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The second part of the gaming news:

Helldivers 2 studio warns mods may break as it switches to new anti-cheat, and the negative reviews are dropping on Steam like Hellbombs
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-studio-warns-mods-may-break-as-it-switches-to-new-anti-cheat-and-the-negative-reviews-are-dropping-on-steam-like-hellbombs/
Heads up, Helldivers: Arrowhead Game Studios is moving Helldivers 2 from GameGuard to Easy Anti-Cheat today, and that means some mods—including those that don't have any impact on gameplay—may stop working.

After talking to Capcom, I'm a lot more optimistic about Onimusha 3 getting a remaster
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/after-talking-to-capcom-im-a-lot-more-optimistic-about-onimusha-3-getting-a-remaster/
Capcom now makes the majority of its money on PC and "expects this ratio to continue increasing," it said in a report earlier this year—a shift that's been in the works ever since 2018's release of Monster Hunter: World sold approximately three trillion copies. These days Capcom releases a healthy mix of new big budget games and remasters from its back catalog that have never been on PC, like Dead Rising and both Onimusha and Onimusha 2. The third game in the PlayStation 2 samurai series, co-starring French actor Jean Reno, has always seemed like a bit of a longshot for a remaster given the likely licensing costs and complications around his likeness. But now I have a feeling it's going to happen.

The studio behind Life is Strange, Jusant, and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is desperately struggling to stay afloat
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-studio-behind-life-is-strange-jusant-and-lost-records-bloom-and-rage-is-desperately-struggling-to-stay-afloat/
Things seem to have gone from bad to worse for Don't Nod, the developer of the first two Life is Strange games as well as Jusant, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Lost Records, and Aphelion. A month after saying it might not have enough cash to get through January 2027 and that up to 90 people were at risk of being laid off, the studio has begun "safeguard proceedings" aimed at buying it time while it tries to get its financial situation sorted.

EA Sports FC 27 gets a PEGI 16 rating in Europe because of loot boxes
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-sports-fc-27-gets-a-pegi-16-rating-in-europe-because-of-loot-boxes/
European game rating agency PEGI has begun increasing its age ratings for games that contain "paid random items," a process that's seeing games initially rated as low as PEGI 3—suitable for all age groups—bounced directly to PEGI 16.
>> Good, but I doubt parents will care.

In this age of pervasive slop maybe we should be grateful for Shrek 2 Remastered
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/in-this-age-of-pervasive-slop-maybe-we-should-be-grateful-for-shrek-2-remastered/
Shrek 2 Remastered is coming out in November, it has been announced. I wasn't aware there was a Shrek 2 game for PS2, the OG Xbox, GameCube and PC, probably because in 2004 I was too busy thinking about all the other games coming out. You know, stuff like Half-Life 2, World of Warcraft, Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets.
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It appears to be a port of the PS2 version. The PC version of Shrek 2 was quite different to the console versions, a fact that has caused a bit of fuss in the Steam forums, though a contemporary review from Gamespot notes that "the PC version undercuts that [PS2] title with poor visuals, rougher, shallower gameplay, and an outrageously short running time."
Aspyr Media is handling the port, whose recent work includes the Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-release, and the Neverwinter Nights 2 enhanced edition.