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Tuesday news, part two:

Terraria celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a new world seed and bug fixes
https://www.pcgamer.com/terraria-celebrates-its-10-year-anniversary-with-a-new-world-seed-and-bug-fixes/
This year marks the tenth anniversary of survival-exploration-crafting adventure Terraria, which has sold a whopping 35 million copies to date. After developer Re-Logic added full Steam Workshop support for your custom maps, music packs and resources back in March, May 16, Terraria's actual birthday, called for a proper celebration.

Final Fantasy-inspired card battler Pixel Tactics is coming to PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-inspired-card-battler-pixel-tactics-is-coming-to-pc/
Pixel Tactics Online is a digital adaptation of a videogame-inspired physical card battler from Level 99 Games, and it's releasing on Steam this summer. (So it'll be a videogame inspired by a card game that was inspired by videogames.)

This cool safecracking sim teaches you how locks really work
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-cool-safecracking-sim-teaches-you-how-locks-really-work/
There's no counting how many locks I've picked and safes I've cracked in games. Thousands, probably. But picking a lock or opening a safe is usually accomplished by a simplistic little minigame that doesn't have much to do with how locks really work.
Sophie's Safecracking Simulator, on the other hand, not only lets you break into safes but teaches you how combination locks actually function. Even if you have some idea about what goes on inside a lock, this sim will make you an expert on levers, cams, wheel gates, pins, flies, and contact points, and it'll teach you the enjoyable (if painstaking) process of figuring out a lock's combination and getting the goodies inside.

A free Chivalry 2 open beta starts next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-free-chivalry-2-open-beta-starts-next-week/
Medieval combat game Chivalry 2 will open its doors to all next week in a free open beta test that's set to begin on May 27. The test will support full crossplay between PC and consoles, with new maps, modes, customization options, and—exclusively on PC—the option to join special 1v1 "Duel Servers" where players can hone their skills or settle their beefs.

Leaks suggest Rainbow Six Siege's next operator is a new kind of healer
https://www.pcgamer.com/leaks-suggest-rainbow-six-sieges-next-operator-is-a-new-kind-of-healer/
Ubisoft has begun sharing tiny details about Rainbow Six Siege's next season, starting with a name: North Star. Information is scarce so far, but we know from February's Year 6 reveal that the next operator will hail from the Nakoda Nation, an indigenous people located in western Canada. The North Star key art shared by Ubi features a heli based on a real air and sea rescue helicopter used by the Canadian Forces (the AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant, for you copter-heads).

Epic Games sues AR company Nreal for trademark violation
https://www.pcgamer.com/epic-games-sues-ar-company-nreal-for-trademark-violation/
Epic Games has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Nreal, saying (you may have already figured this out) that its use of the name Nreal Light for its upcoming mixed reality glasses comes a little too close for comfort to its multiple "Unreal" trademarks.

JRPG fans are excited for a new English fan translation of a 'Trails' game unreleased in the west
https://www.pcgamer.com/jrpg-fans-are-excited-for-a-new-english-fan-translation-of-a-trails-game-unreleased-in-the-west/
Ten years after it was released in Japan, Nihon Falcom RPG The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki is getting an English translation from a well-respected fan translation group named Geofront. The translation, being released under the English title Trails to Azure, is years in the making, and finally releasing on Saturday, May 22.

Warner Bros Interactive will reportedly be split up following merger
https://www.pcgamer.com/warner-bros-interactive-will-reportedly-be-split-up-following-merger/
AT&T https://about.att.com/story/2021/warnermedia_discovery.html">announced earlier today that it will spin off WarnerMedia and merge it with Discovery in a $43 billion deal that will result in the creation of a new "premier, standalone global entertainment company" that will compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney+. According to IGN, the deal will affect the videogame scene, too.
>> *Sigh* It would have been better for all if they have sold it a couple years ago.

Golden Light's new 'Meat Royale' is basically Silent Hill deathmatch in David Lynch's toilet
https://www.pcgamer.com/golden-lights-new-meat-royale-is-basically-silent-hill-deathmatch-in-david-lynchs-toilet/
Golden Light was already one of my favorite new games of 2020, a horror roguelike where shape-shifting meat monsters harass you in a grimy, surreal universe. Learn more about the base game in my impressions from last year, but skim the Steam page too. It's received a ton of updates since then, with new biomes, NPCs, balance changes, and even a co-op mode. Neato.

The Sims 4 roadmap shows off new packs, base game updates and events
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-roadmap-shows-off-new-packs-base-game-updates-and-events/
The Sims team has announced a roadmap for The Sims 4 over the next few months, including a new game pack, expansion pack, and base game updates.
Dubbed the Summer of Sims, the roadmap outlines some pretty vague additions coming to the game in May, June, and July. It mentions a new kit pack, which comes out later today in the form of the Courtyard Oasis Kit. There's also a "creative new game pack" in the pipeline, featuring a new career. A future expansion pack is in the works too, and the only hint we have is that its content is related to nature.

Genshin Impact finally adds two-factor authentication
https://www.pcgamer.com/genshin-impact-finally-adds-two-factor-authentication/
Getting your game account hacked always sucks, but in a game like Genshin Impact, getting hacked means losing characters and items you spent not only time, but potentially also your hard-earned money on. Soon after the game took off, players started asking for two-factor authentication (2FA) to be added, a standard measure to protect accounts by sending a verification code to your email address upon login.

Oculus top brass, Hugo Barra, departs Facebook
https://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-top-brass-hugo-barra-departs-facebook/
Hugo Barra, VP of Facebook Reality Labs and partnerships for Oculus and Facebook, has left the company. At the company since 2017, Barra oversaw the development of the Oculus Go, Quest, and Quest 2, the company's most successful headset to date.
>> How many people have left Oculus?

Overwatch's 5th anniversary is here and fans are loving the new skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatchs-5th-anniversary-is-here-and-fans-are-loving-the-new-skins/
Overwatch is celebrating its fifth anniversary later this month, and with it, the annual anniversary event is returning. As always there are new skins, and players are already loving the three legendaries that Blizzard has revealed.
>> Only 5? I thought it was older than that.

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, which lets you leave your ship and walk on planets, now has a release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-odyssey-which-lets-you-leave-your-ship-and-walk-on-planets-now-has-a-release-date/
The Odyssey expansion for space sim Elite Dangerous has been in alpha for five weeks, and we've had mixed feelings. I questioned whether adding humans to the game was a good idea, and Nat had a rough time. But that's what an alpha is for—to see what works and what doesn't. And when the expansion is finally released to everyone on May 19 this year, you can expect (well, hopefully) a much more polished and refined experience.

FIFA 21 adds murdered teenage footballer 15 years later
https://www.pcgamer.com/fifa-21-adds-murdered-teenage-footballer-15-years-later/
In a touching tribute, EA has added Queens Park Rangers hopeful Kiyan Prince to the FIFA 21 roster, 15 years on the day after he was stabbed to death trying to break up a fight at school. Kiyan had signed up as a QPR youth player in 2004, and the club had planned to sign him as a professional.

Total War: Warhammer 3 shows off the ice-wielding, bear-crazy Kislev
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-3-shows-off-the-ice-wielding-bear-crazy-kislev/
The latest Total War: Warhammer 3 trailer dropped today, showing off the bear-wielding, tough-as-nails Kislev race.
We've already seen glimpses of Kislev from the initial reveal trailer and a sweet cinematic trailer from last week. There's more to decipher here though, as well as a better look at the accompanying bear army and Kislev's Ice Queen, Katarin. The Russia-adjacent race can be seen riding bears into battle, with their furry companions also getting quite chompy with the enemy. Katarin is also here, with a frighteningly gigantic elemental bear and making use of the new Lore of Ice magic.