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Yep, today there is also a part three:

Yep, I get why this co-op RPG sandbox that's part Minecraft, part Skyrim, and also has airships, is one of the most played demos on Steam Next Fest
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/yep-i-get-why-this-co-op-rpg-sandbox-thats-part-minecraft-part-skyrim-and-also-has-airships-is-one-of-the-most-played-demos-on-steam-next-fest/
It didn't take me long to get into the Everwind demo at Steam Next Fest. I was skeptical: I feel like I've had my fill of games that kinda sorta look like Minecraft but aren't actually Minecraft, y'know?
But my skepticism evaporated roughly 35 seconds into the demo. I spawned on top of a small castle and picked up some sticks and planks that were lying around, which told me there was crafting. I descended a level and battled some skeletons, so hey, there's monsters.

US senators express 'profound concern' over EA buyout: 'The proposed transaction poses a number of significant foreign influence and national security risks'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/us-senators-express-profound-concern-over-ea-buyout-the-proposed-transaction-poses-a-number-of-significant-foreign-influence-and-national-security-risks/
The $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts by a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners investment firm has resulted in no small amount of consternation among observers. Much of that arises from the perceived likelihood of a less-than-ideal long-term outcome for EA, its creative output, and its staff—but some elements of the US government are also uncertain about the whole thing for different reasons: In a letter to US treasury secretary Scott Bessent, senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren expressed "profound concern about the foreign influence and national security risks" that could result from the takeover.
>> If they did nothing with the Msoft/Activision buy, they’ll do less than nothing with this one, more so with who is involved.

Total War: Warhammer 3 has spent this month being review-bombed over AI bugs specifically and bad vibes in general
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-warhammer-3-has-spent-this-month-being-review-bombed-over-ai-bugs-specifically-and-bad-vibes-in-general/
How are things going in the Total War community? Not great, yeah. It began when an existing bug that prevented some factions from being aggressive spread to encompass even more of them—namely the Lizardmen and Tomb Kings—getting to the point where it was difficult not to notice how many Legendary Lords were sitting at home twiddling their thumbs while minor factions went on the warpath.
The bug causing this was actually due to how computer-controlled factions deal with recruitment. Each of those lazy stay-at-homes was trying to recruit specific units they had limited access to, finding they couldn't, and then defaulting to inactivity. Apparently the bug had previously affected the Beastmen, but went largely unnoticed because nobody really cares about Beastmen. Which is harsh but true.
After a recent update spread the issue to the Tomb Kings and Lizardmen, it was spotted by YouTubers and Redditors who made it a talking point, deciding that the only way to convince Creative Assembly to do something about it was by review-bombing Total War: Warhammer 3 on Steam.

Disney Dreamlight Valley has shared details on its next update, The Winter Ball, which will bring one of the games most anticipated characters to the valley
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/disney-dreamlight-valley-has-shared-details-on-its-next-update-the-winter-ball-which-will-bring-one-of-the-games-most-anticipated-characters-to-the-valley/
Disney Dreamlight Valley hosted its 2025 showcase stream on October 15, and shared what free updates the game can expect for the rest of the year. This includes our first detailed look at the next release, The Winter Ball, which will be launching on December 10. We already had an idea of what, and more specifically who, would be coming as part of this update thanks to a teaser shared earlier in the year, but it's nice to finally see the characters in-game.
The Winter Ball will bring Cinderella to the game, one of the characters players have been desperate to invite to their valley since it launched. Even though the roster gets bigger every single year, there's still a pretty significant lack of original princesses, so having updates like this one is always exciting, even though we've still got a couple of months to wait before we get to meet her.
>> They also shared the roadmap for 2026 (link) and a trailer for the next DLC (link).

The Minecraft devs probably wouldn't add the creeper if they were following their current design rules 'because it would actually be so controversial'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/the-minecraft-devs-probably-wouldnt-add-the-creeper-if-they-were-following-their-own-current-day-design-rules-because-it-would-actually-be-so-controversial/
I think we can all agree that the creeper is one of the most iconic videogame enemies—next to the murloc, the goomba, and whatever the hell's going on with the tonberry. But it turns out that Minecraft's devs probably wouldn't have added it based on their current design goals.
That's per a recent dev blog (thanks, GamesRadar+). See, present-day Minecraft has a few core principles. The relevant ones to everyone's least favourite critter are "be fair to players", "bad things can happen, but they're technically the player's fault", "find the right level of destruction", and "don't add features that wreck player's builds."