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Skyrim's lead designer admits Bethesda games lack 'polish,' but at some point you have to release a game even if you have a list of 700 known bugs
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/skyrims-lead-designer-admits-bethesda-games-lack-polish-but-at-some-point-you-have-to-release-a-game-even-if-you-have-a-list-of-700-known-bugs/
I'm no fortune teller, but I can already pretty much guarantee a few of the features you'll find in The Elder Scrolls 6. First up, picking up any item on any surface will cause every item surrounding it to levitate a few millimetres in the air. Second, your companion will at some point jumpscare you by offering you some trash in the middle of battle. Third, land swimming.
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Would it even be possible to polish up a Skyrim-style Bethesda game to a mirror sheen before release? Well, maybe—or at the very least these games could be more polished than they are at launch—but the demands of business are such that you do have to put a game out at some point. "Are you willing to let the game sit for six more months and be delayed six more months in order to try to polish it?" asks Nesmith, pointing out that even if you did do something like that, the final product would only be "better," not perfect. "So at some point you have to make the decision to publish," he says, even though you still have a big list of known bugs (the number Nesmith plucks out the air is "700").

RuneScape developer Jagex is making an open world survival game, and it's looking for testers
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/runescape-developer-jagex-is-making-an-open-world-survival-game-and-its-looking-for-testers/
Jagex is working on a new survival game set in the RuneScape universe, and it's looking for some help with an upcoming closed alpha test.
"Jagex is developing a new Survival game set in the RuneScape universe using Unreal Engine 5," today's message states. "We know Jagex is at its best when we're working with players, so we're looking to recruit playtesters for our Closed Alpha."

Overwatch 2's latest patch has taken a sledgehammer to Sombra's kit, leaving the DPS hero in the dirt
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-2s-latest-patch-has-taken-a-sledgehammer-to-sombras-kit-leaving-the-dps-hero-in-the-dirt/
Overwatch 2's Season 13 patch notes have covered a wide range of issues. There's changes to map layouts, the scoreboard, and, importantly, reworks for certain heroes who are either too strong or too weak. The last point is nothing new, but this time it looks like Sombra picked the short straw: Her reworks are pretty devastating. 

Flashy MOBA battle royale Supervive is opening its doors during Steam Next Fest—and it's already got that Blizzard/Riot polish from its expat devs in spades
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/flashy-moba-battle-royale-supervive-is-opening-its-doors-during-steam-next-fest-and-its-already-got-that-blizzard-riot-polish-from-its-expat-devs-in-spades/
Supervive, as part of Steam Next Fest, has opened its doors for a week—making it available to play until October 21 with matchmaking servers in Europe, North America, and Asia. Formerly known as Project Loki, it's an effort by Theorycraft, a studio of former devs from Riot and Blizzard, to carve out its own little nook of the MOBA market—and boy howdy does it show.

Microsoft has finally managed to settle against 10 gamers in court
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-has-finally-managed-to-settle-against-10-gamers-in-court/
It's with my hat in my hand and a sorrowful expression on my face that I, standing outside the proverbial front door in this metaphor, must give you the sad news that 10 gamers have fallen in battle. They're still alive, it's just that Microsoft has settled against them in court "with prejudice". In case you're out of the loop, back in December 2022, a group of 10 Call of Duty fans filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft opposing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
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The lawsuit was tossed in March 2023, (…)
They were able to refile the action, which they did, though their request for a preliminary injunction to stop the merger dead was denied in May 2023 (…)
While the exact agreement of the settlement isn't clear, considering how little steam the suit itself seems to have gathered—and the fact that the suit has now been dismissed "with prejudice" as per Hollywood Reporter, meaning it can't be refiled.

In its next Tron game, Bithell Games is doing a Groundhog Day on The Grid
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/in-its-next-tron-game-bithell-games-is-doing-a-groundhog-day-on-the-grid/
Last week, Thomas Was Alone and Tron: Identity developer Bithell Games revealed Tron: Catalyst, its next entry in Disney's universe of identity discs, lightcycles, and lovely neon piping. With Catalyst, Bithell Games is trading the visual novel gameplay of Tron: Identity for a time-looping isometric action adventure, featuring a rogue program's attempt to escape her city's digital despots.

Six-shooter buffs in the latest Helldivers 2 balance patch have spawned a galaxy of Hulk-deleting Revolver Ocelots
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/six-shooter-buffs-in-the-latest-helldivers-2-balance-patch-have-spawned-a-galaxy-of-hulk-deleting-revolver-ocelots/
Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 completed its 60-day patch plan—an effort so admirable that we won't even detract any points over the fact that the tour of duty actually took 63 days. Patch 01.001.104 hit Helldivers 2 today, rounding out a sweeping collection of promised tweaks for weapons, stratagems, enemies, and core game mechanics. (...) Now, however, the P-4 Senator has become something different: something more. Rather than a last-ditch holdout sidearm, the revolver is now a purpose-built powerhouse, packing enough firepower and armor penetration to delete some of Super Earth's nastiest enemies.

Diablo 4 players dust off the other keys on their keyboards as Blizzard prepares to kill the one-button spiritborn build this week
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/diablo-4-players-dust-off-the-other-keys-on-their-keyboards-as-blizzard-prepares-to-kill-the-one-button-spiritborn-build-this-week/
The 'Spin 2 Win' spiritborn build was capable of killing anything in Diablo 4 with the press of one button, but it turns out there's one enemy it couldn't stand up against: Blizzard. A bug fix in a patch coming on October 17 will hit the brakes on the fastest build in the game and require everyone to go back to using more than one button. Truly the end of an era.

200 Bandai Namco employees reportedly moved into 'expulsion rooms' designed to bore them into quitting, though the company maintains its innocence
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/200-bandai-namco-employees-reportedly-moved-into-expulsion-rooms-designed-to-bore-them-into-quitting-though-the-company-maintains-its-innocence/
Bandai Namco employees are reportedly the latest victim of a wildfire of videogame layoffs that've scorched through the industry these past couple of years—although, owing to the unique nature of Japanese labour laws, the axe hasn't fallen quickly.
According to a report from Bloomberg, approximately 200 out of 1,300 employees have been sent to "expulsion rooms"—also known as oidashi beya—an unsavoury practice that is nonetheless still apparently a problem in the industry. Rather than butting up against the extremely strict dismissal laws, practising companies will instead transfer their employees to rooms or floors that are designed to bore them out of their skull, or culturally shame them into accepting severance deals.

You can try a taster of the Dead Cells dev's next roguelike Windblown ahead of its early access debut later this month, courtesy of Steam Next Fest
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/you-can-try-a-taster-of-the-dead-cells-devs-next-roguelike-windblown-ahead-of-its-early-access-debut-later-this-month-courtesy-of-steam-next-fest/
Motion Twin, the developer of Dead Cells, has given players an early peek at their next game for Steam Next Fest—a roguelike by the name of Windblown, which sees you (as one of several cute animal warriors) thrust into the storm alongside up to two of your buddies.