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The gaming news, part two:

Highguard's output resolution is bizarrely tied to its post processing setting, which feels like a crunchy bug that needs squashing
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/highguards-output-resolution-is-bizarrely-tied-to-its-post-processing-setting-which-feels-like-a-crunchy-bug-that-needs-squashing/
Word reached me this morning that hot new PvP raid shooter Highguard has an unusual bug. According to Steam user Captain_SmellyRat (excellent), the game's resolution is tied to its post processing setting, which means lowering it drops the output resolution in turn—despite reporting otherwise in the settings menu.

Redesigns for both Orgrimmar and Stormwind are on the table if World of Warcraft: Midnight's Silvermoon overhaul is well received
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/redesigns-for-both-orgrimmar-and-stormwind-are-on-the-table-if-world-of-warcraft-midnights-silvermoon-overhaul-is-well-received/
World of Warcraft: Midnight, the incoming expansion for the two-decade-plus MMO, will be taking players back to Silvermoon—that's been known for some time, but it's also a bit of a continued experiment. (...)
Anyway, we know that we're going to get a redesigned Northrend again for the next next expansion, The Last Titan, but Blizzard's also considering taking a new lick of paint to some long-standing cities, too; beloved places that haven't seen an overhaul since Cataclysm which, not to make you feel old or nothin', came out 16 whole years ago.
>> And the trilogy that Midnight will start will also bring some big characters to die (link).

Arc Raiders' Headwinds update finally adds a new epic augment that lets you safely stow away your guns
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-headwinds-update-finally-adds-a-new-epic-augment-that-lets-you-safely-stow-away-your-guns/
Arc Raiders' Headwinds update is finally live, and it's stacked with tons of updates and new features, including a new solo vs squads matchmaking, but most importantly, a couple of new epic augments.
The new Looting MK3 Safekeeper augment is currently the talk of the town with its 18 item slots, Heavy Shield compatibility, and, crucially, its "safe pocket that allows any item to be stored." Yes, you heard right, any item, which means players using this augment can now safely squirrel away any precious weapons they may have on them.
>> The update also brings improvements to the rubber ducks (link).

Get ready to battle bruxae and swipe sorceresses in Reigns: The Witcher, out next month
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/get-ready-to-battle-bruxae-and-swipe-sorceresses-in-reigns-the-witcher-out-next-month/
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Remember Reigns? Nerial's game of Tinder-esque swipe-based monarchical decisionmaking was massive in 2016, followed by a sequel called Reigns: Her Majesty and spin-offs in other settings. Reigns: Game of Thrones seemed like a particularly perfect fit with its stories of bastardry and beheadings.
Next month, in collaboration with CD Projekt, Nerial will release Reigns: The Witcher. Rather than reliving the short-lived reigns of cursed royals, each run is one of Dandelion's ballads about Geralt's adventures. Only I guess the bard's in his tragic era, because they all end with Geralt's death. (After the barghest, I was killed by a gnomish prank.)

Cryptic rises again? Former CEO Jack Emmert returns to the Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online studio: 'It was just meant to be'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/jack-emmert-returns-to-cryptic-ceo/
One of the casualties of NetEase's retreat from overseas development was Jackalyptic Games, an Austin-based studio run by veteran MMO designer Jack Emmert. That studio's Warhammer project now lies in the unreleased MMO graveyard, but there is perhaps a silver lining for fans of the genre: Emmert has returned to his old job as CEO of Cryptic Studios, the creator of D&D MMO Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online.

Bluey, the inescapable Australian cartoon dog, is getting official Minecraft DLC
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/bluey-the-inescapable-australian-cartoon-dog-is-getting-official-minecraft-dlc/
I don't know what it's like anywhere else in the world, but Bluey is everywhere here in Australia. (...)
If you're sick of the blue-hued dog I wouldn't blame you. But it's incumbent on me to report, by dint of working for PC Gamer, that Bluey is going to make an official appearance in Minecraft soon.
The creatively titled Bluey DLC: Bluey's House is set in Bluey's house. "Players can meet Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad while reliving memorable moments from the series," the official Bluey spiel reads. "They will be able to search for hidden keys throughout the home, guided by Bluey and her family, unclocking new rooms and areas as they progress."

Grounded 2's first major content update delivers a new biome, bugs, a sweet new mount, and a really big snake
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/grounded-2s-first-major-content-update-delivers-a-new-biome-bugs-a-sweet-new-mount-and-a-really-big-snake/
The first major content update for the backyard survival sim Grounded 2 went live today with a new Garden Patch biome, new creatures (friendly and otherwise), and "the mysterious Tang effect," the result of an experiment gone wrong at Ominent Practical Technologies that's corrupting the soil, water, and unsuspecting creatures alike.

Terraria's ginormous, 3 years in the making 1.4.5 update is live—a full 15 years after the game was deemed finished
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/terrarias-ginormous-3-years-in-the-making-1-4-5-update-is-live-a-full-15-years-after-the-game-was-deemed-finished/
Terraria is one of those PC gaming mainstays whose death will probably only come about thanks to a global mass extinction event. It just received a major new update in the form of Terraria 1.4.5, which was announced in 2022 and scheduled to release in 2023. But, as is usually the case with Terraria updates, what was originally meant to be a fairly straightforward Dead Cells crossover pack turned into something much bigger, requiring just over three years to develop.

One of the strangest point 'n' click adventures of the '90s is getting a modern 'restoration' for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/one-of-the-strangest-point-n-click-adventures-of-the-90s-is-getting-a-modern-restoration-for-steam-making-it-easily-playable-for-the-first-time-this-century/
The '90s were a great time to be a PC gamer, especially if you go in for weird shit. Some truly bizarre experiments emerged from the era, most of which I never got to play but faintly remember reading about in magazines. (...)
According to publisher GMedia, very few changes have been made to The Dark Eye: when it becomes available on Steam later this year it'll be exactly the game it was in 1995, aspect ratio and all. Except for one crucial difference: instead of The Dark Eye, it's now called Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition.

Arc Raiders has been hit with 'extensive' and 'coordinated DDoS attacks' as Embark reassures players that it is working hard to mitigate the issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-has-been-hit-with-extensive-and-coordinated-ddos-attacks-as-embark-reassures-players-that-it-is-working-hard-to-mitigate-the-issues/
It's only been a day since Arc Raiders' big Headwinds update launched, but unfortunately, it hasn't had the release Embark would've hoped for, as a massive DDoS attack has affected server stability.
"Both Arc Raiders and The Finals have been under extensive, coordinated DDoS attacks," one of Embark's community managers, Ossen, says in a post on the official Discord. "The strike team has been working hard on mitigations and solutions to fix the problem, and we are making good progress. But at this point in time, the attacks are still ongoing.

And these are the three that didn't get the full treatment:

Nearly 20 years ago, the makers of Age of Empires tried to make a Halo MMO, and then the studio closed: 'I still feel like no-one has really done the action MMO I see in my mind'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/nearly-20-years-ago-the-makers-of-age-of-empires-tried-to-make-a-halo-mmo-and-then-the-studio-closed-i-still-feel-like-no-one-has-really-done-the-action-mmo-i-see-in-my-mind/

Leon Kennedy's 'hot uncle' design in the new Resident Evil is thanks to the women on the dev team, says director, who 'would point out and comment on even the finest details like the wrinkles on his neck'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/resident-evil/leon-kennedys-hot-uncle-design-in-the-new-resident-evil-is-thanks-to-the-women-on-the-dev-team-says-director-who-would-point-out-and-comment-on-even-the-finest-details-like-the-wrinkles-on-his-neck/

Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster won't tell us where The Elder Scrolls 6 is set, but the team originally agreed on it way back in the Fallout 4 days
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/bethesdas-former-elder-scrolls-loremaster-wont-tell-us-where-the-elder-scrolls-6-is-set-but-the-team-originally-agreed-on-it-way-back-in-the-fallout-4-days/