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Tuesday news, part two:

Richard Garriott's NFT MMO entreats you to 'buy land in the realm of Lord British'
https://www.pcgamer.com/richard-garriotts-nft-mmo-entreats-you-to-buy-land-in-the-realm-of-lord-british/
As spotted by Massively Overpowered, Ultima creator Richard Garriott's next project, a blockchain MMO formerly code named Effigy, got an official name, Iron and Magic, as well as a website. The site contains fly-throughs of a selection of fantasy locales, as well as an under-construction shop featuring plots of land, buildings, and the opportunity to "buy land in the realm of Lord British."
>> Hard pass.

Here's a whole roguelike about inventory management
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-whole-roguelike-about-inventory-management/
Today's new release trending upward on Steam is Backpack Hero, a whole roguelike about inventory management. You're a literal pack rat, a critter delving into a dungeon with a big backpack and a craving for the ancient and powerful cheeses held within. Your real power? That packpack is magic, and it gets bigger as you defeat enemies, letting you store more items in ever-puzzlier combinations for ever-greater results.

Innovative deckbuilder Nadir paints a beautiful portrait of Hell
https://www.pcgamer.com/innovative-deckbuilder-nadir-paints-a-beautiful-portrait-of-hell/
It takes a lot for deckbuilding games to stand out nowadays, but Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder has absolutely caught my eye. A demo released late last week gives you a look into a vision of hell that I'm pretty excited to dive into. Something between a desaturated aesthetic and the heavy-lined pen of Mike Mignola's Hellboy, the art style also draws on the kind of tattoo designs a heavy metal Catholic biker might get. A skeletal statue with a sword fighting faceless horrors from beyond. That sort of thing.

Owlboy devs unveil Vikings on Trampolines
https://www.pcgamer.com/owlboy-devs-unveil-vikings-on-trampolines/
The developers of Owlboy have revealed their next game, the delightfully titled Vikings on Trampolines. You might guess there's more to it than the name, and there kind of is, but honestly it's clearly about vikings and they are bouncing on trampolines. It's a simple concept, one which creators D-Pad studios say is inherently accessible since the controls really only need one hand, but it'll have a singleplayer and cooperative campaign, multiplayer challenges, and a variety of minigames.

Watch out: Crusader Kings 3 flavour packs are about to double in price
https://www.pcgamer.com/watch-out-crusader-kings-3-flavour-packs-are-about-to-double-in-price/
Paradox has sent the Crusader Kings 3 community into a tumult after announcing a retroactive price change for CK3 flavour packs that almost doubles their cost.

World of Warcraft's trade chat should have less spam after today's update
https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-trade-chat-should-have-less-spam-after-todays-update/
World of Warcraft's 9.2.7 patch is due to land with the weekly reset later today—or tomorrow for EU servers—and Blizzard has posted a warning to boosters to keep to their own (new) chat channel or "proper actions will be taken".

Multiversus' new characters include DC's Black Adam and... Stripe from Gremlins
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-new-characters-include-dcs-black-adam-and-stripe-from-gremlins/
The advent of Multiversus Season 1 has come alongside an in-game advertisement that shows off two more characters likely coming to the platform fighter this year: Black Adam, from DC Comics, and Stripe, from the 1984 movie Gremlins. That's right, kids, a duo of Antihero and malicious alien... thing are your next Multiversus competitors. Black Adam was on the previous list of leaked Multiversus characters, but that list also noted protagonist Gizmo, rather than Stripe, from Gremlins as the character from that franchise.

The MultiVersus battle pass has no gleamium and that kinda sucks
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-multiversus-battle-pass-has-no-gleamium-and-that-kinda-sucks/
After a brief delay, MultiVersus season one has arrived. It's been a rocky launch for the patch with plenty of frustrating bugs to contend with, like Wonder Woman hurting herself and Arya's up special not connecting. There's also the game's first 50-tier battle pass, which is going down like a lead balloon with players for one reason: there isn't a single bit of gleamium, MultiVersus' premium currency, to be seen on either the free or paid track.

Guild Wars 2 arrival on Steam next week means you can finally just buy the whole thing upfront
https://www.pcgamer.com/guild-wars-2-arrival-on-steam-next-week-means-you-can-finally-just-buy-the-whole-thing-upfront/
Guild Wars 2 is coming to Steam. We've known this for a while—originally ArenaNet had planned to launch on Steam back in late-2020, before putting the release on hold. Now, though, the Steam release date has been revealed. It's out next week on August 23, meaning it coincides with the MMO's tenth anniversary celebrations.

Weird FIFA Marvel crossover turns footballers into B-list superheroes
https://www.pcgamer.com/weird-fifa-marvel-crossover-turns-footballers-into-b-list-superheroes/
Way back in the '90s there was a pretty decent football game called Fever Pitch (renamed Head-On Soccer in America) where the idea was essentially footie with special moves. So, all the players could play normally but Peter 'Cheesy Keeps' Stilton was a goalkeeper who'd keep out anything barring a comet, while there was a striker whose special move was to dive and win cheap free kicks. Sport with superpowers is an interesting concept and when games pull it off, like NBA Jam, it can result in greatness.
Fever Pitch sprang to mind this morning as I tried to puzzle out a somewhat confusing announcement from EA about the upcoming FIFA 23, the last game under the current license before the series relaunches as EA Sports FC. EA has collaborated with Marvel in order to bring some superhero flavour into the game's enormously popular FIFA Ultimate Team mode, which already includes footballing 'heroes', though the actual implementation remains a little fuzzy.

It's time to go Super Saiyan in the Fortnite x Dragon Ball crossover event
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-time-to-go-super-saiyan-in-the-fortnite-x-dragon-ball-crossover-event/
The Fortnite x Dragon Ball crossover event is now live and will run until September 17. As well as new Dragon Ball-themed skins, emotes and other goodies in the item shop, you'll be able to visit a new point of interest where you can view Dragon Ball Super episodes, travel to new locations and complete time-limited quests.

One of last year's best city builders is getting free DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/one-of-last-years-best-city-builders-is-getting-free-dlc/
The popularity of city builders with a survival bent has seen the genre become quite a bit more stressful in recent years, but while Airborne Kingdom occasionally throws you a curveball, like your floating city is tilting too much and everyone is rightly fleeing in case they plummet to the ground, it's more of a leisurely journey across the sky. And one that's about to take players to new places, as some DLC is on the way. Good news: it's free.