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Atomic Heart has launched without ray tracing despite featuring in multiple Nvidia tech demos
https://www.pcgamer.com/atomic-heart-has-launched-without-ray-tracing-despite-featuring-in-multiple-nvidia-tech-demos/
Whatever your take on it, there's no denying Atomic Heart is a very pretty game. So pretty, in fact, that it's been the subject of several Nvidia showcases demonstrating the latest and greatest in the GPU-maker's graphics tech, including an "RTX On" demo as recently as a month ago. But now Atomic Heart is finally here, and it seems RTX is not, in fact, on.

Destiny 2 cheat maker owes Bungie $4.4M after judge rules it violated the DMCA
https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-cheat-maker-owes-bungie-dollar44m-after-judge-rules-it-violated-the-dmca/
Bungie has won a $4.4 million arbitration award against AimJunkies after a judge found that the cheat maker violated the DMCA by bypassing Destiny 2's protections and reverse-engineering the game in order to develop cheats which it then sold to players.

Hogwarts Legacy director says there are 'no current plans for DLC'
https://www.pcgamer.com/hogwarts-legacy-director-says-there-are-no-current-plans-for-dlc/
Hogwarts Legacy is a huge hit, but fans probably shouldn't hold their breath waiting for DLC to arrive. Game director Alan Tew told IGN that developer Avalanche Software doesn't have plans for it right now.

Survival game Sons of the Forest shows off co-op base-building, fleshy nightmares
https://www.pcgamer.com/survival-game-sons-of-the-forest-shows-off-co-op-base-building-fleshy-nightmares/
Survival game Sons of the Forest launches into early access on February 23, and as you explore, craft, build, and fight against a horrifying cannibalistic tribe on a mysterious island, take some small comfort in the fact that you won't have to do it alone.

After Elden Ring released, The Lords of the Fallen devs realized one of their bosses was 'nearly identical to Malenia'
https://www.pcgamer.com/after-elden-ring-released-the-lords-of-the-fallen-devs-realized-one-of-their-bosses-was-nearly-identical-to-malenia/
2014 action RPG Lords of the Fallen was obviously inspired by FromSoftware games, and so is its upcoming reboot, The Lords of the Fallen (a name that will torment Google searchers forever). According to creative director Cezar Virtosu, however, while it might look like they cribbed certain ideas directly from Elden Ring for the new game, they were as surprised as anyone by them.

The film studio behind Get Out and The Purge is going to make 'original, horror-themed' games
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-film-studio-behind-get-out-and-the-purge-is-going-to-make-original-horror-themed-games/
Blumhouse, the production studio behind legendary films like Get Out, M3GAN, and Tooth Fairy starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, is getting into videogames. The company's new division, Blumhouse Games, will "partner with independent game developers to bring their creative vision to life via original, horror-themed games" (via VG247).
>> Ryuu96 has a thread about this.

Atomic Heart criticised for racist caricature in one of its Soviet-era cartoons
https://www.pcgamer.com/atomic-heart-criticised-for-racist-caricature-in-one-of-its-soviet-era-cartoons/
Atomic Heart is being criticised (via Resetera) for the presence of a racist caricature in one of the old Soviet cartoons that air in the game's Resident Evil-style save rooms. Those rooms, which serve as a brief respite from the game's robo-bashing combat, offer players a chance to kick back for a bit and watch old episodes of Nu, Pogodi! (Well, Just You Wait!) a beloved Soviet children's cartoon that first aired in 1969. But at least one of the episodes featured might be a bit too reminiscent of its era.