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The Tuesday news, the sequel:

Leisure Suit Larry voice actor Jan Rabson has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/leisure-suit-larry-voice-actor-jan-rabson-has-died/
Jan Rabson, a prolific voice actor most recognizable to gamers as the nasally voice of Leisure Suit Larry, died on October 13 at the age of 68. Rabson's death was reported by CultureSlate and confirmed by friends on social media. The cause of death has not been released.

Riot Games acquires a Wargaming studio to help with live game development
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-acquires-a-wargaming-studio-to-help-with-live-game-development/
In a move that it says will help "accelerate the development of live games," League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced that it is the proud new owner of Australian studio Wargaming Sydney.
The studio was founded in 2002 as BigWorld Technology, and gained fame as the creator of the BigWorld toolset used in more than 30 MMOs and online games. It was acquired by Wargaming in 2012 and worked on that company's military MMOs: World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes. Following this acquisition, it will be renamed again, to Riot Sydney, and will work to support League of Legends, Valorant, and Riot tech teams.

Former Hearthstone boss says Marvel Snap is going to be the 'biggest card game of all time'
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-hearthstone-boss-says-marvel-snap-is-going-to-be-the-biggest-card-game-of-all-time/
Second Dinner's Ben Brode feels like he's on a mission with Marvel Snap. His endgame is turning a legion of die-hard Marvel fans who never play card games or have been intimidated by the genre into devoted digital CCG converts.

Overwatch 2's weekly coin rewards are insultingly low
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2s-weekly-coin-rewards-are-insultingly-low/
Blizzard has completely upended how buying stuff works in Overwatch 2, and the transition has not been smooth. The hero shooter's switch to free-to-play coincides with its move away from loot boxes to battle passes and a cosmetic shop that only accepts a new paid currency: Overwatch Coins. For a studio that used to give away loot boxes at a breezy pace, Blizzard is being incredibly stingy with its premium currency.

Splinter Cell remake director leaves Ubisoft
https://www.pcgamer.com/splinter-cell-remake-director-leaves-ubisoft/
After years of rumors and disappointments, it came as great news for long-suffering fans when Ubisoft announced in December 2021 that the stealth-action classic Splinter Cell is getting a full remake. But some of those fans are feeling a little bit nervous following the news that David Grivel, the director on the project, has left Ubisoft.

Sasha Grey will portray a radio DJ in the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion
https://www.pcgamer.com/sasha-grey-will-portray-a-radio-dj-in-the-cyberpunk-2077-expansion/
CD Projekt revealed in September that Keanu Reeves will return as Johnny Silverhand in the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty. And he won't be the only celebrity to appear in the add-on: Gaming streamer Sasha Grey revealed on Twitter that she's in it too, as a new radio DJ named Ash.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 celebrates its first decade by vowing to keep on truckin' for a second
https://www.pcgamer.com/euro-truck-simulator-2-celebrates-its-first-decade-by-vowing-to-keep-on-truckin-for-a-second/
The people yearn to truck. That's my main takeaway from a 10-year anniversary post on the SCS Software blog announcing that Euro Truck Simulator 2 has sold over 13 million copies and 80 million DLCs—in the form of cosmetic packs and major expansions—since it came out on October 18, 2012. To mark the game's phenomenal and unexpected success, SCS is organising an in-game trucking competition and spoke a little about plans for the game's future.
>> I admit it, I did my part in those two numbers.

Fortnite is giving you a fortnight to live out your werewolf fantasies
https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is-giving-you-a-fortnight-to-live-out-your-werewolf-fantasies/
Fortnite's getting furry. Wait, no, not like that. It's part of the game's Halloween Fortnitemares event, and it means players in Epic's empire will soon be able to transform themselves into werewolves, lending them new, lycanthropic abilities in the form of claws and heightened senses. Also, an NPC called DJ Lyka will be throwing shapes in the church of dance at the spot where you transform, because this is still Fortnite.

New World is getting 'Fresh Start Worlds' in November
https://www.pcgamer.com/new-world-is-getting-fresh-start-worlds-in-november/
"Fresh start servers" are designed to give players a chance to sample MMOs when they were—you guessed it—fresh and new and not overcrowded and overrun by max-level players and all their stuff. Blizzard, for instance, announced earlier this year that World of Warcraft Classic's Wrath of the Lich King expansion would launch with fresh servers, where all players would start with new characters at level 1. Starting in November, players of Amazon's New World will have the same opportunity when Fresh Start Worlds for that game go live.