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Part two of today’s news:

Croft-y sleuths discover Tomb Raider Remastered 1-3 has a better version on the Epic Games store, of all places—except for some busted achievements
https://www.pcgamer.com/croft-y-sleuths-discover-tomb-raider-remastered-1-3-has-a-better-version-on-the-epic-games-store-of-all-placesexcept-for-some-busted-achievements/
The brush-up of Lara Croft's classic adventures to pilfer tombs and shoot dinosaurs has mostly gone down well with fans—we even gave it a very respectable 78% in our Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered Review. Turns out it could've been even better if you bought it on the—checking my notes here—Epic Games Store. Wait, really?
As spotted by several players, the remaster appears to have two different versions—the one available on Steam/GOG, and the one available on the Epic Games Store (thanks, Eurogamer). 

Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu doesn't 'have the physical and mental strength' to create full game soundtracks anymore: 'I'd rather use the time I have left to work on other projects I love'
https://www.pcgamer.com/legendary-final-fantasy-composer-nobuo-uematsu-doesnt-have-the-physical-and-mental-strength-to-create-full-game-soundtracks-anymore-id-rather-use-the-time-i-have-left-to-work-on-other-projects-i-love/
Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary musician who composed the soundtracks for various Final Fantasy games, is done composing full soundtracks for the series. In a chat with German outlet Zeit (via VGC), Uematsu said he just doesn't have it in him to put together an entire game's soundtrack anymore.

RuneScape's official Twitter account unbanned after proving that, no, the game wasn't secretly an 8-year-old child
https://www.pcgamer.com/runescapes-official-twitter-account-unbanned-after-proving-that-no-the-game-wasnt-secretly-an-8-year-old-child/
You might have noticed that RuneScape was briefly banned from Twitter, yesterday—despite its Old School RuneScape and Jagex accounts remaining up. Not a peep, nor a whisper as to the how and why, just snapped out of existence by Mr. Musk.
"They shouldn't have used bots on Twitter," one commenter wrote. Another remarks: "I guess OSRS themselves is one of the 38," referencing a recent statement that only 38 out of dozens of thousands of bans in 2024 were mis-applied. Turns out, Twitter thought that RuneScape—yes, the official RuneScape account with over 300,000 followers—was helmed by an eight-year-old kid 15 years ago. No I'm not joking.
>> Twitter/X is such a joke nowadays.

Excellent multiplayer pirate FPS Blackwake's first update in 4 years makes it free to keep
https://www.pcgamer.com/excellent-multiplayer-pirate-fps-blackwakes-first-update-in-4-years-makes-it-free-to-keep/
When I was writing about pirate games you should play instead of Skull and Bones, I had to give a nod to Blackwake, even though it didn't quite make the cut. The multiplayer naval FPS   left early access back in 2020, after making a bit of a splash initially on YouTube thanks to its emergent mayhem. Think of it as a more aggressive, less cartoonish Sea of Thieves, where the focus is on blowing up ships and fighting their crews. Sadly, the player count dwindled soon after, and it stopped receiving updates before the year was out. 
Possibly in response to Skull and Bones' launch, someone from the now defunct studio is attempting to inject new life into the game, specifically by making it free to keep. Hop onto Steam and you can download it right now without spending any of your booty. 

Call of Duty veteran David Vonderhaar wants to make a 'more intimate and relatable' game, so he named his new studio BulletFarm
https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-duty-veteran-david-vonderhaar-wants-to-make-a-more-intimate-and-relatable-game-so-he-named-his-new-studio-bulletfarm/
Veteran Call of Duty designer David Vonderhaar left Treyarch in 2023 after nearly 20 years at the studio, a stint that took him from Call of Duty 2 all the way through Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War. He said at the time that wasn't ready to talk about what he'd be getting up to next, but now he is: He's heading up a new NetEase studio called BulletFarm, which is working on "an ambitious new AAA game set in an original universe with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay."

Remedy takes control of Control in €17M deal with publisher 505 Games that 'gives us the freedom to decide the best path forward'
https://www.pcgamer.com/remedy-takes-control-of-control-in-euro17m-deal-with-publisher-505-games-that-gives-us-the-freedom-to-decide-the-best-path-forward/
Remedy has assumed control of Control: The studio announced today that it has made a €17 million ($18.4 million) deal with publisher 505 Games that grants it all rights to Control, Control 2, the multiplayer Control spinoff codenamed Condor, and "all future Control products."

Last Epoch director assures fans it's 'here to stay' despite a rocky launch and flood of negative Steam reviews
https://www.pcgamer.com/we-are-committed-to-regaining-that-trust-last-epoch-director-assures-fans-its-here-to-stay-despite-a-rocky-launch-and-flood-of-negative-steam-reviews/
Over 300,000 eager players rushed to play Last Epoch when it launched last week and the servers quickly collapsed under the weight. The widespread connection issues that followed led to a slew of negative Steam reviews that knocked its "mostly positive" rating down to "mixed".
The worst of those issues now seem to be over, but the initial reactions still sit permanently on the game's Steam page. In a post reflecting on the launch yesterday, game director Judd Cobler seems confident the team can turn the sentiment around.

A Palworld breeding bug is causing all Cattivas to be born cowards, and other species trait dominance, but a fix is coming in another patch 'within a day or two,' Pocketpair says
https://www.pcgamer.com/a-palworld-breeding-bug-is-causing-all-cattivas-to-be-born-cowards-and-other-species-trait-dominance-but-a-fix-is-coming-in-another-patch-within-a-day-or-two-pocketpair-says/
The latest Palworld update has spawned another contentious change to the game: a bug to do with breeding Pals that's preventing amateur Pal biologists from perfecting Pal babies. Pocketpair is aware of the new bug, it says, and plans to fix the issue in another patch coming within the next couple of days.

Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce
https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-is-laying-off-5-of-its-workforce/
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson announced today that the company is "advancing the way we work and continuing to evolve our business," and by that he means it will be laying off approximately 5% of its workforce.

Respawn's Star Wars FPS has been cancelled, Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games is being closed
https://www.pcgamer.com/respawns-star-wars-fps-has-been-cancelled-battlefield-campaign-studio-ridgeline-games-is-being-closed/
Shortly after Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson announced plans to cut 5% of the studio's workforce, EA's entertainment and technology president Laura Miele said the company has also decided to cancel a Star Wars FPShttps://www.ea.com/news/a-note-from-laura-miele that was in development at Respawn and close the studio that was working on the singleplayer campaign for the next Battlefield game.