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Thursday news, part two:

Blizzard renames WoW character based on musician who made homophobic remarks
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/blizzard-renames-wow-character-based-on-musician-who-made-homophobic-remarks/
Blizzard is renaming another World of Warcraft character, following the re-emergence of homophobic comments made by its real-life inspiration.
Gorge the Corpsegrinder was added back in 2008 as a nod to Cannibal Corpse vocalist George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher (thanks, Metal Hammer). The artist was a self-proclaimed "pathetic nerd" for WoW, talking in length about his passion for the game and his Horde characters in a 2007 interview. But things took a turn when Fisher began ranting about his hatred for the Alliance, using homophobic slurs and telling those who play the faction to kill themselves.

30,000 FIFA cheaters whacked with retrospective red cards
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/30000-fifa-cheaters-whacked-with-retrospective-red-cards/
Last week EA noticed an exploit in FUT Champions, probably due to a semi-viral TikTok video, which allowed players to exit losing matches without the loss being counted. The developer patched the issue quickly, saying "we resolved an issue in FUT Champions that could allow players to leave a match without suffering a loss," but adding the warning that "we are identifying players that exploited this issue and will be following up with them directly."

Bungie says next year's Destiny 2 dungeons won't be included in the season pass, and some players aren't happy
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-says-next-years-destiny-2-dungeons-wont-be-included-in-the-season-pass-and-some-players-arent-happy/
Bungie has confirmed that the two Destiny 2 dungeons planned for release in 2022 will not be included in their respective season passes, and will instead be sold separately. Traditionally, season passes have been the source of most new content released between expansions, usually in the form of new seasonal activities and exotic missions. Some players thought, as a result, that the new dungeons would follow this trend. It turns out that's not the case.

Starfield's new trailer reveals the 'Settled Systems' and its factions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/starfield-settled-systems-trailer/
A new trailer for Bethesda's upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield has landed, giving us a quick crash course in the game's setting—a "small pocket of the Milky Way" called the Settled Systems—and the factions who make it an interesting place to live.

This Tomb Raider survival horror prototype almost became the 2013 reboot
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-tomb-raider-survival-horror-prototype-almost-became-the-2013-reboot/
When Lara Croft got her origin story reboot in 2013, Crystal Dynamics took her through a story that definitely put her survival to the test. Before landing there though, Lara nearly wound up in a proper survival horror game.

Blizzard boss draws heat for raid boosting, which many players hate
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/blizzard-boss-draws-heat-for-raid-boosting-which-many-players-hate/
Blizzard co-chief Mike Ybarra caused a stir among World of Warcraft players over the weekend when he tweeted about a "heroic SoD [Sanctum of Domination] sales run" he'd be taking part in with his guild. To non-WoW players it's a fairly innocuous invitation to come and watch, but the "sales run" reference is actually an offer to carry other, under-qualified players through the high-end raid in exchange for in-game gold, a practice known as "raid boosting."

Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad is a sidescroller that asks 'What if G.I. Joe were vampires?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bloodsucker-anti-terror-squad-is-a-sidescroller-that-asks-what-if-gi-joe-were-vampires/
Action sidescroller BATS—which stands for Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad—answers a question everyone has been asking for years: What if G.I. Joe was composed entirely of vampires?

Star Citizen players are running around giving each other drug overdoses
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-citizen-players-are-running-around-giving-each-other-drug-overdoses/
Star Citizen is like EVE Online in one way: It's fascinating to see what elements of the playerbase are getting up to in this semi-functioning, half-built galaxy. The game is infamous for its business model of expensive virtual spaceships that don't yet exist (I'm honestly surprised we haven't had Star Citizen NFTs yet), but those who believe in it do so with a passion and make the best of what there currently is. Or, in the case of the recently added med gun, make the worst of it for others.

The next Chivalry 2 update will add a ridiculous Brawl mode, a new sword, but most importantly: headbutting
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/chivalry-2-update-fight-knight/
Another Chivalry 2 update is due next week, just two months after the medieval dismemberment sim got a couple new maps along with new cosmetics and fixes. (...)
But that's two months ago—ancient history in our fast-paced world of online service games. The new Fight Knight update, dropping sometime next week, will bring more new stuff, developer Torn Banner has shared with PC Gamer exclusively. Here's the quick summary.

Call of Duty: Vanguard shows what happens when game devs make a music video
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/call-of-duty-vanguard-shows-what-happens-when-game-devs-make-a-music-video/
Call of Duty: Vanguard will soon be upon us and in the runup to release Sledgehammer has released what I guess is the game's official theme, 'Taking Me Back' by Jack White. It's the first solo music from the former White Stripe man in four years and, if you like his stuff, has a familiar sound to it (there was also a gentler version released simultaneously).