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Tekken 8 somehow lassoes Succession star Brian Cox to give you the breakdown on 3 decades of Devil Gene lore and cliff throwing
https://www.pcgamer.com/tekken-8-somehow-lassoes-succession-star-brian-cox-to-give-you-the-breakdown-on-two-decades-of-devil-gene-lore-and-cliff-throwing/
Look, if it were within my power, this article would consist of nothing but a stitched-together, ten-hour video of BAFTA-winning actor Brian Cox saying "what the hell's a Devil Gene?" over and over again.
Alas, they pay me to write things. So, it's with equal parts befuddlement and joy that I tell you that the latest stage in Bandai Namco's marketing campaign for Tekken 8 is a lore video featuring none other than Logan Roy himself.

The flashlight did not lie: Alan Wake is coming to Dead by Daylight as a new survivor
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-flashlight-did-not-lie-alan-wake-is-coming-to-dead-by-daylight-as-a-new-survivor/
One day after dropping a teaser that shone a pretty clear light on what was coming next, Behaviour Interactive has made it official: Alan Wake, the long-suffering writer and star of Remedy's Alan Wake games, is coming to Dead by Daylight as a new survivor.

Tribes 3 is holding its first-ever tournament later this month, and everyone is invited
https://www.pcgamer.com/tribes-3-is-holding-its-first-ever-tournament-later-this-month-and-everyone-is-invited/
The venerable online shooter Tribes made a surprise comeback in late 2023 as Tribes 3: Rivals, and with a launch set to happen later this year developer Prophecy Games has announced the first Rival Rumble tournament, an open-to-all competition that's set to get underway on January 27.

Final Fantasy 14's director says the Dawntrail expansion will be a 'second rebirth' similar to A Realm Reborn
https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-14s-director-says-the-dawntrail-expansion-will-be-a-second-rebirth-similar-to-a-realm-reborn/
Way before I sunk hundreds of hours into Final Fantasy 14, I watched it die and eventually return with A Realm Reborn in 2013. The major rework of FF14's entire world was a critical moment for the MMO that shaped the next 11 years of the game. The most recent expansion, Endwalker, was still tying up loose ends that originated in that rebuilt foundation.
The MMO's director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida told Famitsu in a recent interview (translated via Aitaikimochi and RPG Site) that he and the team approached development on this year's expansion, Dawntrail, like a "second rebirth" to the game: A Realm Reborn but without the apocalyptic destruction.
>> By the way, the English voice of the hrothgar lady has been playing the game since launch.

Bethesda will finally show off Indiana Jones gameplay at the Developer Direct showcase happening later this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/bethesda-will-finally-show-off-indiana-jones-gameplay-at-the-developer-direct-showcase-happening-later-this-month/
Three years after it was first revealed, the Indiana Jones game in development at MachineGames is finally ready for the spotlight. Microsoft announced today that the upcoming game will take center stage at the next Developer Direct showcase, set to take place on January 18.

League of Legends forced to immediately redesign its new dragon champ after fans point out its alarming similarity to an actual human child
https://www.pcgamer.com/league-of-legends-forced-to-immediately-redesign-its-new-dragon-champ-after-fans-point-out-its-alarming-similarity-to-an-actual-human-child/
You know how it goes: sometimes you aim for Spyro and land on Boss Baby. At least, that's how I assume Riot arrived at the initial design for Smolder, League of Legends' newest champion. Announced last week, Smolder is an "audacious dragon cutie" whose design was intended to evoke a kind of mascot-ish, Pixar/Dreamworks-style cuteness that fans and fan-artists could latch onto.
But it didn't quite work out. Riot announced a Smolder redesign pretty much immediately after the announcement because fans found the little guy's face off putting: less like an adorable dragon and more like someone had used the LA Noire face tech to apply the face of a human baby to a hairless cat. The comparisons to Sonic the Hedgehog's original movie design and its worryingly human teeth were immediate and free-flowing.

Community-voted tier sets are coming to WoW: Dragonflight, letting players decide the mix-and-matched bonuses and style for its Season 4 wind-down
https://www.pcgamer.com/community-voted-tier-sets-are-coming-to-wow-dragonflight-letting-players-decide-the-mix-and-matched-bonuses-and-style-for-its-season-4-wind-down/
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight won't be getting a fourth raid—which is something we've known for a while, as per an interview with game director Ion Hazzikostas. It will however still receive a fourth season with Fated Raids, alongside a recycled tier list the community can vote on as Blizzard revealed yesterday.

CD Projekt narrative director declares Cyberpunk 2077 'just a warm-up' as work kicks off on the sequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-narrative-director-declares-cyberpunk-2077-just-a-warm-up-as-work-kicks-off-on-the-sequel/
It's a new year, and the devs at CD Projekt Red are turning their eyes away from Cyberpunk 2077 to focus on its upcoming sequel from the studio's new Boston office. In a tweet, Cyberpunk narrative director Igor Sarzyński said that the team is ready to "officially kickstart our Orion [the codename for Cyberpunk's sequel] journey" in the wake of Cyberpunk the first's very successful Phantom Liberty expansion and 2.0 update.