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Thursday news, part two:

The Shovel Knight roguelike is out in a few weeks
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-shovel-knight-roguelike-is-out-in-a-few-weeks/
Yacht Club Games, developers of the excellent Shovel Knight and the upcoming Mina the Hollower, has announced the imminent arrival of Shovel Knight Dig. The 2D semi-roguelike arrives on September 23 and comes with a charming trailer featuring some of the developers playing dress-up, as well as plenty of footage from a title that has apparently been in the works for around four years.

Paradox is changing how it releases Crusader Kings 3 DLC, and the monarchs have some concerns
https://www.pcgamer.com/paradox-is-changing-how-it-releases-crusader-kings-3-dlc-and-the-monarchs-have-some-concerns/
A bitesize DLC for Crusader Kings 3 is on its way, but it's neither an expansion nor a flavour pack. This time, we're getting the Friends And Foes event pack, which will release on Steam on September 8. Rather unusually, for something that's out in a week, Paradox has not said what it will be charging for the DLC.
This is causing some consternation among strategy lovers, because the reveal of Friends And Foes comes hot on the heels of Paradox's recent announcement that CK3's flavour pack DLCs would soon be doubling in price. (...)

Ubisoft pauses 'decommissioning' of old games, reverses course on DLC deactivation
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-pauses-decommissioning-of-old-games-reverses-course-on-dlc-deactivation/
Ubisoft's shambolic "decommissioning" of more than a dozen older games took an unexpected turn today with a surprise announcement that the process—well, most of it—has been delayed to give people one final chance to snag the content that's going away.

Bethesda forced Arkane to call its game Prey, which studio founder says was 'very, very hurtful'
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-forced-arkane-to-call-its-game-prey-which-studio-founder-says-was-very-very-hurtful/
I like Arkane's 2017 immersive sim Prey a lot—even more than I liked Human Head's 2006 FPS of the same name. (Which, for the record, I liked quite a lot too.) But I was always baffled by the decision to reuse the title. Developer Arkane was explicit that its game was not a sequel or a remake, and had "no tie with the original," and it's not as though the 2006 game was such a smash hit that it carried immutable PR value.
It was a fairly widespread point of confusion, in fact, and not just among gamers but also at Arkane. In fact, studio founder Raphael Colantonio, who left Arkane in 2017, said in a recent Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences interview that Bethesda's insistence on using the name "was very, very hurtful," and ultimately helped convince him that it was time to go.

Wrath of the Lich King Classic's new group finder tool is a mess
https://www.pcgamer.com/wrath-of-the-lich-king-classics-new-group-finder-tool-is-a-mess/
Wrath of the Lich King Classic's most controversial feature is one that didn't exist in the original, 14-year-old expansion.
World of Warcraft Classic received its preparatory Wrath pre-patch this week, which includes early access to the Death Knight class, the new Inscription profession, and the game's unique group finder tool.

Sons of the Forest delayed again, but new gameplay footage sure looks nice
https://www.pcgamer.com/sons-of-the-forest-delayed-again-but-new-gameplay-footage-sure-looks-nice/
Sons of the Forest, the sequel to the deliciously hectic survival gem The Forest, won't release in October as planned. Instead, Endnight Games has announced that it will now release on February 23, 2023. This is the game's second delay—it was originally meant to release in May.

Jet Set Radio spiritual successor Bomb Rush Cyberfunk hit with another delay
https://www.pcgamer.com/jet-set-radio-spiritual-successor-bomb-rush-cyberfunk-hit-with-another-delay/
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, the Jet-Set-Radio-alike skating game from the devs behind Lethal League, has been delayed until summer next year.

This brutal open world survival game just got its biggest free update in 4 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-brutal-open-world-survival-game-just-got-its-biggest-free-update-in-4-years/
Survival game Conan Exiles arrived in early access in 2017 with a mix of crafting, base building, brutal multiplayer PvP, and perhaps most notably an endowment slider and full genital physics. Since then the survival sandbox has continued to draw thousands of players with floppy dongs and bouncy ballbags to clash with each other in the harsh world of Conan's Hyborian Age.
That world is about to change. Age of Sorcery is the biggest free update to hit Conan Exiles since it left early access in 2018, and it's just gone live. The patch will allow players to finally become the natural rival of the barbarian: the magic-user. New powers will let players summon demons and undead minions, perform ritual blood sacrifices on captives, conjure lightning strikes, turn day into night, and even become invisible.

UK watchdog announces in-depth investigation of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal
https://www.pcgamer.com/uk-watchdog-announces-in-depth-investigation-of-microsofts-activision-blizzard-deal/
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that, following an initial investigation, it is prepared to open an in-depth 'Phase 2' enquiry into Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard. The CMA is the UK's anti-trust regulator, responsible for maintaining the competitive integrity of the markets, and could be a significant hurdle for the acquisition if its concerns are not addressed.