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Monday news, part two (warning: it's a long post):

Next week's Destiny 2 update will heavily nerf Stasis in PvP
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/destiny-2-stasis-nerf/
Sour sentiment surrounding Destiny 2's subclass, Stasis, has caused Bungie to bring forward its planned changes to the crowd control element.
Writing in the latest This Week At Bungie blog post, the developer explained that it's heard feedback about Stasis absolutely dominating the game's PvP playlists. Rather than wait until next season to bring in these changes, Bungie is bringing its planned Stasis fixes forwards into a hotfix going live next Thursday.
>> Needless to say, all these changes will happen this week.

Warzone nerfs the cargo truck meta
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warzone-nerfs-the-cargo-truck-meta/
The latest patch for Call of Duty: Warzone takes aim at the cargo trucks meta that has dominated its solo mode for months. Essentially cargo trucks are... well, they're trucks. They can absorb tonnes of fire, there are loads of them about, and so players have unsurprisingly opted to try and run over their opponents rather than fighting them: resulting in the end of matches turning into some sort of destruction derby between multiple trucks rather than a shootout.

Mistborn's Kelsier comes to Fortnite as a new skin
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-mistborn-crossover/
Marvel cinematic universe? Nah. Hip-hop icon? Get out of here. A series of fantasy books I used to sell at Barnes & Noble? I guess so? Burn your bingo cards, because the latest Fortnite crossover is be based on the Mistborn novels by Brandon Sanderson.

Creepy action adventure Graven is now in Early Access
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/creepy-action-adventure-graven-is-now-in-early-access/
Action-adventure Graven tasks you—disgraced priest, unjustly exiled—with rooting out evil and corruption in its gothic medieval world by destroying eldritch terrors. The tools at your disposal? Righteous anger (aided by magic, naturally), but also wrist-mounted crossbows, flails, and an explosive peat launcher, with more weapons to come.

Judge denies Valve's request for a new trial following Steam Controller lawsuit loss
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/judge-denies-valves-request-for-a-new-trial-following-steam-controller-lawsuit-loss/
In February, Valve was ordered to pay $4 million to SCUF Gaming parent Ironburg Inventions for violating the company's patents with the Steam Controller. (...)
Following the verdict, Valve filed a motion requesting either a judgment as a matter of law—essentially, that the judge set aside the verdict and issue a new ruling—or a new trial, because the jury's findings and damage awards "were unsupported by the evidence." In a ruling issued earlier this week (available in full via The Esports Observer), however, the judge disagreed, saying that sufficient evidence was presented, and was in fact quite simple and straightforward.

Obsidian slows the pace of Grounded updates in favor of more 'meaningful' releases
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/obsidian-slows-the-pace-of-grounded-updates-in-favor-of-more-meaningful-releases/
It's been almost a year since the Early Access release of Grounded, Obsidian's Honey I Shrunk the Kids-style survival game, and since then the developer has kept up a monthly cadence of content releases. In an update posted today, however, the studio said it's proving difficult to maintain that pace, and so it's going to shift to larger but less frequent updates in the future.

First Biomutant patch will tackle dialogue problems alongside combat
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/biomutants-first-patch-will-tackle-dialogue-problems-alongside-combat/
The developers at Experiment101 have announced they're working on an update for Biomutant, naturally, that they "hope to get into players' hands soon." The update will include work on some of the community's most persistent bugbears, like "the pacing of dialogues, narrator settings, difficulty settings, video settings like depth of field and motion blur, loot and enemy tuning as well as sound and combat."

Sierra Entertainment’s original creators might be making something new
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sierra-entertainments-original-creators-might-be-making-something-new/
On Saturday, YouTuber “Space Quest Historian” shared that Ken and Roberta Williams—founders of Sierra Entertainment—would be making a new game. This news first came to him in dubious circumstances: via twitter DM, from the third developer involved in the project, Marcus Mera. He seemed skeptical, but Ken Williams then confirmed the story himself in response to the video, according to ScreenRant.

Syberia creator Benoît Sokal has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/syberia-creator-benoit-sokal-has-died/
Benoît Sokal, Belgian comic book artist and creator of the adventure game series Syberia, has died at the age of 66. According to a statement from publisher Microïds, Sokal died on May 28 of an unspecified long-term illness.
>> D.E.P.

Rumor: The next Sonic game may be open world and include 'ubisoft towers'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rumor-the-next-sonic-game-may-be-open-world-and-include-ubisoft-towers/
Sega's recent Sonic the Hedgehog livestream showcased various projects in the works, like a remaster of Sonic Colors called Sonic Colors: Ultimate that will be coming to PC as an Epic Store exclusive on September 7. The stream ended with a 30-second teaser of Sonic running through a forest as various digital effects flew off his feet, leaving a glowing trail that formed a circular pattern seen from above. It's a new game from Sonic Team coming to PC in 2022, and that's all we know about it for sure.

Angry Total War fans are review-bombing Three Kingdoms
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/angry-total-war-fans-are-review-bombing-three-kingdoms/
Creative Assembly has announced that it is ending support of Total War: Three Kingdoms as of patch 1.7.1. The response from Total War Fans hasn't been great. They claim that bugs in the DLC haven't been addressed, and are frustrated a map update that would "focus on building out the North of the map" promised by Creative Assembly in a blog post from July of 2020 never eventuated. In response they've begun review-bombing Three Kingdoms on Steam. Its overall review rating of Mostly Positive has dropped to Mostly Negative in recent reviews, and each Three Kingdoms DLC now has Overwhelmingly Negative recent reviews.

Here's your cinematic trailer for 40K shooter Necromunda: Hired Gun
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-your-cinematic-trailer-for-40k-shooter-necromunda-hired-gun/
With the Warhammer 40k first person shooter just around the corner, Focus Home Interactive and Streum On Studio have released the opening cinematic for Necromunda: Hired Gun. It's a stealth and wall running shooter from mid-tier developer Streum On Studio set in the Warhammer 40k universe's favorite dystopian industrial hell hive city, Necromunda.

Dodgeball shooter Knockout City is free to try for all new players
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dodgeball-shooter-knockout-city-is-free-to-try-for-all-new-players/
Knockout City splits players into a competitive team-based shooter format, but arms them with lethal dodgeballs. It’s significantly more intense than the dodgeball games of our schooldays, but maybe the same amount of deadly? The multiplayer dodgeball brawler celebrated its launch on the 21st with a ten day long block party that brought in over 2 million players—and the fun isn’t over yet.
While the block party ends today, new players can still play for free up to Street Rank 25 before needing to buy the game.

Have a bit of Tainted Grail: Conquest for your roguelike deckbuilder fix
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/have-a-bit-of-tainted-grail-conquest-for-your-roguelike-deckbuilder-fix/
I see you there, twitching and chewing at your fingers. Been a while since you've stacked up cards, huh? That latest Monster Train expansion not doing it for you anymore, is it?
Tainted Grail: Conquest released this week, a roguelike deckbuilding game set in a dark fantasy takeoff of Arthurian mythology. It's a story-driven hybrid of roguelike and RPG, with an emphasis on the roguelike. Something like your Slay the Spires but with a richer story behind it.

Logistics and city builder Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic has helicopters now
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/logistics-and-city-builder-workers-and-resources-soviet-republic-has-helicopters-now/
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The latest update for W&R:SR adds helicopters to the game, versatile vehicles which make their appearance shortly after Workers & Resources' 1960 start date and allow you to haul passengers, workers, and even construction materials via skycrane. That's fitting for Workers & Resources, which unique among city builders allows you to produce every bit of your buildings, from steel to boards and concrete, yourself.

Griftlands hits 1.0 as Klei turns its publisher sale into a festival
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/griftlands-hits-10-as-klei-turns-its-publisher-sale-into-a-festival/
Klei, the studio responsible for games like Don't Starve, Mark of the Ninja, and Invisible Inc., has a sale at around this time ever year. For 2021, it's turning that publisher sale into an event called Klei Fest, celebrating all its games as well as offering discounts of up to 75%. To kick off Klei Fest, deckbuilding sci-fi roguelike Griftlands will leave Early Access on June 1.

Resident Evil producer Peter Fabiano leaves Capcom for Bungie
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/resident-evil-producer-peter-fabiano-leaves-capcom-for-bungie/
Peter Fabiano, founder of Global Production at Capcom, Japan, and producer of the recent Resident Evil games, has left Capcom to work at Bungie. He spent 13 years at Capcom, notably as the producer on Resident Evil 7, the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3, and Village, while he also played the part of Peter Walken in Resi 7. (He was one of the paranormal investigators, brutally murdered by Mia Winters.)

Microsoft Store leaks Two Point Hospital follow-up Two Point Campus
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/two-point-hospital-follow-up-two-point-campus-leaked/
The Microsoft Store has leaked a follow-up to wacky hospital sim Two Point Hospital. Two Point Campus will let you build and manage a university, one where unusual courses such as Knight School and Gastronomy are on the menu.

Bungie hiring for new IP, a "multiplayer action game" in early development
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-hiring-for-new-ip-a-multiplayer-action-game-in-early-development/
A couple of months ago, a job listing appeared for a multiplayer systems designer at Bungie, who would work on a brand new game at the company. Now, another listing has been posted, looking for an "incubation sandbox designer", or someone to design the combat system for a "multiplayer action game", which will be a new IP for the Destiny developer.

Dark Alliance will get split-screen co-op after launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dark-alliance-will-get-split-screen-co-op-after-launch/
As the sequel to two great local co-op games—Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 1 and 2—it was a bit odd to see that the third game, the simply titled Dark Alliance, was not going to feature a local multiplayer option. (...)
It just felt a bit odd that Dark Alliance's co-op would be online only, but thankfully that will change soon after launch. As announced on a developer stream, and then again on Twitter, Dark Alliance will be getting local, or 'couch' co-op after all.