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Tuesday news, part two:

Starfield: Shattered Space deep dive promises cosmic horror, politics, up-close fights with giant alien spiders, and other things we could all do without
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/starfield-shattered-space-deep-dive-promises-cosmic-horror-politics-up-close-fights-with-giant-alien-spiders-and-other-things-we-could-all-do-without/
With two weeks to go before the release of Shattered Space, the long-awaited first story expansion for its sci-fi RPG epic Starfield, Bethesda has shared the first up-close look at what players can look forward to when they make their way to the home planet of House Va'Ruun.

Former Bungie lawyer says the studio's 'management failure' led to Sony 'forcing them to get their heads out of their asses'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/former-bungie-lawyer-says-the-studios-management-failure-led-to-sony-forcing-them-to-get-their-heads-out-of-their-asses/
Over the weekend, former Bungie general counsel Don McGowan gave his take on the ongoing turmoil at Bungie and the recent redirection for Destiny 2. "Much though it pains me to say this, it appears that Sony's inflicting some discipline on my former colleagues may have forced them to fix the things that were wrong with the game," McGowan said in a LinkedIn post published on Saturday.

'Specialists will not be coming back': The next Battlefield will emulate Battlefields 3 and 4, 'the pinnacle' of the series, says EA
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/specialists-will-not-be-coming-back-the-next-battlefield-will-emulate-battlefields-3-and-4-the-pinnacle-of-the-series-says-ea/
I liked Battlefield 2042's experimental character—lonely hikes across its giant 128-player maps reminded me of how awesome the scale of Battlefield 1942 felt back in 2002—but I held a minority opinion on that one. For the next Battlefield, the series' new boss aims to recapture what he calls the "peak of Battlefield-ness" found in Battlefield 3 and 4.

GTA: Vice City speedrunner gets 'ultra-copped' 98 minutes in, and then a former Rockstar dev explains the 'panic code' that caused it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/gta-vice-city-speedrunner-gets-ultra-copped-98-minutes-in-and-then-a-former-rockstar-dev-explained-the-panic-code-that-caused-it/
Streamer Joshimuz was 98 minutes into a Grand Theft Auto: Vice City any% speedrun when a cop briefly turned into The Flash to arrest him. In response to what Joshimuz calls "an old speedrunning legend" known as an 'ultra-cop', former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermeij explained how the bug even happens in the first place.

Helldivers 2 devs took fan outcry to heart and made the new Napalm Barrage an absolute monstrosity
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-devs-took-fan-outcry-to-heart-and-made-the-new-napalm-barrage-an-absolute-monstrosity/
No matter which side you fought for in the chatroom wars over Arrowhead's balancing choices, I hope we can all agree on one thing: Helldivers 2 air strikes can be really underwhelming. I can't tell you how many times I've called in a stratagem with an intimidating-sounding name like "500kg Bomb," "Orbital Airburst Strike," or "Walking Barrage" only for the ensuing payload to miss almost every bug in its vicinity, leave Terminid nests undisturbed, or fail to make a dent in a Charger that charged right through the blast. I'm glad to report that's finally changing.
>> The patch is now live.

There are weird games, and then there's Judero: a delectably Scottish adventure made out of action figures and Harryhausenesque claymation where you fight faeries, lizards, and Englishmen
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/there-are-weird-games-and-then-there-s-judero-a-delectably-scottish-adventure-made-out-of-action-figures-and-harryhausenesque-claymation-where-you-fight-faeries-lizards-and-englishmen/
I already dug the demo for Judero, a new action adventure game from developer duo Talah Kaya and Jack King-Spooner, but the full game is managing to surpass my expectations: Judero is weird, and it is well-worth your time.
>> You can check the weirdness of the game thanks to a video in the article or follow the link to the Steam page, where a demo is waiting for you.