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Thursday news, part two:

Hellboy Web of Wyrd gameplay trailer confirms that Lance Reddick remains as the voice of Hellboy
https://www.pcgamer.com/hellboy-web-of-wyrd-gameplay-trailer-confirms-that-lance-reddick-remains-as-the-voice-of-hellboy/
Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a roguelite action game announced in December 2022 that we thought looked pretty badass, although that was presumably at least in part because it stood in contrast to the horrid Hellboy game from 2000 that we called, among other things, a "sucking abyss." But now we've got a look at some actual gameplay and I have to admit that, yeah, it does indeed look pretty badass—and importantly, it also confirms that Lance Reddick, who died suddenly in March, remains in the game as the voice of the lead character.

In this cozy life sim you can only farm at night because you're a shapeshifting witch vampire
https://www.pcgamer.com/in-this-cozy-life-sim-you-can-only-farm-at-night-because-youre-a-shapeshifting-witch-vampire/
Listen up, witches. We've got another magical farm sim in the forecast. You'll truly be a mage of all trades in Moonlight Peaks because you're not only a farmer but also a witch and also a vampire. And that's not even the full suite of supernaturals living in town. You're putting down roots so you can prove to your disapproving dad Dracula "that a life of compassion is possible."

Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is adding literal superpowers for a limited time
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-warzone-2-is-adding-literal-superpowers-for-a-limited-time/
The Boys are coming to Call of Duty: Warzone—although it's not actually The Boys, if you want to get technical about it (and I do). It's Homelander, Black Noir, and Starlight, three members of the notorious supe group The Seven, who join the game today as new operators.

25 years later, one of the PS1's best and weirdest platformers finally hits PC
https://www.pcgamer.com/25-years-later-one-of-the-ps1s-best-and-weirdest-platformers-finally-hits-pc/
Friends, it is my privilege and delight to inform you that, yes, there is still justice in the world. How do I know? Because Tomba, one of my favourite platformers of the PS1 era, is finally coming to PC a mere quarter-century after it hit (European and American) consoles in 1998. It's being brought to modern systems by Limited Run Games—in collaboration with series creator Tokuro Fujiwara—and will run on LRG's Carbon Engine.
>> Why is Limited Run Games launching so many old games all of a sudden?

The internet shitposted too close to the sun, and now we're getting a spiritual successor to the most cursed Zelda games of all time
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-internet-shitposted-too-close-to-the-sun-and-now-were-getting-a-spiritual-successor-to-the-most-cursed-zelda-games-of-all-time/
I feel like I've fallen into an alternate dimension, staring at the janky pixelated 2D cutscenes of Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore. They remind me of an internet age I thought was on its last legs, and a game I have not seen in a long time. See I grew up with Zelda CD-i not as a player, but as a witness to a terrible—and I use that word affectionately—cultural phenomenon known as Youtube Poop.
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Which makes a spiritual successor even more delightfully baffling. Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore was announced at Limited Run's summer showcase yesterday, and it's sure as hell got the spirit right. There's deep charm to the jarringly-animated cutscenes, which jank disastrously with fully-painted backgrounds and 64-bit sprites.
>> And I ask again, WTF is going on at Limited Run Games?

This wild battle royale mode set in a stadium looks like the best thing to happen to wrestling games since WWF No Mercy
https://www.pcgamer.com/this-wild-battle-royale-mode-set-in-a-stadium-looks-like-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-wrestling-games-since-wwf-no-mercy/
THQ Nordic and veterans of the wrestling genre Yukes recently made a long-awaited return to the ring, with AEW: Fight Forever the first serious competition to 2K's official WWE games in years. Initial reactions from fans have been broadly positive, with many enjoying a return to the more old school Yukes style, but obviously AEW as a brand doesn't quite have the heft of WWE: what this game needs is a standout feature. And it looks like it may well get one.

The base-building system in this fantasy co-op survival RPG looks pretty incredible
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-base-building-system-in-this-fantasy-co-op-survival-rpg-looks-pretty-incredible/
If you'd asked me last week if I wanted to live in a house built on a boulder sculpted to look like a giant's skull I'd have said "No, not really," and then spent several hours wondering what was wrong with you. Why would you ask me that? That's a deeply weird way to start a conversation.
But after seeing the voxel-based building tools in Enshrouded, the upcoming co-op survival RPG developer Keen Games describes as Valheim meets Zelda, I have to admit… yes, I kind of do want to live in a house built on a boulder sculpted to look like a giant's skull. And I apologize for criticizing your question so harshly. That wasn't cool of me.