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Monday news, part two:

Rhythm roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer gets massive update after 5-year hiatus
https://www.pcgamer.com/rhythm-roguelike-crypt-of-the-necrodancer-gets-massive-update-after-5-year-hiatus/
Rhythm-based indie roguelike Crypt of the Necrodancer just got its first update in five years, with version 3.0 making a whole host of changes and additions including bug and quality of life fixes, as well as Steam Deck support and a level editor.

And now, an adventure game about, uh, getting a divorce
https://www.pcgamer.com/and-now-an-adventure-game-about-uh-getting-a-divorce/
I've gotten married in a few games over the years—The Sims 4, Skyrim, My Time at Portia, stuff like that—but I don't have a lot of experience with virtual divorce. That'll change next month when I play adventure game My Divorce Story, which is being developed by a South Korean divorce lawyer and is based on actual divorce cases.

No one likes EA's joke about singleplayer games, even EA
https://www.pcgamer.com/no-one-likes-eas-joke-about-singleplayer-games-even-ea/
Brands are now social media influencers who say things like "vibe check" and "I was today years old when," behavior which backfired for EA this week. The publisher's careless meme format Mad Libs led to a tweet that was taken as an attack on fans of singleplayer games and the developers who make them. Current and ex-employees of the company, including Respawn head Vince Zampella, responded publicly.
>> Looks like someone will get fired.

Here's the big preview of Genshin Impact 2.8
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-the-big-preview-of-genshin-impact-28/
The folks at HoYoverse have run a 30-minute special detailing everything they've got coming for Genshin Impact 2.8 when it launches on July 13, 2022. The Summer Fantasia update, trailer above and on YouTube, will include previously-leaked character Shikanoin Heizou, a prodigy detective whose "senses are sharp and his thoughts are clear."

Square Enix puts their spin on the farm and fantasy life sim with Harvestella
https://www.pcgamer.com/square-enix-puts-their-spin-on-the-farm-and-fantasy-life-sim-with-harvestella/
Square Enix is putting their distinctive spin and visual style on the perennially popular life sim and farming game genre this year with Harvestella. With a combination of farming, exploration, and action-roleplaying combat, Harvestella looks like Square Enix's answer to Rune Factory—a similar game in the genre that blends the traditional friendship and farming with action RPG elements.

Guardians of the Galaxy/Deus Ex prequel writer is BioWare's new senior narrative director
https://www.pcgamer.com/guardians-of-the-galaxydeus-ex-prequel-writer-is-biowares-new-senior-narrative-director/
As spotted on the Resetera forums, Eidos-Montréal's executive narrative director Mary DeMarle has joined BioWare as a senior narrative director. DeMarle was most recently responsible for creating the story and leading the writing team on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which had such excellent back-and-forth patter between its cast we declared it the new king of party banter. Before that, DeMarle oversaw all things Deus Ex, having been lead writer and narrative designer on Deus Ex: Human Revolution before becoming narrative director for the entire franchise.

Final Fantasy 14 is getting an ultra-difficult dungeon for those endgame masochists
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-is-getting-an-ultra-difficult-dungeon-for-those-endgame-masochists/
Final Fantasy 14 is getting a tough-as-nails dungeon later this year and I'm already preparing myself to cry and rage over it.
It's part of a new mode called criterion dungeons, which will be introduced later this year with Patch 6.25. Criterion dungeons are level 90 high-difficulty challenges for parties of four players in the standard one tank, one healer and two DPS composition. They're a tougher form of the casual-friendly variant dungeons, another new mode that was revealed in the most recent Letter from the Producer.

Final Fantasy 14 will give you a personal island garden in the next patch
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14-will-give-you-a-personal-island-garden-in-the-next-patch/
Final Fantasy 14's most recent Letter from the Producer has unveiled some details coming in the next update, including a wonderful little surprise that some casual solo content is coming alongside the usual slew of new story quests.