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Check out this town builder with a deep simulation of ecology and climate
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/check-out-this-town-builder-with-a-deep-simulation-of-ecology-and-climate/
A fascinating new survival city builder called Of Life and Land released on Steam this month: Of Life and Land is the debut game from new studio Kerzoven. In it, you build medieval settlements from scratch in remote, wild places. 

Blasphemous dev reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian quietly backed the game on Kickstarter for $1000 and never asked for anything in return
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/blasphemous-dev-reveals-that-baldurs-gate-3-studio-larian-quietly-backed-the-game-on-kickstarter-for-dollar1000-and-never-asked-for-anything-in-return/
In a welcome bit of feel good industry news, Blasphemous level designer Enrique Colinet revealed on Twitter that Larian Studios was one of the game's biggest backers on Kickstarter, and that the studio never made a big deal of it or asked for the backer rewards such a contribution would entail.

Former Blizzard president suggests you should be able to leave a $10 or $20 tip for the devs because 'Some games are that special'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/former-blizzard-president-suggests-you-should-be-able-to-leave-a-dollar10-or-dollar20-tip-for-the-devs-because-some-games-are-that-special/
First reported by VG247, Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra took to Twitter a few days ago to suggest a new form of showing developer appreciation: having the option to leave a $10 or $20 tip on a game you love. You know, I guess I like the sentiment at least.
>> Would I get my money back if the game sucked? No? Then shut up.

Here's a free demo for upcoming survival crafting, monster-battling, town-builder Tinkerlands
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/heres-a-free-demo-for-upcoming-survival-crafting-monster-battling-town-builder-tinkerlands/
Fans of games like Terraria and Necesse might want to take a look at an upcoming top-down survival crafting game called Tinkerlands, which just recently released a free prologue—Tinkerlands: A Shipwrecked Adventure—on Steam. The demo lets you explore an open world island, encountering some cool biomes and building up stuff to check out.

There's a Pac-Man battle royale coming to Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/theres-a-pac-man-battle-royale-coming-to-steam/
Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle originally released back in 2020 as a Stadia exclusive, and seemed to have died with Google's gaming platform. But you can't keep a good Pac-Man down. He's been chewing his way out of Stadia's corpse ever since. Renamed Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, the battle royale-inspired multiplayer version of the arcade maze game will be arriving on Steam in May.

City builders continue to dominate Steam as Manor Lords becomes its most wishlisted game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/city-builders-continue-to-dominate-steam-as-manor-lords-becomes-its-most-wishlisted-game/
There hasn't been a better time to be obsessed with city builders, and it looks like our appetite for plotting out road networks and crafting bustling towns is as strong as ever, with Slavic Magic's Manor Lords now topping the Steam wishlist charts. 

Lethal Company's v50 update may 'seem antagonistic to speedrunners,' but Zeekerss stresses that it's a necessary change
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/lethal-companys-v50-update-may-seem-antagonistic-to-speedrunners-but-zeekerss-stresses-that-its-a-necessary-change/
Lethal Company's latest update, v50, was released over the weekend, so you can jump back into your crummy little spaceship and check out all the new changes for yourself. We already knew that this update included new moons, monsters, and even a change to your running speed, but now that v50 is out, the developer, who goes by Zeekers, clarified some more changes. 

Final Fantasy 14's blacklisting functionality is getting an overdue overhaul: 'it is time we implement features to protect everyone's experience'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/final-fantasy-14s-blacklisting-functionality-is-getting-an-overdue-overhaul-it-is-time-we-implement-features-to-protect-everyones-experience/
With expansion Dawntrail around the corner, there are some big changes coming to Final Fantasy 14. Some of these were outlined in a 14-hour livestream that took place over the weekend, and one in particular stood out to me: an overhaul to how blacklisting players works.