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Tuesday news, part two:

Raven Software QA testers become first union at a major US developer
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/raven-software-qa-testers-become-first-union-at-a-major-us-developer/
The quality assurance testers of Raven Software, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, have officially voted to unionize. The ballots were mailed in this month and counted today at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin office of the National Labor Relations Board, with a final tally of 19-3 in favor of forming a union.

Rainbow Six Siege will now remember if you're a bad teammate
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/rainbow-six-siege-will-now-remember-if-youre-a-bad-teammate/
Friendly fire enthusiasts be warned: Rainbow Six Siege's next update, Operation Vector Glare, will bring new sanctions against serial griefers. Players who repeatedly injure teammates enough to activate reverse friendly fire (a state in which damage to teammates is reflected back at you) will soon see the effect carry into their next matches automatically. In a presentation to press, Siege game director Alex Karpazis called this new rule "preemptive reverse friendly fire."

Stab sinners for the glory of Mean Jesus in this gnarly alt history RPG
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/stab-sinners-for-the-glory-of-mean-jesus-in-this-gnarly-alt-history-rpg/
"Jesus did not die on the cross, but came down and unleashed vengeance on all the nonbelievers," begins I, The Inquisitor's description on Steam. "1500 years later, an army of Inquisitors brutally enforce the faith." Alright, I'm in.
I, The Inquisitor is based on a dark fantasy, alternate history novel series by Jacek Piekara started in 2008. There don't seem to be English translations of his works yet, but I trust developer The Dust S.A.'s assertion that they're bestsellers in Poland—they really know their dark fantasy over there.
>> Maybe it's the setting, but I get some The Witcher 2 vibes from the trailer.

Vampire Survivors' 0.6.1 update adds a bonus stage and two new mechanics
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/vampire-survivors-061-update-adds-a-bonus-stage-and-two-new-mechanics/
Hit roguelite bullet hell extravaganza Vampire Survivors got a new update today, and while its 0.6.0 iteration will feature "less content than usual," there's still plenty of new material and adjustments to sink your pointy teeth into.

Once upon a time, the Deus Ex studio almost made Final Fantasy 15
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/once-upon-a-time-the-deus-ex-studio-almost-made-final-fantasy-15/
The year is 2011, and Final Fantasy is in a bad place.
Fans are eager to move on from the FF13 trilogy, FF14 is a failed MMO that hasn't been reborn yet, and Final Fantasy 15 is in limbo. At a time when the FF15 that we eventually got was nothing more than a spin-off of FF13, Square Enix was prepared to give its most successful western studio, Eidos Montreal, a shot at making the next great Final Fantasy.
>> I don't know if it would have been better or worse, but it would have been a very different FF game, that for sure.

The quest to make a great PC hockey game continues
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tape-to-tape-kickstarter/
The last time a licensed NHL game released on PC, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was 11 years old, and Patrick Marleau was only in his 11th NHL season. It was a long time ago.
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Newcomer Tape to Tape is a hockey game in the style of NHL 94, with somewhat odd cartoony art: The arena is a 3D model, while the players are paper doll-like sprites. The developer's focus for now is on a singleplayer roguelike campaign inspired by Hades and Slay the Spire, and I love the background lore: "Each hockey team lives on barren islands surrounding the main continent. Teams fight relentlessly to win games and the precious mainland resources which are only allocated to the most dominant teams."

Destiny 2 Season 17 trailer confirms the Season of the Haunted
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/destiny-2-season-17-trailer-confirms-the-season-of-the-haunted/
Bungie has finally unveiled details for Destiny 2: Season 17, only a matter of hours before it's set to launch. This season is called 'Season of the Haunted', and the trailer above will no doubt provide plenty to speculate about ahead of launch tomorrow.

Dragon's Dogma 10th anniversary website raises a lot of questions
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dragons-dogma-10th-anniversary-website-raises-a-lot-of-questions/
Released in 2012, Dragon's Dogma was a brilliant, rough around the edges RPG with some really interesting ideas. Chief among those was the Pawn system, which let you customize party companions and then share them online to be levelled up by other players, and vice versa. Oh, and you could climb enemies mid-combat, Shadow of the Colossus-style. Oh, and you could also pick people up and throw them off cliffs.
>> The article speculates that, given the anime series and the effort put in the website, a new game may be in the works.

Hitman 3, F1 2022, Deep Rock Galactic, and more to get RTX On
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hitman-3-f1-2022-deep-rock-galactic-and-more-to-get-rtx-on/
The keynote for Nvidia's Computex presentation this year largely focused on AI and Cloud solutions, but there were still a few interesting announcements for gamers. One of these was a list of games soon to achieve the RTX On treatment.
>> DSOGaming has tested Hitman 3 and... at 1440p, a 3080 struggles with RT, even with DLSS.

Take-Two and Zynga merge in the biggest deal in gaming history
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/take-two-and-zynga-merge-in-the-biggest-deal-in-gaming-history/
Take-Two and Zynga have merged in what, for the moment, is the biggest corporate deal in gaming history. The stockholders of each company approved all proposals last Thursday, and shares of Zynga ceased trading after market close on Friday. Yesterday Zynga shareholders received $3.50 and 0.0406 Take-Two shares for every share in Zynga, adding up to an enormous $12.7 billion, and the deal is done.