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Thursday news, part two:

Bethesda mistakenly rips art from Fallout: Nuka Break creator but manages to remedy the situation: 'So does this mean I'm officially a shill?'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/bethesda-mistakenly-rips-art-from-fallout-nuka-break-creator-but-manages-to-remedy-the-situation-so-does-this-mean-im-officially-a-shill/
Bethesda got into a bit of a mix-up recently when an artist spotted his work in Fallout 76's Atomic Shop, attached to the Fourth of July-themed Flag Waving Bundle. That's not a problem by itself until you realise that he didn't sanction it. 

Dead Space x Battlefield 2042 crossover event looks fun, even if it isn't quite what Dead Space fans have been hoping for
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/dead-space-x-battlefield-2042-crossover-event-looks-fun-even-if-it-isnt-quite-what-dead-space-fans-have-been-hoping-for/
Here's something to make you say "huh": Battlefield 2042 is getting a compelling-looking Dead Space crossover event that will run for just one week. 
The mode is called Outbreak, and will be available in the shooter from July 9-16.

Temtem veterans are working on a Breath of the Wild-inspired narrative survival game for 1-4 players, set to arrive later this year
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/temtem-veterans-are-working-on-a-breath-of-the-wild-inspired-narrative-survival-game-for-1-4-players-set-to-arrive-later-this-year/
If you've been looking for something a little Zelda-like in your life, Oppidum might be worth a look: It's a "narrative adventure with survival elements" for 1-4 players inspired by Breath of the Wild being developed by EP Games, a team that includes former members of Temtem developer Crema, and it's set to release later this year.

In this satirical city builder, your goal is to convert walkable cities into parking lots and use propaganda to convince everyone it's what they want
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/in-this-satirical-city-builder-your-goal-is-to-convert-walkable-cities-into-parking-lots-and-use-propaganda-to-convince-everyone-its-what-they-want/
Traffic is a huge component of just about every city builder. Heck, even in medieval city builders you need a good road system so your citizens can quickly and efficiently get around, even if they're leading oxen instead of driving cars. But in Car Park Capital, you've got more to think about than just the living, breathing human beings who live in your city—you've also got to keep the eternally ravenous automotive industry happy. That means building parking lots. Lots and lots of lots.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard's difficulty options will let you turn off death entirely
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dragon-age-the-veilguards-difficulty-options-will-let-you-turn-off-death-entirely/
Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the upcoming new addition to BioWare's long-running fantasy RPG series that used to have a much cooler title, will include an array of combat difficulty options—including one that disables death, and its attendant downsides, entirely.

The final Steam playtest for fantasy extraction game Dungeonborne attracts thousands of eager adventurers
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/dungeonborne-steam-playtest/
Dungeon-crawling extraction game Dark and Darker has company: An open beta for the very similar Dungeonborne is underway now on Steam. An exact duration for the playtest hasn't been set, but the plan is for it to last a week or two, after which Dungeonborne will launch in early access. 
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Dungeonborne's playtest hasn't overtaken Dark and Darker on the Steam concurrents chart, but it has peaked at a respectable 14,448 simultaneous players, so it's definitely competition.

The father of Final Fantasy loves FF14 so much, fellow devs at his studio have had to log on sometimes to say 'hey, the meeting's started'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/the-father-of-final-fantasy-loves-ff14-so-much-fellow-devs-at-his-studio-have-had-to-log-on-sometimes-to-remind-him-he-has-meetings-to-attend/
Have you heard of the critically-acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14? Founding father of the Final Fantasy franchise Hironobu Sakaguchi sure has.