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The Tuesday news, part two:

Mega Man re-releases add warning about 'insensitive cultural depictions' but leave the games unchanged
https://www.pcgamer.com/mega-man-re-releases-add-warning-about-insensitive-cultural-depictions-but-leave-the-games-unchanged/
Capcom has added a disclaimer to both volumes of The Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, a re-release of ten games in the spin-off strategy series, which warns players of "insensitive cultural depictions" at the start of the game. It does not specify what these are but, as soon as the warning was spotted on gaming forum Resetera, users began posting examples of what the game includes that probably falls under this description. The games' content has not been altered.

The new steampunk adventure game from the makers of Myst recommends 32GB RAM and this is why
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-new-steampunk-adventure-game-from-the-makers-of-myst-recommends-32gb-ram-and-i-have-no-idea-why/
Firmament, the new game from Myst developer Cyan, will be out on May 18, and it will probably not surprise you to hear that, going by the new trailer, it will be a lot like Myst.

Valheim is getting a creative mode and some truly brutal hardcore difficulty options
https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-is-getting-a-creative-mode-and-some-truly-brutal-hardcore-difficulty-options/
As teased back in January, Iron Gate Studio has been working on adding difficulty settings for Viking survival game Valheim. Today on Twitter Valheim lead designer Jonathan Smårs gave us a quick look at what's planned, ranging from a creative mode that lets you build without resources to a peaceful "casual" mode to a hardcore setting that will brutally punish the bravest (or most foolhardy) players.

Former Halo Infinite creative lead Joseph Staten joins Netflix to head up an all-new 'AAA multiplatform game'
https://www.pcgamer.com/former-halo-infinite-creative-lead-joseph-staten-joins-netflix-to-head-up-an-all-new-multiplatform-game/
Longtime Bungie writer and former Halo Infinite creative lead Joseph Staten left Microsoft earlier this month, and now we know where he's going: To Netflix.
"In my work life, there's nothing I love more than collaborating with others to build worlds filled with iconic characters, deep mysteries, and endless adventures," Staten tweeted. "So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let's go!"

A new multiplayer Harry Potter game promises all the online Quidditch you can't play in Hogwarts Legacy
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-new-multiplayer-harry-potter-game-promises-all-the-online-quidditch-you-cant-play-in-hogwarts-legacy/
Remember how it seemed so odd that you can't play Quidditich in Hogwarts Legacy, even though it's the most famous and popular sport in the wizarding world and central to the story of Harry Potter? Anyway, never mind that, because in entirely unrelated news Warner Bros has revealed an all-new multiplayer set in the world of Hogwarts called Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions.

Diablo 4 has officially gone gold
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-has-officially-gone-gold/
It doesn't mean much in this era of live-service games and day one patches, but 'going gold' is still a fun little milestone, and today Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 has officially crossed that line.

With yet another senior departure, it seems like just about all of Halo's leadership has changed over in the last 2 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/with-yet-another-senior-departure-it-seems-like-just-about-all-of-halos-leadership-has-changed-over-in-the-last-2-years/
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to PC Gamer that Halo's franchise director, Frank O'Connor, has left Microsoft, telling us, "We thank Frank for his numerous contributions to the Halo franchise and wish him well going forward." O'Connor's departure was first reported over the weekend by Windows Central, who noticed that his LinkedIn had been updated to show him leaving Microsoft for a new role at an unspecified company.

Fans of a sweatier Call of Duty are championing Ubisoft's free-to-play XDefiant
https://www.pcgamer.com/fans-of-a-sweatier-call-of-duty-are-championing-ubisofts-free-to-play-xdefiant/
The closed beta for upcoming Ubisoft FPS XDefiant managed to attract more eyeballs on Twitch last week than Warzone 2—not bad for a game that was heckled into a hole a couple years ago when it was first announced as a Tom Clancy game.

The world's most disgusting grenade is now available in Overwatch 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-worlds-most-disgusting-grenade-is-now-available-in-overwatch-2/
Somehow Blizzard got away with adding the most disgusting grenade in videogames to Overwatch 2.
The hero shooter's latest season has a space opera-themed battle pass, including the Intergalactic Smuggler skin for Ashe. Initially, I thought it was a cute skin. Blizzard gave the ornery cowgirl red hair, wrapped her outfit in tentacled alien creatures, and made her robot butler, B.O.B., a big alien himself. It's a little Firefly-esque with her puffy brown vest, but it works.

Counter-Strike skin sells for $400K, probably the most expensive gun in videogame history
https://www.pcgamer.com/counter-strike-skin-sells-for-dollar400k-probably-the-most-expensive-gun-in-videogame-history/
The surprise announcement of Counter-Strike 2, currently in a limited beta and due to launch this summer, came with one very important piece of news for existing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. All of the weapon skins from CS:GO will be carrying over to the new game. CS:GO's skins market has always been a fascinating side element of the game's success, and rare skins going for silly money has been happening for a long time now, but this element of the CS2 announcement saw even fairly unremarkable skins begin to spike in value.