The news, part two:
Total War: Pharaoh is making huge changes to battles, from dynamic weather and terrain to armour degradation
https://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-pharaoh-is-making-huge-changes-to-battles-from-dynamic-weather-and-terrain-to-armour-degradation/
Total War has been revelling in fantasy and legends for a good long while now, but with Total War: Pharaoh the series returns to its roots, presenting a more grounded vision of history, albeit with some artistic licence. But even without magic, gods and superhuman leaders, Pharaoh still has some tricks up its sleeve.
Report: Most of Arkane Austin's Prey veterans quit during Redfall's development, and the ones that stayed hoped Microsoft would cancel it
https://www.pcgamer.com/report-most-of-arkane-austins-prey-veterans-quit-during-redfalls-development-and-the-ones-that-stayed-hoped-microsoft-would-cancel-it/
Redfall ranks as one of the biggest disappointments of the year so far. So disappointing, in fact, that PCG's Tyler Colp scored it 44% and deployed the potent phrase "I'm having a miserable time" fewer than 20 words into his Redfall review. But bad games don't fall from the sky; more often than not, they're the culmination of a long chain of wrong decisions, limited resources, and plain old bad luck.
The life sim where you lead a cat colony has a new demo
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-life-sim-where-you-lead-a-cat-colony-has-a-new-demo/
I'll spare you my cat puns and tell you straight up: The life sim where you play as a cat is back. There's gardening, foraging, decorating, wooing your cat mate, and quite a lot of feline combat, actually. Cattails: Wildwood Story is planning to launch later in 2023 but it has a demo available right now on Steam.
Another Vampire: The Masquerade videogame is on the way, and it is still not Bloodlines 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/another-vampire-the-masquerade-videogame-is-on-the-way-and-it-is-still-not-bloodlines-2/
There's still no news on long-awaited RPG Bloodlines 2, but we do have yet another Vampire: The Masquerade game on the way. This time around it's Justice, a new VR adventure that sends players to the dark streets of Venice in search of the truth behind a dark conspiracy.
Diablo 4 early access has begun, and the race to level 100 is on
https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-has-launched/
Is a pre-order still a pre-order if you can play the game immediately? Isn't that just an order? Well, whatever the case, the full version of Diablo 4 is playable in "early access" now for anyone who's pre-ordered the $90 Deluxe Edition or $100 Ultimate Edition, while owners of the $70 Standard Edition won't be able to start playing until June 5 at the earliest, depending on their time zone (see our breakdown of the Diablo 4 launch times for details).
>> Here's how each class is doing in that race.
Blizzard dev claims he was fired for writing loot goblin that made fun of corporate greed
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-dev-claims-he-was-fired-for-writing-loot-goblin-that-made-fun-of-corporate-greed/
Though treasure goblins started as a Diablo thing, they've had a couple of cameos in World of Warcraft, showing up during the Diablo 20th anniversary world event back in 2017 and then as "loot specialists" added in a Dragonflight patch earlier this year. The idea's always the same: they drop treasure if defeated, but only if you catch them before they escape via magic portal. What made loot specialists different was that they had a lore-appropriate reason for their very videogame behavior, being members of the Venture Co. acquisitions department—a goblin trade cartel that's been used to parody corporate malfeasance since World of Warcraft's early days.
When Eric Covington on the World of Warcraft quest team wrote the loot specialists, he gave them lines like "Another record quarter for revenue!" and "No profit sharing!" without thinking much of it. Until he was fired out of the blue, despite having worked at Blizzard for almost nine years.
Blizzard reskins cop cars in Overwatch 2's Pride-themed map
https://www.pcgamer.com/blizzard-reskins-cop-cars-in-overwatch-2s-pride-themed-map/
Overwatch 2's Midtown map has received an extensive makeover in celebration of Pride Month. As part of the many changes to the map, which includes rainbow crosswalks and a wide range of identity flags fluttering around the map, Blizzard has repainted the map's police cars to look like regular SUVs.
System Shock was originally pitched as Sonic the Hedgehog in space
https://www.pcgamer.com/system-shock-was-originally-pitched-as-sonic-the-hedgehog-in-space/
System Shock served as the inspiration for countless games, from fellow immersive sims like Deus Ex, to direct spiritual successors like Bioshock. Even Dead Space was initially conceived as System Shock 3. But according to a new report, System Shock's own origins are stranger than you could possibly imagine.
Capcom wants to know what Resident Evil remake you want next
https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-wants-to-know-what-resident-evil-remake-you-want-next/
Capcom's got a pitch for you: What if it remade some Resident Evil games? A recent Resident Evil brand survey posted online by the company is filled with all the questions you'd expect. Capcom wants to know your age, how long you've been playing RE games, and whether you'd like to connect more with other RE fans (a potential answer to which is the very funny "Couldn't be further from the truth"), but right at the end it has one last request: "Let us know if there are any other Resident Evil games you want remade".
>> Is there any other old RE game to remake other than Code: Veronica? What if they put their sights on other franchises, like Dino Crysis or with a proper remake of Onimusha?
And these are the GOG and Steam deals for the weekend:
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That's all folks! Until next time, I wish you all a happy and gaming weekend.
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