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Tuesday gaming news, part number two:

World of Warcraft: Forever will get a hardcore mode by winter, say devs—which'll be interesting, given all the new and undiscovered ways to die
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/world-of-warcraft-forever-will-get-a-hardcore-mode-by-winter-say-devs-whichll-be-interesting-given-all-the-new-and-undiscovered-ways-to-die/
World of Warcraft: Forever, in case you missed the wild news that came out of BlizzCon over the weekend, is essentially Classic+. A reimagining of vanilla WoW with updated talent trees, new raids and dungeons, more horizontal progression, and some shiny, glossic graphics thrown over the top of the whole thing.
Given it's aping a more friction-filled time in history, you might be wondering if it'll be offering a Hardcore mode: The answer, per the "What's Next" panel, is a resounding yes. Production director Clayton Stone, who was the associate production director on Classic itself, took to the stage to profess his love of the hardcore mode:

Lies of P publisher files trademark for likely sequel 'Wonders of O'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/lies-of-p-publisher-files-trademark-for-likely-sequel-wonders-of-o/
First reported by Phrasemaker, Lies of P publisher Neowiz has filed an EU trademark for something called "Wonders of O" categorized as, among other, similar things, a bit of "virtual reality game software." While not 100% confirmed, there's a strong possibility that this is the Lies of P sequel we know is in development.

Bungie delays next Marathon update and ends 'strict seasonal schedule' as it goes all-in on Destiny-like features
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bungie-delays-next-marathon-update-and-ends-strict-seasonal-schedule-as-it-goes-all-in-on-destiny-like-features/
Bungie is changing how it updates Marathon going forward, saying it is "moving away from a strict seasonal schedule to give the team more flexibility to build, test, and improve features before release." As a result, the content planned to launch as part of this month's seasonal refresh has been delayed into December, and will be preceded by a small update in October "that resets progression and the in-game economy, refreshes rewards, and improves the live game."

After nearly a year of silence following its last-minute delay, Kingmakers resurfaces with an extended gameplay video and new playtest
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/after-nearly-a-year-of-silence-following-its-last-minute-delay-kingmakers-resurfaces-with-an-extended-gameplay-video-and-new-playtest/
It's been just about a year since Kingmakers, the game about bringing a gun to a knife fight, was delayed just ahead of its planned launch, and we've heard nothing about it since. Today developer Redemption Road finally broke that extended silence with a new "deep dive" trailer detailing everything players will be doing in the game, and also opened the door to signups for an upcoming playtest.

Arc Raiders Expeditions may not come back: 'Maybe we'll scrap the whole system'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/arc-raiders-expeditions-may-not-come-back-maybe-well-scrap-the-whole-system/
Embark Studios announced a "pause" on Expeditions in Arc Raiders until early 2027 so it can rework the system to address longstanding issues and complaints that can't be handled with "incremental fixes." In a recent interview with PCGamesN, though, Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said the studio might go even further by ditching Expeditions entirely.

CDPR wants to make The Witcher 3 Remastered feel like any other game released today: 'It's so easy to get used to these new improvements that it's hard to go back'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-witcher/cdpr-wants-to-make-the-witcher-3-remastered-feel-like-any-other-game-released-today-its-so-easy-to-get-used-to-these-new-improvements-that-its-hard-to-go-back/
As if September wasn't busy enough, The Witcher 3 is calling us again. CDPR's remaster will be launching as a free update on September 29. The studio's goal with this new version is to make it feel like a 2026 game, rather than a 2015 game that's been dusted off. And while this is the second time it's had a glow up, the team has been focusing on different things.