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Tuesday news, part two:

Dragon Age: The Veilguard drops a 10-minute combat deep dive video, and it might just have sold me on giving BioWare's latest RPG a whirl
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dragon-age-the-veilguard-drops-a-10-minute-combat-deep-dive-video-and-it-might-just-have-sold-me-on-giving-biowares-latest-rpg-a-whirl/
I've been less than convinced by what EA and BioWare have shown of Dragon Age: The Veilguard so far. Its debut trailer put far too much stock in me investing in characters I knew nothing about. The more recent story trailer was definitely an improvement, but I still found the game's choice of aesthetic to be at odds with its dark fantasy setting.
Now though, EA and BioWare have provided a proper look at how the game plays, or at least a part of it, via a 10-minute combat deep-dive that really gets between the knuckles of its fantasy fisticuffs. And although I still have some reservations, it did convince me that I'd like to at least try getting hands on with BioWare's latest RPG.

I let out a 'hell yes' when I saw this game stars a worm-fox trapped on a dying world, and an even louder 'yes dude, yes' when the trailer got to the Metal Gear mechs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/i-let-out-a-hell-yes-when-i-saw-this-game-stars-a-worm-fox-trapped-on-a-dying-world-and-an-even-louder-yes-dude-yes-when-the-trailer-got-to-the-metal-gear-mechs/
Upcoming metroidvania Uruc had me sitting up in my chair pretty quickly: Its debut trailer begins with flash cuts of horrible masses of worms before showing our protagonist⁠—who I initially parsed as a banana slug, but who actually seems to be some manner of sable or fox with no limbs⁠—an incongruously cute little guy in the grand tradition of incongruously cute metroidvania protagonists. We then see that this little guy is up against militaristic mecha straight out of Ghost in the Shell or Metal Gear, rampaging across a dead or dying world of industrial hulks and unnerving statuary. I'm in.

'This game is going to easily—and I mean easily—take over': Major streamers, early fans, and esports players share their Deadlock hype after Valve opens the floodgates
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/this-game-is-going-to-easilyand-i-mean-easilytake-over-major-streamers-early-fans-and-esports-players-share-their-deadlock-hype-after-valve-opens-the-floodgates/
Late last Friday, after spending months pretending that its worst-kept secret didn't exist, Valve revealed Deadlock to the world. The official announcement came with Valve's blessing for public discussion, meaning that streamer takes, fan sites, and social media conversations could finally reference the third person shooter MOBA's closed alpha test in the open. Now that speaking its name isn't a thought crime, notable Deadlock players are telling us their takes—and a lot of them think Valve's lining up another hit.

'A violation is upon you': Valve called out for breaking its own rules with Deadlock's Steam store page
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/a-violation-is-upon-you-valve-called-out-for-breaking-its-own-rules-with-deadlocks-steam-store-page/
After months of horsing around, Valve finally made Deadlock official last week: You still can't play it without an invitation, but at least now you can look at it on Steam. But that's raised complaints from some quarters because it appears that Valve is rather blatantly breaking its own rules on what you can and cannot do with Steam store pages.

Star Wars Outlaws release time and release date
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/star-wars-outlaws-release-time-date/
Ubisoft's big open world Star Wars game launches this week, and you're going to need a lore primer. For the Star Wars Outlaws launch time, that is, not the Wookieepedia. I'm sure we're all consummate experts on galaxies far, far away but time zones take some serious apprenticeship to comprehend. I'm only half joking, because the Outlaws launch date is fragmented between early access versus main launch, PC versus console, and global region as well. Here's how it all breaks down.

World of Warcraft: The War Within is out—kicking off with banger zones, stupendous side quests, and early access gripes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-the-war-within-is-out-kicking-off-with-banger-zones-stupendous-side-quests-and-early-access-gripes/
World of Warcraft: The War Within has launched—although, if you had enough dough to shell out for the early access, you've already been playing it for a few days. And while it's early on in the expansion's lifecycle (I'm about two-thirds of the way through the second zone myself, as a complete-all-side quests fiend) things seem to be going pretty well.