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And here’s the third part of today’s gaming news:

Elden Ring Nightreign has an ultra-rare item with a 0.035% chance to drop and players are convinced it's the key to the game's biggest secret
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/elden-ring-nightreign-has-an-ultra-rare-item-with-a-0-035-percent-chance-to-drop-and-players-are-convinced-its-the-key-to-the-games-biggest-secret/
Dark Souls players spent months trying to figure out if the pendant that's in your inventory when you start the game unlocked something secret. Even though it's literally labeled "useless," people were convinced there had to be more to it. It turned out to be just a joke, but you can't blame anyone for being curious, especially when FromSoftware is known for hiding all kinds of stuff in its games.
Now that word has gotten out that Elden Ring Nightreign has a super rare drop that opens a secret door, I'm firmly in the camp that believes we haven't completely solved it yet.

13 years after it was first teased, and 2 months after committing to a 2025 release, Mewgenics is delayed into 2026
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/13-years-after-it-was-first-teased-and-2-months-after-committing-to-a-2025-release-mewgenics-is-delayed-into-2026/
The "endless cat breeding RPG" Mewgenics showed up at the PC Gaming Show yesterday with another bizarre trailer and a new release date: Instead of arriving in 2025 as planned, it's now set to arrive on February 10, 2026. And there's actually a pretty good reason for the delay.

Lisan al-Gaib! Sandworm-riding isn't a feature in Dune: Awakening, but players are doing it anyway
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/lisan-al-gaib-sandworm-riding-isnt-a-feature-in-dune-awakening-but-players-are-doing-it-anyway/
Sandworm-riding isn't part of Dune: Awakening, at launch, anyway. As creative director Joel Bylos told Eurogamer last year, Funcom looked into it but decided the technical cost was too steep and "it needs a purpose." In the movies, sandworms are ridden through the otherwise impassable southern sandstorms and used to attack Arrakeen. You don't do either of those things in Dune: Awakening, at least not yet.
So sandworm-riding isn't an official feature—but some very brave Dune: Awakening players are doing it anyway. Just take a look at this amazing clip SgtDolphin posted to reddit.

I grabbed the free demo of dark new fantasy RPG The Fall of Avalon: Tainted Grail and, boy, does it take Bethesda back to school
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/i-grabbed-the-free-demo-of-dark-new-fantasy-rpg-the-fall-of-avalon-tainted-grail-and-boy-does-it-take-bethesda-back-to-school/
I didn't like Starfield for many reasons, but the two biggest were how safe and bland the futuristic world of Bethesda's latest RPG is and, also, just how dull its opening is. The Bethesda magic of old just isn't evident in my eyes in Starfield and jumping back into one of its former greats in Oblivion Remastered has confirmed that to me. Oh yeah, this is what Bethesda RPGs used to feel like!
Which is why I've been so drawn in and impressed playing the free demo of The Fall of Avalon: Tainted Grail, a dark new fantasy RPG that feels in many ways like a love letter to great Bethesda RPGs of old, such as Morrowind and Oblivion. And, what's more, Tainted Grail does so while also addressing my two biggest problems with Starfield, being both wonderfully weird and immersing me muchly out of the gate.

After 10 months, SAG-AFTRA union has reached a 'tentative agreement' with major companies including EA, Warner Bros, and Epic over AI voice acting protections
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/after-10-months-sag-aftra-union-has-reached-a-tentative-agreement-with-major-companies-including-ea-warner-bros-and-epic-over-ai-voice-acting-protections/
SAG-AFTRA, a large US-based union covering a ton of performing talent across multiple industries, has finally reached a "tentative agreement" with a series of major companies after 10 months of strike action.

Post-Larian Wizards of the Coast threatens us with more 'CRPGs that are going to be as serious as BG3'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/post-larian-wizards-of-the-coast-threatens-us-with-more-crpgs-that-are-going-to-be-as-serious-as-bg3/
Larian is, as you've no doubt heard, done with Baldur's Gate 3. There's no DLC in the pipeline, no sequel around the corner. Swen and co are off to pastures greener, creating something they're all very happy to tantalise us about while giving no details at all. I've decided it's Knights of the Old Republic 3, personally (it is not).
But if you think that means Baldur's Gate-style RPGs are over, then I've got news for ya, buddy. BG3 made somewhere in the region of eight hundred gazillion bucks, so you bet the suits at Dungeons and Dragons owner Wizards of the Coast are trying to figure out how to keep that golden goose a-layin'.