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Monday news, the long part two:

Elden Ring has multiple poison swamps because 'I can't help myself,' Miyazaki says
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/elden-ring-has-multiple-poison-swamps-because-i-cant-help-myself-miyazaki-says/
Elden Ring, like every Souls game before it, will unfortunately include a poison swamp: a presumably nasty area where you're assaulted by enemies and projectiles that inflict you with the relentless ticking damage of a poison debuff. It turns out creator Hidetaka Miyazaki can't help but make one every time.

Flashy ARPG Lost Ark details pre-load times and servers for February launch
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/flashy-arpg-lost-ark-details-pre-load-times-and-servers-for-february-launch/
The ridiculously pretty ARPG Lost Ark has been available in Korea since 2018 and is finally getting a western localization and servers in Europe and the Americas next month. Developer Smilegate has now served up details on when you'll be able to preload and where servers will be located ahead of the launch on February 11.

Check out the next project from the creator of Cruelty Squad
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/check-out-the-next-project-from-the-creator-of-cruelty-squad/
Ville Kallio, creator of cult hit FPS Cruelty Squad, has been posting progress updates on his next game, an as-of-yet untitled shoot-'em-up highly reminiscent of the 2001 classic Ikaruga.

Open-world snowboarding in Shredders hits pretty soon
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/open-world-snowboarding-in-shredders-hits-pretty-soon/
Snowboarding game Shredders will likely hit in February or March, according to a leaked release date and a cryptic Tweet. The Microsoft store in the UK lists Shredders for a March 17, 2022 release date. That seems pretty trustworthy, given that Shredders debuted at Microsoft's E3 showcase and will come to Xbox Game Pass on launch. On January 8th, the Shredders Twitter account said you wouldn't play the game for "at least a month or so."

Players in The Anacrusis have killed about a billion aliens already
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/players-in-the-anacrusis-have-killed-about-a-billion-aliens-already/
Neato alien shootin' cooperative FPS The Anacrusis released as early access a few weeks ago, and studio Stray Bombay seems pretty happy to announce that over 200,000 players have killed over a billion aliens. The Anacrusis has been available as Early Access and/or Game Preview on Steam and PC Game Pass since January 13th. The Anacrusis is doing a "really weird" early access, which has cross-platform, cross-storefront play and metaprogression, among other things.

Microsoft Flight Simulator devs outline plans for helicopters, historic planes, and Australia
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/microsoft-flight-simulator-devs-outline-plans-for-helicopters-historic-planes-and-australia/
Microsoft and Asobo Studio have detailed some exciting changes coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator over the course of 2022 in a development update and attending Q&A on YouTube.

A Star Wars Galaxies revival celebrates 7 months of success
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-star-wars-galaxies-revival-celebrates-7-months-of-success/
A fan-driven revival of Star Wars Galaxies has been going strong for seven months, and enters 2022 with big plans to expand, revamp, and even add original content to the 2003 cult hit MMO.

George R.R. Martin may be 'shocked' by how his Elden Ring lore has been twisted
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/george-rr-martin-may-be-shocked-by-how-his-elden-ring-lore-has-been-twisted/
Elden Ring game director Hidetaka Miyazaki has elaborated on just how much the team at From Software has changed and twisted George R.R. Martin's worldbuilding, which formed the overarching mythos for Elden Ring. That myth formed the basis of the world, but Martin's characters existed before the "Shattering" of the eponymous Elden Ring.

Warframe's next expansion is Angels of the Zariman
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warframes-next-expansion-is-angels-of-the-zariman/
Warframe's first expansion after the giant New War is coming, and it's called Angels of the Zariman. Announced on a developer stream Friday, it's an expansion that will include a new quest, Warframe, and "at least two" new game modes, among other things.

343 reckons it's fixed Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle matchmaking problem (again)
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/343-reckons-its-fixed-halo-infinites-big-team-battle-matchmaking-problem-again/
Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle multiplayer mode hasn't been working as intended for a good while: The problem being that larger parties can't get into games and, even when they do, frequently disconnect. A patch apparently addressing this issue went live a fortnight ago but, unfortunately, the fix didn't take hold and the issue persists and even got worse for some players. "Well, damn...," as 343 Industries' Brian Jarrard tweeted at the time.
A new update on Halo Waypoint says that 343 reckons it's solved the issue, although the patch won't be available till next week at the earliest.

Riot apologises for DMCA takedown on artist for use of the word 'arcane'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/riot-apologises-for-dmca-takedown-on-artist-for-use-of-the-word-arcane/
Riot Games has apologised for wrongly copyright claiming a Ukrainian artist's original work, seemingly for use of the word "arcane."
Kutty Sark was hit with the takedown notice on January 28 for a design being sold on TeePublic. It features a character from her original comic series Arcane Flames which has been going since 2019, with the design dating back to a 2018 Inktober challenge. Presumably, the word "arcane" is what landed her on Riot's radar, thanks to its recent hit Netflix show Arcane—which Sark's work has absolutely zero relation to.

Worms emerges from the mud to issue NFTs
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/worms-emerges-from-the-mud-to-issue-nfts/
Team17 has announced that, yes, it hasn't made quite enough scratch from Worms over the years: So it's crypto time, baby. The publisher is partnering with Reality Gaming Group, probably best-known for that dodgy looking Doctor Who NFT card game, to release NFTs based on the muck-dwelling annelids, which will cover the 26 year history of the series.
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A new single-player Gwent game is in the works
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-new-single-player-gwent-game-is-in-the-works/
CD Projekt Red has a new Gwent game in the works, due to release sometime this year.
The currently-codenamed Project Golden Nekker is going to be a single-player, standalone version of the beloved card game (thanks, IGN). We already have one of those in the form of The Witcher Tales: Thronebreaker, but Gwent comms lead Paweł Burza claims the two won't share many similarities.

Square Enix says Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 will be revealed this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/square-enix-says-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-2-will-be-revealed-this-year/
2022 marks 25 years of Final Fantasy 7 so it's an excellent time to reveal Part 2 of the remake don't you think? Following the PC port and Intermission DLC of 2021, developers have confirmed that the intention is to reveal the next section of 7's remake this year.