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Tuesday news, part two:

CD Projekt says new Unreal Engine 5 Witcher game won't be 'exclusive to one storefront'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/cd-projekt-says-new-unreal-engine-5-witcher-game-wont-be-exclusive-to-one-storefront/
The biggest surprise of today's Witcher 4 announcement (that's just what we're calling it until it has a title) is not that it's happening—of course it's happening—but that CD Projekt is switching from its in-house developed REDengine to Unreal Engine 5. REDengine, in various iterations, was used in The Witcher 2, The Witcher 3, and Cyberpunk 2077, but its time is clearly up: CD Projekt said in the announcement that the switch to a new engine signals the start of "a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games."
>> You'll have to scroll to the end of the article to find the store comment, in a wording that made Chazore suspicious in the Ryuu thread posted in the previous post.

George RR Martin didn't hide his initials in Elden Ring on purpose, apparently
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/george-rr-martin-didnt-hide-his-initials-in-elden-ring-on-purpose-apparently/
As part of our ongoing quest to find out what exactly George RR Martin did for Elden Ring, the man himself has now denied strapping his own initials onto the game's demigod characters. Major characters like Godrick, Ranni, Radahn, and Melina all have beginning letters that coincidentally or not, align with his own. But this wasn't a decision he made, Martin insisted in his latest blog post.

Sony acquires Jade Raymond's new Haven studio
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/sony-acquires-jade-raymonds-new-haven-studio/
In March 2021, Assassin's Creed co-creator and former Stadia Games and Entertainment head Jade Raymond announced that she'd launched a new studio called Haven. The studio was "independent" but backed by Sony, and its first project was described as a "new IP for PlayStation."
It sounded very much like a PlayStation studio in all but name, and now it's official: PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst announced today that Sony has acquired Haven.
>> SegaHeart made a thread about it.

Starship Troopers: Terran Command gets delayed to June
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/starship-troopers-terran-command-gets-delayed-to-june/
Starship Troopers: Terran Command is an RTS based on the 1997 Paul Verhoeven movie—it was announced in 2019, received a playable demo last year, and was due for release this month. It's now been delayed until June for "polish", with a new post on the game's Steam page announcing a new release date of June 16, 2022.
>> It did look like it could benefit from a delay. We'll see what they're able to do with the extra time.

World of Warcraft's Mage Tower is returning, for good this time
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/world-of-warcrafts-mage-tower-is-returning-for-good-this-time/
Blizzard has announced that the Mage Tower is returning to World of Warcraft as a permanent fixture in Azeroth. You can access it on the Broken Shore from March 29.

Fortnite raised $36M for Ukraine relief in under 48 hours
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/fortnite-raised-dollar36m-for-ukraine-relief-in-under-48-hours/
Epic Games and Microsoft have managed to raise a staggering $36 million in less than 48 hours, which will go towards humanitarian relief in Ukraine.
Over the weekend, both companies pledged that the proceeds from any real-money purchases made in Fortnite between March 20 and April 3 would go to a selection of relief funds: Direct Relief, UNICEF, UNWFP and the UN Refugee Agency. More organisations will also be added to the list "in the coming weeks." It's proven to be the perfect time to make the pledge. Chapter 3 Season 2 also landed on March 20, meaning players are already turning up in droves to pick up the latest battle pass and new cosmetics.
>> It doesn't feel right to congratulate Fortnite but... well done, Fortnite players.