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Thursday gaming news, part two:

Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action game, will open its closed beta next week—and I'm getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/arkheron-a-competitive-pvpve-action-rpg-will-open-its-closed-beta-next-week-and-im-getting-that-battlerite-nostalgia-just-looking-at-this-thing/
Arkheron, a game that had an exclusive interview with the PC Gaming Show back in June, will finally be releasing in closed beta next week—per an announcement on the game's Steam page. In case you're unfamiliar, Arkheron is an isometric PvPvE battle-royale type squad-based ARPG (try saying that ten times really fast) wherein you climb a tower in the afterlife.

Marvel Rivals' Season 9 update will affect 80% of its roster as NetEase throws balance out the window for a more 'fun' approach to the game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/marvel-rivals-season-9-update-will-affect-80-percent-of-its-roster-as-netease-throws-balance-out-the-window-for-a-more-fun-approach-to-the-game/
Marvel Rivals will open the doors to the "most massive overhaul to the combat system since launch" that affects roughly 80% of its hero roster when Season 9 kicks off in a couple of days. There's hero reworks, a massive change to Team-Ups, and a substantial ultimate charge nerf.

Less than 3 years after it launched on Steam, the Final Fantasy 7 gacha game is closing
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/final-fantasy/less-than-3-years-after-it-launched-on-steam-the-final-fantasy-7-gacha-game-is-closing/
Less than three years after it went live on Steam, Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis is calling it quits. Square Enix said in an end-of-service announcement that the sale of Red Crystal in-game currency has already been halted, and the game itself will be taken offline on October 6.

Obsidian is reportedly making a new Fallout game headed by Josh Sawyer after Microsoft pulled the plug on an Avowed sequel
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fallout/obsidian-is-reportedly-making-a-new-fallout-game-headed-by-josh-sawyer-after-microsoft-pulled-the-plug-on-an-avowed-sequel/
A Bloomberg report says Obsidian Entertainment, which was recently hit hard by mass layoffs at Xbox, has cancelled projects including a sequel to Avowed and will instead begin working on a new Fallout game.
The plans are "in flux" and could change, according to the report.

Echoes of Aincrad release date and launch times
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/echoes-of-aincrad-release-date-launch-times/
Bandai Namco's next anime action game is just on the horizon as it gears up for another Sword Art Online release, Echoes of Aincrad. It was one of the top played demos during Steam's most recent Next Fest, and that demo is available for those of you who can't stand to wait just a few more hours.
The anime souls-like is is releasing for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, but its console launch times don't exactly line up across platforms. So, here I am to break it all down with details on the Echoes of Aincrad release date and time.

WoW's game director thinks its UI overhaul has been 'successful so far,' even if it's 'not perfect'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/wows-game-director-thinks-its-ui-overhaul-has-been-successful-so-far-even-if-its-not-perfect/
One of the most controversial bits of World of Warcraft: Midnight was Blizzard taking aim at UI mods (addons) that impacted combat, with the idea that you probably shouldn't have to make your game look like an airplane dashboard designed by a drunk person just to play a videogame. Something that I've come around to, for the most part.
In a recent interview with PCGamesN, game director Ion Hazzikostas has affirmed Blizzard's choice to revoke addon author's access to combat information (with a few exceptions): "I know this may be a controversial statement, but I will say that, overall, [the new UI] has been successful so far. It's not done, it's not perfect; there's more work to go, and we are continuing to undertake that work."