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Aragami studio Lince Works is closing: 'The last couple of years have been particularly difficult'
https://www.pcgamer.com/aragami-studio-lince-works-is-closing-the-last-couple-of-years-have-been-particularly-difficult/
Lince Works, the Barcelona-based developer of the Aragami games, has announced that it is halting development of its current projects and closing its doors for good.
>> That's sad. shikamaru317 made a thread about this yesterday.

Rainbow Six Siege mouse spoofers scramble to support forums after new anticheat 'Mousetrap' unexpectedly kicks in
https://www.pcgamer.com/rainbow-six-siege-mouse-spoofers-scramble-to-support-forums-after-new-anticheat-mousetrap-unexpectedly-kicks-in/
"Mousetrap" is an anticheat technology developed for Rainbow Six Siege that's intended to detect and punish "spoofers"—that is, players who use mouse and keyboard on their consoles in order to gain a precision advantage over people using controllers. Ubisoft announced the system in February and said it was supposed to go live in April, but it may have jumped the gun on that a bit because some Xim Apex users are already reporting that their devices are being detected.

Take-Two confirms layoffs following 'exponential growth in recent years'
https://www.pcgamer.com/take-two-confirms-layoffs-following-exponential-growth-in-recent-years/
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive has confirmed a report of layoffs at the company, saying that it is letting employees go in order "to position the company for another extended period of success."

It's a big week for multiplayer FPS games
https://www.pcgamer.com/its-a-big-week-for-multiplayer-fps-games/
At least once a year, the stars perfectly align and all the multiplayer shooters have a big update at the same time. This year, the stars decided that time is March. Everywhere I look, an FPS I'm excited about or want to get back to is beckoning me with promises of new gadgets, maps, exclusive betas, or overpowered guns that'll be nerfed in a week.

Overwatch 2 developer calls smurfing 'the bane of my existence'
https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2-developer-calls-smurfing-the-bane-of-my-existence/
The Overwatch 2 developers explained the constant battle they have to fight for fair matchmaking in a stream today, and said one of the hardest problems to solve are players who smurf.

Dota 2's new ghostly gunslinger hero is live
https://www.pcgamer.com/dota-2s-new-ghostly-gunslinger-hero-is-live/
Muerta, the Dota 2 hero who was announced way back in October 2022, has finally arrived in the game as part of the now-live Dead Reckoning update.
Valve didn't reveal much about Muerta when the character was announced, but it turns out that she was a killer of such impressive talent that "Death himself put her on the payroll."

That 2D League of Legends RPG from the Moonlighter devs just got an imminent release date and a gameplay trailer
https://www.pcgamer.com/that-2d-league-of-legends-rpg-from-the-moonlighter-devs-just-got-an-imminent-release-date-and-a-gameplay-trailer/
Two months after it was leaked by South Korea's game rating board and three weeks after it was officially announced, The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story has an imminent release date and a colourful new trailer to go with it. The game, which tells a story based around familiar LoL hero Sylas, is set to come out on April 18.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s free upgrade didn't make me buy the RPG, but this sure as hell did
https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3s-free-upgrade-is-great-but-its-not-why-i-just-bought-early-access/
Baldur’s Gate 3’s recent official release date blog post and trailer confirmed a number of things that I was eager to hear, including that the long-awaited RPG is finally set to get its full 1.0 release on August 31st this year.

The Outer Worlds' new version is getting slammed on Steam—'Spacer's Choice Edition: now with 200% more performance issues!'
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-outer-worlds-new-version-is-getting-slammed-on-steamspacers-choice-edition-now-with-200-more-performance-issues/
Private Division's pledge that the prettied-up Spacer's Choice Edition of The Outer Worlds would run at a smooth 4K 60fps may have been premature. The next-gen version of the studio's satirical 2019 RPG released yesterday and it's already accrued a "Mostly Negative" rating on Steam, with numerous players complaining of performance issues in the newly-remastered game.