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Wednesday news, part two:

'Almost half' of The Callisto Protocol's combat will be hand-to-hand (or hand-to-tentacle)
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/almost-half-of-the-callisto-protocols-combat-will-be-hand-to-hand-or-hand-to-tentacle/
Perhaps this will shock you, but to my eyes The Callisto Protocol looks quite a lot like Dead Space. That's no doubt due to the fact developer Striking Distance Studios is headed up by former Visceral Games general manager Glen Schofield—Visceral being the developer of Dead Space. However, one area where it may differentiate itself noticeably is combat: In a new video released today by Game Informer, Callisto Protocol design director Ben Walker provided a closer look at how players will deal with the game's creepy, squishy enemies.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will be out later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-will-be-out-later-this-year/
Blizzard announced today that Dragonflight, the ninth expansion to the long-running MMO World of Warcraft, is available for pre-purchase now—and, more importantly, will be out later this year.

Activision Blizzard shareholders vote in favor of harassment report, despite board's objections
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/activision-blizzard-shareholders-vote-in-favor-of-harassment-report-despite-boards-objections/
In May, Activision Blizzard's board of directors urged shareholders to vote against a proposed report on the company's efforts to combat abuse, harassment, and discrimination in the workplace. The board argued that having to prepare "yet another report" would divert resources that could be more effectively used elsewhere, and furthermore "would create a set of metrics that are simply not the best measures of how the Company is responding to employee concerns." At today's annual meeting, however, shareholders rejected that argument, and voted decisively in favor of the creation of the report.

Build a Rapture that actually works in this undersea survival city builder
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/build-a-rapture-that-actually-works-in-this-undersea-survival-city-builder/
Despite rumors spread by a singing crab, it's rarely better down where it's wetter. Very few good things ever happen under the sea, especially when it comes to the construction of submerged cities—or so I thought until I saw the gameplay trailer for Aquatico, a survival city builder set at the bottom of the ocean. Rapture may have been an unmitigated disaster, but it looks like things are going pretty smoothly here.
In Aquatico you're not building an underwater city just to dodge taxes like Andrew Ryan, but because the surface world is now an utter wasteland and the remnants of humanity have fled below the waves for shelter. Down on the seabed you'll construct production and industrial buildings, while the levels above are capped with giant domes and devoted to housing, leisure, and other buildings for your citizens.

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands rolls a crit on Steam tomorrow
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/tiny-tinas-wonderlands-rolls-a-crit-on-steam-tomorrow/
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Gearbox's dice-rolling fantasy Borderlands spin-off, is ending its surprisingly brief Epic exclusivity with a Steam release tomorrow—and it's getting a toasty new DLC pack to celebrate.

Here's when Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 unlocks in your timezone
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/warzone-season-4-release-time-unlock/
The Warzone Pacific Season 4 release day has finally arrived, so it's a good time to figure out exactly when it unlocks in your timezone. The new season introduces the usual array of weapons and Operators, but we'll also get to drop in and explore the new Fortune's Keep map. Caldera is getting a few changes, too, including the return of Storage Town.

DICE is 'only focusing' on Battlefield 2042, has no time for other projects right now
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/dice-is-only-focusing-on-battlefield-2042-has-no-time-for-other-projects-right-now/
DICE is all-in on Battlefield 2042, with head Rebecka Coutaz saying there's "no time for anything else."
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Unfortunately, my hopes for a third freerunning adventure seem to be fading. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Coutaz emphasised the team's desire to be "the first-person shooter powerhouse that DICE deserves to be," and that means leaving outliers Mirror's Edge tucked away.

Here's how Jane Foster's Mighty Thor joins Marvel's Avengers
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/heres-how-jane-fosters-mighty-thor-joins-marvels-avengers/
This year's big superhero flick is Thor: Love and Thunder, starring Natalie Portman as the Jane Foster version of Thor. Marvel's Avengers remains a going concern for Crystal Dynamics, even if it's never quite met with the success it hoped for, and the game is also adding its own version of Jane Foster to the superhero lineup.

The new game from Saber Interactive looks like Darkest Dungeon at a steampunk circus
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/the-new-game-from-saber-interactive-looks-like-darkest-dungeon-at-a-steampunk-circus/
Have you ever wondered what Darkest Dungeon would be like if featured a neo-Victorian circus troupe battling murderous zombies in the streets of steampunk London? That's a pretty specific addition to the ol' wishlist, but if that's what you want then Circus Electrique might be just the thing.

Enhanced edition of one of the greatest licensed games ever releases tomorrow
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/enhanced-edition-of-one-of-the-greatest-licensed-games-ever-made-out-tomorrow/
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition releases tomorrow on Steam, and not a moment too soon. This remastering has been handled by Nightdive Studios, an outfit you could fairly describe as restoration specialists, while the original game was arguably the crown jewel of the late, great Westwood Studios, best-known for the Command & Conquer series.