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Unlike DSOG, PCGamer has kept posting lots of news so, to keep things simple, here are the articles published in the last 24 hours:

After 3 years, Chivalry 2 goes into maintenance mode as devs decide they've released enough updates to make it 'content and feature complete'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/after-3-years-chivalry-2-goes-into-maintenance-mode-as-devs-decide-theyve-released-enough-updates-to-make-it-content-and-feature-complete/
Any good historical materialist can tell you that feudalism isn't long for the world, so perhaps it's no surprise that the good folk at Torn Banner Studios have, after three glorious years, announced that its online medieval warfare sim is now "Content and feature complete." That's right, folks: Chivalry is dead.
Specifically, Chivalry 2. Oh, fine, it's not dead<e/m>, I just couldn't pass up an opportunity like that. A better word for it is done. The game's Regicide update from May was its "11th and final content piece," says Torn Banner in an update on Steam.

Bungie lays off 220 developers in shocking bloodbath as it aggressively refocuses on Destiny and Marathon: 'We were overly ambitious'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/bungie-lays-off-220-developers-in-shocking-bloodbath-as-it-aggressively-refocuses-on-destiny-and-marathon-we-were-overly-ambitious/
In yet another bloodbath during a terrible two years for the games industry, Bungie has announced that it's laying off 220 people—roughly 17% of its workforce—across "every level of the company, including most of our executive and senior leader roles."

In this investigation game you're the desk jockey with all the cool analysis software
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/in-this-investigation-game-youre-the-desk-jockey-with-all-the-cool-analysis-software/
You know how in cop shows there's always that person back at the lab whose job it is to go over evidence, analyze video, read chemical analysis reports—all the nerd stuff? The Operator is a conspiracy thriller about doing that job, helping the people out in the field get cases solved. 

Delightful deckbuilder Clank! now has a digital version
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/delightful-deckbuilder-clank-now-has-a-digital-version/
Everyone has at some point thought about what it would be like as a fantasy burglar crawling down into a monster-infested dungeon to make off with heaps of loot, all while not waking up the terrible dragon that dwells within. Don't you dare tell me you haven't or my perception of reality will be absolutely ruined. 
Anyway, tabletop adaptation experts Dire Wolf have dropped a digital version of Clank, a deckbuilder about doing just that: Sneaking into some caves and stealing cool stuff. Your cards let you get loot, fight monsters, and sneak around. You're aiming for one of a few especially precious artifacts—but it's inevitable that a player will, eventually, make a loud 'clank!' and wake the dragon, accelerating the danger of someone getting caught and eaten.

Actor for Dragon Age: The Veilguard protagonist says the role is "an honor but a challenge"
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/actor-for-dragon-age-the-veilguard-protagonist-says-the-role-is-an-honor-but-a-challenge/
Amid announcements for the voice cast of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, one voice actor for protagonist Rook says that the role is an "honor and a challenge" that they are "terrified and thrilled" to be taking on. Erika Ishii says they are a long time fan of the Dragon Age series and have been at work on The Veilguard for more than four years now.

'$100M is GTA-level money': A former developer on the 2013 Deadpool game says rumors of its budget are highly exaggerated
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/dollar100m-is-gta-level-money-a-former-developer-on-the-2013-deadpool-game-says-rumors-of-its-budget-are-highly-exaggerated/
A former developer who worked on the 2013 Deadpool action game says there's no way it cost over $100M to make, despite long-standing rumors and even Wikipedia claiming otherwise.

Here's a 15 minute gameplay deep dive on water parks in Planet Coaster 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/heres-a-15-minute-gameplay-deep-dive-on-water-parks-in-planet-coaster-2/
Frontier Developments has dropped a nice, meaty 15-minute gameplay overview from Planet Coaster 2, the theme park design sim sequel that's folding water parks and water features into the core coaster-ing from the first game. It was announced just a few weeks ago, and it looks like Frontier's going to waste no time in showing off what's new with Coaster 2.

Star Wars Outlaws director was inspired by a samurai action game more than Red Dead or Assassin's Creed: 'My biggest reference was Ghost of Tsushima'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/star-wars-outlaws-director-was-inspired-by-a-samurai-action-game-more-than-red-dead-or-assassins-creed-my-biggest-reference-was-ghost-of-tsushima/
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Apart from the obvious reason Star Wars Outlaws feels similar to other open world Ubisoft games—because it's another open world Ubisoft game—there's an even more direct connection. Speaking to GamesRadar, Star Wars Outlaws creative director Julian Gerighty said Assassin's Creed Odyssey was one of his favorite AC games "without a doubt."
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Odyssey wasn't the only influence on Outlaws. Gerighty also told GamesRadar that "my biggest reference was Ghost of Tsushima, which is more on the Kurosawa side of inspiration than the Western, the John Ford side of the inspiration for George Lucas."

Activision rolls out a Call of Duty: Warzone ban wave and promises that Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer is next: 'Leaderboards have been purged'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/activision-rolls-out-a-call-of-duty-warzone-ban-wave-and-promises-that-modern-warfare-3-multiplayer-is-next-leaderboards-have-been-purged/
Thanks to a brief hiccup in Call of Duty's anti-cheat software, there was a spike in cheaters last week. While Activision assured players that the issue had been solved, we've just got a further update: The studio confirmed actions have been taken against certain accounts as part of a ban wave.