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Thursday news, the sequel:

Hideo Kojima confirms an easy mode for Death Stranding 2, which'll allow players to skip boss battles and let them read about it instead
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/hideo-kojima-confirms-an-easy-mode-for-death-stranding-2-whichll-allow-players-to-skip-boss-battles-and-let-them-read-about-it-instead/
New information about Death Stranding 2 is a little sparse, unless you count all the celebrity appearances on Hideo Kojima's social media accounts. But Kojima does sprinkle in a couple of details about the upcoming game between his celebrity cameos and movie reviews, like the fact that Death Stranding 2 will have an easy mode.

Capcom gets a very special award from the Japanese government for having 6,000 worldwide trademarks
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/capcom-gets-a-very-special-award-from-the-japanese-government-for-having-6-000-worldwide-trademarks/
Capcom's been doing rather well for itself, lately—what with Monster Hunter Wilds coming out, hot on the heels of a batch of popular remakes. Dragon's Dogma 2 may have had its controversies, but I still had a ton of fun with it, so I'm willing to give them a gold star, too.
What I might not be giving them is an award for having 6,000 trademarks—but then again, I'm not the Japanese government. As translated by Automaton (via Gamebiz), Capcom has received the prestigious honour of 'you've been a good little corporation, haven't you' award. Okay, that's not actually what it's called—it's the "Commissioner of Japan Patent Office Award for Corporate Utilization of Intellectual Property", but that's what I heard in my brain.

CD Projekt warns against fake Witcher 4 beta test invites: 'This is a scam'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/cd-projekt-warns-against-fake-witcher-4-beta-test-invites-this-is-a-scam/
Did you receive an invitation to a Witcher 4 closed beta test? No you didn't, according to developer CD Projekt, which says the purported invites offering an early look at the new game are in fact just a scam.

The newest Minecraft snapshot makes A Minecraft Movie's giant Ghast airships into an in-game reality
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/the-newest-minecraft-snapshot-makes-a-minecraft-movies-giant-ghast-airships-into-an-in-game-reality/
A Minecraft Movie pleasantly surprised me with its mostly accurate depictions of how people play Minecraft, though some of its antics understandably stretched beyond what's currently possible in the game. One of those impossible antics is now very much possible in Minecraft's Java's latest snapshot updates: Ghast airships are real, and they have a lot of potential.

Former BioWare producer says Baldur's Gate 3's impact on game dev will be 'somewhat muted' thanks to industry convention, and I can't help think we've got it all backwards
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/former-bioware-producer-says-baldurs-gate-3s-impact-on-game-dev-will-be-somewhat-muted-thanks-to-industry-convention-and-i-cant-help-think-weve-got-it-all-backwards/
Baldur's Gate 3 is a singular game—a step up for the CRPG genre, proof that turn-based combat and deep, thoughtful storytelling is still fashionable no matter what some live-service brainwormed EA suit might tell you, and likely to be one of the best RPGs that'll arrive this decade.
It's so singular, in fact, that there's been an enduring discourse around whether it's raised the bar for the genre, or whether that's setting a standard impossible for other studios to meet. Mark Darrah, an executive producer at BioWare until 2020, clearly leans towards the latter, as he explained on his YouTube channel yesterday.

Marvel Rivals' costume customisation may look cool, but it adds yet another unnecessary step while tacking on even more money to expensive skins
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/marvel-rivals-costume-customisation-may-look-cool-but-it-adds-yet-another-unnecessary-step-while-tacking-on-even-more-money-to-expensive-skins/
Marvel Rivals' latest update brings a couple of helpful fixes, some new skins, and the ability to customise the colour of every current hero costume in the game. Costume Colours have arrived right in time for the Hellfire Gala, and it's such a cool idea I can't believe I hadn't thought about something like this before.

Baldur's Gate 3's excellent new photo mode is full of details, dances, and poses for your cat—as well as 7 different ways to vogue, because why not
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/baldurs-gate-3s-excellent-new-photo-mode-is-full-of-details-dances-and-poses-for-your-cat-as-well-as-7-different-ways-to-vogue-because-why-not/
If you haven't had a chance to try out Baldur's Gate 3's new photo mode, then you're in for a treat, because this thing is absolutely stonking stacked. Dozens upon dozens of poses, 10 unique dances, and a bunch of different ways for a cat to sit, for some reason.

One last thing. It's Easter and, where I am, Friday and next Monday are holidays. What does that mean? Well, congratulations! You won't have to deal with my walls of news for neither of those two days.

But don't get comfy, I plan to come back Tuesday and pester you with more gaming news.