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And here are the PCGamer news from today, December the 9th:

Ubisoft has fixed some of the issues with Avatar, Outlaws and the Windows 11 24H2 update, but the big three Assassin's Creed are still borked
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/ubisoft-has-fixed-some-of-the-issues-with-avatar-outlaws-and-the-windows-11-24h2-update-but-the-big-three-assassins-creed-are-still-borked/
Printers, webcams, routers—the usual things that have issues after a big operating system patch. For the Windows 11 24H2 update, games also joined in with the failure party, specifically five big releases from Ubisoft and the problems were so bad, that Microsoft prevented the update from being applied to any PC with those games installed. Ubisoft has released hotfixes for two of them but Assassin's Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla are still without a solution.
>> By the way, the Ubisoft stock buyout has find a problem: the Guillemots want to stay in charge, but Tencent doesn't.

Infinity Nikki players have gone full-on Dark Souls by using the photo mode to leave puzzle hints and quiz answers for each other
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/infinity-nikki-players-have-gone-full-on-dark-souls-by-using-the-photo-mode-to-leave-puzzle-hints-and-quiz-answers-for-each-other/
I originally said that Infinity Nikki was like a dress-up Genshin Impact, but after entirely too many hours of playtime over the weekend I'm becoming convinced it's more like a dress-up Dark Souls. Nothing has solidified that theory for me more than discovering that players have been using the Snapshot function—essentially the only form of multiplayer Infinity Nikki has right now—to drop hints to puzzles and quests in a manner reminiscent of FromSoftware's messages.

Indie games site Itch.io temporarily taken down by Funko, due to 'AI-powered' brand protection company that 'created some bogus phishing report'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/indie-games-site-itch-io-temporarily-taken-down-by-funko-due-to-ai-powered-brand-protection-company-that-created-some-bogus-phishing-report/
Itch.io, a website used to host a heap of games—primarily self-published indie projects—was taken down briefly this morning (or over the weekend, depending on time zones) thanks to, uh, Funko of Funko Pop infamy. I'm about as confused as you, and the site's creator Leafo, are.
As posted to both Bluesky and X, the site was "taken down by Funko of 'Funko Pop' because they use some trash 'AI Powered' Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain."
Itch.io later clarified that it "did take the disputed page down as soon as we got the notice because it's not worth fighting stuff like that. Regardless, our registrar's automated system likely kicked [in] to disable the domain since no one read our confirmation of removal."

Much to Todd Howard's chagrin, testing audiences for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle loved Troy Baker as the leading man: 'They picked you every time'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/much-to-todd-howards-chagrin-testing-audiences-for-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-loved-troy-baker-as-the-leading-man-they-picked-you-every-time/
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle seems to've been whipped into good shape by Bethesda, a much-needed win for the studio—capturing for fans (including our own Ted Litchfield, who gave it an 86 in his review) the pure distilled essence of the action adventure classic, like a modern Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for the beloved franchise. Part of that's due to the dulcet tones of Troy Baker, who played the leading man.