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Tearing down Abriss' beautiful brutalist tower blocks never gets old
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tearing-down-abriss-beautiful-brutalist-tower-blocks-never-gets-old/
From Teardown to Red Faction Guerrilla, I'm a fond fan of games that let you wreak absolutely pummel haphazardly-placed architecture. But rarely have I seen it done with as much style as the demo Randwerk Cooperative's upcoming tower-toppler Abriss.

Here's our first look at Call of Duty: Warzone's new Pacific island map
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-our-first-look-at-call-of-duty-warzones-new-pacific-island-map/
The launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard will give us a new multiplayer experience that you can read all about here. As we've long expected, it will also bring Call of Duty: Warzone players a brand new map set on an island in the Pacific.

Blizzard removing World of Warcraft references to 'sacks' and 'ho's'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/wow-references-sacks-ho/
A pair of World of Warcraft achievements are next on the chopping block as Blizzard developers work to remove inappropriate in-game content following California's lawsuit alleging widespread employee harassment and discrimination.

Runescape developer shuts down HD fan mod just before release, sparking in-game protest
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/runelite-hd-shut-down/
Runescape developer Jagex has put an end to Runelite HD, a fan-made HD mod of the popular open-source client for Old School Runescape, just as the project was about to launch last Monday. The 11th-hour move has some Runescape fans decrying Jagex's decision and saying they'll move to other MMOs.

Remember last year's Unreal Engine 5 demo? It's a Fortnite skin now
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/windwalker-echo-fortnite/
Back in May 2020, just as we were all starting to realize this whole Covid thing wasn't going to be a short-term staycation, Epic showed us a first look at its impressive Unreal Engine 5 demo running on a PlayStation 5, giving us a look at what future high-end games might look like. (...)
As viewers, we all got to watch the presentation from the perspective of Echo, a young woman with magic powers. Now rather than just watching her spelunk some caves, you can play as her in Fortnite.

Diablo 2 Resurrected ditched ultrawide support because it breaks the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/diablo-2-resurrected-ditched-ultrawide-support-because-it-breaks-the-game/
Games without ultrawide support really annoy players who use ultrawide monitors, so it was nice that the Diablo 2 Resurrected technical alpha supported 21:9 displays. Alas, the game's beta scaled that aspect ratio down to a stingier (though still pretty wide) 19:9. That's about as good as it's going to get too, because according to Blizzard any wider than that breaks the game.

Ubisoft appoints new CCO amidst ongoing reckonings with workplace abuse
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/ubisoft-appoints-new-cco-amidst-ongoing-reckonings-with-workplace-abuse/
Ubisoft is facing an ongoing reckoning about its treatment of employees, which began last year when allegations of workplace abuse led to the departure of several senior executives. (...)
Everything about Ubisoft's corporate leadership is thus seen in this context, as well as in relation to various commitments Ubisoft has made in response to the situation. The company has announced that Igor Manceau, a creative director who's been there for over two decades, is being appointed as its new chief creative officer, a role which reports directly to CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot and also holds a place on Ubisoft's Executive Committee. Ubisoft's previous chief creative officer, Serge Hascoët, was one of those who left last July.

Why is Hideo Kojima the only dev around who knows how to make a good goddamn trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/why-is-hideo-kojima-the-only-dev-around-who-knows-how-to-make-a-good-goddamn-trailer/
Kojima Productions has released the final trailer for its upcoming Death Stranding: Director's Cut, a game that is currently slated as a PS5 exclusive (Death Stranding was originally supposed to be a PS4 exclusive, then just before release the superb PC version was announced). Hideo Kojima has been banging on about this trailer for months now, going to great pains to point out how involved he was with its production and the importance of editing your own stuff.