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Steam bullied into adding a dwarf tag by the short king tag team of Deep Rock Galactic and Dwarf Fortress
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-bullied-into-adding-a-dwarf-tag-by-the-short-king-tag-team-of-deep-rock-galactic-and-dwarf-fortress/
By rock and stone, they did it: Dwarf Fortress publisher Kitfox Games and Deep Rock Galactic developer Ghost Ship Studios have managed to convince Valve to add an official 'dwarf' tag to Steam. But not without a little confusion leading up to the big triumph.

The brothers who founded Until Dawn studio Supermassive step down together after 16 years
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-brothers-who-founded-until-dawn-studio-supermassive-step-down-together-after-16-years/
Supermassive co-founders and brothers Pete and Joe Samuels have announced their departure from the developer best-known for the brilliant Until Dawn (which coincidentally has just been announced for PC). Pete Samuels has been the Guildford-based studio's CEO since its founding in 2008, which came after a career including stints at the late great Psygnosis and Electronic Arts. Joe Samuels acted as the company's commercial director.

Sims competitor Life By You delayed to June to refine gameplay and 'add more life' to character faces
https://www.pcgamer.com/sims-competitor-life-by-you-delayed-to-june-to-refine-gameplay-and-add-more-life-to-character-faces/
The life simulation game in development by Rod Humble and team at Paradox Tectonic, Life By You, is sliding back a few months in the release calendar of new 2024 games. Previously planned for early access in March, it will now launch on June 4.

Skate developers confirm a Steam release is coming, console testing will begin this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/skate-developers-confirm-a-steam-release-is-coming-console-testing-will-begin-this-year/
We've known since mid-2021 that Skate, the free-to-play reboot of the long-running skateboard sim that was first announced back in 2020, will be coming to PC. And now we know where: In a brief video clip shared on Twitter, EA finally confirmed that Skate will land on Steam.

Palworld server costs near $500K per month as network engineer is ordered to 'never let the service go down no matter what'
https://www.pcgamer.com/palworld-costs-launch-servers/
Monster-collecting survival game Palworld has amassed an astonishing 19 million players, and that extraordinary success isn't coming cheap for its indie developer: Palworld's projected February server costs are over 70 million yen, according to a post from Pocketpair CEO Takuro Mizobe. That comes to over $475,000 USD.

Catapult your Diablo 4 character straight into godhood with Blizzard's bonus XP event next week
https://www.pcgamer.com/catapult-your-diablo-4-character-straight-into-godhood-with-blizzards-bonus-xp-event-next-week/
The latest Diablo 4 season might have the fastest way to earn XP ever, but Blizzard is going to let you make it even faster next week.
On February 6, Diablo 4's Lunar Awakening event will sprinkle Sanctuary, and its dungeons, with unique Shrines that boost your XP gains by 50% for 30 seconds when you activate them. Local events will also spawn around the open world that will help you earn reputation with a new faction for cosmetics and other rewards.

Satisfactory will have its 1.0 release this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/satisfactory-will-have-its-10-release-this-year/
Coffee Stain Studios has announced that their factory-building sim game, Satisfactory, will leave early access this year for a full 1.0 release. Satisfactory has been in development since 2019, and has to date released eight major updates to buyers during that time. The 1.0 release will include the full version of the game's narrative story alongside a "factory-load" of new features, Coffee Stain said in a press release.

Gloomwood developers exploring new advances in rat behavioral AI
https://www.pcgamer.com/gloomwood-developers-exploring-new-advances-in-rat-behavioral-ai/
Stealth-horror immersive sim Gloomwood has development continuing apace, with the latest development preview bringing attention to extremely important—nay, vital—advances in rat-based gaming technology. A couple videos posted by developer Dillon Rogers over the past few weeks shows off some cheese-seeking AI behavior for Gloomwood's rat NPCs, behavior that made its way into the January 30th update.

Moonbreaker, the digital miniatures game from Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds, has released
https://www.pcgamer.com/moonbreaker-the-digital-miniatures-game-from-subnautica-developer-unknown-worlds-has-released/
Super unique digital miniatures game Moonbreaker has launched out of early access and into 1.0 as of this week, releasing its skirmish combat and painting fun with a whole stack of updates, tweaks, and new features. The highlight for many is a new single-player experience, Boss Run Mode, that takes you through 10 rounds of battle on four new maps to unlock the game's lore via big battles with nasty boss opponents.

The T'au are coming to Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-tau-are-coming-to-warhammer-40000-battlesector/
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, the turn-based strategy game whose singleplayer campaign casts you as 40K's ultimate goth space marines, is adding another DLC faction. Joining the previously added Sisters of Battle, Necrons, Orks, and Daemons of Khorne will be the technogoth universe's resident mech-piloting alien weebs, the T'au.