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Minecraft launcher project spins out of control after dev hijacks it to fight 'leftist queer ideology'
https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-launcher-project-spins-out-of-control-after-dev-hijacks-it-to-fight-leftist-queer-ideology/
A fairly popular custom launcher project for Minecraft has capsized after a maintainer purged the project's other developers for "promoting radicalist leftist queer ideology," GamingOnLinux reports. With the project under their exclusive control, the hijacker is now free to push any update they like without oversight, including malicious code.

Fallout 76 lead designer Ferret Baudoin has died
https://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-76-lead-designer-ferret-baudoin-has-died/
Bethesda Softworks senior designer Ferret Baudoin, who worked as lead designer on Fallout 76, has died. A tribute page on Facebook said he "passed suddenly" on October 15, "surrounded by his family and friends."
>> My condolences, but he either died suddenly, or he died surrounded by family and friends. Both at the same time is hard to believe.

Rat apocalypse comes to Total War: Warhammer 3 with new Vermintide endgame
https://www.pcgamer.com/rat-apocalypse-comes-to-total-war-warhammer-3-with-new-vermintide-endgame/
Does anyone do patch notes quite like The Creative Assembly? There may be more details in the blog post for Total War: Warhammer 3's 2.2.0 update than there are Skaven in the End Times, and that's saying something—because as I understand it, Vermintide is literally the rat apocalypse. Today's post details a huge range of changes, additions, and balance tweaks, but the most exciting to me is a brand new endgame full of angry rat men.

The Sims 4 is getting official mod support
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-sims-4-is-getting-official-mod-support/
Today at the Sims Summit, EA and Maxis made several announcements about the future of long-running people simulator series The Sims. (...)
In the meantime, there's more immediate news about The Sims 4 (which went free-to-play today). During the Sims Summit, VP of franchise creative Lindsay Pearson announced a partnership with Overwolf, owner of modding hub CurseForge, to create "a new destination for The Sims 4 players to download trusted mods and custom content."

The next Sims game is bringing back my beloved Create-A-Style tool
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-sims-game-is-bringing-back-my-beloved-create-a-style-tool/
The Sims 5 may not have a real name yet—Electronic Arts announced the "next generation Sims game" today with the codename "Project Rene"—but it is going to bring back the indisputable best feature of the entire series: the Create-A-Style tool.

Marvel Snap wheels out Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury for its launch video
https://www.pcgamer.com/marvel-snap-wheels-out-samuel-l-jackson-as-nick-fury-for-its-launch-video/
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Marvel Snap left early access and went into full release today. The PC client still very much shows its mobile roots, most noticeably in its phone-shaped orientation, but if you're looking for a sense of how seriously Marvel's paymasters are taking the game, a launch video starring none other than Samuel L Jackson gives a pretty good idea.

The next Apex Legends character is the game's first trans hero
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-next-apex-legends-character-is-the-games-first-trans-hero/
The next character coming to Apex Legends is an "experienced terraformer and defensive conjurer" named Tressa Smith, aka Catalyst, a trans woman who possesses a "remarkable, almost magical, control over ferrofluid."

The Bayonetta voice actor dispute just got more complicated
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-bayonetta-voice-actor-dispute-just-got-more-complicated/
Over the weekend, actor Hellena Taylor said that Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya offered her a flat rate of $4,000 to reprise her role as Bayonetta's voice in the upcoming Bayonetta 3, a lowball she said she declined. Taylor's statement has now been rebutted by two sources who spoke anonymously to Bloomberg, which says it also obtained documentation related to the negotiations.
According to Bloomberg's sources, "Platinum Games sought to hire Taylor for at least five sessions, each paying $3,000 to $4,000 for four hours in the studio." The total fee would've been at least $15,000, if that were the case. Taylor, Bloomberg's sources say, rejected the offer and "asked for a six-figure sum as well as residuals." In the end, Platinum hired prolific voice actor Jennifer Hale, best known as Commander Shepard in Mass Effect, to take over the role.
>> You probably already know this if you follow the thread about this whole thing. By the way, his will likely be the last article I post about this matter. After all, I don't even know why I posted the first article about it since this is not a game that will (officially) launch on PC.

Here's when Disney Dreamlight Valley's Scar update unlocks
https://www.pcgamer.com/disney-dreamlight-valley-scar-update-release-times/
Disney Dreamlight Valley's first big update is almost here and it introduces The Lion King's Scar, along with his own story arc. It's set to arrive later today but there are a few things you should know before you sit down to play.

US Labor Relations Board says Blizzard Albany QA union vote can proceed despite Activision's objections
https://www.pcgamer.com/us-labor-relations-board-says-blizzard-albany-qa-union-vote-can-proceed-despite-activisions-objections/
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled yesterday that 21 QA staff at Blizzard Albany, formerly known as Vicarious Visions, could go ahead with a planned vote to unionise, the Washington Post reports.

Riot fixes 'pay-to-lose' Valorant gun skin that pros forgot to tell devs about
https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-fixes-pay-to-lose-valorant-gun-skin-that-pros-forgot-to-tell-devs-about/
Riot has shortened one of Valorant's gun skins after learning pro players were calling it a "pay-to-lose" item due to a slight variance in the length of its barrel. The Spectrum Phantom, a version of Valorant's Phantom rifle with altered visual and audio effects, had a nose that poked out just a little bit further than other Phantom variants, meaning enemies would be able to spot you slightly sooner than usual if you were using one.