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The news, part two:

Capcom is counting down to a possible Street Fighter 6 announcement
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/capcom-is-counting-down-to-a-possible-street-fighter-6-announcement/
Because there's nothing gamers like better than an inscrutable countdown, Capcom has kicked one off that's set to run for a whole week.What's it leading to? Aside from the inevitable server crash, there's no clear sign at this point—but there is speculation.

Unofficial Magic: The Gathering NFT project interrupted as WotC summon lawyers
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/unofficial-magic-the-gathering-nft-project-interrupted-as-wotc-summon-lawyers/
Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast has dropped the cease-and-desist hammer on an NFT project called mtgDAO, which is seeking to create its own parallel MtG format using NFTs based on real-world Magic cards. Wizards of the Coast, naturally, says the project is a clear violation of its copyrights and trademarks, and also suggests that it might have an NFT-based Magic project of its own in the works.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game studio says it doesn't want to 'make the same game twice'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-game-studio-says-it-doesnt-want-to-make-the-same-game-twice/
The makers of 2017's Friday The 13th game are taking another crack at the asymmetrical horror format with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The new game will have a similar format to both Friday the 13th and its popular competitor Dead By Daylight, but developer Gun Interactive is making one big change: instead of a single killer hunting down a group of survivors, Texas Chain Saw Massacre will have three.

A new report on Roblox reveals how hackers and scammers are continuing to rip off kids
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/a-new-report-on-roblox-reveals-how-hackers-and-scammers-are-continuing-to-rip-off-kids/
In December 2021, the YouTube channel People Make Games shared new allegations claiming that the game and game-creation platform Roblox is unsafe for kids—its primary audience. For anyone not tuned into the Roblox scene, it was eye-opening: Literal children being swindled out of sometimes large amounts of money and work, a situation that Roblox appeared either unwilling or unable to address.
A new Vice report digs deeper into how it all happens: How "beamers," as they're called in the Roblox community, are able to hack into Roblox accounts, strip them of valuable items, and then sell them on black markets. Phishing is a big problem, obviously, as beamers use generators to automatically create legitimate-looking pages targeting specific users or items, commonly shared with Roblox users via Discord. But there are more sophisticated schemes in play too.

Star Trek: Bridge Crew has been suddenly delisted
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/star-trek-bridge-crew-has-been-suddenly-delisted/
Ubisoft's virtual reality take on Star Trek has been delisted on Steam and the Oculus Store. Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a cooperative VR game that tasks players with collaborating on the upkeep of the Enterprise. James had a lot of fun with it back in 2017, and while it was definitely built for VR headsets, a non-VR edition did eventually release.

If someone's spamming !!!!! in Lost Ark, they might just be buffing themselves!!!!!
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/if-someones-spamming-in-lost-ark-they-might-just-be-buffing-themselves/
Wow, this story means I can use as many exclamation points as I like!!!!! I'm making myself more powerful!!!!! Super saiyan writer mode—max verbiage!!!!!
OK I'll stop. If you're ever playing Lost Ark and come across something like the above in battle, however, it may just be a player being annoying: Or it may be that they're applying a damage buff that can reach quite extreme levels.