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Nioh 3 director says Lies of P was a major source of inspiration while crafting the samurai soulslike's yokai bosses: 'It was great stimulation'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/nioh-3-director-says-lies-of-p-was-a-major-source-of-inspiration-while-crafting-the-samurai-soulslikes-yokai-bosses-it-was-great-stimulation/
Less than a day away from the launch of Nioh 3, critics have been raving about Team Ninja's open world entry in its Sengoku soulslike series. In our Nioh 3 review, we called it "joyfully over the top" thanks to its maximalist take on style-swapping combat mechanics, gluttonous loot density, and wide variety of monstrous enemy yokai.
In an email interview with PC Gamer, Nioh 3 director Masaki Fujita said the threequel incorporates lessons learned from the ARPGs Koei Tecmo has released since Nioh 2. But Nioh 3 wasn't only informed by Team Ninja's own work. According to Fujita, Neowiz's Pinocchio soulslike Lies of P was a source of creative inspiration for Nioh 3's boss and combat design.
>> Other Nioh 3 articles: an easy-to-find upgrade that helps with the art of the Ki Pulse (link); a reminder to trade your old weapons instead of throwing them away (link) and two skills you should learn to fight bosses (link).

Automatons speak! Helldivers 2 nemesis hacks Super Earth channels in desperate plea to save Cyberstan: 'WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED FREEDOM'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/automatons-speak-helldivers-2-nemesis-hacks-super-earth-channels-in-desperate-plea-to-save-cyberstan-we-have-never-experienced-freedom/
Super Earth's greatest nemesis has penetrated the network. In what appears to be a widespread hack carried out by the socialist Automatons, official Helldivers 2 social media channels and its Discord server have been inundated with cryptic binary communications.
Only through cunning codebreaking skills (googling a binary translator) were we able to decode the messages.

Embark heard your feedback, so finishing Arc Raiders' second Expedition will be cheaper by the millions
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/embark-heard-your-feedback-so-finishing-arc-raiders-second-expedition-will-be-cheaper-by-the-millions/
For many who played so much Arc Raiders that the only thing left to do was wipe their progress and start over, that last Expedition didn't quite hit the mark. "Honestly, it wasn't worth it" argued our own Sean Martin upon completion. The requirements were a grind and the rewards only so-so.
So, Embark is doing things a little differently for its second Expedition project that departs on March 1.

Sony's co-op Horizon game is real, it's coming to PC day one, and you can sign up for playtests that start this month
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/sonys-co-op-horizon-game-is-real-its-coming-to-pc-day-one-and-you-can-sign-up-for-playtests-that-start-this-month/
Guerrilla Games' long-rumored Horizon co-op game has finally been unveiled as Horizon Hunters Gathering, a tactical action game for up to three players who will step into the roles of powerful hunters to defend the world from an onslaught of deadly machines.
Horizon Hunters Gathering, in case it's not abundantly clear, isn't the conclusion of the Horizon trilogy that some fans have been hoping for. "It's something new," Guerrilla studio director Jan-Bart van Beek said in today's announcement video. "It stands on its own." Aloy, hero of the mainline games, makes a cameo appearance in the video, but the game itself will feature a roster of different hunter heroes, each with unique abilities: tank, sniper, stealth, and so forth.

The Rust Naval Update is here with base boat building and an optional plank meant to 'settle minor disagreements' with friends
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/the-rust-naval-update-is-here-with-base-boat-building-and-an-optional-plank-meant-to-settle-minor-disagreements-with-friends/
We've been able to swim around just off the coast of Rust's murder island for years now, but I'm absolutely terrified of the sharks most players seem to shrug off, so I keep myself parked on land watching from a safe distance. After today's Naval Update, I'm thinking that may change as Rust adds buildable seafaring boats, among other things.

Highguard is adding a new hero who turns into wolf, and a new wolf mount that everyone else can ride around on (but no, they're not the same guy)
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/highguard-is-adding-a-new-hero-who-turns-into-wolf-and-a-new-wolf-mount-that-everyone-else-can-ride-around-on-but-no-theyre-not-the-same-guy/
A major update to Highguard is rolling out tomorrow on Steam, bringing with it a new hero, a new map, a new mount, and of particular note to people who just can't get enough competitive action, ranked play.
>> It will go live today.

All Honkai: Star Rail 4.0 livestream codes
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/honkai-star-rail-4-0-livestream-codes/
The Honkai: Star Rail 4.0 livestream codes have arrived, giving you some extra Stellar Jade you can use for pulling characters as we venture to Planarcadia in the next major update. We don't know all that much about Planarcadia, apart from that it's got ties to Aha and the Path of Elation, effectively making it a party destination for the Astral Express crew.

Guild Wars 2 finally gets the long-awaited option to create fashion templates, so why is the community so angry?
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/guild-wars-2-finally-gets-the-long-awaited-option-to-create-fashion-templates-so-why-is-the-community-so-angry/
Guild Wars 2's Raids and Wardrobe update launched this week, bringing two features that—based on description alone—should have made players very happy. The big tentpole additions are a new raid quickplay option +and a major wardrobe update, the latter introducing a fashion template system that, on paper, lets players quickly and easily change their looks.
This is the first major update of the Visions of Eternity expansion cycle, one that—in a tweak to how previous annual expansions worked—features very little in the way of new stuff. Due to complaints around how limited the updates were in previous expansions, ArenaNet is saving new maps and story chapters to the second and third major updates. This one, then, is all about the quality-of-life additions.
So how much quality of life have these two new features actually brought? Let me take a big sip of coffee and check in with the game's community…