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Part two of the Friday gaming news:

007 First Light's first villain is Lenny Kravitz, and I bet he's not going to get away
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/007-first-lights-first-villain-is-lenny-kravitz-and-i-bet-hes-not-going-to-get-away/
What do Telly Savalas, Christopher Walken, Sean Bean, Yaphet Kotto, Sophie Marceau, Donald Pleasance, and Lenny Kravitz all have in common? They're all Bond villains—or at least, they will be: A leaked trailer has revealed that Kravitz will be the face, hair, and spectacularly chiselled abs of Bawma, an elusive target a criminal mastermind in the upcoming 007 First Light.

Fallout 4 was initially set in New York because it's 'something grand and American' and Nick Valentine capped-off the very first design document: 'I think the photo was of Humphrey Bogart'
https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/fallout-4-was-initially-set-in-new-york-because-its-something-grand-and-american-and-nick-valentine-capped-off-the-very-first-design-document-i-think-the-photo-was-of-humphrey-bogart/
PC Gamer's latest issue is a Fallout bonanza, going over the entire history of one of the greatest gaming series with many of the key figures behind it. Among the topics covered are why Todd Howard wouldn't let the usual "videogame directors" touch the series, the disquiet of New Vegas' lead writer about the lack of credit and residuals in the Amazon TV show, the shaky launch of Fallout 76, and the early concept for Fallout 4 and its most-beloved character.
Well, Nick Valentine's my favourite anyway. PCG's Ted Litchfield interviewed Bethesda's design director Emil Pagliarulo who, with Thief's Garrett as the launching point, went into detail on the early stages of Fallout 4, when the game was set in New York (it would end up being set in Boston).

Rockstar now says fired employees were let go because they revealed 'specific game features from upcoming and unannounced titles' in a public forum
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rockstar-now-says-fired-employees-were-let-go-because-they-revealed-specific-game-features-from-upcoming-and-unannounced-titles-in-a-public-forum/
Like a large jaw with a preternaturally strong grip on the teeth it contains, Rockstar has let slip another half-detail about its reasons for firing more than 30 people in October, telling IGN that they were let go for revealing details about games that haven't even been announced yet.

Some of the stars of Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantasy 16 will be blessing Solasta 2 with their voices
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/some-of-the-stars-of-baldurs-gate-3-and-final-fantasy-16-will-be-blessing-solasta-2-with-their-voices/
The voice acting in Solasa: Crown of the Magister wasn't its strong point. That was the tactical battles making use of 3D space and terrain, as well as the fidelity to D&D's rules and vibe. The acting, well, the acting could charitably have been called enthusiastic.
As developer Tactical Adventures revealed at The Game Awards, by contrast Solasta 2 will have a cast stacked with talent. We'd already heard Amelia Tyler (the narrator of Baldur's Gate 3, Hecate in Hades 2) as the villainous Shadwyn, but another BG3 alumnus, Devora Wilde (Lae'zel in Baldur's Gate 3, Tzarina Katarin in Total War: Warhammer 3), will be playing Deorcas Colwall, "A formidable warrior whose grief has driven her to doubt her faith, leading her down a path of darkness."

Larian reveals Divinity, its 'biggest game ever,' that will be 'even larger than Baldur's Gate 3'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/larian-reveals-its-divinity-its-biggest-game-ever-even-larger-than-baldurs-gate-3/
After a mysterious desert statue and trademark-filing snafu, Larian has officially unveiled its next game after Baldur's Gate 3 at The Game Awards. Larian is returning to its home-grown fantasy series with a new entry simply titled Divinity. We do not yet have gameplay or a release window, but Geoff Keighley described it as Larian's "biggest game ever," and "even larger than Baldur's Gate 3."

I'm sad to report that you cannot romance the space octopus in Exodus, the Matthew McConaughey-starring space opera RPG from former BioWare devs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/im-sad-to-report-that-you-cannot-romance-the-space-octopus-in-exodus-the-matthew-mcconaughey-starring-space-opera-rpg-from-former-bioware-devs/
Tonight at The Game Awards, we got our latest look at Exodus, the Matthew McConaughey-starring space RPG from a studio founded by BioWare veterans, which—if we're being entirely honest—has looked a lot like Mass Effect in previous showings.

The next official D&D videogame won't be anything like Baldur's Gate 3: 'We're making a third-person action-adventure open world game that focuses on the warlock'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-next-official-d-and-d-videogame-wont-be-anything-like-baldurs-gate-3-were-making-a-third-person-action-adventure-open-world-game-that-focuses-on-the-warlock/
As revealed in a teaser trailer soundtracked by Tool in The Game Awards, Invoke Studios—one of Wizards of the Coasts' internal videogame developers—is working on a new Dungeons & Dragons videogame called Warlock. And no, it's not going to be anything like Baldur's Gate 3.

The new Control game isn't a shooter, it's not set in the Oldest House, and it doesn't star Jesse Faden—but, y'know, otherwise it seems like a faithful follow-up
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/the-new-control-game-isnt-a-shooter-its-not-set-in-the-oldest-house-and-it-doesnt-star-jesse-faden-but-yknow-otherwise-it-seems-like-a-faithful-follow-up/
When it comes to developer Remedy, you should always expect the unexpected. So we probably shouldn't be surprised to discover that its new Control sequel, announced at The Game Awards tonight, swerves on pretty much everything you'd think would carry over from the first game.

Tomb Raider comes to The Game Awards with not just one but two new games: a 're-imagining' and an all-new adventure
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/tomb-raider-comes-to-the-game-awards-with-not-just-one-but-two-new-games-a-re-imagining-and-an-all-new-adventure/
After years of waiting, Tomb Raider fans now have not just one but two new games to look forward to: A remake of the 1996 original called Legacy of Atlantis, and a surprise new addition to the series, Tomb Raider: Catalyst.

Jonathan Blow's new game has the most 'Jonathan Blow's new game' pitch imaginable: A 'game design supercollider' that takes 4 puzzle games and jams them together into a 500-hour saga
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/jonathan-blows-new-game-has-the-most-jonathan-blows-new-game-pitch-imaginable-a-game-design-supercollider-that-takes-4-puzzle-games-and-jams-them-together-into-a-500-hour-saga/
Nine years on from The Witness, Jonathan Blow would, once again, quite like you to solve his puzzles. He'd like you to solve quite a lot of them, actually. Revealed during The Game Awards, Order of the Sinking Star is a big box of proper stumpers that's deep enough to drown in.

Diablo 4's highly anticipated paladin class is playable today, before its second expansion launches next year
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/diablo-4s-highly-anticipated-paladin-class-is-playable-today-before-its-second-expansion-launches-next-year/
The rumors are true: Paladins are coming to Diablo 4. It's been 25 years since the class first appeared in Diablo 2 in all its holy glory, and now it's making a return to the series with Diablo 4's Lord of Hatred expansion. But even though the expansion won't be out until early next year, paladins will be available starting today for anyone who pre-orders it.
>> And the game reworks that have been going on since its launch may stop with the next expansion (link).

That sick-looking first person sci-fi game at The Game Awards is actually the sequel to Sons of the Forest
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/that-sick-looking-first-person-sci-fi-game-at-the-game-awards-is-actually-the-sequel-to-sons-of-the-forest/
Forest 3 was one of those super crowded Game Awards trailers, sandwiched between the Tomb Raider reveal and a skit about the Invincible fighting game's latest character reveal. But it looks positively sick, and I had to do a double take to realize it's a follow up to one of the biggest games of the past few years.