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Total War: Warhammer 3 DLC planned for April release
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammer-3-dlc-planned-for-april-release/
Last year Total War: Warhammer 3 received two DLC add-ons. The beta of Immortal Empires was a free expansion of expansive size, while Champions of Chaos was a paid expansion with four legendary lords leading Warriors of Chaos factions and a snappier campaign. Fans have been rabidly awaiting news of more, especially after data miners found voice files suggesting Chaos Dwarfs were on the way.
In a video message posted to the Total War Twitter feed, game director Rich Aldridge gave an update on what's planned for 2023 and why it's taken longer than planned.

Resident Evil 4 is partying like it's 2011 with a deluge of day-one DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-4-is-partying-like-its-2011-with-a-deluge-of-day-one-dlc/
As reported by GamesRadar, eagle-eyed users on ResetEra noticed a Microsoft Store listing for a "Resident Evil 4 Treasure Map Expansion," seemingly part of the game's Digital Deluxe Edition. The content pack's description reads: "Discover the hidden treasures that await! With this map, additional treasures will be placed throughout the game. Some of these treasures can only be obtained by this method."
A quick perusal of RE4's Microsoft Store page reveals a total of 13 different content packs, presumably available separately in addition to being bundled in the $70 Digital Deluxe version. These packs include mostly outfits and cosmetic options, but also two new weapons and the aforementioned treasure map.

A remake of the first Atelier game is coming to Steam in summer 2023
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-remake-of-the-first-atelier-game-is-coming-to-steam-in-summer-2023/
The original entry in the now-quite-widespread Atelier series is being remade for the latest generation of gaming, as Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg will be released in Summer 2023 by series developers Gust and Koei Tecmo. Like many games in the series recently it'll be coming to Steam.

EA Originals to publish more big-budget games as well as small indies
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-originals-to-publish-more-big-budget-games-as-well-as-small-indies/
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Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, Jeff Gamon, the general manager of EA Partners who oversees EA Originals, said he is "hugely proud of that relationship we have with all of our partners, regardless of how things worked out. With [Velan Studios founders] Guha and Karthik, I am still very close to them. Every step of the way we were by their side. Completely transparent. These things are built in collaboration from day one."
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"We've discovered a desire for bigger, better and more innovative titles that complement the EA portfolio," Gamon said. "So where we started off with smaller, indie games we are now graduating to independently created games of all shapes and sizes and scope and budget. We are moving away from niche, and towards bold and audacious."

Here's a management game best described as 'terraform and chill'
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-a-management-game-best-described-as-terraform-and-chill/
You've got a big, barren world with lots of resources to make use of, and all the tech to change it into a lush cradle of life: So get to it. That's the concept of Plan B: Terraform, a management, automation, and simulation strategy game that has you in charge of setting up a terraformed Plan B for a humanity that's struggling to keep Earth habitable. Its big selling point? The planet is absolutely huge, composed of "more than a million hexagons" to build on, with simulated atmosphere, temperature, vegetation, rain, and water cycle.

Rebuild after Ragnarok in roguelike city-builder Roots of Yggdrasil
https://www.pcgamer.com/rebuild-after-ragnarok-in-roguelike-city-builder-roots-of-yggdrasil/
Traditionally if someone asks "Can you survive the end of the world?"—implying by The End of the World of course the metaphysical destruction of all things and a return to some kind of void-state—the answer is a resounding "No."
ManaVoid Entertainment, however, is releasing Roots of Yggdrasil, a roguelike city-builder about the Vikings that survive Ragnarok, the end of the world, and just... keep on keeping on. Actually, sorry, they try to find their scattered clans and rebuild the world.

Here's when Wild Hearts releases in your timezone and when you can start the EA Play First trial
https://www.pcgamer.com/wild-hearts-release-time/
Wild Hearts is EA & Koei Tecmo's take on Monster Hunter: smash giant mythological beasts with giant swords, then use their body parts to make even better swords to smash their friends with. Nature's beautiful, isn't it?
Wild Hearts releases today, February 13—but with a catch. Only EA Play subscribers get early access, while everyone else has to wait until February 13 for the full release. And that full release will vary by timezone and platform, too. It's a bit complicated, so here's what you need to know to jump into Wild Hearts as soon as possible.

Double Fine just dropped a 22-hour documentary series on the making of Psychonauts 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/double-fine-just-dropped-a-22-hour-documentary-series-on-the-making-of-psychonauts-2/
One of my favourite things in my Steam library resides in the client's dormant-if-not-dead 'Videos' section. There, arrayed in neat rows, lies my collection of Double Fine's Amnesia Fortnight 2014 documentaries, which cover a two-week game jam held at Double Fine's offices almost (oh my god) ten years ago. It was one of my first, fascinating insights into how games actually get made, and I'm ready for another. Lucky me, then, that Double Fine's just dropped a 32-episode series on the making of Psychonauts 2.
>> You have to be a really, really big fan to watch it in full.

EA on verge of $600 million deal to be the Premier League's 'lead partner'
https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-on-verge-of-dollar600-million-deal-to-be-the-premier-leagues-lead-partner/
Electronic Arts is about to seal a £488 million ($590 million) commercial deal with the English Premier League, the most-watched and commercially lucrative football league in the world. This may well be the most important commercial partnership EA has for its upcoming re-branding exercise with EA Sports FC, which is the new name for the series formerly known as FIFA.
>> That name change is going to be costly.

The Day Before devs say a calendar app stole their trademark, YouTube is delisting their videos, and no doubt the dog's eyeing up their homework
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-day-before-devs-say-a-calendar-app-stole-their-trademark-youtube-is-delisting-their-videos-and-no-doubt-the-dogs-eyeing-up-their-homework/
Fntastic, the studio behind The Day Before, has released yet another statement regarding the state of the game and its ongoing trademark dispute. In a short post on Twitter yesterday afternoon, Fntastic said that its trademark has apparently been snaffled by a calendar app, that its videos have been taken down from YouTube as a result of trademark issue, and that the current holder of the trademark has offered to discuss things with the studio. The studio followed up its tweet with a link to a delisted YouTube video which—per the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CHvJkU5ILg">Wayback Machine—used to show a clip of someone playing The Day Before on PC.
>> This won't end well.