sell very well because Automata was 'a fluke'
https://www.pcgamer.com/yoko-taro-doubts-nier-replicant-will-sell-very-well-because-automata-was-a-fluke/
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... arrived today, and we like it an awful lot, with some caveats. (...)
One person who doesn't share that level of enthusiasm for the game is Yoko Taro, the creative director of the Nier games. In a message posted on the Square Enix website, he reminded everyone that Nier Replicant is just a "version upgrade" of the 2010 PS3 original, and predicted that it's not going to sell very well because none of his games ever do.

Hitman's next elusive target is a murderous politician with a body double
https://www.pcgamer.com/hitmans-next-elusive-target-is-a-murderous-politician-with-a-body-double/
Of all the videogames with killing at their core, no other makes the gruesome task more satisfying than Hitman 3. As if the prospect of blowing someone up with a golf ball or mincing them in a grape press wasn't enticing enough on its own, IO Interactive makes sure that you know your target really deserves what's coming to them. Hitman 3's next limited-time elusive target, The Politician, fits that bill.

Tennocon, the annual Warframe fan convention, returns in July as a digital event
https://www.pcgamer.com/tennocon-the-annual-warframe-fan-convention-returns-in-july-as-a-digital-event/
The annual Warframe fan convention Tennocon took place entirely online last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but that didn't keep a lot of big news from coming out of it. Sadly, the pandemic persists, and so Tennocon 2021 will once again be a fully digital event when it returns in July.

Manage a colony of busy beavers in 'lumberpunk' city builder Timberborn
https://www.pcgamer.com/manage-a-colony-of-busy-beavers-in-lumberpunk-city-builder-timberborn/
Humans aren't the only creatures that build structures that can be seen from space. So do beavers, which have constructed dams so huge they can be spotted in satellite photos. Since the 1970s, a colony of beavers in Canada have undertaken a multigenerational effort to build a dam that's twice as big as the Hoover dam. Take that, human engineers!
So it makes a certain amount of sense that beavers should have their own city building game. Enter Timberborn, a colony sim about a bunch of intelligent beavers who inhabit the Earth long after mankind has perished. Now they're the ones building cities, farming crops, and researching new technologies.

Respawn is definitely working on a new game and world "from scratch"
https://www.pcgamer.com/respawn-is-definitely-working-on-a-new-game-and-world-from-scratch/
A new job posting confirms that Respawn Entertainment, creators of Titanfall and Apex Legends, are working on a "new IP from scratch," in a small incubation team. The news was confirmed by a tweet from developer Steven Kah Hien Wong and amplified by Respawn boss Vince Zampella. This news confirms the rumors that started circulating after a similar job posting was made and deleted earlier this year.

Players are glitching below Call of Duty: Warzone's new map to cheat
https://www.pcgamer.com/players-are-glitching-below-call-of-duty-warzones-new-map-to-cheat/
Looks like a new glitch lets players get beneath Call of Duty: Warzone's brand new Verdansk '84 map, killing opponents who can't see them or fight back. A clip posted to Reddit yesterday shows how easy it is to get underneath the map near the airport location.

Borderlands 3 Director's Cut includes a deleted scene that would have made it a better game
https://www.pcgamer.com/borderlands-3-directors-cut-includes-a-deleted-scene-that-would-have-made-it-a-better-game/
The Director's Cut DLC for Borderlands 3 adds a variety of bits and bobs, including a raid boss, a short series of side missions, and a collection of behind-the-scenes bonuses like bloopers and cut content. Among that cut content is the animatic for a cutscene that didn't make it into the finished game, presumably for reasons of budget or time.

Smash together Binding of Isaac and Dark Souls to get Devil Slayer - Raksasi
https://www.pcgamer.com/smash-together-binding-of-isaac-and-dark-souls-to-get-devil-slayer-raksasi/
Here's a charming little indie: Devil Slayer - Raksasi is a top-down action roguelike that's a bit like what you'd get if you smashed together the dungeon crawling of The Binding of Isaac with the timing-based combat of a soulslike. Developer GlassesCatGames, a three-person studio out of Guangzhou, China, has put the game through the Early Access wringer over the past few years and just released it this week.

Wasteland 3 update will make the swearing parrot more sweary
https://www.pcgamer.com/wasteland-3-update-will-make-the-swearing-parrot-more-sweary/
In the lead-up to Wasteland 3 expansion The Battle of Steeltown, due on June 3, InXile Entertainment is outlining its next free update, patch 1.4.0. Part of the focus is an upgrade of the animal companion system, and that means Polly the swearing parrot will get an even fouler mouth. Beak? Whatever.

Sega is teasing an announcement for Judgment, the brilliant standalone Yakuza spin-off
https://www.pcgamer.com/sega-is-teasing-an-announcement-for-judgment-the-brilliant-standalone-yakuza-spin-off/
Now that all mainline Yakuza games are available on PC, it's really about time Judgment made the jump. Formerly a PS4 exclusive, Judgment released for Xbox and Stadia just last week but skipped us, for some reason. It's a great standalone game set in Yakuza's Kamurucho, with all the melodrama and strangeness of a Yakuza game, only this one stars private detective Takayuki Yagami and his sidekick Masaharu Kaito. The latter is one of the best characters Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has ever created.
Anyway, Sega and aforementioned studio is currently teasing a big Judgment-related announcement for May 7 at 7am PDT. Plenty of fans have speculated that it's a Judgment sequel, which could very well be true. But maybe, just maybe, it'll be the day we hear about a PC port. Please let it be so.

Regional humor and singing robots, together at last in a point-and-click adventure
https://www.pcgamer.com/regional-humor-and-singing-robots-together-at-last/
Powerfully English point-and-click adventure Yorkshire Gubbins was first released in late 2017. (...)
Now, in April of 2021, a new episode has finally arrived. And it's a musical. Aye Fair Lady is a rough 30 minutes of smooth point-and-click silliness set on Mandatory Singing Day. Which is exactly what it sounds like: a day when robots fine you 20 pence if you don't sing. Steggy's not having any of it, and so your mission is to infiltrate and overcome the Mandatory Singing Day singing competition.