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The second part of the Thursday news:

Counter-Strike 2 adds fan-favourite mode, its first weapon skins, custom sticker placement, and something a little shocking
https://www.pcgamer.com/counter-strike-2-adds-fan-favourite-mode-its-first-weapon-skins-custom-sticker-placement-and-something-a-little-shocking/
Counter-Strike 2 released last year and, judging by the fact 1.1 million players are fragging each other as I write this, has more-or-less seamlessly replaced Counter-Strike:Global Offensive. That was always the goal, yet Valve made the decision to focus on getting the core competitive experience right and so CS2 launched without some of the features and modes of its predecessor that the developer plans to add over time.
It's made a start with by far the most-requested addition to CS2: Arms Race, also known as the gun game. A favourite for warm-ups before getting into ranked, the mode sees all players cycle through the game's weapons, upgrading their gun after each kill, and race to be the first to get through them all. Arms Race arrives with two new maps suited to the mode, Baggage and Shoots.

Paralives will enter early access in 2025 and will never have paid DLCs, only free expansions
https://www.pcgamer.com/paralives-will-enter-early-access-in-2025-and-will-never-have-paid-dlcs-only-free-expansions/
After several years of semi-public development, life simulation game Paralives is ready to nail down a release year. But it's not this year. Though some of the other upcoming competition for The Sims is expected to arrive in 2024, Paralives has revealed in a new trailer that it's targeting 2025 for its early access release.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has a free trial starting tomorrow, which is probably the best way to play Activision's underwhelming sequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-has-a-free-trial-starting-tomorrow-which-is-probably-the-best-way-to-play-activisions-underwhelming-sequel/
Season 2 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 starts today, though you'd be forgiven for dismissing it outright considering how poorly received Activision's latest FPS behemoth was. But there's also a free trial of the game kicking off tomorrow, and considering what the trial offers, it might just be worth paying attention to.
>> That tomorrow is today.

Deus Ex actor Elias Toufexis bids a heartfelt farewell to Adam Jensen and thanks fans for their support: 'I asked for this'
https://www.pcgamer.com/deus-ex-actor-elias-toufexis-bids-a-heartfelt-farewell-to-adam-jensen-and-thanks-fans-for-their-support-i-asked-for-this/
Elias Toufexis, the actor behind the gravelly, world-weary voice of Deus Ex lead Adam Jensen, has bid what seems to be a final farewell to the series in a heartfelt message posted to Reddit.

FTC hits Microsoft with federal complaint over game division layoffs
https://www.pcgamer.com/ftc-hits-microsoft-with-federal-complaint-over-game-division-layoffs/
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint with a federal appeals court over Microsoft's plan to lay off 1,900 employees from its gaming division, saying the move "contradicts" Microsoft's commitment to maintaining the studio's operational independence while the FTC pursues its case against the merger.

Disney invests $1.5 billion in Epic, announces new 'entertainment universe' in Fortnite
https://www.pcgamer.com/disney-invests-dollar15-billion-in-epic-announces-new-entertainment-universe-in-fortnite/
Disney has announced a $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games as part of a new partnership to create an "open games and entertainment universe" in Fortnite.
"Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disney's beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular Fortnite in a transformational new games and entertainment universe," Walt Disney Company CEO Robert A Iger said. "This marks Disney's biggest entry ever into the world of games and offers significant opportunities for growth and expansion. We can't wait for fans to experience the Disney stories and worlds they love in groundbreaking new ways."

The guy who made Daggerfall Unity is working on his own original Daggerfall-style RPG with a custom engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-guy-who-made-daggerfall-unity-is-working-on-his-own-original-daggerfall-style-rpg-with-a-custom-engine/
It took nearly a decade of work, but Daggerfall Unity—the best version of Bethesda's biggest RPG—finally crossed the finish line into a full 1.0 release in January. With that Herculean task complete, creator Gavin Clayton is moving on to a new project: Making a Daggerfall-style game of his own.

Palworld's latest patch stops its capture chance boosting items making capture chances worse, and prevents your breeding Pals from being sent to a farm upstate forever
https://www.pcgamer.com/palworlds-latest-patch-stops-its-capture-chance-boosting-items-making-capture-chances-worse-and-prevents-your-breeding-pals-from-being-sent-to-a-farm-upstate-forever/
If you can cast your mind back to last week, you'll recall a Palworld bug that saw Lifmunk Effigies, which are supposed to increase your chances of successfully catching Pals, seemingly decreasing those odds instead. (...)
But good news: our long Palworldian nightmare is over. As part of Palworld's 0.1.4.1 patch, released yesterday, Pocketpair says it has "Fixed an issue where, although the displayed capture probability increased when the capture power was strengthened with Lifmunk Effigies, the capture probability did not actually increase at all due to an internal processing bug."

Jagged Alliance 3 promises to let you 'rebuild most aspects of the game' using all-new rulesets and mod tools
https://www.pcgamer.com/jagged-alliance-3-promises-to-let-you-rebuild-most-aspects-of-the-game-using-all-new-rulesets-and-mod-tools/
Jagged Alliance 3, the well-received sequel to the classic mercenary tactics games, infiltrated enemy lines to extract a big new update this week. Going by the unusual alias "Larry", patch 1.5 added several new ways to explore and expand your adventures in the politically unstable nation of Grand Chien.