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Dying Light 2's first story DLC drops you into a fighting pit
https://www.pcgamer.com/dying-light-2s-first-story-dlc-drops-you-into-a-fighting-pit/
With the world overrun by zombies, you'd think the last thing anyone would be asking for is a place where human survival becomes even less likely. But this is Dying Light 2, where the bloodthirstiness of the infected usually pales in comparison to that of human beings. It's almost like we are the walking dead, or something.
Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties is the first story-based DLC for the open world zombie parkour game, and as the teaser last week suggested it's gonna take the focus away from skipping across rooftops and gliding around skyscrapers to plop you into a gladiatorial arena. The centerpiece is Carnage Hall, where warriors battle each other to the death in front of a cheering crowd. Hey, there's no Netflix in the zombie apocalypse. People need their entertainment fix.

The next Outlast will traumatise up to four players at once
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-outlast-will-traumatise-up-to-four-players-at-once/
Gamescom continues apace, and as it does we've had a new look at the next Outlast game from Red Barrels: The Outlast Trials.
The game is set during the Cold War, and involves a private company—the Murkoff Corporation, which sounds like it was named by Charles Dickens—running all sorts of brutal, MKUltra-esque experiments on a gaggle of abductees and prisoners to achieve new breakthroughs in mind control. In an event no one could possibly have predicted, it looks like those experiments went a bit awry, and it's now up to you to navigate your way out of the prisons and testing facilities.

Ex-Battlefield devs are making a destruction-heavy FPS that sounds right up my alley
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-battlefield-devs-are-making-a-destruction-heavy-fps-that-sounds-right-up-my-alley/
I've had my eye on Embark Studios, a new studio led by ex-EA boss Patrick Söderlund and ex-DICE developers, since it announced co-op robo shooter Arc Raiders at last year's Game Awards. Two weeks ago, Embark announced that it has delayed Arc Raiders because it wants to release the other game it's working on first.
That game is The Finals, a free-to-play, destruction-heavy FPS announced today at the Gamescom Opening Night Live show. Watch the brief teaser above.

FF14 made its most tragic death scene worse without telling anyone
https://www.pcgamer.com/ff14-made-its-most-tragic-death-scene-worse-without-telling-anyone/
One of the most tragic death scenes in Final Fantasy 14 is now a little more heart-wrenching thanks to a stealth change in patch 6.2 Buried Memories.
For the spoiler averse: The change adds in an additional line of dialogue to explain why neither our hero or their allies can save the injured character. Square Enix didn't include it in the lengthy patch notes, but the dungeon where the cutscene plays got updated to support NPC parties for solo runs, which could explain why the change was made.

The game based on The Expanse looks pretty decent, especially the zero-G bits
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-expanse-telltale-game/
In December, the new Telltale Games—a studio built from some of the pieces left behind when the original developer shut down—announced that it's making an adventure series based on The Expanse, the six-season sci-fi show that was recently concluded by Amazon Studios.
I thought it was smart to make Camina Drummer the main character (who would rather play as pouty-boy James Holden?) and now that we have a proper look at The Expanse: A Telltale Series in the Gamescom trailer embedded above, I'm mildly excited to play it.

'80s cult classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a multiplayer horror game
https://www.pcgamer.com/80s-cult-classic-killer-klowns-from-outer-space-is-becoming-a-multiplayer-horror-game/
1980s horror films have had something of a resurgence in videogames over the past few years. From Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger in Dead by Daylight to Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Game to Ash Williams in Evil Dead: The Game, we can't seem to get enough of combining the multiplayer horror formula with memorable 1980s slasher flicks.
Now another nightmare from the '80s is throwing its multicolored fright wig into the ring. Cult horror comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space is becoming a 3v7 asymmetrical horror game from Randy Greenback, executive director of Friday the 13th: The Game, and developer Teravision Games. In KKFOS:TG, a team of three Klown players will hunt seven human citizens as they gather weapons and gear to try to repel the goofy invasion.

This PC-only Chinese RPG looks like Assassin's Creed, except you can put your sword down and get a normal job
https://www.pcgamer.com/where-winds-meet-announcement/
Based on the Gamescom announcement trailer, Where Winds Meet looks like an Assassin's Creed-sized undertaking, so it's a little surprising that I've never heard of its developer, Everstone Studio. I have heard of its publisher, though: The studio is backed by NetEase, the second largest game publisher in China, so it's at least safe to assume that it's the big-budget open world action RPG it appears to be.

Hearthstone is introducing premium currency and a Battlegrounds season pass, players are unimpressed
https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-is-introducing-premium-currency-and-a-battlegrounds-season-pass-players-are-unimpressed/
Hearthstone's auto-battler mode Battlegrounds remains popular, even among players who don't bother with regular Hearthstone. On August 30 Blizzard will launch Season 2 of Battlegrounds, which will add quest mechanics and two new heroes, but it's also going to bring some things players are less excited about: premium currency and a premium rewards track to go with it.

A decade after its announcement, Mount and Blade 2 releases in full this October
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-decade-after-its-announcement-mount-and-blade-2-releases-in-full-this-october/
TaleWorlds has led an early charge into Gamescom with an announcement that Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord—first announced when the world was young and dinosaurs roamed the Earth—will finally leave Early Access on October 25. The announcement of the release date was even accompanied by a new trailer, showcasing the white-knuckle tension of medieval sieges, battles, and opening a small business.

Scars Above looks eerie, alien, and pyramidal
https://www.pcgamer.com/scars-above-looks-eerie-alien-and-pyramidal/
Scars Above, an upcoming Sci-Fi action adventure from Serbian studio Mad Head Games was announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live.
There are parts of the trailer that remind me of Control — not least the ominous inverted pyramids, which is in-universe referred to as the Metahedron, according to its Steam page. It looks to lean far more into the alien than the eldritch, however, as you play as astronaut and scientist Kate Ward, stranded from her crew in a strange, hostile environment.

Mask of the Rose joins the slew of games delayed until spring 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/mask-of-the-rose-joins-the-slew-of-games-delayed-until-spring-2023/
Failbetter Games recently announced that their gothic horror dating sim, Mask of the Rose, was going to be delayed from its original spooky autumn release date to next April.
In a candid blog post, Failbetter lays out the reasons for choosing to delay the game, saying that there were signs the schedule was too tight: team workers were stressed, and reluctant to take time off.

Crusader Kings 3 update looks to tone-down the 'border gore' of endless conquest
https://www.pcgamer.com/crusader-kings-3-update-looks-to-tone-down-the-border-gore-of-endless-conquest/
A recent developer diary details how an upcoming Crusader Kings 3 update will change the AI, resulting in more stable realms, and—most importantly for the most pernickety of map painters—less border gore.