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Part two, and also long, of the news

Nexon reveals first trailer for its new looter-shooter, beta test coming in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/nexon-reveals-first-trailer-for-its-new-looter-shooter-beta-test-coming-in-october/
We've known for a little while that Nexon is working on a new looter-shooter called The First Descendant that charges players with protecting humanity from an onslaught of alien invaders backed by very big bosses. It's a classic, some might say overly familiar, tale of super-powered good against relentless evil from space, and it's headed to its first beta test in October. By way of celebration the publisher has also put out a new trailer, which you can watch above.

Saudi Arabia first country to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision
https://www.pcgamer.com/saudi-arabia-first-country-to-approve-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision/
Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the world to greenlight Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The country's General Authority for Competition (GAC) tweeted Sunday that it had no objection to the completion of the "process of economic concentration" between the two companies, making it the first regulatory hurdle Microsoft has cleared in its quest to acquire Activision.

MultiVersus nerfs Iron Giant because he's 'dominating with abnormally high win rates at every skill level'
https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-nerfs-iron-giant-because-hes-dominating-with-abnormally-high-win-rates-at-every-skill-level/
Warner Bros' free-to-play character brawler MultiVersus has launched to enormous success, attracting over 20 million players so far, and looks set to become something of a cross-platform Smash Bros. (...)
Anyway, the Iron Giant has, amusingly enough, turned out to be so powerful that developer Player First Games has been forced to apply some swingeing nerfs to the character. The game will be down today for a short maintenance period, after which it returns with a new patch that also introduces Morty from Rick & Morty.

Destiny 2: Lightfall will send players to the cyberpunk world of Neptune in February
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-lightfall-will-send-players-to-the-cyberpunk-world-of-neptune-in-february/
After months of anticipation (and a big leak), Bungie has finally unveiled Lightfall, the next major Destiny 2 expansion, which will give Guardians access to an all-new subclass and a very cool looking new destination: The cyberpunk-styled world of Neptune.

Destiny 2's new Strand subclass looks like sci-fi Spider-Man with magic green webs
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-strand-subclass-detailed/
Earlier today Bungie teased the new darkness-based subclass coming to Destiny 2 called Strand, and it's as much about movement and traversal as combat.
In its showcase, the developer finally detailed the much-rumoured new subclass. Now confirmed to be called Strand, the subclass looks as much about exploring the new city on Neptune with a cosmic grappling hook as it is whipping cabal in the face with ropes of green energy.

Destiny 2 is finally getting in-game LFG and loadout systems with Lightfall
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-is-finally-getting-in-game-lfg-and-loadout-systems-with-lightfall/
Bungie has announced that with the launch of the Lightfall expansion it is going to add new loadout systems and LFG to Destiny 2. The news was revealed during the annual Bungie livestream, and honestly, it's a pretty welcome change.

Destiny 2: Season of Plunder lets you yeet yourself from cannons to fight space pirates
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-season-of-plunder-lets-you-yeet-yourself-from-cannons-to-fight-space-pirates/
I hope you like walking planks because as part of its big livestream showcase, Bungie just dropped a trailer for Destiny 2's Season of Plunder, which starts today. Eramis, who you may remember as the Big Bad from the Beyond Light expansion, has broken free of her icy prison and it's up to you to create a ragtag crew to take her out (again). Quite why nobody was guarding her frozen body is anyone's guess.

Hearthstone Battlegrounds is adding Quests and a Season Track in a big update coming next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstones-battlegrounds-is-adding-quests-in-a-big-update-coming-next-week/
In terms of popularity, there's a case to be made that Hearthstone's Battlegrounds spin-off has superseded the original game, with the arrival of a major new patch to refresh the meta as eagerly anticipated as any card expansion. The next update is due to drop on August 30, and today Blizzard has begun detailing the contents, which include a refresh of the minion and hero pools, Battlegrounds Missions (think: dailies), as well as the addition of a rewards track that will contain new kinds of cosmetics.

Gearbox's attempt at a Telltale game releases in October
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-tales-from-the-borderlands-gamescom-announcement/
New Tales from the Borderlands comes to PC and consoles on October 21, 2022. That's right, the new Tales from the Borderlands game is just called "New Tales From The Borderlands." Easy to remember!

Hogwarts Legacy Gamescom trailer introduces wizard zombies
https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-gamescom-trailer-introduces-wizard-zombies/
A new trailer for open-world Harry Potter-verse adventure game Hogwarts Legacy premiered today during Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live show, and it's easily the darkest look at it yet.

Goat Simulator 3 gameplay trailer simulates more goats than ever
https://www.pcgamer.com/goat-simulator-3-gameplay-trailer-simulates-more-goats-than-ever/
Last year's announcement of Goat Simulator 3 was a big surprise—in no small part because there was never a Goat Simulator 2. And at last you can witness the goat simulation's simulated goats going absolutely ape in the four player co-op sandbox. Have a look at the chaotic new gameplay trailer above, shown at Gamescom Opening Night Live.

Fallout 4 and New Vegas veterans team up to make new open world RPG Wyrdsong
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-and-new-vegas-veterans-team-up-to-make-new-open-world-rpg-wyrdsong/
For years Fallout fans have been clamoring for another team-up between Bethesda and Obsidian Entertainment to produce a new Fallout game. That's still not in the cards (despite Microsoft now owning both studios), but an announcement at Gamescom's Opening Night Live might be the next best thing.
Bethesda veteran Jeff Gardiner, lead producer and project lead on open world RPGs like Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76, has formed a new game development studio called Something Wicked Games. Joining Gardiner is Charles Staples, design director on Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds and lead level designer on Fallout: New Vegas. That's a lot of Fallout DNA in one studio.

A new Homeworld 3 trailer showcases advanced tactics and hot new graphics
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-homeworld-3-trailer-showcases-advanced-tactics-and-hot-new-graphics/
A new trailer for Homeworld 3 (opens in new tab) appeared during the Open Night Live showcase at Gamescom, giving us a look at some of the advanced combat tactics that will be available to players when Fleet Command returns to action.
>> Azzanation has made a thread about it.

Rick & Morty creator's new game stars a knife that wants to eat someone's ass
https://www.pcgamer.com/rick-and-morty-creators-new-game-stars-a-knife-that-wants-to-eat-someones-asshole/
High on Life, an FPS from Rick & Morthy co-creator Justin Roiland, predictably looks to be a new member of the "never shutting up" game club. The cartoony shooter includes a gun that constantly talks to you (Roiland, whose voice is instantly familiar) and a knife that is absolutely giddy to do a murder (also Roiland, doing a decent imitation of a deranged Taika Waititi). The knife also doubles as a grappling hook, which is a neat bit of mobility, though its bloodthirsty schtick may get old after about five minutes.

Phantom Hellcat is a hack-n-slash that wants to bring the genre 'back to its roots'
https://www.pcgamer.com/phantom-hellcat-is-a-hack-n-slash-that-wants-to-bring-the-genre-back-to-its-roots/
I don't know about you, but my fingers weren't built for combos. Put me in front of a fighting game or literally anything developed by Platinum and my hands turn into useless slabs of ham, just barely capable of feebly hammering the light attack button as I'm smashed to paste by my far more competent enemies.
Consider me nervous, then, about Phantom Hellcat, a third-person action adventure game that just got announced during Gamescom's Opening Night Live. The devs say they want to "bring hack-n-slash titles back to their roots" with a combat system based around chaining together combos and utilising your environment to take down rooms full of enemies. I'm doomed.