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Tuesday news, part two:

This adorable WIP project is like Townscaper with castles
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/this-adorable-wip-project-is-like-townscaper-with-castles/
Ruined castles on lonely hills are hardly a rare sight in games. But never have they looked so delightful as procedural artist Anastasia Opara's generative ruins, which promise to one day let us cobble together our own delightful diorama forts.

After a year of silence, Blizzard president says Warcraft 3: Reforged info is coming 'soon'
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/after-a-year-of-silence-blizzard-president-says-warcraft-3-reforged-info-is-coming-soon/
Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has responded to a fan request for information on Warcraft 3: Reforged (opens in new tab), saying that the team will say something in the next month. "You'll hear something from them soon (in June)," Ybarra posted on Twitter.

Diablo Immortal reportedly won't be released in Belgium or the Netherlands because of loot boxes
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/diablo-immortal-wont-be-released-in-belgium-or-the-netherlands-because-of-loot-boxes/
Diablo Immortal arrives later this week on mobile devices and, somewhat unexpectedly, PC, in an open beta that was revealed in April. Unless you like in Belgium or the Netherlands, that is, in which case you won't have access to the game—legitimately, at least.
>> We should be more like Belgium and the Netherlands..

Valorant's 'consecutive map streaks' problem is finally fixed, Riot says
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/valorants-consecutive-map-streaks-problem-is-finally-fixed-riot-says/
If it seems like you're not seeing map repeats as much as you used to in Valorant these days, you can take comfort in the knowledge that it's not your imagination. In a new deep dive on the challenges of "map diversity," developer Riot Games explains how it's gone about improving Valorant's map randomization, which was a bigger challenge than you might think.

V Rising developers talk about the 'journey' to full release
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/v-rising-developers-talk-about-the-journey-to-full-release/
Thrilled that their game has reached over one million copies sold, the developers of V Rising have posted a blog outlining their next steps towards a future release for the indie survival-RPG-but-you're-vampires game. "The Stunlock team could not have possibly imagined how many of you were out there, ready to awaken from your crypts and step into this little world we’d created," they said.

Use musical scales and magical melodies to solve puzzles in Sonority
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/use-musical-scales-and-magical-melodies-to-solve-puzzles-in-sonority/
Taking a step away from the usual spatial, programming, and logic challenges that most commonly appear in adventure puzzle games, Sonority is a clever new indie that focuses instead on the basics of music. The building blocks of puzzles are instead music notes ranging, quite literally, across the scale. As you play the notes are combined into melodies and ranges that create magical effects.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 studio drops Heart of Russia DLC over Russian invasion of Ukraine
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/euro-truck-simulator-2-studio-drops-heart-of-russia-dlc-over-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/
SCS Software announced the Heart of Russia DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 in March 2021, promising to open up the nation—with some limitations, allowing for the sheer size of the place—to more in-depth exploration. But today the studio announced that, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has decided not to release the expansion.
>> A shame, but understandable given the circumstances.

Iron Harvest, the 1920s mech RTS, is getting a free 'World Map Campaign' update
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/iron-harvest-the-1920s-mech-rts-is-getting-a-free-world-map-campaign-update/
Iron Harvest is essentially a World War 1 RTS, except that instead of developing primitive, unreliable tanks, the powers involved developed clunky, steam-powered battlemechs. (...)
Today the studio announced that another major update is on the way that will add a new "World Map Campaign mode" for singleplayer combat against the AI. It's not campaign in the story-driven sense, but more like a game of Risk or Axis and Allies: Beginning from a particular starting point, players will square off against AI enemies in a straight-ahead war for world domination. Along with the premade starting conditions, custom scenario creation is also available.