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Tuesday news, part two:

EA reacquires the rights to Juventus for FIFA 23 after losing it to Konami
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-reacquires-the-rights-to-juventus-for-fifa-23-after-losing-it-to-konami/
Video gaming's longest running industry rivalry continues, as publisher EA has re-signed the rights to Juventus from PES/eFootball creators Konami, meaning the Italian team will feature exclusively in FIFA 23. For non-football heads, this is like Games Workshop reacquiring the rights to the skaven, having previously lost them to Wizards of the Coast.

Funko's awful dolls are coming to an action platformer near you
https://www.pcgamer.com/funkos-awful-dolls-are-coming-to-an-action-platformer-near-you/
Funko, of dead-eyed plastic figurine fame, is partnering with recently-founded game studio 10:10 Games to produce a line of videogames based on Funko's discomforting pop-culture homunculi.
>> They would work on a horror game, with the dolls being the enemies with those big, empty eyes.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic is coming on September 26
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-wrath-of-the-lich-king-classic-is-coming-on-september-26/
Blizzard has confirmed that last week's leak was accurate: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic will be out on September 26.
Wrath of the Lich King, detailing the battle against Arthas Menethil in the frozen realm of Northrend, is arguably the best expansion in World of Warcraft's history, and the Classic edition promises a few key changes to make it more immediately accessible for newcomers. First and foremost, players will be able to jump into the Death Knight class right from the start rather than have to reach level 55 as they did in the original version.

Nier: Automata player stumbles onto a secret that's remained hidden for 5 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/nier-automata-player-stumbles-onto-a-secret-thats-remained-hidden-for-5-years/
It seems Nier: Automata's final secret wasn't so final after all⁠—a user on Reddit by the name of sadfutago seems to have stumbled onto a sizeable hidden area in the existential android action game, and long-time fans and seasoned dataminers are absolutely flummoxed by the news. Spoilers for Automata ahead.

Roller Champions is not cancelled, but Ubisoft is delaying the next season
https://www.pcgamer.com/roller-champions-is-not-cancelled-but-ubisoft-is-delaying-the-next-season/
Ubisoft has issued a formal denial of a rumor claiming that its free-to-play roller derby game Roller Champions will soon be cancelled, saying that it "fully supports" the game. However, it will delay the start of the next season while it works on new features and fixes aimed at addressing player concerns.

MultiVersus unlock time: when does it actually release?
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-unlock-time-open-beta/
The Warner Bros.' take on Smash Bros for PC, MultiVersus is shockingly good, we've decided. Soon you can make that call for yourself, and you definitely don't need to pay for the $40 founder's edition. Be just a little more patient and you too can become a Batman main dunking on Velma.

Somebody decoded Stray's mystery language
https://www.pcgamer.com/somebody-decoded-strays-mystery-language/
The neon signs, adverts, and computer monitors of smash-hit kitty sim Stray read as incomprehensible to me as they must to the game's precious little feline protagonist, but it turns out they're actually very communicative.

After 183 days offline, Dark Souls 3 shows signs of life
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-183-days-offline-dark-souls-3-shows-signs-of-life/
Souls series dataminer Lance McDonald was the first to spot a new Dark Souls 3 update for Steam users with access to the game's debug branches, via SteamDB. Presumably it’s for testing the long-awaited return of the game's online features.

VRChat is being review bombed to hell and back after anti-cheat announcement
https://www.pcgamer.com/vrchat-is-being-review-bombed-to-hell-and-back-after-anti-cheat-announcement/
VRChat is being absolutely nuked into the ground on Steam after the developer announced it would be adding Easy Anti-Cheat into the game.
It was quietly implemented into the game's beta on July 25, with a blog post pinning its introduction on mods. While modifying the game's client has been against terms of service for a hot sec, it's generally a widely-accepted part of VRChat. The vanilla game can run poorly and has a stark lack of accessibility features, something that the mods are often making up for.

More Return to Monkey Island footage shows off dialogue system and new character
https://www.pcgamer.com/more-return-to-monkey-island-footage-shows-off-dialogue-system-and-new-character/
Ron Gilbert has provided another peek beneath the eyepatch of Return to Monkey Island the hotly anticipated adventure game that's a direct sequel to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, with a new gameplay snippet showing off the game's dialogue system and a new character, the honourable(?) Judge Plank.

Glaciered is an aquatic action game set 65 million years in the future where you play an ass-kicking ninja fish-bird
https://www.pcgamer.com/glaciered-is-an-aquatic-action-game-set-65-million-years-in-the-future-where-you-play-an-ass-kicking-ninja-fish-bird/
At first, I thought Glaciered resembled a big-budget spiritual successor to Abzû. The trailer for the newly announced game, which sees you exploring an entirely oceanic Earth 65 million years in the future, starts with its bizarre fish-bird protagonist (known as Tuai, apparently) gliding effortlessly through stunning underwater locations. Beneath the giant glacier that covered this far-future Earth, your Tuai flits through underwater caves and carves pathways through carpets of seagrass. It looking beautiful, charming, and relaxing, a glorious chillout adventure in the vein of Giant Squid's mini-masterpiece.
Then, all of a sudden, your Tuai starts kicking the shit out of a shark.