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The Tuesday gaming news, part two and last:

Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release won't need to accommodate other game releases, director says—except GTA 6: 'That's a Goliath I don't want to take on quite frankly'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/path-of-exile-2s-1-0-release-wont-need-to-accommodate-other-game-releases-director-says-except-gta-6-thats-a-goliath-i-dont-want-to-take-on-quite-frankly/
Path of Exile director Jonathan Rogers says he's never worried that much about the timing of other game releases—particularly other seasonal action RPGs—when it comes to scheduling major updates for his own game. But this year, Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release will likely be within a few weeks of the one game that has him reconsidering this approach: Grand Theft Auto 6.
In an interview with PoE co-creator and former Grinding Gear Games director Chris Wilson, Rogers said the timing of other game releases isn't usually a concern, "and honestly the community would slay us if they thought that we were delaying things just because some other game had a thing coming out."

Steam's most-wishlisted game is out this week following a year of corporate drama that involved one of the most embarrassing ChatGPT uses on record
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/steams-most-wishlisted-game-is-out-this-week-following-a-year-of-corporate-drama-that-involved-one-of-the-most-embarrassing-chatgpt-uses-on-record/
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The studio in question is Unknown Worlds, and the game is survival adventure Subnautica 2, which is out in early access this week—and still looks primed to hit whatever revenue goal will trigger that big payout, which is back on the table after a judge slapped an UNO Reverse Card on Krafton's plans. The publisher announced today that Subnautica 2 has been wishlisted over 5 million times on Steam.

World of Warcraft 'Classic Plus', a version of the old MMO with modern updates, might actually be real as Blizzard hosts secret event with popular streamers
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-classic-plus-a-version-of-the-old-mmo-with-modern-updates-might-actually-be-real-as-blizzard-hosts-secret-event-with-popular-streamers/
Ever since Blizzard released World of Warcraft Classic (and maybe even before), players have been begging for it to take a version of the old MMO and experiment with it. This proposed "WoW Classic Plus" wouldn't follow the timeline of updates the original MMO did, but veer off in a new direction as if it were a modern game—much like Old School Runescape.
With no major WoW Classic releases announced, WoW Classic Plus believers are convinced their time is almost here. Blizzard recently invited a bunch of well known WoW Classic creators to California for something none of them can talk about until an NDA is lifted. As far as I can tell, this hasn't happened before and is, at the very least, compelling evidence that Blizzard is working on something that isn't just another expansion re-release.

'We want to start today by apologising': Phasmophobia is fixing issues with its Player Character update after a slew of complaints
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/we-want-to-start-today-by-apologising-phasmophobia-is-fixing-issues-with-its-player-character-update-after-a-slew-of-complaints/
Phasmophobia's latest update, which was pushed out prior to the Alan Wake collab that starts today, has not been received well by fans. So much so that the devs have issued an apology to players alongside a promise to fix the issues this update brought.

And also:

Game industry lobby group that argued against preservation efforts from libraries is now pushing back on Stop Killing Games, saying it could prevent 'new games, features, and technology'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-industry-lobby-group-that-argued-against-preservation-efforts-from-libraries-is-now-pushing-back-on-stop-killing-games-saying-it-could-prevent-new-games-features-and-technology/