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And Monday gaming news, part three:

'I just need to disappear, go into a cabin': Eric Barone has found the answer to Haunted Chocolatier's development distractions
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/i-just-need-to-disappear-go-into-a-cabin-eric-barone-has-found-the-answer-to-haunted-chocolatiers-development-distractions/

Baldur's Gate 2 almost had a 'time travel plot', letting you visit an alternate future where BG1's main villain rules the Sword Coast
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/baldurs-gate-2-almost-had-a-time-travel-plot-letting-you-visit-an-alternate-future-where-bg1s-main-villain-rules-the-sword-coast/

The world of videogames is 'currently not well understood' with major decisions based on 'a limited, partial view', say industry organisations UKIE and OKRE
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-world-of-videogames-is-currently-not-well-understood-with-major-decisions-based-on-a-limited-partial-view-say-industry-organisations-ukie-and-okre/

We can thank a Jim Henson Company puppeteer for some of Valve's best animation work
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/we-can-thank-a-jim-henson-company-puppeteer-for-some-of-valves-best-animation-work/

Fallout's creator reveals you could have played as a snoring cow hater who believes in UFOs, had Black Isle stuck with its original licensed roleplaying system
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/fallouts-creator-reveals-you-could-have-played-as-a-snoring-cow-hater-who-believes-in-ufos-had-black-isle-stuck-with-its-original-licensed-roleplaying-system/

The Fortnite-Overwatch crossover means we're talking about Tracer's butt again
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/the-fortnite-overwatch-crossover-means-were-talking-about-tracers-butt-again/

MercurySteam announces 'difficult and painful' job cuts as its God of War-inspired hack 'n' slash arrives on Steam
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/mercurysteam-announces-difficult-and-painful-job-cuts-as-its-god-of-war-inspired-hack-n-slash-arrives-on-steam/

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has no interest in writing Half-Life 3: 'I don't want to touch that with a 10-foot pole'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/former-valve-writer-chet-faliszek-has-no-interest-in-writing-half-life-3-i-dont-want-to-touch-that-with-a-10-foot-pole/

Star Citizen's latest alpha update brings a 'full reset' to its universe, as Cloud Imperium Games promises to crack down on player exploits and duplication issues
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/star-citizens-latest-alpha-update-brings-a-full-reset-to-its-universe-as-cloud-imperium-games-promises-to-crack-down-on-player-exploits-and-duplication-issues/

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director weighs in on the real-time versus turn-based debate, saying that younger players 'increasingly favour more real-time experiences in games'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/final-fantasy-7-rebirths-director-weighs-in-on-the-real-time-versus-turn-based-debate-saying-that-younger-players-increasingly-favour-more-real-time-experiences-in-games/

Take-Two CEO says the original Borderlands' art style overhaul cost a year of dev time and $50 million: 'Had we not done that, Borderlands wouldn't have been a hit'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/take-two-ceo-says-the-original-borderlands-art-style-overhaul-cost-a-year-of-dev-time-and-usd50-million-had-we-not-done-that-borderlands-wouldnt-have-been-a-hit/

'This game is extremely broken': The dev of VKD3D-Proton, software for running Direct3D 12 games on Linux, isn't enjoying Forza Horizon 6 very much
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/linux/this-game-is-extremely-broken-the-dev-of-vkd3d-proton-software-for-running-direct3d-12-games-on-linux-isnt-enjoying-forza-horizon-6-very-much/

Take-Two's CEO says AI's not in the business of making hits, 'datasets by their very nature are backward looking', but that doesn't mean AI can't be 'super helpful'
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/take-twos-ceo-says-ais-not-in-the-business-of-making-hits-datasets-by-their-very-nature-are-backward-looking-but-that-doesnt-mean-ai-cant-be-super-helpful/

You can thank a bad Dungeons and Dragons DM for one of Shin Megami Tensei's coolest mechanics
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/you-can-thank-a-bad-dungeons-and-dragons-dm-for-one-of-shin-megami-tenseis-coolest-mechanics/